Donna Ertel Riley

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

Absolutely unconscionable. Trump opened "Pandora's box" with his insults, accusations and lies. Now anyone following him feels they have permission to do or say anything if it hurts his enemies. How do we close the lid on that heinous breakdown of civility, morality, ethics? Vote

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious.

Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal. https://t.co/72wxaVLzVT

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

Nope. Not Me. And I am a parent of 3 special needs children and young adults.

[Lucas Sanders 👊🏽🔥🇺🇸 @LucasSa56947288]

Who agrees with this news? ✋🏽

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

That's called a "poll tax". Illegal. Designed to keep people from being able to exercise their constitutional right to vote. How are you ok with that?

[UndeniableFactsTX @Timothy44711198]

It’s nine months until the election. That’s more than enough time for anyone who needs documentation to request a birth certificate or replacement records. In most states, a certified copy is around $20–$30. With that kind of timeline, this isn’t some impossible hurdle.

If we’re being real, $23 is the cost of skipping one fast-food run, one streaming subscription for a month, a couple of coffees, one food delivery fee, a pack of cigarettes, a few convenience-store stops, or a single rideshare. People manage expenses like this all the time when something matters to them.

If the argument is about access, then let’s talk about making the process clear and available. But pretending that securing basic documentation over the course of nine months is some insurmountable financial barrier just doesn’t line up with reality for most Americans.

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

@JamesBrown00777 @NBCNews Bot

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

@amuse @GlobeEyeNews What have US the right to do that?

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

A Must Watch! This is a montage of 19 clips showing Trump treating female Journalists like crap! He attacks them because he thinks they’re easy prey while berating and insulting them! This is their job & he shows the kind of person he really is and it’s disgusting! 🤬

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

EVERY. FUCKING. WORD. 🙌💪👏✊️🇺🇸👇

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

@RigoIrizarry @TIME Nope

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

Wrong on all accounts.

[We are all Trolling 🤨 @WeR_allTrolling]

@Mylovanov The USA should let Europe handle this. We have done more than enough.
No more funds to Ukraine.

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

Remember your oath‼️ STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT‼️

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

Holy shit! This is what I'm talkin' about. David Clayton is running for congress in North Carolina's District 5 against MAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

[Basscania 🇸🇪 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇫🇮 @basscania]

@yarotrof

[Charlieisaferalgod @Charlieisaferal]

@AmyMcGrathKY

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

@banisheddime @KATUNews What loophole? I worked in an elections office. Tell me what loophole you think there is to getting registered to vote and then how "vote by mail" is problematic. It isn't. Only people who think it is, don't understand the process.

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

@komonews Every voter's CITIZENSHIP IS VERIFIED when they register!! They have to prove that to get registered!! They aren't added to voter rules without 1st PROVING CITIZENSHIP! This is how its done. there is no mystery in who can vote. If on the voter rules, a ballot is mailed.

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

@komonews This is an invalid argument against "mail in ballots". EVERY BALLOT MUST BE SIGNED BY the VOTER!! Every signature is checked when ballots are received. If it doesn't match the ORIGINAL SIGNATURE CARD, it is flagged for "verification". Not counted until verified. Period.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

He is a wise man.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The Washington Post unleashes a scathing takedown of Trump after he smeared their murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a playdate with the brutal Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.

This is just a taste of what the history books will have to say about Donald...

"The United States government often advances its national interests by working with nasty people, and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is one of the nastiest," the paper's editorial board wrote. "It’s one thing, however regrettable, to deal reluctantly with him. President Donald Trump’s performance at the White House Tuesday was something else entirely: weak, crass and of no strategic benefit to America."

The opinion piece was entitled "things happen," a direct quote from Trump's Oval Office meeting yesterday with MBS. When asked about the assassination — in which Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered with a bone saw — Trump dismissively said that "things happen" and that Khashoggi was an "extremely controversial" man who a "lot of people didn't like."

Trump falsely claimed that MBS "knew nothing about that," when in fact he ordered the killing. The president also chided a reporter for trying to "embarrass our guests by asking a question." The disgraceful remarks were a major PR boon to MBS and are rendered all the more shameful by the fact that Khashoggi was a U.S. resident.

"These distortions dishonor Khashoggi’s legacy, stand at odds with the facts and are beneath the office of the president," the Post's editorial board wrote. They explained that Khashoggi's reporting for their outlet allowed him to stand strong against "the Saudi regime’s repressiveness at home and recklessness abroad."

"The reality is that while Trump advocates peace through strength, he showed nothing but debility," they wrote. "No doubt other dictators took note. Legitimizing and defending Mohammed this way will embolden him and his ilk to mistreat not just journalists but any Americans — knowing that they’ll probably face no real consequences."

The board slammed Trump for greeting MBS "cost-free with an honor guard of black horses, herald trumpeters and fighter jets."

"Forgetting Mohammed’s brutality and Khashoggi’s warnings is a choice, and Trump made the wrong one," they concluded.

At the root of all of this horror is, as usual, Trump's insatiable greed. He doesn't want to upset bin Salman because Saudi Arabia has proven to be an incredibly lucrative personal partner for his family. The Saudis poured $2 billion into Jared Kushner's firm — and that's just one of the deals that we know about. Until a full forensic investigation is undertaken, there's no telling how much the Trumps have made by buddying up to a murderous tyrant.

Please retweet and ❤️ to demand a Congressional investigation into Trump's Saudi connections!

[Donna Ertel Riley @DonnaErtelRiley]

@DougWahl1 She is right. Paper trail. Period