Today, the president unveiled a Middle East "peace plan" that was nearly three years in the making and overseen by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who has no background in foreign policy: https://t.co/r9SK99LaZC
— American Oversight (@weareoversight) January 28, 2020
Kushner to @camanpour on settlements: "Israel is there and they’re not leaving."
"I’m not looking at the world as it existed in 1967. I’m looking at the world as it exists in 2020."— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) January 28, 2020
It’s stunning that @realDonaldTrump doesn’t know that this is insulting to Palestinians. It’s not a “state” it’s a “Bantustan.” Palestinians lose more land w/out sovereignty & independence. Israel gets more land & keeps settlements. It’s Trump’s plan to try to legalize illegality https://t.co/RDE6iJ0krf
— James J. Zogby (@jjz1600) January 28, 2020
Trump’s Israel-Palestine “peace plan” is a con https://t.co/Qg8IkQnJwU
— Vox (@voxdotcom) January 28, 2020
BREAKING: US ambassador says Israel free to annex settlements at any time
— Joe (@joedyke) January 28, 2020
If @realDonaldTrump does not step in to prevent this action, it will signal his plan is about influencing US & Israeli politics, not peace. He will also place at risk Jordan’s stability & Israel’s future as a democratic, Jewish state. https://t.co/XmIlFoeQD7 via @NYTimes
— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) January 28, 2020
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was formally indicted in court on corruption charges. He's accused of wrongfully accepting $264,000 worth of gifts from tycoons and dispensing favors in alleged bids for improved coverage by Israel's biggest selling newspaper https://t.co/zbBClla3el pic.twitter.com/tZNJD9BD5P
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 28, 2020
Ah, so then we can expect Trump to withhold aid to Israel until they take care of their corruption problem, right? https://t.co/v2LLSsFtoA
— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) January 28, 2020
ICYMI, this is the subtext – or just the text – of the entire approach to Trump's "peace plan." https://t.co/CXCq3PFYMR
— Mairav Zonszein מרב זונשיין (@MairavZ) January 28, 2020
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IMPEACHAPALOOZA
It’s amazing what I’ve done, the most of any President in the first three years (by far), considering that for three years I’ve been under phony political investigations and the Impeachment Hoax! KEEP AMERICA GREAT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2020
Mitch McConnell tells GOP senators that there aren't enough votes to block impeachment witnesses, people familiar with the matter say https://t.co/xSFJWcXVMI
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 28, 2020
75% of Americans now say they want to hear from witnesses against Trump in this impeachment trial. The other 25% have clearly just given up on life.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) January 28, 2020
This is the GOP now: A former national security advisor with impeccable Republican credentials offers to testify on the central fact of an impeachment charge, and the Republicans are doing everything they can to prevent it.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 28, 2020
"Donald Trump's defense wraps up its opening arguments in the Senate Impeachment trial of the president. A defense that has been complicated by a steady drip of revelations from Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton…" – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/q42rLDqhbJ
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) January 28, 2020
So Dershowitz was right? https://t.co/Jfb3HnP25f
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 28, 2020
Reporter: Republicans have raised your name in some of these [impeachment trial witness] conversations. Are you yourself prepared to possibly be dragged into this?
