Anyone who covered January 6th at the Capitol will recognize what has now crossed the Atlantic. The same conspiracy theories, the same smears, even the same incendiary chants. It needs to be denounced decisively before it threatens all political civility.
#January6Parallels
Nancy Pelosi answers a
@itvnews
question with a stinging rebuke & dire warning to UK government. “How can they walk away from an international agreement?” She makes abundantly clear there will be no UK-US trade agreement - which for
@BorisJohnson
is the crown jewels of Brexit.
What a way to humiliate a serving British Prime Minister
@theresa_may
and
@KimDarroch
, a fine diplomat. And just a month after the State Visit. A presidential tweet that makes a mockery of the British strategy to win influence through charm and flattery.
I have been very critical about the way the U.K. and Prime Minister Theresa May handled Brexit. What a mess she and her representatives have created. I told her how it should be done, but she decided to go another way. I do not know the Ambassador, but he is not liked or well....
This is true. Astonishingly leak-proof process by
@Oprah
and her production team. How did so many revelations in an interview that was conducted days ago stay secret? The rarest of media events.
#MeghanAndHarry
1. From a media perspective one of the extraordinary things about the Oprah interview is how CBS did not leak any portions to reporters ahead of time and even members of the media learned about what was in the interview when it aired.
That simply doesn't happen anymore.
Good historical reference
@MattGarrahan
- it felt a little like that today, though luckily this mob didn’t burn it to the ground...but I believe the burning of Washington was 1814
#RevolutionaryTimes
That will be an interesting dynamic. Not as awkward as the McCain funeral he didn’t attend, but George H.W. Bush made clear he was no fan of Trump, despised his ego, and had voted for Hillary Clinton.
And not only that, also resent how Britain normalised Trump by hosting him for a state visit, and at the way
@theresa_may
worked so hard to be the first foreign leader into the Oval. Dems admire far more Angela Merkel’s approach to
@realDonaldTrump
- pragmatic but distant.
Not sure it’s sunk in yet just many of the Obama era Democrats (many of whom will soon be part of a Biden White House) a) associate Boris Johnson with Trump/Trumpism b) remember and begrudge the Obama “part Kenyan” article. Not going to be an easy task for the FCDO.
White House is saying that CNN’s
@Acosta
- an outstanding reporter we all admire - has had his White House press credentials revoked. The President’s battle with the media has taken an ominous turn.
Thank you
@mehdirhasan
- I agree it’s simply not adequate for the
@StateDept
to suggest it’s a mysterious event. IDF operations in Gaza are underpinned by American diplomatic & military support and the US can demand transparency and accountability. The
@itvnews
video is shocking.
Important questioning of the Biden administration, from ITV's
@robertmooreitv
, after the UK TV news org filmed a Palestinian man with a white flag, Ramzi Abu Sahloul, being shot dead by the Israelis in what was supposed to be a 'safe zone' in Gaza.
A deeply inadequate response:
As America reels from the Capitol riot,
@robertmooreitv
recalls the extraordinary day with never-before-seen pictures by the ITV News Washington team - who were the only news team inside the building with the rioters.
Storming the Capitol: The Inside Story. Tonight, 10.45pm
@ITV
Three unfolding and inter-connected stories in the US tonight: the Electoral College has just confirmed Joe Biden’s victory; Bill Barr is out as Attorney-General; Covid death toll tops 300,000. And still
@realDonaldTrump
refuses to concede or accept the reality of his loss.
Extraordinary and fiery press conference from
@POTUS
- in which he denies being too old. Then - excruciatingly for his staff - he returned to the microphone and says Egyptian leader el-Sisi is president of Mexico, validating his critics.
'I hope the Senate convict him because he needs to be stopped from running again.'
@piersmorgan
and
@itvnews
Washington Correspondent
@robertmooreitv
discuss Donald Trump's final few hours in office as Joe Biden prepares to be sworn in as the 46th US President.
Quite the exchange in the Intel Cttee:
CHAIRMAN: Sondland agreed with you that the President did not give a shit about Ukraine. So his answer was to you, the President doesn't give a shit about Ukraine?
HOLMES: My recollection, he said, Nope, not at all, doesn't give a shit.
A pandemic with 100,000+ dead, deepening racial turmoil, and a President threatening to use the military to open fire on looters. America may be facing its longest, most traumatic summer since 1968.
I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National Guard & get the job done right.....
Senator Blumenthal: “The White House is looking increasingly like a criminal enterprise...we will all remember where we were today. This is a Watergate moment.”
The U.K. “seems to have abandoned science completely now and are just trying to guess their way out of a mess,” according to one US vaccine expert, quoted in this
@nytimes
article. If 🇺🇸/🇬🇧 experts start disagreeing, that is not going to do a lot for vaccine confidence.
This is interesting. When I asked the MHRA at the press conference this week whether you could mix vaccines, they said no — now the official guidance suggests you can, if there’s no alternative...
Increasing focus in America on Britain as an outlier and its contrarian handling of the pandemic. As my colleague
@Peston
makes clear it‘s not only a major risk, but calibrating how to secure herd immunity while protecting the elderly is spectacularly hard without better data.
