AprilDRyan
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White House Correspondent | MSNBC Contributor| Author
Joined December 2008
Four years ago in the East Room of the White House I was told to sit down during a press conference on midterm election results. I tried to ask about voter suppression. I was continuously told to “sit down.” Four years later,yesterday I was able to ask three questions.
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Congressional leaders are in the undisclosed location and focusing on the 25th Amendment to get @realDonaldTrump out of office!.
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I love this country and have the most respect for the Office of the President. I will continue to ask the questions that affect America, all of America.
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Legitimate and respectful question and this is the response. I continue to do my job!.
. @AprilDRyan asked the president about @RepCummings wanting to investigate Ivanka’s emails. he pointed at her and walked away.
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Omarosa! I hear you mentioned me on Meet The Press. Don’t reference me or use my name. Keep my name out of your mouth. You have done enough. Your lies and crazy behavior are catching up to you. Can you say National Security breach? Lawyer up!.
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I’m hearing on good authority that #coronavirus is more rampant in the #WhiteHouse than the public is being told. A very high-ranking individual may have also been impacted! The administration is currently mum on the matter, seeking prayers instead. #COVID19.
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In case you didn’t know, I’m April Ryan and I’m a #WhiteHouse reporter my work address is now: 1600 #BlackLivesMatter Plaza, NW - Washington, DC!. And oh by the way, President @realDonaldTrump now resides at: 1600 Black Lives Matter Plaza, NW - Washington, DC! . 🇺🇸 #ThisIsAmerica
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Breaking: The NAACP also is looking at voter irregularities in the state of Florida along with Georgia.
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The White House is infested with mice. Mice traps all over the place. We see dead mice in traps and mice running around a lot. Stink bugs infest the East Wing and what else??? Too much to tweet. @realDonaldTrump must be talking about where he lives instead of Baltimore!.
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People on social media are showing support for black female journalists after a series of offensive comments from Trump this week. via @HuffPost.
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My heart is heavy with a flood of tears waking up to the news my friend @RepCummings has died! Rest in peace my friend. May God be with your wife, your family, friends & the City of Baltimore who mourns your loss. May the Nation & the world remember your heat & your fight.
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Breaking: Georgia and Florida’s governors races are still in play as margins narrow and votes are still coming in. Also major allegations of voter suppression in Georgia particularly in urban districts. Stay tuned!.
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It took my media colleagues almost 2 years into his term to call @realDonaldTrump a LIAR!. It’s been over 3 1/2 years into his term & they’re still scared to call him & his actions RACIST!. Now, Trump is stoking a race war in America & people want to tiptoe around it. NOT ME!.
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Let me be clear! Calling a Black woman a dog is unacceptable. This is a pattern. We saw it with the black football players moms. They were called sons of B*tches.
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It is the first time in 50 years there has been no Black senior staff person at the White House!.
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Hey Mike you said I should be gutted like a dear. Do you remember? Don’t lie! God is watching and I have tape!.
So liberals—is this okay?Does CNN have the integrity to deal w/ this incitement to murder? CNN's April Ryan Says Sarah Sanders' Head Should Be "Lopped Off"
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FYI, I had never planned to attend the White House Christmas party last year or this year. Why break bread with folks who hate you & call you names? (@PressSec & @realDonaldTrump) That is not the Christmas spirit I know. I feel sorry for those who wanted to go and can't. SAD!.
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Anniversary time! 22 years reporting at the White House! Four presidents and I am still standing!
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Today is officially the day - Chapter 53 of a story I will never take for granted.🎈👑🎂 #HappyBirthdayToMe
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It ONLY took 3 complaints in Illinois for the State Board of Elections to review the petition by #KanyeWest to be on #POTUS ballot. They determined nearly 75% of his signatures were fraudulent. If Kanye is on your state’s ballot, contact your Board is Elections for a review! 🗳.
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You sir need to sit down. You gave me a veiled threat not long ago. You call yourself a man of God? Boy bye! As your people come for me! My people see you and will do the same for you!.
So liberals—is this okay?Does CNN have the integrity to deal w/ this incitement to murder? CNN's April Ryan Says Sarah Sanders' Head Should Be "Lopped Off"
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Update on Congressman John Lewis: Rep. John Lewis has been released from the hospital this evening. All tests have been completed, and doctors have given him a “clean bill of health”. He thanks everyone who shared their thoughts, prayers and concerns during his stay.
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I sure did and there were crickets!
