Trump wouldn’t visit a World War I cemetery because of rain

Other leaders went. Trump is a disgrace. I don’t want to hear about how he supports the military if he avoids paying his share of taxes. Has anyone related to him even been in the US military?

The Canadian prime minister at the memorial at Aisne-Marne today. The U.S. president's bone spurs acted up and he couldn't make it. pic.twitter.com/WbOfdBSF4H

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 11, 2018

If a football player kneeling during the national anthem is an act of appalling disrespect to the men and women who serve, what is it when the Commander in Chief refuses to go to the cemetery to honor fallen soldiers because of a little rain?

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) November 10, 2018

Trump’s decision not to pay his personal respects to the American soldiers who gave their lives in WWI because the rain would supposedly have posed a danger to Mr. Bonespurs is a total disgrace and an abject dereliction of duty. This president is a pig, not a real POTUS. https://t.co/9d945lHmw2

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) November 10, 2018

I’ve walked American military cemeteries overseas with General John Kelly. I can’t imagine he’s thrilled with his boss today. In fact, I imagine he’s disgusted.

— George Little (@georgelittledc) November 10, 2018

Of all the "imagine-if-Obama-had-done it" stories, Trump's failure to honor the fallen Americans in France because of (light?) rain may be THE most "imagine-if-Obama-had-done-it" of all. https://t.co/lvcb3D74ag

— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) November 10, 2018

Even worse. The “rainy day” excuse turned out to be just another Trump fabrication. Disrespect doubled up with duplicity. Awesome. https://t.co/oq2dHE14Bb

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) November 10, 2018

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— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) November 10, 2018

I can only imagine what so many of my Republican brethren would have said had Barack Obama let a little rain keep him from an important World War I commemoration.

— Doug Heye (@DougHeye) November 10, 2018

No need to have fake balance with this. Trump will play golf in the rain but not honor the troops. It’s pathetic. https://t.co/YMWyIEoVUG

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) November 10, 2018

Kavanaugh accuser Ford continues to receive threats

Christine Blasey Ford says some good came out of her ‘terrifying’ testimony against Kavanaugh

Christine Blasey Ford Is Donating Her GoFundMe Money To Sexual Assault Survivors https://t.co/9b5E8MkH2g

— Marie Claire (@marieclaire) November 26, 2018

Now Trump claims election corruption in Arizona

Trump claims there is fraud in Arizona but provides no support for his accusation. He just doesn’t want the Democrat to win.

Big settlement in AZ Senate race. It essentially gives voters from everywhere the ability to verify their ballots. That's a good thing. https://t.co/jy8LEfyQAi

— Josh Douglas (@JoshuaADouglas) November 9, 2018

Donald Trump floated the possibility that the race for the U.S. Senate in Arizona might need to be redone because of alleged "electoral corruption" https://t.co/ttPRvaLuqQ

— POLITICO (@politico) November 9, 2018

The president is currently trying to delegitimize elections in three states, two of which Republican candidates are still favoured to win.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 9, 2018

The President is entertaining calls for a new election after the Democrat starts to inch ahead in a close Senate race. https://t.co/zqMybmWHNp

— Sarah Westwood (@sarahcwestwood) November 9, 2018

Oh good, Trump is also suggesting that Arizona counting voters’ votes is fraudulent. https://t.co/VlYC34bu8W

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 9, 2018

Cindy McCain rips Arizona GOP for suing over ballot count: "I was under the impression my vote was always counted" https://t.co/iA5a3ITtZP pic.twitter.com/gKSvO5vzqp

— The Hill (@thehill) November 9, 2018

In light of Trump's latest tweet, it would be helpful to read this AP report: "There is no evidence of anything unusual going on in the Arizona vote-counting – and no elected Republican officials in the state have cried foul." https://t.co/Ozn4xghd7n

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 9, 2018

AZ SEN update: Kyrsten Sinema now leads Martha McSally by 8,842 votes after new tranche of results coming in. AZ sources say Maricopa's big drop at 5pm MT/7pm ET will be real bad for McSally. Sunday/Monday counts will help her cut into whatever lead Sinema can build.

— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) November 9, 2018

Sitting in a packed courtroom waiting for the hearing to start regarding the counting of Arizona's early ballots. Standing room only…should be interesting. Stay tuned to @KTAR923 @MacandGaydos for my updates pic.twitter.com/PlhPeXa6jb

— Monica Lindstrom (@monicalindstrom) November 9, 2018

We're asking the court to make sure all Arizona counties give voters until next Wednesday to clear up any signature-matching issues on mail-in ballots. Read more: https://t.co/XXLw1BZSvw #voting pic.twitter.com/44bfrxPsz6

— ACLU of Arizona (@ACLUaz) November 9, 2018

Arizona: Tossup –> Lean D. Sinema's ahead now, and the remaining vote doesn't look particularly good for McSally. https://t.co/1bQYu8t1kD

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 9, 2018

Finally, noteworthy the president tweets this on a day in which Republicans are increasingly anxious they're about to lose #AZSen. He didn't seem alarmed yesterday when McSally was ahead and the recorders were following the same vote counting procedures as they are today.

— Nick Riccardi (@NickRiccardi) November 9, 2018

and there’s this:

Utterly absurd. Racist. Disappointing. We stand with @RaquelTeran. https://t.co/qGeN3BYG5w

— Latino Victory (@latinovictoryus) November 9, 2018

Is this a preview of how Trump will react to 2020 election results (win or lose)?

Easy to imagine this as a test run for attacking the legitimacy of the 2020 election if it’s close and he loses https://t.co/99L7aZ1STS

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 9, 2018

It’s important to understand that Trump is trying set the stage for calling into question the integrity of the 2020 election if he loses https://t.co/ZFXHfLtVkC

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) November 9, 2018

Perhaps the right comparison is what will happen if he loses the election of 2020. And if Congressional Rs do not push back against his irresponsible accusations now no one should wonder what they will do then. Choppy waters ahead https://t.co/pUcTXxwxIq

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 9, 2018

One might remember when he came in second in Iowa in Feb. 2016 — and spent days accusing Cruz of cheating and calling for a new vote. https://t.co/rLJcSvZz7J

— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 9, 2018

It really isn’t far fetched to imagine Trump winning Election Night vote. Declaring himself winner and launching investigations and lawsuits to stop further vote counting. Scott is showing him how

— Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) November 9, 2018

No sign of fraud in Florida

Scott, Rubio and Trump all claimed there was fraud in the Florida vote-counting process. The agency investigating it hasn’t found anything. This is just a Republican effort to undermine the credibility of the election process and prevent Democrats from winning as Republican vote margins shrink.

Something strange has happened in Broward County:https://t.co/IpfDvtshmF pic.twitter.com/IDuFj2yUjJ

— Kevin Quealy (@KevinQ) November 9, 2018

It could take the whole month of November to definitively decide who Florida's next governor and senator will be. https://t.co/EoCKbUAqiE

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 9, 2018

JUST IN: Facing criticism from Pres. Trump, Sen. Rubio, Gov. Scott and other Republicans, Palm Beach Co. supervisor of elections says it's “unfortunate” that they “are trying to disrupt our democracy because they don’t like the demographics of our voters.” https://t.co/XgxNvfogar pic.twitter.com/CKFLNNseOa

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 9, 2018

"The president of the United States is declaring the Senate contest over before the vote-counting is done, and declaring that demands for a full count constitute fraud." @ThePlumlineGS https://t.co/cOvvZpMuPj

— Patrick W. Watson (@PatrickW) November 9, 2018

shocker https://t.co/JVhuVB92xP

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) November 9, 2018

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says it is NOT investigating Broward elections chief Brenda Snipes. FDLE spokeswoman says the Department of State has not received any allegations of voter fraud, and that Gov. Rick Scott did not put his request in writing.

