David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

When Clinton was impeached, he took pains to say that he would continue to work with House Republicans on other issues @realDonaldTrump has taken a completely different view: https://t.co/FhxyKLaz0w — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Bringing the facts of the Ukrainian caper to light under great risk was an act of patriotism. Menacing a whistleblower is a transparent effort to intimidate others against stepping forward. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Exposing wrongdoing at the highest levels of government is not treason. It’s heroism. THREATENING a whistleblower who followed procedure to a T is just one more offense to the rule of law and democratic principles. https://t.co/xmbgQmtLDl — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The problem, @realDonaldTrump, in the words of the DNI, is that the summary the WH released of your conversation with Zelensky “aligns” with the whistleblower account. You said exactly what he said you said! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The problem for @realDonaldTrump is that, in the words of the DNI, the summary of his conversation “aligns” with the whistleblower account. You said what he said you said! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@RepMikeQuigley is plowing into a key issue: Did @RudyGiuliani have security clearance and how did he come to be an unofficial envoy to Ukraine? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

They now have the summary of the call and the whistleblower report now. What is important is the contents of those documents, which are deeply disturbing and the issue at hand. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The Rs can’t defend the @POTUS so they are defending the DNI instead. Seems as if Dems are playing into their hands by focusing on the process of HOW the whistleblower complaint became public instead of its content. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This is the moment in which Republicans will have to decide if @realDonaldTrump IS the party. He is asking Republicans to put party over country and defend the indefensible. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

That’s Maguire. Apologies. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

McGuire’s reputation as a career military officer and government official is impeccable. He’s in a tough spot here, though, squeezed between his oath and a president desperate to navigate a crisis of his own making. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Here’s the problem for the Nunes’s defense. The whistleblower may have been prompted by what he calls a “hearsay” account of the @realDonaldTrump-Zalensky call. But now we have a WH summary of it, which confirms the whistleblower’s concern in black and white. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

For the sake of the country, I wish it were a “hoax.” It is not. It is a scandal. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The picture is filling in and it’s grim for the president. Not just an effort to strong arm a foreign leader to pursue his political chores, but by the WH to cover up the call. https://t.co/l2KIRrCGda — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Note: The Inspector General who forwarded this “urgent and credible” complaint the the DNI was appointed by Donald Trump. Senior. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@realDonaldTrump boasts that his candidate in a recent special House electionin NC won by a huge margin “in the 20s.” The margin was actually 2 points, far below the traditional Republican margin. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“I hope you and Putin can get together and solve your problem.” Problem?!? RUSSIA invaded and seized Crimea. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@realDonaldTrump is deeply offended by children trading on their family name and connections. “Never seen anything like it.” Say what?!?😳 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

What must this Ukrainian prime minister be thinking listening to this?🤪 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

As AG, @jeffsessions recused himself in the Russia probe, and was angrily excommunicated by @realDonaldTrump because Trump felt it was Session’s job to protect him. Given today’s release, Barr should recuse himself. You can bet he won’t! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Make no mistake: If a Dem president quietly held up aid to country & a week later called that country’s president to ask him the “favor” of digging up dirt on an opponent, the @GOP in Congress would be screaming holy hell and demanding impeachment. And they would be right! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@POTUS may wind up ruing the day he unceremoniously booted Bolton as his national security adviser because Bolton had a lot of visibility into the Ukraine caper and has absolutely no incentive to do the president any favors when inquiring reporters call. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Old argument: A candidate benefiting from foreign meddling in our election is ok so long as there is no collusion. New argument: Collusion is ok, so long as there is no EXPLICIT quid pro quo. REAL argument: “The hell with it. We’re sticking with our guy!” — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

And yes, it is NOT a transcript. I shouldn’t have referred to it as such. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @clairecmc: No kidding. And this is what they chose to release, not a transcript. Disturbing and depressing that a President doesn’t kno… — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Having said that, I just watched @LindseyGrahamSC twist himself in ways that would qualify him for Cirque du Soleil in an attempt to defend he utterly indefensible — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

”Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it ... It sounds horrible to me." — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

"The other thing, There's a lot of talk about Biden's son, that Biden stopped the prosecution & a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

We have heard a lot of, “Let’s wait to see the evidence.” The transcript released today is devastating, and you’d have to bend yourself in extraordinary contortions to defend it. It also implicates the AG in what is a wholly improper political mission, which is new info. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Holy smokes. This transcript is only deepens the problems for @realDonaldTrump. He implored the Ukrainian President to investigate the Bidens. Trump also repeatedly asked that the president speak with @RudyGiuliani and, shockingly, AG Barr, about it! — PolitiTweet.org