Sarah B. Rogers
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I think that's basically it.
I think that's basically it.
And look, when American companies operate abroad, they abide by the laws where they operate.
And look, when American companies operate abroad, they abide by the laws where they operate.
But at a certain point, so we recently issued some sanctions, which we'll get into.
But at a certain point, so we recently issued some sanctions, which we'll get into.
And one of the individuals we sanctioned was a former EU official who threatened Elon Musk with enforcement action because X, within the United States, had said that it was going to host on a live Twitter space an interview with Donald Trump, our president.
And one of the individuals we sanctioned was a former EU official who threatened Elon Musk with enforcement action because X, within the United States, had said that it was going to host on a live Twitter space an interview with Donald Trump, our president.
So it wasn't that Donald Trump had said anything violative.
So it wasn't that Donald Trump had said anything violative.
It wasn't there was a specific piece of content that the EU wanted to ban.
It wasn't there was a specific piece of content that the EU wanted to ban.
It was just that the act of an American business hosting an interview with an American president might offend EU preferences about speech, generate a regulatory threat.
It was just that the act of an American business hosting an interview with an American president might offend EU preferences about speech, generate a regulatory threat.
And when you reach across borders and make a threat like that, that offends American interests and American values.
And when you reach across borders and make a threat like that, that offends American interests and American values.
And so you can expect America to respond.
And so you can expect America to respond.
And I think, so I, my history is as an American lawyer in American courts, and we have, you know, we're a nation of 50 states, and each state has its own regulations.
And I think, so I, my history is as an American lawyer in American courts, and we have, you know, we're a nation of 50 states, and each state has its own regulations.