— Steve Bousquet (@stevebousquet) November 9, 2018

Why what's happening in Florida is a "count" not a "recount" | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/tTmeMksATo pic.twitter.com/aZ1YaDn3V6

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 9, 2018

Democrats dig in for Florida recount battle, Trump sends lawyers https://t.co/Xt4ADc6P9I pic.twitter.com/uzzdtJuDmh

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 9, 2018

Andrew Gillum responds to #RickScott accusing Democrats of trying to steal the election. The current Governor of Florida now wants to use state resources by asking the FDLE to investigate Broward & Palm Beach county SOCs. #FloridaElection #FloridaRecount #RickScott https://t.co/rdLAHqlFVD

— Louis Aguirre (@LOUISAGUIRRE) November 9, 2018

Instead of spreading ridiculous conspiracy theories @realDonaldTrump, you might want to take a look at the voter registration numbers:

Democrats: 593,540
Republicans: 252,023
NPA: 328,868
Other: 7,789

It's pretty clear why there are more Democratic votes coming from Broward. https://t.co/aQ0FfrdsXG

— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) November 9, 2018

Matt, this is not accurate. On Wednesday morning, the Broward turnout site reported a total turnout of 716k, but ballots processed at 685k. Now ballots processed are 712k.

Anyone can look at the date/type of ballots received here: https://t.co/1SmjnT94g7 https://t.co/MLho512Kma

— Steve Schale (@steveschale) November 9, 2018

As of this writing, there is evidence that Broward County's election officials are incompetent — but none to suggest that they are willing to undermine our democracy for partisan gain.

That is more than we can say about the elected leadership of the GOP.https://t.co/1y7dZgaOkz

— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) November 9, 2018

Donald Trump doesn't want all of the votes in Florida to be counted https://t.co/Z9ih1WAwxn pic.twitter.com/RJcFMjlCJc

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 9, 2018

Yup. I do understand why Republicans' spidey sense is tingling in this race (much more so than AZ), but the actual evidence of fraud is lacking. Hard truth: Sketchy stuff happens in elections all the time, often due to incompetence, but we only pay attention when it is close. https://t.co/74ma71KjvK

— Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende) November 9, 2018

Told you. The longer counts & recounts go on, the more the right will work itself up into a paranoid lunatic frenzy, led by its hopelessly irresponsible president. In 2000, they literally rioted to stop vote counting. What do you think the 2018 version of the party will do? https://t.co/bDu3axaihG

— David Roberts (@drvox) November 9, 2018

Here's the latest in the key Florida and Georgia elections, where the outcome is still very much in doubt https://t.co/sWLGLpZTgT pic.twitter.com/v3oz5Rsyc0

— Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) November 9, 2018

Broward and Palm Beach counties in Florida are once again at the center of a brewing controversy over vote counting as two of the highest-profile races in the state appear to be headed toward a recount. https://t.co/srOEByHAZE pic.twitter.com/XsfoZvjoUQ

— CNN (@CNN) November 9, 2018

President Trump has a history of making claims of voter fraud without providing evidence to back up his claims.

Now, he's doing it again in the Florida Senate race. https://t.co/v9vcDhzJgb

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) November 9, 2018

They're scared about something.

A tweet from the current President @realDonaldTrump and now an hour later one from you. You guys are nervous. Somebody has told you something that has got you and the President tweeting at almost midnight. https://t.co/VuJbpas9h9

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) November 9, 2018

Again — and it's weird that you don't know this, as you're a senator from Florida — there are almost 2 million people in Broward County, and the polls closed like 48 hours ago. They're also still counting votes in AZ, CA, NY, and a bunch of other places. You're so bad at this! https://t.co/SPw04sOcJ9

— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) November 9, 2018

Rick Scott accuses liberals in Broward of “trying to steal this election” from him, and orders FDLE to launch an investigation of Brenda Snipes pic.twitter.com/ckWZRDGT3N

— Steve Bousquet (@stevebousquet) November 9, 2018

Democratic lawyer enters Florida recount fight with string of wins https://t.co/0PBFVdMeRD

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 9, 2018

• Rick Scott sent law enforcement to monitor ballot count in Florida
• Brian Kemp falsely accused Stacey Abrams of trying to steal election after he rigged rules
• Arizona GOP sued to stop mail-in ballots
Republicans are terrified of fair elections https://t.co/LAl473JMZt

