Daniel Dale

Daniel Dale @ddale8

I messed up this quote earlier by writing "I event went" rather than what he actually said, "I even went." My apologies. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump to Christian Broadcasting on the March for Life: "Nobody has been more pro-life as president than I have. I even went to the recent, uh, they had a fantastic thing three blocks away in the park." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump said this in response to a softball question - he was asked to tout "compassion" achievements to evangelicals who want to see more of a balance from him between law and order and compassion. He didn't mention a single thing. https://t.co/oDKhcyGsoT — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump when asked what "compassion" things he's done, beyond solely law and order: "Well, let me tell you. You have George Floyd, but you also have 14 people killed this weekend in Chicago. So you gotta balance 'em out. You gotta say, wait a minute. We need law and order." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump on Bolton: "Frankly, I think I used him very well, because when people saw him, they knew he was sort of crazy, and maybe it helped me negotiate good deals, frankly. But he was terrible. He had no personality." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump on John Bolton: "He had no personality. He had no warmth. I don't think I've ever seen this guy smile. Have you ever seen him smile? I said, 'John, do you ever smile?' And he didn't even know how to answer the question." — PolitiTweet.org

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Follow-up Q: "Just to clear up: there wasn't a direct order...to the staff to stop the testing." Trump: "No, but I think we put ourselves at a disadvantage. I told my people. I said we've gotten so good at testing...you hear about all these cases." https://t.co/tVZcvPy5Z2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Translation: If you're religious in any way...evangelical Christian, other Christian, Jewish, other religion...Biden judges will be bad for your religious rights. https://t.co/168gQ2JcyX — PolitiTweet.org

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So, even when asked if he was just joking, Trump declines to say he was just joking -- instead repeating that "it's unfair" that "they'll report our cases are through the roof" because the US tests so much. https://t.co/eI5fiNvGJo — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if his remark about asking to slow testing was "tongue in cheek," Trump: "Semi tongue in cheek. I say it all the time. I know some people thought it was tongue in cheek. It's unfair. We're doing so much testing, so much more than any other country...you find more cases..." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump on Christian Broadcasting: "In terms of religion, in terms of evangelical, in terms of Christians with or without evangelical, in terms of, uh, Jewish, in terms of anything - you're going to have radical left judges appointed" under Biden. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked what crime he's alleging Obama committed, Trump identifies one for the first time: "Treason. Treason. It's treason," he told Christian Broadcasting. (This makes no sense.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump to Christian Broadcasting on the March for Life: "Nobody has been more pro-life as president than I have. I event went to the recent, uh, they had a fantastic thing three blocks away in the park." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump asked on Christian Broadcasting if John Roberts is the new Anthony Kennedy or worse: "Well, so far, we're not doing too well. It says -- look: we've had a lot of losses with a court that was supposed to be in our favor." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked by Christian Broadcasting if he believes God put him here for a time like this, Trump said Ben Carson told him this during the 2016 primary, when Carson was running against him, but that he, Trump, almost prefers not to think about this idea. "I hope it's true," he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump to Christian Broadcasting today: "People in our country that don't riot, that don't protest, that don't, you know - they work hard - they never had a voice until I came. Meaning, over the last long period of time. We call them the forgotten men and women." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ElectProject: This would be a waste of paper. The legally valid ones printed by election officials have many safeguards to protect agai… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MarshallCohen: Great thread from @ryanbeckwith showing how absurd and unrealistic Trump's allegations about voter fraud really are. Tru… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MilesParks: For a breakdown of exactly why today's claims are wrong, you can read this piece. The TLDR version is ballots are different… — PolitiTweet.org

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After the Biden campaign says Biden will do the scheduled three debates, rather than more as the Trump campaign wants, Trump's campaign says Americans need to see the difference "between President Trump’s vibrant leadership and Biden’s confused meandering." — PolitiTweet.org

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Day 102: Breezy when ⁦@kelseysham⁩ works on the balcony https://t.co/WydPCHrGXt — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tplohetski: Governor asks that Texans wear masks. "Our goal is to keep Texans out of hospitals and to reduce the number of Texans who t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tplohetski: JUST IN: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says in the past few days, we have averaged more than 3,500 new cases a day and our positiv… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @albamonica: NEW: “After another round of testing for campaign staff in Tulsa, two additional members of the advance team tested positiv… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ddale8: I will spare you a live-tweet, but trust that Kayleigh McEnany is definitely saying things. — PolitiTweet.org

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@itisuhhhhot I don't understand this at all. I'm fact-checking the president's false claim about Bush's position on Bolton. There is no judgment on John Bolton. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump falsely claimed George W. Bush fired John Bolton. Here, from the archived Bush-era White House website, is what Bush said upon Bolton announcing his coming departure: https://t.co/PN9OGWudsv https://t.co/tx5u54Y5Fi — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump claimed that Bush fired Bolton. Not even close to true. Bolton left when his recess appointment expired, unable to get Senate-confirmed; Bush said he was "not happy" Bolton had to leave and that Bolton did a "fabulous job": https://t.co/mRMX35hPFj — PolitiTweet.org

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Some other moments in the eternal Just Joking cycle: - Trump invites China to probe Biden, Republicans say he was joking, Trump makes clear he was not joking - Trump applauds Gianforte for assaulting journalist, Republicans say he was joking, Trump makes clear he was not joking https://t.co/qeieqaaDdz — PolitiTweet.org

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And, as happens almost every time, we arrive at the point when Trump declines to repeat his aides' assertion that he was just joking: https://t.co/yYSBT2zaNZ — PolitiTweet.org