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NEW: Stephen Miller has tested positive for COVID, per senior administration official. Adds Miller has been working remotely for last 5 days, testing negative every day through yesterday, and is in quarantine after a positive test today.
Classy move by
@Jordanfabian
. And a big thanks to him from our team at
@NBCNews
. Follow-up questions are a part of our jobs, and it's helpful to be able to ask them.
NEW: I’m told that not only did the president not reach out to Vice President Pence on Wednesday night - he has not called him since, per a source familiar with the matter. It’s an extraordinary detail. I’ve asked the White House for comment, but so far no response.
He wasn't just a good boy - he was the best. Dawkins died yesterday, passing away peacefully after a difficult fight with terminal brain cancer. I loved him so much, and I'm so lucky to have so many happy memories with him.
Let's be very, very clear here: this is not okay.
I don't know what the next steps are or should be. But I do know that the
@whca
and White House press corps - of which I'm a proud member - should stand up against this.
WH announces suspension of credentials for CNN reporter Jim Acosta after incident where White House aide tried to physically remove a microphone from his hands.
Sen. Ted Cruz is appearing virtually. He has tested negative for COVID but has been self-quarantining after coming into contact with Sen. Mike Lee...who tested positive and delivered his in-person maskless opening statement in the hearing room.
Who would’ve thought the child of two journalists would arrive 3.5 weeks ahead of her deadline? Ro clearly couldn’t wait to meet the world - and
@frankthorp
and I are over the moon. Everyone’s doing great. More pics when things settle. (That happens soon, right?!)
French television cameras spotted President Trump sitting down with Fox’s Laura Ingraham - fourteen minutes *after* the ceremony in Normandy was set to begin. Thousands of people waited as an announcement overhead came on, declaring the program would be delayed until 11:15a.
If the White House banned a fellow reporter from an open-press event because of her shouted questions, let's be clear: it is inexcusable, unacceptable, and sets an extremely dangerous precedent.
We shout questions at the president regularly. It's called: doing our job.
personal (!) note: so honored and SO excited to be stepping into to the role of Senior Washington Correspondent for
@NBCNews
. (And thrilled for
@mitchellreports
, whose elevation to Chief Wash. Corr. 💥 means I’ll be doing my best to make my new title proud) 🥂 to a new adventure!
this tweet: the thing that has united people of every political stripe on my twitter feed. (Common thread: anger, incredulity, utter bewilderment as to why this is in any way relevant.)
“I have not lost my voice. America needs all of us to speak out, even when you have to fight to find the words” — Gabby Giffords, still recovering nearly 10 years after she was shot in Tucson, delivers an incredibly powerful moment at DNC.
View from my office window as the White House makes a bad weather call - meaning the president will take a car to Andrews, rather than depart via his helicopter from the South Lawn where reporters can gather to shout questions at him.
I asked
@RepRaskin
, before he walked in to Fiona Hill deposition, about the accounts they’ve been hearing from aides behind closed doors on Ukraine: “Essentially everybody is telling us the same thing, which is that the phone call was just the tip of the iceberg on July 25th.”
As
@POTUS
tweets about Bob Woodward, Woodward tells
@SavannahGuthrie
that Kelly and Mattis are not telling the truth in their denials of comments reportedly made in “Fear.”
@TODAYshow
.
@PhillyMayor
fires back: “Disinviting them from the White House only proves that our President is not a true patriot, but a fragile egomaniac obsessed with crowd size and afraid of the embarrassment of throwing a party to which no one wants to attend."
No
@Eagles
tomorrow???
@POTUS
says they’re “unable to come” with full team - and the fans “deserve better” than a smaller delegation.
(Multiple Eagles players had said they wouldn’t visit WH if they won the Super Bowl)
—>
What about that claim
@POTUS
said some predecessors told him the wall should have been built sooner?
.
@VP
: “I know the president has said that that was his impression...”
(That’s not what POTUS said. He said “some of them have told me that we should have done it.”) —>
“Which former presidents told President Trump, as he said, that he should’ve built a wall? All their representatives have denied that that was the case.”
