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“It’s not about vilifying gun owners,” Biden says. But, he adds: “the Second Amendment is not absolute.” — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden recalls visiting Uvalde, Texas, where he stood before 21 crosses — each one representing the 19 children and 2 adults killed there. “Do something, just do something,” Biden says communities hit by mass shootings always ask of him. https://t.co/OBFHMMoVhw — PolitiTweet.org

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The doors behind the podium are open, and we see candles lining Cross Hall. https://t.co/bwcUoIdQz1 — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden will address the nation at 7:30pm on the recent mass shootings in America > https://t.co/qqGzvDGCGV — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: .@MGwin46, the White House rapid response director, is leaving the West Wing for the Treasury Department: https://t.co/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EliStokols: .@PressSec won't answer @tylerpager's question about whether Biden is frustrated with his staff over not informing him abou… — PolitiTweet.org

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, asked about Biden's comments yesterday about not knowing about severity of baby formula problem until April, describes Abbott's "shortcomings" as well as FDA's inadequate handling: "The FDA moved too slowly." — PolitiTweet.org

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WH Covid Coordinator Ashish Jha says in the briefing room that "it's been a long two years," as he remarks upon overall progress made on Covid, with 5 and under children remaining the last group to be vaccinated. — PolitiTweet.org

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Describing Turkey as an "important ally," Stoltenberg stressed there's been close contact with Ankara, as well as officials in Sweden and Finland/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Stoltenberg also addressed Turkey's opposition to Finland & Sweden applications to NATO: “When an ally, Turkey, raises concerns, we have to do what we always do and that is to sit down, address those concerns, then find a united way forward." — PolitiTweet.org

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Ukrainians are “paying a hard price for defending their country on the battlefield," Stoltenberg said, but added that “Russia is taking high casualties" as well. How will it end? “At the negotiation table,” he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Following his meeting with President Biden, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells me we now have a “long haul” “war of attrition" in Ukraine: “Wars are, by nature, unpredictable and therefore we just have to be prepared for the long haul," he said. https://t.co/U6aM7Ebhbt — PolitiTweet.org

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Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from his former client, adult film actress Stormy Daniels. via @KaraScannell https://t.co/UP1sY0Yoco — PolitiTweet.org

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What about excessive amounts though — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FoxReports: "What have we taught our children? This is on our watch. Where is the outrage?" Rep. Dean says about the latest shootings.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @passantino: The AR-15 style gun found at the scene of the deadly shooting in a Tulsa medical building was purchased earlier that day, s… — PolitiTweet.org

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@_silversmith Literally what I said. You have a nice day too — PolitiTweet.org

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“We recognize the role of Saudi Arabia as the chair of OPEC+ and its largest producer in achieving this consensus amongst the group members.” @PressSec on OPEC decision to boost oil production > https://t.co/QG69PmfEHv — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: ! OPEC+ has decided to increase supply by more than 200,000 barrels per day in July/August. US had been pushing for th… — PolitiTweet.org

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New from @betsy_klein this morning: For the first time in history, White House interns will be paid https://t.co/2yHoUIl7Hl — PolitiTweet.org

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Brian Deese now asked by @jaketapper why Biden wasn't informed until April gravity of baby formula issue. Deese begins: "We were informed by the FDA of the closure in February." Says starting then, FDA, WH, other relevant agencies started working on the issue. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Biden last month dismissed the suggestion the administration should have acted sooner to remedy these shortages: “If we… — PolitiTweet.org

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On why baby formula manufacturers say they knew how serious the Abbott recalls/plant shutdown would be from day one, while Biden says he did not know until April, Jean-Pierre says she’s not spoken to Biden about the April date. — PolitiTweet.org

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So was the President unaware of the work that was happening around him for a period of time? White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded that Biden has “multiple” issues and crises he is dealing with at the moment. — PolitiTweet.org

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Obviously both can be true — and that would mean the administration was acting around the clock, with urgency, to address the baby formula shortage, for weeks, while the President himself was unaware of the gravity of the issue. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden’s comment this afternoon that he didn’t become aware of how bad the baby formula problem was until April raises many questions. The White House has said they’ve been working around the clock since February to address the issue. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@PressSec gives a final day shoutout to @VedantPatel46 in the White House briefing room. (He is headed to the State Department) https://t.co/tSbvBDDHeD — PolitiTweet.org

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But some of the formula manufacturer reps just told Biden they knew from the moment the Abbott recalls happened that they would be hugely problematic, as @kaitlancollins just pointed out to Biden. Biden's response: "They did, but I didn't." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden on whether the admin failed to act fast enough on baby formula shortage: "I don't think anyone anticipated the impact of the shutdown of one facility, the Abbott facility..." Says once the admin learned the extent of the issue, government kicked things into high gear. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says it should be "a couple of more months" before the baby formula availability returns more to normal. — PolitiTweet.org