Olivia of Troye
@OliviaTroye
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🕵🏼♀️Fmr White House Homeland Security & CT Advisor•Career #NatSec Intel🇺🇸 #ElPaso 🇲🇽#Niners #UPenn Political Centrist.
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Joined February 2014
I’m on a train right now & the number of women who have tears in their eyes, including myself, is something I’m going to remember for the rest of my life.
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Sad that Gen. Kellogg is telling a bald faced lie to protect the President. I resigned on my own accord & was asked to stay. He never escorted me out. He knows this. I wrote a note thanking all the colleagues who had worked so hard with me in spite of POTUS & I stand by that. 🇺🇸.
Gen. Keith Kellogg in the WH briefing room said of former Task Force aide, Olivia Troye, "I fired her. I am the one that escorted her off of the compound".
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Let me be very clear: As a Homeland Security Advisor in the Trump White House, I witnessed firsthand how Donald Trump politicized disaster relief, leaving devastated Americans waiting for help. Leaders across the country & government were calling my office, desperate for action.
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It is well known that Jared Kushner/Hope Hicks were the “geniuses” behind the Lafayette Square incident. They thought “showing the protestors” & the Bible moment was a campaign win. Law enforcement were used for this political circus. Now that I’ve left the White House. (1 of 2).
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Nothing triggers Republicans like Dick Cheney calling Trump a coward and a liar and calling the rest of the GOP out on their complicity and silence.
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The latest @realDonaldTrump campaign ad using Dr. Fauci’s comments out of context is pathetic. I witnessed the President & WH leadership repeatedly disrespect Dr. Fauci & ignore his advice, leading to POTUS’s colossal failure of a pandemic response. @TimMurtaugh HOW DARE YOU.
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2/2 . Can one of my former colleagues tell me if it’s the same chief of staff, family members & comms people who thought today’s joyride would be a winning “campaign” moment? Because once again, you put the lives of many at risk for the pomp & circumstance of a photo op.
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Trump Jr thinks calling Cassidy Hutchinson the coffee girl is a win. Never mind that all of us who worked with her know better. Regardless, the “coffee girl” testified publicly under oath on what she heard & saw. Covfefe doesn’t change the facts.
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Let me be clear on the White House Trump call logs, this is far from normal. Unless you’re using personal cell phones/ encrypted apps (which you shouldn’t be), every call is logged. Every single time Mike Pence called me & vice versa, several staff were made aware of it.
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Republicans were furious about Hillary Clinton’s emails and personal server. Why aren’t they screaming from the rooftops outraged about the Secret Service texts exchanged on Jan 6 being purged?!.
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I resigned from my position as Homeland Security & Covid TF advisor to Mike Pence a year ago this week for a number of reasons, but the main one being b/c I cared about protecting the lives of Americans. I'll undoubtedly get more threats for this 🧵but I need to say it. (1/8).
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As a person holding a security clearance, if I had torn up classified documents & clogged the toilet with them, the Justice Department would be knocking on my door, I would be in some serious hot water and behind bars. That's what would happen to any of us in nat'l security.
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As someone who served in the Trump White House, I witnessed the destruction & chaos firsthand. A second Trump term will bring more turmoil. As a lifelong Republican, I may not agree with Kamala Harris on everything, but I trust her to protect our freedoms, uphold the rule of law.
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This week, I had the honor of standing alongside these courageous Republicans at the DNC, putting country over party. Grateful for Adam Kinzinger & his wife Sofia.🇺🇸#RepublicansForHarris
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I always get excited when I vote & today the right to vote meant even more. As a lifelong #Republican-for the 1st time ever in my voting life-#IVoted for a straight #Democratic ticket. Together-we can stop @realDonaldTrump from continuing to destroy our country.#CountryOverParty
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The Alex Jones text messages are apparently the ONLY set of texts that weren't somehow deleted. .
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Yesterday was a shocking & heartbreaking day watching a 3 star General at the White House lie on national TV, especially someone who I served with in Baghdad, Iraq. Obviously, he did it for the President. Reminder: The oath we all take when we serve is to be loyal to our COUNTRY.
“Troye in particular should be remembered. She had everything to lose and nothing to gain by standing up to the most powerful man in America.”
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So basically Judge Cannon humiliates herself for Trump and now he's decided he won't cooperate with the special master. Classic Trump. Just ask Mark Meadows or @MichaelCohen212.
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My recollection is quite different than Kellyanne Conway’s, especially when it comes to the 2020 crisis. I seem to recall being in the same room with her at A LOT of White House discussions w/ the former guy about supply chain shortages ranging from PPE all the way to TP…🧻.
