Trump: Day 703
-Day 3 of the #TrumpShutdown
-Seeks Pity Claiming 'All Alone' in WH
-Claims Shutdown $ Will Fund Wall
-Slams Top US Envoy in ISIS Fight
-Praises Saudi Arabia & North Korea
-Rails on Fed Tanking the Markets
-Dow Plummets Another 653 Points
-Posts 17 Tweets in 24 Hrs
-Day 3 of the #TrumpShutdown
-Seeks Pity Claiming 'All Alone' in WH
-Claims Shutdown $ Will Fund Wall
-Slams Top US Envoy in ISIS Fight
-Praises Saudi Arabia & North Korea
-Rails on Fed Tanking the Markets
-Dow Plummets Another 653 Points
-Posts 17 Tweets in 24 Hrs
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Day 808 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 808 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 659 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 659 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 449 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injuring 546.
Although a bump stock ban takes effect in 85 days, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 449 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injuring 546.
Although a bump stock ban takes effect in 85 days, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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Fred Guttenberg on bump stock ban: "I'm thankful that the administration took the step to put in place this new rule, but that's all that it is, it's a rule." @HillTVLive
Fred Guttenberg on bump stock ban: "I'm thankful that the administration took the step to put in place this new rule, but that's all that it is, it's a rule." @HillTVLive
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With one week left in 2018: There have been 11 mass shootings in the 24 days of December, bringing this year's mass shooting total to 335.
January: 22
February: 14
March: 17
April: 25
May: 28
June: 51
July: 46
August: 34
September: 34
October: 30
November: 23
December: 12
With one week left in 2018: There have been 11 mass shootings in the 24 days of December, bringing this year's mass shooting total to 335.
January: 22
February: 14
March: 17
April: 25
May: 28
June: 51
July: 46
August: 34
September: 34
October: 30
November: 23
December: 12
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Real-time U.S. gun violence data for 2018, as of Christmas Eve:
•14,230 gun deaths
•27,410 gun injuries
•647 children shot
•2,766 teenagers shot
•1,996 armed home invasions
•1,732 incidents of defensive gun use
•1,549 unintentional shootings
•335 mass shootings
Real-time U.S. gun violence data for 2018, as of Christmas Eve:
•14,230 gun deaths
•27,410 gun injuries
•647 children shot
•2,766 teenagers shot
•1,996 armed home invasions
•1,732 incidents of defensive gun use
•1,549 unintentional shootings
•335 mass shootings
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Mass shootings in the U.S. routinely prompt a national debate on guns, but little attention is paid to the financial instrument that has become an unwitting enabler of the carnage nyti.ms/2EGmnXn
Mass shootings in the U.S. routinely prompt a national debate on guns, but little attention is paid to the financial instrument that has become an unwitting enabler of the carnage nyti.ms/2EGmnXn
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Day 269 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 269 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 269 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 269 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 248 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
As of 11/29 according to Trump admin:
➡️ 173 of 2,667 *separated kids* still in custody.
Day 248 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
As of 11/29 according to Trump admin:
➡️ 173 of 2,667 *separated kids* still in custody.
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FYI: The Trump admin has quietly resumed separating immigrant families at the border.
At one agency, the children were put into temporary foster care and shelters with little or no indication that they arrived at the border with their parents: propub.li/2QcsPvY
FYI: The Trump admin has quietly resumed separating immigrant families at the border.
At one agency, the children were put into temporary foster care and shelters with little or no indication that they arrived at the border with their parents: propub.li/2QcsPvY
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now almost 15,000 are in U.S. custody.
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 almost 15,000 are in U.S. custody.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Beto O'Rourke showed up to support activists who were caroling for the migrant children held at the Tornillo, TX tent city. theguardian.com/us-news/2018/d…
Beto O'Rourke showed up to support activists who were caroling for the migrant children held at the Tornillo, TX tent city. theguardian.com/us-news/2018/d…
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Texas Tent City Housing 2,500 Migrant Children Is Said to Close in January via @NYTimes
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Texas Tent City Housing 2,500 Migrant Children Is Said to Close in January via @NYTimes
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Judge in DC blocked a looming family separation today, said government counsel unreachable, perhaps due to shutdown
Motion for TRO:
bit.ly/2ENWztk
Judge in DC blocked a looming family separation today, said government counsel unreachable, perhaps due to shutdown
Motion for TRO:
bit.ly/2ENWztk
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Austin couple places baby Jesus in "ICE cage" to protest Trump immigration policies
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Austin couple places baby Jesus in "ICE cage" to protest Trump immigration policies
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Day 196 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 196 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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U.S. judge rules North Korea is liable for $501 million in damages for torture and killing of American student Otto Warmbier
U.S. judge rules North Korea is liable for $501 million in damages for torture and killing of American student Otto Warmbier
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On the day Otto Warmbier’s parents receive a judgment that North Korea must pay a $500M settlement for the death of their son, Trump tweets his excitement to meet the man responsible for his death.
