David Nakamura

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As president, Trump has struggled to condemn everyone from white supremacists to QAnon to dictators. His approach is almost purely transactional, guided by a quid-pro-quo embrace of just about anyone who embraces him back. ⁦@AshleyRParker⁩ https://t.co/DiwIVi5gBj — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jonkarl: SIREN! The Biden Town Hall on ABC drew 2.3 million more viewers than the Trump town hall on NBC. There is nothing @realDonaldT… — PolitiTweet.org

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O'Brien seeks to cast Trump's tweet last week about U.S. troops in Afghanistan returning home by Christmas as aspir… https://t.co/Sd4uMA70uF — PolitiTweet.org

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At Aspen Institute event, O'Brien is asked why Trump doesn't speak out over China's human rights violations in Hong Kong or on Uighurs: "The press just isn’t covering a lot of what the president is doing if it doesn’t fit their narrative." — PolitiTweet.org

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NSA Robert O'Brien suggests 2021 Summer Olympics, if it goes forward next summer (and Trump is still president), could be a catalyst for renewed talks with North Korea over nuclear arsenal. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alextdaugherty: The woman who was nodding behind @realDonaldTrump was @MayraJoli, a Trump supporter who ran as independent for Congress… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says he's been taking the "deep test" for the virus every day: "I wouldn't want to come here and expose anybody. It's just decency to be able to determine whether or not you're clear. I'm less concerned about me than the guys with the cameras, the Secret Service guys." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden on Trump's foreign policy: "This president embraces all the thugs in the world. He's best friends with the leader of North Korea -- sent him love letters." — PolitiTweet.org

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off the rails already — PolitiTweet.org

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Savannah Guthrie to Trump: "You're the president, not somebody's favorite uncle." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked to denounce Q anon, Trump attacks antifa. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump basically declined to say he won't just go for herd immunity and allow the disease run its course, which experts said will cause many, many more deaths. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump again throws out a false stat on masks, which Savannah Guthrie calls him on, and then he says, "That's what I heard" and quickly moves on with a "regardless" ... — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump not clear on whether he took a covid test on the day of his debate with Biden: "Possibly I did; possibly I didn't." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump on why he ended up at Walter Reed after covid diagnosis: "I didn't feel good. I didn't feel strong." — PolitiTweet.org

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@EliStokols this one https://t.co/lskBA83WbN — PolitiTweet.org

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At NC rally, Trump shouts out RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, noting she just recovered from covid, then points at the people sitting near her: "Look they're all jumping. 'Oh, she just recovered. Let's get the hell out of here.'" — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump on covid-19: "IT's a tricky thing. It's dust. It's a little tricky thing. Masks, no masks, you can do all you want, but you still need help from the boss. We need help from the boss." He points toward the sky. "Yeah, we need help. It's alright to say it." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump making a pitch to suburban women: "You know what women want, more than anything else? They want safety, security and they want to be able to have their houses and leave me alone. Right?" — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump told this story after calling on states to open schools, to buttress his argument that the coronavirus is not as dangerous for children. (Studies have shown children do not die or get sick at the rates of adults, but that they can still spread virus in communities.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump: "We've been suing a lot of states, that are run by Democrats. I always call them 'high-crime.'" — PolitiTweet.org

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In Greenville, NC, Trump touts COS Mark Meadows, a former congerssman from the state: "He follows me. I said, 'You know what? I just tested positive.' He didn't care. He was in that helicopter." — PolitiTweet.org

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Varney: "You have a town hall tonight on NBC." Trump: "I'm sure that will be fair." (His campaign sought it out to counterprogram Biden's town hall on ABC.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump speaking on Fox Business: "The media in our country are the enemy of the people. Remember that." Anchor Stuart Varney says nothing to push back. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump on his covid diagnosis. "One day, I got a positive reading. I mean positive, in a negative sense." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edokeefe: JUST IN: @KamalaHarris canceling her campaign travel schedule through Sunday after two campaign staffers, including her commu… — PolitiTweet.org

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@GregJaffe The last sentence leaves a reader wanting a lot more. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JenniferJJacobs: BREAKING: BARRON TRUMP had coronavirus. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Not sure why going to battle with the administration’s most popular member is the best campaign strategy for us,” one administration official said of Trump’s decision to go after Fauci on Tuesday. New w/@jdawsey1 @yabutaleb7: https://t.co/KxPU1ugMXZ — PolitiTweet.org

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Edit: I neglected to mention @ShibaniMahtani, our SE Asia bureau chief, still based in Hong Kong. — PolitiTweet.org