Now he says Espy doesn’t fit in.
Trump complimented Gillum after the race was over but called him a thief during the campaign.
Trump complimented Abrams after the race was over but said she was unqualified during the campaign.
Month: November 2018
Trump’s Mississippi rallies
Trump had two rallies yesterday to support the bigot in Mississippi.
They're playing YMCA at Trump's rally in Biloxi, Mississippi. I will tweet tweets in this thread when it stops and he starts.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 27, 2018
Guess what, President Donald Trump is doing a campaign rally. It is in Tupelo, Mississippi. Tweets in this thread.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 26, 2018
President Trump inserted himself into a searing racial debate in the cradle of the Confederacy, barnstorming Mississippi on the eve of a runoff election riven by divergent attitudes about the legacy of segregation and lynching. Read @PhilipRucker’s latest: https://t.co/J3tx9fWHt4
— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 27, 2018
Trump on undocumented immigrants: "We don't want those people in Mississippi."
Mississippi does, in fact want those people. The state's ag industry is fueled by migrant, often undocumented, farm workers. pic.twitter.com/48f0PB5jXp
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) November 26, 2018
President Trump rallies amid controversy over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's comments evoking Mississippi's dark history of racism https://t.co/kNpCO3nPmu pic.twitter.com/LpndvdWEsa
— CNN (@CNN) November 26, 2018
The 35 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Mississippi speech | Analysis by Chris Cillizza https://t.co/iK1AbLZvwM pic.twitter.com/TRtau1Q3U8
— CNN (@CNN) November 27, 2018
Trump in Mississippi: “Three border patrol people yesterday were very badly hurt, getting hit with rocks and stones.”
CBP commissioner earlier today: “Four agents were hit with rocks, but were wearing protective gear and did not suffer serious injuries.”
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) November 27, 2018
Trump interviews with the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
Trump has often struggled mightily to enunciate his trade strategy and acumen.
The struggle was magnified in a WSJ interview all about trade with China.https://t.co/KKhxbOmoR0
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 27, 2018
Trump to the Journal on GM: 1) “They better damn well open a new plant there very quickly.” 2) “I told them, ‘You’re playing around with the wrong person.’” https://t.co/grwGHi5yem pic.twitter.com/IgSPjLjBhr
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 26, 2018
Analysis: Trump’s Wall Street Journal interview on China is a mess https://t.co/8zjihhPzvE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 27, 2018
Trumps claims he loves to talk about trade but when he's being interviewed by a skilled reporter like @bobdavis187, he demonstrates how little he really knows. Jeez, read it with a stiff drink –> https://t.co/N2Bax3iLld via @WSJ
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 27, 2018
1) For at least the third time, Trump wrongly calls tariff rates "interest rates." 2) The Wall Street Journal corrects him. 3) Trump says "sorry," yes, right. 4) Trump wrongly calls them interest rates again. https://t.co/TI61Zm7B1y pic.twitter.com/Xf8aw5lfjG
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 27, 2018
Trump explains why he doesn't believe in climate change, blames Fed chair for economic woes and and threatens to cancel Putin meeting in wide-ranging interview. by @PhilipRucker & me: https://t.co/MObO8iXl8b
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 27, 2018
"If you go back and if you look at articles, they talked about global freezing, they talked about at some point the planets could have freeze to death, then it's going to die of heat exhaustion." — Donald Trump on heat exhaustionhttps://t.co/GSxBbUX8jp
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 28, 2018
Kushner pushed the State and Defense departments inflate the value of the Saudi arms deals
This is an excuse to support the Saudis and accept their lies about the murder of Khashoggi.
From Day 1, the Saudis told Kushner their interest was in A TOTAL of $15 Bil of arms (which has yet to be completed).
Kushner pushed for the Saudi arms deal “headline” to read $110 Bil.
