Tim Alberta

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

We don't trust the government to tell the truth We don't trust the media to tell the truth We don't trust the church to tell the truth We don't trust Wall Street to tell the truth We don't trust law enforcement to tell the truth And now, we don't trust doctors to tell the truth — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Bob_Wachter: Bottom line: it seems like Trump is stable, but remains at high risk, given transient hypoxemia, some findings on chest im… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EliStokols: Along those lines, Zeke Emanuel noting that Conley’s inability to talk about Trump’s chest/lung scans is concerning. Becaus… — PolitiTweet.org

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I wrote "nothing could be as consequentially incompetent" as yesterday's Conley/Meadows debacle. Probably should have kept my powder dry. https://t.co/3SyBWzxM2v — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jonathanvswan: There’s a long history of White Houses lying about the president’s health — JFK, FDR, etc. The distinction here is the i… — PolitiTweet.org

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This...went downhill quickly. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sanjay Gupta says doctors at Walter Reed are throwing "the kitchen sink" at Trump, feeding him 3 different "serious" medications, one of which is experimental in nature. He suggests this is far more serious than what Conley is letting on. — PolitiTweet.org

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I guess Trump isn't the only "Power of Positive Thinking" devotee. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @stephenfhayes: The medical briefing started promisingly and deteriorated into partial answers, incomplete information and additional co… — PolitiTweet.org

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Wait. Did .... did Doctor Conley just say he didn't want to acknowledge the president was receiving oxygen because doing so could make the illness worse? — PolitiTweet.org

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Docs say Trump could be discharged as early as tomorrow, should his progress continue. — PolitiTweet.org

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@EliStokols https://t.co/RRTIXxAVLh — PolitiTweet.org

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Sean Conley, the president's doctor, seems to have grasped the gravity of the situation. He's shooting straight today, going into details and giving sequential, play-by-play specifics on Trump's illness. Good. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MarcACaputo: “Meadows went on the record with Reuters to contradict what he told other reporters on the condition of anonymity earlier… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jonathanvswan: On Friday morning — when he was “real concerned,” had a fever and his blood oxygen level had dropped rapidly — the offic… — PolitiTweet.org

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When Meadows became chief, one of his Freedom Caucus buddies said his concern wasn’t whether Meadows could hold Trump accountable—it was whether anyone in the WH would hold *Meadows* accountable, reining in his constant freelancing. Yeah, about that... https://t.co/3SyBWzxM2v — PolitiTweet.org

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@michaelkruse thanks pal — PolitiTweet.org

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this is a perfect synopsis — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

The partnership of Trump and Meadows—a pair of known embellishers, two men who fancy themselves expert negotiators but have never sealed a major deal in Washington—struck some people in DC as a disaster waiting to happen. Well, yesterday was a disaster. https://t.co/3SyBWzxM2v — PolitiTweet.org

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All you youngsters out there... this is called Journalism 101. Free lesson from professor @jonathanvswan >> https://t.co/ys8KmM6ULs https://t.co/MQd5qHgjaa — PolitiTweet.org

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I'll admit: As cynical as I am, given the state of our institutions, I felt reassured watching that phalanx of white lab coats approaching the mic. That these world-class medical professionals misstated key facts—while being evasive and possibly deceptive—is beyond discouraging. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: Conley attempting to cleanup the timeline. https://t.co/sc78XMxAz1 — PolitiTweet.org

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This is the problem w/ giving anonymity to a source at a time of crisis to contradict what was said on the record—we don't know the source's motivation. Does he want the public to know the truth? Does he see political advantage in building suspense? Does he want to box in POTUS? — PolitiTweet.org

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@jaypinho There was not a single anonymous quote in my book. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jonathanvswan: I prob made 50 calls yesterday to try to get accurate information on POTUS’ condition. Heard varying accounts from offic… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jaypinho There was not a single anonymous quote in my book. — PolitiTweet.org

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Listen, we all who know who the source is. This ain't rocket science; there's only one WH official at Walter Reed. It's unfathomable why pool reporters would agree to keep this on background. — PolitiTweet.org

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You cannot issue a blind quote contradicting a briefing by the president's doctor while the president is hospitalized with a life-threatening illness. If I'm in the pool, I'm telling the source they have 10 minutes to put their name on that statement, or else they will be outed. — PolitiTweet.org

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???????????? Hell no. Put a name on this. Anonymity is not acceptable. — PolitiTweet.org

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Glad the doc briefed the public, took questions, gave specifics on saturation level, heart rate and BP. Irked the doc doctor evaded numerous questions (oxygen, lung damage, temperature). Mystified the doc gave timeline that contradicts all we've heard from the administration. — PolitiTweet.org