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Ted Lieu

@tedlieu

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Husband of Betty, the love of my life. Father of two great kids. USAF veteran. Member of Congress. In that order. Also, empathy is good.

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Joined February 2009
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
4 years
Today I released my first campaign ad. It was produced by my kids. Let me know if you like it.
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Ted Lieu
4 years
CAN WE PLEASE SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. SOLICITING A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TO HELP YOUR RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN IS A CRIME. IT IS ILLEGAL. PRISON IS ONE OF THE PUNISHMENTS.
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Attached is the first page of a five page letter in which the lawyer for @DevinNunes threatens that Rep Nunes will sue me. Attached is my response.
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Ted Lieu
1 year
About to go to the House Floor.
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Ted Lieu
3 years
Let me be very clear: if all we do is accept the certified Electoral College results and go home, we would have failed our country. We must impeach Trump, or have the 25th Amendment execute, or have @realDonaldTrump resign. Congress cannot just go home like nothing happened.
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CNN Breaking News
3 years
A growing number of GOP leaders believe President Trump should be removed from office before January 20, either by the 25th amendment or impeachment
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
5 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : What is wrong with you? Disaster victims deserve help & sympathy. Oh, and guess who owns much of the forest land in CA? Your federal agencies. CA only owns 2%. Guess who cut funding to forest management in the budget? YOU DID. #SaturdayMorning Thoughts
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
5 years
There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!
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Ted Lieu
7 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : The below picture is what leadership looks like. Can you tweet out a picture of you at your private golf club today?
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Jason Kander
7 years
The Mayor of San Juan is wading through sewage, searching for people with a bullhorn while @realDonaldTrump insults her on twitter.
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
6 years
My statement on the retirement of Justice Kennedy. “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new Congress.”
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
6 years
Last night at a restaurant in Torrance, CA strangers thanked me for telling the truth. I politely said thank you. Their actions say far more about our nation than about me. This also happens to me at the mall, airports & coffee shops. This is what happens when you tell the truth.
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Ted Lieu
3 years
I just want to note that in America, you don’t get to have one free coup attempt. That’s why we are readying Articles of Impeachment for introduction this Monday.
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Felicia Sonmez
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Graham says he doesn't currently support invoking the 25th Amendment -- but "if something else happens, all options would be on the table."
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : Like your grandfather, my parents infested America. As their son with yellow skin, I now get to vote against your harmful policies. And after you leave due to either losing reelection or impeachment, I will still be here reversing your shit. Cheers.
@thedailybeast
The Daily Beast
6 years
Trump: Immigrants are threatening to "infest" the U.S.
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Ted Lieu
4 years
I served on active duty in the United States military to defend your right to say stupid, racist shit about me.
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Ted Lieu
3 years
Today the former President issued a statement filled with lies. And no one cared. Very few people even saw it. Beautiful.
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Dear @Walmart , remember how: Mario Kart caused people to drive faster? Pac-Man caused folks to eat more? Fortnite radicalized a white supremacist to shoot Hispanics at your store? You disrespect the victims of mass shootings by making up stupid shit. Stop blaming video games.
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Getting a snack.
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Ted Lieu
6 years
My experience at restaurants: I ordered take out at a Greek restaurant. When I arrived, the owner saw me & threw in a free baklava (one of my favorite desserts). He said he appreciated what I was doing. I guess that's what happens when one opposes ripping kids away from parents.
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Amazing Lev Parnas interview on #Maddow . Also, I’m disclosing that the lawyer for @DevinNunes wrote a letter saying Rep Nunes will sue me if I didn’t apologize for saying last month that Nunes conspired with Parnas. Devin, I’m adding to my statement: “Your pants are on fire.”
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John Harwood
4 years
not a credible statement
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Ted Lieu
4 years
My wife and I had our two teenage boys watch the amazing speech by @AOC . America is a better place because Representative Ocasio-Cortez chose public service. She has inspired more people than she will ever know.
