Good tweet on Trump’s economy

Trump's economy:

-The 1% control largest amount of wealth since 1920s

-69% of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings

-Amazon paid $0 in taxes for 2nd year in a row

-National debt hits record $22 trillion

-In 2018 a record # of Americans were 90+ days late on car payments
— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) February 15, 2019

Trump’s phony emergency

Since there’s no national emergency at border, Trump has to lie to make it seem like one. He gave his opponents plenty of ammunition by basically admitting this was a political move.

Trump used the families who have lost family members to murders by illegal immigrants. I am sorry for their losses but notice that Trump never does this for the victims of gun violence. That’s because the NRA spent $30 million to get him elected.

Fact-checking President Trump's speech declaring a national emergency to fund border wall. https://t.co/uZpdw8P9Qe
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 15, 2019

New #FactChecker –> Fact-checking Trump’s announcement of a national emergency https://t.co/UqH7DmeeD7
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 15, 2019

To summarize: he lied a lot. https://t.co/XPdej1pkdf
— paul stefanik (@daleks1973) February 15, 2019

Well, that was odd. My story on Trump ramblying through a national emergency declaration in which he undermined his case that this is an emergency: https://t.co/oTlGVFXpJp
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 15, 2019

One thing many articles and TV segments rarely convey, in my view, is how deeply bizarre some Trump appearances are. Lots of people will just hear a short clip of him saying he's calling an emergency because there's an invasion. https://t.co/ylz8QZFHy7
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 15, 2019

People often demand that reporters challenge Trump on the facts. They should — but today we saw what happens. https://t.co/z0CqRMbC3l
— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 15, 2019

He is now talking about women who are duct taped and smuggled in. "Nancy knows it," he says. (No one has produced evidence for this, and experts say they haven't heard of it.)
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 15, 2019

Trump has lied about this over and over.

Fact Check: To justify redirecting federal funds to a wall, President Trump made a litany of assertions about crime, drugs and other issues on the southern border. Nearly all were misleading, exaggerated or false. https://t.co/bl2ZDLjCOs
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) February 15, 2019

Trump is repeating his falsehood about effect of wall on crime in El Paso. El Paso’s GOP Mayor has already rejected this – as has CNN fact check. https://t.co/WEbYnbXcOh
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) February 15, 2019

another repeated lie

NEW: Fact-check on @realDonaldTrump's announcement of a national emergency to build a border wall. https://t.co/08cD5aipzn pic.twitter.com/q1WiIJcDvL
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) February 15, 2019

Here's NYT's chief fact checker on all the claims Trump made to justify his national emergency:

"Nearly all were misleading, exaggerated or false."https://t.co/YGV46t3sch

Is there any point at which presidential bad faith matters? That's one of the big questions we now face: https://t.co/8XaEdQzjQ8
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 17, 2019

"And I don't have to do it for the election; I've already done a lot of wall for the election 2020." — President Trumphttps://t.co/Yd6siOnoYb
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 18, 2019

Why hasn’t Trump criticized Amazon for paying $0 in federal taxes?

Why hasn’t Trump criticized Amazon for paying $0 in federal taxes? My theory is that he may pay $0 too.

We know he hates Amazon and Bezos so why is he silent? We need to see Trump’s tax returns.

The new right-wing buzzword is “coup”

This is right-wing nonsense and an attempt to deflect attention from the real investigations of Trump and Russia. Are they going to call it a coup if Trump loses in 2020? I think that’s where they could be headed. They may say the deep state stole the election. I don’t want to sound paranoid but I don’t put anything past them.

"We shouldn't throw the word 'coup' around carelessly," says @Sam_Vinograd. "'Coup' is a word autocrats throw around…" pic.twitter.com/zTmDfrPDLw
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) February 18, 2019

"Coup" — defines as a "sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government" — is officially the right's new talking point https://t.co/ExYN2GDw6k
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 15, 2019

When is someone going to finally investigate the investators? If this isn’t and attempted coup I don’t know what is. Regardless of party if you’re not troubled by this, you’re part of the problem. https://t.co/a1d6QKUUAs
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 14, 2019

The McCabe @60Minutes interview is stunning.

Was there an attempt at a bureaucratic coup to take out President Trump?

Who is telling the truth about invoking the 25th Amendment – McCabe or Rosenstein?

