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@New_Narrative

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Former DOD, VA, and FEMA senior official tweeting to #ProtectDemocracy #SupportRuleOfLaw #StrengthenAlliances #DefeatAuthoritarianism #EndDisinformation

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@New_Narrative
Mike Walker
9 months
This is a must watch 7 minute video from the BBC on Trump and American democracy:
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Mike Walker
2 years
“After calling for Hillary Clinton to be jailed, in 2018 Trump signed a law that stiffened the penalty for the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents from one year to five years, turning it into a felony offense”
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Mike Walker
4 years
Multiple doctors have told me “if you want to know the direction of the coronavirus, watch what the tech companies are doing.” Today we learn Google will keep its employees home until July 2021
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The Wall Street Journal
4 years
Breaking: Google will keep its employees home until July 2021, people familiar with the matter said, making it the first major U.S. corporation to formalize such an extended timetable in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
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Mike Walker
5 years
This is Sunday’s most important story: Pentagon report reveals Putin’s path to world ‘dominance’ requires taking down the United States
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Mike Walker
5 years
Twitter corporation, you can stop this. Trump is going to start a war. Twitter is no place to be carrying on diplomacy or making threats. History will record Twitter executives were complicit in encouraging violence. Shut down his account before he destroys this country
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
5 years
These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner. Such legal notice is not required, but is given nevertheless!
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Mike Walker
6 years
More children were shot dead in 2017 than on-duty police officers and active duty military combined, study says
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Mike Walker
6 years
William McRaven Fires Back at Trump: 'I Admire Presidents 'Who Uphold the Dignity of the Office'
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Mike Walker
3 years
Since the late 1970s I have listened to literally hundreds of Joe Biden speeches, most of them in person on the Senate floor. This was Joe Biden’s best speech ever. Just what Ukraine and the world needed at this point in history.
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Mike Walker
5 years
Why would Alexander Malkevich (left), the editor of one of the Internet Research Agency’s disinformation websites aimed at the United States be meeting Maria Butina with flowers at the Moscow airport? Sure looks like him.
@CNNPolitics
CNN Politics
5 years
Maria Butina, the first Russian citizen convicted of crimes relating to the 2016 US election, has landed in Moscow a day after she was released from a federal prison in Florida and deported
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Mike Walker
6 years
In the middle of a shutdown, Trump signed an executive order Friday eliminating a 2.1% pay raise for federal workers due to take effect in January
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Mike Walker
3 years
Putin is losing support among his allies: “Two until now major pro-Russian voices in the European Union, Czech President Milos Zeman and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, didn’t mince their words”
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Mike Walker
4 years
Why? Why would Trump do this? The flag dedicated to prisoners of war and service members missing in action has been removed from the roof of the White House. He has no shame
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Mike Walker
5 years
In just 24 hours, 1,000 retired health care workers volunteered to help fight coronavirus in New York City
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Mike Walker
5 years
This is very dangerous: Trump regularly "can't remember what he's said or been told," White House insider says
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Mike Walker
5 years
All evidence will be made public once the three committees complete their investigation and the Judiciary Committee begins consideration of articles of impeachment, including public hearings. It’s going to be a brutal two months for Trump.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz
5 years
What is so different about this impeachment attempt of President Trump that Nancy Pelosi would go to such extreme measures to keep the evidence secret?
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Mike Walker
3 years
Bob Dole said there's no question that Trump lost his reelection race – narrowly but fair and square. Dole described Biden as "a great, kind, upstanding, decent person."
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Mike Walker
4 years
Trump just said he cut off travel from China early. As I tweeted this morning more than 700,000 people flew into the US from China in December, January and February
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Mike Walker
8 years
CNN is reporting FBI Director Comey will go public on Trump-Russia probe. Going to be an interesting week
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Mike Walker
3 months
Video: Biden tells Michigan supporters “I know what America stands for. And I’ll be damned if I’m going to let Donald Trump walk this nation away from it”
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Mike Walker
4 years
2/2. I was under secretary for memorial affairs at VA when I retired from federal service. I have never been more shaken by the comments of an American president. He deserves not one more day in office. And could we hear an apology before he goes?
