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The slippery slope of protest surveillance
2054-01-03 10:00:00+00:00 / axios.com
James Mattis condemns Trump as a threat to the Constitution
2040-01-03 22:13:00+00:00 / axios.com
AOC endorses Jamaal Bowman over Rep. Eliot Engel for NY House seat
2033-01-04 01:58:00+00:00 / axios.com
McConnell blocks resolution condemning Trump's actions against peaceful protesters
2024-01-02 21:00:00+00:00 / axios.com
The biggest crisis since 1968
2020-07-24 09:41:53.458000+00:00 / axios.com
Jimmy Carter releases statement on George Floyd protests
2020-06-27 20:07:40.141000+00:00 / axios.com
Virginia senator calls for Barr to resign over order to clear protests
2020-06-04 02:16:33+00:00 / thehill.com
Fired U.S. State Department watchdog confirms probe of Saudi arms sale
2020-06-04 02:14:01+00:00 / reuters.com
LA city council president introduces motion to cut LAPD funding
2020-06-04 02:04:23+00:00 / thehill.com
Senator’s ‘Send In the Troops’ Op-Ed in The Times Draws Online Ire
2020-06-04 01:58:59+00:00 / nytimes.com
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Officials Cutting $100 Million-$150 Million From LAPD Budget, Funds To Be Reinvested In Communities Of Color
2020-06-04 01:37:40+00:00 / deadline.com
Infamous Pizzagater Jack Posobiec Pushed Hoax About Pipe Bombs Being Planted at Korean War Memorial
2020-06-04 00:47:56.891000+00:00 / thedailybeast.com
New York Times Staffers in Open Revolt Over Tom Cotton’s ‘Send in the Troops’ Column
2020-06-03 23:58:49+00:00 / thedailybeast.com
Pentagon chief Esper reverses decision to send some troops home from D.C. amid protests
2020-06-03 23:32:53+00:00 / nbcnews.com
Trump Campaign Looks at Electoral Map and Doesn’t Like What It Sees
2020-06-03 23:29:32+00:00 / nytimes.com
Ex-defense chief Mattis rips Trump for dividing Americans
2020-06-03 23:17:59+00:00 / apnews.com
Jim Mattis blasts Trump in message that defends protesters, says president ‘tries to divide us’
2020-06-03 22:49:43.893000+00:00 / washingtonpost.com
Former Defense Secretary Mattis breaks silence and tears into Trump: 'He tries to divide us'
2020-06-03 22:30:51+00:00 / cnbc.com
Prosecutors: 3 men plotted to terrorize Vegas protests
2020-06-03 22:25:06+00:00 / apnews.com
Paul holds up anti-lynching legislation as he seeks changes to bill
2020-06-03 22:24:37+00:00 / cnn.com
Mattis tears into Trump: 'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership'
2020-06-03 22:15:01+00:00 / cnn.com
Analysis: Trump lacks the consent of the governed
2020-06-03 22:11:00+00:00 / nbcnews.com
Senate panel approves legislation requiring campaigns to report foreign election help
2020-06-03 22:08:15+00:00 / cnn.com
Senate passes fix for small-business coronavirus relief
2020-06-03 22:07:44+00:00 / apnews.com
Perspective | I’m a cop. I won’t fight a ‘war’ on crime the way I fought the war on terror.
2020-06-03 22:00:56.717000+00:00 / washingtonpost.com

Trump Campaign Looks at Electoral Map and Doesn’t Like What It Sees – As polls show President Trump significantly trailing his rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr., his campaign is spending heavily in states, like Ohio, that it had hoped would not be competitive at all this year.

nytimes.com 2020-06-03 23:29:32+00:00

Alex Burns @alexburnsNYT

New: Trump’s electoral map is risk of collapsing, as once-red states like OH, IA, AZ & GA shift away GOP aides know things are dire, but don’t know how to solve their basic problem: the candidate @maggieNYT & me on the bleakest outlook yet for Trump 2020 https://t.co/jjnITj7ypV

Thu Jun 04 00:20:20 +0000 2020
Kevin M. Kruse @KevinMKruse

If the president is worried about suffering a humiliating landslide loss this fall, he should consider resigning before then, or just announcing he won’t seek re-election. Can’t lose in a landslide if you’re not on the ballot. (guy-tapping-forehead.gif) https://t.co/ExqxTYHuTe

