Debra J. Saunders
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Washington Columnist. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Syndicated with Creators. Formerly @Reviewjournal White House Correspondent, @SFChronicle columnist.
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“We will only fight to win.”
-Trump at West Point
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I ran into
@MyPillowUSA
founder Mike Lindell in front of the West Wing. He said his factory will be cranking out 50k masks/day by Friday. “The most comfortable mask you’ll ever own”
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From my spot in South Lawn I can hear protesters shouting.
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.
@MBrooksRJC
blamed “Trump Derangement Syndrome” for prodding critics to predict the worst. “They try to make the case that he doesn’t know what he’s doing, and time and again, he proves them all wrong.”
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@reviewjournal
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On Fox Business
@pdoocy
says Milley’s remarks bolster Trump’s claims about the “Deep State.”
True.
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What happened to California? A politician who dines at the French Laundry is ready to extend restrictions through June 15 — and voters just go along. They don’t insist on their right to decide to social distance or not. I don’t recognize my old home.
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“Since when is it OK to try to burn down a federal court?”
-Barr
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At presser, Giuliani says there are enough votes in Georgia, Penn, Mich, Wisc,
#Nevada
and Arizona to overturn the election.
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I think it drives Trump haters crazy that
@IvankaTrump
has embraced the lunchbox workforce and the wonky jargon that surrounds training issues, rather than voguing like the Barbie doll wannabe they want her to be.
@reviewjournal
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Trump just called McCabe "a poor man's J. Edgar Hoover."
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@FLOTUS
says the Don’t-care jacket was about her view of left-wing media. And really, the avalanche of coverage on it showed how easy it is to sidetrack the press.
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Pete Wilson endorses Trump:
“I like many of these people, and they are personal friends ... and I've talked to enough of them to know that they don't like his style,’’ But he advises them to “look at performance — look at what he’s actually achieved.’’
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Talking to reporter
@hogangidley45
said, “I don’t know that Sen McConnell is concerned about the country.”
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"The pardon is for Susan B. Anthony."
Trump says she never was pardoned.
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On Fox News,
@kayleighmcenany
shows media charts of Rose Garden event for Amy Coney Barrett to illustrate the double standard. They're not calling TX Dem plane ride a superspreader.
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Justice Department investigating itself
The dossier used to get a FISA warrant against Trump campaign adviser Carter Page,
@TomFitton
argued, was “obviously ‘garbage’” and never should have been the basis for a serious investigation.
@reviewjournal
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"There is no pathway" for Biden to win if he loses both Florida and Pennsylvania. -
@JasonMillerinDC
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Fact is, experts expected more unemployed, not fewer. This is good news. Those ribbing Trump for celebrating look sour.
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Difference between a challenger and incumbent.
Every story on Elder gets into dispute with an ex when he was talk show host
Stories on Newsom don’t get into his 2007 affair with an aide when he was mayor.
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Whitmer to Michigan: Stay in and shut up
It’s one thing to be told you have to social distance and work at home or not work to contain the spread of COVID-19. It’s another to be told, in effect, you can’t plant tomatoes or people will die.
@reviewjournal
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If she is credible, why didn’t you ask Kavanaugh about the allegations when you talked to him?
I support Mrs. Ford's decision to tell her story. It's hers to tell and it must be taken seriously. I find her credible and the attacks on her must stop.
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Las Vegas veteran: Someone stole, successfully returned my ballot
@VictorJoecks
looks at unintended consequences of nearly-automatic voter registration.
via
@reviewjournal
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Today
@PhilipWegmann
held his ground during
@PressSec
’s push back. That took guts and is not as easy as some might think.
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Kavanaugh has been a good boss, husband & father to women who enthusiastically vouch for him.
One person’s unsubstantiated accusation decades after alleged event at politically sensitive moment should not be enough to topple him.
@reviewjournal
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"I wish a lot of luck to Harry."
Trump answering
@NikkiSchwab
question about Meghan and the Prince suggesting Americans vote for Biden.
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Dr. Birx notes that US has had lower mortality rate than other countries.
In USA there are 9 states with less than 1,000 cases.
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Seems desperate.
NEW: Biden seeks to bar Giuliani from TV news, after Trump lawyer alleges possible Biden corruption
If Biden did nothing wrong, what is he so afraid of?
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On
@MediaBuzzFNC
@JasonMillerinDC
says Trump campaign may release list is dead voters in Nevada today
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A little different from president calling in, isn't it?
