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@GregTSargent: It's crucial to get that Trump doesn't have to *actually prosecute* enemies to punish them and stifle dissent. As we reported, many Trump foes are currently preparing for an intermediate scenario of mere investigations and other bureaucratic harassment: newrepublic.com/article/185487…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848750961629794654

Published: October 22, 2024 15:39

It's crucial to get that Trump doesn't have to *actually prosecute* enemies to punish them and stifle dissent. As we reported, many Trump foes are currently preparing for an intermediate scenario of mere investigations and other bureaucratic…

@davidrlurie: RT by @GregTSargent: Trump is rapidly his losing his polling advantage on the economy and the cost of living for a reason: Trump lacks any plans to address the challenges faced by working people, particularly young people. And he plainly could care less.

https://twitter.com/davidrlurie/status/1848712967572930937

Published: October 22, 2024 13:08

Trump is rapidly his losing his polling advantage on the economy and the cost of living for a reason: Trump lacks any plans to address the challenges faced by working people, particularly young people. And he plainly could care less.…

@GregTSargent: "Harris had a single mother who was trying to balance career and child-rearing. She was very involved when her mother was dying from cancer. She has talked about those experiences a lot." On the pod, @CitizenCohn is great on the roots of Harris's empathy: newrepublic.com/article/187375…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848696904781078560

Published: October 22, 2024 12:04

"Harris had a single mother who was trying to balance career and child-rearing. She was very involved when her mother was dying from cancer. She has talked about those experiences a lot."On the pod, @CitizenCohn is great on the roots of Harris's…

@GregTSargent: Trump propagandists went full North Korea over his McDonald's stunt, but the story right now is all about his refusal to answer questions about the minimum wage. On the pod, @CitizenCohn is great on how Harris's life experiences inform her policy agenda: newrepublic.com/article/187375…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848693439447048335

Published: October 22, 2024 11:50

Trump propagandists went full North Korea over his McDonald's stunt, but the story right now is all about his refusal to answer questions about the minimum wage.On the pod, @CitizenCohn is great on how Harris's life experiences inform her policy…

@mattmfm: RT by @GregTSargent: New CNBC Generation Lab survey finds that young voters are breaking towards Harris in the final two weeks: 🔵 Harris 60% 🔴 Trump 40% This is the same margin as Biden won among young voters in the 2020 election. Their July poll was 46-34%(!) Harris. cnbc.com/2024/10/22/har…

https://twitter.com/mattmfm/status/1848687587633877392

Published: October 22, 2024 11:27

New CNBC Generation Lab survey finds that young voters are breaking towards Harris in the final two weeks: 🔵 Harris 60%🔴 Trump 40%This is the same margin as Biden won among young voters in the 2020 election. Their July poll was 46-34%(!)…

@GregTSargent: Good idea from @HeerJeet: Democrats should "run against Musk as an oligarch threatening democracy. Musk is the perfect face of the new American robber barons."

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848681045320733157

Published: October 22, 2024 11:01

Good idea from @HeerJeet: Democrats should "run against Musk as an oligarch threatening democracy. Musk is the perfect face of the new American robber barons." https://t.co/TXlo4VWyXV— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 22, 2024

@GregTSargent: Trump says here that he never told anybody not to support the bipartisan border bill. Which is funny, because here's what he said at the time:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848474535722652037

Published: October 21, 2024 21:20

Trump says here that he never told anybody not to support the bipartisan border bill. Which is funny, because here's what he said at the time: https://t.co/FcKfiYu27F pic.twitter.com/mKcaxtGgO8— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 21, 2024

@MikeCrisolago: RT by @GregTSargent: .@GregTSargent 🎯. It's not partisan. It's journalism: "News orgs make decisions about how & whether they are going to signal whether readers and viewers should be alarmed by something ... I don’t think that you see that enough on Trump’s clear unfitness for the presidency."

https://twitter.com/MikeCrisolago/status/1848434984945631519

Published: October 21, 2024 18:43

.@GregTSargent 🎯. It's not partisan. It's journalism: "News orgs make decisions about how & whether they are going to signal whether readers and viewers should be alarmed by something ... I don’t think that you see that enough on Trump’s clear unfitness…

@GregTSargent: Pretty striking experiment that WaPo is running: Their averages only include high quality polls, and this is the result. Not sure which approach is better yet, but good that they're trying this:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848424042753364346

Published: October 21, 2024 18:00

Pretty striking experiment that WaPo is running: Their averages only include high quality polls, and this is the result. Not sure which approach is better yet, but good that they're trying this: pic.twitter.com/mGuwlXhJVS— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent)…

@GregTSargent: In this exchange we also try to rebut the strange, evasive argument from @nycscribe and others that anyone who criticizes NYT simply wants them to be more "partisan"

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848422616282919334

Published: October 21, 2024 17:54

In this exchange we also try to rebut the strange, evasive argument from @nycscribe and others that anyone who criticizes NYT simply wants them to be more "partisan" https://t.co/9PwRGWu6uC— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 21, 2024

@XLProfessor: RT by @GregTSargent: Yep. @nytimes reports a lot of the bad Trump stuff, but they hide it behind deceptive headlines and tweets and low on the page or paper Why I think headline writers and page designers should have to sign their work, like reporters, and be held accountable for their choices

https://twitter.com/XLProfessor/status/1848414597369499997

Published: October 21, 2024 17:22

Yep. @nytimes reports a lot of the bad Trump stuff, but they hide it behind deceptive headlines and tweets and low on the page or paper Why I think headline writers and page designers should have to sign their work, like reporters, and be held accountable…

@GregTSargent: On the pod, @Mike_Podhorzer makes a key point: There's a big disconnect between what NYT journalists are reporting about Trump, and how that reporting is sometimes presented and prioritized. Our exchange on this: newrepublic.com/article/187338…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848405544559907256