.@AprilDRyan asks @PressSec Sarah Sanders as she exits briefing room: does this administration think slavery was wrong?.
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Thank you my friend for telling the truth!.
Every time President Trump attacks April Ryan, she gets death threats. His unsolicited attack on her is characteristically unpresidential, reprehensible and beneath contempt. #unfit #threattodemocracy.
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Sources say General Kelly did the firing and Omarosa is alleged to have acted very vulgar and cursed a lot and said she helped elect President Trump. The word is a General Kelly had it and got rid of her.
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You and your daughter are liars and Why is she getting paid to be press secretary if there are no briefings. Why is she afraid?.
Will the @whca revoke April Ryan’s credentials? If not, they are gutless tools. CNN's April Ryan Says Sarah Sanders' Head Should Be "Lopped Off"
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Sad day I am singled out as an enemy of the White House as this racial hate is going on just for asking real questions and speaking truth.
Trump campaign ad incl. images of African-Americans as "enemies." Journalist @AprilDRyan is included. STOP. @whca
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Please for the sake of humanity, Let’s break twitter with the hashtag #WEAREBALTIMORE! Please let @realDonaldTrump see good beats evil every time!.
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As I thank God this day and for his sacrifice as you should be doing, I have a warning for you! If anything happens to me or mine or anyone connected to me, you and your daughter and this administration will be held accountable! So you better stop now!.
Will the @whca revoke April Ryan’s credentials? If not, they are gutless tools. CNN's April Ryan Says Sarah Sanders' Head Should Be "Lopped Off"
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Fact: tension with the black community and police have been an issue since blacks were enslaved in this country. It was once whispered about but now we see fact with video footage. It is a national conversation.
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NOT TRUE what @realDonaldTrump said that @BarackObama & @JoeBiden did nothing! The Obama admin had 21st Century Policing enforced by the DOJ & its Civil Rights Division. Pattern & Practice & body cams were part of the accountability then. Trump abolished the Civil Rights office.
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lt is a blessing to see another year! It’s my birthday and I am going to party like it in a very COVID safe way!
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Trump came into our home, a Black Press advocacy convention, and insulted us in our face. What is worse he was invited to do this by NABJ leadership. Shame!.
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I’m a black woman White House reporter. Trump loves insulting people like me. - The Washington Post
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It is back again. Not called on today for a question. It has been how long? Oh, my last question was about @StormyDaniels! And, I was just told I am on a list. Whatever! I have been doing this for 21 years. I am not new to the rodeo.
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My sources were right @Omarosa45 tried to get into or break into the residence. She tripped the alarms of the residence. Lawd help!! She was fired.
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BREAKING: Georgia’s Secretary of State has officially certified President-elect @JoeBiden's win over President @realDonaldTrump.
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Maybe it is just me! I am fully aware of what graphic T-shirt or other graphic clothing I wear, and why and the setting I wear it in.
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My 5th President & year 25 as a #WhiteHouse reporter! . Today I feel as though I can return to the duty of asking questions that America - specifically Black America - need the answers to. I can continue the honorable work at The People’s House. A new season begins! #Inauguration.
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Young people are calling for change in Florida. And a child shall lead them. Young people sat in 58 years ago this month at the a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro. It was one of the sparks in the civil rights movement. Don’t discount these Florida kids.
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Humbled and honored to hear @HillaryClinton shouted me out in Selma today while commemorating the anniversary of Bloody Sunday. @HillaryClinton told the crowd I was following in the footsteps of Ida B. Wells.
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I have never seen anything like this in this country by a President and his administration. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. We are not in Russia or China. Our jobs are to ask questions. A lot of times questions they don’t like. What in the world???.
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I strongly feel that my colleagues in the media do a major disservice when reporting on these Trump super-spreader #COVID19 rallies with no masks by not mentioning that attendees are agreeing to not sue the Trump Campaign by attending. This should be mentioned each & every time!.
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Social media users have been trolling @realDonaldTrump since midnight, reclaiming Trump’s birthday today as #ObamaAppreciationDay which has been the no. 1 trending topic all day. Here’s photo of me at the #WhiteHouse asking a question to then #POTUS @BarackObama!
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I am hearing from several sources there was a lot of drama at the White House last night and it wasn’t about the Alabama election. #fired. Stay tuned.
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It wasn’t racist to encourage people to vote. He reminded them of the 2020 presidential elections and said”Do the Right Thing.” That is showing a political bias or a dislike of the current president, not racist. @realDonaldTrump , sir, what part of the speech was racist?.
