Kristen Welker

Kristen Welker @kwelkernbc

POTUS admits failures on Benghazi: "We're not going to pretend that this was not a problem. This was a huge problem." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS on Newtown: "That was the worst day of my presidency. And it's not something i want to see repeated." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidgregory asks about NRA plan for armed guards in schools. POTUS: "I am skeptical that the only answer is putting more guns in schools." — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS on drafting leg: "I will talk to anybody" says open to talking to all stakeholders. — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS on timeline of gun leg: "I would like to get it done in the first year...this is not something i will be putting off" #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidgregory presses O on gun control in wake of Newtown: "Do you have stomach for political fight?" POTUS: "something...has to change"#MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidgregory asks POTUS what is the "single priority" in 2nd term: POTUS mentions "immigration" FIRST. No mention of gun control yet.#mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS ducks q on Medicare & entitlement reform in 1st yr: "I am prepared to do everything I can to make sure medicare and SS are there"#mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS: "The way they're behaving is their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for wealthy are protected." A campaign theme #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS paints himself as open to compromise: "I negotiated with Speaker Boehner in good faith and moved more than half way"#MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidgregory asks ow accountable O is for dysfunction? POTUS tries to distance himself from it:"I cut spending by over a trillion $" — PolitiTweet.org

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Optimism waning? POTUS tells @davidgregory "i was modestly optimistic yesterday, but we don't see an agreement"#mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@BarackObama invokes his election victory: "we've been talking to the Republicans ever since the election was over." #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@BarackObama pressures Congress to act by warning of economic fallout: "the whole economy could slow down." #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@BarackObama doesn't say if we're going over the cliff ..instead tells @davidgregory "we'll find out in the next 48 hours." — PolitiTweet.org

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@BarackObama will weigh in on the fiscal cliff this morning on @meetthepress with @davidgregory. You don't want to miss it. — PolitiTweet.org

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I'll be live tweeting @meetthepress today. Join me and watch @davidgregory's exclusive interview with President Obama. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ErikaMasonhall: 3 big December @meetthepress exclusives: Mayor Bloomberg, NRA's LaPierre, President Obama — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS to speak on Fiscal Cliff at 5:45pmET. — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS will cut his vaca short and head home tomorrow night. He and lawmakers have less than a week to get a deal averting the fiscal cliff — PolitiTweet.org

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@rmedlin1 thank you! Merry xmas to you. It will be busy indeed! — PolitiTweet.org

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Republican Source says he felt "numbing shock" when Speaker Boehner announced he didn't have the votes to pass Plan B. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mikeviqueira: This doesn't mean much for the cliff. We're going over either way, looks like. It does mean something for john boehner ... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mikeviqueira: Wow — PolitiTweet.org

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In an abrupt about-face, Speaker Boehner announces the House won't vote on Plan B. The fiscal cliff inches closer by the second. — PolitiTweet.org

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Speaker Boehner:"The House did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient support from our members to pass." — PolitiTweet.org

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Huge congrats to @jaketapper! I know you will soar. And welcome to @jonkarl. Look forward to seeing you at the WH. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SandyHookLesson thanks -- i just wanted to clarify for you. Hope you have a happy holiday! — PolitiTweet.org

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@DagnyTrautman Per journalistic protocol: 1st reference is President, 2nd/3rd reference is Mr. Obama. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SandyHookLesson Joe Manchin and MARK Warner are both dems. — PolitiTweet.org