All while he pursued the Saudis to finance 666 5th & family assets.
https://t.co/vfXbuhwvLn— Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal) November 27, 2018
Jared Kushner pushed State and Defense Department officials to inflate the Saudi arms deal to $110 billion, two U.S. officials and three former White House officials tell ABC News. Jim Mattis reportedly supported Kushner's effort. https://t.co/keZQOHMQ6I
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 26, 2018
Congress must investigate Trump’s and Jared Kushner's financial dealings with Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Salman and resulting conflicts of interest. https://t.co/JM5Mdw1ovw
MbS once reportedly bragged about having Kushner “in his pocket”https://t.co/MXD1vP5mHN
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) November 21, 2018
The NRA’s income dropped by almost $55 million in 2017
I guess they don’t need as much money since they got their stooge in the White House.
The NRA's total income in 2017 dropped by nearly $55 million with a sharp decline in membership dues and contributions largely responsible for the diphttps://t.co/Cad8S64mSm
— Axios (@axios) November 27, 2018
Nearly 1/5th of the NRA's contributions last year came from a single anonymous donor, who chipped in nearly $19 million to the group.
Should Congress find out if the donor is Russian?https://t.co/68wdtq5Njs
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) November 27, 2018
other NRA news
This article is a must read. Bottom line, NRA is represented by gun manufacturers. Everything they do, such as pushing the idea that gun owners now need silencers, is about driving business for the manufacturers. We must continue to weaken and defeat them.https://t.co/O2pmHh7fJ9
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) November 24, 2018
15 House Republicans with A NRA ratings lost on Tuesday. All 15 were replaced by Democrats with F NRA ratings. https://t.co/cFScXLmEdM
— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) November 9, 2018
The Thousand Oaks shooter used a high-capacity magazine that, in 2016, California voters banned anyone in the state from possessing, but implementation of the law has been blocked by a lawsuit brought by the NRA and other gun rights advocates. https://t.co/paqRnSuKhK
— Joe Sudbay (@JoeSudbay) November 9, 2018
The new Congress
House Republicans will represent 17% fewer seats in January. But they'll also represent:
37% fewer Asian constituents
28% fewer Latino constituents
22% fewer college grads
22% fewer Clinton voters
13% fewer Trump votersBonus fact: they'll give up just *5%* of their land area.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 27, 2018
"Come January, when only half of the [California] Republican delegation will return to Washington D.C., the average income of the new, diminished GOP-represented electorate will be nearly $5,000 lower. Only 16 percent of the population will have a college degree." https://t.co/csE8ANB30e
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 28, 2018
There have been just under 2,000 United States Senators in American history.
Just 10 of them – 10! – have been black.
Only 52 – 52! – have been women.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) November 28, 2018
Another way of looking at it: in January, House Dems will represent:
79% of all Asians
72% of all Latinos
66% of all African-Americans
66% of all Clinton voters
60% of all college grads
54% of all House seats
45% of all whites
39% of all Trump voters
20% of America's land area— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 27, 2018
When the 116th Congress convenes in January, at least 26 House members will be Millennials (i.e., born between 1981 and 1996), up from only five at the start of the current Congress in January 2017 https://t.co/LUPkHo9BBe pic.twitter.com/hqPPnm87C2
— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) November 27, 2018
With @XochforCongress win now official, so is this:
102 women will serve in the House next year (89 D & 13 R)
36 will be Freshmen (35 D & 1 R)
That breaks the previous record of 85, set in the 114th Congress(Stats & info via the great @ethanbencohen)
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) November 27, 2018
'Congress wasn't built for members like me'
From adding lactation stations to considering child care needs, Congress is rushing to adapt to a record number of women.https://t.co/yQPzYi2NTH via @politico
— Laura Nahmias (@nahmias) November 27, 2018
The average age of the newest Congress members: 49. That makes this incoming class the youngest in the past three cycles. https://t.co/Ynro2zavu2
— POLITICO (@politico) November 27, 2018
Riffing off @Redistrict, as usual: What percent of various demographic groups will be represented by Democrats, white people and men in the next Congress? https://t.co/Zp7a8DR53e
— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 27, 2018
Fact check: Trump’s comments on immigration and the border
Fact-checking President Trump's recent comments on immigration and the border: https://t.co/EtJ3SS02NO
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 27, 2018
Gallup poll on Trump 11/26/18
Trump Job Approval: Approve 38% (-5); Disapprove 60% (+7). Get the full trend https://t.co/Pf5ueTjTFN.
