James Hohmann

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RT @RachelVanD: The politicization of the @TheJusticeDept was one of the hallmarks of Trump's presidency. Turns out it has real, life-and-d… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Frank Biden ad seeking new clients notes that he sued sugar cane growers “against the backdrop of incoming President Joseph Biden Jr.’s commitment to environmental and social justice, a value shared by his brother and Berman Law Group senior adviser.” https://t.co/14WyZOyeK9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden brother’s law firm is touting his connection to the president in ads seeking new clients. Michael Gwin, a White House spokesman, declined to comment on whether the ad violates new W.H. ethics policy. That’s not good enough. WH should disavow this. https://t.co/14WyZOyeK9 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Florida law firm that employs President Biden’s brother Frank ran a newspaper ad on Inauguration Day touting the brothers’ relationship and shared values, which is causing ethics headaches for the new administration. ⁦@AnnieLinskey⁩ has more. https://t.co/14WyZOyeK9 — PolitiTweet.org

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The shaman is a snowflake. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HotlineJosh Cc @jaketapper @kenvogel — PolitiTweet.org

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9) USAID rules typically require the govt to monitor whether foreign aid achieves its intended goals, but the Trump team claimed dubiously that their ventilator program was exempt from standard monitoring requirements. So they didn't comply. The biggest loser: You, the taxpayer. — PolitiTweet.org

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8) USAID and State now have limited visibility into where the Trump ventilators are now, making it difficult to say whether they have been used appropriately. Some of the expensive machines appear to have just disappeared. — PolitiTweet.org

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7) The U.S. government gave ventilators to countries that would have benefitted far more from simple oxygen delivery or personal protective equipment, which we apparently were not providing. Ventilators are flashy and grab attention, but they require experts to maintain them. — PolitiTweet.org

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6) Distribution was bizarre, erratic and nonsensical. A country like Sri Lanka, which had three new cases a day, received 200 ventilators while Bangladesh, which had 1,409 daily cases, received 100 of the machines. — PolitiTweet.org

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4) There was no clear or consistent method behind how the Trump people were giving out ventilators. 5) Trump White House officials refused to explain themselves to government watchdogs. — PolitiTweet.org

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1) After being announced by Trump with great fanfare, there were no clear criteria for determining who should get ventilators. 2) There was no way to keep track of where many ended up. 3) There was improper political interference in allocation decisions typically left to pros. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thread: Today’s GAO report on the Trump administration’s inept and dysfunctional effort to distribute ventilators overseas captures in miniature a few of the elements that made Donald Trump’s broader pandemic response such a deadly debacle. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Trump administration spent $200 million to send more than 8,700 ventilators to countries around the world last year, with no clear criteria for determining who should get them and no way to keep track of where many ended up, according to a GAO report. https://t.co/sEjZuWXSvb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @emmersbrown: The two pipe bombs found near the Capitol on Jan 6 were actually placed the night before by the same person, according to… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BrendanBuck: Hard to argue with that! — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattsgorman This goes a lot deeper than any of us knew. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattsgorman Harambe! 🦍 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mattsgorman: “To get more bang for your investment buck, you could buy call options for your desired stock. And it’s a great financial… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WalshFreedom: She cancelled 22 primaries & caucuses during the 2020 GOP primary. She viciously attacked anyone who criticized Trump. Sh… — PolitiTweet.org

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McDaniel became emotional on the phone with Pence on Jan. 7, the day after Trump supporters chanting "Hang Mike Pence" stormed the Capitol. She wanted Pence to know he was still welcome to come to the RNC meeting. He did not go. McDaniel fought back tears. https://t.co/2NmXdEoPie — PolitiTweet.org

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RNC chair McDaniel wants to figure out how Republicans can woo suburban women who were repulsed by Trump but fears publishing a report could be used against her by Trump allies & argues that his presidency brought voters other candidates could not bring. https://t.co/2NmXdEoPie — PolitiTweet.org

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Ronna McDaniel is replacing a number of RNC senior staffers and has debated with aides whether she should conduct an after-action review of 2020 (akin to the 2012 autopsy) in a bid to discern how the GOP can keep Trump voters while moving away from his alienating characteristics. — PolitiTweet.org

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Because the RNC chair has asthma, her doctor prescribed the powerful steroid prednisone, which provoked a reaction she says made her agitated. She was so aggressive during a CBS interview that she sent the host an apology letter: “I just wanted to rip everybody’s head off.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Usually mild-mannered, aides recall Ronna McDaniel walking around RNC offices while muttering that Roy Moore was a pervert and asking allies on the phone whether she should resign. Supporting Moore backfired, damaging her reputation & ending in Moore’s loss to a Democrat in Ala. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ronna McDaniel says in an interview with @jdawsey1 & @RoigFranzia that the low point in her tenure as RNC chair came when she followed Trump's lead and threw the RNC’s full support behind Roy Moore *after* allegations of sexual assault/misconduct. https://t.co/2NmXdEoPie — PolitiTweet.org

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The past four years placed a serious strain with lingering corrosive effects on Mitt and Ronna's relationship. There have been shouting matches among extended family over her steadfast Trump support. The two speak infrequently. She's referred to him as “junior senator from Utah." — PolitiTweet.org

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Before Ronna took office, Trump asked his new RNC chairwoman to drop Romney -- her maiden name -- and use only her married name -- McDaniel. She agreed. Mitt Romney says in a statement to The Post: “I love my niece and always will.” https://t.co/2NmXdEoPie — PolitiTweet.org

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RNC chair says in an interview that the party will be neutral in 2024, and that Trump has told her that he is supportive of that. “If he forms a third party, he would be letting down the 74 million people who supported him,” McDaniel said. — PolitiTweet.org