More on proposed cuts to Special Olympics funding

She accuses the media of spreading falsehoods and misrepresenting the facts by saying her budget proposal would cut funds to the Special Olympics, and then she explains why her budget proposal would cut funds to the Special Olympics https://t.co/WqgwhZJA8G
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) March 27, 2019

I’ve carefully read your attached statement twice. But contrary to your incensed tweet, it only confirms exactly what the “unacceptable, shameful and counterproductive media” said you were proposing: No more federal funds for Special Olympics. What’s going on? https://t.co/54964eXX0V
— Ron Charles (@RonCharles) March 27, 2019

Three grafs of throat-clearing and excoriation followed by a confirmation of all the stories. https://t.co/jmydCpwLiU
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 27, 2019

If the entire federal budget were a trip from NYC to LA, the cuts to the Special Olympics would get you 48 feet of the way there. https://t.co/de4uTtQFoi
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 27, 2019

My daughter is a Special Olympian. It has been a tremendous, enriching experience for her and millions of others. Zeroing out funding for the @SpecialOlympics is a heartless act that I hope and trust Congress will reject. https://t.co/Qa7nL4fIZ0
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) March 27, 2019

Exactly. It's unclear what the "falsehoods" are that DeVos alleges in media reports. The secretary confirms that the administration has proposed defunding the Special Olympics. https://t.co/Al6qLNYE34
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) March 27, 2019

.@TonyReali with thoughts on @SpecialOlympics and the ways we are all asked to include all people, everyday.

"This is a test for all of us. Do we include all? In what ways can we encourage better? We can't be brave in the fight and win unless we include and encourage all." pic.twitter.com/bg7aWGPiTH
— Around The Horn (@AroundtheHorn) March 27, 2019

Proposed cuts by Sec. DeVos’ Dept. of Education to the Special Olympics' federal funding have concerned advocates and lawmakers who work with children who have intellectual disabilities.

Chairman of Special Olympics says, "We just disagree" with the cuts. https://t.co/cF8PyeKHFN
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 27, 2019

Peeps pizza

No. This is sick, and wrong. https://t.co/iY77dXKnxG
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 27, 2019

This is disgusting. I am Jewish and didn’t even know what Peeps were until I was in my 40s. I was in a conversation at work where people were discussing them and I finally had to ask what they were talking about. I love pizza and I can’t see doing this to one.

AOC on climate change

Don’t underestimate her.

Republicans continue to underestimate @AOC at their own peril.

Watch her cut them off at the knees when the GOP claimed the environment is an elitist issue.

There is nothing elitist about wanting clean air, clean water and a livable planet. https://t.co/yaIjqxOOvB
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 27, 2019

Tax update 3/27/19

More bad news on the Trump tax law that primarily helped rich people and corporations:

Trump said that tax reform would cause $4 trillion in offshore cash to be repatriated.

The numbers are out: Only $664.9 billion came back.https://t.co/hjEbhxZxmt
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) March 27, 2019

Trump's own economists now agree: GOP tax cuts are failing to spark growth https://t.co/TTc0KTm8IQ
— Salon (@Salon) March 21, 2019

That's because it was a scam designed to overwhelmingly benefit wealthy people and corporations shipping jobs overseas. #GOPTaxScam https://t.co/gYepC3vD7F
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) March 21, 2019

I got a fever, and the only prescription is more tax cuts https://t.co/SRahdxhzJA
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 19, 2019

The goal of Trump and Republicans in Congress was never to actually grow the economy or boost wages. Trickle-down economics is nothing more than a cruel joke designed to enrich their wealthy campaign donors and corporations. https://t.co/Dr1bIWIE4U
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 19, 2019

It isn’t even a hypothetical: the GOP tax bill is failing to pay for itself NOW.

Deficits are exploding.

The “tax cuts for the rich will pay for themselves” line wasn’t true in 2017, it isn’t true never true now, and it will never be true. https://t.co/8LhMRSzYSD
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) March 14, 2019

So what? She voted against the fucking tax law. https://t.co/5JMWJiNHrr
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) March 27, 2019

The lie about the Trump Tower meeting

The statement dictated by Trump was a lie. What was Hope Hicks’s role? I don’t understand why there were so many lies if the Trump campaign didn’t do anything wrong.

