Gov. Bill Weld
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The official account for Governor Bill Weld.
Joined May 2016
Steve Bannon’s arrest reminds me of something I learned as a U.S. Attorney and Asst. U.S. Attorney General prosecuting corruption: Rarely, if ever, is an ethical, innocent public official surrounded by criminal associates. @realDonaldTrump? He’s running out of associates.
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I challenge every Republican to watch @realDonaldTrump’s rally last night, complete with chants of “Send her back”, and ask if that is the Party of Lincoln and Reagan we signed up for. We are in a fight for the soul of the GOP, and silence is not an option. #AmericaDeservesBetter.
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I just hope we don't end up in cages on the border.
Trump on Bill Weld and Joe Walsh: "We consider them non-persons.".
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.@realDonaldTrump has ads removed from Facebook for promoting “organized hate.” The ads featured a symbol used by the Nazis in WWII to denote political prisoners. Just take a moment to think about that.
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Last night, our President traveled to a great city, insulted the Mayor, showered the airwaves with vulgarity, disparaged numerous Members of Congress and again embarrassed us all. It’s time to face the fact that @realDonaldTrump is an experiment that has spectacularly failed.
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.@realDonaldTrump has become unhinged and is going down the drain fast. He is not going to be reelected in 2020.
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Unlike @realDonaldTrump, if elected I will NEVER redraw a National Weather Service map to cover up my own dumb mistake.
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I've seen enough. If I were in the Senate, I would vote to remove Donald Trump from office. My op-ed in the @bostonherald:.
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Sen. Mitt Romney says what a great many of his colleagues and Republicans across the nation know in their hearts to be true.
When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China’s investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated.
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This is not simply an act of protest. I will not sit quietly on the sidelines any longer while our President praises despotic leaders, insults democratic allies, unravels arms control agreements and rails against the rule of law.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld is the first Republican to announce his intention to seek the 2020 GOP nomination, but his candidacy might be more an act of protest than a conventional campaign.
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I know the vast majority of Republicans in the House, in their hearts, condemn @realDonaldTrump’s racist tweets and words of recent days. It saddens me that Mr. Trump’s insistence on partisan warfare prevents them from voting their hearts and, more importantly, their conscience.
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Yes, I’m running against @realDonaldTrump. But I also served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of DOJ—and the POTUS choosing his own resort to host the G-7 isn’t even a gray area. It’s a crime.
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Between awarding the G-7 Summit to his own hotel & his acting chief of staff’s “Get over it��� admission that @realDonaldTrump withheld funds from Ukraine for his own political purposes, we have a POTUS wearing his abuses of power on his sleeve and daring us to stop him.
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Fortunately, the United States is a nation of laws—and a desperate, flailing President cannot change that, as much as he might try. His attempts to undermine our election and institutions are embarrassing and harmful, but doomed to fail. It’s sad to watch.
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My friend and a true Republican, @NHJennifer, speaks great truth here. Donald Trump is NOT the Republican Party, and he is not America. If ever there is a time to put country over party, this is it.
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In MA, we're not supposed to post pics of our marked ballots, so I'm not posting the proof that I gladly marked mine for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. But rest assured, that's how I voted. It's America or Trump, and I'm going with America. If you haven't already, #VOTE!
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We shouldn’t be surprised that @realDonaldTrump is emulating the dictators he admires by deploying secret police to Portland and beyond. But we mustn’t tolerate it. It’s time for DJT to stop desecrating the United States of America.
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If you didn't like what you saw at the Trump rally last night and wonder when a Republican will stand up to Donald Trump: I am. We're fighting for decency & integrity. Show your support for a better America at
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I've called on @realDonaldTrump to resign for the good of the country. Yesterday he announced he was refusing to fulfill his Constitutional duties as president. He should formally resign & let America get back to America's problems, not Donald Trump's problems. BW.
Breaking: Trump lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after the Democratic leader accused him of engaging in a "cover-up".
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Worth noting that the oath administered to our Senators by Chief Justice Roberts requires fealty to the "Constitution and laws.” It says nothing about loyalty to a political party. or to @realDonaldTrump.
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That a POTUS would ever utter the words “American companies are hereby ordered…” is outrageous. That he believes he can actually carry out such an outrage is the insanity of a would-be dictator. @realDonaldTrump is not just becoming unhinged. He's there.
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.@ewarren is an exceptionally fine American. We will all miss her on the campaign trail, and look forward to her continued ferocious service to our nation.