Wed Jun 03 23:57:22 +0000 2020
Alex Burns @alexburnsNYT

Bill Weld ended his (extremely) long-shot primary challenge to Trump in March On Tues, Weld won more than 20 percent of the GOP primary vote in several of Maryland's most populous countries, & collected apparent protest votes in the Indianapolis suburbs https://t.co/jjnITj7ypV

Thu Jun 04 02:36:49 +0000 2020
Greg Sargent @ThePlumLineGS

"In private polling conducted by Mr. Trump’s campaign, the president is now well behind Mr. Biden, according to people briefed on the most recent round of results." https://t.co/77C0V0lZaL

Thu Jun 04 01:13:37 +0000 2020
Cliff Levy @cliffordlevy

NEW: "President Trump is facing the bleakest outlook for his re-election bid so far, with his polling numbers plunging in both public and private surveys." https://t.co/OiLwkvDaIb By @alexburnsNYT @maggieNYT

Wed Jun 03 23:48:41 +0000 2020
Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 @Amy_Siskind

Trump’s campaign beginning to worry about states like Ohio and Iowa that he carried by wide margins four years ago. Like I keep saying - we want to win all 50 states and send him packing! https://t.co/sT1w4IYnwi

Wed Jun 03 23:51:01 +0000 2020
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Little nugget in the latest great report from @alexburnsNYT & @maggieNYT reminds us of the slightly bizarre fact that Trump has never really tried to be a popular and well-liked president, just hoped to coast on the electoral college. https://t.co/SB3HFeAEG8 https://t.co/KRYVrdJuGx

Thu Jun 04 02:33:31 +0000 2020
Andrew Bates @AndrewBatesNC

[email protected]: "Biden has a team of killers and all I’ve got is a defense." https://t.co/ApvWyYF0Nd

Thu Jun 04 00:54:19 +0000 2020
Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT

“There is no obvious strategy in terms of message,” said Rob Stutzman, a Republican strategist based in California. “The president defaults to base messages regardless of strategy, thus the campaign becomes a base-driven campaign.” https://t.co/ColNzzA66C

Thu Jun 04 01:05:26 +0000 2020
John Harwood @JohnJHarwood

“Like many Republicans, including top officials in Trump’s campaign and administration, strategist Stutzman saw the president’s impulses as a largely unfixable problem: ‘He’s too defective to have any other strategy than to be who he is,’ Stutzman said.” https://t.co/PH4Prub72X

Thu Jun 04 03:36:37 +0000 2020
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Mattis tears into Trump: 'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership' – Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Wednesday castigated President Donald Trump as "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people" in a forceful rebuke of…

cnn.com 2020-06-03 22:15:01+00:00

CNN Politics @CNNPolitics

BREAKING: Former Defense Secretary James Mattis tears into President Trump, says "we are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership" https://t.co/a2GAkOAMI7 https://t.co/laScjiR2gk

Wed Jun 03 22:20:17 +0000 2020
CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk

"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us." Ex-Defense Secretary James Mattis castigated his former boss President Trump in a statement. https://t.co/msjmqE5r9y

Wed Jun 03 22:35:56 +0000 2020
Chris Cillizza @CillizzaCNN

"We are witnessing the consequences of 3 years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy...but we owe it to our fellow citizens" -- former DefSec James Mattis https://t.co/cNogjpK75K

Wed Jun 03 23:09:14 +0000 2020
Jake Tapper @jaketapper

Mattis tears into Trump: 'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership' - CNNPolitics https://t.co/amsjMoTTq4

Wed Jun 03 22:56:15 +0000 2020
CNN @CNN

"We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership," Mattis said https://t.co/sE4AiDoOlQ

Wed Jun 03 22:41:31 +0000 2020
CNN @CNN

Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis castigated Pres. Trump as "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people" in a forceful rebuke of his former boss as nationwide protests have intensified over George Floyd 's death https://t.co/Yj3M8wkHVK

Thu Jun 04 00:21:03 +0000 2020
Barbara Starr @barbarastarrcnn

Breaking: Mattis tears into Trump. https://t.co/Um88lQOYno

Wed Jun 03 22:19:35 +0000 2020
CNN @CNN

“I think also in that letter ... General Mattis may also be characterizing President Trump as a danger to the Constitution.” - Rep. Anthony Brown on former Secretary of Defense James Mattis ripping President Trump for dividing Americans over George Floyd https://t.co/8mRZ7Jpj2z https://t.co/Uj8pOMhpuq