On the day Otto Warmbier’s parents receive a judgment that North Korea must pay a $500M settlement for the death of their son, Trump tweets his excitement to meet the man responsible for his death.
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Day 126 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
Day 126 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
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Day 18 since US Justice Department prosecutors say Trump committed a felony
Yet, no subpoena, no indictment, no impeachment
One must ask. Is Trump above the law?
Day 18 since US Justice Department prosecutors say Trump committed a felony
Yet, no subpoena, no indictment, no impeachment
One must ask. Is Trump above the law?
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Trump does not deny that he spoke the Acting Attorney General about a case where he is named as an unindicted co-conspirator
Trump does not deny that he spoke the Acting Attorney General about a case where he is named as an unindicted co-conspirator
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Day 83 since WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Saudi Arabia admits they were responsible for his death. Yet, the location of Khashoggi's body remains unknown.
Why does Trump defend Saudi Arabia?
Day 83 since WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Saudi Arabia admits they were responsible for his death. Yet, the location of Khashoggi's body remains unknown.
Why does Trump defend Saudi Arabia?
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Day 3 since Congress & Trump have not agreed on a spending bill.
Government agencies are now shut down.
More than 420,000 government workers to work without pay, including 41,000 federal law enforcement and correctional officers. #TrumpShutdown
Day 3 since Congress & Trump have not agreed on a spending bill.
Government agencies are now shut down.
More than 420,000 government workers to work without pay, including 41,000 federal law enforcement and correctional officers. #TrumpShutdown
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From Pelosi and Schumer: “It's Christmas Eve and Trump is plunging the country into chaos. The stock market is tanking and the president is waging a personal war on the Federal Reserve – after he just fired the Secretary of Defense."
From Pelosi and Schumer: “It's Christmas Eve and Trump is plunging the country into chaos. The stock market is tanking and the president is waging a personal war on the Federal Reserve – after he just fired the Secretary of Defense."
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New Pelosi/Schumer statement: “The president wanted the shutdown, but he seems not to know how to get himself out of it.”
New Pelosi/Schumer statement: “The president wanted the shutdown, but he seems not to know how to get himself out of it.”
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Rep. John Garamendi on CNN: "I'm not going to give [Trump] a billion or $2 or $5 billion slush fund until he tells us precisely where and how that money is going to be used ... Do you expect us to put up $5 billion without construction plans as to where the wall will be?"
Rep. John Garamendi on CNN: "I'm not going to give [Trump] a billion or $2 or $5 billion slush fund until he tells us precisely where and how that money is going to be used ... Do you expect us to put up $5 billion without construction plans as to where the wall will be?"
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It's going to be a long Christmas week for all of us
It's going to be a long Christmas week for all of us
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“I am all alone”: An isolated Trump unleashed a storm of Yuletide gloom
The latest on Trump's Christmas Eve grievances
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“I am all alone”: An isolated Trump unleashed a storm of Yuletide gloom
The latest on Trump's Christmas Eve grievances
washingtonpost.com/politics/i-am-…
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This implies that Trump won't back pay federal employees but rather use that money towards wall funding.
Building the wall on the backs of federal workers. How despicable.
This implies that Trump won't back pay federal employees but rather use that money towards wall funding.
Building the wall on the backs of federal workers. How despicable.
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There's no White House press staff at WH today who can provide information about this, and still no Marine guarding the West Wing - as is supposed to be the case when Trump is there. Impossible to verify any of this.
There's no White House press staff at WH today who can provide information about this, and still no Marine guarding the West Wing - as is supposed to be the case when Trump is there. Impossible to verify any of this.
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"Donald Trump is dangerous and unfit for office. Nearly every member of the House of Representatives knows this. I bet that every single senator does. History’s eyes are on them, as are the world’s right now."
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"Donald Trump is dangerous and unfit for office. Nearly every member of the House of Representatives knows this. I bet that every single senator does. History’s eyes are on them, as are the world’s right now."