28 years ago today -- President Bush (41) and Mrs Bush shared Thanksgiving dinner with Operation Desert Shield troops in Saudi Arabia. Good trip.
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Only America could have produced them all. No other place. We are the culture that put up the Hoover dam, laid down the highways, sculpted the skyline of Manhattan, we are the people who dreamed the spectator dream, it was called Las Vegas in the Nevada dessert.
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Trump's way of signaling Kelly cannot keep him from tweeting?
Only the Fake News Media and Trump enemies want me to stop using Social Media (110 million people). Only way for me to get the truth out!
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Revoke the Student Visas of the Russian Oligarchs' Kids!
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Trump is looking even calmer now as I compare him to the foul-mouth morons who go nuts bcuz I tweeted Trump was calm after WH grounds had Secret Service agents with automatic weapons ready.
Unhinged. And your idea of wit is using the F-word and posting stale GIFs
You are sheep
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She was right.
@EmeraldRobinson
told me last week she thought Trump was taking hydroxychloroquine to keep from getting the coronavirus.
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Both attorneys are working for Christine Blasey Ford pro bono and do not expect to be paid.
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Central Committee for
@NVGOP
just voted unanimously to bind its delegates to
@realDonaldTrump
- it was a voice vote.
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It was inevitable.
Missing kids: Urban districts thought enrollment would rebound, but it's still falling. Homeschooling, charters, private school are on the rise. So is dropout rate.
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See there is a place where states are represented by their populations - it’s called the House.
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“Trump's gravitational pull is such that he causes his opponents to overplay their hands. In effect, he trolls them into adopting positions so far out of the mainstream that they become self-discrediting. “
If you want to read sober, conservative, and incredibly reasoned political commentary,
@continetti
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@POTUS
always calls on Brian. Let that be a lesson to those of you who think that he is so out of line that Trump would not deal with him.
POTUS responds to my question about him mishandling classified information regarding Russia.
@realDonaldTrump
@cnn
@jaketapper
@jimsciutto
@donlemon
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One of the most powerful things on TV these days:
@bdomenech
monologues that kick off 7 p.m. hour on
@FoxNews
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Lambchop is the best squeak
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That was an amazing show of force. Trump drives you nuts with his childish tweets. And then he pulls off something like this.
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Without his veneer of being a champion for racial and gender equality, he would have been nothing more than what conservatives claimed he was: an untested, immature man whose only rationale for power was the fact he was the son of a former Liberal prime minister.
Trudeau’s black and brownface photos should prompt Canada’s left to dump him - The Washington Post
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Just plain wrong. Closing California's public beaches would be a colossal mistake. The footage I've seen shows people social distancing or gathering around loved ones. That's not hurting anyone. Don't do it
@GavinNewsom
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“They tried to take down a duly elected President of the United States... They got caught in the act, and they got sloppy.”
-Trump on
@MariaBartiromo
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It is a mistake to presume that the only risk to public health is COVID. Losing jobs, not learning how to read, these things also hurt public health.
@debrajsaunders
Or a willingness to play with people’s health to further his political career.
#Floridaman
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I had a interesting sit down with
@Jorgensen4POTUS
earlier this week.
If she starts behaving like a vampire, I will know the difference.
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"I hope they don't raise your taxes. But if they do, I told you so."
-Trump at JBA
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This is humbling. On my way to
#WHCA
dinner, my Uber driver is Iranian journalist
@SiamakGhaderi
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All text messages of Jim Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Bruce Ohr. No redactions
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What
@FLOTUS
did for Valentine’s Day. First lady brings Valentines Day cheer to seriously ill children via
@reviewjournal
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Old enough to vote, but not old enough to vape
Was there robust debate over Washington treating adults who are old enough to vote and old enough to fight in the U.S. military as children who can’t make adult decisions?
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@reviewjournal
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.
@ProjectLincoln
is a group of Repubs who want Trump to lose in Nov. They say they want to reclaim the soul of GOP.
That is impossible to believe because they’re working not only to oust Trump but also to hand the Senate over to Democrats.
@reviewjournal
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That's standard salary for any Assistant to the President.
White House releases employee salaries, per legal requirement. Omarosa makes $179k a year.
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SAUNDERS: Earth to Biden White House interns: Nobody cares what you think via
@reviewjournal
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Trump: "And I want to thank Chairman Kim for something else. When I put out the social media notification, if he didn’t show up, the press was going to make me look very bad. So you made us both look good, and I appreciate it. "
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Question 2: Is this a standard America wants, that is allowing someone’s life works to be stained on the basis of an event that may or may not have happened during teenage years?
