Adult In Progress

@jonfavs @TheDemCoalition Amen

Sincere question: do Trump supporters who genuinely want to reduce political violence actually think that lobbing transparently hypocritical accusations about the left's rhetoric is in any way effective? Are we really gonna go through another cycle where MAGA folks point out incendiary rhetoric on the left without ever acknowledging that some of the most violent and incendiary rhetoric in America comes from the President and his supporters? Do you not think the rest of the country has eyes and ears? It's truly awful that President Trump has been the target of political violence. It's also truly awful how he's frequently talked about his political opponents: accusing them of treason, amplifying calls for their execution, publicly celebrating their death, calling them scum, garbage, vermin, animals. It was like 3 weeks ago that he threatened the annihilation of an entire civilization! It was just a few months ago that he and his White House knowingly smeared two Americans who'd been killed by federal agents as domestic terrorists! I hate political violence. I hate what happened last night. Probably 99% of Americans agree. But let's not insult everyone's intelligence by pretending that the most powerful person in the world isn't a huge part of the problem here.

@mark_slapinski @murphy_teddi Obama didn’t lie about that.

I'm genuinely curious Why would people accuse a president who has never ONCE lied to the America people, or committed fraud, or done anything unethical Of staging a fake assassination?

@WhiteHouse Says man who incited an insurrection.

"In light of this evening's events, I ask that all Americans recommit with their hearts in resolving our differences peacefully." - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸

@seanspicer Then maybe SS should be moved backed under Treasury. You know crap this argument is. Republicans refuse any compromise or conversation regarding ICE. As a Catholic you should see the injustice in their actions. Stop stanning for a dude who wouldn’t let you meet the Pope.

A Secret Service agent took a bullet last night - and he isn’t get paid because Democrats refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security

@ScottJenningsKY Is his dick orange too, Scott?

President Trump is handling this press conference beautifully. Perfect tone and extremely responsible.

@MeghanMcCain Here’s a bunch: 1. Private events held by private organizations should not be hosted in government spaces. 2. Maybe get authorization for funding and planning. 3. Don’t accept private donations for public works and access. This man hated your father. Get some principles.

I don’t want to hear one more fucking criticism of Trump’s new ballroom at the White House.

@BishopBarron Your cowardice diminishes everything about the sacrifice of Christ and is a shame to the fullness of your holy orders.

There is a way past the absurd and deeply divisive “war” between the President and the Pope, which has been enthusiastically ginned up by the press. And it is indicated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2309 to be precise. After laying out the various criteria for determining a just war—proportionality, last resort, declaration by a competent authority, reasonable hope of success, etc.—the Catechism points out that “the evaluation of these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good.” The assumption is that the just war principles function, to use the technical term, as heuristic devices, designed to guide the practical decision-making of those civil authorities who have to adjudicate matters of war and peace. The role of the Church, therefore, is to call for peace and to urge that any conflict be strictly circumscribed by the moral constraints of the just war criteria. But it is not the role of the Church to evaluate whether a particular war is just or unjust. That appraisal belongs to the civil authorities, who, one presumes, have requisite knowledge of conditions on the ground. So, is the war in question truly the last resort? Is there really a balance between the good to be attained and the destruction caused by the war? Are combatants and non-combatants being properly distinguished in the waging of the conflict? Do the belligerents have right intention? Is there a reasonable hope of success? The posing of those questions—indeed the insistence upon their moral relevance—belongs rightly to the Church, but the answering of them belongs to the civil authorities. The Pope has said, on numerous occasions, that he is not a politician and that his role is not the determination of any nation's foreign policy. But he has just as clearly said that he will continue to speak for peace and for moral constraint. In making both of these claims, he is operating perfectly within the framework of paragraph 2309 of the Catechism. If we understand that the Pope and the President have qualitatively different roles to play in the determination of moral action in regard to war, we can, I hope, extricate ourselves from the completely unhelpful narrative of “Pope vs. President.”

@SenFettermanPA Resign

We were there front and center. That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government. After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these.

@Suzierizzo1 Boobs and Botox.

Part of the Maralago crew! Caption this pic! 😆😆😆😆

@SenSchumer They. Are. Already. Doing. That. Do not vote for this bill.

If we enter a shutdown, Congressional Republicans would weaponize their majorities to cherry-pick which parts of government to reopen.

@SenSchumer Which you are also doing with this spending bill. At least if he did it during shutdown, he would own it. Coward. I say this as a person who is employed by the federal government. I’m willing to endure the pain, why aren’t you willing to fight for our Constitution?

A shutdown would give Donald Trump the keys to the city, state, and country. Musk has said he wants a shutdown, and reporting has shown he is already making plans to use the shutdown to expedite his destruction of key government programs and services.

I say it again, @SenSchumer is not the man we need now.

@SenateDems, I will be financially and vocally supporting primaries for you because of this funding bill. Shame on you. This is not what your voters want. They want you to defend the Constitution, not cave to billionaires.

@SenatorCollins I'm sure you are very concerned.

I am pleased that the Trump Administration is pausing the tariffs on Canada to evaluate the economic impact on both our nations. In my many conversations with Administration officials over the weekend, I sought to make them aware of the potential costs of these tariffs. From home heating oil, gasoline, and petroleum products, to Maine’s paper mills, forest products businesses, and agricultural producers, the proposed tariffs on Canada would be detrimental to Maine families and our local economies. As the Administration assesses next steps, I’ll work to ensure Mainers have a seat at the table.

@ArtCandee If only someone had said something before Election Day. I have zero sympathy.

This woman voted for Donald Trump and she was just fired from her job. Zero sympathy.

@Acyn This just in from @LindseyGrahamSC's latest physical - actual photo of his spine:

Lindsey Graham says he told Trump that his interaction with Zelenskyy was the best television he has ever seen.. “I think that Moscow is more afraid than ever”

What you look like when you realize that you are selling out every single American Ideal you used to have. Pathetic doesn't even begin to describe how willing the GOP is to destroy our country. #ProfilesInCourage @SecRubio @marcorubio

@cspan @LindseyGrahamSC You are a pathetic, sad man who has the spine of a cooked spaghetti noodle. Go get a massage and stop working to ruin our country. Pathetic.

Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: "Complete utter disaster...What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful...I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelenskyy again...He either needs to resign and send somebody over that we can do business with or he needs to change."

I hate to say this, Hillary Clinton was right Watch this…

@RpsAgainstTrump Going from @K_JeanPierre to this is just . . . . . yikes, what a downgrade.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is attacking President Zelensky for refusing to apologize to Donald Trump during his Fox News interview. Apologize for what, exactly?