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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Israel's Government Collapses Amid Corruption Charges and Trump's Mideast Chaos - The Daily - thedailybeast.com/israels-govern…
Israel's Government Collapses Amid Corruption Charges and Trump's Mideast Chaos - The Daily - thedailybeast.com/israels-govern…
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Trump goes after his top U.S. Envoy in the fight against ISIS claiming he was responsible for returning frozen Iranian funds after sanctions were lifted.
Trump goes after his top U.S. Envoy in the fight against ISIS claiming he was responsible for returning frozen Iranian funds after sanctions were lifted.
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Reminder: Trump claimed he didn't even know Brett 2 days ago
Reminder: Trump claimed he didn't even know Brett 2 days ago
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FYI: This Syria funding Trump takes credit for in his praise of Saudi Arabia was negotiated by @brett_mcgurk.
The same Brett McGurk.
Here’s the @StateDept briefing on it from August state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/20…
FYI: This Syria funding Trump takes credit for in his praise of Saudi Arabia was negotiated by @brett_mcgurk.
The same Brett McGurk.
Here’s the @StateDept briefing on it from August state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/20…
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"MR MCGURK: So – this is Brett. So these are not pledges. These are very hard contributions from these partners, particularly the $100 million from Saudi Arabia, which they announced yesterday, and we put a statement about that last night."
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"MR MCGURK: So – this is Brett. So these are not pledges. These are very hard contributions from these partners, particularly the $100 million from Saudi Arabia, which they announced yesterday, and we put a statement about that last night."
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Turkish official says Trump will visit in 2019
Reminder: Trump has 2 conjoined towers in Istanbul, Turkey
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Turkish official says Trump will visit in 2019
Reminder: Trump has 2 conjoined towers in Istanbul, Turkey
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Trump in 2016: Janet Yellen should be ‘ashamed’ of what she’s doing to the country by keeping interest rates low; Fed created a "false stock market" cnb.cx/2NvV6bf
Trump in 2016: Janet Yellen should be ‘ashamed’ of what she’s doing to the country by keeping interest rates low; Fed created a "false stock market" cnb.cx/2NvV6bf
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Reminder: When the stock market was going up, on more than 100 occasions, Trump took credit for its rise.
Reminder: When the stock market was going up, on more than 100 occasions, Trump took credit for its rise.
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Dow drops 653 points. Trump furious about econ free fall and places sole blame on Fed chair.
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Dow drops 653 points. Trump furious about econ free fall and places sole blame on Fed chair.
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With today's pullback, the Dow has dropped 5,036 points from an October 3rd high of 26,828 down to 21,792 in just over 11 weeks
With today's pullback, the Dow has dropped 5,036 points from an October 3rd high of 26,828 down to 21,792 in just over 11 weeks
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Trump's White House tried to calm markets this weekend. It backfired.
The S&P 500 has suffered a 20% decline ending the longest bull market in post-WWII era.
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Trump's White House tried to calm markets this weekend. It backfired.
The S&P 500 has suffered a 20% decline ending the longest bull market in post-WWII era.
washingtonpost.com/business/econo…
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Trump has unsettled Wall Street and Washington - and it’s likely to get worse cnbc.com/2018/12/24/pre…
Trump has unsettled Wall Street and Washington - and it’s likely to get worse cnbc.com/2018/12/24/pre…
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The Art of the Slump: How Donald Trump's presidency has hurt his businesses more than helped them. apne.ws/rtDSZFP
The Art of the Slump: How Donald Trump's presidency has hurt his businesses more than helped them. apne.ws/rtDSZFP
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Supreme Court halts contempt order against mystery company owned by foreign government hill.cm/sAczU0g
Supreme Court halts contempt order against mystery company owned by foreign government hill.cm/sAczU0g
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WATCH: Russian state-owned network releases satirical Christmas Eve video asking if Trump is a Russian spy hill.cm/TxJPyH6
WATCH: Russian state-owned network releases satirical Christmas Eve video asking if Trump is a Russian spy hill.cm/TxJPyH6
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Trump unleashes attacks on long list of enemies in Christmas Eve tweet storm posting 17 tweets in the past 24 hours...so far.
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Trump unleashes attacks on long list of enemies in Christmas Eve tweet storm posting 17 tweets in the past 24 hours...so far.
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10 Days remain until Democrats take majority control of the House.
10 Days remain until Democrats take majority control of the House.
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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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Donald Trump, answering phone call from a 7-year-old on Christmas Eve: "Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal, right?"
Donald Trump, answering phone call from a 7-year-old on Christmas Eve: "Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal, right?"
