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“As much as we may have to battle against a Trump presidency, there's still good relationships within the Senate, bipartisan relationships where we can work together.”

Quote by Tim Kaine

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Tim Kaine is an American Democratic politician and current U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2013. He previously served as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Virginia, and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2016, running alongside Hillary Clinton. Kaine also chaired the Democratic National Committee from 2011 to 2017. A lawyer by training, he graduated from Harvard Law School and is fluent in Spanish. more

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“The Trump administration has done some bad stuff in the international realm, picking needless fights with allies like Mexico and Australia, even using some idiotic and intemperate language about Iran, but there was one thing they did about Iran that I agree with. Which is if Iran is testing anti-ballistic missiles, it's in violation of a UN Security Council resolution. And we can't ignore that ... And they did condemn the anti-ballistic missile test. And I think they're right about that.”

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