Husband, Dad, Fmr Member of Congress, ran for POTUS, Entrepreneur, CEO 2 Public Companies. Investor, Philanthropist. Founder
@forbrightbank
advisor
@revolution
Today at
#COP26
, the worldโs biggest banks & investors took an important & necessary step to keep 1.5ยฐ alive. Climate change is a risk to everyoneโs bottom line, but when we finance the green transition we all win. I hope more banks will join soon.
Pay everyone $1500 to get vaccine
It is a stimulus check & big vaccine incentive rolled into one
Result: more people get vaccine, it saves lives, helps people financially, and the $400 B pays for itself w/ economic boost from ending pandemic
RT if you agree
#vaccinestimulus
Biden's numbers would be stronger if some Democrats would wake up to the facts, stop blaming him for not doing more, and start realizing that he has the one of the thinnest Congressional margins in history! In that context, what he has done is very significant.
When I left the race the best call I received was from
@ewarren
. We spoke at length about what we were all fighting for and why. Even if I don't agree with her on everything, she is a fighter, she's fights for the right reason, and she reaches out & cares.
I'm calling BS on this - Bernie is wrong about this and it is a dangerous and misleading statement.
@BarackObama
and
@SpeakerPelosi
- for example - have had fundraisers at wealthy people's homes AND THEY HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONS OF WORKING PEOPLE AND DONE MORE TO HELP THEM THAN BERNIE
NEW: Bernie Sanders: โI am an existential threat to the corporate wing of the Democratic Party. For too long the Democratic Party and leaders have been going to rich peoplesโ homes raising money and theyโve ignored the working class and the middle class.โ
Advice for how to think about the stimulus bill: THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE IN GOING TOO BIG AS THE GOVERNMENT CAN BORROW FOR FREE BUT THERE IS MASSIVE DOWNSIDE IN GOING TOO SMALL AS LIVES ARE AT STAKE AND A DEAD ECONOMY IS HARD TO RESTART. This is a asymmetric economic decision.
There are many things we need to do on gun safety, including requiring liability insurance to own/purchase a firearm (like we do to own a car). It would probably cost an average hunter $5 a year, but if you have a history of hate crimes it would be cost prohibitive. Commonsense.
Let's be clear, when the only response Sen Warren and Sanders can muster to a legitimate question about their extreme policies is "that's a Republican talking point" then what they are really saying is "I can't defend my policies on the merits." That should scare democrats.
The anti-nuclear movement has made climate change worse and the anti-development movement has made affordable housing worse. These are unfortunate truths that we are paying the price for.
lt has been a privilege to campaign for the Democratic nomination for President, but it is clear that God has a different purpose for me at this moment in time. Read my full statement here: 1/19
.
@joebiden
came in comfortably in 4th in Iowa, not what he wanted but where he was polling. He also has by far the most support of African Americans, the most loyal Democratic voters. Writing him off is an insult to the diverse voters of our party.
.
@PeteButtigieg
deserves enormous credit for this smart and selfless act for the good of the party. This should be of no surprise to any of us, however, as he ran a near pitch perfect campaign. A campaign that reflected his strong values, intelligence and leadership ability.
I donโt understand why anyone goes through the trouble of running for President if they either canโt explain how their plans work or canโt honestly debate their ideas without reverting to accusing people who disagree with them of reciting Republican talking points.
Only
@joebiden
beats Donald Trump in Texas according to the new CNN Texas polls. This is relevant and we ignore it at our peril. Texas is a game changer. We win Texas we win. (remember
@BetoORourke
came very close, so it's possible).
It is outrageous to even suggest that
@kamalaharris
should not be Biden's running mate because she might run for POTUS one day. Every VP - but one (Cheney) - in the last ~50 years has run for POTUS after being VP
For decades, protesters - many self labeled as progressive - worked to kill both new nuclear energy projects & new real estate development projects
It's arguable that those efforts contributed to climate change and an affordable housing crisis
We need leas NIMBY, more YIMBY!
This whole story is a waste of time.
@petebuttigieg
worked at McKinsey right out of school. He didn't run the place, he wasn't a partner & I'm sure he was simply assigned clients to work on. It has no bearing on anything, truly. Let's focus on the issues.
