JUST IN: “We’ll see," President Trump responds when asked while seated next to French President Macron if he’ll be staying in the Iran nuclear deal: "The Iran Deal is a terrible deal." pic.twitter.com/za0b8Aqlhc
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 24, 2018
Trump, in Oval with Macron, says Iran deal was “insane, ridiculous,” doesn’t address missile testing.
It would “be so easy” for Iran to restart its nuclear program, and if they do, “they’re going to have bigger problems than ever before,” Trump says.
“Mark it down.”
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 24, 2018
Trump's comments are deeply troubling. Bolton and Pompeo will just pour gasoline on this fire. His claim that "Iran will have trouble like they've never had." is very close to a call for war. https://t.co/kWLqHGvIbo
— Joe Cirincione (@Cirincione) April 24, 2018
Th Iran Nuclear Deal is complex but Donald Trump is not. His hatred for the deal is based on two things: Obama envy and Fox News conditioning.
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) April 24, 2018
Iran will "most likely" abandon nuclear deal if Trump withdraws https://t.co/u3wieZvuAo pic.twitter.com/e62M0sTuaf
— The Hill (@thehill) April 24, 2018
Fingers crossed that Macron made real progress with Trump today on the Iran Deal.
If not, the consequences of a US exit from the deal for the security of the United States and the world would be very bad. @Rob_Malley and I explain here. https://t.co/fpVY4zMtHT
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) April 24, 2018
Macron is betting that giving Trump the appearance of a friendship will give him influence on Iran, climate, trade, and other issues. Whether or not that bet pays off will be watched closely by other leaders.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) April 24, 2018
From handshakes and kisses to high-fives and hand-holding, Pres. Trump and French Pres. Macron's "bromance" was on full display during today's state visit. https://t.co/Q9hSQHPTEU pic.twitter.com/yRJk9Pelgi
— ABC News (@ABC) April 24, 2018
Jaws (1975) pic.twitter.com/zkNU9eEXt9
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 24, 2018
Today’s #BirdieAward goes to the legendary @BettyBowers for this excellent analysis of primate behavior.
Special thanks to @JediQGJinn for the nomination! pic.twitter.com/NzVse8iY69
— BirdieAwards (@BirdieAwards) April 24, 2018
Well, I love this. https://t.co/ktdV2jUOxx
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) April 24, 2018
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ELSEWHERE IN TRUMPWORLD
.@SenatorTester on Ronny Jackson: “We were told stories where he was repeatedly drunk on while duty where his main job was to take care of the most powerful man in the world.”https://t.co/yJDUTAr4Vq
— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) April 24, 2018
Is one of the allegations that he doesn't know much things really weigh?https://t.co/iL61SXfAiG
— todd levin (@toddlevin) April 24, 2018
Sen. Tester, the Senate VA Cmte. Ranking Member, gives @NPR more details re: Ronny Jackson allegations, including:
– 20+ military personnel say they received improper sleep aid or wakefulness prescriptions
– Jackson was "repeatedly" drunk on duty
– Jackson belittled staff
— Marianna Sotomayor (@MariannaNBCNews) April 24, 2018
Trump nominated Ronny Jackson to head the VA with no vetting, no consultation with Senators – he completely set up a good man to fail. Then today he tanks him at a press conference. Trump is only loyal to himself. Everyone else is collateral damage.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) April 24, 2018
we warned about Dr. Jackson a month ago @nytopinion: "Dr. Jackson had not undergone the normal vetting process…Very presentable and capable individuals are sometimes disqualified by the rigorous personnel investigations that are normally undertaken." https://t.co/GuAknGRX4w
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) April 24, 2018
Watchdog group tells me it has received "flood" of complaints from CIA personnel about Pompeo pushing religion in the workplace, at times discussing the Rapture.
