Trump: Day 630
-Made 129 False Claims Last Week
-Planning 2 Separate More Children
-Aides Embarrassed by Kanye Antics
-Hatch Act Filed Against Sanders
-Don Jr Ties Khashoggi 2 bin Laden
-Holds 3rd Campaign Rally This Week
-Sz Robert E. Lee was "Great General"
-Made 129 False Claims Last Week
-Planning 2 Separate More Children
-Aides Embarrassed by Kanye Antics
-Hatch Act Filed Against Sanders
-Don Jr Ties Khashoggi 2 bin Laden
-Holds 3rd Campaign Rally This Week
-Sz Robert E. Lee was "Great General"
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Day 735 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 735 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 586 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 586 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Day 376 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 376 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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As of late last night, there have been over 45,000 incidents of U.S. gun violence/crime so far this year.
As of late last night, there have been over 45,000 incidents of U.S. gun violence/crime so far this year.
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**WARNING: Sensitive Content**
After every shooting, there’s outrage, prayers and false promises. Then it happens again.
End #TheMostViciousCycle.
Vote for morally just leaders and share the video. #VoteForOurLives on 11/6.
**WARNING: Sensitive Content**
After every shooting, there’s outrage, prayers and false promises. Then it happens again.
End #TheMostViciousCycle.
Vote for morally just leaders and share the video. #VoteForOurLives on 11/6.
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Day 196 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Day 196 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
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Day 196 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
Day 196 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
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Day 175 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
136 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody.
3 still-separated kids are under 5.
Day 175 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
136 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody.
3 still-separated kids are under 5.
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now a staggering 12,800.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now a staggering 12,800.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
cbsn.ws/2p4QZZr
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Officials separated a 5-year-old asylum seeker from her grandmother, then had the girl sign a contract agreeing to stay in detention.
Helen's form withdraws her request for a Flores bond hearing.
Helen signed her name in wobbly letters. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Officials separated a 5-year-old asylum seeker from her grandmother, then had the girl sign a contract agreeing to stay in detention.
Helen's form withdraws her request for a Flores bond hearing.
Helen signed her name in wobbly letters. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
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On Tuesday, ICE sent a 4-year-old separated child from the U.S. to Guatemala City without telling her family she was coming home.
Instead of reuniting with her deported father, the child spent another night in a government-run shelter.
huffingtonpost.com/entry/ice-sepa…
On Tuesday, ICE sent a 4-year-old separated child from the U.S. to Guatemala City without telling her family she was coming home.
Instead of reuniting with her deported father, the child spent another night in a government-run shelter.
huffingtonpost.com/entry/ice-sepa…
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The White House is actively considering plans that could again separate parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, WaPo reports.
Stephen Miller is advocating for tough measures because he believes the earlier separations worked.
washingtonpost.com/local/immigrat…
The White House is actively considering plans that could again separate parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, WaPo reports.
Stephen Miller is advocating for tough measures because he believes the earlier separations worked.
washingtonpost.com/local/immigrat…
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Under consideration is to detain asylum-seeking families for up to 20 days, then give parents a choice:
—Stay in detention with your child for months/years as cases proceed
—Allow children to be taken to a gov't shelter so others can seek custody
washingtonpost.com/local/immigrat…
Under consideration is to detain asylum-seeking families for up to 20 days, then give parents a choice:
—Stay in detention with your child for months/years as cases proceed
—Allow children to be taken to a gov't shelter so others can seek custody
washingtonpost.com/local/immigrat…
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Day 123 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Day 123 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
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Day 53 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
Day 53 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
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US Atty Ofc in New York says release of Michael Cohen search warrant materials would jeopardize 'ongoing grand jury investigation.'
Prosecutors want to make sealed filing to court Doc:
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US Atty Ofc in New York says release of Michael Cohen search warrant materials would jeopardize 'ongoing grand jury investigation.'
Prosecutors want to make sealed filing to court Doc:
politi.co/2OTHDyo
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Rick Gates is *still* cooperating with Mueller; asks judge to remove GPS tracker, curfew
politico.com/story/2018/10/…
Rick Gates is *still* cooperating with Mueller; asks judge to remove GPS tracker, curfew
politico.com/story/2018/10/…
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From @JonathanTurley: Rod Rosenstein must recuse himself from Special Counsel investigation
I agree when you consider Rosenstein has been cozying up to Trump and Loretta Lynch did recuse herself after a brief meeting with Bill Clinton.