“I worked in that White House for four years. We never even heard of a such of a thing. There was no supply chain crisis”
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I voted today. Yes, I’m a Republican—proudly standing w/ women everywhere who are determined to protect our freedom & our future. We’re united across political party lines, we’re strong & we’re pushing back against Trump’s dangerous agenda. #RepublicansforHarris
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These billboards are FACT & Jared Kushner knows it. “Cuomo didn’t pound the phones hard enough to get PPE for his state-His people are going to suffer & that’s their problem.” I heard these & other comments repeatedly. Anyone in the White House who says otherwise is lying. #vote
Lawyer for Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner threatens suit over 'defamatory' Lincoln Project billboards. The Lincoln Project, says the billboards will stay up.
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Has Kevin McCarthy condemned the attempted breach at the FBI’s Cincinnati office yet? Has anyone in the GOP leadership? Have they told their supporters that violence will not be tolerated?.
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Still waiting for an apology from Mark Meadows, Mike Pence, Keith Kellogg & other fmr colleagues from the Trump White House who called me a liar/disgruntled employee for telling Americans the truth about Trump’s recklessness on Covid when it mattered & not saving it for a book.
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Is anyone shocked that a toilet and Donald Trump are part of the same headline and plot?.
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Pete Hegseth’s tattoos are the ones that white nationalists get. Federal law enforcement know these symbols well. Hegseth was banned from national guard duty at Biden’s inauguration for those tattoos. The Senate should consider this disqualifying for a nominee for Secretary of.
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Thinking about all the people they’ve likely infected the last few days-Secret Service, the staff at rallies, cleaning crews, Air Force2 staff, military aides & the additional people who will get it when @VP Pence & staff who have been exposed-continue traveling this week. 1of2.
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Today, Kash Patel sent a letter to my counsel @MarkSZaidEsq- threatening legal action & demanding that I retract my comments on MSNBC about his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This aligns with his threats against the media & political opponents, revealing how he might conduct
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BIG news today! This will be an important U.S. Senate race & the one to watch. Utah Democrats voted to not run a candidate & are backing Independent @EvanMcMullin in the race against seditionist GOP Sen. Mike Lee. Americans coming together for the greater good—Let’s go!🇺🇸.
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🧵There were cabinet mtgs about this during the Trump Admin where Stephen Miller would peddle his racist hysteria about Iraq & Afghanistan. He & his enablers across gov’t would undermine anyone who worked on solving the SIV issue by devastating the system at DHS & State.(1/7)
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My aunt is currently in hiding at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, TX, as this active shooter scenario is still unfolding. She survived the 2019 Wal-Mart El Paso shooting thanks to someone who pulled her to safety. What is it going to take to enact change?!.
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When someone tells you they want to abolish the constitution…and they’re a wanna be dictator, believe them. And when Republicans refuse to condemn it, believe what that means as well.
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I was kind to Kayleigh when she started as #WhiteHouse @PressSec I try to be supportive of other women in the workplace. I remember thinking she’s a highly educated woman-perhaps she gets it. I regret ever thinking she’d do the job well & with integrity. #WhiteHousePressBriefing.
“I will never lie” - was a lie.
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The damage Jack Teixeira has caused is exponential for our national security. He should be prosecuted to the fullest extent. No coddling. He espoused conspiracies that law enforcement was in on the Buffalo shooting. He was an anti-semitic racist. He also spoke of law enforcement.
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Ukraine is undergoing a horrifying assault. Ted Cruz sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee but instead, he's focused on traveling to Mar-A-Lago to kiss the ring & talking about "Peppermint Patty" at CPAC.
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Like many Americans-I waited & stayed up until midnight to see if somehow in his alternate universe @realDonaldTrump would sign it-He didn’t. Millions lost their #unemploymentbenefits A week’s worth of benefits is a big deal to a family trying to survive. But hey, there’s golf. .
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I am being very sincere when I say this and talk about all of this. I think about my mom, and my family. I think about your families.
"I have no explanation for why these briefings and the scientific evidence just doesn't seem to click." -Olivia Troye, former member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on why Donald Trump says false and absurd things about the spread of the virus
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The gravest nightmare for many of us in national security in the Trump Admin was the danger he posed when it came to Top Secret classified/compartmentalized information & the potential for it to end up in a foreign adversary’s possession. Nuclear info would top the list.
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@MikeSington @sandibachom It's not the Trump effect. It's the fact that when it mattered, Jerome Adams remained silent, especially as a medical professional, during a massive pandemic that was being recklessly mismanaged.
