David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

@murphymike Agreed. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

No, I really MEANT that I don’t doubt her sincerity. You can be sincere and shrewd at the same time. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Not doubting her sincerity here but it’s also probably a very shrewd primary move to leap out front on this. https://t.co/UB4AObuzlz — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

As for Barr, he will pay an extraordinarily high reputational cost for the honor of becoming WH Employee of the Month for April. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

But despite a damning set of facts, @realDonaldTrump and his boosters are pushing an alternative narrative: The embattled Commander-in-Chief, valiantly fighting off the Deep State and a welter of unproven charges designed to thwart him. And it will sell with base. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Apart from the particulars laid out in the Mueller report, what it underscored more than anything is a @POTUS who observes no rules, no norms, no laws. Russians helping? Great! Special Counsel? Fire him! @realDonaldTrump genuinely believes his power is absolute. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

He didn’t finish his thought but I’m sure he meant to share his best holiday wishes to one and all! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

An elegant rebuke from the @POTUS of his former aides who testified under oath to the Special Counsel.😳 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“I have one of the great memories of all time.” @realDonaldTrump 10/25/17 Check out this article from USA TODAY: ‘I do not recall': Read Trump's written answers to Mueller on Russian contacts, Trump Tower meeting https://t.co/JSUYbTAQEz — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Here’s dilemma for WH. Are they going to deny the sworn testimony of former aides, such as WH Counsel McGahn, who says he rebuffed repeated attempts by @realDonaldTrump to dump Mueller and derail the probe? Or cop to it, and argue the acts did not amount to obstruction? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Random, ironic fact: According to Mueller report, @realDonaldTrump called McGahn on June 17, 2017, to ask him to instruct Dep AG to fire Mueller. McGahn refused. That was 45 YRS TO DAY after Watergate burglars broke into the DNC HQ, triggering the probe that would topple Nixon. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The report provides a conundrum for Congress by virtually inviting an impeachment probe around the obstruction issue. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

We’ll know shortly, but it’s a fair surmise that if the Mueller report were as exculpatory as Barr suggested, he almost certainly would have allowed it to be released without comment. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

When the report is released, the question Barr will have to answer is whether his was an honest account today—or a calculated prebuttal on behalf of the @POTUS. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Barr served the @POTUS well today but he did a terrible disservice to the institution of the DOJ. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

It would be really interesting to hear Mueller’s view of Barr’s characterizations of the report. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I’ve seen no evidence to suggest Barr ran his remarks by the White House for comments before giving them. But if he had, they would not have changed a sentence; a word; a comma or period. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

So it wasn’t a four hundred pound guy on a bed?!? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This may not be the main point but why doesn’t Rod Rosenstein ever blink? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Remarkable that a @POTUS is doing promos for a network, expecting that the network will do promos for HIM! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“We have a very different president right now. I'm afraid of him. I think he's a very sick person. I worry that when cornered, this man could do something catastrophic...He really does have the nuclear codes in his pocket.” @RepSchakowsky on #Axefiles. https://t.co/MEWBNMUBpu https://t.co/krkkOmuBwJ — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Grateful to the many faithful fans of the #AxeFiles podcast. Next week we move to our new home, @HearLuminary, an exciting new podcast company! To take advantage of a subscriber discount for our listeners, sign up by 4/22 at https://t.co/IxNbPswwSC. See you there! #Luminary https://t.co/I4qmztaBz5 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @PennyPritzker: Excited to announce #ChicagoPrize, a new $10M grant competition from Pritzker Traubert Foundation to invest in the econo… — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Thanks again to the brilliant @AMLwhere and our partners at @niemanfdn for their splendid collaboration on last week’s campaign journalism conference. The more than 200 journalists who attended give me hope for thoughtful, rigorous coverage of ‘20 race! https://t.co/0a42Az0dXj — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Can’t wait to welcome back a past @UChiPolitics board senior advisory board member and current candidate for president, @JulianCastro! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

No doubt, @neeratanden is a scrapper. I’ve been on the receiving end. But the thing that makes this story a little odd is that it relies so heavily on the quotes of her elderly mom. Always uneasy when unsuspecting family members as drawn into the fray! https://t.co/bhWggEcUGP — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Precisely. Just showing up is half the battle. @PeteButtigieg has taken every media invitation, while other, more cautious candidates demur. As an old manager once said, “No risk baseball is second division baseball.” True in presidential politics, as well! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@realDonaldTrump is about as subtle as screen door on a submarine and he’s not going to change his playbook. Expect him to be lighting fuses like this on a daily basis. It got him to the WH. He believes it will keep him there. https://t.co/ihZYzK1dgF — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Will policy prevail? She was a wonk before she was s pol, and @ewarren has the set the pace on churning out thoughtful positions on a wide array of challenges. It may or may not work but she’s creating a long trail of interesting, provocative ideas. https://t.co/CzE3Cofy0J — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Every once in awhile I’m reminded how humorless people on Twitter can be. — PolitiTweet.org