Jeremy Diamond

Jeremy Diamond @JDiamond1

"White House says police didn’t use tear gas and rubber bullets in incident that cleared protesters with chemical irritants and projectile munitions" https://t.co/lYVKg8XkJi — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Diamond @JDiamond1

https://t.co/lYVKg8XkJi — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AndrewDesiderio: “Perhaps we're getting to the point where we can be more honest with the concerns that we might hold internally, and h… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AndrewDesiderio: Extraordinary comments just now from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) who tells us Mattis’ words were “true, honest, nec… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: Thread on how NYPD is handling protesters > — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: 31 years ago today. China has deliberately tried to erase the #TiananmenMassacre from history in China and is now attemptin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @betsy_klein: More fencing going up around the White House complex early this morning https://t.co/VLBRnx1lgz — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cnni: On the heels of studies showing hydroxychloroquine doesn't help patients in the hospital with Covid-19, a new study -- the first… — PolitiTweet.org

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If the President were really concerned about violence against journalists, he would be condemning the far more widespread & systematic use of force by police against journalists. Mr. President, here are a few disturbing examples: https://t.co/OjAxAIFF3y — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: Mattis: "We know that we are better than the abuse of executive authority that we witnessed in Lafayette Square. We must rej… — PolitiTweet.org

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for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside.” “We know that we are better than the abuse of executive authority that we witnessed in Lafayette Square,” he says — PolitiTweet.org

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Mattis says he was disturbed by Lafayette Park incident: “Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens—much less to provide a bizarre photo op... — PolitiTweet.org

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...We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society.” — PolitiTweet.org

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A remarkable statement from the former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, via @barbarastarrcnn “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us... — PolitiTweet.org

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.@PressSec just compared Trump’s photo op in front of St John’s church to Churchill visiting bombing damage and George W. Bush throwing out the first pitch after 9/11 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JakeSherman: OH MAN … @PressSec: “As of right now, Secretary Esper is still Secretary Esper.” Says we’ll hear if Trump loses confidence… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine are today acknowledging serious questions about the data used in studies… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewDay: “I thought I might be killed,” says Taniyah Pilgrim, a college student involved in the tasing incident in Atlanta. “Nothing rea… — PolitiTweet.org

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"I am also taking swift and decisive action to protect our great capital, Washington, D.C...As we speak, I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily-armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults..." — PolitiTweet.org

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Contrast this with Trump on Monday: "If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them." — PolitiTweet.org

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Esper, of course, not only joined Trump for the walk to St. John's. He posed for this photo with the President https://t.co/8MkjkuoY6U — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ABC: Defense Sec. Esper: "I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act." "The option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement… — PolitiTweet.org

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Esper: "What happened to George Floyd happens way too often in this country." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he regrets going to the church photo op with Trump: "I do everything I can to try and stay apolitical...sometimes I'm successful at doing that and sometimes I'm not as successful." "My aim is to keep the department out of politics," Esper says — PolitiTweet.org

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Esper says he has ordered an investigation into why a National Guard helicopter hovered over a crowd of protesters in DC. "Within an hour, I directed the secretary of the army to conduct an inquiry into what happened and why," Esper says — PolitiTweet.org

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BIG: Defense Secretary Esper says active duty forces should only be used "as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire situations." "I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act," Esper says -- DIRECTLY contradicting the President — PolitiTweet.org

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"There's always room for improvement," @kilmeade says when Trump tells him he's risen to a 9/10 in his book. "That's what a good coach does, always leave room for improvement." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump on why he wants to invite Putin to the G7: "Many of the things that we talk about are about Putin...so I say, have him in the room, have him in the room." — PolitiTweet.org

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Reminder: "Nervous for his safety, Secret Service agents abruptly rushed the president to the underground bunker used in the past during terrorist attacks." https://t.co/kGCzridwN9 + https://t.co/sdt0gkBSAi + https://t.co/3uPa33woaz & more... — PolitiTweet.org

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And now he's pivoting to attacking Biden: "We have to get the police departments, everybody has to do better. This is a long term problem this didn't happen today. A guy like sleepy joe biden was in there for 43 years..." — PolitiTweet.org