defended

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In response, the president defended the fund and lashed out at its critics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Trump, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, also defended the fund.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Speaking to BBC Radio Wales Breakfast, Drakeford defended his government's record on health and education, but said the "sense that somebody else needed to turn to address" problems in those services was "very real".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Altman defended himself in the most dramatic exchanges of his testimony and cross-examination.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

He carried wood for me, climbed the ladder so I didn’t have to, shared his plums, and defended me in front of his mother.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys