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Chris Cillizza
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A few months ago, my 2 boys were having a debate about the greatest athlete of all time. All of their references were ultra-modern: LeBron, Mahomes. Shohei Ohtani. I said to them: You guys ever heard of Bo Jackson? We spent the next 30 minutes watching old footage of Bo -- at…
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The suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade this week are a reminder: No matter how successful, wealthy or seemingly happy you are, we all battle our own demons. Reach out to one another. Destigmatize depression, addiction and anxiety. We are all in this together.
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My father died yesterday. I wrote this about him. I'd be honored if you read it.
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"It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year." -- Sen. Ted Cruz, in 2016
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Say it with me: The Steele Dossier was NOT why the Russia probe began. The Russia probe began because George Papadopoulos was bragging to an Australian diplomat that the Russians had dirt on Hillary Clinton.
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Reminders: 1) More than a dozen women accused Trump of sexual harassment in the 2016 campaign. He called them all liars and said he would sue them. 2) An audio tape emerged in which he said that when you are famous you can “grab them by the pussy.”
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The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 while she sleeps? .....
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Secretary of State: Gone Secretary of Defense: Gone Secretary of Interior: Gone Secretary of HHS: Gone EPA Administrator: Gone 2 National Security Advisers: Gone 2 chiefs of staff: Gone Donald Trump has been president for less than 2 years.
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Candidates should not be allowed to try to pack the debate hall with a cheering section who applaud when they open their mouth. It's not only annoying but it changes the way people watching on TV perceive answers and the candidates that give them.
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Sarah Sanders says the media is "trying to tear her down." No. Asking her to acknowledge that she didn't tell the truth from behind the podium isn't "trying to tear her down." It's asking her to do her job.
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HEY EVERYBODY LOOK OVER HERE AT THIS THING THAT ISN’T RUSSIA
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Donald J. Trump
6 years
To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!
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“He has helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV. You helped create this monster and now you are profiting from him.” — Michelle Wolf to the media
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I worked at the @washingtonpost for a decade. I know the people who reported the Roy Moore story. Trust me, they didn't get it wrong.
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Think about this: The current president of the United States faked a doctor's note about his overall health. He did so despite being the oldest person ever elected to a 1st term. And while savaging his opponent for "health" issues.
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It is beyond offensive for Sarah Sanders to say that journalists are purposely reporting false information to forward some sort of agenda. Just appalling.
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My mom, as of 5 minutes ago, is fully vaccinated. What a blessing.
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Couple in front of me on flight refused to wear masks. They were tuned to “Tucker” the whole time.
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If you think firing McCabe was totally the right thing to do and fully justified, ask yourself this: Why was it done at 10 pm on a Friday night?
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Yup
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This is something I have never understood. The special counsel is the one person in the country who can truly exonerate Trump. Why undermine him if you truly believe you are innocent?
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Can potus really believe that if he were to force a firing of #Mueller that the questions go away? He should want the probe most of all because if the special counsel clears him then - and perhaps only then- will there be no more question of his involvement in #Russian meddling
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I am still shocked by Trump’s tweet that if Christine Blasey Ford’s alleged assault was so bad she would have reported it when it happened. It’s stunning anyone would think that much less say it. That the president of the United States did it is truly mind blowing.
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Dick Durbin just destroyed Kirstjen Nielsen on the whole “shithole” memory thing. My god.
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Aaron Rodgers really is an awful person
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I am going through Trump's speech in Michigan last night. The number of misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies is stunning. Even for him.
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Wow!! This is how you interview: Kaitlan Collins interrupted Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) when he implied Republicans “generally don’t use the carrot or the stick” to pressure lawmakers to vote a certain way. Collins was quick to remind him that Mike Gallagher was pressured after…
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30 sources. 4 women. On the record. None of whom knew one another. None of whom reached out to The Post to tell their story.
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191 charges. 35 people or entities charged. 6 people who have pled guilty.
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Donald J. Trump
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Did you ever see an investigation more in search of a crime? At the same time Mueller and the Angry Democrats aren’t even looking at the atrocious, and perhaps subversive, crimes that were committed by Crooked Hillary Clinton and the Democrats. A total disgrace!
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Andrew Yang will benefit from this debate. He comes across as BY FAR the most genuine (and normal) candidate on the stage.
