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RFK Jr. suggests Americans can more easily afford groceries if they start eating liver instead of beef: "Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. ... You can buy liver or the cheap cuts."

Rep. Jimmy Gomez@gomez.house.govFeb 27(source)

When asked about skyrocketing U.S. banana prices caused by Trump’s reckless tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that if bananas were "build in America," there wouldn’t be tariffs. News flash: more than 90% of the bananas Americans eat are imported from Central and South America.

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CBP abandoned a blind father at a donut shop miles from his home with no notice to his family. He died trying to make his way back home in freezing temperatures. You don’t leave a blind man in freezing cold unless you’ve decided his life doesn’t matter. CBP made that decision.

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A blind father of two has died after Border Patrol agents took him into custody and released him alone, miles away from home. A homicide investigation has been opened.

America was built by immigrants. When we see the Trump administration’s lawless attacks on immigrant communities, it shows us that America has lost its way. It’s time to get back on track and focus on what really makes America great.

I’m proud of my team and grateful to our partners at the Women’s March Foundation for helping us host a powerful Legal Observer Info Session. This work is about community and making sure no one stands alone. If you’re interested in the next one sign up here: gomez.house.gov/forms/form/?...

Americans are desperate for real solutions that stop Trump’s deportation machine and build a better future for working families. I introduced the Make Housing Affordable and Defend Democracy Act, which takes away Trump’s $175 billion DHS slush fund and puts that money where it belongs: housing.

Hey Neighbors! I’m hosting a Passport Fair in Koreatown on March 8th from 9:00am-1:00pm PT. If you want on-site assistance with your passport renewal or if you are applying for the first time, join us by RSVPing here: bit.ly/PassportFairMarch8

Two hours later, and Trump didn't mention Epstein once. To the survivors in the room, it was a reminder of who he protects and who he forgets.

I can see JD sweatin’ from here.

Trump on Marco Rubio: "You know, Marco got 100% of the votes when he was in confirmation. And now some Democrats are saying, 'I can't believe we approved that guy!'"

"strange things happen" = you lost

Trump: "In my first year of the second term -- should be my third term, but strange things happen."

Trump's glazing his shitty tariffs again. Reminder: the trade deficit increased under Trump.

It was always about the oil.

Trump: "We just received from our new friend and partner Venezuela more than 80 million barrels of oil"

My god, get grandpa off the stage.

"My fellow Americas" -- we're a few seconds in and Trump is already having trouble annunciating

Donald Trump and MAGA want to remake America, erasing anyone who looks like me or whose families' have a similar story. That's exactly why I'm going to the State of the Union tonight, to look Trump square in the face so that he knows: you can't erase us, we're here to stay.