Today I will object to the certification of some states’ Electoral College votes. I believe the American people deserve a debate and investigation into voting irregularities during the 2020 election.
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Scott DesJarlais
@DesJarlaisTN04
Individual Rights. Small Government. Strong Defense. Representing Tennessee's 4th District in Congress.
Joined January 2011
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Dividing Americans to score political points is just plain cynical.
We should be proud to be citizens, aspire to the privilege and immigrate the legal way. I hope we can get this question on Census. twitter.com/dbongino/statu
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I oppose any impeachment efforts put forth by the House. President Trump has announced a smooth, orderly & seamless transfer of power. His team is ensuring the Biden-Harris administration has everything they need to assume office. There is no need to create a further divide.
One in five households receiving food stamps had more than $100k in assets... Tens of thousands with more than $1 million in assets.
We tried to stop abuse, but Democrats refuse any reform. They say we’re depriving millionaires of food stamps! Trump Admin is addressing problem.
"China pledged to preserve the “one country, two systems" framework through 2047." Well, give or take 27 years...#HongKong
Leading Democrats plan #SOTU boycott. Maybe this is why open-borders socialists fail to see the border crisis? The drug trafficking, human smuggling, gang crime and illegal labor. Far Left refuses to hear the facts. State of the Union will be welcome #RealityCheck! twitter.com/dbongino/statu
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CCP hid virus from world, allowed it to get out of hand, and at the same time, threatens to withhold medication to treat coronavirus. Ultimate result of this situation will be to move drug manufacturing out of China, as we are doing with other industries, for our own protection.
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The Chinese Communist Party has threatened to cut off America's access to vital drugs in the midst of a pandemic caused by its own failures. It's time to pull America's supply chains for life-saving medicine out of China. cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_relea
Read my piece in The Federalist thefederalist.com/2019/03/26/tru President Trump's emergency declaration to secure the Southern Border is necessary and legal. China, Russia, Iran and powerful Mexican drug cartels, sometimes working together, are threatening Americans.
It’s not just that CCP (Chinese Communist Party) hid coronavirus from world and did little to stop spread. Primary problem is CCP’s flouting of environmental and health standards, in order to undercut competing economies, that create conditions for succession of outbreaks.
Complete and total agreement.
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If there is one thing that should unite us as Americans, it's this. → We should never again allow ourselves to be dependent on Communist China for essential medical supplies.
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As our country deals with yet another viral outbreak from China, let’s also keep in mind fentanyl from Chinese chemical producers kills tens of thousands of Americans yearly. The Chinese Communist Party is a serious threat to our health and safety. Let’s start acting like it!
I joined this letter asking Justice Department to provide details of Chinese Communist Party's propaganda appearing in and other outlets.
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We convinced the world that democracy was superior to communist authoritarianism. But we must fight that battle again—now against a far wealthier and equally determined adversary. The DOJ must use every tool available to fight the spread of #CCP agitprop
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Read my oped about our successful America First trade agenda. Because of the President’s strong leadership, bipartisan agreement has coalesced around some of the most important trade issues confronting Americans.
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President Trump's federal trade deal good for Tennessee | Opinion rssfeeds.dnj.com/~/617856096/0/
Impeachment plotter Adam Schiff fabricated presidential transcripts to deceive the public bit.ly/2P4to9p Staff helped partisan "whistleblower" to craft complaint. He concealed this as well. The law requires disclosure. I support today's resolution to censure Mr. Schiff.
My constituents have made it explicitly clear to me that they want the assurance of a free and fair election.
At the very least it is my hope that this is a catalyst for change in our current election practices to make them more secure.
To determine what accusations to make against the President, Democrats are just throwing some words in a hat.
This impeachment is making a mockery of their House majority.
But it’s not as if they were getting much done BEFORE their latest impeachment crusade.
