GOP Sen Johnson on why he wasn’t scared Jan 6:
“I knew those were people that love this country, truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break a law
“had Trump won and those were thousands of Black Lives Matter and Antifa protestors, I might’ve been concerned”
Going to be a long day of Republicans lecturing Dems over rushed impeachment with no due process — after same Republicans acquitted Trump in a trial with no witnesses
GOP: “We can’t do $1200 checks. That’s irresponsible. Think of the deficit.”
Also GOP: “As part of a COVID deal we are allocating $1.4 billion to build a xenophobic campaign stunt wall that falls down in the wind even though we promised voters other countries would pay for it.”
President Trump's campaign is urging supporters to donate to his "Official Election Defense Fund."
But watchdogs say those donations are largely going to Trump's new political action committee — not offsetting the cost the president's legal battles. https://t.co/66LC9NMpWw
BREAKING: Joe Biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States, according to the AP — narrowly beating President Trump after a turbulent race.
More here: https://t.co/Ulpk1kSqOc
These Trump “caravans” disrupting traffic and putting motorists at risk are pathetic, juvenile, and dangerous. This thuggish behavior is not the American way. Everybody needs to say that. I’m happy I just did.
"I suspect strongly that if the president does not win reelection, that he is going to pardon a lot more people related to the Trump Organization, his family, people who work there, and even himself," former DOJ prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said. https://t.co/Bm75gN0L5z
President Trump pointed to the stock market as a measure of U.S. economic health.
According to the Federal Reserve, more than half of all stock is held by the wealthiest 1% of the country, while the bottom 90% of the population holds less than 13%. https://t.co/OoSusQuavA
President Trump claimed U.S. carbon emissions are at the best point they've been in 35 years under his administration.
That's false. Total emissions — including those from transportation — have continued to increase during Trump’s presidency. https://t.co/Ajs66wEQDQ