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From @JonathanTurley: Rod Rosenstein must recuse himself from Special Counsel investigation
I agree when you consider Rosenstein has been cozying up to Trump and Loretta Lynch did recuse herself after a brief meeting with Bill Clinton.
thehill.com/opinion/judici…
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According to @ddale8, Trump had his second-most-dishonest week as president last week.
He made 129 false claims in all, just shy of his one-week record of 133, which he set in August.
thestar.com/news/world/ana…
According to @ddale8, Trump had his second-most-dishonest week as president last week.
He made 129 false claims in all, just shy of his one-week record of 133, which he set in August.
thestar.com/news/world/ana…
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Speaking of false claims...
WaPo fact-checks: Trump’s $110 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia: Still fake. washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/…
Speaking of false claims...
WaPo fact-checks: Trump’s $110 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia: Still fake. washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/…
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Senators in both parties are gearing up to force a vote on scrapping U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid mounting frustration over Jamal Khashoggi. politico.com/story/2018/10/…
Senators in both parties are gearing up to force a vote on scrapping U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid mounting frustration over Jamal Khashoggi. politico.com/story/2018/10/…
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A close friend of Jamal Khashoggi says he believes the crown prince and the Saudis may well have felt emboldened by Trump's attacks on journalists as the 'enemy of the people.'
Trump's "rhetoric against journalists probably encouraged the Saudis." yahoo.com/news/khashoggi…
A close friend of Jamal Khashoggi says he believes the crown prince and the Saudis may well have felt emboldened by Trump's attacks on journalists as the 'enemy of the people.'
Trump's "rhetoric against journalists probably encouraged the Saudis." yahoo.com/news/khashoggi…
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Don Jr. promoted a smear tying Jamal Khashoggi to Osama bin Laden, according to The Daily Beast, retweeting a series of tweets meant to imply that Khashoggi supported Islamic terrorism.
thedailybeast.com/trump-jr-boost…
Don Jr. promoted a smear tying Jamal Khashoggi to Osama bin Laden, according to The Daily Beast, retweeting a series of tweets meant to imply that Khashoggi supported Islamic terrorism.
thedailybeast.com/trump-jr-boost…
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The Saudi ambassador to the US texted @jonathanvswan Monday denying allegations that the Saudi government was involved in the Khashoggi disappearance.
Swan responded: 'Do you have footage of him leaving the consulate?'
Still waiting for a reply.
axios.com/jamal-khashogg…
The Saudi ambassador to the US texted @jonathanvswan Monday denying allegations that the Saudi government was involved in the Khashoggi disappearance.
Swan responded: 'Do you have footage of him leaving the consulate?'
Still waiting for a reply.
axios.com/jamal-khashogg…
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Oversight of Jared Kushner by a Democratic Congress is a national security necessity.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5…
Oversight of Jared Kushner by a Democratic Congress is a national security necessity.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5…
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Steven Mnuchin told CNBC that Saudi Arabia has "been a very good partner," and that he still plans on attending the Saudi Future Investment Initiative conference despite the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.
axios.com/steve-mnuchin-…
Steven Mnuchin told CNBC that Saudi Arabia has "been a very good partner," and that he still plans on attending the Saudi Future Investment Initiative conference despite the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.
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6 years ago
6 years ago
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CINCINNATI (AP) Trump says he will raise disappearance of Washington Post journalist with Saudi Arabia's King Salman "at some point".
"at some point"? Like he raised election interference with Putin?
CINCINNATI (AP) Trump says he will raise disappearance of Washington Post journalist with Saudi Arabia's King Salman "at some point".
"at some point"? Like he raised election interference with Putin?
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A new document appears to contradict Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross's congressional testimony about discussions he had about adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, WaPo reports.
washingtonpost.com/local/social-i…
A new document appears to contradict Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross's congressional testimony about discussions he had about adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, WaPo reports.
washingtonpost.com/local/social-i…
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The fact that Wilbur Ross still has a job says a great deal about Trump's tolerance for scandal.
Usually, evidence of a cabinet secretary lying to Congress is a deal-breaker.
on.msnbc.com/2yyiejB
The fact that Wilbur Ross still has a job says a great deal about Trump's tolerance for scandal.