I think
@BernieSanders
and
@ewarren
are entirely correct to advocate for universal healthcare (although I don't agree with their specific plans) and the other candidates advocating for a "public option" are not being ambitious enough on healthcare. We need universal healthcare.
The Democratic Party has a huge opportunity to become the majority governing party in America IF it it is a center-left party. A socially liberal, pro-democracy, pro-growth/business, fiscally prudent, pro-safety net, pro-climate action & strong national defense party is a winner
It is clear this virus disproportionately impacts our seniors and those with preexisting conditions. Consider the fact that 2% of people in nursing homes have died, .035% of people over 65 not in nursing homes have died and .006% of everyone else. This must inform how we reopen
Some context
First, BBB is not done, it's just done for this year. It can be reformulated lots of ways & passed in '22
Second, Biden had a historic year - massive vaccine roll out + passing the rescue plan and infrastructure bill - very impressive considering slim margins
The President clearly cares more about his Twitter followers than the American people. His continued dishonesty and weaponization of social media has been divisive. I am calling on all Americans to
#UnfollowTrump
and hit him where it actually hurts him... his ego.
Itโs disappointing that the mediaโs narrative alternates between either pushing
@NancyPelosi
to step down or how Dems need a โfighter.โ The TRUTH is that
@NancyPelosi
has been BY FAR the toughest/most successful fighter of ANYONE (including men) against Trump. Cover that!
Overdoses nationally jumped 18 percent in March, 29 percent in April and 42 percent in May - probably similar stats exist for alcoholism. The negative impact on addiction disease driven by isolation from lockdowns doesn't get nearly enough attention.
"Packing the court" didn't help us with the Senate races last night.
The thing to remember about the "court packing" argument is that it was entirely a self-inflicted wound. Republicans didn't make this up, Democrats decided to start talking about it right before an election.
My grandmother passed away yesterday. I brought Chris to see her a little while back. She was 94 and watched the debates avidly to see her grandson. Rest In Peace grandma. ๐โค๏ธ
One of the main reasons housing is unaffordable is because NIMBY community groups and activists (of all politics - liberal, progressive and conservative) have successfully fought and defeated new multi family development projects and efforts to zone greater density.
Dems didn't get "outplayed" on Kavanaugh; Dems lost the House, the Senate and the White House in 2016. In business you learn to honestly describe the problem. We need to do more of that in politics if we want to solve the real problem.
Medicare4all is not the right thing to be talking about right now. The right answer is not to turn our whole healthcare system on its head to address a pandemic. The right answer is universal testing for free, treatments/vaccines ASAP for free, and $$$ to states & hospitals.
Hey
@AOC
, we have the same goal, universal healthcare for everyone, we just have different ways of getting there. Healthcare is the
#1
issue for voters, so letโs debate the way forward. Any show of your choosing. Healthcare is too important for tweets, we need real discussion.
Since thereโs so many people running for President (& not enough for Senate), instead of obsessing over whoโs a โfrontrunner,โ maybe we can start w some general eliminations.
This awful, untrue line got booโed for a full minute.
John Delaney, thank you but please sashay away ๐๐ฝ
In defense of 2 candidates:
@PeteButtigieg
is not too young (I was taking my second company public on the NYSE when I was his age) &
@JoeBiden
is being unfairly written off by the media - they are treating his slightly disappointing finish in Iowa like a career ending scandal.
US populations growth by % was the lowest ever in 2021, which is terrible news. A shrinking/flat population is an economic disaster for our country and we should be changing policy to permit more immigration and make it easier for people to have larger families.
It is wrong to think that the way to address climate change is to end capitalism. I would argue the opposite. The way to address climate change is to innovate, scale and encourage clean energy solutions globally, which requires government incentives and free market economics.
On a scale of 1-10 beating Trump is a 10 & everything else is low single digits. The polling overwhelmingly suggests that
@MikeBloomberg
and
@JoeBiden
do far better than any other Dem candidate in the head-to-head match up with Trump. That is a fact and we ignore it at our peril
I served with Tim Walz in the House. He's an excellent choice for VP - as decent and patriotic a person as you will ever meet. It is not surprising his former House colleagues are rallying around him.