Published: October 21, 2024 16:46

On the pod, @Mike_Podhorzer makes a key point: There's a big disconnect between what NYT journalists are reporting about Trump, and how that reporting is sometimes presented and prioritized.Our exchange on this:https://t.co/phVjKUIYot…

@GregTSargent: Interesting nugget from @brianbeutler's experience canvassing in a red-leaning area in Pennsylvania. Shows that every little bit of volunteering can make a difference: offmessage.net/p/confessions-…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848399858194903536

Published: October 21, 2024 16:24

Interesting nugget from @brianbeutler's experience canvassing in a red-leaning area in Pennsylvania. Shows that every little bit of volunteering can make a difference:https://t.co/PCPVKlK0ii pic.twitter.com/zU4tVz3dS3— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October…

@mattsheffield: RT by @GregTSargent: Elon Musk's potentially illegal campaign operations in Pennsylvania are a desperation move. He knows Trump is trailing in the Keystone state. He's panicking.

https://twitter.com/mattsheffield/status/1848389639343657081

Published: October 21, 2024 15:43

Elon Musk's potentially illegal campaign operations in Pennsylvania are a desperation move.He knows Trump is trailing in the Keystone state. He's panicking. https://t.co/EvPwfooH70— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) October 21, 2024

@VAWNoMore: RT by @GregTSargent: Do not underestimate the abuse and violence DJT will engage in. He is a classic abuser and has hurt people all his life. He will continue to do so. We must not allow him to regain the power of the White House. None of us are safe, none of us.

https://twitter.com/VAWNoMore/status/1848383969336684685

Published: October 21, 2024 15:20

Do not underestimate the abuse and violence DJT will engage in. He is a classic abuser and has hurt people all his life. He will continue to do so. We must not allow him to regain the power of the White House. None of us are safe, none of us.…

@GregTSargent: New pod: @Mike_Podhorzer says we may be "sleepwalking our way to fascism," and explains a sobering reality: The election may be decided by a small subset of voters who simply don't believe Trump will do what he says he'll do. Mike is so illuminating here: newrepublic.com/article/187334…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848368963937247724

Published: October 21, 2024 14:21

New pod: @Mike_Podhorzer says we may be "sleepwalking our way to fascism," and explains a sobering reality: The election may be decided by a small subset of voters who simply don't believe Trump will do what he says he'll do.Mike is so illuminating…

@GregTSargent: Nicely done piece, uses Trump's quotes very effectively:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848352473364230640

Published: October 21, 2024 13:15

Nicely done piece, uses Trump's quotes very effectively: https://t.co/WAXtaXNrBE— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 21, 2024

@EricMGarcia: RT by @GregTSargent: New Washington Post polls show Trump winning in North Carolina and Arizona and Harris holding the Blue Wall and Georgia. If this holds, Harris wins

https://twitter.com/EricMGarcia/status/1848331130228858904

Published: October 21, 2024 11:50

New Washington Post polls show Trump winning in North Carolina and Arizona and Harris holding the Blue Wall and Georgia. If this holds, Harris wins https://t.co/Mode6N5mPx— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) October 21, 2024

@TimOBrien: RT by @GregTSargent: The existential question is whether Trump’s emphasis on performance art and anarchy at the expense of democracy, nation-building, decency, security and prosperity will work again. My column on Trump in the homestretch of the 2024 presidential election: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

https://twitter.com/TimOBrien/status/1848325226976686288

Published: October 21, 2024 11:27

The existential question is whether Trump’s emphasis on performance art and anarchy at the expense of democracy, nation-building, decency, security and prosperity will work again. My column on Trump in the homestretch of the 2024 presidential election:…

@GregTSargent: New WaPo polls of swing states could shift The Narrative (again): PA: Harris 49 Trump 47 WI: Harris 50 Trump 47 MI: Harris 49 Trump 47 NV: Harris 48 Trump 48 AZ: Trump 49 Harris 46 NC: Trump 50 Harris 47 GA: Harris 51 Trump 47 washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848322303144116624

Published: October 21, 2024 11:15

New WaPo polls of swing states could shift The Narrative (again):PA:Harris 49Trump 47WI:Harris 50Trump 47MI:Harris 49Trump 47NV:Harris 48Trump 48AZ:Trump 49Harris 46NC:Trump 50Harris 47GA:Harris 51Trump 47https://t.co/AAERNRrwSg— Greg Sargent…

@HeerJeet: RT by @GregTSargent: This alway struck me as Harris' surest path to victory. It's true that gender cap cuts both ways, but more women vote than men.

https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1848187490068570399

Published: October 21, 2024 02:20

This alway struck me as Harris' surest path to victory. It's true that gender cap cuts both ways, but more women vote than men. https://t.co/ZbaFnwYmU7— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) October 21, 2024

@gelliottmorris: RT by @GregTSargent: The fundamentals today are Harris+3 with a 55% chance to win (very wide confidence interval). In recent POTUS elections with polling errors, the fundamentals beat the polls. I would not bet on that but it's something to keep in mind. Still very close however you look at it!

https://twitter.com/gelliottmorris/status/1848149960350642475

Published: October 20, 2024 23:51

The fundamentals today are Harris+3 with a 55% chance to win (very wide confidence interval). In recent POTUS elections with polling errors, the fundamentals beat the polls. I would not bet on that but it's something to keep in mind. Still very close…

@LKishkunas: RT by @GregTSargent: The “gravitational pull” comment resonates with me. I used to be a bit kinder to the MSM, but, in Biden, we have exemplars of what it looks like for the MSM to report on a story in a way that crafts a narrative that sticks, within the benefit of that gravity.

