ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent. Author of "RETRIBUTION: Donald Trump and the Campaign that Changed America" - Order here: bit.ly/43PjGNN
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"An exceptionally brilliant portrait of how politics pulled America, kicking and screaming, into 2025 by one of the best, toughest and non-partisan reporters the United States is so very fortunate to have."
- Bob Woodward on “Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign that Changed America”
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This may be felony criminal theft and conversion of government property for political campaign purposes. 18 U.S.C. § 1641. It is a Hatch Act violation for any government employees who worked on it or used government resources to make it. It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns.
The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News.
It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.
The soundtrack: as images of Trump flash across the screen, singer @iamjmsn can be heard repeating, “Love me, love me,” over and over.
The video combines Trump’s anti-communist message with rapid cuts of Trump, American flags, and military aircraft, alongside claims about tax cuts, manufacturing, and policing.
It ends with the UFC’s Dana White saying:
“He is the toughest, most resilient person that I’ve ever met, and nothing was going to stop him from fighting so hard for the country he loves.”
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Flashback
So wrong! @BarackObama is hosting China's VP Xi Jinping today at the Pentagon with a full honor ceremony with music and cannons...
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For decades, the @whca has advised poolers not to air video of taillights because it’s a potential risk to the security of the motorcade.
🔥 NYPD is going ALL OUT to protect President Trump as he travels through NYC tonight, on his way back to DC
THANK YOU, NYPD. And thank you @RealAmVoice for showing us RAW footage of how difficult it is to keep President Trump safe
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This is excellent ….
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Sen. Kennedy, answering reporter questions past 7pm on a fly in day, disagrees with Trump banning media from the White House:
“I think media organizations…have become more partisan. I agree with his diagnosis, but I don't agree with the cure. I don't like cancel culture.”
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Speaking of Florida, the latest Fox News “Power Rankings” shifts 15 races toward Democrats — seven of those races in Florida
"Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds launched an updated campaign website this week stripping away numerous prominent references to his endorsement from Donald Trump as the president’s approval ratings hit new lows."
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"Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds launched an updated campaign website this week stripping away numerous prominent references to his endorsement from Donald Trump as the president’s approval ratings hit new lows."
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Republican Senator Curtis:
“The country should not have to accept one standard for the family of a Republican president and another for the family of a Democratic president. Nor should congressional oversight begin and end when control of the White House changes hands.”
A toaster is a wedding gift. A private-island party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch is something else. Republicans nearly wore out the subpoena machine investigating Hunter Biden’s foreign relationships. We should not unplug it now. ‘Trust us’ was not enough then, and it is not enough now.
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HEINRICH: If they aren't there, the pool can't function. America doesn't have state TV. So what happens to the historical record if coverage is no longer independent?
JIANG: And America cannot have state TV. That's what makes America America... if the government is only showing you what it wants, then you have to question, what are we missing? And that what the pool, that's what these outlets bring to the table.
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LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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This is superb.
ABC News’ @jonkarl breaks down political, economic and legal developments involving President Trump this week.
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So, @grok, only one application was denied. That’s a lot less than 400, correct? And even those who did not apply to renew their hard passes could apply for day passes, right? Nobody was banned, right?
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Hey @grok - is it accurate to say “Joe Biden removed the press credentials from over 400 different agencies” as @SteveScalise said this morning on This Week?
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Nate Silver’s latest Senate polling averages show Democrats ahead in ten key races:
🔵 NC: Cooper +8.9
🔵 GA: Ossoff +9.1
🔵 NH: Pappas +5.0
🔵 OH: Brown +4.5
🔵 ME: Jackson +4.2
🔵 MN: Flanagan +2.8
🔵 MI: El-Sayed +2.8
🔵 TX: Talarico +2.7
🔵 AK: Peltola +1.7
🔵 IA: Turek +0.8
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"It's sick,” Trump said, “I mean, there's something wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative stories.”
A country that “allows” people to write negative stuff — or anything else that may irritate those in power — is called America. The freedom to do so is enshrined in the very First Amendment to our Constitution.
ABC News’ @jonkarl breaks down political, economic and legal developments involving President Trump this week.
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“It’s been a tough, very tough, week for Donald Trump. A week of setbacks and losses – political, economic, legal.”
ABC News’ @jonkarl breaks down political, economic and legal developments involving President Trump this week.
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"The government isn't supposed to like the press. The press isn't there to make the government happy. . . . It is not there to be a mouthpiece of the government.
"This isn't Russia. This isn't China. This is America."
🎙️: @CTFitzpatrick
📺: @ThisWeekABC @jonkarl
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