Philip Rucker

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NEW --> Trump defends bungled handling of coronavirus with falsehoods and dubious claims. My latest with @feliciasonmez on an especially extraordinary appearance by the president in a season full of them https://t.co/rYfLaXvei9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden under pressure to shatter ‘cement ceiling’ by naming a black woman to be his running mate, @WaPoVanessa + @WaPoSean report https://t.co/1owvEj2PyH — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DanEggenWPost: “Many countries have rigorously driven infection rates nearly to zero. In the United States, coronavirus transmission is… — PolitiTweet.org

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"POTUS lobbed a Twitter shot at 'Radical Left Democrats' just as the Beast neared the Beltway and another at Obama and Biden as the vehicles approached the White House," pooler @peterbakernyt reports from the presidential motorcade. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @katierogers: Trump defends his cognitive test results to Chris Wallace, who points out that one of the questions is to identify an elep… — PolitiTweet.org

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Chris Wallace cut away from Trump claims to narrate: “The White House never sent us evidence the Bernie-Biden platform calls for defunding or abolishing the police — because there is none.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Kudos to Chris Wallace for repeatedly showing and explaining to his viewers — and to the president — the facts in his lengthy coronavirus exchange with Trump on @FoxNewsSunday. — PolitiTweet.org

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Inside Trump’s Failure: The Rush to Abandon Leadership Role on the Virus — strong reporting by NYT team, including how Dr. Birx made herself “a constant source of upbeat news for the president” https://t.co/Ak9FgOQHbA — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden leads Trump by 15 percentage points, 55 percent to 40 percent among registered voters, in new WaPo-ABC poll. Among those who say they are certain to vote, Biden’s lead stands at 11 percentage points. https://t.co/WpgPXNjAUr — PolitiTweet.org

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“If he wants to make clear his honor for the life, the legacy, the activism, the heroism of John Lewis,” Sen. Kamala Harris tells @TheRevAl, Sen. Mitch McConnell must bring the Voting Rights Act to the Senate floor for a vote and name the bill after Lewis. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing, and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill, @ericawerner + @JStein_WaPo report https://t.co/YIA2fuqWhJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ConnieSchultz: A beautiful tribute to John Lewis by ⁦@michele_norris⁩. “Running toward danger, always toward danger, for he came of age… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mviser: This is a photo of Elijah Cummings, not John Lewis. https://t.co/uumfIb7yW5 — PolitiTweet.org

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Still no words yet from Trump, but VP Pence has just issued a statement about John Lewis, a former House colleague and friend: “Congressman John Lewis was a great man whose courage and decades of public service changed America forever, and he will be deeply missed.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @michaelscherer: Internal White House document lays out strategy to cast Biden as dystopian threat to America. My latest with ⁦@jdawsey1… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AshleyRParker: Smart @maggieNYT look at how Trump is offering his supporters a caricatured version of conservatism. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just in: Trump has ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff at the Whtie House and all federal buildings in honor of John Lewis.... for one day. Really, for half a day, since the order came out just past 11 a.m. The president’s proclamation expires tonight. — PolitiTweet.org

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“We are made in the image of God, and then there is John Lewis. How could someone in flesh and blood be so courageous, so full of hope and love in the face of so much hate, violence, and vengeance?” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: "llllet's go." — PolitiTweet.org

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America lost a hero last night. RIP John Lewis. It’s hard to think of anyone who has shaped our nation’s history over the long arc of the last 60 years more meaningfully or conscientiously than Lewis. https://t.co/Pmo6ME1Ia3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @seungminkim: His final public appearance, visiting the newly-named Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington. RIP to @repjohnlewis. https:… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @yabutaleb7: The White House’s character assault on Fauci has produced a chilling effect among government scientists and public health p… — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW --> Rancor between scientists and Trump allies threatens pandemic response as cases surge My latest with @lauriemcginley2 @jdawsey1 + @yabutaleb7 https://t.co/Fiqp6otkza — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: The portraits of Trump’s two most recent predecessors — which once hung in the Grand Foyer where every visitor to the W… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Mary Trump effect —> — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @weijia: .@KellyannePolls says one reason the President’s poll numbers on his handling of the Coronavirus have gone down is because he s… — PolitiTweet.org

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Americans’ views of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic have deteriorated significantly — 38 percent approve, 60 percent disapprove, and 52 percent “strongly” disapprove, per new WaPo-ABC poll https://t.co/SP7ACuTOCr — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow, extraordinary sales — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @costareports: My latest report w/ ⁦⁦@AshleyRParker ⁦@jdawsey1⁩: Republicans fear campaign shake-up isn’t enough to halt Trump’s self-sa… — PolitiTweet.org

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“From dream job to nightmare” — 15 women accuse former Redskins employees of sexual harassment and verbal abuse. An exclusive investigation by @TheWillHobson + @lizclarketweet https://t.co/n8tTuecHPt — PolitiTweet.org