"The people that worked under him at the CIA that came to us…were scared shitless.” https://t.co/hC9yA8OwSA
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) April 23, 2018
When the president doesn’t want his own chief of staff to know who he’s having phone calls with, that’s a problem.https://t.co/msksTeAG3E
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 24, 2018
Billionaires & corporations are making out like bandits under the #GOPTaxScam. Since passage of the bill, we've seen $260 BILLION in stock buybacks, and the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says by 2028 71% of the benefits of the bill will be going to foreign investors. pic.twitter.com/s3PHDehjbM
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) April 24, 2018
Man who wrestled gun from Waffle House shooter raises more than $50,000 for for victims' families https://t.co/afeCSeJyDn pic.twitter.com/8hX7FvYxsZ
— The Hill (@thehill) April 24, 2018
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WORLD
President Trump says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had been "very open and I think very honorable" so far with regard to an upcoming meeting between the two leaders. (click for video) https://t.co/xEEjbeKtOd pic.twitter.com/jzNeppxd32
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) April 24, 2018
Six North Koreans executed for "treason" after trying to sell phonebook outside the country, @The_Daily_NK reports, citing lectures from authorities inside North Korea https://t.co/gHSuTc7U6G pic.twitter.com/U3IxORpSkl
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) April 24, 2018
The officer’s de-escalation approach might seem counterintuitive, but former Toronto police detective sergeant John Muise said, “It was textbook.” https://t.co/vjvi0u5k01
— VICE News (@vicenews) April 24, 2018
Man accused of deliberately driving into pedestrians in Toronto has been charged with murder and attempted murder, Toronto police confirmhttps://t.co/ScltfkgdqF pic.twitter.com/LtYvFuAvlP
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 24, 2018
Facebook's newly released guidelines for moderating content are a work in progress, mixing broad principles and oddly specific details, writes @alexismadrigal. https://t.co/vqWvdpiJ8o
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) April 24, 2018
Inside The Biggest Vinyl Pressing Plant In The World, The Netherlands : https://t.co/v5WxgMfVkz pic.twitter.com/e8riQgYSLJ
— reaktorplayer (@reaktorplayer) April 23, 2018
How Congo's big brewers became the country's longest-lived – and arguably most successful – private companies https://t.co/fEiqeX11xT
— Gerry Lynch (@gerrylynch) April 24, 2018
This statue of Jesus in Poland provides Internet to nearby villages. pic.twitter.com/bdN2I2wnJJ
— RΛMIN NΛSIBOV (@RaminNasibov) April 24, 2018
You have to ask have any of this stood up for any gay person in any of their churches who wanted to worship…. Thought not. https://t.co/cf2X8lxwQY
— Stephen Glenn (@stephenpglenn) April 24, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN (AND NORN IRON)
Exactly, Brexit would deliver nothing more than ‘a hollow victory’ filled with the empty freedoms, promised by a ‘far-fetched’, undeliverable, fantasy Brexit.
It’s nearly showdown time, Brexit and bust, so in the EU we trust. https://t.co/avAQYCUUgV
— Joe Pajak #FBPE #LoveNHS #ABTV (@JoePajak) April 24, 2018
— Eamonn Mallie (@EamonnMallie) April 24, 2018
David Davis 'sorry' over border protocol breach https://t.co/g5Esf6FmLw
— Mark Carruthers (@MarkCarruthers7) April 24, 2018
Brexit: May's 'customs partnership' idea cretinous, says Rees-Mogg https://t.co/BiGCNycEti
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 24, 2018
Does @Jacob_Rees_Mogg not realize the cost to the UK of a no deal #Brexit ? Flights grounded, food rotting in the ground, markets crashing, exit from wto. It is in nobody’s interest & such kamikaze commentary does nobody any good. https://t.co/XVxbpoBLVn
— Sen. Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) April 24, 2018
extremely normal country pic.twitter.com/AHtsseOh1n
— Lawrie Scott-McFarlane (@lawrie_sm) April 23, 2018
Blimey…Daily Express editor says headlines that have appeared in the past in his own paper "have created an Islamophobic sentiment which I find uncomfortable" https://t.co/8wuArF5FCd
— Jess Brammar (@jessbrammar) April 24, 2018
.@JanAageFjortoft: – You talked this week about Brexit, but there's no chance Liverpool will leave Europe?
KLOPP: 😁 pic.twitter.com/vgZnjMAA1l
— Viasport Fotball (@ViasportFotball) April 24, 2018
