Matt Viser

Matt Viser @mviser

Was Usher at the White House Juneteenth bill signing ceremony? “Yeah!” The most succinct story — and creative nod toward the 2004 hit single — from @amybwang: https://t.co/AVvnB9t2Lo https://t.co/UxzCRd4Il5 — PolitiTweet.org

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“This will go down, for me, as one of the greatest honors I will have had as president,” Joe Biden says of signing into law marking Juneteenth as a national holiday. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments,” President Biden says as Juneteenth becomes a national holiday. "They embrace them.” "Great nations don’t walk away,” he adds. "We come to terms with the mistakes we’ve made." — PolitiTweet.org

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“Happy Juneteenth everybody!” says Kamala Harris, the nation’s first Black vice president, on a day when it becomes a national holiday. https://t.co/vi6OpbVe6f — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WaPoSean: Biden's aides left nothing to chance when it came to today's meeting with Putin and the optics of it -- even negotiating for… — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: ‘Pure insanity’: How Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to help overturn the election By @mattzap @PostRoz @AmyEGardner @karoun https://t.co/uKLCfJaeMr — PolitiTweet.org

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The Silver Bullet’s AC wasn’t working properly, Sen. Tom Carper explained. The photo of him shirtless at the gas station was taken just after he finished a “really hard workout” “I love sun,” Carper said. “And I said, ‘I’m going to enjoy some sunshine.’” https://t.co/mPPiLJocZl — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: Before boarding Air Force One, Biden apologized to our @kaitlancollins for snapping at her. “I owe my last questioner an ap… — PolitiTweet.org

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“I’m not confident he’ll change his behavior,” President Biden says, appearing to grow irritated as he leaves the press conference. “I’m not confident of anything,” he adds. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he now has a better understanding of President Putin — a man that he said in 2011 did not have a soul — President Biden pauses and says, simply, “Thank you very much." — PolitiTweet.org

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“I told him I read most everything he’s written,” President Biden says of President Putin. “And the speeches he’s made. And I’ve read a lot of really good biographies." — PolitiTweet.org

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“He’s satisfied. Why would I bring it up again?” President Biden says of recently calling President Putin a “killer." — PolitiTweet.org

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“There were no threats,” President Biden says. Noting that Putin said that he had quoted his mother, Biden adds, "Things were somewhat colloquial." — PolitiTweet.org

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“This is not a kumbaya moment, as we used to say in the ‘60s in the United States,” President Biden says of him and President Putin. — PolitiTweet.org

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“I’m going to take my coat off,” President Biden says. “The sun is hot." — PolitiTweet.org

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“As usual, folks, they gave me a list of the people I’m going to call on,” President Biden says, turning to questions following extended introductory remarks recounting the meeting with President Putin. — PolitiTweet.org

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“The tone…was good. Positive. There wasn’t any strident action taken,” President Biden says. While they had disagreements, he says, “it was not done in a hyperbolic atmosphere." — PolitiTweet.org

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“The tone…was good. Positive. There wasn’t any strides action taken,” President Biden says. While they had disagreements, he says, “it was not done in a hyperbolic atmosphere." — PolitiTweet.org

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“It was important to meet in person,” President Biden says following his meeting with President Putin. "I did what I came to do." — PolitiTweet.org

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“I caught part of President Trum — President Putin’s press conference,” President Biden says, initially referring to the Russian president as the former US president. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Bottom line,” Biden says he told Putin, "We need to have some basic rules of the road that we all need to abide by." — PolitiTweet.org

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“Human rights is going to always be on the table, I told him,” President Biden says, telling President Putin that such matters are “part of the DNA of our country, it’s who we are." — PolitiTweet.org

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"President Biden also gifted President Putin a pair of custom Aviators made by Randolph USA” https://t.co/o71MD7TAPF — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edokeefe: How hot and sunny is it at the Biden press conference in Geneva? National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan took one look at his… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden’s mom quotes, as told by Joe Biden (continued): “Children tend to become that which you expect of them” "Joey, bravery resides in every heart, and the time will come when it must be summoned" “Nobody is better than you, but you’re better than nobody. Everybody’s equal" — PolitiTweet.org

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Sayings Biden attributes to his mom: “If you want to understand me, walk in my shoes for a mile” “You're defined by your courage and you’re redeemed by your loyalty” “As long as you’re alive, you have an obligation to strive, and you’re not dead until you see the face of God” — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden frequent says: “I’ve never been more optimistic.” Perhaps the two can meet somewhere in the middle. — PolitiTweet.org

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"In life there is no happiness. There’s only the specter of happiness,” President Putin says. — PolitiTweet.org

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“He talked about what his mom said,” President Putin says, recounting his meeting with President Biden — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: Asked about the murders and treatment of his political opponents, Putin sought to turn the tables and talk about Capitol in… — PolitiTweet.org