Thu Jun 04 01:44:07 +0000 2020
CNN International @cnni

Former US Secretary of Defense James Mattis castigated Trump as "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people" in a forceful rebuke of his former boss as nationwide protests have intensified over George Floyd 's death https://t.co/ut06LqAPKH

Thu Jun 04 00:21:04 +0000 2020
Ram Ramgopal @RamCNN

Mattis, who has remained mostly silent since leaving office, tears into Trump: 'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership' https://t.co/WSKXSk9vBA

Wed Jun 03 22:22:36 +0000 2020
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How Trump’s Idea for a Photo Op Led to Havoc in a Park – When the history of the Trump presidency is written, the clash with protesters that preceded President Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square may be remembered as one of its defining moments.

nytimes.com 2020-06-03 01:37:53+00:00

Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT

Two officials said Meadows said at senior staff meeting this AM that the church photo op was Ivanka Trump's idea @anniekarni https://t.co/VGaeMPU8m1

Wed Jun 03 01:52:07 +0000 2020
Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker

White House officials say the church photo opp was Ivanka Trump’s idea, and that Hope Hicks orchestrated the visuals, per big NYT piece reconstructing the smoke-and-flash-grenades Lafayette Square clash https://t.co/XF0TsrLncl

Wed Jun 03 02:02:22 +0000 2020
Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker

“Even some White House officials privately expressed dismay that the president’s entourage had not thought to include a single person of color.” https://t.co/XF0TsrLncl

Wed Jun 03 02:08:03 +0000 2020
Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT

Meadows said that while others were getting credit for the church appearance, it was Ivanka Trump who deserved the credit, per two officials. She thanked him and thanked the team for carrying it out, the officials said. @anniekarni https://t.co/VGaeMPU8m1

Wed Jun 03 02:05:24 +0000 2020
Joy Reid @JoyAnnReid

This is the harrowing story of Trump's Kim Jong Un moment, in which peaceful protesters were gassed so he could walk across the street from the White House (and his bunker) for a photo-op. The video embedded in it makes it even more awful to re-experience. https://t.co/Nn8R1QyxlB

Wed Jun 03 05:22:07 +0000 2020
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

"The president emerged from the White House, followed by a phalanx of aides and Secret Service agents as he made his way to the church, where he posed stern-faced, holding up a Bible that his daughter pulled out of her $1,540 Max Mara bag." https://t.co/LQeE8Lvrmc

Wed Jun 03 12:00:01 +0000 2020
Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT

There was a heated meeting yesterday morning about whether to invoke the Insurrection Act. Barr opposed it, Pence favored it. https://t.co/VGaeMPU8m1

Wed Jun 03 01:48:52 +0000 2020
Daniel W. Drezner @dandrezner

I think we need to consider the possibility that this administration is populated by morons. https://t.co/qvB5kifIky https://t.co/AxMc94w2yA

Wed Jun 03 03:08:09 +0000 2020
Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Anatomy of an authoritarian disaster https://t.co/KpYfu5LVEd

Wed Jun 03 11:07:44 +0000 2020
Katharine Murphy @murpharoo

When the history of the Trump presidency is written, the clash at Lafayette Square may be remembered as one of its defining moments https://t.co/9ALnCPleeP

Wed Jun 03 06:05:46 +0000 2020
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All four living ex-presidents draw a sharp contrast with Trump on systemic racism – In their statements, however, was an implicit recognition that they had failed during their own tenures as president to solve the problem that has plagued the country throughout its history.

washingtonpost.com 2020-06-03 00:00:00+00:00

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Four U.S. presidents spoke this week about systemic racism and injustice. A fifth U.S. president spoke instead this week about using military force to dominate Americans who are protesting racial injustice. https://t.co/vTB0MLDo5I

Thu Jun 04 00:00:18 +0000 2020
The Washington Post @washingtonpost

All four living ex-presidents draw a sharp contrast with Trump on systemic racism https://t.co/c2bllgHesS

Thu Jun 04 01:25:59 +0000 2020
fake nick ramsey @ 🏡 @nick_ramsey

... new from @philiprucker, how trump is at odds with every former living president. https://t.co/AjEae6gRC0 https://t.co/3GAo7rX7FU

Wed Jun 03 23:48:12 +0000 2020
Meridith McGraw @meridithmcgraw

Former Presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton, and Carter each gave rare statements in this moment of crisis and drew a sharp contrast with the current president via ⁦@PhilipRucker⁩ https://t.co/NPzEhwK9ek