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So in January 2018 everyone was in an uproar on my question to @realDonaldTrump, “Mr. President are you are racist?” So months later with a lot under our belt and this current campaign ad, what is your answer to my earlier question?.
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This is a constant.
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A lot of questions about the Native American White House event! Why did they pick the portrait of Andrew Jackson as the backdrop. Jackson was noted for his forced removal of Native Americans, Truth in History!.
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Liar, Liar dress on fire! The stakes are too high for folks to be making up stories and lying from the White House podium! Remember the propaganda video of Jim Acosta allegedly hitting an intern? Another fact, lying about “countless” fbi agents who lost confidence in Comey!.
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Why does @seanspicer harp on my work @CNN so much? Lol I am a reporter who does her job well that is why I am @CNN! What about you @seanspicer?.
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Contemplating a White House Correspondent Board run. I was on for three years during he Obama years. I may need to run a hard campaign to help fix what is breaking down. Getting endorsements already!.
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Update on a Comgressman John Lewis: Rep. Lewis remains in the hospital today until doctor’s observations are completed. He is resting very comfortably and fully expects to be released very soon. He is grateful for the concerns and well wishes.
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According to multiple sources Omarosa did not resign. She was even escorted out of he building and off campus.
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You called it a “Democratic Hoax” on various occasions.
I never said the pandemic was a Hoax! Who would say such a thing? I said that the Do Nothing Democrats, together with their Mainstream Media partners, are the Hoax. They have been called out & embarrassed on this, even admitting they were wrong, but continue to spread the lie!.
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I have a simple question:. If we are letting people out of prison for fears of getting #coronavirus then WHY are we sending our kids to school?. We really want American criminals to be safer than American children? . I can’t reconcile that! . #Schools #COVID19.
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Ayanna Pressley opens up about alopecia, reveals bald head for first time
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Why is @realDonaldTrump just focusing on those who illegally crossed the southern boarder-Brown people and not focusing on the millions who of other races overstay their visas? That is part of illegal immigration!!!!.
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It’s my anniversary! 25 YEARS covering the White House and five presidents! That is not something you see everyday! Thanking God and all of you for the support over these amazing years of reporting the news from the White House! 25 YEARS at the White House and 36 YEARS in media!
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Expect more of this. They don’t look good and can’t justify themselves at the podium.
For the fourth straight day there was no WH briefing. No officials to explain how the admin plans to return the separated kids to their parents. This is how the briefing room looks. a few reporters waiting for answers that aren’t coming yet. #whereistheplan #whereispresssec
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Am I shocked #TrumpKnew how deadly the coronavirus was/is & misled Americans? No!. Since the beginning of the pandemic I stopped working from the #WhiteHouse because several GOP leaders called me & warned me of what @realDonaldTrump was doing & advised I stay home to be safe.
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Thanks 4 your analysis but b4 u talk about me, know the history of my relationship w/@realDonaldTrump & this White House & then You can say what you think. Black & woman is what I stand by & most importantly the issues affecting Black Americans is the reason for his disdain 4 me.
No, #AprilRyan. @POTUS did not tell you to "sit down" because of your race and gender. He's an EQUAL opportunist when it comes to putting out-of-line journalists in their place. #TrishRegan #TrishIntel
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Stephen Miller, who crafted @realDonaldTrump immigration policy at the southern border, including separating families and caging children, is preparing a @WhiteHouse speech on race relations. @aurnonline #AURN report
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As a parent in the process of preparing a child for the SAT with tutors ect., that story of college admission/SAT scams makes my stomach churn. You try hard-the right way and there are folks who don’t belong and get in illegally. Sickening!.
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Former VP @JoeBiden is presumptive Democratic nominee for President!. @realDonaldTrump is presumptive Republican nominee for President!. Rapper #KanyeWest hasn’t even completed the required FEC filing to actually be a Presidential candidate & is only running for news headlines!.
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This video is terrible.
I see a brave Native American veteran being ridiculed by pompous white boys. Sadly, we live in a country that STILL defends and enables white supremacy.
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The White House wants a listening session w/ Black leaders. Some leading Black organizations have not been asked yet but are saying NO to what they call a photo op. @DerrickNAACP @MARCMORIAL @RevDrBarber. There are also concerns about @realDonaldTrump racial tweets this weekend.
