Trump promised to cure AIDS and childhood cancer at his rally tonight: "We will be ending the AIDS epidemic shortly in America and curing childhood cancer very shortly."
Michelle Obama sounds political in her remarks: βYou see the people that make their voices heard with their vote. We hold an inauguration to ensure a peaceful transition of power. β¦ Once our time is up we move on.β
Attendees at Trump rally line up behind Jim
@Acosta
live shot to scream at him βCNN sucksβ βtell the truthβ and βliarβ He calmly spoke to them when he was done
I asked Kamala Harris if sheβs sick of all the talk of how sheβs the perfect VP. She responded: I think that Joe Biden would be a great running mate. That as vice president he's proven he knows how to do the job.
Two GOP Reps. angry about new metal detectors to get on House floor, reports pooler
@elwasson
βThis is bull****," Rep. Rodney Davis tells USCP officers while Rep. Steve Womack yelled at them: "You are creating a problem you do not understand the ramifications of"
Pete and Chasten Buttigieg said they are having their first date night since the twins were born at Kennedy Center Honors. First childcare night, Chasten said
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told me βweβll seeβ when asked if Cheney and Kinzinger will be punished for serving on Jan 6 committee. I asked him the last time he talked to either of them: βCouldnβt tell you.β He called them βPelosi Republicans.β
βWhy don't you guys talk about something that matters? I'm happy to answer a question that matters,β
POTUS when asked by reporters tonight if he regrets his fist bump with MBS (via pooler
@stevennelson10
)
Trump campaign senior adviser
@JasonMillerinDC
on a call with reporters: "Everybody on the Trump Team β the president included β feel better and more confident about our positioning in 2020 than we did at this exact moment in 2016."
President Trump says on Fox Business he will not participate in the virtual debate announced for Oct. 15: "I'm not gonna waste my time in a virtual debate. That's not what debating is all about you sit behind a computer. β¦. And then they cut you off whenever they want."
President Trump defended Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old vigilante charged with two counts of "intentional homicide" for shootings in Kenosha, in an answer to my question at today's White House press briefing
This yearβs White House Christmas theme is βWe the Peopleβ and celebrates the White House being open for tours again post-Covid. About 50,000 visitors expected this holiday season
VP Harris makes an OTR stop in Las Vegas for tacos, per pooler
@tparti
. Harris complemented their βno shirt, no shoes, no masks, no tacos" signs and said she heard about the plant-based Mexican eatery from Senator
@CoryBooker
UPDATE: The Bush and Clinton portraits were returned to their traditional locations in the Cross Hall on Inauguration Day by the Office of the Curator, the press office tells me.
Wow. One of the few who has been there from the start. Kellyanne Conway cited family reasons for WH departure and told WaPo: βThis is completely my choice and my voice. In time, I will announce future plans. For now, and for my beloved children, it will be less drama, more mama.β
Doocy didnβt say Biden apologized but tells Sean Hannity that Biden βcleared the airβ with him and that they had a nice call. Doocy said they talked about moving forward and he appreciated Biden reaching out to him.
WH
@PressSec
Jen Psaki calls situation at border a "big problem" and blamed Trump administration: "We recognize this is a big problem. The last administration left us a dismantled and unworkable system and like any other problem we're going to do everything we can to solve it."
Trump comes into the briefing room after Pelosi dominated the news cycle earlier today for her return to speakership. While he's making his first appearance in a hastily announced news conference, she is taking photos with members of Congress for their ceremonial swearing ins
The White House announced press secretary Kayleigh McEnany's 1:30 pm briefing is canceled - 29 minutes after they announced it would take place (it was not originally on the schedule for today).
POTUS thanks
@NiallOfficial
for performing and praises his singing ability. Niall joked: βMaybe we'll have a couple of pints after this.β Horan played "Heaven," "Flicker," and "This Townβ
FLOTUS will also isolate from POTUS. Sheβll head to Wilmington after her events today, her office told me, and will spend the weekend there. POTUS was scheduled to be in Wilmington this weekend before he tested positive.
I'm on the road in Detroit today, but I spoke to Joe earlier and heβs feeling fine, just experiencing a few mild symptoms.
This morning, I tested negative for COVID-19. I'll continue to follow CDC guidance and wear a mask.
Observations from inside the Senate chamber: No sighting of Dershowitz or Starr; fidget spinners are gone; and Kamala Harris' husband
@douglasemhoff
and Sherrod Brown's wife
@ConnieSchultz
are sitting next to one another in the front row in one of the viewing sections
Dr. Biden thanks the more than 100 volunteers who helped decorate the White House for the holidays. βFor all of our differences, we are united by what really matters like points on a star,β FLOTUS said.
In The Hague on Friday, Pete and Chasten Buttigieg were spotted walking into the same welcome event for Invictus Game athletes as Harry and Meghan attended
Jill Biden personally picked the Biden family photos decorating Christmas trees in State Dining Room and she placed the final decoration on the gingerbread display - a gingerbread school teacher
President Trump and NSA Robert O'Brien are close; they talk or meet daily and O'Brien often travels with Trump on Air Force One. O'Brien traveled with Trump to Florida on July 10
NEWS: Robert OβBrien is the closest official to Trump to develop the coronavirus, sources tell me and
@SalehaMohsin
, as the pandemic continues to surge with infections and deaths on the rise in many U.S. states.
SCOOP: Rep. Jason Smith is introducing legislation today to stop healthcare providers from participating in federal programs if they aide conservators in forcing contraception on individuals without their consent
#freebritney
Confirmed that Ivanka Trump carried the bible President Trump used in his photo-op yesterday in her white Max Mara bag (which retails for $1,540) as they walked to St. John's church
Rep. Liz Cheney says on "GMA" the work of the Jan. 6 committee could include subpoenas for Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy: "It could. The committee will go wherever we need to go to get to the facts."
From the White House: This morning, the President and the First Lady called Al Roker while watching NBC Today's 95th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with their family.
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Roger Stone personally thanked President Trump for his pardon last night when POTUS had dinner at his Trump Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Stone was there as was Kimberly Guilfoyle and Palm Beach socialite Mary McCarty, who POTUS also pardoned
SCOOP: Joe Manchin is headed to New Hampshire on Monday with No Labels amid speculation of a third-party challenge to President Biden. He and Jon Huntsman will headline a No Labels event in Manchester:
Former President George W Bush backed Maine Senator Susan Collins today in his first public endorsement of 2020; she had lunch with him and Laura in Kennebunkport