Kevin Stokes

South Carolina Native....born and raised. Self-proclaimed Unofficial Ambassador of D.C.

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

It's actually mind-boggling that @JDVance would say Watergate would be a "10 hour story" today.
Just to review, Nixon's aides authorized a break-in of the DNC HQ to install bugging equipment--in a caper foiled by a night watchman, who called police. They then enlisted the CIA to mislead the FBI that the break-in was related to a probe of malign foreign actors.
The entire operation was paid for by a slush fund controlled by the WH.
The WH also enlisted the IRS to probe hundreds of Nixon's political enemies.
The AG, the WH COS and several other top aides all were convicted and served time for their involvement in the crimes and coverup.
Nixon was caught on his own secret tape system conspiring with them but was pardoned a month after he resigned by his successor, Gerald Ford.
That Vance thinks this would be a "10 hour story" today speaks volumes about the moral and ethical degradation of the Trump era.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

I couldn't cover all of Trump's corruption - I'd break the floor speech record if I tried that.

But this is why Trump isn't fixing America's problems: he's too busy rigging the rules for himself.

Once corruption becomes normal, it becomes permanent. We can't let that happen.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

DATE OF CORRUPTION: April 30, 2026

Trump takes a $5 million dollar bribe from the Big Tobacco industry. Trump personally calls the FDA Commissioner and Dr. Oz, demanding they change the rules so Big Tobacco can make billions targeting our kids.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, CNBC just admitted that the Strait of Hormuz has not been opened as much as Donald Trump has told us it is. Another Trump lie exposed.

[Kevin Stokes @KStokesDC]

What's in the box? 🙂🙂🙂 #DCLove #UnofficialDC #OurBrandIsDC #WashingtonDC #TheInternational

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

Trump told Leslie Stahl something years ago that everyone should hear.

She asked Trump he kept calling the media fake news.

He said, I do it because I need to discredit you, so that when you say negative things about me, nobody believes you.

That is EXACTLY what he’s done.

The problem everyone has with him is that most of us grew up with values, ethics, and integrity.

That is not Donald Trump.

He figured out a long time ago that he can bully his way through any rule and if he keeps pushing harder and harder, people will relent.

For most of his life they did, but we must stand up against it.

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Holy Crap according to what Bloomberg is reporting what Trump & his Administration are telling Americans about his deal with Iran is chock full of BS!

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: Morning Joe just argued Pete Hegseth is the second-most responsible official for America's strategic defeat in Iran, behind only President Trump.

The postwar hearings could get a lot more interesting. 👀

[Prez @PrezLives2022]

55 years was all it took to make billionaires filthy rich and destroy America. Watch as Ashley explains.

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

MAGA commentator tries pushing election lies on CNN with no evidence, gets called LIAR to his face immediately by Charles Blow, and it is glorious.

[Kevin Stokes @KStokesDC]

@steipete I know this is way overdue but I just realized I never said thank you for helping me with the 4/29 problem. Truly appreciate it. It was 36 hours of chaos in my world so thanks for helping me out. Hopefully it's not too late to say thank you.

[Frank C @FrankCMYK]

@AP Amazing how this Court can detect “constitutional concerns” at light speed anytime Dems benefit, but turns into Helen Keller whenever billionaires, dark money, or Rep. gerrymandering show up.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: New information has leaked indicating that in 2022 The president’s oldest son, Hunter Biden traveled with his father to China to meet President Xi, while, running a business that his father had the majority ownership in.

Oops, never mind, that was Eric Trump today.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

OMFG!

RFK Jr: "President Trump has a different way of calculating percentages. If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction."

No, you imbecile. That’s a 98.33% drop. No math besides make-believe math makes it 600%.

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

The verdict of a prominent conservative website and magazine:

"A 79-year-old man who has long dealt in chaos is now being consumed by that chaos. His episodes are becoming more frequent, his good days further apart. What he has lost is not a sense of decency or decorum—he never had those—but any remaining sense of self-control.

"Everyone around him can see it. Yet, whether from ambition, cowardice, or weary acceptance, they keep looking for ways to rationalize his behavior. The tragedy is no longer Trump’s. It is now America’s."

[Rep. Mike Levin @RepMikeLevin]

Not enough people are talking about this.

Hungary’s incoming PM has said that Viktor Orbán used Hungarian government funds to help finance CPAC, the flagship networking event for GOP candidates, members of Congress, and conservative media in this country.

Under U.S. law, that is not just a Hungarian problem. Foreign governments are barred from spending money in American elections, and Americans are forbidden from soliciting or accepting it. If these allegations are true, this is a direct attack on the integrity of American democracy.

We need a full investigation by Congress, the FEC, and the DOJ. The American people deserve to know exactly what flowed from Orbán’s government into this country’s political ecosystem, who was on the receiving end, and what it bought.
https://t.co/pMFylxAkbQ

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Wow! Minnesota authorities are investigating ICE over a possible “kidnapping” of American citizen Chong Lee Scott Thao, who was arrested at gunpoint, forced into a van, and released later with no explanation.

You heard that right! ICE could be charged with kidnapping an American!

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

You won't hear a better 55-second description of MAGA and Trump than this: in terms of the perspective of any minimally honest MAGA supporter:

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.

No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed.

Here's how it works.