Caroline Baum

Erstwhile financial journalist: former columnist for Bloomberg, Dow Jones, contributor to MarketWatch.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Trump: “Vladimir Putin…Will do that for me, but not for anyone else.”

Donald Trump is a Russian asset.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

And you even TWEETED this.

Shame

[Caroline Baum @cabaum1]

.@AmbJohnBolton is the last person to accuse @AmbNikkiHaley of making a “political decision” when she said she’d vote for Trump. Where was he when it mattered? Making a political decision and saving it for his book.

[Caroline Baum @cabaum1]

@AmbJohnBolton is the last person to accuse @AmbNikkiHaley of making a political decision when she said she’d vote for Trump. Where was he when it mattered? Making a political decision. @CNN Please don’t give him a megaphone.

[Charlie Sykes @SykesCharlie]

Siri: Show me the weirdest spin after this MAGA smack-down...

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

A 30-second version of this ad from @GOP4Ukraine, featuring Nick, a Republican from Iowa, is running digitally in DC.

[Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads/Insta)🌻 @AWeissmann_]

By starting the jury selection process now, Judge Chutkan is both assuring a prompt start of the 3/4 trial AND putting as much pressure on the appellate courts (DC and SCOTUS) not to stand in the way of delaying that trial date.

[Caroline Baum @cabaum1]

Why is Marc Fogel never mentioned in discussions about Americans wrongfully detained by Russia?

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

The Biden Administration signaled it could work around no Ukraine funds in the 45-day CR--there's stuff in the pipeline, Europe can help, etc. But the whole world is watching. Biden has to say now and unequivocally this is a mere hiccup, and there'll be full funding for Ukraine.

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

Members of the House and Senate who are voting to deny Ukraine assistance on the 85th anniversary of Neville Chamberlain’s 1938 “peace in our time” speech should read some history: Appeasement didn’t work then. It won’t work now.

[Caroline Baum @cabaum1]

@gtconway3d He has a real talent for skirting any question re: Trump. It was embarrassing.

[Mona Charen @monacharen]

Worthwhile to remember that Trump didn't just defraud and stiff big banks and insurance companies. 3500 lawsuits from little guys! USA TODAY exclusive: Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn’t pay his bills https://t.co/RqFuC2ChxZ via @usatoday

[Charlie Sykes @SykesCharlie]

The charitable view is that Comer's first hearing was a dumpster fire inside a clown car wrapped in a fiasco.

To put it mildly, the GOP, did not bring their best.

https://t.co/uJcxfD5A7K

[Caroline Baum @cabaum1]

Discretionary spending is ~27% of federal spending; defense spending is a little less than half of that. So slashing Lloyd Austin’s salary is more of a charade than a solution to the US’s long-term debt problem.

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

After claiming to me that he was misquoted, the Atlantic publishes the audio of Vivek Ramaswamy's 9/11 comments.
https://t.co/hz3BWRSaIS

[Will Hurd @WillHurd]

It’s disappointing being kept off the debate stage, but I will not be deterred. The stakes are too high.

Read my full statement here: https://t.co/8cdwhyuXv2

[Will Hurd @WillHurd]

I have said from day one of my candidacy that I will not sign a blood oath to Donald Trump.

[Caroline Baum @cabaum1]

@AmbJohnBolton And if you had testified at his impeachment instead of saving what you knew for your book, we might not be worrying about Trump’s reelection.

[Caroline Baum @cabaum1]

Perhaps the DOJ should ask Trump to surrender his passport. As prison becomes an increasingly likely option, Trump might want to call his pal Vlad and decamp to Russia to get some first-hand tips on autocracy.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

While we wait for the Trump January 6th indictment, I do want to suggest this:

Jack Smith has done more for American democracy in 8 months than the Republican Party has done in 8 years.