Kate Bennett
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Senior Advisor @INVARIANT . Strategic/crisis comms. Prev @CNN White House correspondent. I was once a fashion editor, trust me. @stjohnscollege Johnnie for life.
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this quiet exchange between the two health experts ...
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Barbara Bush used to sit on the steps of the South Portico at the White House, waiting for George Bush to return from trips. I thought of this picture tonight, and how happy she must be that he's coming home to her again.
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A gentle reminder that magazine cover features require an interview component.
@FLOTUS
has not given an interview to a national publication during her term as first lady.
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just gave a skittles to this kid in his “costume.” don’t ever change, 2017.
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NEWS: surprise visit by
@FLOTUS
to Ukraine and a surprise appearance by Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, who has been in hiding since the start of the Russian invasion
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PET SCOOP: The Biden's have added a PUPPY to their pet family, sources tell me. The puppy has been spotted playing on the South Lawn of the White House this afternoon.
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White House chief usher Timothy Harleth has been let go by the Biden’s, says a source. Harleth was hired by Melania Trump in 2017. He was previously a manager at the Trump Hotel DC.
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My daughter is 16 and just got her second shot. 🙏🏻💉💕
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Sully was President Bush’s service dog who worked with the president after Barbara Bush died. According to
@CNN
’s
@jamiegangel
, Sully will be traveling with Bush on Air Force One tomorrow. Eventually, Sully will likely go back to helping veterans at Walter Reed. What a good dog.
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Breaking first dog news:
@FLOTUS
will appear in video with Champ and Major to air during Sunday's Puppy Bowl. Dr. Biden filmed the PSA - which focuses on the importance of wearing masks/staying healthy - at the White House. 🐕🦺🐕🦺
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The annual gingerbread White House and village took several weeks to make. Everything is edible …
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New: It appears
@FLOTUS
has copied parts of her statement today from ... herself. Significant similarities between statement today and her RNC speech from August:
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Less than 48 hours after
@realDonaldTrump
went after the addiction struggles of
@JoeBiden
’s son ...
This October I am honoring National Substance Use Prevention Month by joining
@ONDCP
to highlight the dedicated efforts of our Nation's youth to encourage healthy drug-free lives. Share how you are helping your community using
#BeDrugFree
- we look forward to hearing from you!
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A friend took this pic of
@LindseyGrahamSC
at
@Reagan_Airport
yesterday before a flight to SC. Graham was the only one without a mask on, before and after this phone call. An airport employee eventually went over and told him he had to wear one.
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Acosta becomes the 13th Cabinet member to depart the Trump administration. By this time in the Obama admin, none had left. In the George W. Bush admin at this point, one had departed.
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Dr. Fauci says duration of White House press briefings is “really draining." Monday's was 2+ hours.
“If I had been able to just make a few comments and then go to work, that would have really been much better. It isn’t the idea of being there and answering questions.. 1/2
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@FLOTUS
face mask today features a large embroidered sunflower, the national flower of Ukraine, in solidarity.
(Her polka dot ensemble is by designer Brandon Maxwell)
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@FLOTUS
shields eyes and holds hands with a young middle schooler nervous about the vaccination, clapping when it’s over seconds later. Only 32% of Mississippians have been fully vaccinated, making it among the lowest numbers by state in the country.
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“I find myself extremely self-conscious,” says
@potus
of the “wonderful,” “decent” people who work in the White House executive residence. Biden expresses some discomfort with being waited on, attended to, by staff.
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As one of my colleagues just noted, what we really needed this week was a man telling a woman to smile.
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In
@betsy_klein
's
@CNNPolitics
story:
"Not only are Goodyear Tires on the presidential "Beast" limousine, they're also the official tire of Secret Service"
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.
@FLOTUS
is the cover story of the June/July issue of
@harpersbazaarus
. The photos were shot on location 4/1 in and around Philadelphia.
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Champ and Major arrived to the White House on Sunday. They are good dogs.