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Mike Walker
6 years
Brad Parscale, Trump’s campaign manager, was on a trip to Romania, where he outlined a $1 billion dollar strategy to get the U.S. President re-elected in 2020.
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Mike Walker
6 years
Deactivating Facebook leaves people less informed but happier, study finds
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Mike Walker
5 years
Donald Trump is a "demagogue" who is "not welcome" in the United Kingdom, The Guardian's editorial board says
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Mike Walker
4 years
Scott Atlas now regrets doing an interview with RT, a registered Russian agent. Just remember, someone in the White House likely approved it.
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Mike Walker
4 years
Today is Joe Biden’s first full day in the White House. Today, he will focus on Covid-19, and he will take his intelligence briefing. Last night, even though he had a long day and late night, he READ his briefing books. We have a real President again
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Mike Walker
4 years
Police departments across the U.S. open probes into whether their own members took part in the Capitol riot
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Mike Walker
7 years
Sen. Murkowski reacts to Trump's tweet attack: I'm not up for re-election until 2022 ..."We're here to govern"
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Mike Walker
5 years
The cost of Trump’s tariffs has fallen "entirely" on U.S. businesses and households, says Goldman Sachs.
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Mike Walker
4 years
WATCH: Former NSA, CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden Warns Against Second Term for Trump in New Ad: 'I Don't Know What Happens to America'
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Mike Walker
5 years
This can’t be true; it is so shameful. The Trump family does not represent America.
@Fahrenthold
David Fahrenthold
5 years
Donald Trump Jr writes that -- when he saw rows of graves at Arlington Cemetery -- he thought of...himself, and the business deals he had sacrificed. "About all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed."
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Mike Walker
6 years
A Maryland federal judge will hear arguments in a case accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by accepting payments from foreign and state governments.
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Mike Walker
3 years
I feel much more secure as an American with Biden in the room than I did when Trump was meeting with Putin. Biden represents the United States. Trump represented… Trump.
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Mike Walker
5 years
State Department probe of Clinton emails finds no deliberate mishandling of classified information
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Mike Walker
2 years
Everyone should watch a replay or a podcast of Malcolm’s appearance with on @thereidout . It is harrowing and riveting. I salute Malcolm for his courage and his service to democracy. Malcolm knows Putin must be stopped in Ukraine. Putin is at war against democracy everywhere.
@MalcolmNance
Malcolm Nance
2 years
WATCH: I will be returning to @MSNBC tonight at 7pm ET for an exclusive interview with @JoyAnnReid on @thereidout . DO NOT MISS IT.
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Mike Walker
4 years
Did Putin and MBS discuss asylum for Trump?
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Bloomberg
4 years
Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman have spoken on the phone twice this week
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Mike Walker
5 years
If Trump is re-elected we can expect him to legalize international bribery. That’s what Kudlow’s remarks mean.
@CNBCPolitics
CNBC Politics
5 years
Kudlow says White House is 'looking at' reforms to global anti-bribery law
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Mike Walker
6 years
Pete Williams on MSNBC says the Mueller report may go to DOJ as early as next week
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Mike Walker
3 years
Republicans conveniently forget that it was the Trump Administration that cut the deal with the Taliban without including the Afghan government in early 2020 then stripped the American force presence down to 2,500, leaving our troops vulnerable. Where is the outrage about that?
@CraigCaplan
Craig Caplan
3 years
Reps. Norman (R-SC) & Harris (R-MD) introduced 2 articles of impeachment against Sec. of State Blinken, who "failed to faithfully uphold his oath and..presided over a reckless abandonment of our nation’s interests, security & values" in his role in US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Mike Walker
4 years
Is Trump trying to start a civil war?
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Mark Knoller
4 years
Flanked by AG Barr, Pres says he's planning announcement next week on Federal action to quell violence in cities, citing Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago. He says some cities "are like war zones," and makes it partisan, saying they're run by "liberal, left-wing Democrats."
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Mike Walker
2 years
Brazilian security forces have detained more insurrectionists in less than 24 hours than the US has detained in two years after January 6, 2021
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Mike Walker
6 years
Dem lawmaker calls for investigation into Gaetz for attempting to intimidate Cohen before testimony
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Mike Walker
2 years
BREAKING: Brazil election exit polls suggest leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may win outright in first round against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
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Mike Walker
6 years
Trump's bid for Sydney casino 30 years ago rejected due to 'mafia connections’
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Mike Walker
3 years
Does anyone remember that after Trump lost the election he sent a signed order to the Pentagon telling them to remove all troops from Afghanistan by January 15, 2021? Talk about chaotic and dangerous.