Must find answers. All Americans should be concerned.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) February 14, 2019

Andrew McCabe is desperate to take back his 25th Amendment comments because this fool basically admitted to taking part in a coup attempt on President Trump. Don’t let him off the hook.
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) February 15, 2019

White nationalist rhetoric on Fox News from Tucker Carlson:

Democrats "are plotting, in effect, a coup" through immigration pic.twitter.com/7sh7IQFO83
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) July 6, 2018

They’ll use this in 2020 if Trump loses.

Here is a link to all of our #NC09 coverage. From the day the race wasn't certified to now @wsoctv https://t.co/uZ0YVygsem
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) December 28, 2018

Trumps won’t build new hotels now

Good news. Less conflict of interest.

Kudos to @nytimes for this scoop.
For background, here's our story from December, on the loooong delays at the Trumps' first planned "Scion" hotel, in Cleveland, Miss. Now, it's officially kaput.https://t.co/hfxZPnf4G5 https://t.co/K1rQjQbQXe
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) February 14, 2019

I’m glad Trump will declare a national emergency

That will pave the way for the next Democratic president to declare a national emergency for climate change or gun safety. Republicans will be hypocrites if they complain.

Of course, there is no national emergency. This is just whiny Trump bypassing Congress and the will of the people and weak Republicans caving in.

Mitch McConnell just set a very dangerous precedent for future Congresses.

He supported Trump’s plan to declare a national emergency at the border solely to avoid the political consequences of another government shutdown.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 14, 2019

A national emergency for the wall:
– Is unpopular
– Is more unpopular than the wall itself
– Is unlike past such declarations
– Likely requires lots of eminent domain
– Is predicated on a highly dubious 'emergency'
– Unshackles Trump from the Constitution
https://t.co/1CHSwoUE72
— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 14, 2019

Trump's decision to declare a national emergency only underscores his delusional impotence.

The real story: He still faces a ton of obstacles.

Now the pressure will mount on Dems to get his tax returns.

He's only hastening the reckoning.

New piece:https://t.co/SC8YqVMPgn
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 14, 2019

McConnell, that well-regarded institutionalist, will support a president basically usurping legislative/appropriator powers in declaring a national emergency.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 14, 2019

Make no mistake: the next Democratic President will declare national emergencies on guns and climate change and cite the Trump precedent when doing so.
— Doug Heye (@DougHeye) February 14, 2019

100% correct. I look forward to it.

even if it gets tied up in litigation, “congress won’t give me what i want so i will declare a fake emergency and take the power for myself” is uh, not typically a good development for democracies
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) February 14, 2019

Nancy Pelosi slams President Trump's plan to declare national emergency: There is no border crisis https://t.co/EYBcj18o1K
— TIME (@TIME) February 14, 2019

Art of the Deal:
– Reject deal you initially supported in December
– Throw tantrum, shut down government for 35 days–losing billions of dollars, hurting millions
– Accept essentially same deal in February
– Throw another fit & declare a #NationalEmergency for a made-up crisis
— Michael Bennet (@MichaelBennet) February 14, 2019

Latest Fox News poll (out yesterday) on POTUS declaring a “national emergency” over the border wall:

Support 38%
Oppose 56%
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 14, 2019

roses are red
the constitution’s just paper
seems clear we have
a would be dictator
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) February 14, 2019

When the leader of a republic can plan as a political strategy when to declare what is a national emergency and when that emergency shall begin so they can wield unrestrained power? That, fellow citizens, is a national emergency. Welcome to American fascism.
— David Simon (@AoDespair) February 14, 2019

As we enter a fake emergency, re-upping my piece on this. | Trump treats 'national security' like a political slogan. That won't keep us safe. https://t.co/M3qXSsPt9A via @usatoday
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 14, 2019

The inability to negotiate with a coequal branch is not an emergency. A failure to secure money is just not the same as a natural disaster or terrorism event. And I look forward to a big bipartisan vote rejecting this nonsense. Can you imagine the screaming of Obama did this?
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) February 14, 2019

That he did this on the Parkland anniversary makes it even worse. Climate change. Thousands dead in Puerto Rico. Opioid addiction. Police brutality. California’s worst fires ever. Poisoned children in Flint. Folks going broke over healthcare. These people. https://t.co/CZOZ9Eeuig
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 14, 2019

