Trump: Day 704
-Day 4 of the #TrumpShutdown
-Shutdown "Until We Have a Wall"
-Sz Fed Workers Support Shutdown
-Wallows in Conversation w/ Troops
-1st to Not Visit Troops Since 2002
-2nd Migrant Child Dies in Custody
-Angrily Wishes All Merry Christmas
-Day 4 of the #TrumpShutdown
-Shutdown "Until We Have a Wall"
-Sz Fed Workers Support Shutdown
-Wallows in Conversation w/ Troops
-1st to Not Visit Troops Since 2002
-2nd Migrant Child Dies in Custody
-Angrily Wishes All Merry Christmas
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Day 809 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 809 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 660 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 660 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 450 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 84 days, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 450 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 84 days, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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There have been 336 American mass shootings in 36 different states (and Washington D.C.) with six days left to go in the calendar year.
There have been 336 American mass shootings in 36 different states (and Washington D.C.) with six days left to go in the calendar year.
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Guns are the second leading killer of U.S. kids, after car crashes, according to a new report.
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Guns are the second leading killer of U.S. kids, after car crashes, according to a new report.
nbcnews.to/2EJIpsc
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Day 270 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 270 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 270 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 270 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 249 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 249 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"
n.pr/2BdhcL8
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U.S. immigration authorities say an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in government custody.
It's the second instance this month of an immigrant child dying while being detained. apne.ws/9dVNCLd
U.S. immigration authorities say an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in government custody.
It's the second instance this month of an immigrant child dying while being detained. apne.ws/9dVNCLd
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In light of the news of an 8-yr-old Guatemalan child dying in CBP custody, re-upping this oped about how insane and even criminal it is that medical personnel are not being given more access to these people and facilities. thedailybeast.com/jakelin-caals-…
In light of the news of an 8-yr-old Guatemalan child dying in CBP custody, re-upping this oped about how insane and even criminal it is that medical personnel are not being given more access to these people and facilities. thedailybeast.com/jakelin-caals-…
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Since the beginning of Nov, a 6 year old nearly died of a heart attack, 7 year old Jakelin Caal died, and an 8 year old boy died, all while in the custody @cbp’s El Paso sector. In Cal, a 5 month old was treated for pneumonia after being held in an “icebox” cell.
Since the beginning of Nov, a 6 year old nearly died of a heart attack, 7 year old Jakelin Caal died, and an 8 year old boy died, all while in the custody @cbp’s El Paso sector. In Cal, a 5 month old was treated for pneumonia after being held in an “icebox” cell.
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Reminder: Last week, @SecNielsen couldn’t tell a congressional committee how many asylum seeking adults or children have died in the custody of her department.
Reminder: Last week, @SecNielsen couldn’t tell a congressional committee how many asylum seeking adults or children have died in the custody of her department.
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Agents for @cbp however, told members of Congressional Hispanic Caucus they lack the training or equipment to help adults migrants, let alone children, the elderly, or people with special needs.
Agents for @cbp however, told members of Congressional Hispanic Caucus they lack the training or equipment to help adults migrants, let alone children, the elderly, or people with special needs.
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Hundreds of asylum-seekers spent part of Christmas Eve in a downtown parking lot.
Lawmakers and immigrant rights groups are scrambling after ICE released hundreds of migrants without alerting local shelters.
texastribune.org/2018/12/24/ice…
Hundreds of asylum-seekers spent part of Christmas Eve in a downtown parking lot.
Lawmakers and immigrant rights groups are scrambling after ICE released hundreds of migrants without alerting local shelters.
texastribune.org/2018/12/24/ice…
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Day 197 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 197 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 127 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
Day 127 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
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Day 19 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 19 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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The Mueller investigation will continue unimpeded despite the partial government shutdown.
The special counsel's office is "funded from a permanent indefinite appropriation and would be unaffected in the event of a shutdown," a DOJ spokesman says. thehill.com/policy/nationa…
The Mueller investigation will continue unimpeded despite the partial government shutdown.
