Jesse LeeVerified account

@JesseCharlesLee

Comms VP for CAP Action. Former Special Assistant to President Obama & WH Director of Rapid Response. Opinions mine.

Washington, DC
Joined January 2017

Tweets

You blocked @JesseCharlesLee

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @JesseCharlesLee

  1. Pinned Tweet

    Honestly a defining image of the Trump presidency.

    Undo
  2. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    Before Democrats even introduced their bill to crack down on corruption in Washington and limit the influence of money in politics McConnell announced last month that he would kill it. This should really tell you all you need to know about his priorities.

    Undo
  3. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    "No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place where both of us were born and raised" -- Mitt Romney, August 2012

    Undo
  4. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    I worked at the National Counterterrorism Center, the CIA, and the Pentagon. can’t possibly be telling the truth with these numbers.

    Undo
  5. Retweeted
    13 hours ago

    In his first two years, Trump’s predecessor passed a trillion dollar stimulus, rescued the global economy and the auto industry, and passed Obamacare, Wall Street reform, the new START treaty, repealed don’t ask don’t tell and brought home tens of thousands of troops.

    Undo
  6. Retweeted

    🚨🚨 NEW: VA secretary Robert Wilkie did not list his membership in pro-Confederate groups or speeches to them on his confirmation paperwork despite submitting a sworn affidavit he disclosed all speeches, published works and group memberships.

    Show this thread
    Undo
  7. “Thanks, Bob the A**hole, great speech. You know a lot of people think Bob here is an a**hole but he’s doing great work, people are recognizing it more and more.”

    Undo
  8. Retweeted

    . foamed at the mouth with power in Congress, then retired because he claimed he didn't enjoy it. Now it’s clear: Trey Gowdy just wanted a fat lobbyist paycheck. That should be illegal.

    Show this thread
    Undo
  9. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    Everyone is focusing on the Mueller investigation as the vehicle for impeachable offenses. I think we need to seriously consider that the President has broader illegal instincts that may play out in ways we don’t anticipate today.

    Undo
  10. Retweeted

    Three have died in accidents in national parks since shutdown began. The parks were closed during previous extended shutdowns.

    Undo
  11. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    Great scoop from , , and . As a lawyer at OMB, I worked on appropriations issues all the time. What the Trump administration is discussing here is illegal, plain and simple. Thread 👇

    Show this thread
    Undo
  12. Somebody told Trump that closing National Parks is where you take a political hit on shutdowns, so he brilliantly kept them open with almost no staff. Nobody took 5 seconds to think how that might be a problem:

    Undo
  13. If Trump is convinced that hostage-taking works, he will grab the debt limit next, make infinitely larger demands, and the entire global economy will be at the mercy of an unstable narcissist who cares for nobody but himself. That should not just be a Democratic concern.

    Undo
  14. Undo
  15. This is the result of an Administration that is completely competent and negligent executing one of the most complex operations government can do: shutting itself down.

    Undo
  16. Retweeted

    “It is a ticking time bomb before something truly tragic happens.” 's Nick Jones on the dirty consequences of the in our parks

    Undo
  17. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    THREAD: The is already being felt across the US—and it's getting worse everyday. Local coverage gives snapshots of impacts around the country:

    Show this thread
    Undo
  18. Imagine standing behind this guy at a podium while he says this and nodding along like it’s not insane.

    Undo
  19. He should ask Oliver North how this worked out when he tried it.

    Undo
  20. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    The Senate adjourned like three hours ago.

    Undo
  21. Undo

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·