Daniel Lei

Truth brings you peace. Tweets/retweets are my thoughts of the moment, not for my employer or my family.

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@R_S_Morgan Cao will deny all of this at his confirmation.

[Ryan Morgan @R_S_Morgan]

In an exclusive interview, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told me that Iranian forces "blew the hell out of Bahrain."

While open-source analyses have long indicated that the U.S. Fifth Fleet Headquarters at Naval Support Activity Bahrain sustained extensive damage in the early days of the Iran conflict, Cao's comment represents a direct and high-level acknowledgment of the matter.

This comment came up as Cao and I discussed a range of issues the Department of the Navy faces and how he's addressing them. President Donald Trump recently nominated Cao to serve as the full-time Secretary of the Navy. Cao awaits consideration before the Senate.

As I asked about the USS Abraham Lincoln's recent deployment, overall fleet operational tempo, and the logistical support it takes to sustain high-intensity operations, Cao acknowledged damage to NSA Bahrain left the Lincoln's crew "no place for them to pull in."

There's ongoing debate as to whether U.S. forces should reoccupy and repair their various bases across the Middle East once this Iran conflict has concluded, or whether these installations represent an outdated model for force projection in the region.

I asked whether a return to NSA Bahrain would be necessary to sustain strenuous deployments like the kind the Lincoln's crew just saw. Cao said, "I have a task force that's looking at that."

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

JUST IN: The 4th Circuit has rejected ICE's massive expansion of detention without bond for people with long-term ties to the country and no threat of danger to the community.

The 2-1 ruling is the ninth straight appeals court rejection. Next up: SCOTUS.
https://t.co/yYYih69qUg

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@scottlincicome Wait. The republicans control both houses of Congress and the WH. Why don't they issue the $5K check now with the $5K from DOGE, $2K from the first tariff while claiming democrats are socialists?

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@stephenfhayes Republicans control both houses and the WH. Why don't they issue the payment now?

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@edels0n The women behind him cheered loudly and at the same time booed democrats for being socialists.

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@crampell The convention's theme: Democrats are socialists!

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@Reuters He promised the check of $5K from DODGE and another check of $2K from tariffs and now another $5K check for voting Republicans while the national debt topped $40 trillion. The convention's theme: Democrats are socialists. The women behind him cheered loudly!

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@ericadyork And the convention's theme: Democrats are socialists.

[Erica York @ericadyork]

Let’s review.

In February 2025 Trump floated $5,000 DOGE dividends. Didn’t happen.

In November 2025, he said we’d be getting $2,000 tariff dividends. Didn’t happen.

Now in September 2026 we’re being promised another $5,000 tariff dividend. Not gonna happen.

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@kenvogel @AlanDersh @debra_kamin Dershowitz is falling from grace like Giuliani.

[Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel]

NEW: The Alexander bros, who were convicted in March of running a decades-long sex-trafficking scheme, have paid at least $250k to Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) partly to pursue “executive clemency & judicial reversal,” per records obtained by @debra_kamin. https://t.co/aME3IJ4XsO

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@LarrySabato And please start with our leaders.

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@Lokay @washingtonsun @reesejgorman Sadly, POTUS doesn't read and it won't serve him well. Not all readers lead but all leaders read.

[The Shumater @The_Shumater]

Turns out Trump's mystery meat is coming from a Brazilian agri-oligarch who's friend of Melania, and it includes scraps & chunks of meat that have been frozen for years before being ground up & mixed with American beef. Bon appétit!
https://t.co/tcsIuokNUS

[The Washington Sun @washingtonsun]

The White House took down a mass deportation-themed video game called “Build the Wall” from its arcade website this week, just days after The Tetris Company implied its design may represent copyright infringement.
https://t.co/RStgmLe9bo

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@davidshepardson @Ford @SecDuffy Duffy will fold when Trump meets with Xi, and Trump will allow the things Duffy criticizes.

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@Lokay Like Hollywood, the sequel won't do well :)

[Daniel Lei @twuitmee]

@JamieBonkiewicz Tell him Jesus ain't white. That'd blow his mind.

[Metro Forward @wmata]

You may notice new signs on the lower level of L’Enfant Plaza station this week. This is part of our rollout of new, more unified, and user-friendly signage across the system. 🚇

Learn more about the project here: https://t.co/RO2lwE76i1