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Impeachment Democrats have been casting about for something to accuse the president of doing. Campaign finance violation? Abuse of power? Extortion? Bribery? Now, we learned they did focus group. Bribery was big winner. From WP: washingtonpost.com/politics/pelos
A daily review of the media outlets today basically show them hoping for violence tonight in cities across the land. It's sickening.
"If it bleeds, it leads," gets worse every year. It's not fake news anymore, it's make news for some of these folks.
Thank you for your support on this amendment!
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BIG NEWS FOR FL-01: An NDAA amendment has been passed in committee stating the Secretary of Defense may not implement a requirement for contractors of the Department of Defense to receive a COVID–19 vaccine!
With just 11 days left in control of the House, the Left is pushing through an almost $2 TRILLION spending bill that is 4,000+ pages in a last minute power grab.
I voted no on this pork barrel package.
Chinese Communist Party buried information, punished doctors and reporters who revealed it, and allowed Wuhan Virus to spread across the world, only the latest virus to originate in China where lax labor, health and environmental standards help it to undercut responsible nations
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Let’s make #MakeChinaPay trend on Twitter. RT if you agree. breitbart.com/politics/2020/
Within a few days, federal judges association and former DOJ officials release similar statements attacking Atty General. Prosecutors working w/ biased judges against defendants with whom they disagree politically, as seems to be the case on FISA court, would be a big problem.
Democrats have spent two and a half years trying to remove the President from office.
And they're promising an endless cycle of impeachment, because the latest attempt has already failed.
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“This has been a couple of years. Two and a half.” - @SpeakerPelosi this week.
Impeaching @realDonaldTrump has been the chief political objective of House Democrats.
I will never allow political theatrics stand in the way of my constituents’ voices.
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President Trump’s impeachment was held in the court of public opinion. I’ve found no constitutional grounding for it.
If Democratic leadership wanted us to take their stunt seriously, the least they could’ve done was attempted to present some sort of evidence in a formal trial.
If you weren’t already convinced #NetNeutrality a bad idea — same Social Media Giants (Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) behind gov’t Internet takeover are the same banning, censoring conservatives, Republicans. Big Tech another tool of far left to silence #FreeSpeech #StopTheBias
Kevin McCarthy’s right. They called his supporters deplorable and irredeemable, insinuating that Americans who voted for Donald Trump have no right to participate in elections. Democrats have treated the 2016 result as illegitimate and worked to reverse it. Impeachment is a coup!
Weird. Joe Biden says he’s going jail “fossil fuel” executives. First of all, American energy is powering our great economy, a lot better than when Joe was VP. But his son Hunter was also receiving what look like bribes from a Ukrainian gas company, Burisma, while Joe was VP!
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Open-borders types don’t want us to talk about origins of coronavirus in China (just like its oppressive government.) But Chinese Communist Party created the conditions, suppressed info, disappeared doctors and reporters warning the world, and are still spreading misinformation
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We Are in This Crisis because of the Decisions of the Chinese Government nationalreview.com/corner/coronav
Almost impossible to conceive worse strategy than House Democrats in their sham impeachment charade. Insult and threaten the jury. Recycle Russian Collusion Delusion even corrupt Fake News abandoned. Looking forward to seeing some actual professionals take charge.
Majority of House Democrats speeding ahead with impeachment endorsed it shortly after the President took office. No crime, evidence, or witnesses necessary. If this were a fair process, they'd have to recuse themselves!
AT&T and DirecTV’s decision to drop is just one of many examples of conservative censorship taking place across our country.
I support House efforts to hold these companies and other Big Tech leaders accountable.
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Could there be a starker contrast? President will sign China trade deal today. Economy is great. Border security improving. We're rebuilding military. Finally have energy independence. Meanwhile #Resistance spinning themselves in circles over latest impeachment charade.
