Cleo hasn’t even seen Home Alone…having a baby sister must just have her in the ‘oh no!’ mood! We’re thrilled to add Teddy to the crew ❤️ Will be on maternity leave for next few months so to the haters and the losers, enjoy the break! I know I will with my girls 😘
Taking a mommy-ing break to chat with
@guypbenson
about…MOMMY-ING! 3.35pm on
@GuyBensonShow
. Cleo will be assisting (though hopefully doing so in her sleep)
☀️ MCCONNELL BOWS TO TRUMP ON BORDER
Last night, we scooped that MCCONNELL told Republican senators that time had essentially run out on trying to craft a Ukraine-border package.
"We dont want to do anything to undermine [Trump]," said McConnell, who can barely utter the former…
Was a big weekend - Cleo turned the big 1! Goes so crazy fast. I think she got that it was a special occasion! Or I’m like every other Mom and think my baby is a genius. Because she is. Also, see you at 5pm. Happy birthday Cleo! ❤️💝💗
Everyone should listen to this clear eyed and fair analysis of the situation in Israel/Palestine from HRC. And then for those of you that didn’t vote for her and do all that you could to get her elected, ask for forgiveness. We missed out on something magic 🥹
Hillary Clinton on the Israelis and the Palestinians today on The View.
Covers everything from Hamas to humanitarian pauses to Yasser Arafat to Anwar Sadat.
Jim Jordan and the OSU abuse scandal:
- 177+ students abused over 20 years (Jordan was there for 7)
- 6+ alleged Jordan knew about it
- Their accusations are direct ("I told him") and under oath
- Jordan refused to cooperate with investigators
- Jordan is named in the lawsuit
@JuddLegum
The Washington Post ran 33 stories about Biden's mental fitness in the four days following the Hur report, per
@JuddLegum
.
After reviewing the transcript, the paper concludes that Biden "doesn’t come across as being as absent-minded as Hur has made him out to be."
Biden goes into 2024 w/ $117 million cash on hand after fundraising blitz brought in $97 million in Q4
Few things:
Biden’s best quarter yet.
Burn rate of 73% (below the 80% of Q2)
Kamala-Biden meet-up contest brought in more $$ than Biden-Obama one
BREAKING NEWS: Kenneth Chesebro, alleged architect of the “fake electors” plot, has struck a plea deal with prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, per source familiar with the arrangement.
Trump admits he’s a criminal and RFK JR admits he flew on Epstein’s plane because his wife had a relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell.
Biden chilling at a fundraiser.
What. A. Night.
BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court rules to uphold the state’s 1864 near total abortion ban, which will wipe out nearly all access in the state (currently up to 15 weeks). Voters will likely have the chance to override this ban in November via ballot initiative.
My amazing Dad passed away. The below doesn’t do him justice - what an incredible life he led! He gave everything to his many careers, but he gave the absolute most to me, my sister, and our Mom who he loved so completely. Grateful he met Alex, his grandson Harry and 5B 💜
When asked about why there hasn’t been more outrage about Hamas’s rape of Israeli women Rep Jayapal says sexual violence should be condemned but “we have to be balanced” in our condemnation.
The President of the United States: "To any country, any organization, anyone thinking of taking advantage of this situation, I have one word. Don't. Our hearts may be broken but our resolve is clear."
“.. 63% of Americans rate their current financial situation as being ‘good,’ including 19% who say it's ‘very good.’ ..
“.. 77% of Americans are happy with where they're living — including renters ..”
@axios
@mikeallen
@felixsalmon
All 4 natl polls released this week have Biden leading Trump (via
@FiveThirtyEight
):
44-42 Economist/You Gov - 3 pt gain since mid-Nov
43-42 Morning Consult - 4 pt gain since last week
39-37 YouGov
37-35 Leger/The Canadian Press
Biden: You guys saved auto industry… made a lot of sacrifices. Gave up a lot. And the companies were in trouble. Now, they're doing incredibly And guess what. You should be doing incredibly well, too.
Hamas: “we will repeat the October 7 massacre time and again, 1M times if we need to, until we end the occupation.“
Journalist: “occupation of Gaza?”
Hamas: “no, all of Israel.”
