“I was sent abroad with other working-class kids to fight a war that the elites manufactured to line their own pockets—and now I'm watching the same playbook being run on Cuba in plain sight. The President's poll numbers are sinking, so he's ginning up a reason to invade and looking for a quick win to feel tough.
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“I offer this amendment for one simple reason: taxpayer dollars should never be used to enrich a sitting president, his family or his political allies. Right now, Americans are struggling with high prices and economic uncertainty. Federal dollars should be used to lower costs and serve the American people and not create a slush fund for the president's political allies or to reward those who assaulted law enforcement.
“These allegations are indefensible. I am immediately withdrawing my endorsement and I regret ever defending Eric Swalwell.
“I lost friends in Iraq to an illegal war. Young working-class kids should not pay the ultimate price for regime change and a war that hasn't been explained or justified to the American people. President Trump promised no more forever wars. Instead, he has illegally dragged us into another one without congressional authorization and no long term strategy.