For the sake of public confidence and even national security, it is crucial that public briefings on the president's condition come from medical personnel at Walter Reed, and not from White House officials.
Per Dem aide:
Schumer to Trump: "Is your plan to rely on the Syrians and the Turks?"
Trump: "Our plan is to keep the American people safe."
Pelosi: "That's not a plan. That's a goal."
NEW: The Reagan Foundation -- which runs the Reagan Library -- has issued a warning to the Trump campaign and the RNC: Quit raising money off Ronald Reagan’s legacy.
A Republican pollster just told me that this court fight could motivate young women to turn out this year. "They may not vote for Biden, but they will vote for Ruth."
So many things that were called "fake news" by the president and his team turned out to be true. The Mueller Report is an exoneration ... of the mainstream media.
Reagan 4/4/80: “Rather than talking about putting up a fence, why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual problems and make it possible for them to come here legally, with a work permit, and then while they are working and earning here, they pay taxes here."
Even President Ronald Reagan tried for 8 years to build a Border Wall, or Fence, and was unable to do so. Others also have tried. We will get it done, one way or the other!
A modest proposal: The cure for ignorance is understanding. Covington Catholic High School should organize a spring break project doing service on a Native American reservation.
Have we lost our capacity to be shocked? The President of the United States -- who is supposed to lead an entire nation -- just retweeted someone urging "Leave Democrat cities. Let them rot."
LBJ on the riots of 68: “What did you expect? I don’t know why we’re surprised. When you put your foot on a man’s neck and hold him down for 300 years, and then you let him up, what’s he going to do? He’s going to knock your block off.”
As of today, I will no longer, ever again, repeat or quote any of the asinine nicknames that
@realDonaldTrump
comes up with for his adversaries.
@twitter
, hold me to it --
My wonderful cousin
@puckett_daniel
was one of nearly 1,200 Americans who died yesterday with covid. He was released from the hospital earlier this week and said he was feeling fine. This disease is a horror.
It’s a good bet he White House is not telling the truth when it claims Trump was at Walter Reed “to begin portions of his routine annual physical exam.” We know this because — well, because those people lie about pretty much everything.
Here is a 7+ minute video, from ABC, of Trump calling on multiple senior aides to defend him and vouch for his 'calm' demeanor in the infrastructure meeting with Democrats after Nancy Pelosi said that he'd had a temper tantrum.
On Page 1, the
@washingtonpost
reports that the president doesn’t read his daily intel brief. On Page 4, it reports that his son-in-law, who hasn’t been able to get a permanent clearance, does.
The FBI is seeking to identify individuals instigating violence in Washington, D.C. We are accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting or violence in and around the U.S. Capitol on January 6. If you have information, visit .
Belated New Year's resolution for 2021: If any cable network puts her under contract as a political commentator after her disgraceful performance in a job where taxpayers pay her salary, I resolve to never watch it again.
Suggesting that Thunberg brought this upon herself. Suggesting that by speaking up, this teen has forfeited any expectation of being treated with decency. Is this the “best”
@FLOTUS
wants us to be?
Beto O'Rourke is livestreaming his haircut. At one point, he notes that his earhair is getting trimmed. Something he says needs to be done as you get older.
The party that’s constantly sounding the alarm about socialism has given us a president who hereby orders private companies to do things that are against their economic interests.
.
@tuckercarlson
is in full cry tonight about Biden's comments today, asking: "When was the last time a sitting president weighed in on a jury decision before it was made? Never!" Really?
A year ago, the Democrats were fielding the most diverse presidential field ever. Now, the race has come down to three white guys whose ages go all the way from 77 to 78.
My 2 cents: It is hard to imagine the NYT would have given anonymity on something like this to someone who was not at least as high as a cabinet secretary or assistant to the president.
I was 9 years old. A man took me away from everyone else at a birthday party and stuck his hand down my pants. He asked me if I liked it. I thought I had done something wrong.
#WhyIDidntReport
Graceful, classy, apolitical eulogies for
@SenJohnMcCain
by
@BarackObama
and George W. Bush. Ex-presidents, former adversaries and upholders of norms of civility.
Amazing to see tweeps are impugning the patriotism of Bill McRaven over the fact that he has criticized the president. He’s not a partisan. Never has been. But he has put his life on the line for the right of free speech that we all enjoy. Which of his critics has done this?
Worth noting after recent comments: Retired Adm. William McRaven was reportedly on Hillary Clinton’s short list for Vice President in 2016.
He’s been critical of President
@realDonaldTrump
— even dating back to the 2016 campaign.
He’s hardly a non-political figure.
Think about this: Elected representatives who are afraid to do their job are hoping federal workers, who live paycheck to paycheck, will have the guts that they don't.
Couple senior Republican lawmakers tell me the only way this breaks open is if TSA employees stay home and Americans get furious about their flights. That’s the only out, they say. And they’re close to the WH.
This really struck a chord with me. A distant relative I hadn't seen in decades turned up at my mother's 2015 funeral so that he could tell me that I had disgraced the family by saying something nice about Obama on TV. At. My. Mother's. Funeral.
Believe it or not, this marks the first time
@NancyPelosi
has ever made the cover of a major national newsmagazine. Never happened when she was the first woman speaker.
There are no words for why the Democrats are staying silent on this. If this is your way to winning an election, fire your strategist. This is disgusting. Love your country. And if you don’t like what is happening then tell the members of Congress to get to work and fix it.
NEW. A significant development -- Seven freshman Democrats, all of whom have national security experience, write in an op-ed for the
@washingtonpost
: These allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect
TRUMP: “Katie, she tested very good for a long period of time, and then all of the sudden she tested positive ... this is why the whole concept of tests aren't necessarily great ... today, I guess, for some reason, she tested positive." 😳
"... warships in the harbor were invited to send 60 to 70 sailors to hear Mr. Trump’s address, with the exception of the McCain. When several sailors from the McCain showed up anyway, wearing their uniforms with the ship’s insignia, they were turned away."
In today's diatribe, Trump describes George W. Bush as having "led a failed and uninspiring presidency." Which overlooks the inconvenient fact that, unlike Trump, Bush was re-elected.
Scoop: The security guard blurted “I love you” to Joe Biden in an elevator. One viral video later, she will nominate him for president, via
@annielinskey
Prediction: Nothing that was revealed today will make any difference to Trump supporters. All conversations taking place this election season are completely circular.
Would be great to get a little more clarity as to why, at a time when people showing symptoms can't get tests, an asymptomatic senator can "out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events."
As the president and House Republicans throw around charges of a “kangaroo court,” this might be a good time to remind people that it was the Republicans who changed House rules in 2015 to give committee chairmen unilateral subpoena power.