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Executive Editor: Bloomberg Opinion (). NBC/MSNBC analyst. Priors: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, HP. Author: "TrumpNation"

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    17 Dec 2018

    “Trump may emerge as a brazen grifter who, by aspiring to the White House like a wizened, soiled version of Icarus, flew beyond the boundaries of his own luck and abilities and delivered his business, children and well-being into the hands of prosecutors.”

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  2. Retweeted
    11 hours ago
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    I think you may know this and are just disregarding it but the fentanyl issue is coming in via mail from China. Get your facts straight.

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    Our friend Chuck Rosenberg blew my mind today- must watch:

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    11 hours ago

    "He is definitively cornered." on Trump and the government shutdown.

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  5. "The mass call outs could inevitably mean air travel is less secure, especially as the shutdown enters its second week with no clear end to the political stalemate in sight."

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  6. "Trump is shutting down the government because he didn’t get what he wanted, even though he certainly doesn’t appear to have much bargaining power." -

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  8. "I am proud to shut down the government for border security, I will take the mantle. I will shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it." -- President Trump

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    Translation: “I forgot that Richard Nixon asked similar questions after winning in a landslide in the ‘72 election.”

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  11. While federal workers go without pay, senior Trump administration officials are poised to get $10,000 raises.

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    BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he wouldn't resign if president asked him to.

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  13. Yeah but no, . Trump has been deeply reviewed throughout his career. Not consistently or constantly, but with depth. Starting with Wayne Barrett. The problem: Not everyone was read or absorbed what was already out there. His presidency simply focused attention.

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    A "told you so"? With the exception of higher labor participation which supports the notion of some remaining slack in the labor market, this strong December jobs report will be seen IMO by as supporting more rate hikes & no tweaks to the balance sheet policy

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    21 hours ago
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    I wrote this 3 years ago on the slowing of smartphone replacement rates, and the end of growth for new smartphone sales. Could have republished it almost verbatim after Apple's revenue warning this week:

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  17. “The strong job gains suggest that the tumbling stock market has yet to depress expectations that the economy will expand for a 10th straight year.”

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  18. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    Numbers posted today by show the National Debt ended 2018 more than $2-trillion larger than on the day Pres Trump took office. It represents a 10% increase in the Debt on Pres Trump's watch. National Debt now stands at $21.974-trillion. 1/2

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    JUST IN: U.S. adds 312,000 jobs in December and wages top estimates

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  20. Translation: “I forgot that Richard Nixon asked similar questions after winning in a landslide in the ‘72 election.”

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  21. Jan 3

    The House prepared to pass a package of bills that would reopen the federal government without paying for President Trump’s border wall — drawing a swift veto threat from the White House.

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