Schiff: Well, I can tell you what my testimony is. He's guilty. And he should be impeached https://t.co/cBNCn0HaJh pic.twitter.com/4Iym0ynflZ
— POLITICO (@politico) January 28, 2020
Takeaways from the Trump team's last day of opening arguments — and what happens next https://t.co/F8RNRp1yYO
— Amber Phillips (@byamberphillips) January 28, 2020
Elsewhere in Trumpworld…
“Not that serious…”
Fifty US military personnel have now been diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injuries following the Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq earlier this month, the Pentagon says https://t.co/JZUjug1RTS pic.twitter.com/1p1sYsm0eu
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 28, 2020
President Trump is expected to make a state visit to India in February. A visit from the American president could help Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India who faces widespread street protests against him. https://t.co/IgIYq4FEtN
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) January 28, 2020
Fearful their tax cuts are in jeopardy, wealthy Koch donors plan to spend big to hold GOP Senate Majority in 2020 — https://t.co/9bniHAjL34
— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) January 28, 2020
Trump loves to hate California, but for all his talk about what he’s done for the nation’s economy, it’s really California that’s driving it. Without us, Trump’s economic record is failing.https://t.co/PGjFYMimLE
— Alex Padilla (@AlexPadilla4CA) January 28, 2020
Our nation is in a clean water crisis and yet Trump is determined to continue catering to polluters. Clean water is a human right, period. https://t.co/NkVCEuR8ok
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) January 28, 2020
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WORLD
In the most drastic measure to limit travel, Hong Kong authorities reduced by half the number of flights and shut down rail service to mainland China, and they also limited visas — moves that could inspire other governments to follow suithttps://t.co/nQHg8Rx1Zp
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 28, 2020
There is now a total of 106 dead and 4,610 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in mainland China, according to national and provincial health authorities | via @CNN
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) January 28, 2020
Starbucks has said that it closed more than 2,000 stores in China — cautioning that its annual financial results could be hurt as it grapples with the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/fvRRMguXqU
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 28, 2020
Tim Cook says Apple has shut one store in China, restricts employee travel because of coronavirus https://t.co/YebqdsGGYf
— CNBC (@CNBC) January 28, 2020
False claims and misleading information about the origins and transmission of coronavirus have surged on the main platforms, forcing the tech giants to “scramble” to quell the hoaxes, via @washingtonpost. https://t.co/sxVoPzBm2R
— First Draft (@firstdraftnews) January 29, 2020
Elsewhere..
A tsunami threat alert for the Caribbean has been lifted after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Jamaica and was felt as far away as Miami https://t.co/k34rDbMDvp pic.twitter.com/iUC1i5YSLd
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 28, 2020
Buildings in downtown Miami shake as impact from Caribbean earthquake is felt here https://t.co/0eFBooJrFx
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) January 28, 2020
#earthquake action over last 2 days including massive 7.7 between #Cuba and #Jamaica. Felt in #Miami. #Tsunami warning issued. pic.twitter.com/t4QoVHq0YG
— Sofa Stream (@sofa_stream) January 28, 2020
And…
La tension monte avenue de la #Republique #greve28janvier #pompiers pic.twitter.com/jTIHFnVed3
— Fabien Rives (@Fabien_Rives) January 28, 2020
In France, the police are now fighting with the firemen. Meanwhile in the UK, Elizabeth from Richmond Park, promises to tut aggressively if the new 50p coin ends up in her change. https://t.co/3M4yr8i271
— The People’s Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) January 28, 2020
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
Conservative MPs in open revolt after Boris Johnson gives Huawei green lighthttps://t.co/h6QovNRBG7 pic.twitter.com/zakMbHLcKZ
— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) January 28, 2020
#Huawei Isn't about political views/party alignments but our country's security & future prosperity being beholden to one vendor who's in turn beholden to a one party state.
BBC News – Huawei: MPs attack government over decision for 5G networks https://t.co/R9P9e3xwtr— Gina Miller (@thatginamiller) January 28, 2020
Huawei affair is a taste of life outside the EU. Every big decision will be a fudge, trying to satisfy the tug-of-war between major forces like the EU, US and China.
The UK is too big to ignore, but too small to prevail. This is what "sovereignty" looks like in a global context. https://t.co/5RKYLDL9bQ
— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) January 28, 2020
They promised you freedom, you ended up with a fucking tea towel. https://t.co/Ai5UiXrTYs
— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) January 28, 2020
What would you like to have
A. a @BorisJohnson Brexit tea towel
B. a copy of the report into Russian interference in UK politics suppressed by Boris Johnson before the general election?
If “B” RT this👇pic.twitter.com/Yy7CumM5yO
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 28, 2020
Jacob Rees-Mogg is deleting tweets referencing a bad Brexit deal https://t.co/Jrb0vVAvMw
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) January 28, 2020
Finally…
It's fine…they're going at night, https://t.co/LqwmZW9UMF
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) January 29, 2020