https://twitter.com/LKishkunas/status/1848088113744162866

Published: October 20, 2024 19:45

The “gravitational pull” comment resonates with me. I used to be a bit kinder to the MSM, but, in Biden, we have exemplars of what it looks like for the MSM to report on a story in a way that crafts a narrative that sticks, within the benefit of that…

@GregTSargent: Brutally sobering read on consequences of a Trump victory, from @Noahpinion: "it’s very possible that it would result in the US essentially surrendering its European allies to Russia...the free world is teetering on the edge of a knife" noahpinion.blog/p/the-free-wor…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1848072181772632351

Published: October 20, 2024 18:41

Brutally sobering read on consequences of a Trump victory, from @Noahpinion:"it’s very possible that it would result in the US essentially surrendering its European allies to Russia...the free world is teetering on the edge of a…

@KarenAxell: RT by @GregTSargent: Without the propaganda support he enjoys, Trump would not survive

https://twitter.com/KarenAxell/status/1848020679805059302

Published: October 20, 2024 15:17

Without the propaganda support he enjoys, Trump would not survive https://t.co/0QomFpL86w— Karen Axell (@KarenAxell) October 20, 2024

@johnastoehr: RT by @GregTSargent: As I said a while back, the press corps and the rightwing media apparatus are Trump's assisted living program. editorialboard.com/the-press-corp…

https://twitter.com/johnastoehr/status/1847991438136504428

Published: October 20, 2024 13:21

As I said a while back, the press corps and the rightwing media apparatus are Trump's assisted living program. https://t.co/Tw2lRkbizs https://t.co/jY0sGWuQcv— The Editorial Board (@johnastoehr) October 20, 2024

@gastropoda: RT by @GregTSargent: Good reminder that he lost the popular vote both times, the last time by more than 7 million. And he lost a whole lot of old supporters by bungling #trumpandemic.

https://twitter.com/gastropoda/status/1847987519331192977

Published: October 20, 2024 13:05

Good reminder that he lost the popular vote both times, the last time by more than 7 million. And he lost a whole lot of old supporters by bungling #trumpandemic. https://t.co/bu2dPbjGoK— Regina Schrambling (@gastropoda) October 20, 2024

@GregTSargent: On the latest "sanewashing" of Trump's unhinged, expletive-filled rants, it's clear he couldn't survive politically without the deep corruption of our info environment by Fox News and other right wing media -- and the partial acquiescence to this by major mainstream news orgs

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1847976875475284096

Published: October 20, 2024 12:23

On the latest "sanewashing" of Trump's unhinged, expletive-filled rants, it's clear he couldn't survive politically without the deep corruption of our info environment by Fox News and other right wing media -- and the partial acquiescence to this by major…

@GregTSargent: If Trump wins the election and repeals the IRA, large numbers of manufacturing plants now planned or being built, projects that will mean tens of thousands of advanced manufacturing jobs, will all but certainly be canceled newrepublic.com/article/186965…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1847967061835731093

Published: October 20, 2024 11:44

If Trump wins the election and repeals the IRA, large numbers of manufacturing plants now planned or being built, projects that will mean tens of thousands of advanced manufacturing jobs, will all but certainly be canceled https://t.co/9wn4gBALMY…

@GregTSargent: Nice @MattPolProf piece on the liberal-socialist ideal. Today's discussions of liberalism badly neglect its more egalitarian strains, and Matt's book (this article draws on that) offers a really necessary corrective: unherd.com/2024/10/withou…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1847963606186430884

Published: October 20, 2024 11:30

Nice @MattPolProf piece on the liberal-socialist ideal. Today's discussions of liberalism badly neglect its more egalitarian strains, and Matt's book (this article draws on that) offers a really necessary corrective:https://t.co/GKlQLzoVDC— Greg Sargent…

@FoolsLightly: RT by @GregTSargent: They’re talking about you, @nytimes.

https://twitter.com/FoolsLightly/status/1847705714866950148

Published: October 19, 2024 18:25

They’re talking about you, @NYTimes. https://t.co/h721kCVI2y— Fools Lightly (@FoolsLightly) October 19, 2024

@XLProfessor: RT by @GregTSargent: Yep. MAGA media creates a false image of a popular Trump, when he's never had majority support And the MSM perpetuates that fiction by internalizing the Electoral College instead of talking about how big a problem it is everyone knows, if Trump wins, it'll be with fewer votes

https://twitter.com/XLProfessor/status/1847653896321200319

Published: October 19, 2024 14:59

Yep. MAGA media creates a false image of a popular Trump, when he's never had majority support And the MSM perpetuates that fiction by internalizing the Electoral College instead of talking about how big a problem it is everyone knows, if Trump wins, it'll…

@Real_MrMyke: RT by @GregTSargent: Great dismantling of Fox and Baier's wall of lies.

https://twitter.com/Real_MrMyke/status/1847642175112433935

Published: October 19, 2024 14:13

Great dismantling of Fox and Baier's wall of lies. https://t.co/R0Vr9xbcCJ— Mr_Myke (@Real_MrMyke) October 19, 2024

@GregTSargent: Make sure to read Damon's comprehensive case against Trump -->

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1847612112962453559

Published: October 19, 2024 12:13

Make sure to read Damon's comprehensive case against Trump --> https://t.co/lmFp9u4KNV— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 19, 2024

@KamalaHarris: RT by @GregTSargent: When I'm President, I will sign the PRO Act into law to make it easier to join a union and negotiate for better pay and working conditions. IWillVote.com

https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1847441299919831403

Published: October 19, 2024 00:55

When I'm President, I will sign the PRO Act into law to make it easier to join a union and negotiate for better pay and working conditions.https://t.co/VbrfuqW5Zn— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 19, 2024

