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New York Times DC correspondent, ex-POLITICO, ex-Newsday, ex-City Limits. Win-win lose-lose.

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@GlennThrush
Glenn Thrush
6 years
‘When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when a people become an audience... then a nation finds itself at risk’ — Neil Postman, 1985
@AP_Politics
AP Politics
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Kanye West hugs President Trump, drops F-word and talks social issues ... and hydrogen planes and mental health and endorsement deals and politics and, oh, so much more. By @catherine_lucey :
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Glenn Thrush
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It is neither unfair nor inaccurate to point out that the president has been tougher on Mitch McConnell than Putin or Nazis in last 24 hours
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
Call your office, sir. @nytimes spoke to many, many, many members of your staff yesterday - & ran everything by your team.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
7 years
The failing @nytimes writes false story after false story about me. They don't even call to verify the facts of a story. A Fake News Joke!
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Glenn Thrush
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Any debate about civility in politics begins with Trump. No one has degraded discourse more, while embracing the fringe. Fact, not opinion.
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Glenn Thrush
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Why is he doing this if he can’t speak Portuguese?
@AnthonyBoadle
Anthony Boadle
5 years
Trump’s national security advisor Bolton meets #Bolsonaro for one-hour meeting in Rio #Brazil
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"Have a good time everybody!" Trump says to reporters touring Houston shelter housing people who have lost houses, cars, livelihoods, etc.
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Glenn Thrush
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Yesterday, nutshell: @realDonaldTrump was infuriated he didn't get credit for issuing statement he never believed in. So he told the truth.
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Glenn Thrush
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I think you should test this thesis by moving to Moscow immediately and working for an anti-Putin opposition party. Enjoy!
@DennisPrager
Dennis Prager
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The news media in the West pose a far greater danger to Western civilization than Russia does.
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Glenn Thrush
5 years
To all Republicans tweeting about Northam and how Dems are racists/hypocrites — please include retweets of your calls for Steve King to resign and Corey Stewart to drop out...
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Glenn Thrush
6 years
To be clear: The President of the United States is denying a factual, months-long effort, done carefully to estimate the number of Americans who died in PR above baseline -- and fully expects his supporters to believe him. It's an important moment.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. When I left the Island, AFTER the storm had hit, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths. As time went by it did not go up by much. Then, a long time later, they started to report really large numbers, like 3000...
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Glenn Thrush
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No tweets by Trump on Charlottesville or mosque attack in Minnesota. When Islamic militant attacked guard at the Louvre he Tweeted instantly
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Glenn Thrush
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She was born in Mississippi one year before Emmett Till was butchered there.
@thehill
The Hill
6 years
Pence goes after Oprah as she campaigns for Stacey Abrams in Georgia: "This ain’t Hollywood"
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Glenn Thrush
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Reported fact-chain: 1) Comey requests more $ for Russia probe 2) Trump cans Comey 3) Trump invites Russians to Oval, divulges state secrets
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
Best archived Tweet ever
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Glenn Thrush
5 years
Lieu: "The reason you did not indict Donald Trump... is because of the OLC decision. Is that correct?" Mueller: "That is correct."
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
Except for the part where DON JR. HIMSELF RELEASED EMAILS ADMITTING HE TOOK THE MEETING BECAUSE HE WAS PROMISED DIRT ON HILLARY CLINTON.
@peterbakernyt
Peter Baker
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. @PressSec says “there was nothing as far as we know that would lead anyone to believe” that Don Jr. meeting wasn’t about adoption policy.
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
Off camera briefing tomorrow because they are proud of their achievements and eager to be recorded publicly defending them.
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Glenn Thrush
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Money quote from Tampa police chief "I'm most worried about the stupidity of people"
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
The story of your son's contacts with the Russians was confirmed by your son himself.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
7 years
Remember, when you hear the words "sources say" from the Fake Media, often times those sources are made up and do not exist.
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
Ultimately you don't need a Bannon when you are a Bannon
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@GlennThrush
Glenn Thrush
7 years
Will never get over the shock of waking up and seeing the leader of the free world spouting demonstrably false information.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
7 years
In other words, Russia was against Trump in the 2016 Election - and why not, I want strong military & low oil prices. Witch Hunt!
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
The word 'Charlottesville' does not appear in this Tweet. Man who blasted libs for not saying 'Islamic' terror avoids 'white nationalist.'
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
7 years
We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!
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Glenn Thrush
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Sean's worst moment -- by far -- was accusing British intelligence of colluding with Obama to wiretap Trump. Still no apology.
