The U.S. death rate from COVID far exceeded that of peer nations. That was not due to excessive lockdowns or masking. It was due to incompetence in the White House. Time for a great remembering. From the recent archives:https://t.co/TAhOcvOIBN

— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) August 26, 2024

I’m getting a lot of angry MAGA people shouting that “the mass graves are not Trump’s fault!”

YES. THEY ARE. The coronavirus is not Trump’s fault. But our government’s HORRENDOUS response to it is 1000% Trump’s fault.

Let’s run through what is INDISPUTABLY Trump’s fault:

— Andrew—Author of America Rises On Substack (@AmoneyResists) April 10, 2020

Holy shit. "The excess death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters." https://t.co/gyOhbrZXrC

— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) August 2, 2023

Trump’s COVID incompetence in his own words. #WereNotGoingBack pic.twitter.com/yOM2i8jmKs

— Chris Hahn (@ChristopherHahn) September 4, 2024

ABBA hates MAGA. https://t.co/QEr6yBw1Lv

— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) August 29, 2024

Jack White says he's filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump after a member of his campaign posted a video soundtracked to "Seven Nation Army" → https://t.co/gVkAQ00S8t pic.twitter.com/ZwL7B5dci7

— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) August 29, 2024

Donald Trump campaign disputes Foo Fighters’ claim song use was unauthorized https://t.co/OadQmH4LkH

— The Hill (@thehill) August 26, 2024

A federal judge has granted the Isaac Hayes estate an emergency hearing in their $3 million demand against Donald Trump, who has continually used "Hold On, I’m Coming," co-written by Hayes, on the campaign trail https://t.co/smPGYHyrae

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 25, 2024

🚨Breaking News: It is now with absolutely clarity that @realDonaldTrump takes the matter of violating copyrights owned by @isaachayes serious.

The document filed is full of inaccuracies and misstatements in an arena where facts matter. My family and our lawyers… pic.twitter.com/54OZedVIFb

— Isaac Hayes III (@IsaacHayes3) August 31, 2024

🚨Breaking News: Today we received confirmation from @BMI in writing from their lawyers that @realDonaldTrump, The @NRA, @TurningPointUSA and The @GOP DO NOT and HAVE NOT had a Political Use License to play “Hold On I’m Coming” for quite some time.

We look forward to our day…

— Isaac Hayes III (@IsaacHayes3) August 29, 2024

"Prominent artists have demanded Trump's campaign stop using their tunes on social media or at rallies — with lawsuits involved in some cases." https://t.co/Zl5lxvhewB

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 31, 2024

Trumps resident idiot @margommartin posted a video using Jack White’s music a couple of hours ago and he wasn’t having it….she already deleted it 🤣 pic.twitter.com/3V0ccHZN3b

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) August 29, 2024

Oh the irony… as per Jack Smith’s sprawling presidential immunity motion, Trump’s Ellipse speech can’t be considered an official act, because instead of playing “Hail to the Chief” that day, they played… YMCA.

A song The Village People have never given him permission to use. pic.twitter.com/rBPPxc8lus

— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) October 3, 2024

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— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 5, 2024

We need the electoral college to protect the interests of rural areas, otherwise the only places politicians would pay attention to are large metro areas like Philadelphia and Atlanta.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 28, 2024

Under the electoral college system, excessive attention is given to voters in 6 or 7 states. Big states like CA and NY are ignored. That’s not better than what would happen without the electoral college.

— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 28, 2024

You’re right about attention to large areas. However, more harm has been done by letting the minority dictate policy. Abolish the Electoral College.

— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 28, 2024

House GOP leadership never allowed a vote in either 2006 or 2013. The widespread expectation each time was there were also 218 House votes for it-but not a majority of R House members. So they blocked it w/the "Hastert rule": only pass bills backed by majority of the majority https://t.co/u2WgwuWimZ

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 17, 2022

in 2007, the Bush-backed bipartisan bill died by Senate filibuster because three-fourths of Senate Republicans voted no

in 2014, the Obama-backed bipartisan bill, which had passed the Senate, died in the House because the Republican Speaker wouldn't bring it up for a vote https://t.co/1ZMSzrybl1

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 17, 2022

WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: ".. giving up on a border security bill would be a self-inflicted GOP wound. President Biden would claim, with cause, that Republicans want border chaos .. Voter anger may over time move from Mr. Biden to the GOP, and the public will have a point."…

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 26, 2024

Let's be clear:
The incidence of illegal immigrants voting is negligible–a complete canard, freely trafficked by R.N.C. speakers tonight.
The most nakedly false and despicable line came from Ted Cruz, describing violent crimes committed by immigrants.
"This is all because…

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) July 17, 2024

Spreading lies about noncitizen voting is designed to sow doubt in our election systems. The truth is our elections are fair, free, and accurate.https://t.co/wyTiQgjjQ2

— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) August 24, 2024

Non-citizens do not vote. That is a lie frequently told by Trump. We have multiple systems to deter noncitizen voting. Migrants violating the law face prison time & deportation. Why then would they vote? #TrumpDroppings