Analysis: Ex-Trump aide details president’s alleged effort to cover up the Trump Tower meeting https://t.co/XkqER4bSD6
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 27, 2019

Former Trump legal team spokesman Mark Corallo says Hope Hicks lied about statement on Trump Tower meeting and grew angry he disagreed. When he said there were documents to prove she was lying, she responded: "Nobody's ever going to see those documents." https://t.co/zch66xWn7e
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 27, 2019

Former Trump legal spokesman Mark Corallo said Hope Hicks told him that "nobody's ever going to see" the documents about the drafting of a misleading statement on the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meetinghttps://t.co/oYVVKctNtj
— Axios (@axios) March 27, 2019

Hope Hicks….come on down https://t.co/GbnK50pp3n
— Chels (@ChelsIsRight) March 20, 2019

Barr letter has not persuaded the public that Trump is innocent

The majority does not think he has been exonerated. The more the administration does to hide the facts, the more people will be suspicious. Let’s see the report.

"A cloud that shows no sign of lifting….just days after Trump claimed total exoneration in the Mueller probe, a blow for the president in public opinion… A new poll shows that a majority of Americans – 56% – believe Trump is not exonerated of collusion” – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/J9rWWMOb9O
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) March 28, 2019

NEW CNN poll #'s:

56% think Trump has not been exonerated of collusion

43% think he has been exoneratedhttps://t.co/ffR8nuK2kv
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 27, 2019

CNN POLL CONDUCTED BY SSRS
March 25-26
Do You Think
The Report Exonerates
Trump of Collusion?

Yes 43%
No 56%

Do You Think The Report Exonerates
Trump of Collusion?

Yes No
Rs 77% 23%
Indies 41% 58%
Dems 19% 80%
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 27, 2019

A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that few Americans are persuaded by Barr's summary of the Mueller report https://t.co/yOhGTYSckm pic.twitter.com/uCIZclH6Xg
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 27, 2019

Trump gets no bounce at all from Barr memo on the Mueller report and nearly half of Americans think he tried to obstruct justice. Via @POLITICO_Steve on new @politico/@MorningConsult poll. https://t.co/QeMgFo8oKf
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) March 26, 2019

Lordy. https://t.co/8lL7lpVeZu
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 27, 2019

Actually a pretty decent amount of very recent Trump approval rating data—and so far it shows no real change post Mueller report/Barr memo. https://t.co/j7XEedEnAf
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 27, 2019

It doesn’t appear that it affects Trump’s overall approval ratings.

Every poll is the same poll https://t.co/Uwcikmzx2F
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 27, 2019

CNN POLL
March 25-26
Think Congress Should
Hold Hearings on Mueller Findings

Dems 88%
Indies 57%
Republicans 17%

How Will Findings
Affect Your 2020 Vote?

More likely to back Trump 7%
More likely to oppose Trump 6%
Make no difference 86%
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 27, 2019

Good news: A clear majority of Republicans want the Mueller report released,
Bad news: 40% of Republicans don’t, which is a startlingly high Trump cultist number. https://t.co/5URJqYBOHP
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 29, 2019

NPR/NewsHour/Marist Poll Is now the third national poll to show that only a distinct minority say the Barr summary cleared Trump. Withholding report has allowed admin to shape initial dialogue, but if the goal is to convince the unconvinced, it’s failing. https://t.co/vNiJ4oi9NC
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 29, 2019

DO YOU BELIEVE TRUMP ACTED ILLEGALLY?
64% Probably
32% Probably not

DO YOU BELIEVE TRUMP ACTED UNETHICALLY?
72% Probably
25% Probably not

Pew Research poll
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 29, 2019

ICYMI
How likely do think it is that senior Trump advisors had improper dealings with Russia before Donald Trump was sworn in as president?
Very/Somewhat likely 60%
Not very/Not at all likely 36%
(CBS News Poll, 3/25-26/19)
more: https://t.co/lDyc1rUmVi
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) March 29, 2019

Tariff update 3/26/19

Trump tariffs costing Americans $1.4 billion a month, have "no impact" on foreign exporters https://t.co/O5AO6StAje
— Salon (@Salon) March 26, 2019

So it looks like Trump may have gotten his aluminum prices mixed up. According to metals ace @JoeDeaux Trump appears to have quoted global (LME) prices. The picture for US domestic buyers is, er, a little different… https://t.co/QS1czt379b
— Shawn Donnan (@sdonnan) March 8, 2019

‘A punch in the gut’: Farmers hit by tariffs see crops swept away by flood. Great to work w the insightful ⁦@anniegowen⁩ on this story. https://t.co/1hLGDQP4Wg
— FrancesSteadSellers (@FrancesSSellers) March 23, 2019

"To put a $1.2 billion loss into perspective, every person in the state of Nebraska would need to contribute $632 to cover that volume of lost dollars [from Trump's tariffs]."

