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We see such actions by the Japanese side as a threat to the security of our country, if such practices expand, Russia will take retaliatory measures in the interests of strengthening its defense capabilities. – Igor Morgulov	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Allison has been clear that her relationship with Jeff changed during Covid, and regrets that they didn’t properly disclose it to WarnerMedia at that time. Continuing to publicly debate the private details of her personal life reeks of sexism and only further underscores WarnerMedia’s retaliatory actions against her. – Risa Heller	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
My concern is that the pace of activity directed at U.S. forces and the repeated retaliatory strikes against Iranian proxy forces are starting to look like what would qualify as a pattern of hostilities under the War Powers Act, both the Constitution and the War Powers Act require the president to come to Congress for a war declaration under these circumstances. – Chris Murphy	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The relations now have hit the bottom, there are certain consequences of the unfriendly measures taken against our country and the retaliatory measures taken by us. – Dmitry Peskov	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The warrant was extremely broad, we would hope that this is a targeted investigation to search for what they claim they were searching for. ... If their true intent is to investigate all of her personal communications and investigate Rebekah Jones sources, that would demonstrate this is abusive and retaliatory. – Lawrence Walters	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This is so far beyond just the enforcement of the law, it feels retaliatory. – Madalena McNeil	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We are hopeful that Congress and the OSC will investigate this case in a timely and comprehensive manner, this matter concerns HHS's response to the coronavirus, and its failure to protect its employees and potentially the public. The retaliatory efforts to intimidate and silence our client must be opposed. – Ari Wilkenfeld	Found on CNN 4 years ago
A lot of our other competitor countries are obtaining the market share that naturally would have been ours if we didn't have the retaliatory tariffs. – Trent Thiele	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's indisputable that his termination was a result of President Trump's unrelenting retaliatory campaign of false information, attacks and direct appeals to top officials, today, Pete Strzok is fighting back, and sending a message that the Administration's purposeful disregard for constitutional rights must not be tolerated. – Aitan Goelman	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I am openly saying that Britain should be scared of Iran's retaliatory measures over the illegal seizure of the Iranian oil tanker. – Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Omarosa Manigault Newman can not even get a straight answer about the amount of materials wrongfully possessed, this is premature, retaliatory and yet another attempt to silence a dissenting voice. – John Phillips.In a statement	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The point is we are now in an environment where retaliatory steps against United States entities operating in China is becoming more probable. – United States	Found on CNN 4 years ago
China... is running out of American imports to tax, the fact that Beijing has yet to declare a specific retaliatory intent shows that China is still hoping the peace process can be salvaged. – United States	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Despite both countries' desire to avoid a major escalation, there remains a risk of tit-for-tat retaliatory action. – Akhil Bery	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The Chinese retaliatory tariffs have essentially closed the Chinese market for Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers pollock. – Pat Shanahan	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Having the ability to absorb an attack and retaliate is the essence of deterrence, and yet Patrick Shanahan.However has failed to ensure presidential survival and robust communications — both vital to executing a retaliatory attack. – Patrick Shanahan.However	Found on CNN 5 years ago
China will surely take retaliatory steps, to which U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened more tariffs. – Norihiro Fujito	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The Government Accountability Project is deeply concerned about the mistreatment of Matthew Lee for two reasons. First, Matthew Lee for two reasons has covered U.N. whistleblower cases accurately and in detail, and we regard the mistreatment of Matthew Lee for two reasons as retaliatory, secondly, Matthew Lee for two reasons exclusion from the UN premises because of capricious, unannounced and unknown decisions of senior managers bodes ill for the treatment of journalists in U.N. Member States. – The GAP	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
This is an unexpected move and clearly an escalation in both trade war rhetoric, and downside risk, china will soon run out of U.S. goods on which to impose retaliatory tariffs which will move this negotiation to a more sensible and constructive forum. – Chris Payne	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Mexico's retaliatory tariffs will hurt Coloradans, and the blame here lies squarely with President Trump and the Congressional Republicans who enable his destructive policies. – Jason Crow	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The American administration has made a decision today that we deplore, and obviously is going to lead to retaliatory measures, as it must, we regret that. We would much rather move together in partnership. – Justin Trudeau	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Well, I am glad he is considering retaliatory action. Because White House officials have seen that red lines that go unenforced just encourage further provocative action by Assad, so it is unconventional, to be sure. Something I doubt any other president would have done. I don't think it caused any harm because I know Assad and Russians are expecting something to happen. – John Cornyn	Found on CNN 6 years ago
I am glad he is considering retaliatory action, because we have seen that red lines that go on in forest just encourage further provocative action by Assad. So, it is unconventional to be sure. Something I doubt any other president would have done. – John Cornyn	Found on CNN 6 years ago
We hope that the United States, as a country which promotes the rule of law, will respect its international obligations, if this does not happen, if we see that this step is not seen as essential in Washington, then of course we will take retaliatory measures. This is the law of diplomacy, the law of international affairs, that reciprocity is the basis of all relations. – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov	Found on Reuters 6 years ago

We see such actions by the Japanese side as a threat to the security of our country, if such practices expand, Russia will take retaliatory measures in the interests of strengthening its defense capabilities.