Boris Johnson once said his political hero was the mayor in “Jaws,” praising him for defying mass hysteria to keep the beaches open after a constituent is eaten by a shark. As the coronavirus now stampedes across the world, he's heeding the same principle.
Our documentary airs tonight in the UK on
@ITV
at 10.25pm. I track down some of the insurrectionists I met on January 6th. It's a film that discovers seething grievances just below the surface and we assess the danger of further far-right political violence.
#AfterTheStorm
Is the threat of far-right political extremism to American democracy receding or just building in aftermath of US Capitol riots? |
@robertmooreitv
writes
Thank you to the
#MonteCarloTVFestival
for recognising
@itvnews
reporting. Proud to work alongside colleagues and competitors who are committed to newsgathering every single day.
#GoldenNymph
As many are pointing out to
@jaketapper
, you can debate the value of regulating television news to ensure it retains editorial balance. But it still seems a stretch to describe as “insanity” the existence of a light-touch regulator such as
@Ofcom
to hold us to high standards.
This is what happens when you live in a country where there is no First amendment. Insanity:
Variety: ‘U.K. media regulator Ofcom launched an investigation after more than 41,000 people complained about Piers Morgan’s comments on Meghan Markle.’
@FordFischer
is an American journalist featured in tonight's
@robertmooreitv
documentary, would strongly recommend following him for on the ground reporting of the situation in the US.
My chat with
@CapehartJ
this morning on
@MSNBC
@TheSundayShow
about the continuing threat facing America. How delusions drove the insurrection on
#January6th
- and why dangerous conspiracy theories are still building.
.
@robertmooreitv
joins
@CapehartJ
on what he calls "the dangerous and the delusional" beliefs of the people he interviewed, who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection, for his new documentary, "After the Storm: America's Enemy Within."
#SundayShow
Just enormously proud of Mark Davey,
@itvnews
and the extraordinary set of frontline camera operators that
@itn
employs and nurtures. A rich heritage that is alive and well. Thank you
@RTS_media
for recognising the talent that lies behind the lens.
Described as “a case study of how good camera operators know how to be in the right place at the right time and pick the right shots under extreme pressure and stress.” The award for Photography in Documentary/Factual & Non Drama goes to Mark Davey for
@itvnews
at Ten
#RTSAwards
The last media and political loyalists are turning on
@realDonaldTrump
- this is going to be a brutal 12 days for the White House. Calls for the
#25thAmendment
and
#impeachment
are growing. The President’s isolation is complete.
.
@WSJ
editorial: “This was an assault on the constitutional process of transferring power after an election. This goes beyond refusing to concede defeat. In our view it crosses a constitutional line that Trump hasn’t previously crossed. It’s impeachable.”
AMAZING!
More than one MILLION marchers for President
@realDonaldTrump
descend on the swamp in support.
Best base in political history — we LOVE you guys!!! ❤️🇺🇸
Thanks, Alastair. Honoured to be in the company of
@CliveMyrieBBC
and
@AlexCrawfordSky
- two exceptional reporters doing brave work on Covid and other frontlines. And I’m especially proud to be part of
@itvnews
where teamwork is behind everything we do.
Thanks
@IamAndreSousa
- the cameraman was Mark Davey, a veteran of conflict zones, and producer was
@SophieAlex1
- I’m glad you found it on the ITV hub and that you feel we gave it more context than the raw social media video alone.
Just watching
#StormingTheCapitol
on the
@itvhub
and oh my my!
I've followed the situation as it unfolded on social media and on live news, but that didn't even come close to the real thing this documentary covers.
Stellar work
@robertmooreitv
& camera op! 👏👏👏
Superb concluding paragraph to the NYT’s Jerry Springer obituary, recalling his own words: “I’ve been virtually everything you can’t respect: a lawyer, a mayor, a major-market news anchor and a talk-show host. Pray for me. If I get to heaven, we’re all going.”
#Jerry_Springer
If you’re in the U.K., do watch our documentary “Trump: The Return?” It examines the former president’s enduring appeal, the startling weakness in the Biden coalition of voters, and whether
@realDonaldTrump
can complete the ultimate come-back story.
@ITV
and
@ITVX
at 9pm tonight
The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday. The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!
Extraordinary time for Trump’s European trip, meeting a weakened Merkel and a deeply wounded May. He exploits weakness, so brace for a bitter NATO summit and a supremely awkward UK visit. The only time he will display respect could be in Helsinki...for Putin.
For those in the U.K., our new documentary examines the threat to American democracy two weeks before the midterm elections. On
@ITV
at 22:45 tonight, following an action-packed
@itvnews
News at Ten.
“Frankly, we did win this election...this is a major fraud on our nation. We will be going to the Supreme Court....we will win this and as far as I am concerned we already have.” America’s nightmare scenario edges into reality.
#USElections2020
Happy Publication Day
@BBCJonSopel
!
Expertly laying bare the real story of the 2020 campaign in a panoramic account of an election and a year like no other,
#UnPresidented
is out now.
