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Political scientist @UCL; DPhil from Oxford. Author: “How to Rig an Election” & “The Despot's Apprentice.” Washington Post columnist. Speaking: Tuesday Agency.

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    Brian Klaas‏Verified account @brianklaas 15h15 hours ago

    Brian Klaas Retweeted Philip Rucker

    Oh good, the wannabe despot who attacks the press, tries to undermine rule of law, violates ethics rules, hires family members and cronies, demonizes minority groups, engages in public corruption, and lies constantly to boost his cult of personality has a new idea for his powershttps://twitter.com/philiprucker/status/1081277036465963008 …

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    Philip RuckerVerified account @PhilipRucker
    Trump says he is considering calling a “national emergency” to construct the border wall without congressional approval. “I am allowed to do that,” president says.
    12:22 pm - 4 Jan 2019
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    40 replies . 354 retweets 823 likes
      1. Tom Doyle  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸 🇲🇳 🇪🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿‏ @tcddoyle 15h15 hours ago
        Replying to @brianklaas

        Didn’t we start a revolution over sh*t like this?

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      1. Bulldog Mom - I STAND WITH MATTIS‏ @nocovfefehere 15h15 hours ago
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        He’s a national emergency.

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      1. 11CatsAgainstNazis&1ConfusedKitteh‏ @landis_melinda 15h15 hours ago
        Replying to @brianklaas @slthompson29

        Somehow, I thought "emergency" meant, well, "emergency: An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment.[1] Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency 

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      1. Bad News Bears‏ @drbindy73 14h14 hours ago
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        25th Amendment

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      1. Joel Klebanoff‏ @JoelKlebanoff 15h15 hours ago
        Replying to @brianklaas

        When people say Trump has autocratic tendencies, he probably thinks that’s a compliment.

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      2. Valbaby214‏ @valchk214 15h15 hours ago
        Replying to @brianklaas

        Mike Pence looks thrilled. He’s so beyond creepy. He’s literally swooning behind Trump.

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      1. PLTobin‏ @PatriciaTobin54 13h13 hours ago
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        I cannot understand how this idiocy just goes on and on without anyone stopping him. The whole GOP congress and senate should end up in orange jumpsuits along with the Trumps.

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      1. Agnes Moorehead  🌀‏ @moorehead_agnes 14h14 hours ago
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        #InstantImpeachment

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      1. marggypeterson‏ @marggy_peterson 14h14 hours ago
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        That's also his plan for impeachment/indictment. "Presidential harassment" will at some point become a "national emergency" calling for an insurrection or something. Sigh. Hopefully, he won't get anyone killed.

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      1. Fazlur Rahman, ruin‏ @FazlurR32437526 2h2 hours ago
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        Means @POTUS moves to declare emergency i.e. semi Marshall law.

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      1. Carollee‏ @cocoabean717 9h9 hours ago
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        He’s a disaster, that’s for certain.

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      1. Kenneth Dobbins, MBA‏ @2013MalibuKen 10h10 hours ago
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        Oh my😬🤯

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      1. Jim McColigan‏ @jmccoligan 10h10 hours ago
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        This is like the start of a bad 80’s movie, Red Dawn

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      1. Jim McColigan‏ @jmccoligan 10h10 hours ago
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        Is any level of separation of power actually still active in our society? WTF

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      1. Bill wolf‏ @Wwolfhunt 11h11 hours ago
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        You’re surprised?pic.twitter.com/pQkaHfShaq

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      1. Amanda‏ @DisneyNewman6 11h11 hours ago
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        Why is this not the biggest concern people have? @realDonaldTrump wants to be a dictator. Forget about @AOC dancing. Time to support @RashidaTlaib #ImpeachThatMF

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