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 9, 2018

As I said, I do understand why Republicans' spidey sense is tingling in *FL*. Still think incompetence is the better explanation https://t.co/6JoL89tpAn

— Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende) November 9, 2018

Bill Nelson never conceded https://t.co/OOqIrqucH9

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 9, 2018

"Rick Scott’s allegations of election fraud are inexcusable. Republicans have cause for accusing Broward County of incompetence — but none for accusing 'liberals' of trying to steal an election." https://t.co/vTSIJkM6gZ #CountTheVotes #FLpol

— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) November 9, 2018

Trump is restricting asylum seekers

BREAKING: The American Civil Liberties Union files a legal challenge to President Trump's order denying asylum to migrants if they cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. https://t.co/yLo7ePGI9w

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 9, 2018

Trump tells us he’s issuing proclamation suspending the entry of immigrants who cross the border unlawfully, barring them from eligibility for asylum. Any inadmissible immigrants to ports of entry, where they will be processed “in a lawful manner,” staff said yesterday. pic.twitter.com/XYqvLNWy8c

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 9, 2018

The Trump administration is sending thousands of troops to keep out Central American asylum-seekers, but it may well lift a travel ban on a far-right bigot—who previously snuck in to the US—so he can speak to @SteveKingIA and other fellow racists. https://t.co/6GUVR3k5cG

— Ned Price (@nedprice) November 9, 2018

U.N. tells Washington to protect refugees after Trump limits asylum https://t.co/wE0VCDfY04

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 9, 2018

Trump just upended asylum law by citing a fake caravan crisis https://t.co/8eO5z4jpwi pic.twitter.com/WU1PYjCuvR

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 9, 2018

In a proclamation, President Trump called illegal immigration “a crisis” and suspended asylum rights to all immigrants who attempt to cross into the U.S. illegally https://t.co/neJfni0vPF

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 9, 2018

BREAKING: The Trump administration is moving to prohibit people who illegally cross the U.S. border with Mexico from claiming asylum.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 8, 2018

BREAKING — The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging the decision by @realDonaldTrump to deny asylum to migrants who cross the southern border. The legal challenge comes just hours after the @POTUS announcement. Could be another protracted legal battle.

— Michael D. Shear (@shearm) November 9, 2018

Trump wants to replace Ross

Good riddance!

Linda McMahon & her husband were the biggest outside donors to @realdonaldtrump's troubled foundation, giving $5M from '07-'09. That was only $600K less than Trump's own total giving to his foundation, over 25 yrs. McMahons have not given a reason for the gifts. https://t.co/jFGbs3e5Jj

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) November 9, 2018

How do you spell grifter? W-I-L-B-U-R R-O-S-S. My column: https://t.co/sNWBEzDeYt via @bopinion

— Joe Nocera (@opinion_joe) November 8, 2018

New Details About Wilbur Ross’ Business Point To Pattern Of Grifting 2) https://t.co/OnoCVbs3wF

— Tracie (@traciemac_Bmore) November 9, 2018

Senate Democrats demanded information concerning what they said were possible ethics violations by Wilbur Ross, asking the department’s top ethics official to provide details on meetings Ross had with officials in whose companies he had investmentshttps://t.co/4GiE3Ttwrw

— POLITICO (@politico) November 9, 2018

2018 results update – 11/9/18

As more votes are counted, it turns out that the midterms were better for Democrats than it appeared on Tuesday.