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Kyle Griffin
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David Remick: @AOC 's speech on the House floor about Ted Yoho "should be studied for its measured cadence, its artful construction, and its refusal of ugliness."
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
3 years
Dear @RepCawthorn : We don’t want your guns. We just don’t want you to bring them on the House Floor. I have 2 Air Force marksmanship ribbons. You lied about getting into the Naval Academy. Stop your tough guy act and promoting conflict. We’ve had enough violence in the Capitol.
@therecount
The Recount
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC): "You want my guns, I know it, we all know it. Well, Mr. Speaker, you can come and take them."
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
5 years
Dear Tucker Carlson ( @TuckerCarlson ): I'm an immigrant. Irish Spring soap cleans my skin the same way it cleans your skin. My parents were poor. They worked hard and started a successful business. Now their son is in Congress. So take your hatred of immigrants and shove it.
@thehill
The Hill
5 years
Companies pull advertisements from Tucker Carlson's show after "poorer and dirtier" immigration comment
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Ted Lieu
7 years
Hey look, a senior White House official is afraid of tweets from a Congressman. Ivanka blocked me. Also, why is she in the White House?
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Ted Lieu
6 years
If Brett Kavanaugh can be this angry on national TV, imagine what he's like when he gets inebriated. #KavanaughHearings
@DeanObeidallah
(((DeanObeidallah)))
6 years
Brett Kavanaugh is one of those rare people who gets less likable the more he talks #KavanaughHearings
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Ted Lieu
3 years
On January 20, Stephen Miller will no longer be in the @WhiteHouse .
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Had to moderate it for national TV.
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Aaron Rupar
5 years
Here's @tedlieu calling Trump "a racist ass" on MSNBC
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Ted Lieu
6 years
I have seen the classified information on Russian hacking. @realDonaldTrump has received classified briefings. I can tell you that @POTUS is LYING. Trump knows the Kremlin hacked America last year.
@nytimes
The New York Times
6 years
Trump Says Putin ‘Means It’ About Not Meddling
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Ted Lieu
2 years
This is sick behavior from Rep. Paul Gosar. He tweeted out the video showing him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez from both his official account and personal account. In any workplace in America, if a coworker made an anime video killing another coworker, that person would be fired.
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Ted Lieu
4 years
This is the America that I know.
@RexChapman
Rex Chapman🏇🏼
4 years
Not all heroes wear capes. This is my America...
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
3 years
Hey Mike Huckabee, I asked around and Coke likes me, Delta agrees with my values, I wear Nikes and my hometown Dodgers won the World Series. But it’s not because of my ethnicity. It’s because I’m not a sh*thead like you who is adding fuel to anti-Asian hate. #StopAAPIHate
@GovMikeHuckabee
Gov. Mike Huckabee
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I’ve decided to “identify” as Chinese. Coke will like me, Delta will agree with my “values” and I’ll probably get shoes from Nike & tickets to @MLB games. Ain’t America great?
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Ted Lieu
5 years
I never disclose what happens in internal Steering and Policy Committee discussions. But I make one exception today. We just gave @SpeakerPelosi a standing ovation. Because Nancy Pelosi is a badass. #NoMoreShutdowns
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : The "dumbest" law you refer to is called the United States Constitution. Specifically the 14th Amendment which provides due process to all persons, not just citizens. You took an oath to the Constitution at your relatively small inauguration, remember?
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
When people come into our Country illegally, we must IMMEDIATELY escort them back out without going through years of legal maneuvering. Our laws are the dumbest anywhere in the world. Republicans want Strong Borders and no Crime. Dems want Open Borders and are weak on Crime!
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Ted Lieu
5 years
I served on active duty in the United States military to defend your right to say stupid, racist shit.
@CaryKruger
Cary Kruger
5 years
@tedlieu @Cirque What is Ted "China Spy" Lieu doing about homelessness in major California Cities? When he is enjoying Cirque du Soleil while our President Works in Japan!
