$16,100,000 has been spent at Trump properties by his campaign and government agencies

Since Trump declared his candidacy for president in late 2015, at least $16,100,000 has poured into Trump Organization-managed and branded hotels, golf courses and restaurants from his campaign, Republican organizations, and government agencies. https://t.co/gQdgEj6PsB

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 27, 2018

Kennedy’s retirement is bad for abortion rights

Legal abortion is in danger when Justice Kennedy is replaced by a more conservative justice. Polling shows the majority of Americans favor legal abortions but Republicans only care about their agenda.

This article states: “As of 2017, public support for legal abortion remains as high as it has been in two decades of polling. Currently, 57% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 40% say it should be illegal in all or most cases.”

It also states: “About two-thirds of Republicans (65%) say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases. By contrast, three-quarters (75%) of Democrats say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Among independents, 60% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.”

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring. Among other things, his replacement will likely overturn Roe v. Wade, which will allow states to prohibit abortion. The consequences of the 2016 election have never been more stark.

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) June 27, 2018

There's about to be a lot of talk about abortion rights: https://t.co/CHvd1z8FXW

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 27, 2018

Kennedy’s retirement ensures Roe v. Wade will be overturned. Here’s how it will happen: https://t.co/DhC4XF5JEh pic.twitter.com/1ygAryGvKG

— Slate (@Slate) June 27, 2018

Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court is a death knell for Roe v. Wade. Via @LemieuxLGM https://t.co/gOjpGekWE8 pic.twitter.com/w7wjSh3GYZ

— Reuters Opinion (@ReutersOpinion) June 27, 2018

Anthony Kennedy is retiring. Abortion will be illegal in twenty states in 18 months. #SCOTUS

— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) June 27, 2018

The Kennedy vacancy brings abortion rights to the fore in the midterms because women can no longer take Roe v. Wade and judicial protection of reproductive rights for granted.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 27, 2018

But the @GOP senators who have supported abortion rights—Collins and Murkowski—face their own fateful decisions, as this appointee would spell the death knell for Roe v. Wade.

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) June 27, 2018

A SCOTUS without Kennedy is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade and maybe let the federal government ban abortion, eliminate gay rights, and end affirmative action.

But her fucking emails.

— Touré (@Toure) June 27, 2018

With the departure of Anthony Kennedy, Roe’s “firewall,” abortion could soon be banned or all-but-banned in conservative parts of the United States: https://t.co/qtfAScoxGM

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 27, 2018

Lisa Murkowski, the other Republican to watch: “Roe is one of those factors that I will weigh, just as I weighed it with the other nominations that came before us. Is it the only factor that I weigh? No.”

— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) June 27, 2018

Susan Collins: “I view Roe v. Wade as being settled law. It’s clearly precedent and I always look for judges who respect precedent.”

— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) June 27, 2018

Biden on European reaction to Trump

Putin should be thrilled by Trump’s behavior.

In a private meeting, Swedish PM Stefan Lofven explained to Trump Sweden is not a member of NATO, but sometimes partners with the alliance. Trump responded that the U.S. should consider the same approach. https://t.co/9dw6G6Lqpg

— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) June 26, 2018

Trump’s false claims since he became president

Trump is now at 1,829 false claims for his presidency. His average is now up to 3.5 per day. It was 2.9 per day at the end of 2017. https://t.co/tUlVsaIQoY

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 26, 2018

The public wants to keep coverage for people with pre-existing conditions

The Trump administration wants to eliminate guaranteed coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. The public opposes this but that won’t stop them.

Trump said he would protect people with pre-existing conditions but that’s another lie.

ICYMI
65% of voters say a candidate’s support for continued protections for people with pre-existing health conditions is either the “single most important factor” or “very important” to their vote in the midterm elections (@KaiserFamFound) details: https://t.co/v9PCp9JRMW pic.twitter.com/3IaOBlSS6o

— OpinionToday.com (@OpinionToday) June 27, 2018

NEW: The Trump Administration has targeted the elimination of pre-existing condition protections through the courts.

Here’s what it means. Consider circulating. pic.twitter.com/PBWP5RWFKN

— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) June 26, 2018

Today, I and 47 other senators are calling on President Trump to abandon his administration’s latest efforts to take the guarantee of health care coverage away from more than 133 million Americans with pre-existing conditions – including 7.8 million in Florida. pic.twitter.com/IGlfHL5QUt

— Senator Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) June 26, 2018

"It’s hard to imagine anyone fighting to return to a system that left many people with pre-existing conditions unable to buy health insurance… but that’s exactly what many Republican-led states and the Trump administration are doing."https://t.co/tFD0Td3EbZ

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 25, 2018

Trump promised during the campaign that he'd keep those protections.

