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On Principles & Values:
The best of America is when neighbors help neighbors
When we talk about the best of America, growing up in a small town, the best of America is when neighbors help neighbors. When a farmer in North Dakota falls ill, the neighbors rally around, whether it's to get the crop planted or the crop harvested.
Every spring in western North Dakota in the Badlands, when it's time for spring branding and roundup, the neighbors show up. They couldn't get the work done if they weren't neighbors helping neighbors. And we need to get back to that.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 12, 2023
On Foreign Policy:
Support Ukraine: an opportunity for US and NATO
This moment [in the war with Ukraine] shows the cracks with Russia and Putin losing his grip on that country. We have an opportunity, along with our NATO partners, in this situation, to really get behind and support Ukraine. Let's give them the support
they need. Let's get this war over now, instead of having it be protracted. I think there's a lot of instability here. And this is an opportunity for the United States and NATO to really secure a position of strength in Eastern Europe.
Source: CNN interviews on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 25, 2023
On Government Reform:
Innovation is what drives country forward, not regulation
I believe strongly that the federal government overreaches in so many different areas. Many of these other things that presidential candidates and the current administration get dragged into really belong not just to the states.
If we're going to be a country of freedom and liberty, then we need to make sure that we're focused on innovation. That's what's driven our country forward, not regulation, not coming up with a rule that tries to inject a viewpoint on everything.
Source: CNN interviews on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 25, 2023
On Principles & Values:
The best of America is when neighbors help neighbors
The best of America is when neighbors help neighbors, when, when, when a farmer in North Dakota falls ill, the neighbors rally around – whether it's to get the crop planted or the crop harvested, you know, every spring in western North Dakota in the
Badlands, when it's time for spring branding and round up, the neighbors show up. They couldn't get the work done if they weren't neighbors helping neighbors. And we need to get back to that.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 11, 2023
On Abortion:
I support the Dobbs decision but wouldn't sign a federal ban
Well, my position is that I support the Dobbs decision, and this is the decision that should be left to the states. And what's going to pass in North Dakota is not ever going to pass in California and
New York and wouldn't even pass in the state of Minnesota. That's why I'm on the record saying that I would not sign a federal abortion ban.
Source: Meet the Press on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 9, 2023
On Foreign Policy:
I think Putin is running a large criminal organization
Q: Where do you put Vladimir Putin?BURGUM: I think he's running a large criminal organization. And I think we're seeing the tip of that with the Wagner Group. I mean, it's like we can't think of Russia today under Putin like a country.
The Wagner Group was operating 65 shell companies all over the world. They controlled gold mines in Central African Republic. When they were down helping out in Syria, there's contracts where they took over 25% of the oil production in Syria.
That's a large criminal organization.
Q: Right. So in a President Burgum administration, does Ukraine support change?
BURGUM: Well, we have to win the war in Ukraine.
Q: Period?
BURGUM: Period. We have to do that. And it's unfortunate that we're even in this spot.
Source: Meet the Press on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 9, 2023
On Principles & Values:
The president is supposed to bring people together
If you're a legislator you put on your jersey, you fight for your side, you vote oftentimes along party lines. If you don't vote with the party, you vote at your peril. The president of the United States is the one that's supposed to unite people.
It's supposed to bring people together. It's supposed to paint a vision about a powerful, positive future. We've gone astray on that, where the presidency has also become hyper-partisan, no matter which party is in office.
Source: Meet the Press on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 9, 2023
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