Here are all the uncalled House, Senate and governor's races, including the heated races in Florida, Georgia and Arizona. https://t.co/BSj2Ok17m7

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 9, 2018

2018 was a WAY better election for Democrats than most people seem to thinkhttps://t.co/Sh5muC9pOa pic.twitter.com/qYC4z8wIl8

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 9, 2018

Final result: closer to 40 than 30. Largest Dem gain since Watergate. https://t.co/DdWzCs4m4M

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 9, 2018

With votes still being counted, an estimated 113 million Americans cast ballots in the first nationwide election of the Trump presidency, according to data compiled by The Associated Press https://t.co/Y3rn0lPEG2

— Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) November 9, 2018

Despite rampant voter suppression, 2018 was huge year for expanding voting rights. Ballot initiatives to end felon disenfranchisement, pass automatic & Election Day registration & rein in gerrymandering got 60% support or higher in red & blue states https://t.co/d82KKuqfbM

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) November 8, 2018

If so, would evict the last remaining Republican congressman from the Northeast https://t.co/2yxKIDQzxz

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) November 9, 2018

Basically Tuesday's results in the House/Senate can be explained by 3 things.
1—It was a very blue political environment
2—Polarization is increasing (ticket-splitting is decreasing)
3—Incumbency no longer protects a candidate all that much

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 9, 2018

"Before Trump's visit, Cruz's internal numbers had him leading by double digits statewide. In the days after, his lead dropped to 5 points."https://t.co/sqhGVkYjk1

— Aman Batheja (@amanbatheja) November 9, 2018

I kept saying this before the election to anyone who wanted to listen. The state of the economy is not a good predictor of congressional outcomes. It affects presidential approval, which is the real predictor of the congressional vote. https://t.co/H2mv1iOw56

— Eric McGhee (@hezaproject) November 9, 2018

Sessions restricts consent decrees used to enforce civil rights laws

He did this on his way out.

Jeff Sessions held true to his despicable 'law and order' agenda from start to finish.

Only days after we voted to advance criminal justice reform in states across the country, he has all but eliminated oversight of local law enforcement for abusive policing practices. https://t.co/cSFKLbrM4E

— ACLU (@ACLU) November 9, 2018

Sessions dealt parting blow to DOJ career staff, issuing memo that restricts consent decrees. This is a slap in the face to dedicated staff who work tirelessly to enforce civil rights. Will affect policing, education, employment consent decrees, which is exactly why he issued it. pic.twitter.com/fWGRZxKqbd

— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) November 9, 2018

The head of Baltimore’s consent decree monitoring team said a memo issued by Jeff Sessions just before he was ousted as Attorney General will have no effect on the federal decree ordering civil rights reforms at the city’s police department. https://t.co/IiGwOvefGX

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) November 9, 2018

The idea that unconstitutional conduct by a state or local entity is no longer sufficient basis to enter into a consent decree is extraordinary. Instead Sessions mandates that the following conditions must be present: pic.twitter.com/CBDlw8AhWB

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 9, 2018

No. This is prospective. You’ll recall Sessions tried to walk back the proposed consent decree before it was approved by the court. Judge Bredar wasn’t having it. The decree is now judicially approved and overseen & a monitoring team is in place. https://t.co/J17G9DS6A4

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 9, 2018

To give example of what this means, here's types of relief included in Division's consent decree w/ Ferguson. It's doubtful some of this could have been obtained in adversarial litigation. But it's what was needed to comprehensively change practices. https://t.co/DmicL2Z3Fa pic.twitter.com/oUEQB3mcxA

— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) November 9, 2018

Zinke may be leaving

The Democratic House will perform the oversight the Republican House has failed to do. It would be smart for Zinke to leave now before even more of his shady dealings are exposed.

White House officials say Zinke is the most problematic to Congressional oversight. Some more details on his dealings with donors, extensive vacations w/@eilperin & @Reinlwapo: https://t.co/eOa3YCXRyf

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 9, 2018

This is a good reason to re-post @Reinlwapo's fantastic story about Zinke's special flag, which he requires Interior Department staff to raise and lower when he enters and exits the building.https://t.co/ehULwQ1V2m https://t.co/LOjQZ3w4Ts

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) November 8, 2018

Just months ago, Zinke offered himself as a possible replacement for an ethically embattled Cabinet member, then-EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Now, he's the one facing the ax.https://t.co/QdN2rAVeHj

— POLITICO (@politico) November 9, 2018

Report: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke reached out to Fox News about "contributor" role https://t.co/FxGcCXD25m

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 8, 2018