"It's one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted...and I was the U.S. attorney in New Jersey."
@ChrisChristie
talks about prosecuting Charles Kushner for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering.
#FiringLineShowPBS
Thank you
@Ocasio2018
for your honesty, authenticity & willingness to engage in a respectful exchange of ideas. But we have to get you some new sneakers before you head to Congress!
@FiringLineShow
@ThirteenWNET
8:30 pm tonight; 10 am Sat
@PBS
check local listings
His responsibility-as an elected GOP gov with national aspirations-is to help us understand the difference between Biden and Trumpโs classified document handlingโ NOT use his platform to confuse, deflect or equate dramatically different conduct that further confuses us
NH Gov. Chris Sununu heavily criticizing DOJ in the Trump documents case, saying: "They saw boxes behind Biden's corvette. And the average American is going, what's the difference?"
โHe wasnโt perfect and never pretended to be. He was principled but unpretentiousโacerbic, honest, and often very funny. He cracked jokes when the going got tough, because โฆ
@SenJohnMcCain
โฉ was always tougher than the times...โ โฆ
@JohnAvlon
โฉ
What we need, right now, is more men & women like
@SenJohnMcCain
in American politics. Principled & courageous, w/ servants heart & warriors determination to defend American ideals. As we reflect on his legacy, may his example inspire a new generation of leadership.
#McCain
150 con law scholars including founder of
@FedSoc
write: "...our carefully considered views of the law lead all of us to agree that the Constitution permits the impeachment, conviction, and disqualification of former officers, including presidents."
The embattled Women's March co-President fails to affirm Israel's right to exist, AFTER refuting charges of anti-Semitism on
@FiringLineShow
tonight. 8:30 pm EST on
@ThirteenWNET
@PBS
The co-president of the
@womensmarch
refuses to affirm Israelโs right to existโ saying โeveryone has a right to exist...I just donโt feel that everyone has a right to exist at the disposal of another group."
Can you imagine Germany revoking US Ambassador
@RichardGrenell
โs partnerโs visa? This is an entirely gratuitous & punitive action to score cheap political points amongst a narrow group of bigoted Trump supporters. How shameful. โฆ
@AmericanUnity
โฉ
Bush US solicitor general & conservative stalwart Theodore Olson said the US Senate has overwhelming evidence to convict former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on the charge of inciting a deadly insurrection at the US Capitol last month.
Well,
@AmbassadorRice
is all in! Hereโs to an emerging trend of โleaning inโ to the VP nomination by the top female candidates on
@JoeBiden
โs short list.
.
@AmbassadorRice
is โhumbled and honoredโ sheโs reportedly a Biden VP contender.
@MargaretHoover
: Would you say yes if he asked you?
Rice: I certainly would say yes.
Hoover: Wow.
Rice: ...if that were the role in which he felt I could best serve, then I'm not going to say no.
@jaketapper
If you are vigorously defending allegations of anti-semitism, seems like affirming Israelโs right to exist would be a no-brainer. Unfortunately, thatโs not what happened.
Dear friend-- your beautiful words, delivered with grace through grief, did your dad
@senjohnmccain
and a grateful nation proud today. Thank you
@meghanmccain
for showing them how tough you are. โค๏ธโค๏ธ
Support
#TeamBeans
! Today would have been Francesca Kaczynskiโs 1st birthday. Every beanie sold supports the Atypical Teratiod Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) Fund
@panmass
@danafarber
. Lots of love and prayers for Rachel & Andrew today.
The question of whether Trump should have kept those documents is fundamentally a political question. Criticize it, attack it, vote against it. But prosecuting a president over his own governmentโs documents is turning a political issue into a legal one.
Happy Birthday to the love of my life
@johnavlon
. Thank you for your smile, for making me and our children laugh, and for dancing with reckless abandon.
