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David Smith
@SmithInAmerica
Washington bureau chief of The Guardian
Washington, DC
Joined April 2009
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    Trump voter James Walker, 31, from Nashville, says: "This is the first step: showing up and being honest."
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    Jean-Pierre on BTS: "Right after they were here, they did go to meet with the president. Clearly I don't know what conversation was had... This was an important moment for them... They were thrilled to come out."
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    Joe Biden and Kamala Harris receive prolonged applause and whoops at Kennedy Center Honors:
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    Psaki: Vice President Harris “will convey our iron clad commitment to our Nato allies” at Munich Security Conference.
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    Buttigieg: “I trust you to figure out your own health care.”
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    Country music artist Brad Paisley performs his song ‘American Saturday Night' and explains: “I had to change the second line because it mentioned Russia and I don't do that any more." Instead he sings: “There's a Ukrainian flag hanging up behind the bar.” Biden applauds.
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    Trump: "The whole concept of death is terrible."
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    A steady trickle of Trump supporters is leaving his rally before the end, just as Kamala Harris noted in the debate.
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    On red carpet at Kennedy Center Honors where Sesame Street cast are wearing yellow feathers in memory of ‘Big Bird’ Carroll Spinney.
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    At ‘Celebrating the First Amendment and the Newseum’ event at The Newseum. Fox News host Chris Wallace: “I believe that President Trump is engaged in the most direct sustained assault on freedom of the press in our history.”
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    Cruz: "Israel is our friend. The Wuhan virus came from Wuhan. And there is a difference between boys and girls... Just a few years ago every one of those statements would have been uncontroversial... Today we're at a moment where saying those words can get you cancelled."
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    Ivanka Trump: "The last three years has shown the world the benefit of the pro-growth policies this administration has followed and the benefits of capitalism... Our economy is the envy of the world."
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    Vice President Kamala Harris: “My whole life I stood witness as my mother worked to end breast cancer…. My mother’s discoveries helped save women’s lives… Today we are closer than we have ever been.”
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    Ocasio-Cortez: “Ever since I got elected, Republicans have attacked me by saying I should go back to bartending… There is nothing wrong with working for a living.”