Wed Jun 03 23:46:48 +0000 2020
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Esper revises account of what he knew about Trump's church photo op – At a briefing Wednesday, Esper did not directly answer a reporter's question about whether he regretted participating in the presidential photo opportunity.

nbcnews.com 2020-06-02 19:55:00+00:00

Jesse Rodriguez @JesseRodriguez

[email protected] EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo-op: ‘I didn’t know where I was going’ @ckubeNBC @carolelee https://t.co/nZLpicIXtX

Wed Jun 03 00:50:01 +0000 2020
Vivian Salama @vmsalama

WOW!! Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo op: "I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops," Esper said Tuesday night in an exclusive interview with NBC News. https://t.co/AvI5WPgy8N via @nbcnews

Wed Jun 03 01:29:47 +0000 2020
Sam Stein @samstein

"Esper said he believed they were going to observe the vandalized bathroom in Lafayette Park.” https://t.co/K10xR1AzBw

Wed Jun 03 01:17:26 +0000 2020
Dafna Linzer @DafnaLinzer

Secretary of Defense to @ckubeNBC: “I didn’t know where I was going.” https://t.co/W4BkYtolwW

Wed Jun 03 01:03:43 +0000 2020
Peter Alexander @PeterAlexander

EXCLUSIVE: DefSec Esper said he had “no idea” about the plan to use force to disperse protesters ahead of Trump’s staged visit to St. John’s Church. via @ckubeNBC & @carolelee. https://t.co/0NQK1ALCqm

Wed Jun 03 01:07:44 +0000 2020
Rebecca Ballhaus @rebeccaballhaus

Esper says he had no warning about the St. John’s photo op & thought they were going to observe a vandalized bathroom. “I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops," he told NBC. "I didn't know where I was going.” https://t.co/gSZzfVYSPX

Wed Jun 03 01:31:52 +0000 2020
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Oh, please. So lame. https://t.co/Y6bB3xX9yP

Wed Jun 03 15:38:44 +0000 2020
All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris

Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo-op: "I didn't know where I was going." https://t.co/OvBt1H84fr

Wed Jun 03 00:57:23 +0000 2020
Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC

“I didn’t know where I was going,” says the Secretary of Defense. https://t.co/jsAQfw1IGy

Wed Jun 03 01:42:16 +0000 2020
Josh Dawsey @jdawsey1

Defense Secretary Esper says on the record of Trump’s church photo-op: 'I didn't know where I was going' Adds he thought he was going to look at damage. https://t.co/qbdTNWkqIy

Wed Jun 03 01:25:48 +0000 2020
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New York Times Staffers in Open Revolt Over Tom Cotton’s ‘Send in the Troops’ Column – “Running this puts Black @NYTimes staff in danger,” dozens of Times employees tweeted in solidarity on Wednesday evening.

thedailybeast.com 2020-06-03 23:58:49+00:00

TauhidChappell @TauhidChappell

New York Times Staffers in Open Revolt Over Tom Cotton’s ‘Send in the Troops’ Column cc @nabj @pabj @nabjregion1 https://t.co/iJbpacQHTC

Thu Jun 04 00:26:29 +0000 2020
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President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address – State law requires applicants to be legal residents to register to vote there.

washingtonpost.com 2020-06-03 16:44:31+00:00

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Breaking via WaPo: President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address. https://t.co/mpRBAQAl4m

Wed Jun 03 16:55:00 +0000 2020
Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen

BREAKING: Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address, according to Florida elections records. In other words, attempted voter fraud. https://t.co/lMdAk17WEb

Wed Jun 03 17:07:21 +0000 2020
Josh Dawsey @jdawsey1

President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address - The Washington Post https://t.co/wZyzqafIH2

Wed Jun 03 16:57:53 +0000 2020
Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell

The fraud is coming from inside the (White) House. https://t.co/qm9XPqH5Mh

Wed Jun 03 17:35:48 +0000 2020
The Washington Post @washingtonpost

President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address https://t.co/5JAkwHZDaq

Wed Jun 03 16:46:52 +0000 2020
Marc E. Elias @marceelias

It is looking more and more like @realDonaldTrump may have committed absentee ballot fraud in Florida. https://t.co/0D9fksOHWD

Wed Jun 03 17:54:46 +0000 2020
Juliet Eilperin @eilperin

NEW - President Trump originally tried to register to vote in Florida while claiming that his legal residence was not even in the state of Florida. (Some stories sort of speak for themselves.) Via @RoigFranzia https://t.co/ImMzb1tVZO

