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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Via Teleconference
QUESTION:  I am joined now by the United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, welcome back to The Hugh Hewitt Show.
QUESTION:  Hugh, it’s great to be with you this morning.
QUESTION:  Thank you. The Chinese Communist Party has a mouthpiece, the Global Times, which has a lead editorial today: China to respond to U.S. provocations in next 10
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
In December Iran’s parliament passed a law requiring expulsion of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear inspectors unless all sanctions are lifted. Today a member of the parliamentary leadership repeated that threat: all IAEA watchdog inspectors will be ejected unless sanctions are lifted. Once again the Iranian regime is using its nuclear program to extort the international community and threaten regional security.
Iran’s threat goes much f
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, D.C.
QUESTION: Hello. We’re here today with Mike Pompeo, the 70th Secretary of State. And we’re beginning the new year with a conversation with him. Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for giving us time today.
SECRETARY POMPEO: David, it’s great to be with you. Happy New Year to you.
QUESTION:Â So did you get any time off for the holidays, or you had to work straight thro
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Via Teleconference
QUESTION:Â Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Merry Christmas to you, sir.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Merry Christmas to you as well, Mark. It’s great to be with you.
QUESTION: It’s always a pleasure. First, let me ask you this question: You’ve been Secretary of State how long?
SECRETARY POMPEO:Â Two and a half years and change after being CIA director.<
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
The Chinese Communist Party’s malign activity at home and abroad harms U.S. interests and undermines the sovereignty of our allies and partners. The United States will use all countermeasures available, including actions to prevent People’s Republic of China (PRC) companies and institutions from exploiting U.S. goods and technologies for malign purposes. Today’s actions mark yet another sign of our resolve.
The United States is imposing new restrictio
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I congratulate the Romanian people as you celebrate Great Union Day.
This year, the United States and Romania, celebrating140 years of diplomatic relations, reaffirmed and deepened our longstanding close partnership by signing a ten-year defense cooperation roadmap, creating clean 5G networks, collaborating on the construction of reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, committing to improve
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. And good evening to those watching in Kuwait.
Dr. Ahmad, it’s wonderful to be with you, to host you and your team here in Washington, D.C. The foreign minister and I just completed a great conversation, a productive gathering, and our teams have been doing the same. These annual meetings each time have been more productive than the one previously. And that’s in good p
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
KING DAVID HOTEL
PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: We just had a very intimate and productive conversation overlooking the walls of Jerusalem, and it reminded me of how deep and profound your tie is to the Jewish state.  I gave you a Bible as a gift, and I said that the people of the book have not had a better friend, and I mean it. And I want to also express my appreciation for our personal friendship and everything
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
MR LENDERKING: Good evening to those in Abu Dhabi, and good morning to those in Washington, D.C. Welcome to the virtual launch of the U.S.-UAE Strategic Dialogue and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding.
We are pleased to be joined by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates; His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
On September 19, virtually all UN sanctions on Iran returned, including re-imposition of the UN arms embargo. Accordingly, the export of certain conventional arms to Iran is a violation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1929 and the procurement of any arms or related materiel from Iran is a violation of UNSCR 1
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Welcome. Today I want to discuss a theme that deserves far more attention, and that is that America is a force for good in the world.
Last week the World Food Programme was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to fight hunger and improve conditions for peace around the world.
The WFP is run by Executive Director David Bea
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
Treaty Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. This Strategic Dialogue between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that Prince Faisal and I launched today marks a new era in our relationship.
Ever since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz Al Saud first laid the foundation for our ties 75 years ago, Saudi Arabia has been an important partner in this volatile re
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Florida Family Policy Council Dinner Gala
Washington, DC
SECRETARY POMPEO:  Well, good evening, everyone. Good evening to all my friends in Florida! I can hear the applause all the way up I-95.
And I know many of you came from all across the state to be with this great group tonight – from Pensacola, to Pinellas County, to Palm Beach.