A national emergency declaration is an abuse of power, plain and simple. It violates the intent of the statutes and the plan language of the relevant law. Congress and the courts must check the president: https://t.co/brUE5YP8cZ
— David French (@DavidAFrench) February 14, 2019

Left Pic: Facts that undocumented crossings are at 40 year lows

Right Pic: Facts that massively more Americans are killed by guns than are citizens of any developed country on Earth

45: Historic lows in crossings are a National Emergency but record gun deaths are not?🤔😳 pic.twitter.com/w6cg634JER
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) February 14, 2019

If Trump goes forward with the emergency declaration, Schumer says he would be committing a “lawless act” and a “gross abuse of the power of the presidency"
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) February 14, 2019

Declaring a national emergency would be a *very* unpopular step.

It's unclear whether it would fade into the background as it got tied up in the courts, or would remain a salient issue for some time.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 14, 2019

An obvious but important point: an emergency declaration wouldn’t magically fund the wall. Trump would have to grab the money from some particular place. https://t.co/Pzia44ObZG
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 14, 2019

🙃 https://t.co/WO8iczpIvo
— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) February 14, 2019

There’s always an old Trump tweet.

What will your city feel like in 2080?

This is really cool. It projects the climate for cities in 2080. I live in Baltimore – it will feel like Mississippi. We have to act now. The damage that Trump is doing is permanent. Sure, a green new deal will be expensive. So was a tax cut for rich people.

In 2080, Philadelphia will feel like Memphis, Denver will feel like it’s in Texas, and L.A. will be as hot as Cabo. New research lets you find the climate “twin city” for hundreds of places across the United States, @yayitsrob writes: https://t.co/mEy2thT5CL
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 13, 2019

Trump and other Republican bigots need to shut up about Representative Omar

They are in no position to talk. Trump has said many anti-Semitic things and never apologized. I am Jewish and I will never forgive him for saying neo-Nazis included very fine people. He has no right to call Omar’s apology insincere. How would he know? At least she apologized.

The rest of the Republican bigots need to keep their mouth shut too. Trump wants Omar to resign but he has supported Steve King. Total hypocrisy!

Soros, globalists, Jewish money — Trump is a practiced trafficker in the same kinds of anti-Semitic stereotypes he demanded that Ilhan Omar resign over. https://t.co/mceaJKeYg7
— Mark Landler (@MarkLandler) February 13, 2019

GOP strategist: Republicans 'lack moral authority' to call for Rep. Omar's resignation.https://t.co/cWh2ABW7ts
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 13, 2019

Hi @realDonaldTrump–

You have trafficked in hate your whole life—against Jews, Muslims, Indigenous, immigrants, black people and more. I learned from people impacted by my words. When will you? https://t.co/EqqTyjkiNE
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 13, 2019

Pelosi just reiterated this now, and said: "No" when asked if Omar would be removed from committees as GOP is demanding. "A newcomer member of Congress has apologized for her remarks. It took them what, 13 years to notice Steve King?" https://t.co/LUG0wsKxhu
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 13, 2019

I really wish this had happened back in 2016 when the president’s supporters were sending death threats to Jewish reporters. https://t.co/9epROftO2C
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) February 13, 2019

Question.

At an event last year, Pence said of Steve King "I just couldn’t be more proud to have served with him in Congress.”

Did he ever condemn him or tag him in a tweet?https://t.co/d9D5USy00W
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) February 13, 2019

"If you denounce Ilhan Omar but support Donald Trump, you don’t really oppose bigotry. You don’t even really oppose anti-Semitism. What you oppose is criticism of Israel," writes @PeterBeinart:
https://t.co/2ZXIKdNBA3
— The Forward (@jdforward) February 12, 2019

"During 2016, Mr. Trump’s final television commercial featured grainy images of George Soros… who has become a potent symbol for anti-Semites; Janet L. Yellen & Lloyd Blankfein, then [head of] Goldman Sachs, all Jewish, as Trump warned darkly about 'global special interests'" https://t.co/kmNgig9wra
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 13, 2019

The man who continues to employ a white nationalist in the White House is required to sit this one out. https://t.co/CajvquOCTk
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) February 12, 2019

Mr. President, Congresswoman @IlhanMN apologized for using an anti-Semitic trope & demonstrated leadership. When have you ever apologized for your embrace of white nationalism & your exploitation & amplification of anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, racist, xenophobic, anti-LGBTQ hate? https://t.co/MAsdHkZbdg
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) February 12, 2019

