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@RepNancyMace We have to do something about white young men!!

Stop tr*ns violence.

@DesertArizona @ABCPolitics Fun fact: Obama deported more immigrants than Trump, Bush, or Clinton. Trump talked tough, but the numbers don’t lie.

@thedistrictUS @ABCPolitics Zero border illegals released into the USA the last 3 months. 130k crossed in January. Facts matter.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the entire southern border wall will be painted black, so it will get hot in the sun and "make it even harder for people to climb." "That is specifically at the request of the president." abcnews.link/zvOrHAt

@DemocraticWins The boos say it all — even in her own district, people are fed up. Stefanik’s MAGA loyalty might play on Fox, but back home the voters clearly aren’t buying it.

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Elise Stefanik was booed off the stage twice at an event in her district. Turns out the American people can’t stand what the Republican Party is doing to our great nation

@NewsWire_US Abbott crying about California redistricting is rich… Texas has been gerrymandering Democrats out of power for decades. If “squeezing out” voters is disgraceful and illegal, he might want to start by looking in his own backyard.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Redistricting: “What the Democrats have done is disgraceful and potentially illegal. If California is trying to squeeze out more Republicans, there will be lawsuits that overturn that.”

@RpsAgainstTrump So Trump’s upset the Smithsonian talks about “how bad slavery was.” That’s not “woke,” that’s history. Trying to sanitize slavery out of museums isn’t patriotism — it’s erasing the truth.

Trump says the Smithsonian is “out of control” for discussing “how bad slavery was.” Insane.

@MerrellMarsha @RpsAgainstTrump Exactly — Bush claimed he saw Putin’s “soul” and look where that got us: Russia invading neighbors and undermining democracies. Cozying up to Putin has never worked… yet Trump still thinks he’s the one who can charm him.

@thedistrictUS @RpsAgainstTrump Wait a minute! Didn’t Pres. Bush look into Putie Put’s eyes and liked what he saw? How far did that get us?

Trump: Despite the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax, I maintained a very good relationship with Putin. You saw that when he got off his plane, I got off my plane, there's a warmth there that you can’t—There's a decent feeling. And it's a good thing.

@atrupar Putin didn’t “make a good deal” — he invaded and illegally annexed Crimea. Trump calling that a “deal” is him once again excusing aggression and blaming Obama instead of the war criminal who actually did it.

Trump blames Obama for "giving" Crimea to Russia and adds, "Putin in all fairness to him, he made a good deal. He got it from Obama."

@EdKrassen Macron’s right — Putin isn’t looking for peace, he’s looking for conquest. Any “deal” right now would just reward his invasion, not end it.

Wow! French President Emmanuel Macron says he doesn’t think Russia and Ukraine will get a peace deal done at this time: “When I look at the situation and the facts, I don’t see President Putin very willing to get peace now.”

@RpsAgainstTrump So Trump’s take is basically: Ukraine should’ve just rolled over because Russia is bigger. That’s not how sovereignty works. By that logic, no small nation would ever have the right to defend itself.

Trump: "Russia is a powerful military nation whether people like it or not. It's a much bigger nation. It's not a war that should have been started, you don't do that. You don't take on a nation that's 10 times your size” Reminder: Russia invaded Ukraine, not the other way around

@allenanalysis Exactly — the numbers don’t lie. DC dining traffic dropped hard after Aug 11 and never bounced back, even during Restaurant Week.

BREAKING: Trump says D.C. restaurants are “bursting.” Reality check. After his Aug 11 police takeover, OpenTable shows seated diners in Washington fell 16% that day, then cratered 31% by Aug 13, and were still down around 20% through Aug 16. Restaurant Week kicked off Aug 18 and the slump stuck, with marquee operators saying there’s no uptick.

@RealCandaceO That’s the thing… Republicans scream nonstop about “protecting kids” when it’s convenient, but when an Israeli cyber official gets caught trying to prey on a child — crickets. If Pam Bondi and the rest were serious, they’d be demanding answers, not gaslighting.

Regarding the Israeli cyber official who tried to have sex with a child in Las Vegas and just fled to Israel. He says he was in the United States to meet with our NSA. Per his police file: “Alexandrovich stated he has a meeting with the NSA tomorrow and had met several Bureau people and NSA people over the past week.” Hey @AGPamBondi — when you’re done rapid-responding to crybaby Zionist male students that are lightly shoved on college campuses, do you mind looking into this? It’s been a couple of weeks since you last gaslit us about pedophiles in government.

@atrupar So Trump admits he hid a call to Putin from our allies because it would’ve been “disrespectful” to Putin. He’s more worried about offending a dictator than standing with our partners. That’s not America First — that’s Putin First.

FOX: What was the reaction among European leaders when you decided to call Putin during your meeting? TRUMP: I didn't do it in front of them. I thought that would be disrespectful to President Putin.

@allenanalysis Oklahoma is in the middle of a teacher shortage — and their solution is to force educators to pass a PragerU purity test. That’s not “safeguarding kids,” that’s turning classrooms into an ideological battleground while driving good teachers away.

BREAKING: Oklahoma just turned teacher certification into a political purity test. If you’re a teacher moving from California or New York, you now have to pass a PragerU exam before you can work in Oklahoma classrooms. The state’s superintendent says it’s to “safeguard” kids from “radical leftist ideology.” Critics call it what it is: an ideological gatekeeper in the middle of a teacher shortage.

@Ronxyz00 Exactly — name them. Trump claims he “ended seven wars,” but can’t list a single one. And saying Biden started Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is pure fiction. The only war Trump’s fought is with the truth.

@RpsAgainstTrump Funny… they never say a word when Trump spends all day rage-posting in all caps. But Gavin landing a few jokes at his expense? Suddenly it’s “making a fool of yourself.” Sounds like someone’s just mad the hits are landing.

Dana Perino: Gavin Newsom, you have to stop with the Twitter thing. If I were his wife, I would say you are making a fool of yourself…He's got a big job as governor of California but if he wants an even bigger job, he has to be a little more serious.

@RpsAgainstTrump So within a week Trump went from threatening Putin with “very severe consequences” if there was no ceasefire… to saying a ceasefire isn’t even needed. That’s not strategy — that’s whiplash. One day he talks tough, the next he moves the goalposts.

Last week, Trump promised "very severe consequences" if Putin did not agree to a ceasefire Trump today: “I don't think you need a ceasefire. If you look at the six deals that I settled this year they were all at war. I didn't do any ceasefires."

@jaffarikahfi @CNN Ukraine’s constitution bans elections under martial law — it’s not Zelensky “denying democracy.” You can’t hold a free & fair vote while cities are being bombed. That’s not dictatorship… that’s reality.

@thedistrictUS @CNN Zelensky denied the people a general election. No elections, no choice, no voice. If that’s not dictatorship, what is?

President Trump paused his meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky and European leaders to call Russian President Putin, sources say cnn.it/4mNji9G

@heresthechip @CNN Classic deflection… wanting to hold Putin accountable doesn’t make someone a “warmonger.” If you think defending democracy is the problem, maybe you should ask why you’re siding with the guy invading his neighbors.

@thedistrictUS @CNN Go fight Putin yourself warmonger