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
Talked to a lot of people in both parties over last day. Seldom heard such a universal sense of depression/anxitey about country's direction
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
I'm re-re-tweeting this because it is basically the best Tweet in the history of Twitter.
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Glenn Thrush
6 years
These international events are riveting because they are the only times Trump is forced to spend extended periods with powerful people who defy him. That’s why he arrives late and leaves early.
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Glenn Thrush
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The president lost the House, canned his AG, and picked a replacement who apparently participated in a scam business and made questionable comments about Mueller. WH picking a fight w/ the press to change the subject isn’t news — it’s a tactic to confuse the news.
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Glenn Thrush
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Pssst. The only Tweet that matters is the one where he slips in the fact that he's thinking about PARDONING EVERYBODY. Others=gaslighting.
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Glenn Thrush
5 years
Don't believe your lying eyes: The president just accused the @nytimes of writing a "phony" about inhumane conditions on ICE detention centers ON THE SAME DAY MIKE PENCE TOOK REPORTERS TO SEE INHUMANE CONDITIONS AT DETENTION CENTERS.
@atrupar
Aaron Rupar
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TRUMP on the New York Times: "They have phony sources. They don't even have sources. They write whatever they want ... what they do is a tremendous disservice to this country. They are truly the enemy of the people, I'll tell you that. They are the enemy of the people."
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Glenn Thrush
6 years
Monday (left) Tuesday (right) Wednesday TBD
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
FIRST image of Trump as president abroad: in palace with royal family that beheads, imposes religious law and denies basic rights to women.
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Glenn Thrush
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If anyone thinks the big Trump tax dodge story is history because it dropped on Kavanaugh week is gravely mistaken
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Glenn Thrush
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. @mike_pence is saying DAG initiated Comey ouster -- this is not true, according to everyone @maggieNYT and I have talked to. Trump did it.
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I challenge you to find a more carefully selected panel to discuss political implications of women's body issues
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
It's entirely fair to ask Republican senators/reps if they still support Trump after C'ville. They can't get away with 'ridiculous question'
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Glenn Thrush
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Haven't seen GOP Congressional twitter feeds this silent since the last positive jobs report under Obama
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Classy retweet by the leader of the free world, man with nuke codes, fella who reads TelePrompter on national unity and respect for women.
@Fuctupmind
Mike
7 years
@realDonaldTrump Donald Trump's amazing golf swing #CrookedHillary
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Glenn Thrush
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Think it should be pretty clear to Dems by now: You better have a message beyond 'my opponent is crazy, nasty, gross and unacceptable'
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Glenn Thrush
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3 correctives 1) @potus created false identities to leak in the 90s 2) he loved anti-Clinton leaks/Wikileaks 3) he's been dodging reporters
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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Whenever you see the words 'sources say' in the fake news media, and they don't mention names....
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Glenn Thrush
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Wow what a shitty shitty shitty day.
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More and more people I talk to -especially Rs - are asking: What the hell is going to happen when these guys get hit by a real crisis?
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
Name a time in American history -- even during Watergate -- when the executive branch was this dysfunctional, feral and fragile. I can't.
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Glenn Thrush
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My father a Korean War vet, died in 2010. He would now be 87. His father was born in 1895. He would now be 123 years old. His mother was born in 1897. She would now be 121.
@atrupar
Aaron Rupar
6 years
Trump claims, preposterously, that parents of Korean War veterans came up to him during the 2016 campaign and said, "when you can, we'd love our son to be brought back home -- you know, the remains." The Korean War ended in 1953.
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Glenn Thrush
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Another off-camera briefing: the only conclusion to draw now is that they are too scared to appear on camera unless it's @foxandfriends
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Glenn Thrush
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Here’s a good way to honor murdered journalists: By not speculating about motive until we know the facts.
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Glenn Thrush
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. @PressSec resigned after vehemently objecting to appointment at 10 a.m. Friday of Anthony Scaramucci as WH Communications director, per SAO
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Glenn Thrush
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Kristallnacht survivor — 99 years old — just told @BBCWorld that she sees similarities to the rise of ethnic nationalism in Germany and the US now to attitudes in ‘38. Except for one big difference. ‘A free press.’
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Glenn Thrush
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This is actually accurate
@brianschatz
Brian Schatz
6 years
We are borrowing money from China to pay our farmers to not sell their crops to China.
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The story ISN'T the press conference. It isn't his attack on the press. It's that Trump has no problem w/ Flynn talking sanctions w/ Russia.
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Glenn Thrush
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Quick reaction from 2 GOP Hill staffers to Trump attack on Mika: How does this help pass health care when he needs Murkowski and Collins?