The spread of misinformation about GOP #healthcare efforts is a disservice to the millions who need reform bit.ly/2v3Vogf
House Democrats ran secret impeachment hearings. Called partisan donors to testify. Refused to call others who would contradict their hoax. Refused to wait out court reviews. Now impeaching the President for “obstruction of Congress.” They turned this entire process into a joke!
The House just voted to give our nation's heroes the largest pay increase in 8 years. #TN04
Not only are Americans leaving food stamps for jobs, they’re leaving their jobs for better jobs.
reports a near record number of “quits” in August, reflecting jobseeker optimism in growing economy.
The Leftist irony that you need a photo ID to prove your vaccination status but not to cast your ballot.
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Excuse Democrats are giving for holding secret kangaroo courts is that no special counsel has been appointed, hoping we'll all forget the special counsel investigation we JUST FINISHED was a dud, like this latest impeachment charade.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads in #TN04! I’m beyond proud of my kids and grateful I get to be a part of their journey.
Day 2 today of "proxy" voting proving to be a disaster in use and implementation. With the in joining legal effort to stop this scheme.
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ONE Representative should only get ONE vote. Period.
But today 70 Dems aren't showing up to work & are using Pelosi's proxy voting scheme to turn their district's voice over to someone else.
One Dem will be voting for 5 districts across different states.
Republicans are suing.
Grand Inquisitor Schiff has locked himself in a room where he is conducting a "secret impeachment inquiry." Because his staff helped to craft the partisan complaint that launched this latest witch hunt, there must be more oversight to avoid another fraud like the Russia Hoax.
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.@RepAdamSchiff is holding these depositions in a practical dungeon beneath the Capitol, stacking the deck each day with witnesses he believes will hurt @realdonaldtrump in this witch hunt.
This entire “impeachment inquiry” is unprecedented and overtly partisan.
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Border patrol intercepted >600k illegal aliens in one year near San Diego washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column After a wall, illegal crossing shrunk dramatically (moving to where there is no wall). Imagine if Democrats had succeeded with their argument now that "walls don't work." Ridiculous!
After the Russian Collusion Delusion, failed impeachment, and every other hoax and excuse to explain why so many former Democrats, Independent and new voters voted for Donald Trump, the party finally seems to be reckoning with its extreme far-left agenda, which is to blame.
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WATCH → Chris Matthews shreds socialism: “I've seen what socialism is like. I don't like it, okay. It’s not only not free, it doesn’t frickin' work."
Dems are too radical for even far-left MSNBC hosts now. Good luck with convincing the rest of the country!
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Taiwan continues to see increased threats from the Chinese Communist Party. We must do everything to protect our ally’s independence from CCP rule.
I joined several House colleagues in calling on Secretary Blinken & Secretary Buttigieg to fully support Taiwan’s autonomy.
Democrat leaders say they support border security, but so far, most notable idea is abolishing ICE! It is the open-borders agenda that is most destructive to Americans' personal and economic security. How could we expect far left to understand importance of a security wall??
Spot on, Steve.
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Communist China is conspiring to steal our vaccine research and disrupt our medical supply chain—yet Dems are giving them a free pass because they'd rather attack @realDonaldTrump.
RT if you agree → China must be stopped.
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We filed articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena, whose own role in politicized FISA warrants and wiretapping the President render him incapable of overseeing a Special Counsel or DOJ activities.
Every day I am thankful for the service and sacrifice of our law enforcement officers. We owe a debt of gratitude to those willing to put their lives on the line to protect our communities. #NationalLawEnforcementAppreciationDay
Very recently, innocent people in Tennessee, including a 6-year-old girl, have been victims of violent crime by illegal aliens. A police officer in CA was murdered. Quit hurting innocent people, Chuck. Your open-borders agenda is fueling a drug epidemic. Build the wall.
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Enough with the memes. Just quit hurting innocent people and re-open the government. twitter.com/realDonaldTrum…
In June, I introduced legislation to block President Biden’s efforts to mass cancel federal student debt.