– Jay Rempe, Nebraska Farm Bureau, senior economist.@highbrow_nobrow https://t.co/rEOOhn6gMg
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) February 17, 2019

High % https://t.co/yeVWjK9rHN
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 23, 2019

China trade talks are pushed back as tariffs continue to bite https://t.co/bTBFyf1Ubv via ⁦@nytimes⁩
— Ana Swanson (@AnaSwanson) March 17, 2019

It's been a full year since President Donald Trump claimed his trade war would be "good and easy to win." Now, the data strongly suggest otherwise.https://t.co/zRlFeWzcvG
— Eric Boehm (@EricBoehm87) March 5, 2019

“The concern is that a deal could end up seeing only a short-term increase in Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural and energy products.” https://t.co/cBa6sf6MUK
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) February 24, 2019

See? Wasn't all that worth wrecking the rules-based trading system? https://t.co/l0WUJG0KCe
— Paul Blustein (@PaulBlustein) February 23, 2019

New #FactChecker –> Trump’s repeated claim that China is paying ‘billions’ in tariffs to the Treasury https://t.co/MwZD8dVPOO
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 22, 2019

McConnell’s hypocrisy on Russian election meddling

McConnell blames Obama for not doing enough when he blocked the release of a bipartisan statement on Russian election interference. Trump’s team met with the Russians but I guess that’s alright with Mitch.

McConnell, speaking on Senate floor, used Mueller report (or more specifically Barr's summary of it) to attack Obama admin for being too soft on Russia. That might remind some of you of this… https://t.co/if5PLSyUHX
— Bryan Lowry (@BryanLowry3) March 25, 2019

sometimes you see something so shameless you don’t actually have a response https://t.co/kEye7jpdK8
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 26, 2019

As Mitch McConnell blocks the release of the full Mueller report, remember that in Sept. 2016, US intel briefed him on Russia's interference in our election — but instead of warning voters, he threatened to portray the intelligence as a partisan attack if Obama made it public. https://t.co/XtrGE25ej7
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) March 25, 2019

Every time McConnell opines about Russia's attack on our democracy in 2016, this is the key point to remember. https://t.co/AacN1BoE2h
— Ned Price (@nedprice) March 26, 2019

The Obama administration didn't miss the Russian meddling

Barack Obama tried to warn people

Mitch McConnell watered down that warning and refused to join a bipartisan statement condemning Russia's interference campaign https://t.co/hEdl01NZTd
— Edward Hardy (@EdwardTHardy) March 26, 2019

That’s funny because I remember this: https://t.co/nPORKtrHdC
— Stefanie, M.S. (@stanc1ss) March 26, 2019

Interior Nominee Intervened to Block Report on Endangered Species

Extraordinary moment in today's Senate confirmation hearing for Bernhardt as Secretary of Interior. Sen Wyden calls Bernhardt a liar. Then drills him re Bernhardt's role blocking release of Interior study re pesticide threat to 1,200 endangered species https://t.co/f9ZotaI0Z8
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) March 28, 2019

Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt played a key role in an effort to block the release of a study by Fish and Wildlife scientists that found that 2 widely used pesticides threaten the existence of more than 1,000 endangered species, emails show https://t.co/aRZ5rVdCsj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 26, 2019

Trump administration budget plan cuts funding for Special Olympics

While Trump and his enablers cut taxes on the wealthy and corporations, they're cutting funding for programs like the Special Olympics to pay for it.

They are literally taking from the most vulnerable in society to line the pockets of their donors. https://t.co/YSem8L5Xnk
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 26, 2019

Remember, executive branch budget proposals should be covered as saying the administration is *proposing to cut* something, not that it is cutting something — even if that means you won't get to do a viral tweet saying Betsy DeVos is"cut all funding for the Special Olympics"
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) March 26, 2019

Our Unified Champion Schools program is made possible thru @usedgov. Thank you Sec. @BetsyDeVos for coming to meet our athletes! #SOHillDay pic.twitter.com/FZkL91mUgO
— Tim Shriver (@TimShriver) February 15, 2017