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National Security Action
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Committed to restoring principled American leadership—at home and abroad.
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Apr 1, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD: Unsurprisingly, the President who has made more than 16,000 false or misleading claims during his time in office has failed to level with the American people when it comes to issues of public health and safety—an arena in which candor can be a matter of life or death. As intelligence reports warned of China’s efforts to cover up the scale of the coronavirus outbreak, Trump lavished praise on Xi Jinping and hid the impending threat from the American public: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Jan 28, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
We know what it takes to contain and combat a global health emergency like Coronavirus—and the Trump administration has done the opposite.

Here's how NOT to confront an epidemic: nationalsecurityaction.org/newsroom/coron… First, there's no substitute for preparedness—both home and abroad—but the Trump administration has taken an axe to investments by the previous administration aimed at global health security.
Jan 21, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The impeachment inquiry surfaced overwhelming evidence detailing Trump's betrayal of our national security—and ahead of formal trial proceedings in the Senate, significant new evidence came to light, leaving no doubt that the President personally directed this scheme. At the outset of this process, national security professionals came together to urge formal impeachment proceedings.

The urgency we felt then has only grown, as Trump and his allies have continued brazenly pursuing their scheme in plain sight.

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Jan 3, 2020 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
No one should mourn Qasem Soleimani, but the question isn't whether he deserved his fate.

The real question is whether eliminating him — and doing so in this way — leaves America safer and whether the Trump administration considered the serious consequences of this operation. It was Trump's own recklessness and feckless strategy that needlessly brought us to this point.

Soleimani was targeted in a series of tit-for-tat escalations in the wake of Trump's abandonment of the Iran deal for his failed "maximum pressure" strategy.
Jan 2, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Trump starts the new year facing foreign policy crises largely of his own making in the Middle East and North Korea.

Both crises stem from Trump’s consistent actions to place his own domestic political interests ahead of the national interest.

Read more: nationalsecurityaction.org/newsroom/2020/… Trump’s failed approach to the Middle East—which traded a deal that permanently and verifiably prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon for a failed policy of “maximum pressure”—created the tinderbox of conditions behind this week’s attack on our embassy in Iraq.
Nov 6, 2019 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Trump and his defenders are still attempting to distract from his betrayal of our national security by circling back to the anonymous whistleblower—but every claim in the original whistleblower complaint has since been corroborated on the record.

THREAD👇 1. Trump pressured Ukraine—by withholding military aid and the promise of a White House meeting—to investigate a political opponent.

This claim has been confirmed by testimonies of Trump administration officials... and a declassified transcript released by the White House.
Oct 10, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Trump’s betrayal of his oath of office holds dangerous implications for our national security: he has effectively put our foreign policy up for sale to the highest bidder.

Read our full memo explaining the national security implications here: drive.google.com/file/d/1-qEr0P… Trump has sent an unmistakable message to the world’s strongmen that they can extract concessions from the United States by satisfying his own political and personal desires, rather than taking actions that benefit the American people.
Sep 6, 2019 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Last week, Trump tweeted sensitive imagery from a classified U.S. spy satellite—providing our adversaries with information that could improve their ability to conceal illicit activity.

That was far from the first time Trump has put our national security on the line.

THREAD ⬇️ While hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago in February 2017, Trump discussed North Korea’s ballistic missile tests in the club’s public dining area, essentially turning it into a makeshift—but highly unsecure—Situation Room. washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Jun 26, 2019 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
THREAD: As 2020 contenders gather in Miami to put forward their ideas, it’s another reminder that the only promises Trump has fulfilled have been those of withdrawal, destruction, and retreat on the world stage. His key commitments fester unfulfilled. Iran: Far from achieving the “better deal,” Trump has brought us closer to conflict by withdrawing from the JCPOA and ramping up provocations. He has ensured that it is America, not Iran, that is now isolated, while Iran and its proxies are emboldened.
Jun 4, 2019 • 14 tweets • 9 min read
THREAD: Last week, @StateDept admitted to funding @IranDisinfo, which targeted human rights activists, journalists, & analysts in the US. It was the latest example of the Trump administration’s abuse of power to go after perceived political enemies. theguardian.com/us-news/2019/m… For example:

Since February 2017, Trump has repeatedly called media outlets, including the @nytimes and the @washingtonpost, the “Enemy of the People” for ongoing coverage of his administration. cpj.org/blog/2019/01/t…
May 14, 2019 • 34 tweets • 11 min read
THREAD: The Trump administration has accused Iran of a series of provocations. There’s no doubt that Iran has been a destabilizing force. The administration, however, has left unsaid the fact that it has leveled a series of threats and provocations of its own at Tehran. On May 8, President Trump withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) despite Iran’s continued compliance with it, as Trump’s own intelligence advisors concluded. nytimes.com/2018/05/08/wor…
Apr 19, 2019 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD ➡️ The #MuellerReport paints a devastating picture of a corrupt President who surrounded himself with criminals and obstructed justice at every opportunity.