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Ted Lieu
6 years
As a Member of the House Judiciary Committee, I read the partisan, classified Nunes House Intel memo. I can't talk about it. However, here's an analogy. Remember Geraldo Rivera and the infamous Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults? It's like that, but Geraldo Rivera has more integrity.
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Ted Lieu
5 years
The @realDonaldTrump Administration brought a machete to a knife fight. We brought the House rules. And we are getting shredded. We need to change the Rules to allow -Contempt on the spot -Witnesses to be fined daily It is now time to exercise our full inherent contempt powers.
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Dear #BillBarr of @TheJusticeDept : After @realDonaldTrump was inaugurated, Senate controlled by REPUBLICANS House controlled by REPUBLICANS SC investigation opened by Rosenstein, a REPUBLICAN SC was Mueller, a REPUBLICAN So take your false revisionist history & shove it.
@thehill
The Hill
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AG Bill Barr: "Immediately after President Trump won election, opponents inaugurated what they call 'The Resistance' and they rallied around an explicit strategy of using every tool and maneuver to sabotage the functioning of the executive branch."
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : I speak Chinese. I also served on active duty in the United States military—something you were too afraid to do—to defend your right to say stupid shit.
@ddale8
Daniel Dale
4 years
Trump: If I lose the election, "you're gonna have to learn to speak Chinese."
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Ted Lieu
5 years
FYI: If I'm with my wife and someone told her to "go back" to her country, I would take that person down. My wife is the love of my life.
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Ted Lieu
7 years
Based on Ivanka Trump example, I'm going to ask Speaker Ryan if my son can sit in for me at the next House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing
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BuzzFeed
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Ivanka Trump sat in for the President at a G20 leaders' meeting
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Ted Lieu
6 years
The guilty plea of @realDonaldTrump attorney Michael Cohen, the conviction of Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, and the indictment of GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter reaffirm three principles that are self-evident: Truth is truth Corruption is corruption The law is the law
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Ted Lieu
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Dear @realDonaldTrump : As public servants, we help people because it is the right thing to do, not because we want to be praised for it. Also, the US President should never wish for Americans to be locked up in a foreign jail.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail!
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Ted Lieu
5 years
#ResignSarahSanders is trending worldwide ... to the surprise of absolutely no one.
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Ted Lieu
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Let me ask White House Senior Advisor @IvankaTrump about Trump Tower Moscow. Oh wait, she blocked me, a Member of Congress, because my questions bother her. Let me correct that. She blocked me, a Member of Congress who will be in the majority, because my questions bother her.
@yashar
Yashar Ali 🐘
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Mueller Reportedly Looking at Ivanka Trump's Involvement With Trump Tower Moscow
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Ted Lieu
4 years
THIS STATEMENT IS INSANE.
@Acosta
Jim Acosta
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The White House Press Secretary on Trump's push to reopen schools: "The science should not stand in the way of this."
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Ted Lieu
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Dear @realDonaldTrump : I served on active duty in the United States military. We are not mercenaries. We are not bargaining chips. We don’t deploy for money. Our troops exist to protect the Constitution and the national security of the United States. Get it? #SaturdayThoughts
@justinamash
Justin Amash
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He sells troops. “We have a very good relationship with Saudi Arabia—I said, listen, you’re a very rich country. You want more troops? I’m going to send them to you, but you’ve got to pay us. They’re paying us. They’ve already deposited $1B in the bank.”
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Dear @VP Mike Pence: Do you agree with yourself? #FridayMorning Thoughts
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Kyle Griffin
5 years
Mike Pence in the 2016 vice presidential debate: "This is basic stuff. Foreign donors — and certainly foreign governments — cannot participate in the American political process."
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Ted Lieu
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White supremacy is bad.