#loml
#grateful
๐๐พ๐๐
You know what makes America great? Noble citizens repeatedly willing to give their lives for America:
@GeorgeHWBush
&
@SenJohnMcCain
, not the thankless soul who occupies the highest office & seems incapable of appreciating the profound responsibility his job warrants
โMembers of the GOP leadership are making a huge error in how they are responding to the committeeโฆ They should be quietly trying to push away from the disaster by leaving it on Mr. Trump & his White House, not their party.โ
Bravo
@MiaBLove
on
@jaketapper
@CNNSotu
. I hope your colleagues in the House see the good that can come from this kind of honesty in our civic discourse. How refreshing. Thank you.
Per source: collection of prominent conservative movement figures โ incl Heritage President Kevin Roberts โ will be releasing a letter calling for delay to House and Senate leadership elections.
A a useful primer on anti-Semitism from โฆ
@bariweiss
โฉ, in this moment when the FBI reports a spike in hate crimes against Jews & as we are witnessing a disturbing increase in tolerance for anti-Israel rhetoric in the public square.
.
@davidfrum
's Churchillian defense of liberal democracy to
#Bannon
in The Rise of Populism
@munkdebate
is a MUST see: 'Populism's joy of destruction, wrecking things it could never build...always begins by dividing the country btwn those people & us.'
Hereโs a big idea for Team Biden: commit to vaccinating 75% of Americans (herd immunity levels) by July 4th so the country can celebrate independence from COVID-19, families and Americans can travel, be together and see fireworks ๐ in crowds w/out fear
โHeroes are an endangered species in American politics. Profiles in courage are in short supply. And honor seems like a word found only the dictionary.
But John McCain was an American hero who...
.
@GeorgeHWBush
โs 1000 points of light speech: โThe old ideas are new again because they are not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment, & a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part & pitching in.โ No wonder Trump doesnt โget itโ. These are not his values.
Wise words from
@senatororrinhatch
โs farewell today on pluralism and balancing religious freedom with full protections to LGBT Americans. Hereโs looking at
@mittromney
to carry forth this torch ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Dear friend: your beautiful words, delivered with grace through grief, did your dad
@senjohnmccain
& a grateful nation proud today. Thank you
@meghanmccain
for showing them how tough you are.
#McCainsFuneral
I finally just read my hubby's piece on hyper-polarization in media and it's REALLY good. Hate it when you're right
@JohnAvlon
, but you're right about this. Excellent piece.
Merry Christmas from
@hoovalons
to you and yours! (After one zillion failed attempts at synchronized smiles, I remembered the โupside down tickleโ trick ๐๐ โค๏ธ๐ฏ๐ฅฐ๐๐๐
@johnavlon
Thank you
@ocasio2018
for your honesty, authenticity, & willingness to engage in a respectful exchange of ideas. But we have to get you some new sneakers before you head to Congress!
@firinglineshow
@thirteenwnet
8:30 pm tonight; 10 am Sat
@pbs
check locโฆ
@benshapiro
Thanks, Ben. Youโd be interested in the part of his memoir where
@aiww
writes about politically correct extremism. Pretty eye-popping to see a child of the Cultural Revolution compare PC culture here to totalitarian regimes. Hereโs more of his answer:
Flag officers, including Generals Dunford, McKiernan, McChrystal, Myers, Admirals McRaven, Mullen,
Stavridis, and many more implore Congress to pass Afghan Adjustment Act. H/t โฆ
@jaketapper
โฉ
If Madison Cawthorn loses, itโll be, in large part, because Thom Tillis endorsed โand financially backedโhis opponent. In other words, Tillis stepped up and demonstrated LEADERSHIP. If weโre gonna take back the Republican Party itโs going to take more leaders like that.
Remarkable to hear one of the most prominent critics of the Chinese Communist Party โ
@aiww
โ likening the conformity of political correctness in the United States to the Cultural Revolutionโs ideological cleansing. 1/3
โYou want to go deeper?โ asks artist & former political prisoner Ai Weiwei.
Yes!
@aiww
then explains how "ideological cleansing" and politically correct extremism in the US make him conclude, "In many ways, you are already in the authoritarian state. You just don't know it."