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Mike Pence should do America a favor & cooperate. He should release the stark photos of the reality he faced on January 6 displaying what Trump & Trumpism really means for our democracy when a President is capable of inciting an attack against his own Vice President. Furthermore-.
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In response to the President’s tweet today comparing the flu to Covid: I was in the room when he was briefed by the doctors. He asked-is this worse than the flu?Their response-YES! It’s deadlier & more contagious. POTUS was concerned-yet he still continues to misinform Americans.
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Let’s set the record straight. I was in the room when Donald Trump crashed the weekly Governors meeting led by Mike Pence. Trump praised Tim Walz's handling of the protests in 2020. It was also the same day that Trump: talked about wanting to shoot the protestors, wanted law.
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I’ll never forget how upsetting it was-especially for those of us who served in Iraq-when news broke about this brazen act of hostility on innocent Iraqi civilians. #Trump pardoning the #Blackwater guys sends an awful message to the world about the U.S. & undermines our military.
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I was in the room for the weekly Covid calls with Governors, the bullying & the spiteful remarks made about you for standing strong- @GovWhitmer The President knows exactly what he’s doing with his dangerous rhetoric. No American should fool themselves into thinking otherwise.
This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and other government officials’ lives in danger while we try to save the lives of our fellow Americans. It needs to stop.
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So now the White House gift records from foreign leaders for Trump & Pence are apparently incomplete/missing. Were they flushed down the toilet? Did Melania hold another auction? Anyone check Don Jr's texts? eBay?🤷♀️The sedition & grift runs deep. Just wondering.
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I waited for the President & the White House to condemn white supremacists the day after the mass shooting in El Paso, my hometown. Never happened. Last night Trump doubled down-energizing white supremacists once again-while claiming he supports “law & order”. He is one sick man.
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Kevin McCarthy is a liar & a coward. Our country deserves better. Our national security & democracy matters.
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The timing of Tony Ornato’s departure from the Secret Service is certainly interesting. What Trump entity is he going to work for? Looking forward to the Jan 6 Committee resuming its hearings in the coming weeks. Lots of texts to talk about.
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I witnessed President Trump & WH leadership routinely sideline & discredit Dr. Fauci. I placed the calls to Fauci when they didn’t want him in the WH Press briefing room. He’s too “honest”-“Too grim”-“Can’t have him talking” & now they try to use his name?! My response. ⬇️ #vote.
NEW AD: @OliviaTroye Knows the Truth. @realDonaldTrump sidelined and trashed Dr. Fauci privately and publicly. Airing digitally and nationally on Fox and Friends.
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Looking forward to seeing everyone on @TheView tomorrow! My first live TV appearance. I’m new to this whole media thing so I’m telling myself. deep breath. you can do this. You’ve got this. Breathe. breathe. .
TOMORROW: @OliviaTroye, former Pence Coronavirus task force aid who recently endorsed Joe Biden, joins us LIVE.
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FORMER Congressman Madison Cawthorn!. Say it with me. And for the women who have been victims. SAY IT WITH ME.
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I just want to say-Thank you @GaSecofState Brad Raffensperger. The #Truth matters. Standing with integrity- no matter what the cost- while the entire world watches our current President challenge our democracy & many #Republican leaders continue to cower- matters. #TrumpTapes.
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Dr. Fauci warned the President & WH leadership last Spring that we needed to curve the spread of Covid this summer, or we would face a very hard winter. They ignored him & told you everything is fine. We are now again at >50k cases daily. It’s going be a long & sad winter. #vote.
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My former boss #MikePence will have the opportunity to discuss just how much he & Trump don’t see eye to eye on the day the Capitol was attacked when he testifies before a #Jan6Commission.
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Just tried to post about an incredible #RepublicansForHarris effort today in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This platform keeps saying there’s a problem. So I’m posting without the media story link to tell you that there’s an amazing coalition working together in Lancaster that’s going.
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"Deep State"-they use this term whenever an inconvenient truth surfaces about them. Fine. Keep calling us that. We're Americans who are pro-democracy & taking a stand against dangerous #Republicans who have proven themselves to be unfit for office.
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Hope the Wall Street Journal feels free to reach out to any one of us who worked in the Trump Admin. Happy to discuss Trump’s mental acuity & fitness for office. We can start with the closed doors discussions on milkshakes during intel briefings, windmills causing cancer, what.
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Voting rights is not a “leftist agenda”. It’s an ALL OF US agenda. It’s an American agenda. It’s called democracy. #WeWantVotingRights.
