VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-04
“We said from the beginning that the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse.”
Ahmad Tibi · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Tibi characterized the vote-buying allegations as much ado about nothing, using a proverb about a mountain labouring and bringing forth a mouse.
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