David Nakamura

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Noticing the BLM sign on 16th Street has the D.C. flag painted next to it. An emphatic endorsement from city hall. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump says of DC protests: "The Secret Service was incredible. All I could see was what I saw on television." *Technically, he could have walked out of WH and taken a look at the protests. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ahrensf painted it this morning at mayor's behest or approval... on 16th between K and H leading to WH... check her twitter account — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump: "I watched Maria Bartiromo. I watched Jim Cramer. I watched a lot of people -- Joe Kernan." ... Potus so often seems to base his outlook and self-worth on what cable analysts say about him. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor posts aerial view with pan to national monuments https://t.co/2iagfyOOzs — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump taking a big victory lap in Rose Garden on the economy. Could be a problem if things take another turn downward: "They're talking about the V. This is better than the V. This is a rocket ship." — PolitiTweet.org

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*Correx: he closed the flights in late January. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump in Rose Garden on his decision to cancel some flights from China in March: "Even my enemies said that was extremely important." ... Trump referring to, presumably, Democrats as "enemies," not "rivals" or "the other party." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump’s clash with Bowser is emblematic of his eagerness to cast Democrat-led jurisdictions as dangerous, dirty and poorly managed. But the tensions are amplified in D.C. by its unique status as a federal city with no congressional representation. https://t.co/wINntDD0qF — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor's chief of staff weighs in on activist painting BLACK LIVES MATTER on street near White House. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Rachel_Chason: Local muralists and city staff are painting “Black Lives Matter” in massive letters here on 16th Street in front of the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PhilipRucker: Sharp look by @DavidNakamura & @FenitN at the escalating tensions between the White House, which has deployed a strikingl… — PolitiTweet.org

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@adcfanboy *correx: i tolerate you out of professional courtesy — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump hasn’t visited a DC school and hasn’t eaten at a city restaurant outside his hotel. Before his photo op at St. John’s this week, Trump had visited city churches 5 times, according to @markknoller. Obama made 16 visits to D.C. churches in first term, incl 9 to St. John’s. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KaylaEpstein: The weather has turned straight-up apocalyptic but protesters are still marching through D.C. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FenitN: White House bureau chief @PhilipRucker writes with such clarity about the times we’re in: “The White House is now so heavily fo… — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: DC officials were alarmed by an email from military seeking guidance over the “movement of tactical vehicles” and “forces” from Fort Belvoir into the city—highlighting clash for control of city streets between Trump and Mayor Bowser. W/⁦@FenitN⁩ https://t.co/wINntDD0qF — PolitiTweet.org

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Also, the chief said: 44 percent of arrests were of people either residents or associated with DC; 31 percent were Maryland residents; 13 percent from Virginia; 4 percent other states; 8 percent no fixed address or unknown — PolitiTweet.org

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Of the arrests in DC mentioned earlier in thread, police chief Newsham says: 63 percent were for curfew violations; 11 percent rioting; 10 percent burglary. https://t.co/hd50cYtaYE — PolitiTweet.org

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Reporter says it's frustrating determining whether feds or locals are taking various enforcement actions in the city. Mayor Bowser says reporters should "channel that frustration into coverage of D.C. statehood and why we should be autonomous. I’m looking forward to that." — PolitiTweet.org

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DC police chief Newsham says heard a lot of concern from city residents "about what they perceives as a military takeover." Adds it's hard to distinguish between the DC nat guard and federal resources. "They look the same. They look like soldiers." — PolitiTweet.org

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Bowser worried that feds could permanently close roads around Lafayette Park: "We're also concerned some of the hardening they’re doing may be not just temporary...Keep in mind that’s the people’s house. It's a sad commentary the House and its inhabitants have to be walled off." — PolitiTweet.org

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Bowser says there will be no curfew imposed by the city tonight... — PolitiTweet.org

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DC Mayor Bowser said city worked with feds overnight to push back federal assets that had extended beyond Lafayette Park: "We were all very concerned about how the federal assets pushed out from the federal complex. ... We want troops from out of state out of Washington DC." — PolitiTweet.org

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DC police chief says there were no local police arrests during protests Wednesday in the city, no reported damage to MPD property or injuries of officers. Total MPD arrests since protests began: Friday none; Saturday 19; Sunday 90; Monday 289; Tuesday 29; Wed 0. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AnnieLowrey Here's a thread of photos to drive home that point https://t.co/PqD5LIcG8C — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jennydeluxe: Running this put Black @nytimes staffers in danger. In solidarity with my colleagues who agree. https://t.co/UfkZkE1xvj — PolitiTweet.org

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This Jim Mattis condemnation of Trump, in a statement to the Atlantic, is a double-whammy after Potus mocked the magazine as "failing" two weeks ago. https://t.co/Rm3o9STsyB — PolitiTweet.org

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Obama: "Just remember, this country was founded on protests. It's call the American Revolution." — PolitiTweet.org

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Welp https://t.co/xLgTuaNLiR — PolitiTweet.org