Question 1: Is it possible for someone to defend against an allegation this old and murky?
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Here's a 2018 story I wrote on Jon Ponder.
Nevada bank robber, FBI agent who arrested him, pray at White House via
@reviewjournal
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From former Trump White House Chief of Staff
That video was stunning...and more powerful than anything Bennie or Liz said.
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The mood in the room, sez
@JasonMillerinDC
- "We feel better and more confident" in 2020 than they did in 2016
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Barr: "I don't understand why a small contingent of marshalls" inside a courthouse disrupt anyone's First Amendment rights.
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Your mission to vet my consistency belies your claim of high-minded disinterest.
@debrajsaunders
Maybe before complaining that Twitter is terrible, you should think about how you use it. “Harpies...” “Nothing better to do...” I think I made it through my tweets without an insult and I also replied instead of QTing. But have a great day, hope you find some Twitter peace.
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Interesting.
@NYGovCuomo
is saying the panic is more fearful than the virus. "Let's just take a deep breath and make sure we're all acting on facts instead of acting on fear."
"The facts we can handle."
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First time as president Trump sets foot on foreign soil.
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More Trump: “There is one way to settle our disagreements. It’s called peacefully at the ballot box.”
“Media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone & to stop the endless hostility and constant negative and oftentimes false attacks & stories.”
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Megan McArdle: Obamacare premiums are going up. Again. Now what? If anything, losses have widened. via
@BV
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“They don’t know how to camp. When you camp, you leave no trace. These guys left an entire mess for everybody else to clean up.. They should have had to clean it up.”
-
@DanaPerino
on the campus protesters
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Barr, Democrats clash in Capitol Hill face off
The hearing presented a likely preview of the final months of 2020 campaign, with Democrats accusing Trump of corruption and Republicans pointing out criminal behavior during street protests.
@reviewjournal
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President Donald Trump shared some of his pet peeves — academic speech codes, social-media giants, and the “fake news” media — with sympathetic audience of conservative teens and young adults at the Turning Point USA teen summit.
@reviewjournal
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I see this story as part of an effort to spin the whistleblower as reluctant. Because really, the House cannot impeach a president based on testimony of an anonymous source. via
@WSJ
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Trivia note:
LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who ate at a restaurant after voting to ban the practice, was Zelda on Dobie Gillis.
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A low moment for DiFi. A non-accusation accusation.
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The tech industry, diversity of thought and the intolerance o those who wanted to boycott
#CES2020
for making
@IvankaTrump
a keynote speaker.
via
@reviewjournal
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This is
@JohnKasich
at his best.
"I can say all kinds of things to get people stirred up" but that's not what leaders do--Kasich re Trump riling the masses on trade.
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Unreal.
“We are planning for all of the Charlotte activities to be closed press: Friday, August 21 – Monday, 24th given the health restrictions and limitations in place in the state," the convention spokesperson said in an email. "
Journalists to be barred from Republican National Convention, spokeswoman says; C-SPAN coverage uncertain.
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That’s an argument many have made about illegal immigration for years. Now you’re using it.
If Elon Musk can defy public health orders and re-open Tesla without consequence, why should anyone else feel the need to comply if they don't feel like it? Government authority/legitimacy going straight down the toilet on this one.
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Clarence Thomas on Joe Biden - “one of the things you do in hearings is you have to sit there and look attentively at people you know have no idea what they’re talking about”
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No meeting planned with Barbara Lagoa, Trump said.
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Eight of nine mismatched signatures accepted in Nevada mail-in ballot experiment:
Nod to
@VictorJoecks
Report
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Tim Kaine has managed the impossible - he comes across as more canned than Hillary Clinton.
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Four prosecutors resigning because the DOJ overrode their recommendation for draconian sentences — I only wish this would happen more often, especially with federal drug cases.
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“How dare we hate what we are? We are human.”
Jacob Blake’s mother Julia Jackson. “Show the rest of the world how humans are supposed to treat each other.”
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Hey big man, if you want to call me out, at least use my handle. You look kinda cheesy doing it this way.
Guys, I missed this -- and now I am sorry I found it -- but this is the final paragraph of Adelson's White House "correspondent's" column (yes, she gets to cover news during the week and write GOP propaganda on the weekends) attacking The Lincoln project.
I swear this is real.
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