U.S. militia groups head to border, stirred by Trump’s call to arms

This is scary with big potential for violence.

I hope Trump-inspired people like these don’t try to intimidate voters on Tuesday.

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— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 4, 2018

According to the Army, the great danger posed by the caravan is that it will provoke domestic terrorists / unregulated militia members into violent action https://t.co/ZRL4w3gxVh
— Tim Wu (@superwuster) November 3, 2018

Federal authorities say this militia guy who was capturing and detaining migrants was prohibited from possessing firearms due to three prior felony offenses, including weapons violations and impersonating a law enforcement officer. Shocker!https://t.co/qe30KgDEpn
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) April 22, 2019

Trump, Jr. on Maine’s Senator King

Like father like son. Bigot! Liar!

Donald Trump Jr. claims a U.S. Senator from Maine wants to "repopulate Maine with Syrian and Somalian refugees." The Trump strategy is to exploit racism from Maine to Nevada and everywhere in between. https://t.co/g7rgSEc0vw

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) November 3, 2018

Tariff update – 11/3/18

As tariffs continue, panic beginning to sink in among Wisconsin manufacturers

Trump Claims Trade Victories but Businesses Struggle Under His Approach

More US corporate giants warn tariffs will mean price hikes

Trump’s tariffs may doom Republican incumbents in the heartland https://t.co/YT5k5BY1WT

— Salon (@Salon) October 2, 2018

https://t.co/609isY1hpu pic.twitter.com/1jW1pvZ8FP

— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) October 9, 2018

Am late to the fascinating recent @BW piece on Trump's aluminum tariffs, but it deserves sharing. So, get this. In announcing the tariffs, Trump focused a lot on one small company, Century, which employs about 2,000 at three US smelters. What went unmentioned, though, is this:

— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) October 16, 2018

Tariffs are taxes on U.S. businesses and consumers. https://t.co/pXPCEn3a1o

— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) October 23, 2018

Life comes at you fast. pic.twitter.com/Y35vyalzpR

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 24, 2018

Trump tells the @WSJ: “We don’t even have tariffs. I’m using tariffs to negotiate. I mean, other than some tariffs on steel—which is actually small, what do we have? … Where do we have tariffs? We don’t have tariffs anywhere.” WSJ responds with list of $307 billion in tariffs pic.twitter.com/uCO3dHrPKd

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 24, 2018

This is one of the wildest Trump lies of his presidency. He told the Wall Street Journal that the tariffs he has imposed and bragged about do not actually exist: https://t.co/4lHm75uXW0 pic.twitter.com/DAkJ8iD97b

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 24, 2018

Trump told @WSJ this week: "We don't have tariffs anywhere."

In fact, his administration this year has imposed tariffs on more than $300 billion in imports. Here's a list: https://t.co/Uc2eMQvAAg

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) October 25, 2018

In addition to the damage already inflicted by President Trump’s trade war, next year’s losses could be as high as $9.8 billion for our farmers. His trade policies are hurting Americans more than they are China. https://t.co/jF1oL8eilu

— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) October 26, 2018

Coca-Cola, Steve Madden, top airlines, manufacturers and food makers have announced that they're passing on higher costs for fuel, metal and produce to customers.

That means YOU will be paying more. #Vote https://t.co/sE6I8lIZQi via @WSJ

— Vote November 6th (@AdrienneLaw) October 31, 2018

U.S. manufacturing slowed in September and tariffs are a big reason why. Prices paid rose 4.7 percent. https://t.co/C5xTNaW4wR

— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) November 1, 2018

"Trade wars are good, and easy to win"™ https://t.co/iInZdWJXC3

— Benn Steil (@BennSteil) November 1, 2018

Job growth comparison – Trump and Obama

Jobs created during the first 21 months of Trump’s presidency and the final 21 months of Obama’s presidency:

Trump: 4,054,000
Obama: 4,477,000

So job creation is no better now than it was under Obama. What is striking is that the recovery continues so long after it started.

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) November 3, 2018

Republicans and conspiracy theories

"The Republican Party today has become a vast repository of conspiracy theories, fake news, false accusations and paranoid fantasies."

—@FareedZakaria https://t.co/Teu5tUb01W

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 3, 2018

Many hate crimes are unreported

Hate crimes are on the rise in America, but thousands of potential incidents go unreported https://t.co/A81zWIOnQw

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 3, 2018

Trump’s Indiana rally – 11/2/18

Legendary Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight is on stage at Trump’s Indianapolis rally, leading crowd in chant of, “Go get ‘em, Donald!”

"He’s been a great defender for the United States of America,” Knight says of Trump.

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) November 2, 2018

I know I shouldn’t be shocked by anything the schmuck currently occupying the Oval Office does, and yet… still shocked. https://t.co/VG5WSVrSMv

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) November 3, 2018

Trump just called Obama at rally in Indiana “Barack H. Obama.” (Not very subtle)

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 3, 2018

Trump administration goes easy on corporate wrongdoing

During the Obama years, Walmart, Barclays, and RBS complained that the admin was being unreasonable about investigations. After Trump took office, they looked to the Trump admin for a more sympathetic ear — and got one, NYT reports. https://t.co/fqirNbFaog

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 3, 2018

Huge drop in enforcement of corporate wrongdoing from the final 20 months of the Obama administration to the first 20 months of the Trump presidency https://t.co/ATLnGQ1vrg pic.twitter.com/H79uhFCzBZ

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) November 3, 2018

Caravan coverage overkill

The media is falling for Trump’s bait. Sad!

STUDY: Trump’s phony caravan “crisis” consumed Wash. Post, NY Times

The papers have produced 115 news stories referencing the caravan, putting 25 on A1
https://t.co/AXybhKQUGh pic.twitter.com/GsXTZSncjY

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) November 2, 2018

It is … sobering that, years after saturation “what about those emails???” coverage, both NYT and WaPo could be gulled into front-page focus on “caravan” “crisis” manufactured by Trump. (A few thousand people on foot, 1000 miles from US) @Sulliview was, and is, right on this https://t.co/AGWgPxmtYL

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) November 3, 2018

I wrote a column on caravan-coverage overkill almost two weeks ago. It’s only gotten worse. https://t.co/HjQGa4v9je

— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) November 3, 2018

How many front page stories on climate change? What matters more to the future of our country – climate change or some caravan 1000 miles away? https://t.co/QjTJwkVUvu

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) November 3, 2018