@halliejackson
to
@VP
Mike Pence
For years, I’ve had a very up-close view at just how relentlessly
@kwelkernbc
prepares, focuses, performs. Tonight: a career-defining moment for her, and we are all the better for it as Americans.
We found out today our
@MSNBC
show hit an all-time network high this year, and - for the first time ever - had more viewers than our closest competitor. A heartfelt and huge thank-you to the folks who watch. And...
.
@Acosta
was at the bill signing as part of the rotating pool that reps all 5 tv networks. And to be clear: this is not how the pool works.
@POTUS
doesn’t have to answer questions - but we can sure ask them.
Prior to this morment,
@presssec
issued a warning to me. She said if I asked a question of Trump at the bill signing "I can't promise you will be allowed into a pool spray again." Sorry Sarah.. we won't be intimidated.
Meghan McCain, gritting back tears, shares her father’s response when she asked what he wanted her to do with this eulogy: “Show then how tough you are.“
Many reasons why this Trump impeachment feels different than the last Trump impeachment. Among them: my 11-month-old, every time she hears me on air for the
@NBCNews
special report, starts yelling “NANANANANA!!” (her word for “mama”) from upstairs at the top of her tiny lungs
Lots of talk about whose voices will fill the void left by the death of John McCain.
After listening to Meghan McCain’s eulogy, seems like we know at least one.
Isn’t it Ironic? Getting ready to go to the G-7 in Canada to fight for our country on Trade (we have the worst trade deals ever made), then off to Singapore to meet with North Korea & the Nuclear Problem...But back home we still have the 13 Angry Democrats pushing the Witch Hunt!
CBC chair responds: “It’s laughable that the White House is criticizing John Lewis and Bennie Thompson for not attending the opening of a civil rights museum that honors the sacrifice of ....wait..... John Lewis, Bennie Thompson, and many others.”
.
@PressSec
: “We think it’s unfortunate that these members of Congress wouldn’t join the President in honoring the incredible sacrifice civil rights leaders made to right the injustices in our history." Adds that POTUS hopes others will join in honoring movement.
Yep, I’ll be walking my 8-and-a-half-month pregnant self on stage tonight for the Democratic debate. A peek inside prep (with fabulous co-moderator
@vanessahauc
of
@NBCUTelemundo
!) —>
Here's the thing about what the
@PressSec
said about
@POTUS
"no" response: in the countless time I've been in the Oval or Cabinet Room or wherever trying to shout questions, I've never heard the president say "no' in order to get us to stop.
.
@PressSec
, today: "The president believes in enforcing federal law," regardless of what the topic is, including marijuana.
@POTUS
, July 29, 2016: " I think it should be up to the states, absolutely."
As reported on
@TODAYshow
: Deutsche Bank will refrain from any future business with President Trump and his company, per a person familiar, and Signature Bank says it's closing the president's two personal accounts, where he had $5m+, as the bank calls for his resignation.
It's official: Paul Manafort has agreed with federal prosecutors to plead guilty in the special counsel investigation, new court filings show (via
@Tom_Winter
) - more on
@NBCNews
and
@MSNBC
momentarily.
and can we also just shoutout
@DanaBashCNN
and
@abbydphillip
for their amazing new positions over at CNN? Incredible journalists, great role models, and always on point.
Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd of Fake News NBC just stated that we have given up so much in our negotiations with North Korea, and they have given up nothing. Wow, we haven’t given up anything & they have agreed to denuclearization (so great for World), site closure, & no more testing!
Kellyanne Conway confirms she’s leaving the White House at the end of the month to focus more on her family. In a statement,
@KellyannePolls
writes: “for now, and for my beloved children, it will be less drama, more mama.”
👀 Rep.
@tedlieu
on the show today: “The president went to new lows at the National Prayer Breakfast. His remarks were petty and entirely inappropriate, so I will be praying for our president.”
heading to Nashville, so this is now officially becoming a
@kwelkernbc
stan account. She’s not only one of the kindest, most thoughtful, most generous human beings I know - beloved by her colleagues - she’s a sharp, fair, focused, thorough journalist. I know this firsthand...
Keep in mind it’s not like Dr. Ford has ever been in this position before. She’s never testified publicly, never been in front of members of Congress like this.