Usually, evidence of a cabinet secretary lying to Congress is a deal-breaker.
on.msnbc.com/2yyiejB
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In the fight over sanctuary city status, Rahm Emanuel is suing the Justice Department for withholding millions in federal grant dollars from the Chicago Police Department.
chicagotribune.com/news/local/pol…
In the fight over sanctuary city status, Rahm Emanuel is suing the Justice Department for withholding millions in federal grant dollars from the Chicago Police Department.
chicagotribune.com/news/local/pol…
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China’s trade surplus with the U.S. hit a record $34.1 billion in September amid trade war
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China’s trade surplus with the U.S. hit a record $34.1 billion in September amid trade war
wapo.st/2PvFTIu
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Premiums for the most popular health insurance plan under Obamacare will decline 1.5 percent next year after years of double-digit increases as more insurers return to the markets. @ropear nytimes.com/2018/10/11/us/…
Premiums for the most popular health insurance plan under Obamacare will decline 1.5 percent next year after years of double-digit increases as more insurers return to the markets. @ropear nytimes.com/2018/10/11/us/…
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State Dept revokes Hillary Clinton's security clearance after she asked for it to be withdrawn.
Employee: "I quit"
Employer: "No, you're fired"
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State Dept revokes Hillary Clinton's security clearance after she asked for it to be withdrawn.
Employee: "I quit"
Employer: "No, you're fired"
hill.cm/NQTPbjX
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Trump's approach to climate and the environment "is literally insane," former Vice President @algore tells @JudyWoodruff.
"It's making the U.S. come off like a rogue nation in being different from any other nation in the entire world."
Trump's approach to climate and the environment "is literally insane," former Vice President @algore tells @JudyWoodruff.
"It's making the U.S. come off like a rogue nation in being different from any other nation in the entire world."
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White House aides were ‘hugely embarrassed’ by Trump-Kanye visit rawstory.com/2018/10/cnn-wh…
White House aides were ‘hugely embarrassed’ by Trump-Kanye visit rawstory.com/2018/10/cnn-wh…
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Fox News swooned over Kanye West at the White House.
Here’s how it covered rappers visiting Obama. wapo.st/2Pr0SfK
Fox News swooned over Kanye West at the White House.
Here’s how it covered rappers visiting Obama. wapo.st/2Pr0SfK
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CREW has filed a Hatch Act complaint against Sarah Huckabee Sanders for using her official government Twitter account to post a photo with Kanye West wearing a MAGA hat in the Oval Office.
citizensforethics.org/press-release/…
CREW has filed a Hatch Act complaint against Sarah Huckabee Sanders for using her official government Twitter account to post a photo with Kanye West wearing a MAGA hat in the Oval Office.
citizensforethics.org/press-release/…
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As Trump kicked off his rally outside Cincinnati, a reminder that his illegal sabotage of the #ACA has caused health care costs in Ohio to increase as much as 22%.
And that Cincinnati—plus Columbus, Baltimore, and Chicago—are taking him to court.
democracyforward.org/work/trump-sab…
As Trump kicked off his rally outside Cincinnati, a reminder that his illegal sabotage of the #ACA has caused health care costs in Ohio to increase as much as 22%.
And that Cincinnati—plus Columbus, Baltimore, and Chicago—are taking him to court.
democracyforward.org/work/trump-sab…
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Susan Glasser on Trump's rallies: What Trump "is actually saying is extraordinary ... It’s not just the whoppers or the particular outrage riffs ... It's the hate, and the sense of actual menace that [Trump] is trying to convey to his supporters."
newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
Susan Glasser on Trump's rallies: What Trump "is actually saying is extraordinary ... It’s not just the whoppers or the particular outrage riffs ... It's the hate, and the sense of actual menace that [Trump] is trying to convey to his supporters."
newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
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WATCH: Trump says "Robert E. Lee was a great general" during Ohio rally, calling the Confederate leader "incredible."
Well, I guess he's scrapped the dog whistle.
WATCH: Trump says "Robert E. Lee was a great general" during Ohio rally, calling the Confederate leader "incredible."
Well, I guess he's scrapped the dog whistle.
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Trump admin planning to crackdown on protests near the White House #KremlinAnnex
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Trump admin planning to crackdown on protests near the White House #KremlinAnnex
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25 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
25 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
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Daily reminder...
Daily reminder...
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
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As we unpack Trump's hesitation to criticize Saudi Arabia and examine his business ties, remembering this from 2016:
Trump registered EIGHT new companies in Saudi Arabia during US election campaign shr.gs/61g9Oxe
As we unpack Trump's hesitation to criticize Saudi Arabia and examine his business ties, remembering this from 2016:
Trump registered EIGHT new companies in Saudi Arabia during US election campaign shr.gs/61g9Oxe
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For all the times it's been said that Trump wants to be his own comms director and press secretary, right now it's actually the case.
nytimes.com/2018/10/12/us/…
For all the times it's been said that Trump wants to be his own comms director and press secretary, right now it's actually the case.
nytimes.com/2018/10/12/us/…