Wed Jun 03 16:55:03 +0000 2020
Rosalind Helderman @PostRoz

While spreading unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud, President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida with a "legal residence" address that was not even in the state of Florida. via @RoigFranzia https://t.co/zX0ESXz2Ur

Wed Jun 03 17:17:38 +0000 2020
Qasim Rashid for Congress @QasimRashid

Welp. We found the mail in voter fraud. President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address. https://t.co/rE0kBXrlXJ

Wed Jun 03 17:47:44 +0000 2020
Manuel Roig-Franzia @RoigFranzia

NEW - President Trump originally tried to register to vote in Florida using a "legal residence" address that was not even in the state of Florida. https://t.co/YpOfKnmRBK

Wed Jun 03 16:55:27 +0000 2020
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Protesters’ breach of temporary fences near White House complex prompted Secret Service to move Trump to secure bunker – President Trump on Wednesday disputed that he was rushed to safety, saying he went to the bunker earlier in the day “for an inspection.”

washingtonpost.com 2020-06-03 00:00:00+00:00

Carol Leonnig @CarolLeonnig

SCOOP: 🚨 President Trump *was* rushed to bunker after protesters breached barricades Friday night, accd'g to officials and record. It conflicts w/ Trump's claim he wasn't there for his security, but was just "inspecting" the place. https://t.co/1Kyw9y0sdl

Wed Jun 03 21:29:41 +0000 2020
Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker

Protesters’ breach of temporary fences near White House complex prompted Secret Service to move Trump to secure bunker -- a big scoop by @CarolLeonnig https://t.co/k0NKZjiASV

Wed Jun 03 21:37:27 +0000 2020
Nicolle Wallace @NicolleDWallace

Secret Service moved Trump to secure bunker Friday after protesters breached temporary fences near White House com… https://t.co/79ABnEeq3E

Wed Jun 03 21:27:55 +0000 2020
Matea Gold @mateagold

SCOOP: Protesters’ breach of temporary fences near White House complex prompted Secret Service to move Trump to secure bunker by @CarolLeonnig https://t.co/HvGN1aevi4

Wed Jun 03 21:28:17 +0000 2020
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

WaPo: Trump was rushed to the secure bunker after a group of protesters hopped over temporary barricades, according to arrest records and people familiar with the incident. That contradicts Trump's claim that he went to the bunker simply to inspect it. https://t.co/lY8RWvOH7G

Wed Jun 03 21:55:40 +0000 2020
Dan Eggen @DanEggenWPost

Trump claimed this morning he only went into the bunker for a “tour.” In fact, Secret Service moved him and family into the secure space Friday after protesters breached temporary fences near the White House, via ⁦@CarolLeonnig⁩ https://t.co/l7FNZsqXtn

Wed Jun 03 21:28:16 +0000 2020
Robert Costa @costareports

a scoop from ⁦@CarolLeonnig⁩: Protesters’ breach of temporary fences near White House complex prompted Secret Service to move Trump to secure bunker https://t.co/htF6r8HOTz

Wed Jun 03 21:48:45 +0000 2020
Molly Jong-Fast🏡 @MollyJongFast

So trump lied about the bunker? I’m so very unsurprised. https://t.co/YSArhm8Gy4

Thu Jun 04 01:13:34 +0000 2020
Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs

Secret Service officers detained at least 4 protesters, who were charged with unlawful entry at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, according to arrest records. Incident that led to Trump going to bunker took place near East Wing, by Treasury. @CarolLeonnig https://t.co/gmbIgz8JZp

Thu Jun 04 00:20:29 +0000 2020
Ellen Nakashima @nakashimae

SCOOP by @CarolLeonnig: Protesters’ breach of temporary fences near White House complex prompted Secret Service to move Trump to secure bunker https://t.co/uDomDdELAl

Wed Jun 03 21:35:26 +0000 2020
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Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to use of force against largely peaceful crowd – The show of aggression by federal law enforcement officers, which came shortly before President Trump made an appearance at a church nearby, drew widespread condemnation.

washingtonpost.com 2020-06-02 19:29:00+00:00

Elizabeth Warren @ewarren

Barr should be impeached and removed immediately—this recklessness is going to get more people killed. https://t.co/BTAT0vv28X

Tue Jun 02 20:23:23 +0000 2020
Elizabeth Warren @ewarren

I’m calling for Barr’s resignation—and for an investigation into any Justice Department officials involved in this gross display of propaganda and the violence that preceded it. https://t.co/BTAT0vv28X