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"He knows how to handle an asset. And that's what he is doing with President Trump." -- James Clapper on Vladimir Putin Whoa
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I think Andrew Yang is still being underrated
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Who won the debate?
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. @jaketapper : "Senator, do you agree with the notion that [the 2016 Dem primary] was rigged?" Elizabeth Warren: "Yes."
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Past presidents and presidential candidates have seen the polarization of the country as a problem they had to address. Trump, from the minute he became a candidate, saw it as an opportunity he could exploit. That’s the difference.
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Look what just arrived...
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Viruses don't, uh, recognize borders
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THIS IS WHY WE NEED BORDERS!
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"Republicans control the House, they control the Senate and they control the presidency. The government stays open if they want it to stay open and shuts down if they want it to shutdown." -- Pat Leahy Yup.
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What Donald Trump has already proven tonight: He is not alone in his views. Not by a long shot.
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1,798: Words Donald Trump devoted to re-telling the ramp story on Saturday night 272: Words in the Gettysburg Address
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"There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone. But your dishonor will remain." -- Liz Cheney to her Republican colleagues
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Um, Melissa McCarthy is filming outside the CNN building in NYC
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Whether you like him or not, Buttigieg is the best debater on stage. And it's not that close.
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REMINDER: The anthem protests are focused on the violence against black people by the police. It's not a protest about flag or patriotism.
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It's a weird world where a TV network takes a moral stand that the president of the United States isn't willing to take
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My time at CNN was an absolute blast. I got to work with smart and dedicated journalists every day. I'm sad it's at an end but also excited about what the future holds for me. Stay turned!
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BOTH of his ex wives. A girlfriend. A restraining order. A picture of a woman with a black eye.
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Donald J. Trump
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Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused - life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?
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The disconnect between Fox News and all other cable is striking. Fox currently doing a long segment on Smollett trial. Other networks doing Covid coverage.
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Out of everyone on Senate Judiciary, I think Amy Klobuchar really stood out this week. Asked tough, fair questions. Listened to the responses. Helped broker a solution that looks like a real compromise. She wasn't the loudest. She might have been the most effective.
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WHY DOES NO ONE HAVE A MASK ON
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Las Vegas is officially back.
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Direct threat to free and independent media. If this doesn't scare you, you aren't paying attention.
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Donald J. Trump
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With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!
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[narrator voice]: He isn't kidding
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Donald J. Trump
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Lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY. Problem is, we don’t have Stars anymore - except your President (just kidding, of course)!
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Kelly Loeffler has 3 basic lines in this debate: 1) "Radical Liberal" Raphael Warnock 2) "SOCIALISM" 3) "I have live the American dream." She says these 3 lines no matter what the question.
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My family and I are safe. Thanks to all who asked. Very scary.
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It's official: I just signed on with CNN for another 3 years! Can't wait to see what the future holds!
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Trump sent 30 tweets (and retweets) during the flight from California to Arizona just now
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There hasn't been a death on a commercial flight in the US in 8 years
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news - it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!
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I can''t decide if Melania's cyber-bullying campaign is just a massive troll on her husband or if she is truly unaware of all of the context here
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I don’t understand how the president’s lawyer can say “truth isn’t truth” on national TV and people who support Trump can be totally unbothered. The truth is not a partisan position.
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"I don’t get to watch much television. Primarily because of documents. I’m reading documents. A lot."-- Donald Trump
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Donald J. Trump
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Great analysis by @foxandfriends !
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I don't know how else to express this: I am mad as hell and so sick of people who won't take a damn vaccine that is 90%+ effective. I am so angry that their selfishness and unwillingness to follow science endangers my 9 year old son who can't be vaccinated yet. That's it.
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Trump's tweets over the last 12 hours are Alex Jones-level conspiracy stuff. Just no other way to describe it.
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Even for Trump, this is a stunning front page
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The key to understanding Trump: He likes people who like him. He hates people who don't like him. That's it.
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The president of the United States has spent his last 5+ hours watching cable news and tweeting.
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Maggie just won a Pulitzer Prize
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Donald J. Trump
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The New York Times and a third rate reporter named Maggie Haberman, known as a Crooked H flunkie who I don’t speak to and have nothing to do with, are going out of their way to destroy Michael Cohen and his relationship with me in the hope that he will “flip.” They use....
