David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

No one who has worked in any other White House--save Nixon's, perhaps--could imagine a scenario like the one that was described in sworn testimony today by former Justice Department officials. Not Republicans. Not Democrats. It's obscene. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Said it before and I'll say it again: Imagine if, after this, Trump is returned to office, what kind of people he would bring to government with him? Not the Rosens & Donoghues, who would stand up for the rule of law. But the Clarks, who would trash it — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This was a devastating hearing. The account of Trump's frantic, attempted coup at the Justice Department as a prelude to a larger coup was stunning. The plotting of members of Congress to facilitate it--and then to seek premptive pardons-was telling and vile. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I'm beginning to see why Clark was fishing for a pardon. https://t.co/9IW2KuQKym — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Trump on firing the Acting AG to further his election scheme: "What do I have to lose?" — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This is an astonishing story. Watergate redux. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Beginning to see why @RepScottPerry was fishing for a pardon. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Whatever your politics, ypu should consider this is a loss to the city and state, not just because of taxes lost, but because Griffin's philanthropy has been expansive and impactful. https://t.co/OG1zJpg2zH — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @RepFredUpton: Last week I welcomed @davidaxelrod to Plank's Tavern on the Water to record the Axe Files podcast. You can listen to my e… — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

For 36 years, he'd been a genial pillar of the House @GOP, independent at times; reliable when it counted. So what caused @RepFredUpton to join 9 other Rs & vote to impeach Trump--a vote that helped end the retiring Rep's career? New #AxeFiles! Pod👉https://t.co/vcHve7wtnr https://t.co/xw6UYkgpWA — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@MittRomney's candor about the political pressures on @GOP senators to oppose even the modest, bipartisan gun safety measures he and 14 other Republican senators have endorsed. “I’m not sure it’s good politics. It’ll save lives — that’s why it’s good.” — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

If they @GOP rounds the corner into the '24 cycle thinking they have an upper hand, why would they place their chips on Trump, with all the baggage he would carry into another race? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Really fun chat w/@murphymike & @amandacarpenter on a new @HacksonTap. Below, she had a few thoughts about the ovation Trump received last weekend at an evangelical forum when he suggested that, if reelected, he'd pardon the convicted in 1/6 insurrection. https://t.co/LwbcJ460Pp https://t.co/Uq6bRq1DGQ — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

FYI, Rusty Bowers, who is term-limited, is running for the state senate in the 8/2 AZ primary. His opponent, a former state senator and firm Stop-the-Stealer, is hoping anger at Bowers for honoring the constitution and refusing to violate his oath, will carry the day. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

So @RonJohnsonWI was the mule who sought to convey fake slates of electors to VP @Mike_Pence on 1/6. Wonder what if any consequences this will have for him in his re-election this fall? Certainly folks will be curious how it happened. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“As a conservative Republican, I don’t like the results of the presidential election,” Bowers said in a 12/20 statement. “But I cannot & will not entertain a suggestion that we violate current law to change the outcome of a certified election.” Seems like a conservative position. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Wayne Whalen was a brilliant lawyer & civic leader, who helped write the Illinois constitution and was, for six decades, a powerful and respected voice for reform in our state. A perpetual twinkle in his eye and wry smile always proceeded incisive thoughts. He will he missed! https://t.co/8mb63Y363y — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Testimony of AZ House Speaker Rusty Bowers: When asked for the evidence to support claims of vote fraud in Arizona, Rusy Giiulani told a group of legislators: "We've got lots of theories, we just don't have the evidence." — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

After an afternoon of first-hand accounts of Trump's strong-arm tactics to overturn the election, @RepAdamSchiff said, "This is not who we are. It must not BECOME who we are." American democracy is a "legacy to be proud of and cherished--not taken for granted." — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This guy was a big shot once. A governor. But despite that title, he turned out to be a RINO--Rational in Name Only. As now, he's proving it all over again. https://t.co/SwAPKlV5tP — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I have to watch the hearings on tape delay today. Please don't ruin it by telling me how it ends! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

On top of this, if you're the @POTUS, and you agree to a gas tax holiday, I wonder how messy it will be to get Congress to reinstate the tax when the holiday expires? With gas prices in the stratosphere, the politics of a gas tax holiday is clear. The reality is more complex. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Barry Goldwater is an iconic figure in conservative history. Yet a protege, fmr Nixon counsel @JohnWDean, says on the #AxeFiles that Goldwater "would have been drummed out" of today's @GOP for his positions on issues like gay & abortion rights. Pod👉https://t.co/UFMxdQv862 https://t.co/hRYhR7lVyn — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

If there is a gas tax holiday, what steps will be taken to insure that the savings actually reach consumers? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

There is a short step between an obscene, horrifying threat like this and tragedy. This is what happens when self-styled leaders traffic in baseless conspiracy theories and encourage unhinged extremists to act on them. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Which of these overwhelming popular gin safety provisions do you believe will become law? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Patriotism or love of country is not measured by a willingness to ignore its sins or softsell its mistakes but rather to reckon with them. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Would Richard Nixon have been forced to resign if he had had the backing of a Fox News and the right wing cable/social media infrastructure we see today? I asked Watergate conspirator-turned-Whistleblower @JohnWDean on the #AxeFiles.👇 Full pod here👉https://t.co/UFMxdQv862 https://t.co/Jmb6Nc4EG0 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

What a wonderful gesture. A courageous, muckraking Russian journalist puts his Nobel Prize medal up for auction, with proceeds going to UNICEF for the besieged children of Ukraine. https://t.co/nitFDl1Ijk — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

If is of little help politically to @POTUS but gas prices, like inflation, are global and not just U.S. problems. https://t.co/ueoYl7jXZt — PolitiTweet.org