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What does an unhinged racist @realDonaldTrump do when the going gets tough? He calls six Members of Congress—two Jewish committee chairs and four women of color…”Savages.” Donald Trump is unfit to serve. Period.
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Oh, I will. #Weld2020.
A Washington scene: @KellyannePolls to Bill Weld: “I work for a young vibrant president. You’re going to have to keep up.”
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Apparently @realDonaldTrump’s bromance with Putin extends to emulating the Russian’s approach to elections. The #GAGOP just decided the Georgia Republican Presidential Primary ballot will have only one candidate on it: Donald Trump. What is DJT afraid of?.
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The POTUS is facing impeachment for extorting a foreign government to assist his reelection. So what does @realDonaldTrump do today? He urges yet another foreign government, China, to assist in his reelection. Creating his very own coalition of the willing.
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More Republicans every day are realizing that it’s crucial to choose country over the dangers of an unfit President. Republicans and Democrats can differ on policies. But, we must first protect the democratic institutions that allow those debates to occur.
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So excited that Gov Mark Sanford of South Carolina, an experienced and thoughtful fiscal conservative, has joined Rep Joe Walsh of Illinois and myself in the Republican 2020 primary race.
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"It is time for all people of good will to take a stand and plant a flag. It's for this reason that I have today established an Exploratory Committee to pursue the possibility for my running for the Presidency of the United States as a Republican in the 2020 election."
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If you stand with me, we will put up a ferocious fight against @realdonaldtrump for the Republican Primary nomination and the future of our country. I entered because I could sit on the sidelines no longer. Can you? Join us. Donate. #Weld2020.
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If RNC Chairwoman Mc Daniel would like to understand why anyone would primary the President, I am happy to tell her - it's because this corrupt, narcissistic guy is on a path to destroy our party and our nation. For the good of future generations, "this guy" must be stopped." BW.
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Looking forward to debating @realDonaldTrump. Agenda: his failure on immigration, his failure to control spending, his failure to stand up to Russia and North Korea, his failure to support rule of law, his failure to represent American values of decency & compassion.
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I suspect the Founding Fathers, not to mention all the rest of us, would be surprised to learn that the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution is “phony”—as @realDonaldTrump just declared. I guess his oath included a footnote: “Except for the phony parts.”.
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In Baltimore, a city he called “a disgusting, rat & rodent infested mess,” Donald Trump announced: “Whether you like me or not, it doesn’t matter. You have to elect me; you have no choice.” Actually, @realDonaldTrump, in America, we DO have a choice, whether YOU like it or not.
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Bad enough to call @RepCummings a "brutal bully.” But his district "rat-infested"? Come on, @realDonaldTrump, America deserves better.
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Donald Trump at the #G7: "I think I know more about the environment than most people.” Apparently that doesn’t include knowing where the #climatechange meeting is.
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Two mass shootings. 29 victims who will never return to their homes and families. What will it take to stop the hate speech, stop the racist rants from the White House, and stop accepting the unacceptable?.
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No tanks. No #AirForceOne. No invitation-only seating. Just Americans celebrating the Declaration of Independence from tyranny. #AmherstNH
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From @TheLastWord last night: “. there is an overwhelming case of obstruction of justice in Volume II of the Mueller report. Myself, if I had that case, I could have charged the president.”.
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Donald Trump responds to E. Jean Carroll's assault revelation with: She's "not my type". Outrageous, but sadly not surprising. 1/2.
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America deserves better than a #POTUS @realDonaldTrump who, virtually alone among all Americans, thinks it is proper and politically advantageous not just to launch racist attacks, but to double down on them when called to account.
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“It will be a permanent stain on the history of the Republican Party and the legacy of its members in the U.S. Senate if they fail to find a way to hold a President of their party to account. ".
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.@realDonaldTrump, the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is actually NOT about you. It was not about the height of your building 18 years ago, it's not about your dubious claim of joining first responders.
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.@realDonaldTrump says he likes the “billions and billions” in revenues from China tariffs. Those would be the billions American consumers and businesses are paying—not China. Where I come from, that’s a tax, with China simply acting as the tax collector. #G7.
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Joe Walsh is a passionate voice in the fight to wrest the Republican Party from the toxic grasp of @realDonaldTrump. I wish him the best and look forward to what the future holds. @WalshFreedom.
