David Litt
@davidlitt
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NYT bestselling author. Fmr @barackobama speechwriter. Democracy enthusiast. Professional novice surfer.
Washington, DC
Joined July 2009
Some personal news: I'm writing another book! (And then another one after that.) Thank you to everyone who read the first two - you're the reason I get to do more of them.
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RT @D_A_Irwin: If there is any doubt that the cost of the tariff is passed through to consumers, the price of propane (to heat my house) ju…
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RT @LHSummers: Aside from the general issues about Trump‘s tariff and his economic nationalism strategy, today’s actions against Canada and…
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RT @MarkSZaidEsq: For all federal employees: Before you are locked out of your systems, ensure you have copies of unclassified performance…
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Personally, I would like my aviation safety officials to be chosen for their skill at aviation safety, rather than their loyalty to Donald Trump.
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RT @brianstelter: Trump's "laundry list is the message," @davidlitt writes. "What Trump recognizes — and what many of us didn’t recognize f…
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RT @GlennThrush: Kash Patel — tapped to be FBI director by Trump, who ran a campaign of anti-DEI grievance — was the recipient of a bar ass…
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RT @TomDreisbach: Here are some of the Jan. 6 defendants who received a full and unconditional pardon from Trump tonight:
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RT @ADL: 1/ We unequivocally condemn Pres. Trump's issuance of 1,500 pardons and commuted sentences for Jan 6 insurrectionists, including l…
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RT @FoxmanAbraham: Elon Musk may be the world’s richest man but that does not excuse his thanking the Trump supporters with a Heil Hitler N…
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RT @ACLUNJ: We're thrilled to share that author, political commentator & former senior Obama speechwriter @davidlitt has joined our Board o…
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I very much hope the @ADL has something to say about Trump announcing Mel Gibson as a "special envoy to Hollywood."
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RT @MSNBC: President Biden issued a stark warning to the country during his farewell address. "Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in Amer…
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RT @smerconish: Oligarchy taking shape in America warns @JoeBiden in farewell address. That's the headline.
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RT @rohanspatel: If you’re making claims of culpability *during* the horrific LA fires of 2025, and calling for all politicians to resign……
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RT @benwikler: In 2010, Scott Walker, Ron Johnson, and the Tea Party wave took over Wisconsin. Republicans rigged the state to ensure Demo…
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For all MAGAs talk of a huge mandate, this mess (from their perspective) is happening because voters were so close to 50-50. If Trump/Musk had coattails in '24 (like Obama in '08 or Trump in '16), Rs would have big majorities in Congress with lots of wiggle room.
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RT @FoxmanAbraham: Elon Musk endorses neo- Nazi antisemitic political party as the only one that can save Germany - in whose name is he spe…
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@wiley_inc Anyway, its would be foolish of me to waste more of my limited time on earth talking with you about this. But I appreciate your confidence in your opinions and wish you well.
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