@Halcyon270: RT by @GregTSargent: Chilling deconstruction of the “preemptive delegitimization of the election,” already underway, setting up two historic months in the worst sense, 11/6/24 - 1/6/25. And then a sustained GOP coup, culminating on 1/20/25. Blunt assessment by an election law expert.

https://twitter.com/Halcyon270/status/1847413686069010659

Published: October 18, 2024 23:05

Chilling deconstruction of the “preemptive delegitimization of the election,” already underway, setting up two historic months in the worst sense, 11/6/24 - 1/6/25. And then a sustained GOP coup, culminating on 1/20/25. Blunt assessment by an election law…

@cliffschecter: RT by @GregTSargent: I've made the argument, I'll share again: W/out a combo of a vast rw propaganda apparatus posing as press & corporate media dominated by rw ownership (often hiding behind branded credibility, ie Newsweek, Politico, The Hill) or trapped in both-sides idiocy, w careerist/access…

https://twitter.com/cliffschecter/status/1847400067923398789

Published: October 18, 2024 22:11

I've made the argument, I'll share again: W/out a combo of a vast rw propaganda apparatus posing as press & corporate media dominated by rw ownership (often hiding behind branded credibility, ie Newsweek, Politico, The Hill) or trapped in both-sides…

@GregTSargent: Not sure folks grasp how far MAGA's noncitizen-voting lie has gotten. It's being laid as pretext for second steal attempt. This plus elex-deniers getting installed right now as electors! On the pod, @Matt_Seligman lays out a great roadmap on what's ahead: newrepublic.com/article/187292…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1847351052859043892

Published: October 18, 2024 18:56

Not sure folks grasp how far MAGA's noncitizen-voting lie has gotten. It's being laid as pretext for second steal attempt. This plus elex-deniers getting installed right now as electors!On the pod, @Matt_Seligman lays out a great roadmap on what's…

@GregTSargent: I think @brianbeutler gets it right here on the shortsightedness of the billionaire tech bros/titans who are backing Trump: offmessage.net/p/elon-musk-ro…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1847347611357106557

Published: October 18, 2024 18:42

I think @brianbeutler gets it right here on the shortsightedness of the billionaire tech bros/titans who are backing Trump:https://t.co/61SkCu4Qkr pic.twitter.com/qN9NDwLQam— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 18, 2024

@GregTSargent: Here @teddyschleifer and @ShaneGoldmacher move the ball on what I reported last week (see tweet and piece below) on rising criticism of Future Forward nytimes.com/2024/10/17/us/…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1847310509663567916

Published: October 18, 2024 16:15

Here @teddyschleifer and @ShaneGoldmacher move the ball on what I reported last week (see tweet and piece below) on rising criticism of Future Forwardhttps://t.co/A9BaSSZXOk https://t.co/tkh9Fxg02p pic.twitter.com/RqCPzzw518— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent)…

@JillDLawrence: RT by @GregTSargent: .@GregTSargent asks a devastating question: "How much public support would Trump have right now if Fox and other right-wing outlets had not been pumping out sanitizing propaganda about him and his presidency for the last 10 years?" newrepublic.com/article/187269…

https://twitter.com/JillDLawrence/status/1847280833444339963

Published: October 18, 2024 14:17

.@GregTSargent asks a devastating question: "How much public support would Trump have right now if Fox and other right-wing outlets had not been pumping out sanitizing propaganda about him and his presidency for the last 10 years?" …

@kathsstewart: RT by @GregTSargent: "With his latest 'enemy within' rants...Trump is essentially running on an open promise to serially violate his oath of office to carry out a kind of scorched-earth campaign against blue America." newrepublic.com/article/187269… @GregTSargent

https://twitter.com/kathsstewart/status/1847269254212509793

Published: October 18, 2024 13:31

"With his latest 'enemy within' rants...Trump is essentially running on an open promise to serially violate his oath of office to carry out a kind of scorched-earth campaign against blue America." https://t.co/yZ7EvfxuzS @GregTSargent— Katherine Stewart…

@MattPolProf: RT by @GregTSargent: Yep. Sometimes they're very blunt about it, as Glenn Elmers is here in his "Conservatism is no Longer Enough" article for the American Mind. The "people" don't have to actually make up most of the actual people who live in a country... americanmind.org/salvo/why-the-…

https://twitter.com/MattPolProf/status/1847265152724357191

Published: October 18, 2024 13:15

Yep. Sometimes they're very blunt about it, as Glenn Elmers is here in his "Conservatism is no Longer Enough" article for the American Mind. The "people" don't have to actually make up most of the actual people who live in a…

@GregTSargent: "The 'people' right-populists project to are usually those who feel they once possessed status, wealth, and prestige relative to others which has been taken away from them." Good thread on theoretical underpinnings of MAGA:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1847264624933994654

Published: October 18, 2024 13:13

"The 'people' right-populists project to are usually those who feel they once possessed status, wealth, and prestige relative to others which has been taken away from them."Good thread on theoretical underpinnings of MAGA: https://t.co/ZY9miWYeWF— Greg…

@MattPolProf: RT by @GregTSargent: Appreciated this acidic take by @GregTSargent in @newrepublic where he talks about how MAGA projects itself as speaking for the people, even after majorities of Americans have consistently rejected it.... newrepublic.com/article/187269…

https://twitter.com/MattPolProf/status/1847261767681917175

Published: October 18, 2024 13:01

Appreciated this acidic take by @GregTSargent in @newrepublic where he talks about how MAGA projects itself as speaking for the people, even after majorities of Americans have consistently rejected it....https://t.co/ZXHAn7uvt5— Matt McManus (@MattPolProf)…

@jkavanagh: RT by @GregTSargent: Imagine an America without Fox News: “How much public support would Trump have right now if Fox and other right-wing outlets had not been pumping out sanitizing propaganda about him and his presidency for the last 10 years?”