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Which totally undercuts the narrative being pushed by the president that it is Democrats’ fault
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Sessions is claiming Dreamers stole American jobs w/o presenting evidence.
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Glenn Thrush
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The president has never encouraged people to violence, Sarah says. Reporters shout that he encouraged people to punch protesters in the face
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Glenn Thrush
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As a regular dad, I did what any father would do--edited my son's statement about his meeting w Russian operatives who had dirt on somebody
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Glenn Thrush
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Will never forget running into Cruz and his wife outside his hotel in Cleveland — after they had been jeered for not endorsing Trump during the RNC... He told me, emotionally, that sometimes a person has to do the right thing and accept the consequences.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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I will be doing a major rally for Senator Ted Cruz in October. I’m picking the biggest stadium in Texas we can find. As you know, Ted has my complete and total Endorsement. His opponent is a disaster for Texas - weak on Second Amendment, Crime, Borders, Military, and Vets!
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Glenn Thrush
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Not a lick of evidence — or even a desire to find any — from the chairman of the judiciary committee. Just a belief.
@RonBrownstein
Ronald Brownstein
6 years
“I tend to believe it,” Chuck Grassley said when asked if he believed Soros was paying the Kavanaugh protesters. “I believe it fits into his attack mode that he has and how he uses his billions and billions of resources.” via @LissandraVilla
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Protesters in Midtown serenade Trump motorcade with 'he's orange he's gross he lost the popular vote'
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Glenn Thrush
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Calling 100 people is the very definition of real news
@Jim_Jordan
Rep. Jim Jordan
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Now @CNN is contacting all 100+ of our former staff and interns asking for dirt on me. Getting desperate! How can you ever trust such #fakenews ?
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Trump on Hitler and Stalin invading Poland: "That was tough"
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Trump is so loathe to issue this statement, he has to lead up to it with a lengthy self-congratulation on the economy
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Unless I've missed it, not a single Republican has challenged Mueller's documented narrative of the president's repeated attempts to shut down and undermine his investigation. They are hitting him on legalities, biases, his authority to investigate, etc. -- but not the facts.
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Glenn Thrush
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Just got an email informing me that there will be a food bank at the Tampa Airport for federal workers, because that's what's going on in America
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Glenn Thrush
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The failing @nytimes added 308k new digital/print subscribers in the first quarter of '17, according to our latest Fake News press release
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Glenn Thrush
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Trump say he's sticking w/ a potentially hackable iPhone because it is "too inconvenient" to change -- same exact argument "Lock her up" Hillary Clinton used to justify using a private email server. per @elianayjohnson @dlippman @ewstephe
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Glenn Thrush
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A reminder: For all the personnel churn, no WH staffer has yet resigned in protest of Trump's conduct, Tweets and racial/ethnic attitudes.
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Glenn Thrush
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The guy who called for Hillary Clinton to be shot last year was invited to Trump's bill signing at the WH today, per pooler @maggieNYT
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Glenn Thrush
5 years
Just like Graham did with Obama
@MSNBC
MSNBC
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Franklin Graham: “The American people have elected Donald Trump to be president. And he’s the president. We need to work with him and support him while he’s president.”
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Glenn Thrush
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The goalposts have been moved to a Pep Boys parking lot 35 miles outside the stadium
@FoxNews
Fox News
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. @AlanDersh : "Every candidate violates the election laws when they run for president...here they're trying to elevate this into an impeachable offense or a felony against the president." #Tucker
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Glenn Thrush
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This interminable cabinet spray, where everybody pays tribute to Trump, is one of the most exquisitely awkward public events I've ever seen.
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Glenn Thrush
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I suspect that one of Trump's many legacies will be a reexamination of all the blanket immunities and privileges given to presidents.
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Glenn Thrush
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This is pretty amazing
@AdamParkhomenko
Adam Parkhomenko
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grab a fan, a glass of water, and sit back and enjoy @NancyPelosi drag Trump with the truth
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@GlennThrush
Glenn Thrush
7 years
And the tax returns
@Acosta
Jim Acosta
7 years
Good morning. Happy Saturday. Where are the tapes?
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Glenn Thrush
6 years
It wasn't the timing of the Trump taxes story, its length, or the fact that it wasn't cut up into bite-sized pieces that dampened impact. The great @ProPublica story on Trump/Abe is getting similar "we knew this." Trump overload/cynicism is a growing threat to good journalism.
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@GlennThrush
Glenn Thrush
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Everybody should go to Wounded Knee. It is one of the most important, haunted places in this country. You can follow the watercourse, marked by cottonwoods, where the soldiers chased down and cut down men, women and children -- and were given Congressional Medals of Honor.
