Katie

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

The chasm between competence and incompetence could not be wider.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter

P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.

[Brown eyed Cali girl @BE_cali_girl]

@maddenifico

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

This MAGA Trump supporter was surprised when she received the health care she voted for. Go figure. 😳👇

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

Cannot fact check this golf exchange

[Katie @KtLil4]

So proud!!! #UFGrad

[Katie @KtLil4]

@Andy and @andersoncooper for #CNNNYE are the best part of my 2023 and I'd bet the best part of 2024!!! And @JohnMayer in the Cat Box was the cherry on top. Pure happiness is watching them and listening to Anderson giggle!

[Christine Galea @chrisgalea]

I will never get tired of watching Anderson Cooper take a shot #CNNNYE #NewYearsEve

[Natalie Eshaya @NegativeNatalie]

This is the FUNNIEST thing i have EVER seen on television oh my god😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 @Andy @andersoncooper @JohnMayer #CNNNYE

[Aly Dawson @alydawson14]

THE WORLD IS HEALING #CNNNYE

[Katie @KtLil4]

#UOFistBump to Kayla at Hogs Head! She was so helpful and friendly, especially as my morning hadn't been stellar. She really encouraged me, and even though it was a brief interaction, she boosted my mood!

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

I don't care about President Biden's age.
I don't care that he likes ice cream and dogs.
I don't care that he stutters sometimes.
I don't care about his son's laptop.
I don't care that Republicans are trying to impeach him for NOTHING but revenge with no evidence.

I care that he's doing a fantastic job as President.
I care that he supports women's bodily autonomy.
I care that he's respected on the world stage.
I care that he cares about climate change.
I care that he's created 13 million jobs.
I care that he supports voting rights.
I care that he's a good, decent man.

Impeach him all you want, assholes.
President Biden has MY vote.

[Ben Brandon @BenBrandonHoops]

Here's a fun stat:

Arkansas: 8 NCAAT wins in the last 3 years
Alabama: 9 NCAAT wins in the last 20 years
Auburn: 9 NCAAT wins in the last 21 years
Florida: 8 NCAAT wins in the last 8 years
Georgia: 7 NCAAT wins in 118 year history
Kentucky: 9 NCAAT wins in the last 7 years
LSU: 8 NCAAT wins in the last 18 years
Mississippi St.: 8 NCAAT wins in the last 28 years
Missouri: 8 NCAAT wins in the last 22 years
Ole Miss: 5 NCAAT wins in 113 year history
South Carolina: 8 NCAAT wins in 115 year history
Tennessee: 9 NCAAT wins in the last 10 years
Texas A&M: 9 NCAAT wins in the last 17 years
Vanderbilt: 9 NCAAT in the last 36 years

(I listed 9 wins for a few of these teams because the year they reached their 8th win, they also earned their 9th.)

Don't take for granted what @EricPMusselman has built, Hog fans!

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

8 years.
No scandals.
No investigations.
No impeachment hearings.
No indictments.
No drama.

Just class and grace personified. Let's let them know we miss this wonderful family. 💙

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Dear Donald Trump,

I never thought I would thank you for anything but I do want to thank you for always hiring incredibly stupid lawyers to defend you for the incredibly stupid things you do.

It has really helped and I wanted to acknowledge it.

Your adversary,
Don Winslow

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

cc: #MAGA

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Feel free to borrow this and share as needed.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Breaking: It turns out that Hunter Biden was secretly running a business for Joe while Joe Biden was in office. The business made $160 million in deals during his time in office, and Joe Biden is set to get the entirety of the business when he leaves office.

Whoops never-mind. That was the Trump Organization which Donald Trump put in a trust that he essentially had complete control over and that Don Jr. and Eric officially ran during his presidency. The business brought in millions of dollars including via hotel rentals from foreign governments that likely looked to get favors from Trump. Trump Organization was then convicted of fraud and forced to shut down.

Additionally Ivanka and Jared Kushner got a $1.2 billion lease on a NY City property from a company that was majority owned by Qatar, just as Trump was supporting a middle east blockade against Qatar. Suddenly after the lease went through, Trump stopped supporting the blockade.

Then while in office, Ivanka Trump got trademarks granted to her while Donald supported a ZTE deal that benefitted China. On the very date Trump and Ivanka dined at Mar-a-Lago with the Chinese President, China awarded her 3 preliminary trademark approvals, all while Trump was President and Ivanka worked in the White House.

Then after 4 years of pro-Saudi policies, and a surprising arms deal, Trump and Kushner both signed business deals worth billions of dollars with the Saudis after leaving office.

Then, during Trump's presidency Don Jr.'s personal business parter Gentry Beach, who was doing business overseas, got access to meet with top national security officials in the Trump administration during Trump's presidency. The NSC officials were directed by the Trump White House to take the meeting because Beach and the businessman were friends of Trump Jr.

But tell me again how Joe Biden had friendly personal phone calls with Hunter Biden's business partners.