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In 24 hours, @realDonaldTrump has circulated a well-known anti-Semitic trope, suggested Putin be invited back into the G7, and cancelled a trip to Denmark because the Danish prime minister says she has no interest in selling Greenland. This is the man who has the nuclear codes.
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While the politicians are busy being politicians, this year’s deficit hits $1 trillion—after only 11 months. @realDonaldTrump and Congress need to put away the Sharpies and get out the red pens and stop piling debt on top of debt. Our children’s futures depend on it.
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When the #POTUS, @realDonaldTrump, says duly elected Members of Congress & US citizens like @AOC & @IlhanMN , who happen to be women of color, should “go back” to the “places from which they came,” it’s not just embarrassing, it’s disgusting.
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“We believe the impeachment hearings have made it absolutely clear, in a way the Mueller investigation did not, that President Trump has abused his authority for personal gain and betrayed his constitutional oath.”.
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Tonight we saw a debate between 10 of 24 Democratic Presidential candidates. Tomorrow another 10 Dems. Americans deserve a Republican primary debate. You can run, @realDonaldTrump, but you can’t hide. See you on the debate stage. #AmericaDeservesAChoice.
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The US Senate is required by the Constitution to hold a trial when the US House votes to impeach any federal civil official. Since 1787, the Senate has in all cases of impeachment discharged its Constitutional duty. Until today.
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The articles of impeachment released today are not just about @realDonaldTrump. They are about putting down a marker for generations to come: that we do not elect monarchs, we elect presidents who are not exempt from the rule of law.
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.@PeteButtigieg brought a groundbreaking and refreshing voice to the presidential race. Congratulations for fighting the good fight, and for earning what I know will be a continuing role on the national stage.
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Foreign leaders from Britain’s Boris Johnson to Turkey’s Erdogan are appropriately recognizing @JoeBiden’s election, and congratulating him. Our own Secretary of State? Pompeo clings to irresponsible denial. If he can’t say the right things, he should simply say nothing.
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The Chair of the US Fed. Election Commission is absolutely correct. There are unfortunately consequences when @realDonaldTrump just makes stuff up. Declaring an election illegitimate just because he lost is the hallmark of a despot, not democracy. #FITN.
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Donald Trump's phony war of tariffs has now been ended with no winners. The United States is the economic powerhouse of the Western World and we need a president who understands how the economy works.
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Canceled primaries? What are you afraid of, Mr. No-Show? Intelligent, experienced, honest and decent competitors? Now more than ever, @realDonaldTrump, you can run but you cannot hide. #LetTheGamesBegin.
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Midnight chest-pounding and threats do not, @realDonaldTrump, constitute a rational foreign policy that will keep America safe.
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Donald Trump, by turns arrogant and paranoid, has made no secret of the fact that he wishes to be crowned as President rather than elected. That might be fine in a monarchy, but we overthrew ours two centuries ago.
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Acting Ambassador Bill Taylor’s testimony today outlines precisely the abuse of presidential power the Founders feared when they drafted the Impeachment Clause of the Constitution. There is nothing equivocal about making national security contingent upon personal political gain.
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To no one’s surprise, the US Senate has voted to allow @realDonaldTrump to remain in office despite his clear abuses of power and of the Constitution. I suspect the American people, with their votes, will render a more principled judgement.
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Yes, by all means, tune in to hear from the great constitutional scholar, Mike Huckabee.
I'll be on @seanhannity 2nite @FoxNews at 9pm ET and will explain how @realDonaldTrump will be eligible for a 3rd term due to the illegal attempts by Comey, Dems, and media , et al attempting to oust him as @POTUS so that's why I was named to head up the 2024 re-election.
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.@realDonaldTrump “is unlikely to debate Weld because his true height would be revealed if he stood next to the former Massachusetts governor.”.
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Trump told us he would pay off the national debt. He's not just failing, he's today crowing about joining Nancy Pelosi to "suspend" the debt limit and add $320 billion in new spending. I'm a Republican who actually balanced a budget, and @realDonaldTrump SHOULD be embarrassed.
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.@realDonaldTrump has a phone call with a foreign leader, makes a rash & inexplicable decision that is, as we speak, costing lives and security, and is talking about. Normandy?? DJT isn’t just unhinged. He’s dangerous and failing at his most basic duty to keep America safe.
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Pretty easy to reach a budget deal in DC when both sides just say “Yes” to raising the debt limit, & borrowing & spending an additional $320 billion. After all, it will just be the taxpayers’ problem — and the taxpayers’ children’s problem, and our children’s children’s problem.
