James Hohmann

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RT @eorden: David Correia, one of the four men charged last week in the alleged campaign finance scheme involving Giuliani associates, is i… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Amie_FR: Better late than never: The @washingtonpost, joining other major news orgs, will now be calling the Ukrainian capital #Kyiv. B… — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren, as much a pitchfork populist as anyone in the field, eggs on her crowds with soak-the-rich rhetoric. Supporters chant “two cents” at her rallies when she calls for a 2 percent annual tax on all assets worth more than $50 million. — PolitiTweet.org

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Elizabeth Warren sounded like the police chief in “Casablanca" when she pronounced herself “really shocked” – shocked! – “at the notion that anyone thinks I'm punitive” when Beto O’Rourke said her wealth tax plan pits people against each other. https://t.co/lHDOvOz0GW — PolitiTweet.org

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I’ve heard multiple presidential candidates and their top advisers grumble privately about Warren acting holier-than-thou over the past several months. They feel like she questions their motives for not supporting structural change. Those exasperations bubbled over last night. — PolitiTweet.org

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The attacks on Warren last night were more than just posturing and preening. Her perceived holier-than-thou ethos – derived from an apparent conviction that she’s purer than other politicians – genuinely grates on several of her rivals and fellow senators. https://t.co/lHDOvOz0GW — PolitiTweet.org

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Listen carefully, and you’ll notice that Warren carefully avoids saying the H-word – Harvard – with its connotations of elitism. There were several times last night when she talked awkwardly around it, including the Charles Fried anecdote in her closing. https://t.co/lHDOvOz0GW — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren is sensitive to being lumped in with the Beltway set. She made a point to quickly attack “Washington insiders” when Buttigieg grouped her in with Congress and emphasized that she didn’t get into politics until later in her career after studying and teaching bankruptcy law. — PolitiTweet.org

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But Warren’s rivals seemed determined to undercut her brand as a teller of hard truths by repeatedly calling out her steadfast unwillingness to acknowledge that taxes will inevitably go up for the middle class under her Medicare-for-all plan. She declined to do so four times. — PolitiTweet.org

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In the short term, the pile-on helps Warren. It solidifies impressions not just that she’s ascendant, but that she’s now the candidate to beat. She exuded confidence & looked strong by making no apologies. She committed no errors. https://t.co/lHDOvOz0GW — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren dominated the debate. She talked the most, by far, with 23.1 minutes, compared to 16.6 mins for Biden and about 13 mins each for Klobuchar, O’Rourke, Sanders and Buttigieg. Warren, a former Oklahoma state champion in high school debate, never let moderators cut her off. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden faded into the background. No one wanted to criticize Hunter Biden’s foreign buckraking, fearing it would backfire and make them look like they were carrying water for Trump. That left Warren to feel the heat that comes with being considered a front-runner. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden, Buttigieg & Klobuchar attacked Warren on Medicare-for-all. Gabbard questioned her foreign policy chops. Yang said she’s wrong about what’s causing job losses. Harris ripped her for not saying Twitter should suspend Trump's account. https://t.co/lHDOvOz0GW — PolitiTweet.org

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The Daily 202: Elizabeth Warren dominated the debate, but attacks from seven rivals highlighted her vulnerabilities. https://t.co/lHDOvOz0GW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Amie_FR: The Kremlin just now: Putin has invited Erdogan to Moscow to talk #Syria, and he’ll come this month. Russia is emerging as *th… — PolitiTweet.org

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Giuliani pressed Trump to eject Muslim cleric from U.S., a top priority of Turkish president, former officials say. Via @CarolLeonnig @nakashimae @jdawsey1 @thamburger: https://t.co/i1hcnTZhVb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DanLamothe: The "deliberate withdrawal" of the U.S. military from Manbij appears to have included removing weapons, vehicles and classi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thamburger: PARADISE LOST: The Trump administration just officially proposed opening up more than half of North America's largest tempe… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @john_drescher: #Ukraine and #Syria messes got worse because @realDonaldTrump didn’t heed, or hear, warnings from his aides via @jamesho… — PolitiTweet.org

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Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) held a fundraiser at Nats Park on Oct. 6 during a game against the Dodgers. It was $1,500 with PAC money and $1,000 for individuals. https://t.co/qLHcpCwiMh — PolitiTweet.org

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One way to see the playoffs: Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has a fundraiser scheduled at Nats Park for Game 5 if the Nats don't win the pennant tonight. $2,500 a ticket. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) has a a suite above third base for tonight's game. Only $2K to get in. (Not in leadership!) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonLemire: Giuliani has said he will be at this afternoon’s Yankees-Astros playoff game in the Bronx https://t.co/hdfyrsHPEN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PostScottWilson: #Ukraine and #Syria messes got worse because @realDonaldTrump didn’t heed, or hear, warnings from his aides via @james… — PolitiTweet.org

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Chris Christie has said he warned Trump not to hire Michael Flynn as national security adviser, outlining several causes for concern, but to no avail. What other examples am I missing of Trump ignoring savvy advice from loyalists trying to protect him? https://t.co/rlKra1uSQo — PolitiTweet.org

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Mattis and Tillerson warned Trump about the destabilizing repercussions that would follow if he pulled out of the Iran deal. Their warnings have all come to fruition. POTUS also ignored warnings from his economic advisers that a trade war w/ China would not be “easy to win." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump also reportedly refused to stop using his personal iPhone in the White House, despite repeated warnings from U.S. intelligence officials that Chinese and Russian spies are routinely listening in on his conversations. https://t.co/8hfOjhNf3n — PolitiTweet.org

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There are many other examples: Trump ignored warnings from his national security advisers last year when he congratulated Putin on his rigged reelection. A section in his briefing materials literally said in all-capital letters “DO NOT CONGRATULATE.” https://t.co/tqTewwGw5S — PolitiTweet.org

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Tom Bossert, the former White House homeland security adviser, says he personally told Trump on multiple occasions that the conspiracy theory about Ukraine meddling in the 2016 election was “completely debunked.” Trump still brought it up with Zelensky. https://t.co/CRqbsuRKug — PolitiTweet.org

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Kurt Volker, the former special U.S. envoy to Ukraine, testified under oath that he warned Rudy Giuliani against trusting the information he was receiving from Ukrainian political figures about the Bidens. https://t.co/rlKra1uSQo — PolitiTweet.org

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It remains unclear when Eisenberg passed the concerns up his chain of command to the White House counsel. The Post has reported that at least 4 national security officials sounded alarms before Trump’s 7/25 call. It's important to the impeachment inquiry. https://t.co/rlKra1uSQo — PolitiTweet.org