Source: Brennan Center for Justice https://t.co/3igvLGF5Fr

— John M. Talmadge, MD (@JohnMTalmadgeMD) August 22, 2024

Trump posts fake Taylor Swift images on Truth Social to falsely claim singer’s support https://t.co/Ebe93V4OPT

— Axios (@axios) August 19, 2024

The thing about Trump stealing Taylor Swift’s image to fake an endorsement is that it’s exactly who he is. If he wants something from a woman, then he takes it. Whether or not she wants to give it to him. 🐍🐍 https://t.co/kaKemdzrrV

— Jennifer Mercieca (@jenmercieca) August 19, 2024

Lol, Trump posted a collage of AI generated Taylor Swift fans wearing ‘Swifities for Trump’ T-shits, and wrote “I accept!” as if this were real.

I mean…..this is uniquely pathetic, even for Trump. pic.twitter.com/GUVXQLqzYo

— Peter Henlein (@SwissWatchGuy) August 18, 2024

The "Swifties for Trump" campaign that Trump touted over the weekend using AI-generated images, appears to mostly consist of one woman from Wisconsin, who is selling homemade "Switfies for Trump" t-shirts on Etsy.

So far she's sold six.https://t.co/bswl4YV95H

— David Gilbert (@daithaigilbert) August 19, 2024

Exclusive: John Kelly rejects Trump’s comments that civilian award is ‘much better’ than Medal of Honor: ‘Not even close’ https://t.co/NHbOAfR3zc

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 19, 2024

Trump is standing by his take that the Presidential Medal of Freedom is better because it doesn't involve sacrifice.

Story: https://t.co/HXq2j6yOxk pic.twitter.com/Xfr5iXfHkn

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 19, 2024

Aside from being breathtakingly bad politics, it's a glimpse at how unable Trump is to think outside of himself for even a second. He's simply incapable of understanding or appreciation doing something outside of one's personal self-interest. https://t.co/oXbLJCdHhD

— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) August 19, 2024

"More than 600 individuals have received the Medal of Freedom. I was proud to attend the WH ceremony in 2002 when my father was honored as one of an impressive group…None of them thought their award was in any way equivalent to the Medal of Honor."https://t.co/GfwuSYxALR

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 19, 2024

Trump consistently dodged service, mocking our military and POWs. He has no right to speak on stolen valor or veterans, period. pic.twitter.com/5RMNdtXycw

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 17, 2024

Tammy Duckworth rips Trump over remarks about medal-winning soldiers https://t.co/19Xwpq1JNY

— POLITICO (@politico) August 18, 2024

In this interview with VFRL member Ken Harbaugh, Medal of Honor awardee David Bellavia says:

1. Other Medal of Honor winners are upset with Trump’s disrespect to the award.

2. The MoH is of far higher meaning than the medal Trump gave Rush Limbaugh.

Why won’t Trump apologize? pic.twitter.com/a2FbFfiTcC

— Veterans For Responsible Leadership (@VetsForRL) August 18, 2024

Trump talks a lot about Biden buying Venezuelan oil, but maybe he’s just remembering his own days in the White House — Trump’s monthly imports were 6x higher than Biden’s. @Morning_Joe pic.twitter.com/XpOZA76fVt

— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) August 15, 2024

Not only is the US energy independent under Biden, we have also become a net exporter of oil for the first time in over 70 years. @Morning_Joe pic.twitter.com/gUqB1v4yef

— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) August 15, 2024

Jessica: It's not actually the best day for Trump to be doing this because the inflation report was a good one… There was a report out that our U.S. crude oil production is now 13.4 million barrels a day, so we are outpacing 35% ahead of Russia, 38% ahead of Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/fdhPQ71T4J

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 14, 2024

BOOM: The Saudi king asked Biden to purchase oil, but received a firm “Hell No.”

After losing the 2020 election, Trump collaborated with OPEC to raise gas prices in a vengeful act.

Biden, an experienced "master oil trader," generated over $6 billion in profit for the United… pic.twitter.com/LuZcY4zh8O

— Popular Liberal 🇺🇸 (@PopularLiberal) June 22, 2024

US Oil production is not down under Biden, if a politician is saying that, they are lying. pic.twitter.com/spKwYwvvpA

— Adrienne Quinn Martin (@MrsAMartini) August 9, 2024

How does the GOP argument that the Democrats are destroying the oil industry survive the fact that US is in fact now producing more than ever? More broadly, it’s a question of how deep we are into a post-facts world. https://t.co/25JvAVNiyR

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 19, 2024

'Record-breaking backlog' leads to $1.1 billion of improper Social Security payments, report finds https://t.co/YcRRVNDzsK

— CNBC (@CNBC) August 12, 2024

Donald Trump’s proposed tax policy will starve funding for Social Security and Medicare.

He either doesn’t understand tax policy, is trying to buy votes, or is trying to undermine the social safety net. We think it's a little bit of all three. pic.twitter.com/5nhuYxCMYN

— American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) August 7, 2024