Student Loans are a personal responsibility. Canceling these federal loans will only worsen our Biden-induced economic crisis.
One year later. 13 American soldiers are dead and their families are left without answers.
The liberal Leftists have wasted precious time and resources playing political theater. The Biden administration must answer for their deadly Afghanistan withdrawal.
I have always fought for 2nd amendment rights and will continue to stand strong. The real issue is Islamic extremism.
Proud to stand with @GOPLeader, , and many other colleagues as Republicans made the case for why the #BuildBackBroke Act makes life worse for the everyday American.
NSC overstuffed with political hacks has been a big problem. Barack Obama doubled the size. Implicit instructions to interfere w/ next Administration. Susan Rice, and the unmasking scandal. Leaking phone calls w/ world leaders. Coup plot! Definition of out-of-control bureaucracy.
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Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman has been escorted out of the White House and was told that his services are no longer needed.
on.msnbc.com/2Uyd8QNCoronavirus only the latest global outbreak to originate in Communist China. Ignoring basic health and safety, and mistreating its own people, are just a few ways the chronic trade cheat undercuts more responsible countries in the global economy.
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We're live with House GOP on their historic repeal of Obama regulations pscp.tv/w/a3RQWjE4NTQw
Directly after Congress passes #TaxReform major U.S. companies announce wage boosts, bonuses, infrastructure investments. Including $50 BILLION for broadband deployment. This is what happens when D.C. gets out of the way. (Small biz will ramp up too.)
#HarveyRelief aid package passes House. Now the Senate needs to their job and pass a bill with no add-on's or pork spending. #TN04
🚨TOMORROW🚨 I will introduce a bill to halt any effort by the Biden administration to forgive federal student loans.
Read more in my exclusive with here 👇
This has to be a joke. The trillion-dollar Stimulus? Produced weakest recovery from recession EVER. Litany of gov't-sponsored bankruptcies like Solyndra. Polls show most Americans believed recession persisted as late as 2014. Confidence leaps after Obama leaves!
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Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and the longest streak of job creation in American history.
This week Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats introduce "Protect the Swamp" agenda: efforts to lift debt ceiling, raise taxes, eliminate budget restrictions, protect Nancy Pelosi from far-left revolt and fed employees from accountability. A spending bill perpetuating border crisis!
Happy 247th Birthday to !
This was sent to me early this morning from my son Ryan, who after graduating from the in May is completing Marine training TBS at Quantico Virginia.
Happy Birthday to him and all current and former US Marines! Semper Fi! Oorah!
The Biden Administration has waged war on American energy since day one.
It is laughable that the President continues to beg our adversaries to ramp up oil and gas production when U.S. companies produce energy cleaner and cheaper.
Yesterday, I introduced a resolution calling on the House to oppose all of Biden's unconstitutional anti #2A policies.
I am grateful that this resolution is supported by the and .
You can read the full text here ⬇️
Typical. Democrats threaten to defund military, shut down fed gov't to grant citizenship to illegal aliens. They want NO border security, no borders at all or enforcement. Just more of the same BUT WORSE. Republicans looking out for US citizens, taxpayers and troops in danger.
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.@RepLindaSanchez: Keeping the government open is a basic function of Congress, and yet Republicans are struggling to do just that. Watch Live: facebook.com/HouseDemocrats
Pelosi bails on her own #PityParty theamericanmirror.com/pelosi-bails-t Promised hundreds, but protests peter out. (Another tax fib falls flat.) People prefer tax cuts!
A thousand “ex DOJ officials” are calling on Atty General William Barr to resign. I have a better idea. Why don’t all the entitled Obama holdover liberal bureaucrats, spying, leaking and lying to undermine the Trump Administration resign? Drain the Swamp. Thanks.
Our members are the best and brightest in the country.
I was honored to have the opportunity to speak with them at their annual conference this morning alongside and thank them for their service.