There is no debate here at all. Reclining your seat is not a nice thing to do but it is an allowable feature built into the seat and people have a right to do it. The guy in this video should be banned from flying. Period. He is basically assaulting this woman.
This video has the internet legitimately divided .
Dude is in the last seat on the plane. Seat doesnโt recline.
Hers does. And she reclines.
Heโs upset, and is punching her seat incessantlyโ so she records.
Who is right?!
Who is wrong?!
See you at 7p on
#FOX5LION
@fox5dc
When is the last time you heard anyone tell you that across the last several decades billions of human beings have been lifted out of poverty because of globalization (trade), technological interconnection and the spreading of free market economics? It is the truth.
Before people start screaming that the sky is falling economically, remember:
Unemployment is LOW at 4.2%
Inflation is still in the 2.5-3.0% range, ABOVE the Fed's target of 2%
Markets have appreciated VERY fast, a correction is normal.
Good luck
@AndrewYang
- you bring good ideas and a positive attitude to all of your endeavors
NYC is a national treasure and it deserves good candidates and a good debate.
I moved to New York City 25 years ago. I came of age, fell in love, and became a father here. Seeing our City in so much pain breaks my heart.
Letโs fight for a future New York City that we can be proud of โ together. Join us at
Another point, if you are booing Democrats, do you really expect the country to trust what you have to say if you can't listen respectfully to people in your own party? Letโs raise the discourse and not fall down to the level of the president
The patriotic action for the Attorney General is to release the entire Mueller Report to the American people. We paid for it and this moment requires transparency.
If you are telling people not to trust the Covid vaccine when it is approved for public use you are basically the same as people who say "don't wear masks"
Not a lot of evidence that Lincoln Project worked (running splashy ads in Times Square?) & there were questions raised about the platform
Many Super PACs popping up to simply pay founders.
My take: give money to candidates (or candidate PACs), parties, or turn out efforts
The reconciliation bill will only be about 1% of the US economy over the 10 yrs it gets funded. For those fear mongering that it "takes over" the economy, they need to do better math
What it will do is provide targeted (and paid for) funding for issues holding our economy back
Our next President needs to be a person who can work with Congress on real solutions, get them done, and make progress. My issue with Bernie is not so much electability vs Trump (polls show him doing as well as Biden and Bloomberg). My issue is that his plans are unworkable.
I agree with
@AndrewYang
. Including a stimulus check is the most effective relief. You can even make part of it a
#vaccinestimulus
check to create an incentive to get vaccinated.
If youโre going to spend hundreds of billons in pandemic relief the most effective thing you can do is put it into peopleโs hands in the form of
#StimulusChecksNOW
. Itโs common sense, better economics and better politics.
1/2 .
@johnlegend
, it's not about "loving" your health insurance, it's about the anxiety of being forced to switch from something that works for your family to something unknown. Imagine proposing eliminating 401(k)s to allow for a new, expanded social security plan.
Raise your hand if you LOVE your health insurance plan. I hear politicians say "don't take away these insurance plans that millions of people love" and I'm like who LOVES their health insurance plan? Genuinely curious.
Any GOP Senator that (1) votes AGAINST cash payments to individuals because of "deficit concerns" and (2) voted FOR the "deficit busting" corporate tax cuts should be called out for what they are: pro-corporation and anti-human being.
There have been a number of headlines of "severe allergic reactions" to vaccine (yet its less than 10 people out of a million w/ reactions). The headlines are negligent & cause people already suspicious of the vaccine (b/c of dumb things politicians said) to be more concerned
.
@joebiden
should pick a Governor as VP. Governors are obviously leading the country right now - they are not partisan and they are have executive management skills. The country will be looking for that in November. We need to run this country better and end the Washington games.
Let's keep our "chin up" - this is a great country and we can absolutely solve our most difficult problems and build a better future but we have to "pull" together, find common ground and start getting things done ๐
You can't beat Trump unless you support the TPP because you have nothing new to say about a vision for the world. A "yes" on TPP is a rejection of Trumpian economics and a "no" on TPP is a tacit acceptance of it.
