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Father, grandfather, 42nd President of the United States, Founder, Clinton Foundation. Follow @ClintonFdn for more on our work around the world.
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Feb 9, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
I agree with President Biden that the state of our Union is strong. Here’s why:
🧵 In two years, @POTUS and @VP have faced some of the most daunting challenges of any incoming administration, including a global pandemic, a faltering economy, threats to democracy here and abroad, and more. And yet they’ve delivered historic results for the American people;
Jul 30, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
The House’s passage yesterday of the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022 is an important step to reduce mass shootings and make America safer for all. 1/4 We know this law will work, because it has worked before. After I signed the same ban into law in 1994, there was a decline in mass shooting deaths, and they rose sharply after it was allowed to lapse in 2004. 2/4
Jan 7, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Today we faced an unprecedented assault on our Capitol, our Constitution, and our country.
 
The assault was fueled by more than four years of poison politics spreading deliberate misinformation, sowing distrust in our system, and pitting Americans against one another. The match was lit by Donald Trump and his most ardent enablers, including many in Congress, to overturn the results of an election he lost.
 
The election was free, the count was fair, the result is final. We must complete the peaceful transfer of power our Constitution mandates.
Jan 30, 2019 5 tweets 3 min read
From addressing the opioid epidemic to expanding support for small businesses, members of the @ClintonFdn community are doing their part to help Puerto Rico and the Caribbean region. #IdeasIntoAction .@IBM is partnering with our @CGIU program and thousands of student coders to help improve disaster response:
Oct 20, 2018 6 tweets 2 min read
We founded @CGIU in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders—& every year I'm awed by the many ways these young people are addressing issues around the world. Image .@MinkaraSara founded Empowerment Through Integration & is working tirelessly to enable people with disabilities to participate fully in the world.