Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"When Donald Trump refuses to stand down at the inauguration, the shooting will begin": Trump ally at HHS spins out conspiracy theories, accusing scientists of "sedition," describing a "resistance unit" at CDC and warning of leftist hit squads. @SharonLNYT https://t.co/MNxBk0DDBf — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"We had some pretty stark disagreements, but we were doing what Ike would have encouraged — let’s sharpen the disagreements and get to a better result”: After 21 years, the Eisenhower Memorial opens this week in Washington. https://t.co/YIRilpgDLd — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As he visits California to demonstrate concern over the wildfires, Trump will confront the climate change issue after years of rolling back regulations meant to combat it. @shearm @CoralMDavenport https://t.co/QUkuxBO73F — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“President Trump should be considered to be a useful idiot and a fellow traveler, which makes him an unwitting agent of Putin,” Vindman tells @JeffreyGoldberg https://t.co/OHZRgCGWVS — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @juliaioffe: Today is the beginning of week 5 of my having #COVID19. This time last week, I was nearly hospitalized. I am now on the up… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @shearm: My latest story, on A1 tomorrow, on @realDonaldTrump’s denial of climate change even as he visits California Monday for a brief… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

.⁦@CarlosLozadaWP⁩ doesn't even wait for the first subject-verb of his first sentence to let readers know what he really thinks of Michael Cohen's new book -- a "revolting, contradictory, redundant and transparently faux-penitent memoir." https://t.co/tODGE3Bz9Z — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

His self-promotion aside, Trump is almost surely not going to win the Nobel Peace Prize. But a temperamentally belligerent president who Democrats feared might incite nuclear war has lately stressed ending some conflicts. ⁦@michaelcrowley⁩ https://t.co/0jnuaOD8bj — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Get it done by Friday": How Trump pressured health officials to authorize use of plasma therapy before the Republican National Convention. ⁦@SharonLNYT⁩ ⁦@noahweiland⁩ ⁦@shearm⁩ https://t.co/h72ZKjaIYr — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Of 189 US ambassadors currently serving in embassies overseas, only three career envoys are Black and four are Hispanic. During Bush's first term, there were 19 Black ambassadors and during Obama's there were 18. ⁦@helenecooper⁩ https://t.co/vZDAzcWKHU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Tough moments for our friends out West. https://t.co/cHAB8ZAWmh — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Tiny Bahrain's decision to establish formal relations with Israel is important "mostly because it's an indication that the new leadership in Saudi Arabia supports normalization." ⁦@michaelcrowley⁩ ⁦@halbfinger⁩ https://t.co/jPjP95Mgje — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In just the past week, American colleges and universities have recorded more than 36,000 additional coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 88,000 since the pandemic began. @ShawnHubler ⁦@anemonanyc⁩ https://t.co/cljwQ6PYNN — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In just the pst week, American colleges and universities have recorded more than 36,000 additional coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 88,000 since the pandemic began. ⁦@ShawnHubler⁩ ⁦@anemonanyc⁩ https://t.co/cljwQ6PYNN — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Cuomo and covid: "I'm glad New York is where we are now," says top city official, "but I think in the governor's retelling we've missed a lot of mistakes that were made." ⁦@JimmyVielkind⁩ ⁦@joe_palazzolo⁩ ⁦@jacobgershman⁩ https://t.co/KS9SnKsbjA — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

More than a month after Trump signed a directive deferring collection of payroll taxes, few companies or people are taking part. As a result, experts expect the deferral to have little to no effect on economic growth this year. ⁦@jimtankersley⁩ https://t.co/84499WM6JS — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump’s weekslong barrage has failed to erase Biden's lead across a set of key swing states, per ⁦@nytimes⁩ ⁦⁦@SienaCollege⁩ poll. Minn: Biden 50-41 Nev: Biden 46-42 NH: Biden 45-42 Wis: Biden 48-43 ⁦@alexburnsNYT⁩ ⁦@jmartNYT⁩ https://t.co/Gg5JDUoq6M — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

A day after Trump insisted that the US had "rounded the final turn" of the pandemic, Fauci says he disagrees and that it could be well into 2021 or even the end of next year before life returns to normal. https://t.co/6VYnnwf7uo — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"The reports must be read by someone outside of CDC like myself, and we cannot allow the reporting to go on as it has been": Trump political appointees intervene in CDC scientific reports that conflict with the president's views. ⁦@ddiamond⁩ https://t.co/hGaYxqSJr8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Made all the more stressful when Derek Jeter razzed him right beforehand into throwing from the mound: "This is New York. If you throw from the base of the mound they're going to boo you." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Prosecutor quits Durham probe after reportedly expressing concern about pressure from Barr to deliver results ahead of the presidential election in November. ⁦@charlie_savage⁩ ⁦@ktbenner⁩ ⁦@adamgoldmanNYT⁩ ⁦@gettinviggy⁩ https://t.co/3nnjBKBUiU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @michaelkruse: “He’s profoundly addicted to public attention and the media is his vehicle for making sure he gets it. His view is he can… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: Herbert Hoover vs FDR Jimmy Carter vs Reagan Bill Clinton vs George HW Bush And Trump vs Biden... Was so interesting to dive i… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @ktbenner: “Nora Dannehy has left the Department of Justice.” -- USA CT. Dannehy was a lead investigator in the Durham inquiry into the… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

At Ft. Benning, troops shrug off report on Trump "suckers" comment. "If he did say that, it is absolutely disrespectful...But he’s still doing a good job as president. He’s taking care of the economy and the military. He upped our pay." @JennyJarvie https://t.co/ZHoo58al0n — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Great video history by @NewYorker featuring @sbg1 on the history of American voting during crises. https://t.co/q4H8vnNW0q — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

On this anniversary, re-upping this great oral history of 9/11 by @vermontgmg that later became a riveting book. https://t.co/QdrwquJrRB — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump has been so intent on erasing Obama's legacy that an aide printed out a checklist of the former president's accomplishments to attack them one by one. ⁦@GlennThrush⁩ https://t.co/MwHcYqDqgC — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

If Biden wins, the US hardline approach to China may remain similar even if tactics and message shift. "There is a broad recognition in the Democratic Party that Trump was largely accurate in diagnosing China’s predatory practices." ⁦⁦@JMSchles⁩ https://t.co/WfxaOBsHMd — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Every day, Trump is burning the one thing he can't create more of, which is time": For a president careening from one controversy to another with a cash crunch and a poll deficit, the days to catch up are dwindling. ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ ⁦@anniekarni⁩ https://t.co/Ie62ZgUbLv — PolitiTweet.org