Wed Jun 03 22:33:16 +0000 2020
The Washington Post @washingtonpost

Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to use of force against largely peaceful crowd https://t.co/qlXlrWjPfx

Tue Jun 02 19:30:36 +0000 2020
Jim Roberts @nycjim

AG Bill Barr personally ordered law enforcement to clear the streets of protesters before Trump’s Bible photo op. https://t.co/kigzzt2I4e https://t.co/YEwWJJRRmG

Tue Jun 02 20:12:38 +0000 2020
Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets

Attorney General Bill Barr personally ordered the removal of protesters near the White House, leading to the use of force against a largely peaceful crowd. #ImpeachBarr https://t.co/9SywvDLlKB

Tue Jun 02 21:45:51 +0000 2020
Matea Gold @mateagold

Trump administration offered three explanations for use of force last night. WH: to help enforce curfew (which DC didn't request) Park Police: in response to violent protesters DOJ: part of previous plan to expand perimeter https://t.co/eZb8CEevyU

Tue Jun 02 23:55:34 +0000 2020
Karen Tumulty @ktumulty

Forceful dispersal of protesters spurred by Barr order came as Trump has sought to flex federal muscle in response to unrest, by @CarolLeonnig @mattzap @jdawsey1 @rebtanhs https://t.co/SRVymu62CI

Tue Jun 02 23:49:46 +0000 2020
Carol Leonnig @CarolLeonnig

NEW 🚨Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to shoving, chasing largely peaceful crowd. Barr's order came very shortly before the President himself arriving for a photo op of strength. Me w @mattzap @rebtanhs THREAD https://t.co/OyZKwaIQ3O

Tue Jun 02 19:37:31 +0000 2020
Josh Dawsey @jdawsey1

Bill Barr did not recuse himself regarding the protests, personally giving order late Monday to push them back ahead of Trump's photo op at the church. Then, Barr walked the streets. Trump aides said they expected/wanted perimeter pushed back hours prior. https://t.co/s5RBG1q63j

Wed Jun 03 00:06:36 +0000 2020
lori montgomery @loriamontgomery

BREAKING => Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to use of force against largely peaceful crowd https://t.co/YV4YJx85Wz

Tue Jun 02 19:34:39 +0000 2020
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James Mattis condemns Trump as a threat to the Constitution – "I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled."

axios.com 2040-01-03 22:13:00+00:00

Axios @axios

BREAKING: Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis condemns Trump for "making a mockery of the Constitution" in a statement to The Atlantic, saying he was "appalled" at the president's response to mass protests in the wake of George Floyd's killing. https://t.co/eHqSgtTduU

Wed Jun 03 22:16:28 +0000 2020
Joel Rubin @JoelMartinRubin

Mattis makes it clear. Trump is a threat to the Constitution. And by extension, he’s also making it clear that Trump should be impeached. Republicans better be paying attention. The walls are crumbling in. https://t.co/pT7x6kLLpS

Wed Jun 03 22:31:11 +0000 2020
Andy Campbell @AndyBCampbell

Mattis compares Trump to the Nazis https://t.co/v9ceRRcOSR

Wed Jun 03 22:37:22 +0000 2020
David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership.” https://t.co/O09BGNPZ2d

Wed Jun 03 22:27:07 +0000 2020
Charlie Sykes @SykesCharlie

Former Defense Secretary James Mattis condemns Trump as a threat to the Constitution https://t.co/WR9tTdSWiX

Wed Jun 03 23:03:53 +0000 2020
Axios @axios

Mattis: "Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort." https://t.co/eHqSgtTduU

Wed Jun 03 22:22:25 +0000 2020
Axios @axios

Mattis: "We know that we are better than the abuse of executive authority that we witnessed in Lafayette Park. We must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our Constitution." https://t.co/eHqSgtTduU

Wed Jun 03 22:22:39 +0000 2020
Andy Cohen @Andy

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Thu Jun 04 00:28:54 +0000 2020
Axios @axios

Mattis: "I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words “Equal Justice Under Law” are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding." https://t.co/eHqSgtTduU

Wed Jun 03 22:22:05 +0000 2020
Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix

Finally. Former Defense Secretary James Mattis condemns Trump as a threat to the Constitution https://t.co/9DhIE57A84

Wed Jun 03 22:26:09 +0000 2020
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Senator’s ‘Send In the Troops’ Op-Ed in The Times Draws Online Ire – Staff members at the newspaper, including a Pulitzer winner, denounced an opinion essay by Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, calling for a military response to protests.