But there's a key element missing from the report: its national security implications. The #MuellerReport is clear that the FBI took note of the counter-intelligence implications, which were omitted from Mueller's draft. We don't have a public accounting of the national security risks of Trump associates' behavior.
Aug 28, 2018 • 9 tweets • 10 min read
Time for a Twitter Q&A! @nedprice is here to answer your questions. Tweet them now with the hashtag #AskNatSec. @nedprice In fact there is. We learned last week the WH blocked bipartisan legislation with strong bipartisan support that would take commonsense steps allowing state elections officials to best prepare for 2018 and 2020. Details: yahoo.com/news/white-hou… #AskNatSec
Aug 8, 2018 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
We undertook a nationwide poll to test voter attitudes toward national security, and found that dissatisfaction with Trump has given Democrats the political advantage on key national security issues.

You can read a summary of the poll here: nationalsecurityaction.org/newsroom-blog/… Tying national security issues to Trump gives Democrats new opportunities to go on offense: Trump's erraticism, the chaos he manufactures on the world stage, and the way he's muddied America's reputation in the world all resonate deeply with voters.
Jun 28, 2018 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
.@VP Pence is expected to tell Central American leaders they must do more to stem the tide of asylum seekers.

The Trump administration should review its own record, which has worsened the challenge.

wsj.com/articles/mike-… Trump’s 2019 budget proposed slashing aid to Latin American countries between 30-45%, which would increase the number of refugees fleeing north.

Perhaps anticipating that, Trump also allocated funds for a 25% increase in the number of beds at immigration detention centers.
Jun 20, 2018 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
The Trump administration claims refugees pose unacceptable risk. They don’t understand America’s history—or our present.

But America's communities are leading and showing the way. #WorldRefugeeDay vox.com/policy-and-pol… When Trump announced his Muslim ban, @FriendsORefugees saw a 400% increase in the number of volunteer applications to help refugees resettle in America. #WorldRefugeeDay
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Jun 18, 2018 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Trump says the world looks to America under his leadership. He’s right. #EndFamilySeparation timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/separ…
Jun 12, 2018 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
North Korea has been making vague commitments to denuclearize for decades. Today’s promises are even vaguer: despite historic concessions to the world's worst dictatorship, Trump got nothing new in terms of firm commitments, timelines, or concrete steps toward denuclearization. There are only two questions to ask when evaluating the #TrumpKim summit:
1. Does Kim still have nuclear weapons?
2. Does Kim still have ballistic missiles?
Until the answer to both is no, the North Korea denuclearization process isn't complete.
Jun 1, 2018 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Trump’s meeting with a high-level North Korean envoy is a reminder that his erratic approach to North Korea has alternated dangerously between threatening war and begging for negotiation, making diplomacy, the only viable option, all the more difficult. latimes.com/politics/la-na… Trump has acted like a politician in search of a political win, not a statesman acting in our national interest. He has offered the impression he’ll settle for a deal—any deal, however hollow—that allows him to claim victory.
Jun 1, 2018 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The administration’s punitive policy of systematically separating children from their parents at the border makes Trump's cruelty the new law of the land, compromising our security and our values in the process. #FamiliesBelongTogether newsweek.com/mass-protests-… There is nothing illegal about seeking asylum at our border. Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy reveals the crass hypocrisy of his approach to foreign policy and undermines our credibility as a country that, for decades, has upheld human rights.
May 24, 2018 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Trump’s cancellation of the proposed summit with North Korea is the latest in a string of reckless and erratic foreign policy decisions that have alternated between threatening war and begging for negotiation. From the start of this engagement, Trump has acted like a politician in search of a political win rather than a statesman acting in our national interest. This has been about Trump acting to help Trump, not America.