Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Another transition today: It's the last @washingtonweek moderated by our good friend @costareports. Over the last four years, he has hosted one of television's smartest, most thoughtful and least bombastic shows on current events and we will miss him terribly. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Today is the first day in 42 years that Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. has not worked for the @nytimes. He steered us through tumultuous times and leaves behind an institution that is far stronger, more vital and more essential than the one he inherited. We're deeply in his debt. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Today is the first day in 42 years that Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. has not worked for the @nytimes. He steered us through tumultuous times and leaves behind an institution that is far stronger, more vital and far more essential than the one he inherited. We're deeply in his debt. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Congress uses its last vote of the session to deliver a stinging rebuke of Trump, overriding his veto for the first time as the Senate joins the House in passing the annual defense bill over his objections on bipartisan votes. ⁦@CatieEdmondson⁩ https://t.co/lqforB5Vjo — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Fauci, Birx, Hahn and Redfield made a pact: They would stick together if one of them was fired for doing what they considered the right thing. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"The base will revolt," Meadows said. That was all Trump needed to hear. "I'm not doing a mask mandate," he concluded. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump's refusal to put aside political concerns as Americans died confounds even advisers: "Making masks a culture war was the dumbest thing imaginable." ⁦@shearm⁩ ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ ⁦@noahweiland⁩ ⁦@SharonLNYT⁩ ⁦@MarkMazzettiNYT⁩ https://t.co/75Nd7Mtew0 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Plenty of antibody treatments for covid are available but medical centers aren't using them as much as expected, in part because of logistical challenges in administering the drugs. ⁦@lauriemcginley2⁩ https://t.co/8VtDodQ89w — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@AdamS @katebrower @jdickerson @elanmastai @sbg1 @GeorgeWill So glad you highlighted "The Hardest Job in the World" by the fabulous @jdickerson -- one of the best books I've ever read on the presidency, this past year or any year. A must-read for anyone about to move into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave or work there. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @cliffordlevy: “It has been the privilege of my life to support your important work.” — After 42 years, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., one of th… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Two new books I didn't get to this year but are first up in 2021 are "The Quiet Americans" by Scott Anderson and "The Zealot and the Emancipator" by @hwbrands, two of the best writers out there. https://t.co/5KjCCOwVoS https://t.co/rMT3pHJkG2 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: I hope you’ll read my year end column on the #Trümperdämmerung https://t.co/ppibBACl13 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @LizSly: Over 500 journalists were killed by coronavirus in 2020, many of them infected while reporting on the pandemic. That’s over thr… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @MarkLeibovich: Politico Home Companion via the great @harrispolitico 2020 Shatters the Myth of American Exceptionalism https://t.co/JX… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

One small consolation in this otherwise grim year was more time for book reading. Just finished the last for the year, "Twilight of Democracy" by the brilliant ⁦@anneapplebaum⁩. Trenchant, perceptive, thoughtful and disturbing all at once. https://t.co/l3XGa4AMi5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @shearm: BREAKING - In the face of a surge in infections & deaths, @realdonaldtrump's management of the pandemic — unsteady, unscientifi… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The $600 checks will help those who have lost jobs due to covid but they are also going to people who have not and most of them may simply save the money rather than spend it, reducing the economic impact. ⁦@NelsonSchwartz⁩ ⁦@GillianFriedman⁩ https://t.co/r9op70juCU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Humans are not the only ones suffering from the pandemic: Denmark has killed all 17 million of its mink because of fears that they could spread the coronavirus to people. ⁦@jimgorman⁩ https://t.co/mh6yzkhJU8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The new year could bring more big strides in space -- a Mars lander complete with drone helicopter, a SpaceX tourist trip to the space station and the first launch of the Orion spacecraft as a step back to the Moon. ⁦@wapodavenport⁩ https://t.co/T39sCVghzz — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As America pulls back, the Taliban is stronger in Afghanistan than it has been since being forced from power in 2001. ⁦For many Afghans, especially women, that means repression, public beatings and executions. @susannahgeorge⁩ ⁦@AzizTassal⁩ https://t.co/f3FvOBvtNb — PolitiTweet.org

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After serving 30 years in a US prison for espionage, Jonathan Pollard arrives in Israel to a hero’s welcome led by Netanyahu. @halbfinger @IKershner https://t.co/6wU1jmXF9e — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

… even though he was closer to Bush in both the popular vote and the Electoral College tally than Trump was to Biden. https://t.co/jJLi4P6d7K (4) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

… And in that case, the losing candidate, John Kerry, disavowed the effort, conceding that he lost the election and acknowledging that the irregularities were not substantial enough to have changed the outcome … (3) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

… only the second time that had happened since the rules were adopted in 1877. The difference is that objectors said unambiguously that their goal was not to overturn the results but merely to prompt a discussion of what they saw as irregularities. … (2) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In announcing that he will join a challenge to the electors, Hawley cites Democrats who did the same in 2005 after George W. Bush won reelection. He is right that a small number of Democrats in both houses objected then and forced a debate in both chambers … (1) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Hawley’s decision to object to some electors next week gives Trump’s camp the senator it needs to force debates and votes by both houses. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RIP Luke Letlow, 41, who died of covid just days before he was set to take a seat in Congress, becoming the first elected federal officeholder to fall victim to the virus. ⁦@bybryanpietsch⁩ https://t.co/LuVkefmbX6 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"To be sure there are many many other Trumpisms from 2020 that would have been mind-blowing in another context in any other year," writes ⁦@sbg1⁩. "That’s the thing about historic world-changing times; so much happens that you can’t remember it all." https://t.co/Qi48sJbt1A — PolitiTweet.org

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Looking forward to it! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Russia's state statistical agency announces new figures indicating that the country’s covid death toll is more than three times as high as officially reported. @ATHigginsNYT https://t.co/LYgjXSbnJQ — PolitiTweet.org