9/11 hit me when the school handed us a photo plaque innocently stating โFirst Day of Preschoolโ with the date. My eyes welled with tears. Here we hold both the thrill of my daughterโs new beginning together with todayโs sadness from the memory of 17 yeโฆ
Asked
@McFaul
on
@FiringLineShow
tonight whether the intel offensive against Putin by US has been effectiveโฆ hereโs a definitive take for the yes column.
It's pretty remarkable how far the US intel community has come in counter-active measures efforts in the last few years. The analysis paralysis of the past has been replaced by an intentional workstream declassifying intel to expose plans before they're set in motion. Kudos.
This interview with
@MikeBloomberg
is from Sept 2019
He says:
1. Xi Jinping is not a dictator
2. "No government survives without the will of the majority of its people"
A gift to the Communist Party of China
BTW,
@MargaretHoover
is one of the best TV interviewers
My husband,
@JohnAvlon
: Did you write me in for Governor? Me: Huh? My husband: Seriously, I got one vote for Governor. Me: Sorry, it wasnโt me. Iโll do that next time. Can I do that for Mayor too???
"The party of Lincoln is acting like a subsidiary of Trump,Inc. And that's what you saw tonight."
Last night, I broke down President Trump's
#SOTU
with
@Trevornoah
on
@TheDailyShow
and shared my thoughts on Trump's best and worst moments of the night.
New reporting on Trumpโs call w/ โฆ
@GOPLeader
โฉ during riots quotes profile-in-courage โฆ
@HerreraBeutler
โฉ who voted for impeachment & continues to go on the record. For more from her catch โฆ
@FiringLineShow
โฉ on
@pbs
tonight & this weekend๐ช๐บ๐ธ
Anytime I think of Beans and look at Tallia, and Iโm just filled with so much love for her and gratitude knowing how lucky I am and how precious but fleeting life can be.
Trumpโs charictarization of all unauthorized individuals in the US as potential murderers & vicious assailaints dangerously dehumanizes men/women/children/families who are economically & politically disempowered due to circumstances outside their control is sickeningly divisive.
Hoovalon Alert! ๐จ
@JohnAvlon
& I will be on
@Acosta
in 12 minutes talking new GOP polling and I'll weigh in on the possibility that CA GOP's may strip opposition to marriage equality and abortion from state party platform. ๐
The only pro-impeachment GOP members to have survived their primaries are from states that have passed voting reform: CAโs top 2 system (
@RepDavidValadao
) and WAโs ranked-choice voting (
@HerreraBeutler
,
@RepNewhouse
).
*Thatโs a loud PSA for voting reform protecting democracy.*
Washington CD-03 House Open Primary Election Result
57% Reported
#MariePerez
(D) โ 31.8% (34,229 votes)
#JamieHerreraBeutler
โ 24.5% (26,373 votes)
#JoeKent
(Trump-Backed) โ 20.1% (21,666 votes)
Top 2 vote-getters, regardless of party affiliated will move on to general election
โฆ.
@MJGerson
โฉ: American fascism needs to be aggressively marginalized. This wonโt happen if responsible Republicans decline to engage the debate or leave the field entirely. Sen. Mitt Romney, Rep. Liz Cheney, & Rep. Adam Kinzinger need reinforcements.
No one should have to defend their spouses divergent political views. But it would have been better if
@KellyannePolls
had said, โWeโre not the 1st political couple to disagree & we wonโt be the last.โ Period. Her 5 min rant reveals a lot.
@hoovalon
I love the twinkle in his eye & his precise pen. But even more, I admire how Charles Krauthammer, time & again, surmounted the setbacks life dealt him. His grace & courage, so notable as he leaves us, are wholly consistent with the life he fully lived.
Seriously, no one will confuse DJT with โฆ
@HerbertHoover31
โฉ who fed Europe during WWI, the Bolshevikโs, or Europe again after WWII. But thanks for reinforcing an FDR talking point.