nytimes.com 2020-06-04 01:58:59+00:00

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Three New York Times journalists said they had informed their editors that sources told them they would no longer provide them with information because of the Tom Cotton Op-Ed. https://t.co/Jx0O2Si7mk

Thu Jun 04 02:40:23 +0000 2020
marc tracy @marcatracy

Three Times journalists, who declined to be identified by name, said they had informed their editors that sources told them they would no longer provide them with information because of the Op-Ed. --> sign of unusual internal dissension https://t.co/iTUsIe3hOv

Thu Jun 04 02:14:38 +0000 2020
Christopher Ingraham @_cingraham

NYT reports that some sources will no longer be providing them with information as a result of the Cotton op-ed. https://t.co/TIzJlHmmIR https://t.co/emspyFc23b

Thu Jun 04 02:42:12 +0000 2020
Sewell Chan @sewellchan

The ⁦@nyguild⁩ gets it right here: “Cotton’s Op-Ed pours gasoline on the fire. Media organizations have a responsibility to hold power to account, not amplify voices of power without context and caution.” https://t.co/41v2VrAlOF

Thu Jun 04 02:18:17 +0000 2020
David Carroll 🦅 @profcarroll

When both-sides at all costs on the opinion pages injures the core news production business https://t.co/KOSoEdmz2w https://t.co/naK6wTFyup

Thu Jun 04 02:16:24 +0000 2020
EricaJoy @EricaJoy

it happened!! in an unprecedented move, the news side of the times would like you to know that the opinion side cannot sit with them. (unprecedented is a word that gets used a lot lately, so i apologize for having to use it again here.) https://t.co/Bcr8UBjlDu

Thu Jun 04 02:25:50 +0000 2020
Tom Perriello @tomperriello

SMDH, @nytimes! The first 12 paragraphs of this article just repeat Cotton’s arguments and your editor’s defense of publishing them. You even give his slogan space in your damn headline. Stop making this worse. https://t.co/qA6wxRQifX

Thu Jun 04 02:52:09 +0000 2020
Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank

If you are letting people in power use access to them as sources to dictate what your newspaper can print, you're no longer in the journalism business. https://t.co/SOKqicFBPV https://t.co/O9zOWKgYpn

Thu Jun 04 03:34:45 +0000 2020
marc tracy @marcatracy

Not news these days for some Times op-eds to attract negative attention. Today's was very different. Our story (yes, we cover ourselves sometimes): https://t.co/iTUsIe3hOv

Thu Jun 04 02:11:36 +0000 2020
Rich Lowry @RichLowry

So much of what happens in our national life today, especially in media and academia, reads like a collaboration by Tom Wolfe and Lewis Carroll https://t.co/kGNn7UhUVI

Thu Jun 04 03:17:28 +0000 2020
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Infamous Pizzagater Jack Posobiec Pushed Hoax About Pipe Bombs Being Planted at Korean War Memorial – The Park Police ended up having to investigate the claim only to discover that it was BS.

thedailybeast.com 2020-06-04 00:47:56.891000+00:00

Will Sommer @willsommer

Right-wing media personality Jack Posobiec claimed police had discovered crates of pipe bombs at the Korean War Memorial. Right-wing blogs ran with the claim, Park Police tried to find the bombs. But now police say the bombs never existed. https://t.co/lf9dGANjVJ

Thu Jun 04 01:43:40 +0000 2020
Sam Stein @samstein

NEW — Jack Posobiec claimed that there were pipe bombs at the Korean War Veterans memorial. Park police scrambled. And, of course, it was all a hoax. VIA @willsommer https://t.co/xrUYSQzABx

Thu Jun 04 01:37:53 +0000 2020
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Analysis: Trump lacks the consent of the governed – Analysis: The president's show of force outside Lafayette Square revealed his failure to adhere to the ideals of the founding generation.

nbcnews.com 2020-06-03 22:11:00+00:00

Jonathan Allen @jonallendc

Unable to win over a majority of the people to his agenda or his conduct, Trump is exerting extreme power from a minority position. The American Revolution was fought to abolish tyranny by a minority. https://t.co/hCcCpkRdhd

Wed Jun 03 22:37:23 +0000 2020
Ali Velshi @AliVelshi

Trump lacks the consent of the governed, by ⁦@jonallendc⁩ https://t.co/LAk8gfVmIE

