It is very unusual for the power elite to see the inside of a cell. #PaulManafort & @RealDonaldTrump are birds of a feather. They have both been laundering money, evading taxes, obstructing justice & active in political corruption for decades. https://t.co/k9gy4lrc2V
— J Whitfield Larrabee (@jwlarrabee) June 15, 2018
Trump shows more empathy for Paul Manafort being sent to jail by a judge for witness tampering than he does for innocent children ripped from their mothers and thrown into internment camps simply for being immigrants fleeing violence and soul-crushing poverty. https://t.co/Px6A1PLwmI
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) June 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1007728042293252097
WATCH: Conflicting Trump statements is sign he is "more desperate" #MTPDaily https://t.co/Shkzg5CNgn pic.twitter.com/zg0trsiQqZ
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 15, 2018
Today’s POTUS performance was breathtaking in the sheer number of provable falsehoods, intentional mischaracterizations and outright lies uttered. Clearly someone feels emboldened. Will GOP leaders continue to shrug this off? Bury their head in the sand?
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) June 15, 2018
TRUMP on Kim Jong Un (note the final two sentences): "He's the head of a country, and I mean he's the strong head. Don't let anyone think anything different. He speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same." (via FOX) pic.twitter.com/ed9AMRl9ny
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 15, 2018
Did the IG report “exonerate” Trump as he claims? No. It was about the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email case and had nothing to do with the Russia probe. @YLindaQiu https://t.co/Wl5lFLR4Tr
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 15, 2018
Trump’s DOJ contradicts his claim that Democrats are to blame for family separation: https://t.co/cJbRtdbEmz pic.twitter.com/RmRr4W2xTg
— Slate (@Slate) June 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/4everNeverTrump/status/1007726945059000320
Giuliani: Trump interview with Mueller is "off the table" https://t.co/HJ5pzISkgg pic.twitter.com/8ZiIwBVSPP
— The Hill (@thehill) June 15, 2018
Rudy cleaning up his own mess — again https://t.co/bVxpSoVdP4
— Raw Story (@RawStory) June 15, 2018
“Months of sustained conservative attacks led by President Donald Trump and his allies have harmed Mueller most among Republicans, with a record 53 percent now saying they view the lead Russia investigator in an unfavorable light.” https://t.co/B643qqgnUF
— Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin) June 15, 2018
Trump on holding a wasteful military parade: "It would be great for the spirit of the country. The generals would love to do it."
Trump on canceling actual, needed military exercises: "I hated them from the day I came in….It costs us a lot of money. I saved us a lot of money."
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) June 15, 2018
and in censorship news…
https://twitter.com/dabeard/status/1007625605251153925
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WORLD
The White House is imposing tariffs on a range of Chinese goods. The administration has vacillated between taking a tough stance against Beijing, and declaring the trade war "on hold." https://t.co/TYem06FLQT
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) June 15, 2018
Call me any time: Trump says he gave North Korea's Kim direct number https://t.co/bC9zByMHhT pic.twitter.com/BcSvVsijpA
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 15, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Participants discuss @BuzzFeed report that Trump told G7 leaders "Crimea is Russian, because everyone who lives there speaks Russian." They interpret it as Trump's recognition of Crimea's status.
The hosts triumphantly declare: "Crimea is ours, Trump is ours!" pic.twitter.com/kOhrIodHU7— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) June 15, 2018
Trump told Macron "all the terrorists are in Paris": report https://t.co/63xLSKDwlI pic.twitter.com/6qBTGjVSWH
— The Hill (@thehill) June 15, 2018
In New York, Kushner and Greenblatt briefed @UN's Guterres on "efforts of the United States to promote peace in the Middle East and to meet humanitarian needs in #Gaza." They also discussed "recent actions at the United Nations," @WhiteHouse says.
— Michael Wilner (@mawilner) June 15, 2018
AT&T CEO says ready to invest, WarnerMedia rebranding unveiled https://t.co/FVI328rl7E pic.twitter.com/qHWtxzDQ4u
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 15, 2018
Fact check: Exponentially true. https://t.co/DFM36gf0mh
— Andrew Das (@AndrewDasNYT) June 15, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
May: We’re postponing.
Barnier: How long?
May, cackling madly: Forever. Does forever work for you? It works for mehttps://t.co/MzKSTuEkIL— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) June 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/chrisinsilico/status/1007642203072626688
https://twitter.com/_Britain4Europe/status/1007618139625082881
I can only assume we now know what Sir Christopher Chope’s main hobby is. I think we should name it Choping in honour of him https://t.co/o8yaVIZDlu
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) June 15, 2018
What a revolting character. So obviously given a knighthood for political services by the Conservative Party….. Sir Christopher Chope: how he voted on gay marriage, women’s rights and Brexit. https://t.co/9gpy692fh5
— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. (@MrJohnNicolson) June 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/LADFLEG/status/1007412915085901825
“Growing…” ?
Fears growing over post-Brexit Irish border, according to a study from @QUBelfast – https://t.co/tisyaYEm0Z pic.twitter.com/Z2roykdVzd
— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) June 15, 2018
The Irish border is so critical in #Brexit because movement across it is a material, lived benefit of EU integration & the peace process. @BorderIrish @BelfastAgmt
A 16 yr old in a Monaghan focus gp put it well:
"Live here for a week & see how many times you cross the border." https://t.co/syRMVOkAPa— Katy Hayward (@hayward_katy) June 15, 2018
Billy Caldwell went 300 days without epileptic seizures. Since his cannabis oil was seized at customs he has had 5 this week.
Now he has been rushed to hospital with mum Charlotte. This is down to home office cruelty, who are sitting on his prescribed life-saving meds. Shameful pic.twitter.com/GGrBknbSHT— Ian Birrell (@ianbirrell) June 15, 2018
Finally…
Stephen Hawking's ashes buried in Westminster Abbey between Darwin and Newton. https://t.co/x6FFLCnkvo pic.twitter.com/Oin3fYjy49
— The National Desk (@TND) June 15, 2018