“Donald Trump Is Fulfilling All of Those Obama Conspiracy Theories”

For eight years right-wingers spun conspiracies about the black president who wants to subvert the United States, and then they elected a white one who actually has. https://t.co/UFwGjM7iEr

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) July 17, 2018

Some people liked Trump’s performance at the Helsinki press conference

David Duke, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Rand Paul

Enough said

Charlottesville racist rallies and Putin praise: Good to know what gets David Duke going… https://t.co/qbIuSZBQmd

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) July 17, 2018

Opinion: Sean Hannity's interview with President Trump after Russia summit was embarrassing, more 'propaganda than public service,' USA TODAY Network columnist says. https://t.co/FqkViLNKdc

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 17, 2018

Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson dutifully showed up with their buckets ready to carry the president’s water last night https://t.co/3SzblaNnvO pic.twitter.com/JC1HMizeA1

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 17, 2018

"This is an extraordinary thing about Pres. Trump that should be lauded and not belittled is that he is willing to meet with adversaries to try to prevent us from having World War III." Sen. Rand Paul defends Trump's performance at the U.S.-Russia summit: https://t.co/0uWUWiNbjF pic.twitter.com/hsrr3cBSXP

— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 17, 2018

Trump lied about not knowing Putin before 2016

Liar!

Trump is lying right now about not knowing Putin before the election. He bragged about knowing him in 2014. https://t.co/EuBBKIT4eD

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) July 16, 2018

Didn't realize at the presser yesterday Trump claimed again to have not known Putin prior to 2016. As we've reported Trump had previously claimed *NINE* times to have met or spoken with Putin through 2016.

The only explanation for it is the president is a repeated liar. pic.twitter.com/A9qSYwD3vr

— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) July 17, 2018

Trump Organization made money from Trump’s visit to his Scotland properties

This is a great scoop by @TheScotsman's Trump golf reporter. I've asked the White House, Trump Org and State Department to comment, no response yet. https://t.co/KUrr1j3ra3

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) July 17, 2018

Other countries will make trade deals without us

Trump’s tariffs will hurt the US. Other countries will be glad to make trade deals that leave us out.

The EU and Japan have signed a major trade deal eliminating most tariffs. https://t.co/VBP68LktG4

— Axios (@axios) July 17, 2018

The European Union signed its largest trade deal ever, a pact with Japan that will slash customs duties on products like European wine and cheese, while gradually reducing tariffs on cars https://t.co/NHlUiMyOqO

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 17, 2018

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe, the EU and Japan are today signing the largest free trade deal either of them has ever negotiated. It will create an open trade zone covering nearly a 3rd of the world's GDP https://t.co/SO84O8OQ3A

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) July 17, 2018

China looks to get cozy with EU in annual talks as Trump tariffs bite https://t.co/Mbv9P8OfNy pic.twitter.com/4xCHrl7TKG

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 16, 2018

CEO of Chinese retail giant https://t.co/IQbSMPuYZF on U.S.-China tariffs: "For my company, I can tell you it’ll be OK. Anything we cannot import from the U.S. we can get from Europe, Japan or other countries." https://t.co/6LKPXtE6oC

— Axios (@axios) July 16, 2018

U.S.-China trade row helped BASF land $10 billion Guangdong chemicals coup: sources https://t.co/bQ0pkr6vtf pic.twitter.com/iSCNDVd7qY

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 11, 2018

Big money on both sides of the Supreme Court nomination fight

The Heritage Foundation will spend most of it’s $11.5 million budget on confirming Kavanaugh.

Awesome @washingtonpost editorial citing @OpenSecretsDC research on millions in "dark money" pouring into advertising & lobbying initiatives on the Supreme Court—from both liberal & conservative groups who keep donors secret https://t.co/PYkQ4id9sf

— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) July 16, 2018

A dark money group has already spent $3.8 million campaigning to get Kavanaugh confirmed on the Supreme Court.https://t.co/rNhAtjTeEW

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) July 17, 2018

Dark money even has #SCOTUS in their sights. Fundamental rights to privacy, equality, voting, and controlling our own bodies are on the line, along with checks on presidential power, health care, and consumer protection. It's no time to go backwards. https://t.co/lDMtbT2Xkx

— January Contreras (@JanuaryAZ) July 13, 2018

Leonard Leo is Catholic fundamentalist who controls a network of right-wing groups funded by dark money. They also happen to be the ones who truly make the #ScotusPick https://t.co/YoEjB2pZy1

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 9, 2018

Trump doubles down

This is just like Charlottesville. Trump won’t admit he was wrong. Just like Charlottesville, attention will move on to something else and Trump will not be held accountable by cowardly Republicans in Congress.

