Matt Fuller

Matt Fuller @MEPFuller

@JimSwiftDC Antifa, Jim. It was all Antifa. Say, while I have you here, would you mind pitching in $5, $10, maybe $20 to the Jan. 6th Movement? — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Fuller @MEPFuller

One thing that seems like a potential issue: Capitol Police and the National Guard are worn out. We have troops without actual quarters. Capitol Police officers have been working 12 hour days every day since Jan. 6th. One cop told me last night they’re all “ready to explode.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EricMGarcia: One reason why disabled people in newsrooms matters: Madison Cawthorn made numerous spurious claims that abled journalists… — PolitiTweet.org

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This feels like it’s deserving of a congressional hearing. https://t.co/MOgtF7wsbe — PolitiTweet.org

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@blakersdozen @Agent_Greg @thedailybeast Ah. I see it now at the bottom. My bad. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Agent_Greg @thedailybeast Don’t know him, but not linking to the original story kinda sucks. cc: @blakersdozen — PolitiTweet.org

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And yet, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) could’ve easily pushed his way past an officer today — as I saw three other GOP members do — and been on the House floor with a gun. Seems like we may have some holes in our Capitol Hill security protocol. https://t.co/ZGCyo9lt7Q — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the security I now go through: Walk to an inconvenient perimeter entrance, show my ID, walk to another perimeter entrance, show my ID, walk to the Capitol, show my ID, enter, show my ID, go through a magnetometer, go to the gallery, go through another magnetometer, enter. — PolitiTweet.org

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Anyway, I’ll also note that Andy Harris almost got into a fight with some Democratic members on the House floor the night of the January 6th attack. Given what we know now, it’s entirely possible he was carrying a gun at the time. https://t.co/vtYF8Hh6QH — PolitiTweet.org

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And here’s a story about the whole situation: Andy Harris went through the magnetometer, set it off, let an officer wand him who discovered the gun, was sent away, tried to get another member to hold his gun, eventually left, and then returned sans gun. https://t.co/vtYF8Hh6QH — PolitiTweet.org

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There might be a reason Republicans are so upset about the metal detectors outside the House floor: Someone I talked to tonight (who would have a good sense of this situation) told me there are a lot more members than we think who go to the floor armed. https://t.co/vtYF8Hh6QH — PolitiTweet.org

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This has now been confirmed by a Capitol official: Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) tried to bring a gun onto the House floor today. (I also witnessed the whole thing and saw him try to give his gun to another member.) https://t.co/54ds56Of23 — PolitiTweet.org

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Just asked Pelosi about this gun situation (she was passing by). She wouldn’t comment. — PolitiTweet.org

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The member who Harris asked to take his gun was John Katko. Katko refused, saying he didn’t have a license. — PolitiTweet.org

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Andy Harris comes back, puts his cell phone and key on the desk, steps through the magnetometer, doesn’t set it off, and is now on the House floor. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RubenGallego: Also you don’t hand over a handgun to anyone with out clearing it! Did the other member know if there was a round in the… — PolitiTweet.org

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Alright, so I should note that there is a difference between a folding knife and a switchblade. Young probably had a folding knife. — PolitiTweet.org

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I also heard Andy Harris say he told his staff to remind him. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) had something on him. I believe it was a gun because a cop made a side holster motion to another cop. They refuse to let him in. He goes toward the elevators, asks a member to take something from him, the member says he doesn’t have a license. — PolitiTweet.org

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Don Young had a decent sized switchblade on him. He passes it back to his wife for her to hold while he goes into the chamber to vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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Even Don Young stopped to get wanded down after setting off the metal detector. “I got a lot of metal on me,” he tells the cop. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GarrettHaake: Likewise @laurenboebert - straight into the chamber after setting off mags. Cap police aren’t making a big deal about it,… — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Rick Allen sets off the machine, the cop steps forward to wand him, and Allen says, “Nah, I’m not going to do that.” — PolitiTweet.org

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There are a number of House Republicans doing a lot of exasperated looks about being wanded down outside the House chamber, but thus far, I’ve only seen Andy Biggs not comply. — PolitiTweet.org

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Andy Biggs went through the metal detector, set it off, and refused to be wanded down. First person I’ve seen today to not comply. — PolitiTweet.org

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As a guard against the members who have been sidestepping the metal detectors, the House has put desks and velvet ropes at the doors to guard the sides of the magnetometer. Members will *have* to walk through. Whether they stop if they set off the machines is the question. — PolitiTweet.org

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House now voting on a waiver for General Lloyd Austin to serve as Defense Secretary. Let’s see if Republicans will go through the metal detectors today. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: Exclusive: Legal scholars, including at the Federalist Society, say Trump can be tried and convicted even though he's… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden is already destroying Presidential norms, undermining the power of the Executive. — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s so much spin and selective memory here, but the takeaway is that Rep. Jeff Duncan is still praising Donald Trump like he was a god and already trying to ignite the outrage over Biden’s presidency. — PolitiTweet.org