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I am now a proud owner of this sweatshirt cc: @RAYGUNshirts
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The players targeted by Trump are black. The 2 leagues he targeted are populated by primarily black players. He knows all of this.
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The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. It is about respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!
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I am consistently depressed and disappointed by how rude people are to those in the service industry. Waiters, Starbucks baristas etc. Wild demands, no thank yous. The easiest thing in the world is to be polite.
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Trump again repeats that it cost him between $2 billion-$5 billion to be president He has offered zero evidence of this "fact."
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"I will be honest with you, it troubles me that the American people seem to want to know so little about issues, that they are satisfied with a 128 characters." -- Rex Tillerson
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Yes, he's an unlikeable jerk. But he's an unlikeable jerk that gets stuff done.
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The thing I don't get here: why wouldn't Trump want to get to ththe bottom of a foreign power trying to influence our election?
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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The Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook. What about the totally biased and dishonest Media coverage in favor of Crooked Hillary?
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"You cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order." -- Paul Ryan, today
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The case for taking Andrew Yang more seriously
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I'll just leave this here.
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So: Sarah Sanders said -- from the podium -- that Donald Trump did not dictate the Don Jr. statement. Now -- from the podium -- she says she can't talk about it because it's a legal matter,. UNREAL.
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For all of you people casually using a young girl's death to score political points against @JoeNBC , please read this. It is *not* an unsolved mystery. Also, get a life. And show some damn decency.
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"Everybody knows I like kids more than people." -- Joe Biden to Anderson Cooper
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Aside from Biden and Warren, who do you see as the 3rd person with a real chance to be the nominee? I say Buttigieg as of right now.
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Loretta Lynch is having a surprisingly bad day in the Comey testimony
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My debate rankings tonight: 1. Buttigieg 2. Klob 3. Biden 4. Bernie 5. Warren 6. Steyer 7. Bloomberg
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Ben Sasse draws a line in the sand
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15 years today I got to marry the most amazing woman I had — and have — ever met
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"We are witnessing the consequences of 3 years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy...but we owe it to our fellow citizens" -- former DefSec James Mattis
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He literally made up a person, called the NY tabs and bragged about Donald Trump's virility and appeal to women.
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Donald J. Trump
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When you see “anonymous source,” stop reading the story, it is fiction!
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Just a reminder: Ralph Northam, Justin Fairfax and Mark Herring are all still on the job
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If you think last week sucked for Trump, the week ahead is even worse. The details are damning. 👇 Donald Trump not only faces a $370 million verdict, but it gets worse. A financial analyst reveals just how much Trump actually has, and the situation isn't pretty. More below.🧵
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So, yes, there was a silent Donald Trump vote. A big one.
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Yang has, in short, cleared that hardest, first hurdle: relevance.
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I cannot find this poll. Even Rasmussen -- his favorite -- has him at 46% today.
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Donald J. Trump
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Over 90% approval rating for your all time favorite (I hope) President within the Republican Party and 52% overall. This despite all of the made up stories by the Fake News Media trying endlessly to make me look as bad and evil as possible. Look at the real villains please!
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God bless Texas
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Paul Ryan confirms GOP is "moving on" from healthcare. Stunning. This was the SOLE thing Republicans ran on for the last 7 years.
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This should be posted at *every* youth sports field in the country
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If this last hour was the plot of a "West Wing" episode, you would roll your eyes and say "Yeah, right."
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BREAKING: Judge Engoron is demanding to know from Trump’s attorneys whether Allen Weisselberg committed perjury when he testified in Trump’s fraud case: “I of course want to know whether Mr. Weisselberg is now changing his tune, and whether he is admitting he lied under oath in…
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The Associated Press
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Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead guilty to perjury
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"I've never seen an instance when the President is so detached from the reality of what's going on. This has not been treated seriously enough. Some of the things Trump did and does jeopardize the real national security." -- Bob Woodward
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He did
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Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸
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I had a goal of seeming like a human being last night - felt like I accomplished it. 😀👍
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I would pay unlimited sums to a person who invented a way to keep my glasses from constantly fogging while wearing a mask
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The "he's dying anyway" comment about McCain makes me angry. Angry and depressed about our politics.
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