The special counsel's office is "funded from a permanent indefinite appropriation and would be unaffected in the event of a shutdown," a DOJ spokesman says. thehill.com/policy/nationa…
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Day 84 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 84 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 4 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 4 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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WaPo Editorial Board: Trump's shutdown stunt is an act of needless stupidity. washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump…
WaPo Editorial Board: Trump's shutdown stunt is an act of needless stupidity. washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump…
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After Christmas morning calls to members of the military in front of the press, Trump answers questions on the wall, shutdown, the Fed and Mnuchin. He also launched into a rant about Comey.
After Christmas morning calls to members of the military in front of the press, Trump answers questions on the wall, shutdown, the Fed and Mnuchin. He also launched into a rant about Comey.
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Trump took nine minutes of questions from the pooler and accused Democrats of colluding with Russians in 2016, per @NiallStanage
Trump took nine minutes of questions from the pooler and accused Democrats of colluding with Russians in 2016, per @NiallStanage
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More: “We’re just not opening” says Trump on shutdown, repeating demand for a border wall.
More: “We’re just not opening” says Trump on shutdown, repeating demand for a border wall.
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Trump speaks on partial shutdown from the Oval Office:
"I can't tell you when the government is going to be open. I can tell you it's not going to be open until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they'd like to call it."
Trump speaks on partial shutdown from the Oval Office:
"I can't tell you when the government is going to be open. I can tell you it's not going to be open until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they'd like to call it."
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Trump: "Many of those workers have said to me, communicated, 'Stay out until you get the funding for the wall.' These federal workers want the wall. The only one that doesn't want the wall are the Democrats because they don't mind open borders."
Trump: "Many of those workers have said to me, communicated, 'Stay out until you get the funding for the wall.' These federal workers want the wall. The only one that doesn't want the wall are the Democrats because they don't mind open borders."
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Trump bizarrely claims 'many' federal workers want to go without paychecks until he gets his wall rawstory.com/2018/12/trump-…
Trump bizarrely claims 'many' federal workers want to go without paychecks until he gets his wall rawstory.com/2018/12/trump-…
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Trump on the wall: “There may be a case of an Olympic champion who may get over the wall, but for the most part, you’re not going to be able to do it.”
He knows about ladders, right?
Trump on the wall: “There may be a case of an Olympic champion who may get over the wall, but for the most part, you’re not going to be able to do it.”
He knows about ladders, right?
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Trump shortened his long-demanded border wall by 3/4 from 2,000 miles to 550 miles.
Asked if Democrats pass a spending bill without wall funding, Trump says that’s “probably presidential harassment,” via @asebenius in the Oval.
Trump shortened his long-demanded border wall by 3/4 from 2,000 miles to 550 miles.
Asked if Democrats pass a spending bill without wall funding, Trump says that’s “probably presidential harassment,” via @asebenius in the Oval.
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“I fired him and everybody said, 'why did you fire him, why did you fire him?'...Literally the day before I fired him, they were saying he should be fired.” Offered Comey as an example of Dem hypocrisy after saying they were for a border wall before they were against it.
“I fired him and everybody said, 'why did you fire him, why did you fire him?'...Literally the day before I fired him, they were saying he should be fired.” Offered Comey as an example of Dem hypocrisy after saying they were for a border wall before they were against it.
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Trump, after railing on Comey, says: "It’s a disgrace what’s happening in this country. But other than that, I wish everybody a merry Christmas."
Trump, after railing on Comey, says: "It’s a disgrace what’s happening in this country. But other than that, I wish everybody a merry Christmas."
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LOL. Merry Christmas from the guy with no off switch
LOL. Merry Christmas from the guy with no off switch
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Pelosi on Trump's wall talk: "He says, 'we're going to build a wall with cement and Mexico's going to pay for it’ while he's already backed off of the cement – now he's down to, I think, a beaded curtain or something." 😂 usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
Pelosi on Trump's wall talk: "He says, 'we're going to build a wall with cement and Mexico's going to pay for it’ while he's already backed off of the cement – now he's down to, I think, a beaded curtain or something." 😂 usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
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Trump praised Mattis without reading his resignation letter. It only became apparent to Trump after days of coverage that Mattis had issued a stinging rebuke. Trump grew increasingly angry as he watched defense analysts extol Mattis's bravery on TV.
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Trump praised Mattis without reading his resignation letter. It only became apparent to Trump after days of coverage that Mattis had issued a stinging rebuke. Trump grew increasingly angry as he watched defense analysts extol Mattis's bravery on TV.
nytimes.com/2018/12/23/us/…
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Per @barbarastarrcnn, Defense Secretary James Mattis, who will be out of his job in 6 days, is in his Pentagon office Christmas Day, according to a Defense official.
