Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

After Pfizer reported that its covid vaccine is 90% effective, the Russians claim theirs is 92% effective. https://t.co/DeCzof3srI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Alaska's Sullivan secures re-election, giving Republicans their 50th seat in the Senate and guaranteeing them a majority if they win either of the upcoming runoff elections in Georgia. ⁦@hillhulse⁩ https://t.co/3cLOM8W4vD — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

While Trump shouts, America's allies move on and open ties with Biden, hinting at a reordering of foreign relations… https://t.co/bdzwhF0h9n — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Behind the settlement of the fighting in the Caucasus lay the growing regional power of Turkey, which staunchly backed Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia and is celebrating the outcome. ⁦@antontroian⁩ https://t.co/HHQlR3nvst — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Yesterday alone there were 139,855 new cases, more than four times the peak in April when it was thought to be at its worst, and 1,448 deaths. https://t.co/r8b8IfhRES — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

New covid cases top 116,000 a day and deaths near 1,000, while hospitalizations hit record 61,964. Trump focuses on making false election claims and purging officials. ⁦@SherylNYT⁩ ⁦⁦@noahweiland⁩ ⁦@SharonLNYT⁩ ⁦@AndrewJacobsNYT⁩ https://t.co/4SGKHRp94c — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“What we have seen in the last week from the president more closely resembles the tactics of the kind of authoritarian leaders we follow" says ⁦@abramowitz⁩ of ⁦@freedomhouse⁩. “I never would have imagined seeing something like this in America" https://t.co/Xg2nM1rVbj — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

.⁦@nytimes⁩ contacted all 50 states--none reported major issues with vote fraud. “There’s a great human capacity for inventing things that aren’t true about elections,” says one Republican. ⁦@NYTnickc⁩ ⁦@reidepstein⁩ ⁦@jimrutenberg⁩ https://t.co/djXES0FSgI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Some embassy officials have been told to avoid helping Biden with foreign leaders who want to congratulate him. Diplomats could not even begin enumerating Trump administration successes for fear of describing it in the past tense. @jakesNYT https://t.co/ugWvuePzrm — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: 'a heat-seeking missile for Trump's ass' reprising my profile of Pompeo, given today's remarks: https://t.co/uPC7Cyzrnc — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @antontroian: I’m honored to be the next Moscow bureau chief of the @nytimes and to work with @AndrewKramerNYT & @INechepurenko. I'm loo… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Recently finished the terrific new book by Susan Eisenhower (@eisenhowergroup) on her grandfather's presidency, "How Ike Led." A great primer for anyone looking ahead to a new administration and what lessons Eisenhower may have. https://t.co/yymvFPhGAE https://t.co/5tJlCQ2laz — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Two of the very best foreign correspondents out there. Congratulations @ATHigginsNYT and @antontroian! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The prospect of a vaccine had radically different effects on stocks depending on whether the companies benefited from staying at home, per the @WSJ Biggest losses: Netflix: -9% Zoom: -17% Peloton: -20% Biggest gains: ExxonMobil: 13% Delta: 17% Carnival: 39% — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The Justice Department official who oversees investigations of voter fraud stepped down hours after Barr authorized inquiries into the election in a move that critics denounced as brazenly partisan. ⁦@ktbenner⁩ ⁦@nytmike⁩ https://t.co/FsEzN2FwpW — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @cliffordlevy: Wow: @benyt profiles @maggieNYT, a journalist superhero for the Trump era. https://t.co/va3MhmzDP6 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @Scaramucci: We’re live with @peterbakernyt and @sbg1 talking Jim Baker and Trump ⬇️ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @BakerInstitute: Today is the anniversary of the fall of the #BerlinWall. In a recent webinar, James A. Baker, III, who helped negotiate… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@NKingofDC Very true. Maybe investors just prefer it when elections are over and they have clarity, regardless of who necessarily wins. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump predicted that stock market would crash if Biden won but in the first session after the election was called, the markets are way up and headed for record territory, boosted as well by promising vaccine news. https://t.co/4i9m5p81BD — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@dandrezner @adam_tooze @sbg1 @Morning_Joe Thank goodness for the footnotes or it would have turned out to be too short... — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@sbg1 @maggieNYT All of the above and then some. @maggieNYT is a national treasure and has done more to tell us what's really going on these last four years than any other reporter -- critically, fairly and accurately. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

While Bush said Trump “has the right to request recounts and pursue legal challenges,” he made clear he did not think they would succeed. "The American people can have confidence that this election was fundamentally fair, its integrity will be upheld, and its outcome is clear." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Bush called both Biden and Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations and hailed Harris’s "historic election to the vice presidency.” https://t.co/78VIyCMWJQ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Bush 43 congratulates Biden on his victory: "Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @RohdeD: For four years—and, really, for his whole life—Trump had managed to avoid this moment. ⁦@sbg1⁩ https://t.co/Wi8iKIEGja — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@danbalz Totally right. In fact, Trump is only the second incumbent president since 1889 to lose after his party controlled the White House for just one term. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

There are a few people at the White House waiting for the president to come back from golf. https://t.co/CcGx9VCJWF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"A decent man who campaigned on the premise of making America America again, the former Vice-President has spent the past few days showing in word and in deed what it will be like to have a Presidential President again," writes ⁦@sbg1⁩ https://t.co/mqk1amPeV3 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimes: Breaking News: Joe Biden defeated President Trump and has been elected the next president of the United States. He clinched th… — PolitiTweet.org