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Should #StayAtHome protestors who endanger other Americans by not following @CDCgov guidelines about physical distancing be required to sign a waiver refusing medical attention at a hospital and not take up a ventilator if they contract coronavirus? #COVID19 #StayHome.
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Breaking: Sources close to @EricHolder the former Obama Admin Attorney General says he is seriously considering throwing his hat into the ring for a 2020 presidential bid!.
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We Deserve Better: It has been 100+ days since we’ve had a #WhiteHouse press briefing. It’s unacceptable & the #American people deserve better. Our nation faced potential war & Sarah Sanders didn’t prepare any of us. Shameful! #FreedomOfThePress #SarahSanders
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So wait, a lawyer for #FoxNews literally makes the argument in court that @TuckerCarlson can spread false reports on TV because the viewers don’t expect him to tell the truth? . We finally have it America, Fox News admits #TuckerCarlson is the face of: FAKE NEWS! #KarenMcDougal.
Tucker Carlson doesn't have an obligation to investigate the truth of statements before making them on his show and his audience doesn't expect him to report facts, a lawyer for #FoxNews told a New York federal judge
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Okay the White House still contends Omarosa signed a resignation letter. But Gen Kelly Kicked her out will high drama with the Minister offering vulgarities and curse words as she was escorted out of the building and off campus.
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Think about it: The Senate unanimously decided to give a Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for saving their lives; but then acquitted the man Donald Trump who sent the insurrectionists to harm them! It’s the height of hypocrisy! #Impeachment.
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For over 20+ plus years I moved with journalistic objectivity as it pertained to politics. I was a respected reporter in both Democrat & traditional Republican circles. But in Jan 2017, I started being attacked by @realDonaldTrump & his @PressSec’s for just asking questions.
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So powerful! Thank you!.
Please share my #blackpower cartoon. Thanks! @abbydphillip @AprilDRyan @Yamiche @co_rapunzel4 @reddroostermann @MaggieJordanACN @laloalcaraz #journalism #journalists #whitehouse #presscorps
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Thank you everyone for your support. I have received so many calls and well wishes from all over. Thank you!!! 🙏🏾❤️ @ Los Angeles, California
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Thank you! I am so sorry he said what he said to you!! This is so sad.
.@AprilDRyan is on CNN right now defending her many credentials as a White House correspondent. She has covered Republicans and Democrats and has had good working relationships with presidents of both parties. She is not a “loser.”.
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Breaking: CBC Chair @RepBeatty arrested for protesting on the Hill for #VotingRights along with 9 others Black women.
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Ummm! He went in!.
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OMG! SIZE MATTERS! @JoeBiden beat @realDonaldTrump in tv ratings for the Town Hall last night according to @brianstelter on @CNN. Biden 13.9 million views and Trump at 10.6 million views. The ratings are on par with political polls Biden beating @realDonaldTrump!.
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So if you’re looking for me, I’m in the house being a homeschooling mom who is washing her hands, wearing my mask & practicing physical distancing. I’ve got two awesome daughters to raise during a #pandemic & won’t be risking my life around people who don’t believe in science!.
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So actor Rick Schroder of #SilverSpoons fame & the My Pillow CEO both put up money for Kyle Rittenhouse’s bail after he allegedly murdered two people & injured another protesting in support Black Lives Matter? Both Rick & Mike Lindell have been arrested for domestic violence too.
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Happy Thanksgiving! Be blessed today and be a blessing to others especially those in need! I am thankful for all of you! God bless!.
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Today at 11:45 pm I came crying into this world. Praise God! He has given me another year of life with new mercies and grace to carry me through. I celebrate another year! Happy…
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No. 3 trending topic in America is #BoycottTrumpPressConferences on Twitter. Do you find @realDonaldTrump’s press conferences about #coronavirus effective or ineffective? Useful info or his new rally?. Should TV networks continue to air these press conferences? #COVID19.
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Umm @LynnePattonHUD since when did I go bankrupt? Tell me cause I want to know. I find it fascinating you and your girl @Omarosa45 are concerned with my money when yours is questionable. Hmm! I can show my taxes. Can you?.
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Prince Estate Demands Trump Stop Playing ‘Purple Rain’ at Rallies – Rolling Stone
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I know @realDonaldTrump is blowing a gasket watching this overseas with the North Korean Leader.
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Been a long day! Flew across country. Just finished my last @CNN segment for the weekend. And now it’s time to celebrate my oldest daughter Ryan’s birthday! Hard to believe she’s turning 17! #HappyBirthday #VivaLasVegas
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