Ginger Gibson

Ginger Gibson @GingerGibson

Look, @Microsoft, I know it seems like the world changed for us journalists, but today was not the day to decide to just suddenly start threading my emails in Outlook. I can only process so much change at once. — PolitiTweet.org

Ginger Gibson @GingerGibson

That was for sure more fireworks than at Trump's RNC speech, just in case we're comparing or something. — PolitiTweet.org

Ginger Gibson @GingerGibson

The fact that someone made Krewe of Chad Bernie memes is making me really miss Mardi Gras right now. https://t.co/rbJRsTeG24 — PolitiTweet.org

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Long day over and I'm sitting here still thinking, "How did they all get their masks to match their coats so well and maybe I need more masks....." — PolitiTweet.org

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All of this is to say, we should all still keep doing our job of holding elected officials accountable. Its okay to acknowledge that the times have changed. And we should all stay away from empty comparisons. 9/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Likewise, there will be things that Biden does that come under scrutiny and we question that someone will say, "This doesn't compare to all the things Trump did!" Sure, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't ask tough questions. He's not free of accountability. 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Even things as simple as policy rollouts. How long until someone says, "You didn't cover Trump EOs like this!" Well, Trump tried to sign EOs before they were written. Biden has lengthy policy explainers. It will just never be the same.7/ — PolitiTweet.org

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It won't be long until we hear from Trump allies or Biden critics something along the lines of, "If Trump had done this, the press would have FREAKED out." But covering these two White Houses will be so fundamentally different, it will be impossible to compare fairly. 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Research has revealed that press bias is often less about partisanship and more about access. Trump made it as hard as he could for us to do our jobs. In turn that made the press coverage more unflattering. Which in turn fed his narrative that we didn't cover him fairly. 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And yes, someone is reading this thinking, "waa waa, this is your job." And yes, I consider it an honor to have covered the White House. But it made for a grueling four years. And many in the public confused our exhaustion with a rabid dislike of Trump. 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Being on guard like that all the time was exhausting. Good reporters spend every minute worrying they're about to get beat. But this was that feeling on steroids. Journalists worried about going on vacation or eating dinner or taking a shower would make them miss something. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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But for everyone covering Trump, what made it tough was the unpredictability. That meant that the reporters were at defcon 1 watch ALL THE TIME. Normally, we have warning when news is coming. Or at least a belief that it'll come during reasonable hours. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Ginger Gibson @GingerGibson

One thing (of many) I think the press did a bad job of explaining these past four years was why covering Trump was so difficult. Our inability to articulate it made many people think the press just disliked his policies or personality. And I'm sure that was the case for some. 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PattyTalorico: Poignant moment: While Joe Biden gave his inauguration speech, a lone man in a uniform knelt at the Delaware grave of hi… — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell engages in a little Senate v House rivalry, and Washington returns to its prior, nerdy state. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just wanted to check, are we getting Trump's health care plan in two weeks? — PolitiTweet.org

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President Joe Biden walked through the ground floor of the Capitol, an area he crossed likely thousands of a times as a senator and that two weeks ago was filled with a mob that attacked the building. — PolitiTweet.org

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After covering Biden for over a decade now, it is weird to watch him leave anywhere without hugging or shaking hands with nearly every person he encounters, seems he got a couple of them in. — PolitiTweet.org

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Garth Brooks is an American treasure. — PolitiTweet.org

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"They should have pumped in crowd noise like at all the stadiums," text from @egibso. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Jordanfabian: At 12:01 PM from Palm Beach, Florida, we have a full lid on Donald Trump’s presidency. — PolitiTweet.org

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You may recall, four years ago, Trump's team struggled to get the new website live. — PolitiTweet.org

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Is this like the trade deadline where the window has closed but there might be some pardons still on the fax machine? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @etjohnstone: Biden is sworn in, after Harris makes history. https://t.co/ekHhwNXPNG — PolitiTweet.org

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People feeling the need to point out that its not noon yet is so peak DC. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sahilkapur: BIDEN: "Democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Lauren_V_Egan: President Biden. The snow has stopped, sun is shinning. #InaugurationDay https://t.co/uR4BuVfzmr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Lauren_V_Egan: Meanwhile: https://t.co/lGk9gbfnJJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LisaDNews: This may be my favorite seat marker https://t.co/36UjE00Pop — PolitiTweet.org

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Air Force One has departed JBA, carrying Trump as president for the final time. — PolitiTweet.org