I am terribly sorry I can’t be with you in person.  I can tell you’re all having
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Dubrovnik, Croatia
QUESTION:Â Secretary of State, welcome to Croatia and welcome to our program.
SECRETARY POMPEO: It’s wonderful to be here with you. Thanks for having me on.
QUESTION:Â First things first:Â How is President Trump?
SECRETARY POMPEO: He’s good. We’re praying for he and Melania to recover quickly. I understand he’s doing well, and we hope them fo
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Rome, Italy
Eurovision Studio
QUESTION: But let me ask you how it went. You’re fresh from the Vatican. How did it go this morning with the cardinals? What progress did you make?
SECRETARY POMPEO: Look, we had a constructive discussion. We have a shared objective. The Chinese Communist Party is behaving in ways that are reminiscent of what’s only happened in centuries past in terms of human rights violation
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Via Teleconference
QUESTION: Joining us right now is the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, thanks for being here. Oh, he’s not. I’m so sorry. I was told that he was here. Well, that makes it awkward, doesn’t it? There he is. Mr. Secretary, thanks for joining us.
SECRETARY POMPEO: This is Mike. How are you?
QUESTION:Â Hey, Mr. Secretary, thanks for being here.
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Ben Franklin Room
Washington, D.C.
QUESTION: We’re at the U.S. Department of State in the Ben Franklin Room. We’re actually sitting atop the swamp, are we not, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo?
SECRETARY POMPEO: It’s great to be with you. It’s great to be here at the State Department. This is a beautiful place, where I get a chance to host leaders from all around the world. Thanks for letting me be wit
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
PLANO, TEXAS
QUESTION: Secretary, good morning to you. Thanks very much for being here.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Maria, it’s great to be with you. Thanks for having me on the show this morning.
QUESTION: I want to discuss the magnitude of this agreement in a moment, but first I do want to get your thoughts on Justice Ginsberg’s passing this morning.
SECRETARY POMPEO:Â
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
The Trump Administration has always understood that the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East comes from Islamic Republic of Iran, whose violent efforts to spread revolution have killed thousands and upended the lives of millions of innocent people. History shows appeasement only emboldens such regimes. Thus today, the United States welcomes the return of virtually all previously terminated UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran, the world’s leadin
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Ben Franklin Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be with you again, Dom, Foreign Secretary Raab, back here in – to have you back here in Washington. Our Special Relationship, now a couple hundred years old, is stronger than ever. And I hope you feel right here at home, as I do when I travel to visit you in the United Kingdom.
We had good conversations back in July in Lond
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Good to see you all.
I want to start today talking about multilateralism. The Trump administration wants multilateral institutions to function, to actually work. But multilateralism just for the sake of it, just to get together in a room and chat, doesn’t add value.
That brings me to the International Criminal Court, a thoroughly brok
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
New York
QUESTION:  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in New York City today to formally inform the United Nations Security Council of the restart of some sanctions, snapback sanctions, against Iran. These are related to the 2015 nuclear deal with that country. America says Iran is in violation of the deal. As you know, the U.S. itself abandoned it about two years ago.
Secretary Pompeo joins us now. He’s a trooper. We persev
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
New York City, New York
United Nations
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few minutes ago, I delivered letters to both the UN Secretary-General Guterres and to the president of the Security Council.
I notified them that the United States is initiating the restoration of virtually all UN sanctions on Iran lifted under UN Security Council Resolution 2231. This process will lead to those sanctions coming back into effec
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
QUESTION: Let’s get some insight now into the Iran issue, other situations around the globe. Joining us tonight, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, thanks for being here.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Bret, it’s great to be with you. Thank you.
QUESTION: Just listened to your boss say that you need to go to the UN and get these snapback sanctions. You’ve said that you have
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Fuad Hussein, Iraqi Foreign Minister
Washington, D.C.
Dean Acheson Auditorium
SECRETARY POMPEO:  Good morning, everyone, and thank you – thank you, Dr. Fuad and the entire Iraqi delegation for joining us here in Washington today.
