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Sen. Cantwell Appears on Morning Joe to Push Back on Efforts to Compromise Voting Rights

Published February 5, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:58

So there is that streak within the Republican Party that understands that you can't spy on Americans, but that's literally what you're saying right now, with The FBI and the Director of National Intelligence [are] saying, we want this information because we want to complete a database on Americans. Now, the President may want to discourage people from voting as the economy gets worse than his demand for saying that there's something wrong with voter fraud seems to go up. (02:58–03:09)

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Asserts that the FBI and DNI want information to complete a database on Americans.

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“There was nothing about the last election that any court found wrong.”
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“We already have seen the civil rights and civil liberties of Americans stepped on.”
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“They militarized a response to free speech.”
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“We have the tragic loss of life in Minnesota.”
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“Vote by mail is a very secure way of voting.”
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“We have not seen this abuse [of voter fraud].”
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“The President may want to discourage people from voting as the economy gets worse.”
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“The business community stood up and said, wait a minute. No, we believe in doing business in a democracy.”
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“Every American who is a US Citizen has the right to cast this ballot, and every vote cast before the election is going to be counted.”
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