(photos via WH photographer Adam Schultz
@schultzinit
)
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The owner of
@FlorianaDC
made a
@FLOTUS
-inspired Christmas tree outside the restaurant this year — today she and
@POTUS
made a surprise visit to see it 🎄
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One of the most dumbfounding aspects for me is the forcible removal of the 20 or so clergy/laypeople that had come to shore up St. John's Church after Monday night. The White House not only didn't coordinate with the church, or notify them, they expelled its religious leaders.
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@FLOTUS
personally invited George Hannie, former White House maitre d, and Buddy Carter, current White House usher -- both of whom worked for and adored Barbara Bush -- to join her on the flight to Houston so the two could attend today's memorial.
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meanwhile the president just called his Vice President Mike Pounce so everything is fine
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a spectacular image from above of the casket of John McCain. (by Morry Gash/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hugh Jackman’s face realizing he just lost to this guy:
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I am to my knowledge the only reporter on the
@FLOTUS
beat full time from a major outlet, and I never reported she was near death or had a facelift, or anything in bewteeen it similar. 🙋🏼♀️
The Fake News Media has been so unfair, and vicious, to my wife and our great First Lady, Melania. During her recovery from surgery they reported everything from near death, to facelift, to left the W.H. (and me) for N.Y. or Virginia, to abuse. All Fake, she is doing really well!
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When you’re not allowed to leave the hotel to get sushi in Tokyo, you bring the sushi to you.
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So, lemme get this straight, the second lady of the United States has chosen to work at a school that openly discriminates against LGBT adults and children.
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“You’re not making things up, I know that,” says Dr. Fauci to
@JDiamond1
at the briefing, after the president challenged Jeremy on reporting.
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@ddlovato
KILLING IT right now at this
@WhiteHouse
performance.
@POTUS
@FLOTUS
feeling the feels.
@PBS
#DemiLovato
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Several images from Naomi Biden’s wedding have been posted to her event planner’s instagram page:
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I have now gone down a rabbit hole of pictures from today of the Queen and they are delightful.
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Just so we’re all clear —
@SpeakerPelosi
now has a Donald Trump impeachment OUTFIT.
2021, 2019
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from
@FLOTUS
comms dir: "It's sad that we have an active and ongoing natural disaster in Texas, and people are worried about her shoes."
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.
@HillaryClinton
asked on
@GMA
what’s the gutsiest thing she’s ever done (her new book w
@ChelseaClinton
is called “Gutsy Women”): “Stay in my marriage.”
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Related: Here’s the story of Major’s adoption by
@JoeBiden
. Major will be the first shelter dog to live in the White House.
@dodo
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@ChelseaClinton
(both of your parents just shared a stage for hours on end with Louis Farrakhan)
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Ah, yes, the best place for your mask as you hug and kiss and greet multiple people is IN YOUR HAND
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Wherein five days later
@FLOTUS
acknowledges what happened, but once against chooses to paint herself as victim.
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I would also note, neither
@FLOTUS
@IvankaTrump
@DonaldJTrumpJr
@EricTrump
have expressed condolences for the 5 people who died as a result of Wednesday's violence. The silence is telling and unfortunate.
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“One of the wettest we’ve ever seen from the standpoint of water.”
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NEW:
@FLOTUS
wearing a custom
@dolcegabbana
dress for her meeting with the Queen today. The hat is an original design by her couturier, designer Hervé Pierre. Here is Pierre's sketch of the hat:
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@FLOTUS
overnight had giant hearts installed on the North Lawn of the White House - strategic placement will have them seen via TV cameras as backdrop to reporters’ hits. (📷 by
@betsy_klein
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New: Barron Trump, 14, has tested negative for the virus.
@StephGrisham45
tells CNN, "Barron has tested negative and all precautions are being taken to ensure he’s kept safe and healthy.”
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.
@FLOTUS
leaves with a favorable rating more than 25-points below
@MichelleObama
and
@laurawbush
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Fiona Hill, at 11: “She put the fire out with her hands, and finished the test.”
