David Prutton

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

@oopsalion @bernardooooV3 Wrong person!

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

Happy New Year.

It was a huge honour to be elected the first North East Mayor in 2024.

As we look to 2025, what shines through is the pride we share for the North East we call home, and the burning ambition to make it even better for the future.

That is my mission in 2025.

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

Festive donation #GiveBlood

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

Boxing Day beach walk.

We really are so lucky in the North East aren’t we?!

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

@SandraO93113902 @KiMcGuinness Hi @SandraO93113902, feel free to drop me a DM to tell me more about it and I’ll see if I can do anything to help

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

Thank you to all of the Air C2 Force and RAF Boulmer personnel that are working today to keep our skies safe over the Christmas period. It was great to have a catch up (with plenty of snacks) today! Thank you @KiMcGuinness for coming along with me to bring the festive cheer 🎄🦌

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

. @britishairways when were you thinking of telling me you’d cancelled my flight and rebooked me a day later? Now I can’t speak to anyone other than your totally useless chatbot.

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

Very interesting endorsement from @Schwarzenegger which I think is a fantastic summary of the US election campaign. Shame it’ll get deprioritised by Twitter/X

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

Brilliant day at the #GreatNorthRun today, what’s a fantastic event put on by @Great_Run as always! Congratulations to everyone who took part today, I certainly had a (rather wet) blast!

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

What a day. What a region. What an event.

The @Great_Run #GreatNorthRun shows everything that’s amazing about our North East.

The people of our region make it their mission to get all 60,000 runners over the finish line.

Today, I couldn’t be more proud to be North East Mayor.

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

Today, we said goodbye to a remarkable man in a beautiful service.

I was very fortunate to meet Michael through @RAFAssociation during the pandemic. A Lancaster navigator during WWII, he led an extraordinary life to the full and we’re poorer without him.

Per Ardua Ad Astra

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

And now, onto the Premier League! It’s been a brilliant couple of weeks of the @Olympics though and it’ll be a shame to not wake up to pop the tv on for some BMXing or speed walking first thing!

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

What an @Olympics.

Me and @david_prutton have loved everything we’ve managed to see (usually late at night on highlights).

🇬🇧@TeamGB have given us so much to be proud of with an outstanding performance! 🥇🥈🥉

Well done Paris- it’s been a pleasure to watch. 🇫🇷

#Paris2024

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

Proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant for @NorthEast_CA. I’m lucky to know many incredible people who serve or have served in the Forces. We value and rely their service and they deserve real opportunity. Thanks @RoyalNavy, @RoyalAirForce and @BritishArmy for joining us.

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

@KiMcGuinness So “proud” of these two for demonstrating their agility in getting both over and under the fence to keep them in…

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

@nick_winder They’re really cool actually, and Gary who donated the cinema was there to speak; apparently he bought it to store cars in initially!

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

First ever trip to Beamish for me, certainly won’t be the last 😁 What a great place, particularly their work to support people with #dementia

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

Loved taking part in the opening of @Beamish_Museum’s 1950s cinema and toy shop.

Beamish beautifully tells the story of our North East past, our pride and identity whist looking forward to a brighter future.

Congratulations and thanks to @RhiannonJH_CEO and the Beamish team.

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

Shame the cat is letting the side down!

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

Come on @England ��󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Mega luck to the team in Germany tonight and for the whole tournament. We’re all behind you 🙌🏼

Errol and Iris are well and truly ready and so are we!

#EURo2024 #EnglandvsSerbia #ThreeLions 🦁🦁🦁

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

@Commander_GE @90SignalsUnit The hair…so glorious!

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

@Lupo_T_Lupo Sure. I’ve followed you, if you follow me you should get the option to send me a direct message.

[David Prutton @david_prutton]

@joylfc52 @KiMcGuinness @UKLabour