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Some keep telling me to go back to Mexico. It’s what happens when a fmr President cranks up his ugly anti-immigrant rhetoric again. I was born here. My mom & family immigrated here. She became an American citizen. They worked their asses off as migrant farm workers, long distance
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If anyone knows how to negotiate with the Justice Department & being granted immunity in exchange for testifying against Donald Trump, it’s certainly Kash Patel. After all, he worked in DOJ’s NatSec office. He also knows classified documents mean jail time. This is MAJOR news.
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Just arrived at the DNC & I'm thrilled to be here with Georgia's fmr Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. The energy is electric & the commitment to a united future is palpable. Excited to take the stage tonight & speak on why standing together makes us stronger.#RepublicansforHarris
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If I had taken very luxurious vacations & had surrounded myself w/ exorbitant wealth & an unexpected lifestyle during my tenure as an intel officer, I would have been questioned & polygraphed. The questions would have implied-how does this affect my loyalty to our country? Can.
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Cassidy Hutchinson told the truth. The facts/evidence related to the Secret Service presented during the latest January 6th Committee hearing corroborated her testimony. Proud of her strength & courage. Anyone heard from Tony Ornato? Still waiting for that testimony under oath….
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I worked on disaster relief in the Trump White House. Time and again, I saw Trump play politics with Americans’ lives in the midst of crisis & natural disasters. If he returns to power, it will be even worse. Hear it from those of us who saw it firsthand. Watch our new ad.
Take it from those who know him best: If Donald Trump is reelected, he will fill the White House with loyalists—and there will be no one to stop his worst instincts. Watch our new ad:
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Once again Trump evades the rule of law. Given the resignation letter of the Manhattan prosecutor on the case stating “Trump is guilty of numerous felonies…It is a failure of justice not to prosecute,” the question is—.What’s the real story on District Attorney Alvin Bragg?.
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This is the moment. The President just flat out told us he isn’t leaving if he loses. Every single American should be gravely concerned. He just announced our transition from a democracy to his dictatorship.
"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger.”.--John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 1961.
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You’re a prime example of Republican failure @Jim_Jordan-You make a living out of bullying & elevating yourself. You may be ok with Americans dying from #Covid like many of your #GOP colleagues & #Trump- But Dr. #Fauci will always have the science & actual credibility behind him.
Dr. Fauci says Americans should “avoid travel” over the holidays. What will he cancel next?. Saying Merry Christmas?.
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Absolutely sickening that Donald Trump chose to travel & be at the memorial site yesterday with Laura Loomer, an atrocious conspiracy theorist who called 9/11 an “inside job”… Just another blatant example of his disregard for America, fallen heroes & humanity in general.
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@maddow 👀🤯 Sounds like a good way to spend a Friday night, thank you for the invitation. See you tomorrow night!.
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I received this as a gift from Gen Kellogg & as you can see I appreciated it! This gift is not the action of someone who did what Kellogg claims he did.
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During my tenure on the task force, I saw senior White House political staff actively undermine the doctors by attempting to manipulate scientific data on the virus & force changes to CDC guidances. I know my former task force colleagues are still fighting for what’s right today.
Breaking News: Top White House officials spent weeks pressuring the C.D.C. over the summer to downplay the risk of sending children back to school.
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Tony Ornato sure seems to deny conversations he’s apparently had. First this one with Keith Kellogg in “I Alone Can Fix It” & now he’s denying the story he told Cassidy Hutchinson. Those of us who worked w/ Tony know where his loyalties lie. He should testify under oath.
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The difference is that Biden's lawyers cooperated & reached out to the National Archives upon discovering the classified documents, unlike Trump & his circle obstructing the investigation into the classified docs at Mar-A-Lago. Regardless, the right will distort this & use it.
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Looks like former President Trump got the memo that holding a “press conference” on January 6, the one year anniversary of the insurrection he incited, is a bad idea. It’s hard to live down those 187 minutes of inaction and silence. The walls of truth are closing in….
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I don’t know who needs to hear this. But, you can do this. @VP Others will follow. You’ve already been voted off his island. There’s no coming back. @Mike_Pence Do the right thing for our country. The entire world is watching. #25thAmendmentNow.
New: VP Mike Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source tells @Acosta
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And then there were two. Thank you @AdamKinzinger & @Liz_Cheney for continuously taking a stand in pursuit of the truth & voting to approve the Jan 6 select committee. The threat is real, and this investigation is necessary.
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From the attacks on Fauci in 2020, to bullying doctors in mtgs, to his attempts to overturn the election & Jan 6, Peter Navarro was one of the most deranged people working in the Trump White House & everyone knew it. People died. He wrote a book. The pattern repeats itself.
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Everyone should read the January 6th Committee's transcript of Cassidy Hutchinson. A first-hand account of how the Trump world operates, it is essentially like the mob. So many of these names are still prominent in GOP circles. Remember them when they seek to be in power again.