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I have covered
@FLOTUS
for almost two years and have never seen her smile and laugh more than she is now with these baby elephants 🐘
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NEW: Major Biden involved in another biting incident at the White House
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@FLOTUS
greets Costa Rica President Chaves - who has been on the job for less than two weeks after a run-off election — for dinner at the ambassador’s residence.
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“I don’t need any special training to get into a locked room where an individual is killing children. I’ll figure out a way to accomplish that task. Period.”
- Michael Fanone to
@PamelaBrownCNN
on
@TheLeadCNN
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"Did she leave him?"
@realDonaldTrump
jokes about the rumors surrounding
@FLOTUS
's lengthy absence from public view. A sort of awkward bit of humor in a room full of military families who have lost loved ones.
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(who wants to tell him
@FLOTUS
was there on Christmas evening?)
How Trump spent his Christmas vacation: “I was here on Christmas evening, I was all by myself in the White House. It’s a big, big house except for all those guys out on the lawn with machine guns... I was waving to them. I never saw so many guys with machine guns in my life."
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A text from a friend last night while watching
@FLOTUS
interview: “She’s Trump, just in a better-fitting suit.”
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How sweet Gage kept his eyes on his mom, making sure she was ok as she got emotional. Gage was a year old when his father Staff Sergeant Christopher Hake was killed by a Soleimani-supplied bomb during Hake’s second tour serving in Iraq.
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“Joe Biden says he could do a better job leading our great nation. Apparently when you hide in a basement, you feel safe communicating your wishful thinking.” -
@FLOTUS
in her second solo campaign speech today in Wisconsin
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Rest in peace, sweet Beans.
What a joyful, vivid and inspiring recounting of her life, cut way too short.
Heartbroken for
@KFILE
and
@RachelEnsignWSJ
.
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"...which I really think is important for the American public. It’s the amount of time.”
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Massive barricade and fencing went up overnight at the
@VP
residence. The entire perimeter of the Naval Observatory is now behind the barricades. I am from here, never seen this before in my life.
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@FLOTUS
steps off the plane in Egypt wearing a menswear-inspired look, complete with necktie. For me this a fascinating fashion statement for a country with a very poor record on women’s rights. In the politics of fashion realm, she’s sending a message: Women are equal.
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In (way) other news, the official White House turkeys have arrived. They’re staying
@WillardHotel
. Their names will be revealed tomorrow and on Tuesday
@realDonaldTrump
will do the pardon.
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Number of people who have texted me to ask what was running down Rudy’s face: 12
And let me say I am honored to be the person people turn to in moments like this for questions like that. Hi, I’m Kate.
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In my three years covering
@FLOTUS
at events, that was the worst booing she has received at a public event where she has given solo remarks.
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Kellyanne Conway's $3600
@gucci
coat was designed to celebrate the city of ... London.
#Inauguration
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On
@TODAYshow
,
@JennaBushHager
asks Ashley Biden if her mother
@DrBiden
had heard from
@FLOTUS
: “No. I don’t think they’re doing the traditional protocol, which is unfortunate. But I think we’re all okay with it.”
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Just spent $95 in healthy, organic groceries, left store, pulled in here. Hi, I’m Kate.
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🙏🏻 check on your friends and neighbors.
help is always here, just make it to tomorrow - there is a better day to come. 800-273-8255.
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This photo of
@FLOTUS
was taken by
@annieleibovitz
for
@voguemagazine
in the East Sitting Hall of the Residence. Same room
@laurawbush
welcomed
@MichelleObama
after the election. (
@MELANIATRUMP
did not extend the courtesy for Jill Biden.)
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At youth opioid awareness event in Baltimore for a speech to attendees mostly of high school and middle school age,
@FLOTUS
was loudly booed upon introduction. Talking continued throughout her five minute remarks.
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@FLOTUS
was given a Navajo blanket to wrap herself with as she listens to remarks at Window Rock prior to her radio address to Navajo Nation. It is currently 58 degrees and gusty.
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