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TexasTowelie

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Fri Oct 23, 2020, 10:12 PM Oct 2020

Guam Decolonization Commission: Trump comments superficial and selfish

The government of Guam’s Commission on Decolonization on Monday responded to recent comments by President Donald Trump about the political status of Guam and other U.S. territories.

Trump, during an Oct. 1 phone interview with Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel, accused Democrats of trying to add three new states to the union, including Guam, in an effort to get more power in the House and Senate.

“That would give them six automatic Senate seats,” Trump said. “It would be very unfair, and 20-something Congressional seats.”

“Republicans can’t win those states,” Trump said, adding he believes he has been good to Puerto Rico and has a great relationship with that territory.

Read more: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/2020/10/19/decolonization-commission-trump-comments-superficial-and-selfish/3708012001/
(Guam Pacific Daily News)

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