🎙 Had a great discussion with yesterday about illegal migrant use of SNAP benefits, my bill to block student loan debt cancellation and more.
Thank you for having me on!
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Our southern border is open. The end of Title 42 will threaten the safety of every American.
That’s why I introduced H.R. 7359. A bill that uses Title 42 protections to expel illegal migrants due to the public health crisis posed by fentanyl.
Add hacking to long list of Obama Admin failures to counter Russia in Ukraine, Crimea, Syria. Canceled E. Europe missile defense. Uranium One. Iranian nuke deal, all empowered Vladimir Putin. Also, “extremely careless” Hillary Clinton’s servers compromised Democrats, rest of us.
You can keep your doc, the plan you like. #Obamacare will save the avg family > $2000. Reverse happened! Obamacare booted millions from insurance, raised rates, doctors disappeared. Now more empty promises from socialists pushing "Medicare for All" terrible for TN seniors.
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Democrats once lied and said if you like your healthcare you can keep it. Now, those same people are trying to mislead Americans again.
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Former Sec State admits Barack Obama's Iran nuke deal funded terrorism. But just a little terrorism, he says. "Most went to Iran's economy." Iranians are protesting the regime PRECISELY because nuke deal supported their oppressors and Soleimani's terrorism -- not Iran's economy!
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John Kerry admits on camera that he knew the pallets of cash sent to Iran by the Obama administration would help fund the IRGC.
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It’s #TaxDay
More than 80% of Americans received a tax cut in 2018, an average of over $2000 per family of four.
Middle-class taxpayers benefited most. 90% received a cut. Wage increases are the best in a decade, even better for lower-income groups.
Adam Schiff failed to do his impeachment homework in the House and is now asking the Senate for extra credit. Sorry, you earn an F!
Rosenstein's performance today is why people have such a distrust of all things out of the Washington crowd. Go along to get along, survive, and get promoted. Then prevaricate, obfuscate, and finger point when it goes badly. "Mistakes were made, but it wasn't me!" #TheSwamp
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$32 million. Wasted. twitter.com/jsolomonReport…
Migrants storming our southern border are receiving SNAP benefits with ZERO wait period by claiming an asylum seeking status.
USDA has failed to track the following data for recipients:
•Citizenship status
•Demographics
•Time on the program
•Return to the program (1/2)
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I am proud to introduce H.R. 7359. This bill allows Title 42 authority to expedite the expulsion process of illegal migrants due to the immediate public health risks posed by the record amounts of fentanyl & other deadly drugs crossing the southern border.
I voted no on H.R. 5.
This piece of legislation did anything but provide more equality.
It sought to encroach on the religious freedoms of churches, schools, and other faith-based institutions. It is not the role of government to force individual values upon people of faith.
Fauci is more of a politician than a physician.
📺 Watch my discussion with on about why the American people do not trust Dr. Fauci. 👇
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What Left is really upset about is they’d rather you forget how this whole impeachment charade started. Notice you never hear about partisan whistleblower anymore, who coordinated scam with Adam Schiff and lied in legal docs. His lawyer calls it a coup!
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The American people deserve the truth on the “whistleblower,” Vindman and how this impeachment got started.
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Twenty years ago today the course of American history was forever altered by the acts of terrorism that took place. Today, we remember the bravery and resolve of the 2,997 lives our country lost and continue to pray for their loved ones.
I’m one
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33 House Republicans pen letter to Nancy Pelosi urging that the House not adjourn for recess until addressing ICE funding and asylum loopholes.
"Leaving town for a month to campaign and parade our accomplishments in Congress is an insult to our constituents"
I'll be on on in a moment to talk Impeachment Scam. Another excuse for Hillary Clinton's election loss, Quid Pro Joe and Democrats' socialist agenda. The country is winning under . Distraction!