https://twitter.com/jkavanagh/status/1847253296521658484

Published: October 18, 2024 12:28

Imagine an America without Fox News:“How much public support would Trump have right now if Fox and other right-wing outlets had not been pumping out sanitizing propaganda about him and his presidency for the last 10 years?” https://t.co/88B9F04Aon— Jerry…

@jenmercieca: RT by @GregTSargent: Fox News viewers have no way of knowing how reality is controlled and presented for them. They think they're seeing with their own eyes, but they're not. They are seeing with Trump's eyes.

https://twitter.com/jenmercieca/status/1847240350793941026

Published: October 18, 2024 11:36

Fox News viewers have no way of knowing how reality is controlled and presented for them. They think they're seeing with their own eyes, but they're not. They are seeing with Trump's eyes. https://t.co/DwkICpN6gp— Jennifer Mercieca (@jenmercieca) October…

@ReichlinMelnick: RT by @GregTSargent: Every administration has released some migrants at the border. Most live normal lives without ever getting into trouble. Some go on to do something bad, often years later. It continues to be absurd to blame the president in office at the time of entry for those peoples’ bad acts.

https://twitter.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1847025485160894546

Published: October 17, 2024 21:22

Every administration has released some migrants at the border. Most live normal lives without ever getting into trouble. Some go on to do something bad, often years later. It continues to be absurd to blame the president in office at the time of entry for…

@douglasrivlin: RT by @GregTSargent: Fox and other Republican campaign operatives are unable to speak about immigrants and immigration without lying. @GregTSargent does a great job of deconstructing how many ways Baier bent the truth on immigration and whitewashed the Trump record.

https://twitter.com/douglasrivlin/status/1847008452998283297

Published: October 17, 2024 20:15

Fox and other Republican campaign operatives are unable to speak about immigrants and immigration without lying. @GregTSargent does a great job of deconstructing how many ways Baier bent the truth on immigration and whitewashed the Trump record.…

@carmends123: RT by @GregTSargent: Great article in New Republic about Fox’s MAGA propaganda machine.

https://twitter.com/carmends123/status/1847000044307705949

Published: October 17, 2024 19:41

Great article in New Republic about Fox’s MAGA propaganda machine. https://t.co/8kwZRomHgv— Carmen DS (@carmends123) October 17, 2024

@GregTSargent: A fair point. Dems would be justified in demagoguing *more* about Trump and political violence -->

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846998969194631655

Published: October 17, 2024 19:37

A fair point. Dems would be justified in demagoguing *more* about Trump and political violence --> https://t.co/O50a4spIRu— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 17, 2024

@JJMonteith: RT by @GregTSargent: 🧵👀📖👇

https://twitter.com/JJMonteith/status/1846995986167517397

Published: October 17, 2024 19:25

🧵👀📖👇 https://t.co/Dc9P8vSfT2— Jennifer J. Monteith, D.M. (@JJMonteith) October 17, 2024

@GregTSargent: Under Trump, tens of thousands of migrants were released into the interior of the US *while Trump's Remain in Mexico policy was in place,* per calculations by Aaron Reichlin-Milnick. Bret Baier completely fictionalized what happened during the Trump years.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846985815005536697

Published: October 17, 2024 18:45

Under Trump, tens of thousands of migrants were released into the interior of the US *while Trump's Remain in Mexico policy was in place,* per calculations by Aaron Reichlin-Milnick. Bret Baier completely fictionalized what happened during the Trump years.…

@GregTSargent: RT by @GregTSargent: Even during the immigration section, Bret Baier created a largely fictional universe. Trump released a ton of migrants and his Remain in Mexico didn't remotely stop those releases. Were those migrants also criminals? Trump is never asked this question. newrepublic.com/article/187269…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846976774413934634

Published: October 17, 2024 18:09

Even during the immigration section, Bret Baier created a largely fictional universe. Trump released a ton of migrants and his Remain in Mexico didn't remotely stop those releases. Were those migrants also criminals? Trump is never asked this…

@GregTSargent: RT by @GregTSargent: This went unnoticed: Bret Baier inflated Trump's public support. He claimed Trump leads in the swing states (he doesn't) and that 50% of the country supports him (he has never once had majority support). MAGA has been a minoritarian movement all along. newrepublic.com/article/187269…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846974151455621439

Published: October 17, 2024 17:58

This went unnoticed: Bret Baier inflated Trump's public support. He claimed Trump leads in the swing states (he doesn't) and that 50% of the country supports him (he has never once had majority support).MAGA has been a minoritarian movement all…

@GregTSargent: RT by @GregTSargent: At the most fundamental level, Bret Baier concealed the most critical thing of all about Trump: He's openly campaigning on an explicit vow to treat non-MAGA voters as sub-American. Harris took the occasion to lay this larger truth bare. newrepublic.com/article/187269…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846972295417417887

Published: October 17, 2024 17:51

At the most fundamental level, Bret Baier concealed the most critical thing of all about Trump: He's openly campaigning on an explicit vow to treat non-MAGA voters as sub-American. Harris took the occasion to lay this larger truth…

@newrepublic: RT by @GregTSargent: The word “fascist” has fully penetrated the presidential race. We just learned that a top general under President Donald Trump described Trump as “fascist to the core.” @GregTSargent @DavidAstinWalsh trib.al/a8aMwcV

https://twitter.com/newrepublic/status/1846910951926161905

Published: October 17, 2024 13:47

The word “fascist” has fully penetrated the presidential race. We just learned that a top general under President Donald Trump described Trump as “fascist to the core.” @GregTSargent @DavidAstinWalshhttps://t.co/BXUKLsnqGh— The New Republic (@newrepublic)…