"A bipartisan group of governors blasted President Trump for his decision to argue that ObamaCare’s protections for those who have pre-existing condition should be overturned." https://t.co/ncjT0b8KzA

— Barry Wile (@BarryWile82) June 19, 2018

“During his campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to protect people with pre-existing conditions like cancer or diabetes… That was a lie. Now he's trying to strike down the protections he once called ‘one of the strongest assets’ of Obamacare.”https://t.co/tipjj5CVCl

— Ways and Means Dems (@WaysMeansCmte) June 15, 2018

100% agree. Also, if ins cos are able to discriminate again based on pre-existing conditions, upcoding is going to screw regular people, who'll have pre-existing conditions that inflate their healthcare premiums. https://t.co/t6It3bMgF9

— rajkmd (@rajkmd) June 18, 2018

By embracing a lawsuit that would end the ACA’s popular protections for people with pre-existing conditions, the Trump Administration has given Democrats a potential campaign weapon for the midterms, writes @DrewAltman in @axios https://t.co/1e2qwzaYRk

— Kaiser Family Foundation (@KaiserFamFound) June 11, 2018

Why would Trump meet with Putin?

Is it to discuss how to rig the 2018 US elections? Trump is doing nothing to prevent Putin from meddling in the 2018 elections. I wish he treated our allies as well as he treated our enemies.

Sounds like he's rewarding Putin for having attacked the US election for the benefit of Trump. https://t.co/Zef9ppnyKe

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 27, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have set a place and time to meet. https://t.co/xbVDuFPV40

— CNBC (@CNBC) June 27, 2018

The Trump administration has again allowed Russia to make the first public statements about US-Russia relations (this time a Trump-Putin date night in Helsinki) its just like you would expect a deferential junior partner/supplicant to act.

— Greg Sarafan, Esq (@GSarafan) June 27, 2018

Putin attacks the United States 2016 elections and now Trump rewards him with a summit. If Trump were President on 9/11 does that mean he would held a summit with Bin laden just a year and half after the terror attack?

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) June 27, 2018

This article notes: “Russia experts stress there is no comparison between Trump’s policies and Putin’s most draconian actions. But they worry Trump’s affinity for the Russian leader and their similar set of instincts could lead the U.S. president to make concessions at the summit on issues such as arms control, the NATO military alliance loathed by Putin and Russian activities in Ukraine, which have been condemned by the international community.”

Some Republicans would have voted against ANY Clinton Supreme Court nominee

Don’t forget this when considering Trump’s pick to replace Kennedy.

Hey remember when Republican Senators thought Clinton was going to win, so they promised to shrink the Supreme Court? The GOP plays for keeps. If we want to win, we gotta fight as hard to entrench people power as they fight to entrench plutocrat power. https://t.co/eUPUtvBBBf
— Ezra Levin (@ezralevin) February 9, 2019

This is absolutely true.

McCain: https://t.co/drd5Zvecj8

Chuck Grassley and Orrin Hatch: https://t.co/qd1teGbEP9

And conservative pundits were beating this drum too: https://t.co/99fHGM4ki5 https://t.co/iVDnG1EfeY
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) June 27, 2018

and don’t forget this either

McConnell blocked Garland during an election year https://t.co/hit54RvhAC
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 27, 2018

Well, I guess this technically is not court packing –> If Clinton Wins, Republicans Suggest Shrinking Size of Supreme Court https://t.co/tgCnFXLJbw
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 10, 2020

Fact check on total of immigration judges

Trump is repeating his almost certainly fictional claim that someone came to him and said they need 5,000 more immigration judges. One of his lie tells is when he tells a story about someone telling him something and calling him "SIR." "SIR, we need 5,000 judges."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 26, 2018

"There are actually fewer than 400 judges dedicated to such work, according to the website PolitiFact." Read @MiriamValverde's fact-check on President @realDonaldTrump saying "we have thousands of judges" for immigration claims in the U.S.https://t.co/yISIzQT4Y2 https://t.co/93sO0VFtEn

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) June 25, 2018

Fact-checking Trump

Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star discussing Trump’s lies about U. S. Steel

Here’s a little thread about a major corporation, Trump’s lying, and the weirdness of attempting to fact-check him.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 25, 2018

Read the whole thread but I liked this one:

Companies would sometimes prefer the president lie about them than confirm that the president is lying about them. The End.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 25, 2018

Poll on media bias

Conservatives estimated that 54 percent of news on the radio, TV and in newspapers was misinformation. https://t.co/ncfJlp1eIh

— Poynter (@Poynter) June 26, 2018