Defies logic to pronounce “no bias” at FBI. Top officials professed adoration for Hillary, trusted she’d be POTUS, broke rules to exonerate her to protect their careers, worked to “stop” Trump and were fired from R Mueller’s #ConflictedCounsel investigation for... bias!
I'm an original co-sponsor of this legislation to cut sanctuary city funding. Districts allowing foreign citizens to vote place U.S. democracy in danger. Expect Democrats concerned about foreign interference to promptly support.
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Just filed legislation to cut all federal funding to municipalities that allow illegal immigrants or noncitizens to vote. These dangerous initiatives popping up across the country that grant voting rights to illegal immigrants and noncitizens must stop.
Last week House Republicans passed the Lower Energy Costs Act.
This bill will:
✅ Stop the Biden Administration from phasing out gas engines
✅ Lower gas prices by identifying ways to increase US refinery capacity
We must work together and restore America’s energy independence!
Chief Impeacher Adam Schiff asking for "fairness" after submitting joke of impeachment articles to Senate. Fairness would be dismissing them straightaway.
Don't worry, Mr. Schiff. You'll always have your commemorative pen.
“Over the past year, his team has attempted to paint a fairy tale picture of countless failures and the chaos that ensued. With each failure came the blame game.”
Read my latest for here 👇
Here is the full list of Republicans that joined me in voting for someone other than John Boehner. washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/
"He promised the Haitian community he will help them," the migrants, who were interviewed by Fox News Friday, said. "He will recall Title 42. He will help us have real asylum."
^This quote proves Biden’s weak border policies serve as a welcome invitation to illegal migrants.
Well, Democrats' impeachment hysteria has accomplished one thing, at least, but it won't be removal of the President. Donald Trump at highest approval rating of his presidency. Higher than Barack Obama's at the same time. Thanks Nancy!
Mitt Romney says voting for Nancy Pelosi's impeachment scam is the hardest decision he ever had to make. For the rest of us, holding our noses and voting for him in 2012 was the hardest decision we ever had to make!
Eric Holder first Atty General to be held in civil and criminal contempt of Congress. Stonewalled Fast & Furious investigation into Obama gun-running to Mexican cartels. Spied on journalists critical of Obama Admin, another #Spygate precedent.
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This is an especially dangerous abuse of power by this President. He places his self interest above the national security interests of the country. twitter.com/DavidKris/stat…
Ben Rhodes "misled" journalists to sell bad Iran nuke deal. He admitted it. Relied on liberal reporters to parrot Obama Admin. Claimed negotiations w/ moderate elements in Iran. Deal actually struck w/ radical Ayatollah. Biased press ate it up. Now they're back for seconds!
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Happy to announce @brhodes is joining @NBCNews and @MSNBC as a Political Contributor. The former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications for President Obama makes his debut appearance on @MeetThePress this Sunday and @allinwithchris on Monday.
I have agreed to join the effort to see this happen on January 6th.
Somehow I don't think Democrats' strategy of insulting Senate Republicans they need to vote for their ridiculous impeachment as treacherous liars will win any over. Another illustration of how badly managed this partisan witch hunt has been from the start. Amateur hour!
To be clear: Strzok "anti-Trump" texts just tip of the iceberg. Underlying issue is IG finding that former Mueller hire displayed "willingness to take official action" to harm President Trump campaign & admin for partisan political purposes, like Lisa Page, Bruce Ohr, others
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The firing of anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok is welcome, if overdue. By exhibiting such rampant bias, Strzok did enormous damage to the FBI and to the country.
Sanctuary city San Francisco is banning straws but passing out heroin needles. They litter the streets! Medieval diseases are popping up in other California cities, where drug crime and addiction, homelessness and poverty are soaring. The progressive health care agenda in action.
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I traveled to San Francisco with @HaasColton hoping to answer the question: what happened? I couldn't believe my eyes. Drugs in playgrounds, people openly shooting up on the streets, and needles and feces everywhere.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/vWU_Df1Hz18
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