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Glenn Thrush
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Before we go down the Sean-is-gonna-get-fired rabbit hole: it doesn't matter who is at the podium-if the information they provide isn't true
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Glenn Thrush
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Senior aide to Hill GOP leadership on Trump/budget: 'its a joke...we've learned not to listen to anything he says or does. We're on our own'
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President w/ worst record of truthful statements of any politician on record says he was waiting for the "facts" before calling out Nazis.
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Is anyone else finding that social media/cell phones have completely altered their capacity to read books and concentrate on multi-page sequences? It's become a major problem...
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Glenn Thrush
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It’s wrong for us to stop asking: Should a president speak like this?
@NBCPolitics
NBC Politics
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Reporter: "Do you feel betrayed by Omarosa?" President Trump: "Lowlife. She's a lowlife."
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Glenn Thrush
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I sent @seanspicer an email asking to discuss our story at 9:11 a.m. -- it was ignored. And a second at 11:24 a.m. Did u get them, Sean?
@seanspicer
Sean Spicer
7 years
For the record @nytimes @grynbaum can't even get where I was born right and failed to ask
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Sweden=perfect case study of Trump technique: 1) shout falsehood 2) pretend u didn't make a mistake 3) accuse fact-checkers of attacking u.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
7 years
Give the public a break - The FAKE NEWS media is trying to say that large scale immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully. NOT!
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Glenn Thrush
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Nordstrom hurting Ivanka "brand" and is "a direct attack" on Trump/policies, says Spicer -- blurring line between public/private interests
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That might have been the most unnerving 15 minutes I've seen involving a president
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The poor?
@jack
jack
5 years
Been playing with fasting for some time. I do a 22 hour fast daily (dinner only), and recently did a 3 day water fast. Biggest thing I notice is how much time slows down. The day feels so much longer when not broken up by breakfast/lunch/dinner. Any one else have this experience?
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Glenn Thrush
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. @realDonaldTrump just called Erdogan to 'congratulate' him on winning a rigged referendum that might make him a dictator, per WH
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Glenn Thrush
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UPDATE: the infrastructure council was disbanded because the president is scared of people quitting it. Would be funny if it were funny...
@GlennThrush
Glenn Thrush
7 years
now all the pressure falls on your infrastructure council, which has also had zero meetings and done zero things.
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Hey, GOP base: @realDonaldTrump talks about the Wall a lot differently when he thinks u can't hear him.
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Glenn Thrush
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. @realDonaldTrump slams fake news, then stands by as Duda describes why he's restricting Polish media outlets from covering parliament.
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@GlennThrush
Glenn Thrush
6 years
A Republican with subpoena power untethered to Trump because he isn’t seeking re-election and eager to define himself beyond Benghazi is not an especially pleasant development for the WH.
@kylegriffin1
Kyle Griffin
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Trey Gowdy has begun probing Scott Pruitt's $50-a-night housing arrangement, a GOP source told The Hill.
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@GlennThrush
Glenn Thrush
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The president is attempting to delegitimize every election he loses or might lose.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
5 years
Just out — in Arizona, SIGNATURES DON’T MATCH. Electoral corruption - Call for a new Election? We must protect our Democracy!
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Glenn Thrush
7 years
Considering what we know now, it's all the more remarkable that @POTUS claimed to have not heard anything about Flynn problems on AF1 Friday
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Glenn Thrush
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Korean?
@Reuters
Reuters
7 years
JUST IN: Secretary of State Tillerson says Trump is sending message to North Korea in a language Kim Jong Un would understand
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Glenn Thrush
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What are your goals for the G-20 next week? Will you reaffirm Article 5 to Poland's nervous leadership? Will you confront Putin on hacking?
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
7 years
Crazy Joe Scarborough and dumb as a rock Mika are not bad people, but their low rated show is dominated by their NBC bosses. Too bad!
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Glenn Thrush
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Putting aside the content of Mulvaney's remarks... Why is the country's chief consumer financial watchdog speaking before a gathering of political donors in NYC that likely include people he regulates?
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Glenn Thrush
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The Apprentice really went downhill when the catch phrase became 'Firing you is too scary so I'm going to mean-Tweet until you quit'
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
7 years
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC server) & Intel leakers!
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Glenn Thrush
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History made: Former FBI director calls a sitting president a liar.
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Glenn Thrush
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Trey Gowdy far more concerned with role of reporters in revealing details of FBI investigations than Russia's role in hacking 2016 election.
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