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Our people should march... with any weapon and resources they have to defend, repulse and bury the terrorist TPLF. – Prime Minister Abiy	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The timing of this charge, on the eve of Tish James ' announcing Tish James ' run for Governor, is highly suspect and should give all of us pause that the heavy hand of politics is behind this decision, we expect clear-headed people will make better decisions going forward, but should this case move forward we are prepared to vigorously defend the Governor and challenge every aspect of the specious, inconsistent and uncorroborated allegations made against him. – Rita Glavin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Liberty and freedom must be defended in the People’s House by patriots who are unafraid to challenge the status quo and stand for what is right, i ran to change the way Congress does business. That means upholding promises made to the American people, not selling out to the Swamp. Although I have only been in Washington for a short period of time, I have learned that the fighters must stand together and defend America. – Madison Cawthorn	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Proud BoysAs Rosenbaum can't argue self-defense against things Proud BoysAs Rosenbaum's not aware of, these other acts are strictly designed to attack the reputation of these individuals, it's designed to paint them in the worst possible light to prejudice them. Two of them can't defend themselves... because the defendant killed them. And it's unduly prejudicial to the jury to be told about any of those things. – Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I told Agnes Tirop that in 2022, Agnes Tirop was to go and defend my titles and represent our country. – Hellen Obiri	Found on CNN 2 years ago
For us Kenyans, we have lost a hero, i told Agnes Tirop that in 2022, Agnes Tirop was to go and defend my titles and represent our country. – Hellen Obiri	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I signed up for the Air Force to take care of and defend this country, i took that oath to the Constitution and I know I broke that oath that day by entering that building and participating in the events of January 6. It's blemish that's going to be on myself, my family for the rest of my life, and the country, and into the history books. – Thomas Vinson	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Mr. Smocks, from the safety of his hotel room, had the nerve to call people trying to defend the Capitol that day' cowards,' he had the audacity to call the rioters' patriots.'. – District Judge Tanya Chutkan	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I really do think her fierce physical defense of her husband is the most memorable moment from any of Biden's campaigns. She didn't hesitate, i think that people can relate to that fierce and innate quality of wanting to protect someone you love. In that case it was physical, but there have been times I'm sure when she's wanted to jump in and publicly defend him over something he's done or said that he's been criticized for. – Kate Andersen Brower	Found on CNN 2 years ago
New York tries to defend its law as a reasonable ‘time and place and manner’ restriction, but under New York’s regime, the time when a handgun may be carried outside the house for self defense is never, the place is nowhere and the manner is not at all. – The NRA	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
People should not underestimate Chinese people's determination to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The task of complete reunification of China must be achieved, and it will definitely be achieved. – Chinese President	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Today’s ruling enjoining the Texas law is a victory for women in Texas and for the rule of law. It is the foremost responsibility of the Department of Justice to defend the Constitution. We will continue to protect constitutional rights against all who would seek to undermine them. – Merrick Garland	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Retaining Bagram would have required putting as many as five thousand U.S. troops in harm's way, just to operate and defend it. And Retaining Bagram would have contributed little to the mission that we had been assigned, and that was to protect and defend our embassy which was some 30 miles away, staying at Bagram -- even for counter - terrorism purposes -- meant staying at war in Afghanistan, something that the President made clear that he would not do. – Lloyd Austin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
In all these ways, the majority’s decision is emblematic of too much of this Court’s shadow docket decision-making — which every day becomes more unreasoned, inconsistent, and impossible to defend. – Elena Kagan	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
My mom and dad have written Lori in prison, and the letters that they've got back from Lori are that Lori has not changed at all her stand or her persona, apparently she's not talking to anybody. So at this point, she can't defend herself because she doesn't answer any of the questions that they ask her. – Adam Cox	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
He said he did. I didn’t think he did, and then in the meantime Rhino was telling me after talking to our replay that it was a foul ball and he thought he was talking to him and threw Rhino out. So I was trying to defend Rhino and tell him that he was telling me that it was a foul ball, not him, and I stayed out there too long. I shouldn’t have gotten thrown out but I was trying to defend Rhino. – Bob Melvin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
My friends and family … don’t defend Biden. I ask them ‘how is it going, guys?’ [and they reply] ‘Oh, don’t look at me’, it’s true. Nobody is a Biden voter. – Jesse Watters	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Make no mistake, the United States will continue to defend ourselves and allies against threats. – Iran Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The delays, that could probably be worked out, but China’s behavior and the economic coercion against Australia and others, I think, created a real sense of urgency and real domestic pressure. (Australia has) a lot of sea coast to defend, and the Pacific Ocean is massive, so having that long range made a big difference for them. – Garret Martin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I could have invested that money here, I could have built a great business. It's not like we don't know how to do things, but we're not respected, we're humiliated and now we don't have anyone to defend us. – Mondesir Sirilien	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This particular strike was certainly a terrible mistake and we certainly regret that, and I've been very clear that we take full responsibility for it. At the same time, we were carrying out a number of complex operations designed to defend ourselves, so while I agree... this strike certainly did not come up to our standards... I would not qualify the entire operation in those terms. – Frank McKenzie	Found on CNN 2 years ago
As the entire House Foreign Affairs Committee saw in this week’s hearing, Secretary Blinken struggled to defend the haphazard decisions that he and President Biden made that led to the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. This week I announced that Committee Republicans hired an investigator to join our team as we look into this systemic failure, and I hope that we are able to work together to come to an accurate conclusion and determine how this absolute tragedy could have been avoided. – Michael McCaul	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Defend what loved and guarded you from day one. – Sipho P Nkosi	added by SIPHO P NKOSI 2 years ago
With President Biden facing a political crisis Getty Images has shaken President Biden standing in President Biden party, Democrats across the country are increasingly worried about their ability to maintain power in Washington, as his administration struggles to defend its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and stanch a resurgent pandemic that appeared to be waning only weeks ago. – New York	Found on FOX News 2 years ago

