Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Walker’s loss will almost certainly lead to soul-searching for a Republican Party that must decide how firmly to tether itself to a former president who has now absorbed powerful political blows in three successive cycles, say @jonathanweisman & @mayaaking https://t.co/qAov0jFSv5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump’s business convicted on all 17 counts of tax fraud and other financial crimes, a remarkable rebuke of the former president’s firm and what prosecutors described as its “culture of fraud and deception.” @Jonesieman @benprotess @WRashbaum Lola Fadulu https://t.co/yPE13DIwmE — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump, today: "The Fake News is actually trying to convince the American People that I said I wanted to 'terminate' the Constitution." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump, Saturday: "A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Billions of dollars in federal Covid-19 relief went to hospitals that didn’t need it, while the program failed to meet the needs of many that were struggling, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. ⁦@_melaevans⁩⁩ ⁦⁦@mcgint⁩ https://t.co/3JNhxgLWWk — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

More than 200 Ukrainian cultural sites have been partially or completely destroyed as Russian forces try to wipe out Ukrainian identity. At the Kherson art museum, thousands of works were stolen, including all the paintings by Ukrainian artists. @iglovett https://t.co/MpVeCEz92b — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Stephanopoulos: "You can’t come out against someone who’s for suspending the Constitution?” Republican congressman: “Well, he says a lot of things, but that doesn’t mean that it’s ever going to happen." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @troy_senik: I will make one—and only one—pitch for you to gift a copy of A Man of Iron for the holidays: 92% of reviewers at Amazon (wh… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump calls for "termination" of the Constitution so that he can be restored to power and most Republicans, like McCarthy, say nothing. ⁦@MaggieAstor⁩ https://t.co/4I6FW90xHv — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: Looking forward to this>>> — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@cspan @BookTV @sbg1 Looking forward to the discussion about "THE DIVIDER: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021," w/@sbg1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Our last roll of the dice": A new generation of Gandhi sets out on a 2,000-mile walk across India to bring his family's once-powerful party back from a path to irrelevance in national politics. ⁦@sameeryasir⁩ https://t.co/uImbtj8wjk — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In "The Great Air Race," @johnlancasterA1 tells the story of Billy Mitchell and the early days of aviation. ⁦@JamesFallows⁩ calls it "delightful," adding that he has read a lot of aviation books "but almost everything in this tale was new to me." https://t.co/8f561rRoQV — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: Certainly prefer to avoid getting sucked into Trump-generated Trump news cycles, but worth noting that former / aspiring future P… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: Such a great pod conversation today with @JaneMayerNYer @eosnos ranging from the John Birchers of old to the Mar-a-Lagoers of tod… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@RyanLizza @rachaelmbade @EugeneDaniels2 Re-upping our story from a couple days ago about how Trump, who has always flirted with the political fringes, is embracing the most extremist elements in American society even more than ever as he seeks to reclaim office. https://t.co/1VjgCtZAVX — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@RyanLizza @rachaelmbade @EugeneDaniels2 Needless to say, can't think of a time in the United States when a former president (and would-be future president) has called for suspending the Constitution to let him seize power. Even after all the shocks of the last few years, this one is remarkable. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump calls for the "termination" of the rules in the Constitution so as to cancel the election he lost and return him to power. ⁦@RyanLizza⁩ ⁦@rachaelmbade⁩ ⁦@EugeneDaniels2⁩ https://t.co/xvyf5WhwKU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The Iranian government has stepped up its efforts to kidnap and kill government officials, activists and journalists around the world, including in the United States. ⁦@shaneharris⁩ ⁦@smekhennet⁩ ⁦@yjtorbati⁩ https://t.co/a3b6fiDHkj — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @JoyceWhiteVance: Reupping this article, which discusses reporting in @peterbakernyt & @sbg1's book that Trump wanted his generals to be… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"We’ve always joked, If Iowa doesn’t have the caucuses, are we Nebraska?" The traditional launching pad for presidential campaigns faces the end of its first-in-the-nation status. @tripgabriel https://t.co/uKHZsM9f1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Employers created 263,000 jobs last month, only a slight drop from the revised figure of 284,000 for October. The unemployment rate was steady at 3.7% while wages have risen 5.1% over the year, more than expected. @lydiadepillis https://t.co/AUVMi9V2rk — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"The flash flood of defiance suggests that Mr. Xi’s next years in power could be more contested and turbulent than had seemed plausible even a month ago," writes ⁦@ChuBailiang⁩. His hold on the elite is unassailable, on other parts of society less so https://t.co/1EIoxHKOX5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Inspector general inquiry "did not identify misconduct" in the selection of Comey and McCabe for highly intrusive IRS audits under Trump although it did find some deviations in the rules. ⁦@nytmike⁩ https://t.co/yYOrNTDjOR — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump sends video statement of support to fundraiser for Jan. 6 defendants, underscoring just how much he has aligned himself with extremist forces that used to be outside the mainstream of American politics as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024. https://t.co/FXAmXzzlqP — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Russian shells crash down on power infrastructure in Kherson again, knocking out electrical service that had only recently been restored to the southern city’s beleaguered residents. @mattmbigg https://t.co/6bGzqmKVwc — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @dansewell: “With Donald Trump, it was never over.” So ends “The Divider,” by ⁦@peterbakernyt⁩ and ⁦@sbg1⁩ , & my odyssey through 12 Tru… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@jmeacham No one did but it eventually came down to a vice president presiding over the count, in this case John Breckinridge -- who was actually one of Lincoln's defeated rivals. But as @jmeacham writes, "Breckinridge did his duty," and declared "Abraham Lincoln duly elected." (3) — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmeacham Gen. Winfield Scott vowed not to let Lincoln's foes interfere in the count, declaring that anyone who tried would be "lashed to the muzzle of a twelve-pounder and fired out a window of the Capitol." (2) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In his new book, "There Will Be Light," @jmeacham reminds us of another time the Electoral College vote count was in peril. In 1861, some feared that insurrectionists would attempt to disrupt the count in Congress to keep Lincoln from taking office. ... (1) — PolitiTweet.org