Donald Trump personally traveled to Iowa to campaign for Steve King in 2014 saying he has “the right views.”https://t.co/Rp3U7xfraK
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) February 12, 2019

FWIW, Trump to the Republican Jewish Coalition: "I'm a negotiator, like you folks…..You’re not going to support me because I don’t want your money…You don’t want to give me money and that’s OK. You want to control your own politician, that’s fine." https://t.co/6aMeMublUU https://t.co/jE0sxjSm9Y
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 12, 2019

Trump doesn’t want to pay contractors for the shutdown

Contractors such as the custodial staff and cafeteria workers do not work for the government. They are private employees not covered by the agreement to pay federal workers for the shutdown. Many would be among the people who could least afford going without a paycheck. Democrats want to reimburse them but Trump doesn’t. Sad!

President Trump is blocking a measure to give back pay to federal contractors affected by last month's government shutdown as part of a bipartisan agreement to avert another federal closure, a Republican lawmaker says. https://t.co/yT5aUsdDux
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 14, 2019

Pelosi confidently says, "yes" the spending deal will pass House tomorrow night. But she said "we're still pushing" to get federal contractor backpay into the deal. "We have to keep trying because it's totally unfair."
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 13, 2019

Screwing over working people is definitely part of the Trump brand https://t.co/uqMeypSjVJ
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 13, 2019

On including back pay for federal contractors in the spending deal, Blunt tells reporters: “I’ve been told the president won’t sign that.”
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) February 13, 2019

A Trump cult member attacked a BBC cameraman in El Paso

Because he incites his cult members to hate the media, a MAGA guy attacked a BBC cameraman. This is dangerous. Someone could get seriously hurt if Trump doesn’t tone down his hateful rhetoric. So far, has done nothing.

Full BBC statement: pic.twitter.com/wanqEgcSnt
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) February 12, 2019

“You all right? Everything OK?” Trump asked, after a BBC camera operator was assaulted by one of his supporters during the rally in El Paso. Mood in El Paso felt uglier, more discordant than at other rallies, post-2016 campaign. https://t.co/d1XM082AH6
— Mark Landler (@MarkLandler) February 12, 2019

This is the shameful moment when my cameraman Ron Skeans was attacked at an ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ rally in El Paso last night – warning this video contains strong language. Happily Ron is fine. #TrumpElPaso pic.twitter.com/Ay5DYT6gjP
— Gary O'Donoghue (@BBCBlindGazza) February 12, 2019

Just attended my first ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ rally where my colleague BBC cameraman Rob Skeans was attacked by a Trump supporter. The crowd had been whipped up into a frenzy against the media by Trump and other speakers all night #TrumpElPaso pic.twitter.com/Oiw8osPms3
— Eleanor Montague (@EleanorMontague) February 12, 2019

Last night’s assault on a @BBC cameraman is an assault on our shared First Amendment values, & sadly it’s not the first.

This troubling trend of physical & verbal attacks on our free press must end. No journalist should face violence for doing their job.https://t.co/wDqsLnioyS
— Reporters Committee (@rcfp) February 12, 2019

'F*** the media!' – this is the moment a BBC cameraman was attacked by an angry Trump supporter at a rally in El Paso https://t.co/aI88Y0Fyl5 pic.twitter.com/w8VpW00fo7
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 12, 2019

Why the attack on our cameraman was no surprise https://t.co/0d8B7tHoye
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 12, 2019

This just in from @PressSec: "President Trump condemns all acts of violence against any individual or group of people — including members of the press. We ask that anyone attending an event do so in a peaceful and respectful manner."
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 12, 2019

Missing in this statement is whether Trump will stop using the kind of language that creates a dangerous environment for journalists. https://t.co/SH2gqafWIa
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 12, 2019

It’s been unacceptable since 2015. The President’s own rhetoric causes this. His words.

What’s deeply demoralizing is how his own party hasn’t condemned him into stopping. https://t.co/11gm83TulF
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) February 12, 2019

“Inevitable”? More like “latest in a series…"

—https://t.co/tZMb8sjj9v

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—https://t.co/y7TOo2ybek https://t.co/Lzp9kj44nY
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) February 12, 2019