– Igor Morgulov

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Allison has been clear that her relationship with Jeff changed during Covid, and regrets that they didn’t properly disclose it to WarnerMedia at that time. Continuing to publicly debate the private details of her personal life reeks of sexism and only further underscores WarnerMedia’s retaliatory actions against her.

– Risa Heller

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

My concern is that the pace of activity directed at U.S. forces and the repeated retaliatory strikes against Iranian proxy forces are starting to look like what would qualify as a pattern of hostilities under the War Powers Act, both the Constitution and the War Powers Act require the president to come to Congress for a war declaration under these circumstances.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The relations now have hit the bottom, there are certain consequences of the unfriendly measures taken against our country and the retaliatory measures taken by us.

– Dmitry Peskov

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The warrant was extremely broad, we would hope that this is a targeted investigation to search for what they claim they were searching for. ... If their true intent is to investigate all of her personal communications and investigate Rebekah Jones sources, that would demonstrate this is abusive and retaliatory.

– Lawrence Walters

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This is so far beyond just the enforcement of the law, it feels retaliatory.

– Madalena McNeil

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We are hopeful that Congress and the OSC will investigate this case in a timely and comprehensive manner, this matter concerns HHS's response to the coronavirus, and its failure to protect its employees and potentially the public. The retaliatory efforts to intimidate and silence our client must be opposed.

– Ari Wilkenfeld

Found on CNN
4 years ago

A lot of our other competitor countries are obtaining the market share that naturally would have been ours if we didn't have the retaliatory tariffs.

– Trent Thiele

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It's indisputable that his termination was a result of President Trump's unrelenting retaliatory campaign of false information, attacks and direct appeals to top officials, today, Pete Strzok is fighting back, and sending a message that the Administration's purposeful disregard for constitutional rights must not be tolerated.

– Aitan Goelman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I am openly saying that Britain should be scared of Iran's retaliatory measures over the illegal seizure of the Iranian oil tanker.

– Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Omarosa Manigault Newman can not even get a straight answer about the amount of materials wrongfully possessed, this is premature, retaliatory and yet another attempt to silence a dissenting voice.

– John Phillips.In a statement

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The point is we are now in an environment where retaliatory steps against United States entities operating in China is becoming more probable.

– United States

Found on CNN
4 years ago

China... is running out of American imports to tax, the fact that Beijing has yet to declare a specific retaliatory intent shows that China is still hoping the peace process can be salvaged.

– United States

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Despite both countries' desire to avoid a major escalation, there remains a risk of tit-for-tat retaliatory action.

– Akhil Bery

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The Chinese retaliatory tariffs have essentially closed the Chinese market for Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers pollock.

– Pat Shanahan

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Having the ability to absorb an attack and retaliate is the essence of deterrence, and yet Patrick Shanahan.However has failed to ensure presidential survival and robust communications — both vital to executing a retaliatory attack.

– Patrick Shanahan.However

Found on CNN
5 years ago

China will surely take retaliatory steps, to which U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened more tariffs.

– Norihiro Fujito

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The Government Accountability Project is deeply concerned about the mistreatment of Matthew Lee for two reasons. First, Matthew Lee for two reasons has covered U.N. whistleblower cases accurately and in detail, and we regard the mistreatment of Matthew Lee for two reasons as retaliatory, secondly, Matthew Lee for two reasons exclusion from the UN premises because of capricious, unannounced and unknown decisions of senior managers bodes ill for the treatment of journalists in U.N. Member States.

– The GAP

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

This is an unexpected move and clearly an escalation in both trade war rhetoric, and downside risk, china will soon run out of U.S. goods on which to impose retaliatory tariffs which will move this negotiation to a more sensible and constructive forum.

– Chris Payne

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Mexico's retaliatory tariffs will hurt Coloradans, and the blame here lies squarely with President Trump and the Congressional Republicans who enable his destructive policies.

– Jason Crow

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The American administration has made a decision today that we deplore, and obviously is going to lead to retaliatory measures, as it must, we regret that. We would much rather move together in partnership.

– Justin Trudeau

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Well, I am glad he is considering retaliatory action. Because White House officials have seen that red lines that go unenforced just encourage further provocative action by Assad, so it is unconventional, to be sure. Something I doubt any other president would have done. I don't think it caused any harm because I know Assad and Russians are expecting something to happen.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN
6 years ago

I am glad he is considering retaliatory action, because we have seen that red lines that go on in forest just encourage further provocative action by Assad. So, it is unconventional to be sure. Something I doubt any other president would have done.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN
6 years ago

We hope that the United States, as a country which promotes the rule of law, will respect its international obligations, if this does not happen, if we see that this step is not seen as essential in Washington, then of course we will take retaliatory measures. This is the law of diplomacy, the law of international affairs, that reciprocity is the basis of all relations.

– Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

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