Trump administration upends senior Pentagon ranks, installing loyalists https://t.co/f8qyA65B5g
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 11, 2020
.@joshrogin: “It’s becoming clear that…Trump’s firing of Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper…was only the first step in an effort to remove the entire top Defense Department leadership team and replace it with officials loyal to the president.” https://t.co/EfGe4NwRXn
— Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin) November 11, 2020
What happened at the Pentagon in the last 36 hours is pretty unreal. https://t.co/AAs3CONIaL
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 11, 2020
Turmoil at Pentagon as President Trump shakes up leadership team, 'something that should alarm all Americans'!https://t.co/d8QAlUDF4I via @usatoday
— Nick Skaggs (@BlueSt0rmRising) November 11, 2020
"The Trump administration has carried out sweeping changes atop the Defense Department's civilian leadership structure, removing several of its most senior officials and replacing them with perceived loyalists to the President."
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) November 11, 2020
What is this, a coup?https://t.co/njG5r7zUK5
Could be smoke. Could be fire. But the purge happening at the Department of Defense, in the middle of a messy transition, should worry us all. Michael Flynn loyalists and Fox news personalities now populate some of the most important Pentagon posts.https://t.co/m9y0VaFwIO
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) November 11, 2020
#CoupAttempt?
— Mark Johnson (@mdjohns5) November 11, 2020
– SecDef Esper fired
– GSA won’t sign letter
– Top Pentagon Policy official fired
– Top Def Dept intel official fired
– COS to the Defense Sec fired
– Wall built around WH
– Trump won’t concede
– Pompeo talks 2nd term
– Barr meeting w. Mitch
– Mitch meets w CIA dir.
>> @StCollinson: Trump's admin "is taking on the characteristics of a tottering regime — with its loyalty tests, destabilizing attacks on the military chain of command, a deepening bunker mentality and increasingly delusional claims of political victory." https://t.co/jPtch0qlGE
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 11, 2020
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 10, 2020
Elsewhere in the alternate reality that is Trumpworld
ELECTION OFFICIALS NATIONWIDE FIND NO FRAUD
— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) November 11, 2020
— Banner headline on Wednesday’s @nytimes front page pic.twitter.com/xb4AWS0chh
This is stellar reporting & beautifully written. The final quote is extraordinary. Read the whole piece. It's just so heartening about our nation & statewide officials' tranparency.
— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) November 11, 2020
The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud https://t.co/vtLff9aSsm
Today in court, a Pennsylvania judge asked a lawyer for Trump point-blank whether he was alleging fraud.
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 11, 2020
(Full transcript here https://t.co/K2mfxFbtGZ) pic.twitter.com/y17v0PFkMx
Opinion: The biggest hole in the GOP’s voter fraud case https://t.co/I0QRwRdCKN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 11, 2020
Trump Is Fundraising For Legal Help Fighting A ‘Stolen’ Election. Nearly All The Money Is Actually Going Elsewhere. https://t.co/vkzYAf9OSo
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) November 11, 2020
A Reuters/Ipsos poll this week of 1,363 adults found that 79% of Americans believe Joe Biden won the election, including about 60% of Republicans. About 72% said that the loser of the election should concede. https://t.co/oUJUEdsX9a
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) November 11, 2020
This is so good. pic.twitter.com/4JQyaOnuzj
— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) November 10, 2020
How did I miss this? https://t.co/R0uurYORJ2
— Josh Noble (@JoshTANoble) November 11, 2020
1/20. Democracy is precious and exceptional.
— Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) November 11, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Boris Johnson left red-faced after his message of congratulations to US president-elect Joe Biden was found to have retained traces of Donald Trump's name.
— Prem Sikka (@premnsikka) November 11, 2020
Incompetent Johnson his crew can't even write a fresh tweet.https://t.co/SXq7B0clc3
@BorisJohnson must fix this by December and learn the lessons so they are not repeated during the vaccine roll out. https://t.co/7XYBJInIHc
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) November 11, 2020
So Johnson's sister's cousin by marriage bungs – almost certainly unlawfully – a £670k contract to a PR firm connected to Dominic Cummings' father-in-law.
— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) November 10, 2020
Is there some unwritten Tory rule that you can only do business with your relatives? Honestly!
https://t.co/SU6EUE4AWb
‘Johnson to give Vote Leave ally key No 10 role in shake-up’ – it appears that a golden rule for understanding who gets a job or contract with this Government, is they are likely to be either friends or family of Dominic Cummings https://t.co/WRWvHnrxJg
— Labour Whips (@labourwhips) November 11, 2020
"The lunatic will have literally taken over the asylum…. he is Dom Cummings' puppet" https://t.co/bK5ohlKY3Z
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) November 11, 2020
The Government has suppressed a key document outlining how Robert Jenrick, the Communities Secretary, was allowed to award pre-election cash to his own Newark constituency from a massive £3.6 billion regeneration programme for small towns.
— Jon Jones (@JonJonesSnr) November 11, 2020
https://t.co/ZEAaWiaFsH
Where there's a bill, there's a way. A concierge service for London's ultra-wealthy already say they'll be able to get their clients to the front of the queue for the coronavirus vaccine – if they pay. My latest for @Tatlermagazine https://t.co/h6MBRpOqXa
— Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) November 11, 2020
Trade talks between the U.K. and EU are set to be extended beyond this weekend’s informal deadline and continue in Brussels next week, sources say https://t.co/YyhpaaVRcR via @bpolitics @IanWishart @AlbertoNardelli
— Joe Mayes (@Joe_Mayes) November 11, 2020
Readouts from Biden's transatlantic calls – Good Friday Agreement is mentioned TWICE, to Johnson and Martin. In four paragraphs of generalities, he's pretty specific on what he wants from Brexit. No 10, take note. pic.twitter.com/J5Fu41r84j
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) November 11, 2020
I will.
— Fr Ian Maher SCP 🏴 #3.5% #FBPE #BLM (@IanMaher7) November 10, 2020
Deal or no deal on Brexit, Boris Johnson's only care is that no one blames him | Rafael Behr https://t.co/Z9lUnp2m3a
The Overnight Note 