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Michael Beschloss

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3 years

Bushes’ daughter Jenna showing the Obama daughters the spectacular view from the Truman Balcony, November 2008:

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Yes, remember that the United States Constitution says that “no Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress” who “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against" the Constitution, “or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."

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2 years

OK, Secret Service phones were wiped. So were those of Homeland Security. Now reportedly the same with the Pentagon. Anyone want to explain what was going on here?

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4 years

Why is a sick President riding in an SUV waving to supporters outside Walter Reed, jeopardizing the Secret Service agents inside the car with him?

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3 years

Maybe it wasn’t such a great idea to reduce the number of classes that teach civics, democracy and American history?

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3 years

Now Hawley is claiming that he “was never attempting to overturn the election” and was merely “representing my constituents.” Does Hawley think Americans are gullible and stupid? They are not, and most people can see through phonies.

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3 years

Trump’s banishment from Twitter has been a gift to American democracy.

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Michelle Obama graciously hosted Melania Trump at the White House immediately after 2016 election to ensure a smooth transition. Melania Trump has done absolutely nothing for Dr. Jill Biden. Some people are givers, others takers:

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On cold night, seeing Secret Service agent outside Oval Office, JFK asked him inside but was told he couldn't—Kennedy brought out two cups of hot chocolate, which they both drank in the cold—years later, the weeping agent said, “That’s the kind of President I’ve been serving."

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Michael Beschloss

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4 years

In America, our Presidents have generally avoided strongman balcony scenes — that’s for other countries with authoritarian systems.

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3 years

Still need to know: who let the terrorists into the Capitol?

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Michael Beschloss

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2 years

With ample evidence, this is now an espionage investigation of a former President of the United States. Mindblowing.

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4 years

The defeated George H.W. Bush’s letter to Bill Clinton on the day of their peaceful transfer of power, 1993:

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3 years

Any reason why VP Pence can’t say a single word to the American people about what happened last week and what is unfolding now?

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3 years

Reminder to every President: on January 20, White House does not offer late checkout.

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3 years

Dr. Fauci looks twenty-five years younger than he did last year.

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No President of the United States must ever again call our free press, which is protected by our Constitution, “enemies of the people."

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Michael Beschloss

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4 years

Thank you to our four living ex-Presidents for honoring John Lewis today.

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Michael Beschloss

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3 years

Why would someone oppose a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and Congress?

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3 years

Is everyone fine with paying millions of dollars annually in pension, office, staff and other expenses for an ex-President who may still be plotting to take down our democracy?

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3 years

Another lesson of this past week may be that it has not been such a great idea for civics and history classes to be reduced or eliminated in so many of our schools.

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5 years

In the Paris rain, May 1961, JFK and de Gaulle honor soldiers who gave their lives:

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3 years

Evidence growing of how the deposed President secretly schemed from the White House to destroy our sacred American democracy.

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3 years

This is a coup d’etat attempted by the President of the United States.

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3 years

Anyone still believe it doesn’t really matter who is President?

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3 years

We did not know Presidential winner for certain before midnight on election nights in 1960, 1968, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2016. No one should pretend there would be anything historically unusual if that happens again in 2020.

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3 years

Do not excuse anyone who tried to take our democracy away from us.

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3 years

Ex-Senator John Danforth, Republican of Missouri, today told @tonymess about Hawley, "Supporting Josh and trying so hard to get him elected to the Senate was the worst mistake I ever made in my life.”

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On cold night, seeing a Secret Service agent outside Oval Office, JFK asked him inside but was told he couldn't—Kennedy brought out two cups of hot chocolate, which they both drank in the cold—years later, the weeping agent said, “That’s the kind of President I’ve been serving."

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3 years

First non-weird White House Press Secretary in four years.

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In 1979, President Carter had solar panels installed at the White House. These were later laughed at, derided and removed by officials of Reagan Administration.

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2 years

We have never -- ever -- seen anything close to this from any President or ex-President in American history.

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4 years

George H.W. Bush’s letter to Bill Clinton on the day of their peaceful transfer of power, 1993:

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3 years

Can you imagine how many calls like this he might have made over the past four years that we don’t yet know about?

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Lindsey Graham, we don’t need any lecture from you about whom “history” will treat “harshly."

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3 years

Biden abolishes Trump’s 1776 Commission.

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Mulvaney claims on @MeetthePress that it took the attack of Wednesday for him to see the actual truth about Trump. How stupid does he think Americans are?

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Michael Beschloss

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2 years

We are seeing more evidence that maybe it wasn’t such a great idea to reduce the number of classes in America that teach civics, democracy and history.

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Michael Beschloss

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2 years

In 1979, President Carter had solar panels installed at the White House. These were later laughed at, derided and removed by officials of Reagan Administration.

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Michael Beschloss

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4 years

“Never trust a man who doesn’t like dogs."

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4 years

Astoundingly, after centuries, RBG will indeed be first woman to lie in state in U.S. Capitol.

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3 years

January 6 should be an annual day of national remembrance from now on. Americans should never forget exactly how close our democracy came to being fractured and how zealously we must always work to protect it.