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Mike Walker
5 years
Trump Towers Istanbul. The reason Trump betrayed our allies the Kurds? The Kurds lost 11,000 soldiers fighting ISIS. We lost 17. The Kurds fought ISIS for us. We owe them more than genocide. But Trump Towers Istanbul...
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Mike Walker
4 years
There are early indications from cellphone video a white armed militia member may have been the shooter in the incident that killed 2 protesters and injured a third in Kenosha last night. Why are private armed militia members allowed to be there at all?
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Mike Walker
4 years
The footage the House managers have shown is sickening. Many GOP Senators who will ultimately vote not to convict Trump were making frantic calls to the White House to get him to say something. He didn’t and they will still vote against impeachment. How can they sleep at night?
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Mike Walker
4 years
Trump’s former defense secretary Mattis: Trump 'fomented' Jan. 6 Capitol assault
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Mike Walker
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Fox's Judge Napolitano on Mueller's statement: "The evidence he laid out is remarkably similar to the impeachment charges against Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton"
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Mike Walker
4 years
Government will begin to function again: Biden plans to name a 12-member task force to combat and contain the spread of the coronavirus on Monday
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Mike Walker
1 year
In the 11 months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Republicans have underperformed in federal, judicial, statewide and local elections across the country. - Axios
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Mike Walker
4 years
Donald Trump is more dangerous today than he was yesterday. He will be more dangerous tomorrow. What is Trump capable of in the next 13 days? If Pence, the Cabinet, and GOP leaders fail to remove him or force his resignation, they will be responsible for whatever he does.
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Mike Walker
5 years
Pentagon draws up plans for quick Afghanistan withdrawal in case Trump blindsides the military again. Never has the American military been confronted by such an unstable commander-in-chief.
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Mike Walker
5 years
Opinion: Boris Johnson is presiding over Britain’s stupidest hour
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Mike Walker
4 years
November 22, 1963. John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I was editing the yearbook in high school when the word came in. John Kennedy inspired a generation. He inspired me. “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” Over to you Donald Trump.
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Mike Walker
4 years
Mark is just dead wrong. The commander’s first responsibility is to his crew. If the crew is not ready, the ship is not ready. He took the right action to protect his ship and maintain readiness. If Mark cannot see that, he is in the wrong job
@ABC
ABC News
4 years
Pressed on whether it was appropriate to fire Navy ship captain over leaked letter, Sec. of Defense Mark Esper tells @gstephanopoulos he supports the decision: "It's an issue of trust and confidence in the captain of the ship."
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Mike Walker
4 years
I was honored to serve as acting secretary of the Army for six months in 1998. Whenever our soldiers were called to deployments, I would see them off, look them in the eyes and shake their hands. When they had all boarded the plane I would wish them Godspeed... 1/3
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Mike Walker
4 years
I just heard Trump complaining about his trip to West Point. Having to salute 600 times. Standing in the sun for 3 hours. And walking down a steep slick ramp. He is such an embarrassment to our country.
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Mike Walker
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@djrothkopf Thanks for writing this thread, David. It is keeping a lot of us awake. So hard to believe and understand.
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Mike Walker
5 years
Trump says he’s ‘always’ taken the coronavirus pandemic seriously. He hasn't. And he can’t get away by lying about it. We all know what he has said for 2 months
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Mike Walker
4 years
Americans should ponder this: We have 4.4% of the world’s population. But, so far, we have 24% of the world’s coronavirus cases; 11% of the world’s coronavirus deaths. And this crisis is only beginning in the US. Why is this happening in the most developed nation in the world?
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Mike Walker
4 years
A 41-year old Broadway star with no underlying conditions died this weekend after a 90-day fight with the ravages of coronavirus. When will the president and his echo chamber quit lying?
@markknoller
Mark Knoller
4 years
On Pres Trump saying 99% of Coronavirus cases "are totally harmless," WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows says except for the elderly with underlying conditions, "the risks are very low." On @FoxNews , he said "the vast majority of people are safe."