Trump doubles down! The Putin-Trump meeting was certainly a triumph for Putin, welcoming him back into the embrace of the West. Again the puzzle why Trump so constantly denigrates allies and hails Putin. https://t.co/PWPEzv4Ui3

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) July 17, 2018

Trump lashes out at ex-CIA director for criticizing Putin summit: "Brennan is a very bad guy" https://t.co/iIBBOhA3jQ pic.twitter.com/W1ATGQq9en

— The Hill (@thehill) July 17, 2018

You can’t say Russian meddling didn’t affect the election results

Republicans keep saying Russian meddling did not have an effect on the election. It doesn’t appear to have affected actual voting but certainly changed people’s minds. The Russians obviously think it worked – why would they keep doing it if it didn’t?

The truth is we will never know how much of an impact Russian interference had. Trump certainly could have won without Russia but we’ll never know if that’s true or false.

Paul Ryan on Russia's 2016 meddling: "it's clear that it didn't have a material effect on our elections"

actually it's not clear, and can't be because it's impossible to measure. nobody knows either way

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 17, 2018

Trump’s claim that Russian meddling didn’t impact election also untrue. DNC/Podesta emails generated thousands of stories & Trump made Wikileaks cornerstone of fall message. He won w/80,000 votes in 3 states. If you believe his message mattered, you believe Putin helped him win.

— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) July 17, 2018

Dark money groups won’t have to disclose donor names

From the Wall Street Journal article linked to in a tweet below:

“The Treasury Department will allow some nonprofit groups to provide less information about donors on their tax forms in a win for conservative organizations engaged in politics.”

Dark money just got a lot a darker. https://t.co/kzoHs3x2Yc

— Philip Hackney (@EOTaxProf) July 17, 2018

New IRS guidance no longer requires some 501(c) tax-exempt nonprofits—including 501(c)(4) “dark money” groups spending money on politics—to disclose donor names & addresses (already not public under exisitng policy) in annual 990 tax returns’ Schedule B https://t.co/eaPbqSa61L pic.twitter.com/KLDN2ttmYo

— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) July 17, 2018

Who's happy about tonight's Treasury decision on nonprofit donor disclosure?

Mitch McConnell.
https://t.co/wa7YqNjU0p via @WSJ

— Richard Rubin (@RichardRubinDC) July 17, 2018

U.S. Treasury moves to protect identities of 'dark money' political donors https://t.co/KY5AD6wyGP pic.twitter.com/g6QeZOjwhE

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 17, 2018

Thanks- and yes- Kochs' flagship political org. AFP pushed this change at IRS. https://t.co/jbC6Gujpwz

— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) July 17, 2018

From me & @jstein_wapo: What you need to know about the new Treasury rule for so-called "dark money groups https://t.co/9tmQfEjMa3

— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) July 17, 2018

.@SenatorTester understands what so many Americans already know to be true – that we need more, not less, disclosure in our elections. Thank you, Senator Jon Tester for listening to the American people and introducing the “Spotlight Act.” https://t.co/iyCFxdWCcs

— End Citizens United (@StopBigMoney) July 24, 2018

Interesting timing: On the same day that a Russian woman, Maria Butina, was indicted for infiltrating a pro-gun rights organization believed to be the N.R.A., the administration says groups like NRA no longer have to report who their big donors are. https://t.co/0zfPsxH6qN

— Patricia Cohen (@PatcohenNYT) July 17, 2018

Trump was wrong when he said the Electoral College helps Democrats

He has said this frequently so I’ll call it a lie – he should know the truth by now.

Clarification: Trump was able to win the election despite losing the popular vote because he clinched narrow wins in key swing states. The Electoral College worked in his favor because it places more weight on swing states and props up smaller states. https://t.co/YVrbEBZJbh

— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 17, 2018