Paul Kane

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

How do Ds deal with Trump post-SOTU? "The shredder wasn’t available and so she did what she needed to do,” @RepJeffries said of Pelosi's ripping up DJT speech. Moments later: “We are going to work with President Trump whenever and wherever we can." https://t.co/Ff9hKjb1ww — PolitiTweet.org

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New Senate vote counting procedures: No results will actually be released during the 4 pm roll call. Tomorrow afternoon, the Chief will announce 62% of votes, with 9% more tomorrow night. Check back later to find out when final tally .... Yes, I'M JOKING. — PolitiTweet.org

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This line from @ChrisMurphyCT didn't get as much attention as his line about regretting attending, but this has mor… https://t.co/H0OgTnyI76 — PolitiTweet.org

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Goddangit. An actually newsy SOTU caused me to miss this. https://t.co/6wojhE230z — PolitiTweet.org

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Manu & I also asked if she would ever invite Trump back for a SOTU. “Of course it - hopefully not, we’re expecting another president 9 months from today,” Pelosi said, referencing November vote. I don’t know what it would be like next year. Mass Dem boycotts for sure. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DonnaCassata: Pelosi shreds Trump’s speech, reflecting a tumultuous year in Washington https://t.co/3C8LfXfgHE — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelos left the Capitol at 11:55 pm.@mkraju got in 1st Q: why did you rip up the speech? “Because it was a manifesto of mistruth,” she said. She with her husband and her daughter Alex - the documentarian has been filming behind scene footage since at least Election Day 2018. — PolitiTweet.org

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After tearing up Trump's speech, when almost all the members left the House chamber, Pelosi walked off the podium to Dem side. She took the torn-up speech and waved it to her family and friends up in the suite reserved for the Speaker's VIPs. Never seen a SOTU like this one. — PolitiTweet.org

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“For a while he might almost be like a cartoon-figure president. ... The guardrails are gone.” I wrote this yesterd… https://t.co/R0TOrWRwOJ — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatieHill4CA @parscale ... It was already a tense, partisan standoff in the House chamber, then we got to the immi… https://t.co/NNdUZMpeQ9 — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatieHill4CA ... Dems loudly groaned when Trump discussed how he "reversed" things from Obama admin. Over in the suite of seats for Pelosi family/friends, odd thing: Last row has @parscale there, standing, cheering, as Mr. Pelosi, Trumka and DC Mayor Bowser sit quietly in 1st row ... — PolitiTweet.org

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4 justices here: Chief, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh. Seated in order of seniority on court. — PolitiTweet.org

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No RBG tonight, folks. She's not here at SOTU. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatieHill4CA ... also, we're in assigned seats here, so I'm down on Dem side of the gallery above, which is why my color observations will be more Dem focused. Harder to see the Rs ... — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatieHill4CA ... the impeachment managers have been given a row to themselves, right behind the leadership table (where legislation is usually run from). Luckily, it's exactly 7 seats, all 7 fit. Doug Jones -- one last Dems up for grabs -- just walked over to shake managers' hands ... — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatieHill4CA .... also here on R side is Sean Duffy, part of the 2010 GOP class who quit last year. He's now a CNN contributor. ... — PolitiTweet.org

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Former members of Congress are allowed to attention #SOTU on the floor, so there's always a few. Tonight, on hand,… https://t.co/INF59oXKAB — PolitiTweet.org

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@JFKucinich Away from my desk. Did they give a sense of where the 62% of precincts came from? — PolitiTweet.org

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@AdamS Thanks Adam. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AdamS: "The days of ad hoc bipartisan groups helping cool political passions have vanished." <-- As a staffer deeply involved in severa… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JakeSherman: The Hill has wisely decided to use a photo of Patrick Dempsey and ⁦@BresPolitico⁩ for its story about this new show. No.… — PolitiTweet.org

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@anacaprana @karentravers @RepBrendanBoyle @KennethBaer Sister Mary James (St. Alphonsus, late ‘70s into ‘80s) would’ve just stared at Gritty and he would’ve run into a corner crying. — PolitiTweet.org

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This tweet aged quite well, as it went out before there was even the mess with results. — PolitiTweet.org

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@danpfeiffer Your tweet caused me to search whether Brown had been fired or not. — PolitiTweet.org

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Of CNN, MSNBC & Fox, only Fox is splitting screen among Biden & Warren. Other 2 are all Biden. And Fox is airing so… https://t.co/f5rZiFUZAf — PolitiTweet.org

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They're still covering it, all of it. Just smart to go first. — PolitiTweet.org

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All 3 cable networks are covering this live. Really smart play by her team. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HolmesJosh To be clear, obviously those KY folks realized their candidate won. But they missed the "moment". These poor folks in Iowa, they don't know if their candidate has won, placed or showed, let alone if their candidate collapsed. — PolitiTweet.org

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Feel bad for supporters who've mad big effort to caucus for candidates & go to "victory" parties. Last time I was at election night campaign HQ, it was opposite: McConnell 2014, when he was instantly declared winner at 7 pm before TVs were on. No one knew he won. CC: @HolmesJosh — PolitiTweet.org

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Holy crap @davidplouffe has a beard now. Biggest breaking news development so far tonight. (I just flipped from CNN to MS, thinking it could hex Iowa into releasing some votes.) In 15 mins, I'll shift to Fox, then back CNN, etc. — PolitiTweet.org