Philip Rucker

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The DC mayor's office says federal officials, including at the White House, inquired about their powers to take control of the city’s police department. City officials objected and threatened a legal challenge https://t.co/pRUskIYois — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @josh_wingrove: quittttttttte the pause. https://t.co/iH3lBDKCxD — PolitiTweet.org

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A Republican senator condemns the president's actions and what took place yesterday outside the White House --> — PolitiTweet.org

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Among the signs greeting Trump on his motorcade ride to Saint John Paul II National Shrine, in addition to one-fingered salutes: You Suck Black Lives Matter Dump Trump Bunker bitch F*** Trump per pooler @linda_feldmann — PolitiTweet.org

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"Saint Pope John Paul II...certainly would not condone the use of tear gas and other deterrents to silence, scatter or intimidate them for a photo opportunity in front of a place of worship and peace." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Ahead of Trump's visit to Catholic shrine in DC today, the Catholic Archbishop of Washington says it's "baffling and re… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: “I didn’t see any provocation that would warrant the use of munitions,” DC mayor Muriel Bowser says of moving protester… — PolitiTweet.org

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“The president of the United States must be part of the solution, not the problem. This president today is part of the problem and accelerates it.” — Joe Biden. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wpjenna: Joe Biden‘s remarks this morning include his strongest, clearest calls yet for changes to police departments, including outlaw… — PolitiTweet.org

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“The moment has come for our nation to deal with systemic racism.” — Joe Biden — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ChrisMegerian: Joe Biden in Philadelphia — "The president held up the Bible at St. John's church the other day. I just wish he would ha… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @peterbakernyt: New fencing has been erected at the north edge of Lafayette Square, adding to the sense of a fortress White House. https… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brett_mcgurk: Here’s how this scene was viewed live in Australia. One of America’s closest and most dependable allies. Rendered speechl… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @peterbakernyt: “There’s no magical kumbaya speech from the Oval Office" that would stop the unrest. "You’re going to have to go and kno… — PolitiTweet.org

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Coming amid a pandemic and with less than 160 days before a presidential election, the fiery protests over George Floyd reflect a national convulsion unlike any other — scrambling old political divisions and defying simple solutions, @ToluseO writes. https://t.co/7YZuPbJGoM — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: Literally, a photo op. A government-financed photo op. And here it is. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @shaneharris: "The evening’s events were the product of a president who favors brute strength and fears looking weak." Inside Trump's ma… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @laurenpeikoff: A senior White House official told @Axios when they saw the tear gas clearing the crowd for Trump to walk to the church:… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @byaaroncdavis: “This was a singularly immoral act,” said Brendan Buck, a former Republican Hill aide. “The president used force against… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @markberman: remarkably grim detail from the scene near the White House shortly before peaceful protesters were gassed and shot with rub… — PolitiTweet.org

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Inside the push to tear gas protesters ahead of a Trump photo op, by @AshleyRParker @jdawsey1 @rebeccatanhs https://t.co/LWZwmYwzDf — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @katierogers: Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church https://t.co/3KGuS2Nlo5 — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s nearly midnight and you can still hear the Blackhawk military helicopters flying low over DC. America in 2020. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ElaheIzadi: ‘The terror of wearing both a press badge and black skin’: Black journalists are carrying unique burdens right now https://… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @costareports: Senator Harris, a powerful voice for a major state in the nation’s upper chamber, on the president’s remarks today: “Word… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KannoYoungs: As protesters made their way into Chinatown, military helicopters were positioned just above rooftops, sending gusts of du… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @peterbakernyt: This is worth repeating: Fewer than half of all black adults are now employed. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump forced a brazen inflection in the crisis convulsing the country by militarizing the federal response to protests — and by tear-gassing civilians for a photo opp, a move denounced by critics as dictatorial Our latest —> https://t.co/KpPmH5hFh4 — PolitiTweet.org