Now, she’s sharing what is clearly, for her, a gut-wrenching and deeply raw story with senators - and with the world.
Q's asked today: is the president engaging in authoritarian behavior? Did Donald Trump Jr. commit treason? Should Americans be concerned with the president's mental fitness? Is it dangerous for POTUS to taunt leaders on Twitter? Do Americans like him more when he's not tweeting?
In return from maternity leave,
@HallieJackson
introduces her daughter, Monroe -- and shares a message on the importance of holding leaders accountable amid a reckoning over racial discrimination and public health disparities.
“The question has been and is now how we handle it.”
On
@MSNBC
right now, Michael Avenatti - lawyer for Stormy Daniels - says he is "absolutely speechless" about Giuliani's comments tonight. Says the American people deserve to be told the truth by the president, and have been lied to.
WATCH: Pamela, 77, with her oxygen tank and her “BETO FOR SENATE” T-shirt, fights back tears while talking about seeing Rep. O'Rourke while they both voted in Texas this morning:
“We’re honored that he was here … We want him to win.”
When the president tells the New York Times to say “thank you” to Donald Trump, veteran journo
@MarkLandler
responds politely: “I’ll stop short of that.”
This audio’s playing off someone’s laptop in the White House briefing room. (Reporters had gathered in here, awaiting briefing, before this story posted.)
@PressSec
has not arrived yet.
New: ProPublica has obtained audio from inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, in which children can be heard wailing.
Border Patrol agent jokes, “We have an orchestra here.”
Meghan McCain to applause inside the National Cathedral: "The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great."
NEWS: it's official. I will be in Philly Thursday for the parade.
💚🦅💚🦅💚🦅💚🦅💚🦅💚🦅!!!
god bless my
@NBCNews
@MSNBC
bosses, and
@stevekornacki
- despite his Pats fandom, graciously sitting in for me that day. steve just tell me how many wawa pretzels you want.
Remember,
@kaitlancollins
was acting on behalf of all network television reporters today in the Oval. I stand firmly with her, and would have done exactly the same thing in her shoes.
.
@POTUS
with
@LesterHoltNBC
last year: “Regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey knowing there was no good time to do it. And in fact when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said - you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story.”
Not that it matters but I never fired James Comey because of Russia! The Corrupt Mainstream Media loves to keep pushing that narrative, but they know it is not true!
On President Trump’s last full day in office, a look at where we started and where we are now.
@HallieJackson
reflects on covering four years defined by chaos and controversy, and the ongoing pursuit of truth and accountability.
and the reporter refusing to take a non-answer for an answer on this *legitimately important question* is the one and only
@KellyO
(feat. the
#kellyOcam
, of course)
"It takes so much courage to admit you need help." This is powerful, from Meghan Markle. And a reminder: the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Per
@POTUS
, on convo with Putin: “He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what they’re saying he did.” (Do you believe him?) “Well, look, I can’t stand there and argue with him. “
.
@AriMelber
, telling Nunberg he's speaking to him as both an interviewer and a human being, says some people are watching this and worried about him. Some are angry at him. Remarkable moment.
Then: "How are you holding up, and do you want to take more time to think this through?
Here's the thing about the president saying he paid "millions of dollars" in federal income tax, and not $750: there is actual proof, in black and white, on the tax returns that President Trump still has not released.
Heard back from president's outside attorney, John Dowd, after trying (again) to find out when exactly Donald Trump knew Mike Flynn lied to the FBI.
Dowd: "I am not going to engage further on this."
"I know my kid will be proud to have the last name. And a lot of my colleagues will have kids that'll be ashamed of them." -Rep. Adam Kinzinger, on the work of the Jan. 6 committee -->
.
@RepSwalwell
on Trump’s comments on Ford: It's disgusting that he would say that about any sexual assault victim, but what is even more disgusting are that people in Congress, Republicans, who have really mostly said zero.
...Postal Service crisis, prolonged deadly pandemic, national reckoning on race, historic presidential ticket, the start of political conventions... yeahhhh I guess it’s time to come back from maternity leave. Let’s get at it. See you on
@NBCNews
this morning, &
@MSNBC
tomorrow.