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : Your Administration made the policy change to separate children from their parents. If you don't have the courage to own up to it, then reverse it. Disgraceful & weak to blame others for your own evil policy.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
Put pressure on the Democrats to end the horrible law that separates children from there parents once they cross the Border into the U.S. Catch and Release, Lottery and Chain must also go with it and we MUST continue building the WALL! DEMOCRATS ARE PROTECTING MS-13 THUGS.
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Ted Lieu
3 years
We were ready on Tuesday. We were ready yesterday. We are ready today.
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Ted Lieu
3 years
Dear @laurenboebert : FYI, the 19th Amendment rewrote the Constitution to give you the right to vote. That Amendment passed because a lot of Americans across our country worked to rewrite a part of the Constitution that they didn’t like.
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Lauren Boebert
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Protecting and defending the Constitution doesn’t mean trying to rewrite the parts you don’t like.
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear Rick Santorum: CPR is good for heart stoppage. Not good for victims of multiple AR-15 bullets, which typically impart 3 times the lethal energy upon impact than a 9mm handgun bullet. AR-15 bullets obliterate organs and cause so much bleeding that victims die very quickly.
@cnnbrk
CNN Breaking News
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Former GOP Sen. Rick Santorum suggests students protesting for gun control would be better served by taking CPR classes
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Ted Lieu
5 years
MOST TOTALLY SUCCESSFUL WITCH HUNT IN US HISTORY.
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Ted Lieu
6 years
2300 kids were ripped away from parents with no real plan to reunite them. I can't play the @ProPublica audio of their cries for help because of "decorum"? F*ck decorum. @realDonaldTrump engaged in the functional equivalent of kidnapping. The American people need to hear this.
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Ted Lieu
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THIS IS OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. @POTUS now admits he KNEW Michael Flynn lied to the FBI. Yet Trump tried to influence or stop the FBI investigation on #Flynn .
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Nazis are bad
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : You didn't serve. For those of us who did, we didn't give a sh*t which politicians our commanders loved. We cared if they could lead & execute the mission. Stop disrespecting military veterans because they disagree with you. It's unpatriotic & unAmerican.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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“General” McChrystal got fired like a dog by Obama. Last assignment a total bust. Known for big, dumb mouth. Hillary lover!
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Dear Jared Kushner of the @realDonaldTrump Administration: We are the UNITED STATES of America. The federal stockpile is reserved for all Americans living in our states, not just federal employees. Get it?
@atrupar
Aaron Rupar
4 years
JARED KUSHNER: "The notion of the federal stockpile was it's supposed to be our stockpile. It's not supposed to be states stockpiles that they then use."
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
6 years
Today I received a candidate questionnaire from @NRA . This is how I answered it.
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Ted Lieu
6 years
How quaint that some folks are more concerned about kids speaking respectfully than the fact that 17 kids were slaughtered with an assault rifle. #StudentsStandUp
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Ted Lieu
6 years
The President of the United States needs to resign.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!
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Ted Lieu
5 years
I'm thinking that after we subpoena chicken Barr and force him to testify in @HouseJudiciary , I'm going to invite @SenKamalaHarris to the hearing and then I'm going to yield my time to her.
@thehill
The Hill
5 years
JUST IN: Trump accuses Kamala Harris of being "very nasty" to Barr
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear Twitter employee who shut down Trump's Twitter: You made America feel better for 11 minutes. DM me & I will buy you a Pizza Hut pizza.
@katiecouric
Katie Couric
6 years
Twitter employee on last day of job deactivated Trump’s account, company says - The Washington Post
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Analogy: Mueller gives us a slice of bread, puts ham on it, and then another slice of bread. We say that's a ham sandwich. Mueller says I didn't make a determination whether or not it's a ham sandwich because I was instructed I can't call it that. It's still a ham sandwich.
@AlisonMorrisNOW
Alison Morris
5 years
Congressman @tedlieu establishes 3 elements of obstruction of justice but Mueller says he doesn’t subscribe to what Lieu is trying to prove.