Our people should march... with any weapon and resources they have to defend, repulse and bury the terrorist TPLF.

– Prime Minister Abiy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The timing of this charge, on the eve of Tish James ' announcing Tish James ' run for Governor, is highly suspect and should give all of us pause that the heavy hand of politics is behind this decision, we expect clear-headed people will make better decisions going forward, but should this case move forward we are prepared to vigorously defend the Governor and challenge every aspect of the specious, inconsistent and uncorroborated allegations made against him.

– Rita Glavin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Liberty and freedom must be defended in the People’s House by patriots who are unafraid to challenge the status quo and stand for what is right, i ran to change the way Congress does business. That means upholding promises made to the American people, not selling out to the Swamp. Although I have only been in Washington for a short period of time, I have learned that the fighters must stand together and defend America.

– Madison Cawthorn

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Proud BoysAs Rosenbaum can't argue self-defense against things Proud BoysAs Rosenbaum's not aware of, these other acts are strictly designed to attack the reputation of these individuals, it's designed to paint them in the worst possible light to prejudice them. Two of them can't defend themselves... because the defendant killed them. And it's unduly prejudicial to the jury to be told about any of those things.

– Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I told Agnes Tirop that in 2022, Agnes Tirop was to go and defend my titles and represent our country.

– Hellen Obiri

Found on CNN
2 years ago

For us Kenyans, we have lost a hero, i told Agnes Tirop that in 2022, Agnes Tirop was to go and defend my titles and represent our country.

– Hellen Obiri

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I signed up for the Air Force to take care of and defend this country, i took that oath to the Constitution and I know I broke that oath that day by entering that building and participating in the events of January 6. It's blemish that's going to be on myself, my family for the rest of my life, and the country, and into the history books.

– Thomas Vinson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Mr. Smocks, from the safety of his hotel room, had the nerve to call people trying to defend the Capitol that day' cowards,' he had the audacity to call the rioters' patriots.'.