Per @barbarastarrcnn, Defense Secretary James Mattis, who will be out of his job in 6 days, is in his Pentagon office Christmas Day, according to a Defense official.
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Mattis sends Christmas message to troops days after announcing resignation: "You hold the line"
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Mattis sends Christmas message to troops days after announcing resignation: "You hold the line"
hill.cm/UMEQB0R
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Trump is 1st commander in chief since 2002 not to visit troops anywhere at Christmastime.
nbcnews.com/politics/white…
Trump is 1st commander in chief since 2002 not to visit troops anywhere at Christmastime.
nbcnews.com/politics/white…
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Key House Democrats plan to use their newfound power to force a debate about the war-making authority that Congress approved after 9/11 — after years of being stifled by the chamber's Republican leaders. politico.com/story/2018/12/…
Key House Democrats plan to use their newfound power to force a debate about the war-making authority that Congress approved after 9/11 — after years of being stifled by the chamber's Republican leaders. politico.com/story/2018/12/…
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The Trump admin may be violating federal court orders that found it had unlawfully canceled a federal program to prevent teen pregnancies and shifted that funding to efforts focused primarily on abstinence, Senate Dems said in a new letter. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
The Trump admin may be violating federal court orders that found it had unlawfully canceled a federal program to prevent teen pregnancies and shifted that funding to efforts focused primarily on abstinence, Senate Dems said in a new letter. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
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McCaskill on Trump: "He's almost the master of, 'I'm going to do so much stuff that's crazy that nobody notices crazy anymore. ... I mean, Kanye West was in the Oval Office M'Fing! I mean, think about that. That's crazy weird."
McCaskill on Trump: "He's almost the master of, 'I'm going to do so much stuff that's crazy that nobody notices crazy anymore. ... I mean, Kanye West was in the Oval Office M'Fing! I mean, think about that. That's crazy weird."
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Some of Trump's advisers worry that Mick Mulvaney isn't up for the job as White House acting chief of staff cnn.it/2Ct5M7G
Some of Trump's advisers worry that Mick Mulvaney isn't up for the job as White House acting chief of staff cnn.it/2Ct5M7G
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Trump told Stephen Moore, an economist at the Heritage Foundation, that selecting Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve was “one of the worst choices I’ve ever made” nyti.ms/2CyihPj
Trump told Stephen Moore, an economist at the Heritage Foundation, that selecting Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve was “one of the worst choices I’ve ever made” nyti.ms/2CyihPj
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From last night: Donald Trump, answering phone call from 7-year-old on Christmas Eve: "Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal, right?"
From last night: Donald Trump, answering phone call from 7-year-old on Christmas Eve: "Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal, right?"
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Flashback: JFK's letter to child --"You must not worry about Santa Claus. I talked with him yesterday and he is fine."--1961:
Flashback: JFK's letter to child --"You must not worry about Santa Claus. I talked with him yesterday and he is fine."--1961:
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The @postandcourier found the 7-year-old who Trump talked to about Santa. She didn’t know what “marginal” meant and still believes in Santa postandcourier.com/news/do-a-marg…
The @postandcourier found the 7-year-old who Trump talked to about Santa. She didn’t know what “marginal” meant and still believes in Santa postandcourier.com/news/do-a-marg…
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He’s gonna end up in a Twitter fight with that 7-year-old, isn’t he?
He’s gonna end up in a Twitter fight with that 7-year-old, isn’t he?
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Christmas drear: Government shutdown means lights out for national Christmas tree.
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Christmas drear: Government shutdown means lights out for national Christmas tree.
apne.ws/oWlnvAP
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9 Days remain until Democrats take majority control of the House.
9 Days remain until Democrats take majority control of the House.
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Daily reminder...
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
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Trump participated in a call with military service members stationed overseas in Qatar, Bahrain, Guam and Alaska.
Missing from the list: Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria. H/t: @Kevinliptakcnn
Trump participated in a call with military service members stationed overseas in Qatar, Bahrain, Guam and Alaska.
Missing from the list: Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria. H/t: @Kevinliptakcnn