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
The United States leads the world in global health assistance and is committed to protecting life through every health program funded by American taxpayers. The Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA) Policy aims to ensure that U.S. taxpayer funding does not support foreign non-governmental organizations that perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning.
Today, the State Department, in conjunction with the U.S. Departm
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
U.S. Chief of Mission Residence
Prague, Czech Republic
QUESTION: You have condemned the conduct of the elections in Belarus and you’ve also condemned the violence from security forces that has followed those elections. But what does this mean for the future of U.S.-Belarus relations, in particular relating to two things: deliveries of U.S. oil to Belarus and the dispatching the U.S. ambassador to Minsk?
SECRETARY P
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Wallenstein Palace
Prague, Czech Republic
MR VYSTRCIL:Â Â (Via interpreter)Â The minister, chairman of the senate, president of the chamber of deputies, senators, members of the parliament, Mr. Secretary, members of the government, Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, dear guests:
It’s been 30 years – it was in 1990, in Washington, in the American Congress – 1990 – when President Vaclav Havel delivered a speech at the Congress.
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good afternoon, everyone.
On behalf of the United States, I want to extend our deepest condolences to all those who were affected by the massive explosion at the port of Beirut yesterday. We stand ready to assist the Government of Lebanon and its – as it grapples with this horrible tragedy. You’ll see the United States announce a number of things we intend to do to assist
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Via Teleconference
QUESTION: Welcome back to the Ben Shapiro Show. I’m Michael Knowles filling in. I’m host of the Michael Knowles Show podcast, which you can get on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, all over the place. You can find me on Twitter, @MichaelJKnowles. Obviously we’ve been focused on a lot of domestic issues over the past few days and weeks and months. We seem to be very focused on what’s going on in the United States.
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
U.S. Chief of Mission Residence
Copenhagen, Denmark
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, welcome to Denmark. I hope that you are enjoying our country.
SECRETARY POMPEO: It’s been a great visit, Johannes. Thanks for having me.
QUESTION: Great to hear that. We have limited time, sir, so please allow me to jump to my first question. Last year President Trump expressed an interest in buying
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
London, United Kingdom
Lancaster House
FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB:  Good afternoon, everyone. Really delighted to welcome Secretary Pompeo back to London. We’ve been discussing the full range of issues today. We’re going through a whole range of challenges in the world, I think it’s fair to say, but there are also great opportunities, and Britain and the United States are absolutely keen and focused on making sure that we grasp t
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I send my congratulations to the citizens of Belgium on your national day.
The United States and Belgium share a deep and longstanding friendship, which continues to thrive based on close people-to-people ties and shared values of freedom and democracy. Belgium’s scientific contributions to counter the global COVID-19 pandemic have supported our shared goals of health and economic
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Family Leader Summit
Ron Pearson Center, West Des Moines, Iowa
MRS POMPEO: Good afternoon and thank you for that. I’m pretty sure that this is the precise moment when my husband, who thought it was a fun idea to have me introduce him today, is questioning why. (Laughter.) He doesn’t know for sure what I’m going to say, but he’ll be just fine.
You are probably somewhat familiar with Mike’s resume. His resume reflects his li
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
QUESTION: So good afternoon and welcome to the 548th meeting of the Economic Club of New York, and I’m Marie-Josee Kravis, the chair emerita of the Economic Club of New York and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Just reminding you that the Economic Club is one of the nation’s leading nonpartisan forums for discussions of economic, social, and political issues, and I think our mission is as important today as ever
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
MR CLEMONS: Hello, and welcome. I’m Steve Clemons, editor-at-large of The Hill. Thank you for joining us for New Threats, New Defense: The Future of National Security. Before we get underway, a message from the chairman of The Hill, Jimmy Finkelstein.
MR FINKELSTEIN: Good morning. I’m Jimmy Finkelstein, chairman of The Hill. I want to welcome you all here today. We have a tremendous progr
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. I want to start by marking – yeah, good morning. Good to see some new – James, great to see you back.