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : Remember when you went on national TV with Lester Holt & told the American people you fired James Comey because of Russia? There's a tape of it. Remember when you told the Russian Ambassador you fired Comey because of Russia? There's a transcript of it.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
6 years
Not that it matters but I never fired James Comey because of Russia! The Corrupt Mainstream Media loves to keep pushing that narrative, but they know it is not true!
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Ted Lieu
4 years
I note that @WhiteHouse Senior Advisor @ivankatrump blocked me because my statements gave her discomfort and uncertainty. Can you ask her to unblock me as part of her personal growth? Thanks.
@thehill
The Hill
4 years
Ivanka Trump: "I've found that my greatest personal growth has arisen from times of discomfort and uncertainty."
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Hey @PressSec Sanders, in case you forgot what team you are on, here is a reminder: Chairman Kim: Not American Former Vice President of the United States: American You should never side with an American adversary & foreign power over an American VP. Get it, you political hack?
@axios
Axios
5 years
Speaking from Tokyo in her first "Meet the Press" interview ever, Sarah Sanders reiterated that Trump and Kim Jong-un "agree in their assessment" of Joe Biden, who Trump called a "low IQ individual" in a tweet Monday evening.
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : You said you will be throwing out the first pitch at a Yankees game on August 15. The video below is an example of what you will see prior to your first pitch. These players and coaches understand America better than you do.
@MLBONFOX
FOX Sports: MLB
4 years
Every player and coach on the Yankees & Nationals took a knee before the national anthem tonight in D.C. (via @MarkZuckerman )
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Ted Lieu
3 years
I’m all in for “healing.” But we can’t pretend the violent attack on our Capitol incited by the former President didn’t happen. And we need to ensure future presidents never use violence to hold onto power after they’ve lost.
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Ted Lieu
4 years
If you actually believe @realDonaldTrump has an “ironclad” commitment to protect Americans with pre-existing conditions, you are stupid. S T U P I D. The Trump Administration is suing right now to eliminate coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. #SOTU
@NBCNews
NBC News
4 years
BREAKING: Speaker Pelosi tears up President Trump's speech as the president ends his State of the Union address. #SOTU
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
7 years
Coal. Is. Not. Coming. Back. We honor coal communities by helping them transition to the future, not by lying to them.
@ClimateNexus
Climate Nexus
7 years
139 countries could be powered by entirely by wind, sunlight and water by 2050 via @Independent
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Three of Iran's top strategic goals were the following: -Get US troops out of Iraq -Get rid of limits on Iran's nuclear program -Get its people to rally behind the Iranian government The decisions by @realDonaldTrump delivered all three goals to Iran.
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Thank you to everyone who wished me a speedy recovery from stent surgery. Grateful to God, and the professionals at OAP & @GWHospital for catching my condition early. Will be going back to work this Monday. No more Snickers bars for me. But I look forward to spelt spaghetti.
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Ted Lieu
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Dear @SecNielsen : I don't give a shit if you apologize. We just need you to reverse your policy of ripping kids away from parents. Also, how did you go from saying such a policy doesn't exist to now saying you won't apologize for it? Why all the lies from Homeland Security?
@CNNPolitics
CNN Politics
6 years
“We will not apologize” for doing our job, says Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen of the “zero tolerance” immigration policy involving family separations
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Dear @benshapiro : I have two marksmanship awards from the military. You know what I do when I really disagree with what politicians mandated? I help register voters. In America, we settle political disagreements at the ballot box or through the Constitution, not with guns.
@JasonSCampbell
Jason S. Campbell
5 years
Ben Shapiro warns that if politicians try to mandate LGBTQ 'indoctrination' at all schools, then he will "pick up a gun." Further adding "Beto O'Rourke does not get to raise my child. And if he tries, I will meet him at the door with a gun"
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Under our Constitution, the duty of Congress is not to clear the President. The duty of Congress is to be a check and balance on the Executive Branch, and to pursue the facts wherever they may lead. Devin Nunes should resign for perverting the oath he took.