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Michael Beschloss

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3 years

No, Mr. President, you can’t fire Justice Gorsuch, Justice Kavanagh or Justice Barrett.

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Michael Beschloss

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2 years

Maybe it wasn’t such a great idea to reduce the number of classes that teach civics, democracy and American history?

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3 years

I prefer Presidents who oppose insurrections:

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2 years

The New York lawsuit raises a legitimate question: how did our American political system allow someone who had for so long committed such offenses, if he is guilty, to be elected President in 2016?

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2 years

Remember where you were when you heard the news tonight.

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2 years

Retweet this if you believe that Clarence Thomas should have recused himself from acting on the Trump case.

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Michael Beschloss

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3 years

Please pay attention to this statement, everyone — just issued by Twitter executives: “Plans for future armed protests have already begun proliferating on and off-Twitter, including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021.”

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3 years

New Gallup Poll finds largest increase in Democratic party identification in a decade.

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George Mason, delegate to Constitutional Convention, said in 1788 that a President should not have power to pardon because he might "pardon crimes which were advised by himself. It may happen, at some future day, that he will establish a monarchy, and destroy the republic."

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Michael Beschloss

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1 year

Outgoing Republican Arizona Governor wrote this to his Democratic successor, Katie Hobbs: t/y @abc15

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Michael Beschloss

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2 years

Never in history have we ever heard credible testimony before Congress this shocking against a President of the United States.

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Michael Beschloss

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3 years

Is the President aware that he cannot fire the three Supreme Court Justices he appointed?

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3 years

No, Mr. President, you can’t fire your Senate Majority Leader.

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3 years

Only took us 231 years to get a woman as Treasury Secretary.

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Half the Presidential impeachments in American history will now belong to Donald Trump.

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Why didn’t law enforcement keep this mob out of the Capitol?

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Stop press —shock news — President reportedly refusing to pay his legal bills to Giuliani.

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Relief to watch a President of the United States display emotions other than anger.

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Need to know exactly where Trump and Pence are today and what they are doing, hour by hour. Our future could depend on this.

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3 years

Twenty-dollar bill going from Andrew Jackson to Harriet Tubman — one symbol of difference between Trump and Biden. Proposed new design below:

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3 years

Now Trump has tweeted, "How can a Country be run like this?” Not making this up.

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4 years

Dwight Eisenhower while giving speech to veterans in 1952 and discussing those who died under his command on D-Day: #Walker

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3 years

Yes, Trump hates to be called a “former President,” so let’s all make sure never to call him “former President."

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3 years

Happy eightieth birthday today to Dr. Fauci:

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Any explanation yet of why U.S. Capitol metal detectors were removed? It's two days before second anniversary of January 6. What is going on here?

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Michael Beschloss

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2 years

Just-released @NBCNews poll finds that “top issue facing the country for voters” is “threats to democracy.”

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4 years

Harris is correct that when Roger Taney died in October 1864, Abraham Lincoln deferred a Supreme Court appointment until after election so that next President, with a new mandate, could do it.

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Michael Beschloss

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4 years

No former President has ever attacked his incumbent successor at a convention like Barack Obama tonight, or even come close.

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3 years

What is penalty for lawyer lying to U.S. Senate?

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Michael Beschloss

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Little Richard (1932-2020) consenting to pose with obscure opening act in Hamburg, 1962:

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Michael Beschloss

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So TV viewers knew Pence was in danger but Trump did not?

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If Pence “never wavered,” then why did he call up Dan Quayle to ask whether there was any way he could go along with Trump’s demand to fix the 2020 election for Trump?

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Michael Beschloss

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4 years

Dr. Fauci with Mother Teresa:

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OK, here it is -- Barack Obama, painted by Robert McCurdy, about to be unveiled at White House:

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Have never seen anything remotely like this in history of American Presidency.

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John Lennon with President-elect Biden’s new climate change czar:

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Please explain why House Republican leader is going, hat in hand, to Mar-a-Lago before Trump's Senate impeachment trial.

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Barack Obama was elected President ten years ago today:

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As it has been said, you can know someone from how they treat their dog.

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How could a President of the United States express such contempt for his own country?

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Michael Beschloss

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Zelensky for Nobel Peace Prize?

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Be very aware of which American leaders will not lift a finger to protect our democracy.

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Attorney General Garland, please call your office.

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“The F.B.I. agents who conducted the search found the additional documents in the storage area in the basement of Mar-a-Lago, as well as in a container in a closet in Mr. Trump’s office,” reports @nytimes . This is not in any way normal.

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Also Biden is doing all of this after being robbed of a proper Presidential transition.

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Kamala Harris’s immigrant parents--Shyamala Gopalan and Donald Harris:

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On Christmas while in the White House, George H.W. Bush and Barbara stayed in DC for the holiday — delayed their trip to Texas -- so that their Secret Service agents who celebrated Christmas could be with their families.

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Michael Beschloss

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Americans should now scrutinize every American political leader who has excused and abetted Russian authoritarianism.

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