— GallupNews (@GallupNews) November 26, 2018
After a brief blip last week, Trump's approval rating in the weekly Gallup poll is back down to 38%, right where it was the week before.
But, interestingly, his disapproval rating is up to 60%, which he hasn't hit in almost a year. pic.twitter.com/rqN7vusrs4
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 26, 2018
new Gallup poll on how Americans view Trump's performance as president: 38% approve, 60% disapprove
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 26, 2018
Trump’s overall 38%-60% approve/disapprove, broken down by groups:
Republicans: 79%-19%
white non-college: 56%-43%
men: 47%-51%
women: 29%-68%
white college grad: 29%-69%
age 18-34: 28%-69%
non-whites: 21%-74%
Democrats: 8%-90%— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 27, 2018
White supremacist terrorism is increasing
White supremacists, inspired by Trump and Fox News, are much more of a threat to our country than illegal immigrants or leftist groups.
This needs to be mandatory viewing for everyone on the uprise of white supremacist groups who feel emboldened and legitimized in the era of Trump. Education is imperative!
There are two parts. https://t.co/AElEHhcPpg
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) November 25, 2018
White supremacist terrorism is on the rise. https://t.co/q2DLAhpCiZ
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) November 26, 2018
Studies show that white supremacists and far-right militia groups have attacked and killed as many or more Americans than any other terrorist movements in recent years. via @BrennanCenter https://t.co/4sxjCrHcn4
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) November 24, 2018
"the dangers posed by far-right extremists have finally come to the fore of national attention…" https://t.co/BJDpHJDjgR
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 24, 2018
From @MaxBoot – "Steve King (R-Iowa), the most openly white-supremacist member of Congress, used to display a Confederate battle flag on his desk, even though 13,000 Iowans died while fighting for the Union." https://t.co/PlVknFv0zr
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 26, 2018
This needs to be mandatory viewing for everyone on the uprise of white supremacist groups who feel emboldened and legitimized in the era of Trump. Education is imperative!
There are two parts. https://t.co/AElEHhcPpg
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) November 25, 2018
Yet one more 2018 elections update
11/28/18 Update
Projection: T.J. Cox (D) has defeated Rep. David Valadao (R) in #CA21, an upset that brings Dems to a *40 seat* gain overall.
Final House breakdown: 235D, 200R.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 28, 2018
Cox declares victory. He lost the top-two primary 62-37, which is why everyone scurried away from the race. Let's not presume the primary=the general in California anymore https://t.co/Qsab18vdns
— David Dayen (@ddayen) November 28, 2018
House Democrats may wind up with a 40 member pickup. Two seats haven’t been called. Mississippi Senate runoff is today.
It's far from final. Will go higher. https://t.co/gukY1YywYh
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 27, 2018
Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in history for either party, according to NBC News election data. https://t.co/GqBtu4lAzT
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 26, 2018
Democrats won House popular vote by largest midterm margin since Watergate, @NBCNews data shows. https://t.co/XpGvImsydp
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 23, 2018
A big problem with this piece is that moderate/conservative Democrats also performed much worse in rural areas as compared with 2012. Check out Joe Manchin in 2012 vs 2018, for example.https://t.co/UWt4Y8WQli pic.twitter.com/i3PCZBt5Ov
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 25, 2018
Here's another example of this point. Gillum, who favored abolishing ICE and Medicare-For-All, got about the same number of votes, in the same areas as Bill Nelson, a more establishment Democrat who backed neither of those ideas. https://t.co/BjmDNp0nY3 https://t.co/Shp5ru1LgY
— Perry Bacon Jr. (@perrybaconjr) November 25, 2018
coulda made it from ‘06, would been even more unsightly for Ds
2 points: first, no implication that the cause of the worsening margins was bc of progressive candidates. that’s why i made the pt about “more conventional candidates” suffering the same probhttps://t.co/oMGgCkPZnq
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) November 25, 2018
Before the election, 58% of the population had a GOP governor. After the election, it's 47%.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 27, 2018
A simple regression controlling for incumbency and the pvi (75% 2016 and 25% 2012) based on other 2018 Senate results suggests Hyde-Smith should win by 7 tonight. Let's see where we end up.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) November 27, 2018
Sad! 