QUESTION:Â Likewise.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Welcome. I want to start by marking two anniversaries. First, on July 11th, the United States and Vietnam celebrated the 25th anniversary of the establishment of
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, Nicolas. Thanks for the couple words in English there. I appreciate that.
Good morning, everyone. Good to see you, Secretary General. Rosemary, thank you for your comments this morning. I would like to say you made some comments about humanitarian assistance inside of Iran. The United States has tried to facilitate that, in light of the COVID issues inside of Iran. Indeed, we of
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Good to be with you all today. I want to start my remarks, as I often do, on matters relating to China.
As many of you saw, I met with Yang Jiechi last week in Hawaii.
We had a very frank discussion about the Chinese Communist Party’s unprovoked aggression on a number of fronts and I pressed him for more transparency on COVID for the good
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
The United States stands with our allies and partners against the Chinese Communist Party’s coercive bullying tactics. In the latest example, Beijing has reportedly threatened to punish British bank HSBC and to break commitments to build nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom unless London allows Huawei to build its 5G network. Shenzhen-based Huawei is an extension of the Chinese Communist Party’s surveillance state.
The CCP’s browbeating of HSBC, i
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Today, sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Company Ltd (E-Sail) have come into effect. Six months ago, I announced that the United States would take action against these entities pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets WMD proliferators and their supporters. To allow exporters of humanitarian goods to Iran sufficient time to find alternate shipping methods, we postpon
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Via Teleconference
QUESTION: We are celebrating the 76th anniversary of D-Day. What is the continued significance of this day for the United States and the world? Do you think it has any lessons for today’s global environment?
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, the shape of the world today, the freedom we have, the strong sense that the ideas that America’s founders put in the heads of all of us as Americans, they were
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Today, I am announcing the end of the sanctions waiver covering all remaining JCPOA-originating nuclear projects in Iran – the Arak reactor conversion, the provision of enriched uranium for the Tehran Research Reactor, and the export of Iran’s spent and scrap research reactor fuel. The sanctions waiver covering these activities will end following a final, 60-day wind-down period allowing companies and entities involved in these activities to cease their operat
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Georgia as you celebrate your Independence Day.
The United States and Georgia have a strong strategic partnership built upon shared values and a deep love of freedom, independence, and unity. The United States remains steadfast in its commitment to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, and we support the Geor
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
The People’s Republic of China is one of the rapidly dwindling number of countries that welcomes Mahan Air, which ferries weapons and terrorists around the world for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Such cooperation has consequences.
Today, the United States designated Shanghai Saint Logistics Limited, a PRC-based company that provides general sales agent services for the Specially Designated Global Terrorist Iranian airline. The United States designated M
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Two years ago, President Trump announced the bold decision to protect the world from Iran’s violence and the nuclear threats it poses by exiting from the flawed Iran Deal and its façade of security. Since that time, we have built the strongest sanctions in history and prevented Iran from funding and equipping terrorists with many billions of dollars. Today, the American people are safer and the Middle East is more peaceful than if we had stayed in the JCPOA.
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
QUESTION:  Mr. Secretary, an honor to have you on the show this morning. Hi.
SECRETARY POMPEO:  Chris, it’s great to be with again. How are you today?
QUESTION:  Doing very well, sir, thank you. You’ve come a long way since your days as a member of the House of Representatives, sir.
SECRETARY POMPEO:Â Â Yes, sir.
QUESTION:Â Â Do you miss those days?Â
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QUESTION:  Good morning, Mr. Secretary. There are reports this morning – I want to talk about North Korea first, before we get to China – that shots were fired from North Korea into a South Korean guard tower on the DMZ and that the South fired back after a warning. What can you tell us about that?
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, Martha, thanks for having me on this morning. I’ve seen that reporting,
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
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QUESTION: All right, as promised, we have the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with us right now. Mr. Secretary, thank you so much.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Buck, it’s great to be with you. Thanks for having me on.
QUESTION: A lot going on right now. China obviously the big focus from the international relations standpoint. There’s a piece in The Washington Post that say
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