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Having worked for several U.S. cabinet officials throughout my career, never in my life have I ever been so aware of my outfit, my make up, my hair—worrying about the possibility of being openly judged or humiliated during a mtg, until mtgs with President Trump. @MilesTaylorUSA.
The polls show @realDonaldTrump losing badly with women. He’d be doing worse if they saw the misogyny I witnessed inside the Trump Administration. *A short thread.*.
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Not surprising that Judge Kathryn Mizelle struck down the travel mask mandate. She is after all the wife of Chad Mizelle, who was one of Stephen Miller's most loyal & biggest allies in the White House and at DHS during the Trump Administration.
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Bussing people across the country like they're livestock as part of a political stunt devoid of any real policy solutions, then exacerbating supply chain issues making the lives of truckers & all Americans harder & somehow, Greg Abbott thinks this is good governing.
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US Capitol Police Officer Sgt Gonell, who suffered significant injuries on Jan 6, was honored today as an Outstanding American By Choice. The initiative recognizes the outstanding achievements of naturalized U.S. citizens. Well deserved @SergeantAqGo!.
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Dear Nikki Haley,.The party affiliation of the person who asked you a pretty simple question about the civil war…doesn’t matter. Your inability to say slavery because of fear of pissing off Trump & his base is also not Joe Biden’s fault. It’s your malleable moral compass &.
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My humble advice to @JoeBiden supporters as the fmr #HomelandSecurity Advisor to @VP @Mike_Pence- Don’t let the extreme #Trump supporters on the streets bait you into violence. That’s what the #TrumpCampaign wants. They will set you up like they did this summer. Stay-#BidenCalm.
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The Republican rebuttal to Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech—delivered by a woman sitting in the kitchen representing exactly where many of these men in the GOP think all women belong….
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Kevin McCarthy—after the death threats many of your elected colleagues have endured for telling the truth about Jan 6 & all of your hypocrisy towards Liz Cheney as you continuously lead the GOP to kowtow to Trump—everyone knows you’re a liar. There are tapes. #Maddow.
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Trump should be worried. Out of any of these people from the Mike Pence team, Greg Jacob’s integrity is unwavering. Glad to see he met with the Jan 6 Committee today. He was never one to do Trump’s bidding & he’s always known what’s at stake for our country.
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Ronna McDaniel has done grave damage to our country with her lies. While she now states that she doesn't condone violence & attacks on law enforcement--would love to hear her explanation regarding the fundraising text messages she authorized that went out from the RNC attacking.
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2of2-Also thinking about when @KamalaHarris did the responsible thing & paused her travel after a possible exposure in order to not put lives at risk. But here we are-VP Pence’s COS has the virus. Pence insists on traveling-Leadership or lack of leadership by example here. #VOTE.
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Holding Trump #Republican Sen. Ron Johnson accountable is critical to protecting our democracy. He's been a key insurrection enabler as lead Chief Disinformation Officer in Congress. His ongoing rhetoric fans the flames of dangerous movements that are a #homelandsecurity threat.
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Still processing what happened in that CNN Trump town hall….But one moment was especially horrid…and E. Jean Carroll should sue Trump all over again.
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#EmilyMurphyGSA #Trump appointee “declines to sign letter authorizing Biden transition.” Emily-people are dying. #Covid is winning right now. Please do the right thing & let the #BidenTransition team get to work. Our country would appreciate it. Thank you.
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In 2017, as acting ICE Director, Tom Homan chose to spread disinfo about the California wildfires saying an undocumented immigrant had started them. He went on to attack the local Sheriff's office, while they were in the middle of dealing with responding to this natural disaster,.
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Trump’s comments about the raid at Mar-a-Lago were calculated—purposely painting himself as a martyr to undermine the FBI & DOJ—all while signaling a call to arms to his supporters. Fox News & many in the GOP are emboldening it. Far-right social media is buzzing w/ violence.
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Elon Musk is attacking Dr. Fauci. Is Mike Pence going to defend Fauci, who served the American people for decades & was one of his lead Covid Task Force advisors? Or does Pence's moral malleability prohibit him from defending Fauci while pandering to Musk for future votes?.
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I really hope everyone is watching Rachel Maddow’s “From Russia with Lev” on MSNBC right now. If you’re missing it, please make sure you find it and tune in. Everyone needs to watch this documentary. @levparnas @SParnas.
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Having worked w/ Cassidy Hutchinson, I know she was very dedicated to her role while working for Mark Meadows in the Trump White House. She has nothing to hide & no reason to lie about those who knew what they were doing was wrong & sought pardons. Americans should believe her.
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