Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The federal budget deficit has now grown by nearly 50% since Trump took office and is projected to top $1 trillion in 2020. Experts called it an unprecedented amount of red ink for a growing peacetime economy. ⁦@arappeport⁩ https://t.co/yL2qsvVvhS — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimes: The U.S. federal budget deficit jumped 26% to $984 billion in the 2019 fiscal year, reaching the highest level in 7 years as t… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: You don’t have to read my @NewYorker column. You can listen to it>>> https://t.co/RwW7ggKgFd — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @NormOrnstein: How perfect is this? Newborns at Inova https://t.co/N0bBexcg3I — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“The enemy is very close”: On the frontlines of Ukraine’s war with Russia, the US aid was restored in time to prevent military setback, but the suspension took a heavy toll on confidence in Washington to stand with them against Moscow.. @AndrewKramerNYT https://t.co/y9sVnKHzAn — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“A cold peace”: Twenty-five years after Israel and Jordan signed a landmark peace treaty, neither country is doing anything remotely significant to celebrate the historic milestone. @RaphaelAhren @adamrasgon https://t.co/LIhGxh4CxB — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

While the rest of Washington has reveled in the stunning triumphs of Juan Soto, Howie Kendrick and the once-left-for-dead Nationals, as they lead the World Series, 2-0, the usually opinionated Trump has stayed uncharacteristically quiet. https://t.co/xp48zXsWE6 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Justice Department opens a criminal investigation into its own Russia investigation as Trump hopes to discredit the probe's origins. ⁦@ktbenner⁩ ⁦@adamgoldmanNYT⁩ https://t.co/s3Di6fATZ1 via @NYTimes — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The Trump administration tried but failed to stop Pentagon official from testifying in House impeachment inquiry. ⁦@charlie_savage⁩ breaks down the warning letter it sent her, as only he can. https://t.co/NRktcVNw49 via @NYTimes — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Trump was crude in his tweet, but he was also right: his internal enemies in the Republican Party are weak and few in number. For now.” @sbg1 https://t.co/9QDEaXyQbm — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Not the first. JFK was angry at the New York Herald Tribune and ordered Salinger to cancel it. Salinger ignored him the first few times but finally carried out the order. JFK was chagrined when news leaked out and had to get bootleg copies until the subscription was restored. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“This is a whole different level”: European allies had gotten used to Trump tantrums, but the abandonment of the Kurds and the pressure on the Ukrainians have alarmed them and raised questions about whether the US can be relied on. @StevenErlanger https://t.co/xszGlIBT4H — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Mattis, taking a break from promoting his new personal book project, blasts former aide for writing "a self-promoting personal project.” @wesleysmorgan https://t.co/flmEfwn6hx — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"If Bill Taylor says it happened, it happened": Diplomat who testified to Trump's Ukraine pressure has 50-year track record. ⁦@michaelcrowley⁩ https://t.co/2xmxofksvx — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The House impeachment inquiry is the climax of a 33-month scorched-earth struggle between a president with no record of public service and the government he inherited but never trusted. ⁦@jakesNYT ⁦@julianbarnes⁩ ⁦@SharonLNYT ⁦@ewong⁩ https://t.co/etYAmveAb8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Jefferson once called impeachment “the most formidable weapon” in the American system. To put what is happening now in context, try “Impeachment: An American History” with @jmeacham @TimNaftali @jeffreyaengel https://t.co/NKquPIbZ7N — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytpolitics: Laura Cooper, a top Defense Department official overseeing Ukraine policy, is testifying to impeachment investigators. Fol… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

To the extent that the ceasefire in northern Syria accomplished something, it was because all three parties interpreted it differently. “We never used a map. This sounds like a sloppy way to do things; it actually worked.” @kgilsinan https://t.co/EWxdQL1PeT — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“The White House is not to be trusted right now”: Inside Jim Mattis’s struggles with Trump, by a former top aide to the former defense secretary. @BryanDBender https://t.co/MQuSSY3yl5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The ⁦@DailyCaller⁩ contacted the offices of all 53 Republican senators and found that 7 ruled out impeachment while the rest were not willing to comment or commit one way or the other. ⁦@JustinCarusoDC⁩ ⁦@henryrodgersdc⁩ https://t.co/dOOCin7BWn — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"It is no longer a question of whether this happened. It is now a question of how the president explains it and how lawmakers -- especially Republicans -- choose to respond to it," writes the ever-sage ⁦@danbalz⁩ https://t.co/dtXBz7mJ99 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Taylor’s testimony illustrated the differences of the Trump impeachment inquiry. While the Nixon and Clinton cover-ups involved the integrity of America’s system of justice, the Ukraine scandal also extends to matters of life and death, as well as geopolitics on a grand scale. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Washington has won its first World Series game since 1933. Sorry, I know everyone knows, just wanted to type those words. #GoNats — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In six battleground states that may decide the 2020 election, voters support an impeachment inquiry but oppose removing Trump from office, poll shows. @nate_cohn https://t.co/GXBFTPOo0X — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @IKershner: In a risky move two days before his 28-day deadline is up, Benjamin Netanyahu hands his chief rival, Benny Gantz, the chance… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“I think we saw that space opening up”: For the first time in the Democratic race, Buttigieg and Klobuchar see space for a moderate alternative to Biden. @ec_schneider https://t.co/Ukysfl2kVu — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Netanyahu has given up his latest attempt to form a government, clearing the way for Gantz to try to become Israel's next leader. @halbfinger @IKershner https://t.co/t0xGUfUFWy — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“Greatest economy ever.” Average postwar GDP growth: 2.9 percent. 2nd quarter 2019 GDP growth: 2.0 percent — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

It’s come to this — a television network split-screens the president with the words of the Constitution. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Repeating it over and over doesn’t make it true. Contrary to what Trump says, the whistleblower complaint was factually quite accurate, according to the White House’s own rough transcript. Reupping this smart @YLindaQiu fact-check. https://t.co/tCqDlqyqY7 — PolitiTweet.org