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Quote of the Day

August 16, 2022 at 10:09 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Joe Biden is the largest or the most destructive human trafficker in our history.”

— Wyoming congressional candidate Harriet Hageman (R), who is likely to defeat Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is a GOP primary today.

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Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

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