A few sets of Ab rollers are a good way to start a workout. All the candidates should be "rolling" out specific plans to solve our nations challenges - check out my 30 minute documentary at for my plans and experiences.
#fittobepresident
This is a very well done interview and an example of two people who are very good at their craft -
@bretbaier
is a great journalist and interviewer and
@petebuttigieg
is superb in interviews and his answers were pitch perfect.
I love town halls. Iโve done more than 70 since January, and Iโm glad to have a television audience be a part of them. Fox News has invited me to do a town hall, but Iโm turning them downโhereโs why...
Just asked group of seniors "how many have a Medicare supplemental plan?" - most hands went up. I then asked "how many would vote for someone making that plan illegal?" - no hands went up. We need universal healthcare with options, like I've proposed with BetterCare.
His numbers are higher than ever & unemployment is at record lows, yet we debated: 1) theoretically should billionaires exist, 2) making private insurance illegal, 3) how delegates will work at convention and 4) adopting socialism. Have we lost our minds?
30 years ago today, at about this time, in a lovely little church in the mountains of Idaho, I was about to see my beautiful wife April walk down the aisle at our wedding. I've been so incredibly blessed to be with her ever since and build a life and family together.
As I'm traveling around the country campaigning for candidates my reading list includes The Coddling of The American Mind and
@AndrewYangVFA
insightful The War On Normal People.
What he wants to do is have the taxpayers pay to build out a fancy conference room to host the G7 with a big monument to the event, then he will market the resort for corporate events by saying "Host your event at the famous site of the HUGE G7." Corruption.
At a minimum, we have to be tolerant of different views on achieving the same goal: universal healthcare. That's why I responded to
@aoc
tweet with a debate offer. This isn't about slogans - people's lives are at stake. We need debates and the truth
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me...." A good reminder from the Gospel of Mathew.
Scoop: Biden WILL announce plan to cap rents at 5% nationwide, sources say
Would strip tax benefit from corporate landlords who dont comply
Plan, which likely requires D control of Congress, comes as Biden emphasizes populist econ ideas after debate
W/
@rachsieg
IMO most voters in America are center-left: they are socially liberal (pro choice, etc), want a strong private market economy, a strong national defense, fiscal prudence, a progressive tax code & sensible climate action. If the Democratic Party aligns like that it will win big!
Too many people shamefully think we are the only species that matter and that we can treat this amazing planet anyway we please. They need to open their eyes.
"Should billionaires exist" was another pointless question from the debate. Think about the absurdity of that question. It may be an interesting question for a PhD dissertation, but does it have anything to do with improving people's lives. Has everyone lost their minds?
As a former CEO, if I heard an employee say any of these things they would be fired on the spot. Why is our president not held to the same standard as the rest of the country?
Hey
@jaketapper
this is a great thing you are doing. I bid on my friend
@BretBaier
autographed books. Will make a good gift. Everyone should check out the great items in the auction!
If you haven't already, please be sure to check out all the amazing items up for auction to benefit
@HomesForOurTrps
-- all proceeds go to build specially-designed homes for severely wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
If we run on class warfare, single payor healthcare or everything for free we will put Trump on a glide path to reelection. The American people want a positive and commonsense vision for our future, based on real solutions not impossible promises.
Thank you,
@JayInslee
, for your incredible dedication to highlighting the threat of climate change. It was great getting to know you on the campaign trail, and your voice will be missed as the primary continues.
April and I had a truly joyous day yesterday as we celebrated the beautiful marriage of our daughter Summer to Nick. We are so happy for them, proud of them, and everyone in attendance was moved by the depth of their love and commitment to each other. It is a blessing.
2/2 We should create a universal federal health coverage plan that every citizen gets for free but allow people to keep their private health insurance plans if they prefer. If the federal plan is great then everyone will decide to drop their private plan and use the federal plan
.โฆ
@JoeBiden
isโฉ sending a strong signal to the world that he is serious about the enormous threat of climate change by having someone of โฆ
@JohnKerry
โฉ stature in charge. Very good move.
Medicare4All, free 4 year college, discharging all student debt, & eliminating fossil fuels in 12 years are either bad ideas or impossible promises. Universal healthcare, free community college, student debt relief and net zero CO2 emission by 2050 are good ideas that can happen.