Nancy Pelosi’s exasperation with UK very clear. It begs many questions: How did Downing Street so totally miscalculate mood of Congress? Was it warned by
@KarenPierceUK
? Even if Trump wins re-election, House certainly stays in hands of Democrats, dooming trade deal.
#Brexit
Sad to hear that the brilliant
@skynewsmichelle
is leaving
@SkyNews
- calm and measured, someone who overcame adversity and excelled on every story, she is admired by everyone at
@itvnews
who worked alongside her in Washington and around the world.
Welcome to Barbados 🇧🇧
The reason why we are enduring this assignment to the Caribbean is because tonight they remove the Queen as Head of State and become a Republic.
Read here why they’re doing and why some want to conversation to move to reparations
At the UN we're always asked to do more & give more. So, when we make a decision, at the will of the American ppl, abt where to locate OUR embassy, we don't expect those we've helped to target us. On Thurs there'll be a vote criticizing our choice. The US will be taking names.
Old guard Republicans angrily pushing back at the latest Trump proposal to overturn the election result, forwarding to him the wording of the 12th Amendment.
#KnowTheConstitution
.
@realDonaldTrump
would you just stop with this crap. You know damn well
@VP
only has the power to count votes already confirmed by the electoral college. YOU LOST. That’s what happens when YOU LOSE. Pence ain’t changing that. Here, read the
#12thAmendment
Competitive, gifted, tenacious, widely admired - and liked - in our industry. Now rebooting after decades on the road and on the frontlines,
@BillNeelyNBC
has so much more to offer. Looking forward to seeing what’s next.
Some personal news: after 7 years as Chief Global Correspondent
@NBCNews
, I’ve decided to hang up my mic. for now, ending my career at a network I could never have imagined working for when I was a cub reporter
@BBCNews
in 1981. After 40 years as a broadcaster, time for a break!
EU flag is no longer flying from the British Embassy in Washington tonight. Acting Ambassador tells me the pole will still be put to good use, marking various UK events including a Rainbow Flag to fly on Gay Pride Day.
An honour to cite the journalism of
@PaulBrandITV
and
@DanielHewittITV
as they excelled in some of the most important British stories of the last year. Holding the powerful to account; demanding decent housing for all.
#ProudColleague
It was the honour of a lifetime to win this award. Thank you to the
@FPALondon
for the recognition and to
@itvnews
for three decades of support. Yes, we are in awe of
@mariaressa
and her courage. Her fearless defence of journalism is an inspiration.
#FPAawards21
Respected presidential historian calls for inauguration ceremony to be moved to fortified location after reports the Pentagon fears an “insider attack” from a rogue soldier. Good Lord.
#America2021
We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic. Trade will not be affected. Details to follow!
President Trump, inside the most secure building in the world, tells police not to hold back. Praising the Proud Boys - pretty much the only activists left on the streets overnight - is consistent with his “stand down and stand by” message from the first presidential debate.
ANTIFA SCUM ran for the hills today when they tried attacking the people at the Trump Rally, because those people aggressively fought back. Antifa waited until tonight, when 99% were gone, to attack innocent
#MAGA
People. DC Police, get going — do your job and don’t hold back!!!
Proud to be part of this Inauguration special programme with
@tombradby
with the outstanding
@emmamurphyitv
-
@itvnews
showing deep commitment to covering this tumultuous US election and its aftermath. Tune in.
#InaugurationDay
ITV News will bring you live coverage as Joe Biden becomes president of the United States.
@tombradby
presents from Washington DC - watch from 3.30pm on
@ITV
or online here:
Thanks, Bill. A few tricks of our trade are included in this chat with
@amolrajan
, including several you have taught me over the years in your frontline reporting for
@itvnews
and
@NBCNews
Every broadcast journalist & TV News executive should listen to this masterclass on how to report TV News. How a British team led by
@robertmooreitv
scooped the world on the storming of the US Congress- by their generous rivals the BBC.
A huge thanks to
@bafta
for recognising
@itvnews
and
#NewsAtTen
- I benefit from working alongside extraordinary colleagues. We all recognise that the powerful Ukraine coverage - across all U.K. channels - is testimony to the strength of British TV news.
Terrific speech by
@robertmooreitv
, triggering mass applause, as he stressed the importance of
@itvnews
@itn
holding the UK Gov’t to account and telling the world what Russia’s deluded leader is doing to Ukraine. Bravo.
Imagine living in a world in which even a blank piece of paper is seen as a threat. Perfectly encapsulates the paranoia of the Putin security elite.
#RussianProtests
#Orwell
@chrisshipitv
It was a stunning piece of reporting by
@CliveMyrieBBC
and, as with the breathtaking piece by
@robertmooreitv
from inside the Capitol on January 6, proof that in the UK we have some of the world’s best television news reporters.
Astonishing courage and composure from our friends
@SkyNews
and a miraculous escape by Stuart Ramsey and his team that underlines the risks for ordinary Ukrainians. Glad to know they are safely home. 👇