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.@realDonaldTrump forces the Secretary of the Navy to resign because the Secretary wished to observe his “sacred oath.” Far from directly criticizing the President, the poor man did little more than to clear his throat regarding a matter of ethics and law and duty.
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Honored and grateful to have the endorsement of the Boston Globe.
Nominating Bill Weld would move the Republican Party back to the traditional tenets and propriety of the office of the president.
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We already had a CIvil War, to do away with slavery. 620,000 Americans were killed. We do not need another one, to gratify a single narcissist.
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We are faced with a President who has to humiliate whoever he's dealing with or else he's half a man. The emergency declaration is just one example. Congress thought they had a deal. He says, oh, you think you have a deal? I'll show you who's boss. It's no way to run a railroad.
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With deep gratitude to all who have stood with me during the past eleven months in our effort to bring better government to Washington, D.C., I am today suspending my candidacy for President of the United States. My full statement here: .
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43% of @Gop and GOP leaners want @POTUS to have a primary - and that number is growing. Voters deserve a better choice! #FITN #NHPolitics #2020elections .
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“. when integrity and character no longer matter, when presidential ego and self-preservation are more important than national security — then there is nothing left to stop the triumph of evil.” Exactly.
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Once again, Donald Trump has demonstrated that he doesn’t understand the job of being President, or that the United States is not just his latest business acquisition.
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“Today Bob Mueller reminded all Americans of why Donald Trump is not worthy of the Oval Office. Americans should have confidence that our President will always put the interest of America first and represent our highest standards. America deserves better.” -BW #MuellerReport.
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Thank you, @KamalaHarris and @GovernorBullock for fighting the good fight, and best wishes for whatever the future holds for each of you. Agree or disagree on politics and policy, anyone who enters the arena with an eye to serve deserves our gratitude and respect.
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Presidential debates are important. Candidates defending records, words, and ideas. No handlers. @realDonaldTrump—I’m ready. Any time, any place. #AmericaDeservesAChoice #DemDebate.
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My heartfelt thanks to the wonderful people of Iowa who took the time to talk with me, to evaluate their options, and to attend the caucuses. Despite the formidable obstacle, we came in second—and it appears we won a delegate. #WeWillNotGiveUp
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Bill Kristol gets it, but the plan is to DEFEAT @realDonaldTrump in the primaries.
Wealthy donors should be “devoting big bucks to funding Weld and Walsh to soften up Trump in the primaries (while also funding moderate candidates in the Democratic field).”
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With the President draining the budget of the National Park Service to fund his own July 4 military-style extravaganza on the Mall, we are reaching the “bread and circuses” stage of tyrants seizing total power in a democracy.
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ALL Republicans deserve a voice in deciding who their candidate in 2020 should be:.
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"It’s time we bring our presidential primary process into the 21st Century by adopting ranked choice voting." @AndrewYang and I share our thoughts on ranked choice voting.
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.@realDonaldTrump, No one is disputing a president's right to hire and fire ambassadors. Blatant witness intimidation is an entirely different matter, and would be prosecuted if anyone other than you did it.
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Truth.
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Scaramucci told @jonathanvswan that Trump may need to be replaced by another Republican in 2020, comparing him to a melting nuclear reactor.
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.@JoeBiden is President-Elect of the United States. Congratulations and best wishes as a good and decent man—along with the first woman to be elected Vice-President—embark upon an awesome journey filled with great responsibility.
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Using a serious meeting of world leaders to promote his golf resort is just the latest in many failures to distinguish between Trump World and the real world.
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What was @realDonaldTrump thinking to invite the Taliban allies of Al Qaeda to Camp David just days before the 9/11 anniversary? Or WAS he thinking? Americans’ safety and security demands a steady hand and a level head in the White House—not foreign policy by erratic tweets.
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It is difficult to conjure a clearer violation of the Constitution’s prohibition against any federal official accepting, much less directing to oneself, an emolument. And beyond that violation, Mr. Trump’s actions raise a number of potential criminal concerns, including bribery.
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Donald Trump is clueless on trade and his impulsive bluster and bad ideas have done great harm to our farmers, workers and businesses large and small across America. This week has shown in so many ways why America needs a different president and why I'm running for president. -BW.
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@realDonaldTrump The real "enemy of the people" is reckless spending with a national debt surpassing $22 trillion. It's going to crush Generation Xers and millennials.
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