@GregTSargent: Highly recommend historian David Austin Walsh's comments on today's pod. He is extremely illuminating on the long history of the American right's overlap with fascism and how this led to today's MAGA valorization of political violence:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846909582334980216

Published: October 17, 2024 13:42

Highly recommend historian David Austin Walsh's comments on today's pod. He is extremely illuminating on the long history of the American right's overlap with fascism and how this led to today's MAGA valorization of political violence:…

@DeanBaker13: RT by @GregTSargent: It would probably hurt Trump's campaign if the media could find out what he is saying at his campaign events.

https://twitter.com/DeanBaker13/status/1846890585938112916

Published: October 17, 2024 12:26

It would probably hurt Trump's campaign if the media could find out what he is saying at his campaign events. https://t.co/CCqCZ5dG0Z— Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) October 17, 2024

@GregTSargent: Crucial point from historian @DavidAstinWalsh: Trump is running on an *open* vow of "state violence against domestic political opponents," something that has little precedent. On the pod, we dig deep into Trump and the history of the right and US fascism: newrepublic.com/article/187236…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846883224636567793

Published: October 17, 2024 11:57

Crucial point from historian @DavidAstinWalsh: Trump is running on an *open* vow of "state violence against domestic political opponents," something that has little precedent.On the pod, we dig deep into Trump and the history of the right and US…

@GregTSargent: The lack of even the most basic journalistic curiosity about what attempts at more careful, elaborate liberal critiques of the media actually say is simply incredible. I have not seen @nycscribe engage with these critiques anywhere.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846612355070955872

Published: October 16, 2024 18:01

The lack of even the most basic journalistic curiosity about what attempts at more careful, elaborate liberal critiques of the media actually say is simply incredible. I have not seen @nycscribe engage with these critiques anywhere.…

@DeanBaker13: RT by @GregTSargent: The contrast is striking, while Trump promises to deny aid to blue states (as he did during the pandemic), Biden-Harris do everything they can to deliver aid to the most red areas as quickly as possible, and Trump sends armed goons to block the effort to make them look bad.

https://twitter.com/DeanBaker13/status/1846602804494061732

Published: October 16, 2024 17:23

The contrast is striking, while Trump promises to deny aid to blue states (as he did during the pandemic), Biden-Harris do everything they can to deliver aid to the most red areas as quickly as possible, and Trump sends armed goons to block the effort to…

@GregTSargent: So are we going to get 14 NYT columns about Trump showing disdain for working people now

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846597652604924010

Published: October 16, 2024 17:02

So are we going to get 14 NYT columns about Trump showing disdain for working people now https://t.co/cTsFyOY4li— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 16, 2024

@GregTSargent: Trump is very fortunate that he is never, ever asked whether any of the hundreds of thousands of migrants he released into the US as president were also criminals.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846577666792538142

Published: October 16, 2024 15:43

Trump is very fortunate that he is never, ever asked whether any of the hundreds of thousands of migrants he released into the US as president were also criminals. https://t.co/U61Miaakeg— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 16, 2024

@GregTSargent: Trump released hundreds of thousands of migrants into the interior of the country as president. Fortunately for Trump and Vance, they are never, ever asked whether this is also an "invasion" or whether those migrants were also criminals.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846571332437221653

Published: October 16, 2024 15:18

Trump released hundreds of thousands of migrants into the interior of the country as president.Fortunately for Trump and Vance, they are never, ever asked whether this is also an "invasion" or whether those migrants were also criminals.…

@JoeTrippi: RT by @GregTSargent: At @ProjectLincoln we call them Dobbs Dads. And they are breaking to Harris. One our most important target groups.

https://twitter.com/JoeTrippi/status/1846535244553277739

Published: October 16, 2024 12:54

At @ProjectLincoln we call them Dobbs Dads. And they are breaking to Harris. One our most important target groups. https://t.co/C1Tj3qQbKk— Joe Trippi (@JoeTrippi) October 16, 2024

@jack19510211: RT by @GregTSargent: @GregTSargent @brianbeutler Right at the end you nailed it: "One party is made up of public servants, and the other just isn't."

https://twitter.com/jack19510211/status/1846531379732877410

Published: October 16, 2024 12:39

Right at the end you nailed it: "One party is made up of public servants, and the other just isn't."— Jack P (@jack19510211) October 16, 2024

@GregTSargent: "There is no GOP governor in the US that fears Harris’ presidency on the grounds that if something bad happens to their states, the federal government will abandon them." Key exchange with @brianbeutler about media's failure to convey Trump's bad faith: newrepublic.com/article/187197…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846528564818055191

Published: October 16, 2024 12:28

"There is no GOP governor in the US that fears Harris’ presidency on the grounds that if something bad happens to their states, the federal government will abandon them."Key exchange with @brianbeutler about media's failure to convey Trump's bad…

@brianbeutler: RT by @GregTSargent: Here’s that conversation with Greg. On whether political reporters will do a better job conveying the stakes of the election in the closing weeks than they have through the rest of this cycle. Evidence is mixed…

https://twitter.com/brianbeutler/status/1846524343418757469

Published: October 16, 2024 12:11

Here’s that conversation with Greg. On whether political reporters will do a better job conveying the stakes of the election in the closing weeks than they have through the rest of this cycle. Evidence is mixed… https://t.co/gAn3GKbSQ2— Brian Beutler…

@GregTSargent: "Who do you want to be prez? The one promising that it doesn’t matter who your governor is, we’re going to be there to help? Or the one promising, If you’re from a Dem state, the help’s not coming?" New pod: @brianbeutler on media & Trump's mental decline newrepublic.com/article/187192…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846521399684333824

Published: October 16, 2024 11:59

"Who do you want to be prez? The one promising that it doesn’t matter who your governor is, we’re going to be there to help? Or the one promising, If you’re from a Dem state, the help’s not coming?"New pod: @brianbeutler on media & Trump's mental…

@GregTSargent: James Carville said on our pod that a sleeper demographic to watch in this race is college educated white men who don't like what Dobbs means for their daughters and other female loved ones. Well, the new Marist poll finds Harris leading among them 59-39 x.com/GregTSargent/s…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846511292510568533

Published: October 16, 2024 11:19

James Carville said on our pod that a sleeper demographic to watch in this race is college educated white men who don't like what Dobbs means for their daughters and other female loved ones. Well, the new Marist poll finds Harris leading among them…

@emptywheel: RT by @GregTSargent: This performed obeisance really is fundamental to keeping the US polarized. Sure, it's simply blind faith or cult-like behavior, but the worse Trump does the more they double down.

