Ben Emerson

@sentdefender @RepBaumgartner Tell me more about religious tolerance and how Israel embodies our Constitutional ideals.

Photo currently circulating on social media which appears to show a soldier with the Israel Defense Force striking and destroying a statue of Jesus Christ on the cross using a sledgehammer during recent operations in the Christian town of Debel in Southern Lebanon.

POTUS is laying out two courses of action—a negotiated settlement, or a major escalation. There is a third option, and he should take it: recognize there is no way to force a positive outcome and simply leave. The region is not ours to fix. President Reagan chose this path in Lebanon in ‘84, withdrawing U.S. forces after the Beirut barracks bombing once it became clear the mission’s stabilization goals could not be met, effectively ending direct American military involvement and avoiding a deeper quagmire and long-term entrenchment in the region. A negotiated settlement is unlikely to work or be taken seriously by the Iranians unless we make concessions on the enrichment issue. As we saw yesterday in the SOH, the IRGC is empowered to act without the consent of the civilian leadership, so it’s likely they won’t honor any deal reached. A major escalation will lead to a very destructive outcome for Iran, the region, and eventually the U.S. If POTUS chooses brute force and targets civilian infrastructure, we will create another generation of radicalized Iranians who will rally around the regime and escalate the war by any means possible. If POTUS opts to strike the civilian infrastructure, declare victory, and then leave, we will only further erode our standing in the world, the petrodollar, and eventually our status as the world’s reserve currency holder. We need to get out now. Don’t double down on failure. Avoid the sunken cost trap, leave now, and put America’s interests first.

@DittiePE @michaelharriot @RepBaumgartner A decent human would want someone like this expelled from Congress no matter what their politics are.

DC police responding to a domestic assault call documented that Rep. Cory Mills, on a phone call with the victim, instructed her to lie about where her bruises came from. Officers listened. They still sent an arrest warrant. Trump’s US Attorney for DC, Ed Martin — who calls himself “President Trump’s lawyer” — refused to sign it. A supervisor reclassified the assault as a family disturbance. The arresting officer told the victim on body cam: “I have bosses making this into a family disturbance instead of an actual domestic assault.” MPD internal affairs opened an investigation into its own handling of the case. The criminal probe was later closed. The House Ethics Committee investigation remains open. rawstory.com/trump-doj-2676…

@BasedMikeLee @FBIDirectorKash Not at all. Wastes taxpayer dollars on a jet to see his girl. Refuses to do anything about known pedophiles. Drinks too much to be considered a serious person.

I support @FBIDirectorKash Do you?

@PeteHegseth @USNavy

The @USNavy is correct. More FAKE NEWS from the Pharisee Press. My team confirmed the logistics stats for the Lincoln & Tripoli. Both have 30+ days of Class I supplies (food) on board. NavCent monitors this everyday, for every ship. Our sailors deserve — and receive — the best.

@RepBaumgartner @TheEconomist You are fascinating because of how well you blur the line- I can’t tell if you are this stupid or just lying.

There has been no shortage of laughably deranged hyperventilating painty-waste, terrorist apologizing coverage of the conflict in Iran, but the @TheEconomist has been particularly noteworthy for its ignorance. Get a grip and do better. - Weekly Reader and Member of Congress.

@KimDotcom @RepBaumgartner Way to stick up for your friend against outrageous statements of hypocrisy and indecency. You learn anything your mom taught or was that just for us poors?

Joe Kent's wife was in the US Navy and killed in a suicide bombing on Jan. 16, 2019. Joe Kent remarried on Aug. 31, 2023, over 4 years later. Trump is a monster and a disgrace to his office.

@RepBaumgartner Head so far up ass that he earnestly says “death-cult terrorist regime” and isn’t talking about Israel. America has committed how many war crimes compared to Iran? What’s the improvement over Obama’s plan? At what cost? How is the deficit doing under your leadership?

Thank you President Trump and our amazing American military. Nuclear weapons in the hands of a jihadist death-cult terrorist regime would be the greatest threat to human kind in history. The fact that that threat is now much, much, much less than it was six weeks ago is a triumph for humanity and should be celebrated across the globe. No one should be naive about the continued threats and challenges from Iran and the Middle East, but America continues to have a wide tool box of options to use and our only weakness in meeting this threat is deranged hyper-partisanship clouding objective analysis and sound decision making. 🇺🇸

@barnes_law @RepBaumgartner

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Ben Franklin.

@RpsAgainstTrump @RepBaumgartner You being ok with a democracy falling to Russia says a lot about your priorities. Your refusal to say anything about Israel genociding Palestine says everything about your character. Your kids have a potato for a father.

JD Vance: Stopping funding for Ukraine is one of the things I’m proudest we’ve done in this administration.

@Reuters @RepBaumgartner When did the US Government decide that Catholics were bad guys? Why are you mute on the topic? It’s PATHETIC that you flaunt your faith when convenient but can’t speak up when it’s obviously the right thing to do. Proud Dee- I bet.

Vice President JD Vance said Pope Leo should be careful when talking about theology, days after the pontiff emerged as a growing critic of the US-Israeli war on Iran

@AP @RepBaumgartner Anyone who read the report and watched the hearings knows that this is horseshit. You should do something- the DoJ is no longer representing the people- it’s clearly DJT’s legal team. I hope your family is proud of how chicken shit you are. They beat up cops.

The Justice Department asks a federal appeals court to throw out seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were involved in Jan. 6 riots. apnews.com/article/proud-…

🚨 NEW: Abigail Spanberger just signed a law ending the tax exemption status for the United Daughters of the Confederacy and other Confederate groups.

@RepBaumgartner Michael Baumgartner is too afraid to defend the Constitution. He’d rather play grab ass with the GOP and AIPAC than have a townhall. Cowardice defined.

While Gov Bob Ferguson and Democrats in Olympia gave you the largest tax increase in state history, I was proud to work with Republicans in the other Washington to provide historic tax relief. And we are just getting started. 🇺🇸

In the stillness of Good Friday, we honor the love and ultimate sacrifice of our Lord. Let today serve as a reminder of His grace as we prepare for His resurrection this Sunday.

Happy Easter to all who celebrate, Christus resurrexit!

@RepBaumgartner Strategic ambiguity looks the same as senility sometimes. Some folks would speak out against statements like this. Those folks aren’t cowards though.

Indeed. 🇺🇸

@RepBaumgartner Also what you voted for. Are you against Pope Leo? Do you think this is appropriate? What would Trump have to do for you to think he’s unfit to be President?

This is what I voted for. 👇🇺🇸 Trump: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.

We need a registry of every IDF soldier in the United States. We cannot allow people who put sniper bullets into the heads of children in Gaza to roam freely. They are sleeper cells for all sorts of TERRORISM.

@RepBaumgartner You voted for a demented old man who can’t string together 4 grammatically correct sentences. Additionally, you failed people who voted for you by defying your oath to Constitution and being a general suck-ass for Trump and Israel. It’s really pathetic. Hope Dee is proud.