– District Judge Tanya Chutkan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I really do think her fierce physical defense of her husband is the most memorable moment from any of Biden's campaigns. She didn't hesitate, i think that people can relate to that fierce and innate quality of wanting to protect someone you love. In that case it was physical, but there have been times I'm sure when she's wanted to jump in and publicly defend him over something he's done or said that he's been criticized for.

– Kate Andersen Brower

Found on CNN
2 years ago

New York tries to defend its law as a reasonable ‘time and place and manner’ restriction, but under New York’s regime, the time when a handgun may be carried outside the house for self defense is never, the place is nowhere and the manner is not at all.

– The NRA

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

People should not underestimate Chinese people's determination to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The task of complete reunification of China must be achieved, and it will definitely be achieved.

– Chinese President

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Today’s ruling enjoining the Texas law is a victory for women in Texas and for the rule of law. It is the foremost responsibility of the Department of Justice to defend the Constitution. We will continue to protect constitutional rights against all who would seek to undermine them.

– Merrick Garland

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Retaining Bagram would have required putting as many as five thousand U.S. troops in harm's way, just to operate and defend it. And Retaining Bagram would have contributed little to the mission that we had been assigned, and that was to protect and defend our embassy which was some 30 miles away, staying at Bagram -- even for counter - terrorism purposes -- meant staying at war in Afghanistan, something that the President made clear that he would not do.

– Lloyd Austin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

In all these ways, the majority’s decision is emblematic of too much of this Court’s shadow docket decision-making — which every day becomes more unreasoned, inconsistent, and impossible to defend.

– Elena Kagan

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

My mom and dad have written Lori in prison, and the letters that they've got back from Lori are that Lori has not changed at all her stand or her persona, apparently she's not talking to anybody. So at this point, she can't defend herself because she doesn't answer any of the questions that they ask her.

– Adam Cox

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He said he did. I didn’t think he did, and then in the meantime Rhino was telling me after talking to our replay that it was a foul ball and he thought he was talking to him and threw Rhino out. So I was trying to defend Rhino and tell him that he was telling me that it was a foul ball, not him, and I stayed out there too long. I shouldn’t have gotten thrown out but I was trying to defend Rhino.

– Bob Melvin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

My friends and family … don’t defend Biden. I ask them ‘how is it going, guys?’ [and they reply] ‘Oh, don’t look at me’, it’s true. Nobody is a Biden voter.

– Jesse Watters

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Make no mistake, the United States will continue to defend ourselves and allies against threats.

– Iran Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The delays, that could probably be worked out, but China’s behavior and the economic coercion against Australia and others, I think, created a real sense of urgency and real domestic pressure. (Australia has) a lot of sea coast to defend, and the Pacific Ocean is massive, so having that long range made a big difference for them.

– Garret Martin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I could have invested that money here, I could have built a great business. It's not like we don't know how to do things, but we're not respected, we're humiliated and now we don't have anyone to defend us.

– Mondesir Sirilien

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This particular strike was certainly a terrible mistake and we certainly regret that, and I've been very clear that we take full responsibility for it. At the same time, we were carrying out a number of complex operations designed to defend ourselves, so while I agree... this strike certainly did not come up to our standards... I would not qualify the entire operation in those terms.

– Frank McKenzie

Found on CNN
2 years ago

As the entire House Foreign Affairs Committee saw in this week’s hearing, Secretary Blinken struggled to defend the haphazard decisions that he and President Biden made that led to the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. This week I announced that Committee Republicans hired an investigator to join our team as we look into this systemic failure, and I hope that we are able to work together to come to an accurate conclusion and determine how this absolute tragedy could have been avoided.

– Michael McCaul

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Defend what loved and guarded you from day one.

– Sipho P Nkosi

added by SIPHO P NKOSI
2 years ago

With President Biden facing a political crisis Getty Images has shaken President Biden standing in President Biden party, Democrats across the country are increasingly worried about their ability to maintain power in Washington, as his administration struggles to defend its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and stanch a resurgent pandemic that appeared to be waning only weeks ago.

– New York

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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