Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The negotiations over the last six weeks were conducted through Kushner and closely held in the White House, with only a limited number of officials aware. Meetings and Thursday’s phone call were either omitted from schedules or listed with obscure language. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Mossad chief has made several secret trips in the past year to the Emirates seeking to enhance cooperation and the outbreak of the coronavirus created an additional opening. Otaiba op-ed in June proved a turning point that propelled a quiet relationship into the open. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Israel-UAE deal underscores the shifting dynamics of a region where Sunni Arabs increasingly see Iran as a greater enemy than Israel and are less willing to condition relations on the Palestinians. ⁦@IKershner⁩ ⁦@ddknyt⁩ ⁦@ronenbergman⁩ https://t.co/L306JoQCed — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RohdeD: Thank you @TracyJ037 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Birther redux: Trump falsely suggests that Harris might not be eligible to serve as vice president because her parents were immigrants, once again advancing a baseless conspiracy theory much like he did for years against Obama. ⁦@katierogers⁩ https://t.co/1zlCmW0u4q — PolitiTweet.org

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With Belarus's opposition leader fleeing and Lukashenko’s security apparatus showing no sign of wavering in its support, he may survive the current storm. "But he has lost the aura of an invincible popular leader," writes ⁦@ATHigginsNYT⁩ https://t.co/7GoCwNVPSd — PolitiTweet.org

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Diplomatic agreement would lead Israel and the UAE to exchange embassies and ambassadors and establish direct flights between the two countries. https://t.co/M9Qg3xzohi — PolitiTweet.org

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As part of the deal, Israel will “suspend declaring sovereignty” over West Bank territory and focus on relations with Arab neighbors, Trump’s statement says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump announces that Israel and the UAE have established “full normalization of relations” between their two countries. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Here's a vetting question that reflects the times: Biden's team asked prospective running mates what they thought Trump's nickname for them would be. ⁦@michaelscherer⁩ https://t.co/gsAVzzUzFv — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @abbydphillip: Trump saying clearly on Fox why he won’t fund USPS. “Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it… — PolitiTweet.org

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And if you look at CDC data, it’s likely more have died from the pandemic than our current count. At least 200,000 more people have died than usual since March in the US, far more than directly linked to the virus. @DeniseDSLu https://t.co/u4VVxa8efs — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Over the past week, there have been an average of 53,776 new coronavirus cases per day in the US, a decrease of 17% from the average two weeks earlier. But there were 1,468 new deaths reported yesterday alone. https://t.co/8crBRxdv2v — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

New jobless claims fall below 1 million for the first time since March, but filings still dwarf any previous recession. @bencasselman https://t.co/4eSDrhEEzM — PolitiTweet.org

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Looking forward to reading it. If it's anything like every other @JeffreyToobin book, then it is sure to be a masterpiece. — PolitiTweet.org

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Confirmed! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

It says something that Biden's choice of the first Black woman and first Asian American ever to run on a major party ticket in the end "appeared to be the safest of the finalists on his shortlist," as ⁦@danbalz⁩ astutely notes. https://t.co/WkNrx60i4B — PolitiTweet.org

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"... and overlook faults that a president shouldn’t do. A president, I think, has to be something of a butcher. When he sees somebody who’s not doing just right — he doesn’t have to do it, but he has to cut his losses.” — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

And Scowcroft, who was fiercely devoted to Bush 41, nonetheless saw his friend's loyalty as a weakness as well as a strength: "He’s easy to fool and his loyalty gets in the way of an analytical reading of people. Once he gets that loyalty, he’ll stick with it ... " (cont'd) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

He also said he would have used air power to intervene in Yugoslavia and opposed Bush’s Iran-contra pardons. But one decision he never regretted: Not driving all the way to Baghdad to topple Hussein. “I have no second thoughts about it,” he said. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

He also said he would have used air power to intervene in Yugoslavia and opposed Bush’s Iran-contra pardons. But one decision he never regretted: Not driving all the way to Baghdad to topple Hussein. “I have no second thoughts about it,” he said. https://t.co/kxJnqGqpeq — PolitiTweet.org

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@Miller_Center Among other things, he said he tried to fire Gen. Schwarzkopf, wanted to keep the war going longer to destroy more of the Republican Guard, sought to reverse the ceasefire provision allowing Saddam Hussein to use his helicopters and would have bombed to save the Marsh Arabs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Even the revered Brent Scowcroft didn’t always get his way. In a secret 20-year-old @Miller_Center oral history released for the first time since his death, he reflected on where he wished he had done things differently. https://t.co/yv9aGuYngl — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump on Harris: “She was my number one draft pick.” Last week the Trump campaign said Susan Rice was their first choice. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

This @Georgetown poll taken before Biden’s announcement found that 44% of Americans had a favorable view of Harris and 35% had an unfavorable view. https://t.co/EN85ch7Q0R — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden selects Harris as his vice-presidential running mate on, embracing a former rival who sharply criticized him in the primaries but emerged after ending her campaign as a vocal supporter. @alexburnsNYT @katieglueck https://t.co/liP4OYucki — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytpolitics: BREAKING: Senator Kamala Harris of California is Joe Biden’s pick for vice president. She’s the first Black woman on a maj… — PolitiTweet.org

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Can't wait! Should be fascinating. Thanks for including us. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"I do not feel squeezed": FDA's Hahn caught between a president promising a vaccine by Election Day and scientists who say that's not feasible. ⁦@BySheilaKaplan⁩ https://t.co/TxY3T2jygI — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump to Hewitt: "George Washington would have had a hard time beating me before the plague came in.” RCP poll average on Jan. 1, before the coronavirus: Biden: 49 Trump: 43 https://t.co/f8WBWuq8Bh — PolitiTweet.org