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1846332826620232125

Published: October 15, 2024 23:30

This performed obeisance really is fundamental to keeping the US polarized. Sure, it's simply blind faith or cult-like behavior, but the worse Trump does the more they double down.

@HawaiiDelilah: RT by @GregTSargent: I believe it shows exactly why the race is close. His base will look at that interview and not see what we saw - a deranged ignoramus. Instead, they see strength and obstreperousness, which they admire.

https://twitter.com/HawaiiDelilah/status/1846328506739052791

Published: October 15, 2024 23:13

I believe it shows exactly why the race is close. His base will look at that interview and not see what we saw - a deranged ignoramus. Instead, they see strength and obstreperousness, which they admire. https://t.co/WlKdgsi9Ec— HawaiiDelilah™ 🥥🌴🌊…

@TheCorollary: RT by @GregTSargent: No matter how badly he does he’s portrayed as invincible and unparalleled in his genius. If it was only his cult I’d be less worried but unfortunately the American press take a lot of cues from him Watch them declare him a genius for his ridiculous McDonalds stunt this weekend.

https://twitter.com/TheCorollary/status/1846325487511159096

Published: October 15, 2024 23:01

No matter how badly he does he’s portrayed as invincible and unparalleled in his genius. If it was only his cult I’d be less worried but unfortunately the American press take a lot of cues from himWatch them declare him a genius for his ridiculous…

@GregTSargent: Remarkable. Right now over on Truth Social, Trump's disastrous interview today is being widely feted as an unalloyed triumph. The Trump campaign strongarmed every Republican they could into contributing to this propaganda effort

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846323090302677324

Published: October 15, 2024 22:51

Remarkable. Right now over on Truth Social, Trump's disastrous interview today is being widely feted as an unalloyed triumph. The Trump campaign strongarmed every Republican they could into contributing to this propaganda effort— Greg Sargent…

@MollyJongFast: RT by @GregTSargent: People often say to me that I wouldn’t personally be affected by a second Donald Trump presidency. After all, I live in a blue city in a blue state, and I’m a married, heterosexual woman…. vanityfair.com/news/story/don…

https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1846307241886208287

Published: October 15, 2024 21:48

People often say to me that I wouldn’t personally be affected by a second Donald Trump presidency. After all, I live in a blue city in a blue state, and I’m a married, heterosexual woman….https://t.co/5dVrWm1I8D— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October…

@RolandKausen: RT by @GregTSargent: @GregTSargent @HC_Richardson J.D. Vance is masterful at slipping in the “secondary lie”.

https://twitter.com/RolandKausen/status/1846251317897077166

Published: October 15, 2024 18:06

J.D. Vance is masterful at slipping in the “secondary lie”.— Roland Kausen (@RolandKausen) October 15, 2024

@GregTSargent: Once again, keep an eye on what I'm calling the "secondary lie" or the "subordinate lie." This tactic continues to work: Media is focused on the most attention-grabbing claim, but at the same time, Trump surrogates slip another big lie into the discussion that goes unchecked.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846215210777891013

Published: October 15, 2024 15:43

Once again, keep an eye on what I'm calling the "secondary lie" or the "subordinate lie." This tactic continues to work: Media is focused on the most attention-grabbing claim, but at the same time, Trump surrogates slip another big lie into the discussion…

@XLProfessor: RT by @GregTSargent: The elite media seems to have convinced itself that it's impossible Trump will unleash all the violence and repression he is clearly salivating for, so they don't have to treat it as a serious issue As if it's his healthcare plan that never appeared, not his coup, which did

https://twitter.com/XLProfessor/status/1846196139105665141

Published: October 15, 2024 14:27

The elite media seems to have convinced itself that it's impossible Trump will unleash all the violence and repression he is clearly salivating for, so they don't have to treat it as a serious issue As if it's his healthcare plan that never appeared, not…

@MickeyElsie: RT by @GregTSargent: “Trump regularly says, day after day, right in plain sight at his rallies, that in a second term he plans to target a whole range of enemies of MAGA, and doesn’t bother disguising how grotesquely he plans to abuse presidential power to do so.”

https://twitter.com/MickeyElsie/status/1846188342796251574

Published: October 15, 2024 13:56

“Trump regularly says, day after day, right in plain sight at his rallies, that in a second term he plans to target a whole range of enemies of MAGA, and doesn’t bother disguising how grotesquely he plans to abuse presidential power to do so.”…

@newrepublic: RT by @GregTSargent: We talked to Politico reporter Myah Ward, author of a great new piece on what Trump's been saying at his rallies, about how blatant he is now being about his second-term intention to grotesquely abuse presidential power. @GregTSargent @MyahWard trib.al/x98WOZY

https://twitter.com/newrepublic/status/1846183223581159652

Published: October 15, 2024 13:35

We talked to Politico reporter Myah Ward, author of a great new piece on what Trump's been saying at his rallies, about how blatant he is now being about his second-term intention to grotesquely abuse presidential power.@GregTSargent…