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Mike Walker
5 years
CNN reporting Iran says response will be against US military sites. And they want it to end there with no additional attacks. But if Trump attacks cultural sites, as he has threatened, then “all gloves will be taken off”
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Mike Walker
5 years
If there is violence during the Richmond protest, Trump must share the blame. The FBI is already making arrests. Trump’s comments in the context of the moment are more than inflammatory. There are a green light for the violent radical right.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
5 years
Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!
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Mike Walker
4 years
@Tom_Winter @oneunderscore__ What’s striking is the relationship a young woman from Pennsylvania has with operatives in Russia.
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Mike Walker
5 years
President Trump: An impeachment inquiry should "never be allowed to happen again". Someone tell Trump impeachment is in the Constitution of the United States
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Mike Walker
4 years
Be sure to watch Dr. Rick Bright’s interview tomorrow on “60 Minutes.” Then he will testify next week before Congress. He is not a disgruntled government employee. He is a scientist who knows what he talks about. We should all listen.
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Mike Walker
4 years
The danger of a president making up fake “cures” for coronavirus cannot be overstated. How many of his cult may now try to inject themselves with disinfectant?
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Mike Walker
5 years
The US has performed five coronavirus tests per million people, compared with South Korea's 3,692 tests per million people.
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Mike Walker
4 years
Actually, law and order IS under siege in Portland. By the Trump Administration
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CBP Mark Morgan
4 years
Law and Order - a cornerstone of American society - is under siege in Portland.
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Mike Walker
3 years
Time to pay attention to this: “The Select Committee also has a good-faith basis for concluding that the President and members of his Campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States”
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Mike Walker
5 years
No surprise here. Trump wishes 'Happy Birthday to the US Navy' -- with a picture of a Russian battlecruiser. Just another Trump message to Putin.
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Mike Walker
4 years
Homeland Security making plans to deploy some 150 agents in Chicago this week, with scope of duty unknown
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Mike Walker
4 years
The revenge already begins
@Rita_Katz
Rita Katz
4 years
As Trump acquitted by Senate, far-right extremists are already calling for violence against "traitor" Republicans and Democrats who voted to convict, saying some "should be tried for treason and subsequently hanged publicly." This is the legacy of the Trump era.
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Mike Walker
4 years
The story of the supply-chain group, a power center within the larger task force run by VP Pence, is one of chaos, secrecy and ineptitude, some officials say.
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Mike Walker
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CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus this winter will likely be worse
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Mike Walker
5 years
Trump’s lawyer essentially says Trump is above the law in all circumstances. He describes a dictator.
@MarcACaputo
Marc Caputo
5 years
Judge: If Trump shot someone on 5th Ave., "local authorities couldn’t investigate? They couldn’t do anything about it? ...” Trump lawyer: "No." Judge: "Nothing could be done?...” Trump lawyer: “That is correct. That is correct.”
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Mike Walker
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Fauci says US can consider getting back to normal when coronavirus slows greatly
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Mike Walker
4 years
The National Security Adviser was briefed. And the SecDef. If they didn’t tell Trump, they should be impeached.
@ZekeJMiller
Zeke Miller
4 years
.⁦ @PressSec ⁩: “neither the President nor the Vice President were briefed on the alleged Russian bounty intelligence.”
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Mike Walker
3 years
Biden’s approval ratings are about to soar as Democrats lock in infrastructure and social spending legislation next week. I spent 25 years on the Hill working on legislative deals. People have been too impatient lately. This is how the system works. In the end, Americans win.
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The New York Times
3 years
Analysis: President Biden’s approval ratings have sunk into the low-to-mid 40s, putting him into rather lonely historical company. In the era of modern polling, only Donald Trump had a lower approval rating at this early stage of his term.
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Mike Walker
2 years
Take heed, my fellow Americans. What is happening in Israel can happen here if we are not careful. Bibi and Trump are made from the same cloth. Both have sold their souls to a fascist extreme right determined to remake their countries. Both need the extremists to take/seize power
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Mike Walker
3 years
@maggieNYT Unfortunately, most Americans think Trump is in the rear view mirror. He is not. For many of his supporters January 6 marked a beginning.
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