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Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D
6 years
In this part of the secret audio, Devin Nunes flatly admits that the reason it's so important for House Republicans to keep their majority is b/c "we're the only ones" left to shield Trump if "Sessions won't unrecuse and Mueller won't clear the president." #Maddow
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Regeneron, an experimental drug which @POTUS took, relied on “human embryonic stem cells.” I support this research. I wonder if @realDonaldTrump and Amy Coney Barrett support this research?
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Ted Lieu
4 years
I feel blessed to have been in Congress when Barack Obama was President. Happy #ObamaDayJune14th .
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : The First Amendment stops the government—that’s you—from interfering with free speech. That means you can’t stop @Twitter from fact checking your false tweets. And the fact that we’re reading your excrement on Twitter shows it is not stifling your speech.
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Donald J. Trump
4 years
....Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear @SpeakerRyan : I appreciate your words. But as Speaker, there are actual actions you can take. For example: 1. Subpoena the translator in the private meeting of @realDonaldTrump with Putin. Congress needs to know what was said. 2. Allow a vote on bills to protect Mueller.
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NBC News
6 years
WATCH: Speaker Ryan: "We just conducted a yearlong investigation into Russia's interference in our elections. They did interfere in our elections. It's really clear. There should be no doubt about that."
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear @davidhogg111 : Those powerful people behind you? They're called the majority of the American people. We have your back.
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MSNBC
6 years
"I don't have any shadowy figures behind me... I'm just a kid that uses Twitter if he sees me as powerful that's okay. I don't see myself that way. – David Hogg says in response to Bill O'Reilly comments that 'powerful, shadowy radical groups' are leading ad boycott.
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Ted Lieu
2 years
Trump lost the popular vote. Trump lost the electoral college. Trump lost the election.
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Congress can impeach for Obstruction. But that still doesn't allow us to compel witnesses & documents for the trial. We have the power of inherent contempt, which includes fines & jail. That would give us a chance at compliance. I remain baffled why we still don't use it.
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Mother Jones
5 years
"This is batshit insane." — @kdrum
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Ted Lieu
4 years
#PenceKnew #PompeoKnew #TrumpKnew They all knew. Because they never thought they would get caught.
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PoliticusUSA
4 years
#PenceKnew about the Ukraine shakedown because he went to meet with Zelensky on Trump's behalf. #LevSpeaks
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Ted Lieu
7 years
Mr. President: If there was a wiretap at Trump Tower, that means a fed judge found probable cause of crime which means you are in deep shit.
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Donald J. Trump
7 years
How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Hey @realDonaldTrump : What makes America exceptional is we are a nation of immigrants. As an immigrant who served on active duty, I am appalled you are telling us to "go back." I'm not going back. America is our home. And I will still be in Congress after your racist ass leaves.
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Donald J. Trump
5 years
....and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how....
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Ted Lieu
4 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : Your federal agencies own the majority of the forest land in CA. Our state only owns about 3%. So when you allege a "terrible job" you are actually referring to yourself. Also, the causes of the fires vary. Please educate yourself. #SundayMorning Thoughts
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Donald J. Trump
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The Governor of California, @GavinNewsom , has done a terrible job of forest management. I told him from the first day we met that he must “clean” his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him. Must also do burns and cut fire stoppers.....
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : I served on active duty in the US military to give people the right to clap when the President speaks, or not to clap; to stand, or to sit; to attend your speeches or to boycott them. We are not & never will be an authoritarian regime.
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Josh Dawsey
6 years
"Can we call that treason?" Trump asks, referring to Democrats not clapping during the State of the Union. "Why not? ... They certainly didn't seem to love our country very much."
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Ted Lieu
6 years
I learned a new word today: Quisling.