@neoavatara: RT by @GregTSargent: Now THIS was a good reason to attack Trump this morning.

https://twitter.com/neoavatara/status/1846179111850435051

Published: October 15, 2024 13:19

Now THIS was a good reason to attack Trump this morning. https://t.co/mfXxV8JJ9r— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D. (@neoavatara) October 15, 2024

@edroso: RT by @GregTSargent: This reminds me of Glenn Youngkin on Jake Tapper's show, where Tapper read him Tubby's threats to use the army against domestic "radical left lunatics" and the smiling Youngkin kept saying Tapper was "twisting" Trump's words, which Tapper was reading off a sheet of paper.

https://twitter.com/edroso/status/1846163195137781931

Published: October 15, 2024 12:16

This reminds me of Glenn Youngkin on Jake Tapper's show, where Tapper read him Tubby's threats to use the army against domestic "radical left lunatics" and the smiling Youngkin kept saying Tapper was "twisting" Trump's words, which Tapper was reading off a…

@GregTSargent: There seems to be a genuine divide in which JD Vance understands that threatening persecution of domestic enemies is bad politics but Trump thinks it's a winner for him, even among swing voters. On the pod, @MyahWard and I dig into this dynamic: newrepublic.com/article/187157…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846161277833338887

Published: October 15, 2024 12:08

There seems to be a genuine divide in which JD Vance understands that threatening persecution of domestic enemies is bad politics but Trump thinks it's a winner for him, even among swing voters.On the pod, @MyahWard and I dig into this…

@GregTSargent: Funny how Trump keeps wrecking JD Vance's efforts to whitewash his authoritarianism. Vance goes on national TV to insist Trump has no intention of persecuting enemies. Then Trump states right out in the open that he'll use the military to do it. New pod: newrepublic.com/article/187138…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846153636377694450

Published: October 15, 2024 11:38

Funny how Trump keeps wrecking JD Vance's efforts to whitewash his authoritarianism. Vance goes on national TV to insist Trump has no intention of persecuting enemies. Then Trump states right out in the open that he'll use the military to do it.New…

@newrepublic: RT by @GregTSargent: As Trump contradicts Vance by vowing on Fox News to target the "enemy within," a reporter who watched numerous Trump rallies details how explicit his authoritarian threats have now become. @GregTSargent @MyahWard trib.al/3uV1dCf

https://twitter.com/newrepublic/status/1846153579070992724

Published: October 15, 2024 11:38

As Trump contradicts Vance by vowing on Fox News to target the "enemy within," a reporter who watched numerous Trump rallies details how explicit his authoritarian threats have now become.@GregTSargent @MyahWardhttps://t.co/IJ9lThriKy— The New Republic…

@GregTSargent: Perfect: Even as JD Vance went on ABC to sanewash Trump's threats to persecute enemies, Trump stated straight out on Fox that he'd target the "enemy within" with the military. He says this stuff at rallies constantly. On the pod, we break it all down: newrepublic.com/article/187138…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846149984300700031

Published: October 15, 2024 11:23

Perfect: Even as JD Vance went on ABC to sanewash Trump's threats to persecute enemies, Trump stated straight out on Fox that he'd target the "enemy within" with the military. He says this stuff at rallies constantly.On the pod, we break it all…

@GregTSargent: If Trump wins, he "could end up being the first president since Franklin Roosevelt to appoint more than half the court." @JillDLawrence urges Harris to make the courts more central to the case against Trump:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1846137850703544613

Published: October 15, 2024 10:35

If Trump wins, he "could end up being the first president since Franklin Roosevelt to appoint more than half the court."@JillDLawrence urges Harris to make the courts more central to the case against Trump: https://t.co/3D1ZKHrYdh— Greg Sargent…

@DeanBaker13: RT by @GregTSargent: It is also a lie that Trump didn't go after his political opponents. He did try but people in the Justice Department got in his way to some extent. (He went after Biden's kid for political reasons.)

https://twitter.com/DeanBaker13/status/1845966521123619070

Published: October 14, 2024 23:14

It is also a lie that Trump didn't go after his political opponents. He did try but people in the Justice Department got in his way to some extent. (He went after Biden's kid for political reasons.) https://t.co/m6kX6DvAdv— Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13)…

@Hammbear2024: RT by @GregTSargent: As @GregTSargent noted months ago the NYT knows how to crusade on issues/topics when they want to.

https://twitter.com/Hammbear2024/status/1845949019560071550

Published: October 14, 2024 22:05

As @GregTSargent noted months ago the NYT knows how to crusade on issues/topics when they want to. https://t.co/5jksFqEixm— Primate Defiance (@Hammbear2024) October 14, 2024

@davidfrum: RT by @GregTSargent: Below is a fascinating example of Trump supporters' fantasy world. They tell a story of Trump charity to Nelson Mandela that somehow has gone untold until now. What actually happened was that Trump creditors seized his "Trump Shuttle" airline during Trump's first bankruptcy in…

https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1845924420621422788

Published: October 14, 2024 20:27

Below is a fascinating example of Trump supporters' fantasy world. They tell a story of Trump charity to Nelson Mandela that somehow has gone untold until now. What actually happened was that Trump creditors seized his "Trump Shuttle" airline during…

@GregTSargent: Now that Trump has made this threat more explicit, please note that Democratic AGs are currently preparing for the possibility or likelihood that Trump will give illegal orders to their states' National Guards, as we reported in this month's cover story: newrepublic.com/article/185487…

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1845822788667338798

Published: October 14, 2024 13:43

Now that Trump has made this threat more explicit, please note that Democratic AGs are currently preparing for the possibility or likelihood that Trump will give illegal orders to their states' National Guards, as we reported in this month's cover…

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