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And they may not want to strike such a strident tone against the US.

Companies that did not comply with the law would face "very strident" sanctions, he said.

But the party gradually attracted voters with its increasingly strident anti-immigration policy.

However, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has become increasingly strident in his condemnation of the protesters, accusing them of spreading "liberal fascism".

Gaetz, a lawyer, has been one of Trump’s most strident defenders on Capitol Hill.