@Dictionarycom
Dictionary.com
6 years
Quisling: A person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government. #NothingLikeAGosling #OrADuckling
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : You said today you didn't know Parnas & Fruman. -But they were part of your legal team trying to get dirt on your opponent. -They funneled foreign money to a super group led by @DonaldJTrumpJr . -AND THEN YOU HAD DINNER WITH THEM AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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ProPublica
5 years
9/ After those donations, Fruman and Parnas had dinner with @realdonaldtrump at the White House.
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Ted Lieu
7 years
THIS. IS. NOT. NORMAL. America, we have a problem.
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Kyle Griffin
7 years
NYT: The acting head of DEA will resign this week—says he has become convinced Trump has little respect for the law.
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Based on the Buzzfeed report and numerous other articles showing @realDonaldTrump committed Obstruction of Justice and other possible felonies, it is time for the House Judiciary Committee to start holding hearings to establish a record of whether @POTUS committed high crimes.
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Ted Lieu
5 years
I'm sort of happy that McConnell fears making election day a federal holiday. It's such a frank acknowledgement that the GOP's ideas are not accepted by the majority of American voters. Any party that is scared of people exercising the right to vote, will eventually be doomed.
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The Hill
5 years
McConnell blasts House bill to make election day a federal holiday to increase voter turnout
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Ted Lieu
5 years
No one ever said, hey let's go hurt Special Olympics. Until the @realDonaldTrump Administration came along.
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Ted Lieu
7 years
Dear John Kelly: The United States of America exists because President Lincoln did not compromise.
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Christina Wilkie
7 years
John Kelly: "The lack of ability to compromise caused the Civil War.”
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : Please get the European Union to stop aiming nukes at America. Please get them to stop attacking our elections. Please get them to stop invading other countries. Oh wait, the European Union is not doing any of the above. Are you out of your frickin mind?
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VoteVets
6 years
Asked who is America's biggest foe right now, Donald Trump's first answer was "the European Union." Somewhere, Vladimir Putin is choking from laughing so hard with glee.
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Ted Lieu
7 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : Your job as President is to help Americans, not intentionally hurt them. I can't believe I had to write that sentence
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CBS News
7 years
"Let Obamacare fail," President Trump says after GOP Senate health care bill fails
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Ted Lieu
3 years
@jonfavs Working on it ...
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Ted Lieu
5 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump : Using Twitter to spread this misleadingly edited video of @SpeakerPelosi is WEAK & COWARDLY (but I'm saying this in a calm way). You should woman up & delete the tweet. I note that even in the doctored video, Speaker Pelosi sounds more coherent than you.
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Donald J. Trump
5 years
“PELOSI STAMMERS THROUGH NEWS CONFERENCE”
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear Laura Ingraham: I served on active duty to defend your right to make racist statements. America is not a race or demographic. It's a beautiful & bold idea, based on life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness. You @IngrahamAngle are no more American than I am or others are.
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Andrew Lawrence
6 years
Laura Ingraham: "The America we know and love doesn't exist anymore. Massive demographic changes have been foisted on the American people, and they are changes that none of us ever voted for, and most of us don't like ... this is related to both illegal and legal immigration"
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Ted Lieu
6 years
Dear @NRA : This is the future. You are on the losing side of history. #nationalwalkoutday
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NBC News
6 years
WATCH: California students spell out #Enough during protest against gun violence #NationalWalkoutDay
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Ted Lieu
6 years
This is a very disturbing article. If in fact Rob Porter's interim security clearance expired on Jan 15 and John Kelly continued to let him handle highly classified information, then Kelly must resign. Also, giving someone classified info who is not cleared to see it is a crime.
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Jonathan Alter
6 years
Kelly must go. He knew that Porter’s interim security clearance expired Jan 15 and that the FBI had a serious problem with Porter handling top secret material.
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Ted Lieu
1 year
Today is Speaker Pelosi’s last full day as Speaker of the House. Best. Speaker. Ever.
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