First Father’s Day for my incredible husband and my first without my Dad. The circle of life is really something! However you’re celebrating - and even if you’re not - have a great day 💗 (Brian hates pictures, Cleo more agreeable. She’s loves a good squishy ball)
👀 GOP Sen. Grassley tells me he’s concerned passing Wyden-Smith tax bill might aid Biden’s re-election:
“I think passing a tax bill that makes the president look good mailing out checks before the election, means he could be reelected and then we won’t extend the 2017 tax cuts”
JUST IN:
"The grand jury issued a no bill in the case of Brittany Watts, 34, who was facing a fifth-degree abuse of a corpse following a miscarriage she had in September."
Brittany Watts will NOT be indicted.
The race for president is REALLY tight and Biden is doing much better than he was just a few weeks ago. Maybe SOTUs matter after all! Time to update the pessimistic talking points. I wrote about the change -
Gross/typical GOP behavior: won’t stand up and applaud for things they voted for (CHIPS). Guess not surprising as they brag about gains for their constituents that they voted against AND actively tried to destroy (infrastructure bill, American Rescue Act)
#BidenHarris2024
I remain fascinated with the fiction that Trump delivered "the most secure border in our nation's history."
The Trump admin released 1.1 million migrants in 4 years. He left office with crossings having risen for months. His last December was the worst December in 20 years!
“And then Hunter Biden showed up to the Oversight Committee meeting in-person. But no House Republicans would agree to let him testify openly in front of everyone.”
Wellllll, this is very exciting! So looking forward to officially joining the incredible hosts and behind the scenes team of
@thefive
when I’m back from maternity leave! It has been so fun already and only going to get better…! 🥳🎉👶🏻
WSJ ed board: "Yet giving up on a border security bill would be a self-inflicted GOP wound. President Biden would claim, with cause, that Republicans want border chaos as an election issue rather than solving the problem. Voter anger may over time move from Mr. Biden to the GOP"
Lots of great shots of Cleo from the weekend, but nothing says July 4th like being stuck in traffic with a bag of chips the size of the baby! Hope you all had a great 4th! And see you at 5pm 💫
People claiming Biden is enabling a humanitarian crisis in Gaza should read this WSJ piece about his frantic efforts on behalf of Palestinians.
He hasn’t just directly pressured Netanyahu to decelerate operations, he is trying to build an independent Palestinian state and…
Rove: I think the former president has a problem with this. They had voted to certify the election, he attempted to force them to change their decision, which they tried to do, I think this is what we would call election interference.
@DanaPerino
Happy awkward anniversary to you, too!
As I said at the time, saved me the trouble of having to reveal it - did me a favor 🤭
You’re the best ❤️
Jonathan Turley in his submitted testimony for today's Biden impeachment hearing:
"I do not believe that the evidence currently meets the standard of a high crime and misdemeanor needed for an article of impeachment."
Langworthy: Well, we have never claimed we have direct money going to the president…
Reporter: You said we never claimed that any money was funneled directly to the president. That is precisely the claim Comer and also Jim Jordan have made many times here on this network.
Robert Carter grew up in the foster care system without ever being adopted — and now at 33 years old, he is the father of five adopted siblings, changing the course of their lives forever: “Literally nothing else matters now that I have my family.”
Obviously I’m not target demo for GOP debate, but pretty clear why Trump supporters are unmoved. It’s a shame for the rest of USA. None of these candidates instill any sense of confidence save for Haley (sometimes) and Christie who I like b/c he’s familiar + governed a blue state
2 of GOP's witnesses at impeachment inquiry hearing say there isn't enough evidence against Joe Biden
Dubinsky "More information needs to be gathered before I can make such an assessment"
Turley "I do not believe that the current evidence would support articles of impeachment"
I’m late to actually watching this and it’s even more batshit crazy than I thought it would be. Homophobic and ugly. Making me think Trump sounds like a normal human is an incredible feat. What a loser.
Don’t get me wrong, happy the GOP just airs their garbage policies in broad daylight. But do they not get that this is electoral doom? So weird from a seemingly smart lady who had some good will lately!
We are witnessing a Holocaust denial-like phenomenon unfolding in real time.
So tomorrow, Israel will screen for foreign journalists the raw, unedited footage of Hamas’ atrocities in the October 7 Massacre, as captured by its death squads’ body cams.
Regarding this new
@nytimes
poll on Biden vs Trump: I do not believe Biden is tied with women nationally 46-46. And I do not believe, as this poll reports, that 23% of Black voters nationwide will vote for Trump. Those are two things that are not gonna happen.