Wed Jun 03 23:11:22 +0000 2020
Jonathan Allen @jonallendc

The premise of the US is the state exercises power with the consent of the governed. Trump staged his forces in a square named for a man who fought for the tolerance, equality & liberty that promise held. His show revealed he lacks legitimacy of consent. https://t.co/hCcCpkzBSD

Wed Jun 03 22:23:35 +0000 2020
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Heavily armed extremist movement gains traction – Benjamin Ryan Teeter was at his home in Hampstead, N.C., when the call to action came. It was an alert from the heart of the raging protests in Minneapolis, posted on an online forum by a fellow…

cnn.com 2020-06-03 21:35:33+00:00

CNN @CNN

Gun-toting members of the Boogaloo movement are showing up at protests across the country https://t.co/7XpHUZ7L0n

Wed Jun 03 23:31:04 +0000 2020
CNN International @cnni

Gun-toting members of the Boogaloo movement are showing up at protests across the US https://t.co/vGlIdQ1ttf

Wed Jun 03 23:31:04 +0000 2020
Newtown Action @NewtownAction

This heavily armed Boogaloo member intimidated @Subway workers in Raleigh, NC a few wks ago to protest #COVID19 closures then he grabbed his assault rifle & hopped into his vehicles & made the 18-hr trek to Minneapolis to agitate the #GeorgeFloydProtest. https://t.co/LOP9PLNN2U https://t.co/yzNr7eCXtS

Thu Jun 04 02:03:28 +0000 2020
Schooley @Rschooley

I wonder if people don't take this movement seriously because their name is so dopey. https://t.co/gbLqWQfEo2

Thu Jun 04 01:41:20 +0000 2020
Brady | United Against Gun Violence @bradybuzz

As our @RambaKy said in our gun owner discussion today, it's a disgrace for these extremists to use guns to bully elected officials & fellow Americans. It's an affront to veterans, and it's an affront to the Constitution they so clearly misinterpret. https://t.co/iqF2G0HNI7

Thu Jun 04 02:18:52 +0000 2020
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Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue – RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to remove one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confederacy, a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee...

apnews.com 2020-06-03 21:12:24+00:00

The Associated Press @AP

EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, an official has told @AP. https://t.co/hWOGkF2RFm

Wed Jun 03 21:24:25 +0000 2020
Rep. Jennifer Wexton @RepWexton

This is a historic moment as we consider Virginia’s long legacy of racial oppression and injustice. Confederate monuments should not be honored in public spaces. This isn’t just symbolic. This matters and it’s an important step. https://t.co/ljMbMUFpHT

Wed Jun 03 22:11:36 +0000 2020
Max Burns @themaxburns

BIG: VA Gov. @RalphNortham will announce the removal of a massive statue to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee tomorrow. As a former Virginian, there were so many people who thought this would *never* happen. The @GOP is going to melt down. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/YWlKRGTBUA

Wed Jun 03 21:39:43 +0000 2020
Holly Figueroa O'Reilly @AynRandPaulRyan

Virginia governor Ralph Northam to announce removal of Robert E. Lee statue https://t.co/BeaxWxZjnK

Wed Jun 03 22:55:28 +0000 2020
Sarah Rankin @sarah_rankin

NEW: Northam to announce removal of Lee statue from Monument Avenue, a senior administration official tells AP https://t.co/R27T3Kgj6K

Wed Jun 03 21:22:31 +0000 2020
Lisa Mascaro @LisaMascaro

Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue https://t.co/veIlXOEuP2

Wed Jun 03 21:42:43 +0000 2020
Emilio Doménech @Nanisimo

🇺🇸El gobernador demócrata de Virginia Ralph Northam va a anunciar la retirada del polémico monumento al general confederado Robert E. Lee en Richmond. Esperen a una gran parte de la derecha posicionarse MUY en contra. Como si no detestaran ya a Northam. https://t.co/6RUF4DxFjB

Wed Jun 03 21:44:27 +0000 2020
Vivian Salama @vmsalama

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s prominent Monument Avenue, officials tell @AP. https://t.co/8rhXIaZwVu

Wed Jun 03 21:34:18 +0000 2020
Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam

This is Third confederate monument to be removed in US since #GeorgeFloyd protests started. Second in VA, although the one in Alexandria was planned/debated for some time https://t.co/W1WJwfB3DN

Wed Jun 03 21:37:59 +0000 2020
UnitedStateofWomen @USOWomen

FINALLY. Thank you to all the organizers who have worked so hard to make this moment a reality. https://t.co/Thde8Ajf7u

Wed Jun 03 22:27:41 +0000 2020
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