May 2020
The Governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire. These are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely! See them, talk to them, make a deal.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 1, 2020
I'll say what Donald Trump won't: The Confederate flag, swastikas, and other symbols of hate that have been used in these protests have no place in America. The president should encourage folks to follow Gov. Whitmer’s public health orders — not sow further discord and division. https://t.co/fZrHELiXVh
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 1, 2020
On Monday 5/4, join a panel of nationally recognized legal scholars, political scientists, and @ElectionTask force members convened by @Nedfoley & @OSU_Law’s Steven Huefner to ask: What If the 2020 Presidential Election is Disputed? Register here: https://t.co/cakfui7awK
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) May 1, 2020
RADDATZ: Do you believe coronavirus was man-made?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 3, 2020
POMPEO: The best experts seem to think so
R: But the DNI says the consensus is it wasn't
P: That's right. I agree with that
R: So to be clear, which is it?
P: What's important is the Communist Party could've prevented this pic.twitter.com/uR608JZNFE
https://t.co/4sd46eHfy3: "The ordeal of a contested presidential election was bad enough in 2000 when the nation was in pretty good shape.... Just imagine if it happened during an ongoing pandemic and a severe economic contraction." Imagining it is this: https://t.co/WSBlfTFPPu
— Ned Foley (@Nedfoley) May 3, 2020
How do you prevent a disputed 2020 election in Pennsylvania? Lessons from an expert panel. https://t.co/jkfbLZx6ni
— Ned Foley (@Nedfoley) May 5, 2020
Breaking news: Father and son charged in the killing of black Georgia jogger, Ahmaud Arbery, after footage sparked outrage https://t.co/7mrwFX64j2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 8, 2020
Please join @USIP next Tuesday in a discussion on how nonviolent movements can maintain momentum during the #COVID19 pandemic where #WASL partner @Rajaa_Altalli - @ccsdsyria will be speaking alongside @MariaJStephan @nelsonkwaje @ablena @silbatron & @katzav https://t.co/ObwgHzDDPN
— ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) (@whatthewomensay) May 8, 2020
What does people power look like amid COVID-19? Join @USIP on May 19 for an event on how activists are confronting the global pandemic while continuing to advance peace + justice. @silbatron @katzav @Rajaa_Altalli @nelsonkwaje @MariaJStephan @ablena https://t.co/XwL1dM2k9w
— Tabatha P. Thompson (@TabathaPT) May 8, 2020
No, the president cannot cancel or postpone the general election. Under no circumstance can any president’s term be extended past noon on January 20th without amending the Constitution. Read our legal guidance here:https://t.co/b0HDSUsKkH
— Election Task Force (@ElectionTask) May 8, 2020
Honored to join the #NBATogether Virtual Roundtable with @realtuffjuice, @JLin7 & @AndrewYang.
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) May 12, 2020
It was an incredible conversation focusing on anti-Asian & other forms of hate, the #2020Census & voting, and mental health amid the #COVID19 pandemic. Tune in: https://t.co/tH9YcoEB51
Tucker Carlson goes after Dr. Fauci and says he wasn’t elected pic.twitter.com/ncEqZq0d6R
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 13, 2020
Peace building fuelled by people power 🤟
— Paul Nolan (@paul___nolan) May 15, 2020
Loving this video with @LAdeleoso and @MariaJStephan @USIP on non-violent action and peacebuilding.https://t.co/AxDbfO0Uro
Scoop: The State Department's inspector general has been terminated tonight, the latest of a slew of inspectors general to be ousted in recent months w/ @nahaltoosi https://t.co/cjIUKHvwCN
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) May 16, 2020
The firings of multiple Inspectors General is unprecedented; doing so
— Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) May 16, 2020
without good cause chills the independence essential to their purpose. It is a threat to accountable democracy and a fissure in the constitutional balance of power.
3 years ago today @JeffSessions threw @realDonaldTrump to the wolves with the Mueller appointment. When faced with supporting POTUS or running scared, Jeff Sessions chose the easy way out and recused himself. I won't ever run from a fight in the U.S. Senate. pic.twitter.com/xM4Z5c7OCb
— Tommy Tuberville (@CoachForGov) May 17, 2020
We need no-excuse voting by mail. The right to vote is non-partisan and a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. https://t.co/6rk2JUDlzd
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) May 17, 2020
More than 90K people in America have died from coronavirus. How is THIS more urgent and important?
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) May 18, 2020
Remember that the Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over voting rights, immigration, our prison system – and could be dedicating time to those issues & others affected by COVID. https://t.co/LlSNCiCend
Tucker Carlson On Big Tech Censorship:
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) May 20, 2020
"The right to have your own opinions, to think for yourself, to disagree with your elected leaders was the most basic right that every American enjoyed for 240 years...and then came Coronavirus & Big Tech and it was all swept away." pic.twitter.com/GQyH1UZNnO
As we near crucial decision points for our November elections, check out @ElectionTask’s COVID-19 Election Guide: https://t.co/MEofNwktqj
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) May 20, 2020
Hey @Twitter, are you going to take down this blatant lie intended to misinform voters about election practices? Michigan is mailing absentee ballot APPLICATIONS, not ballots, to all registered voters. GOP election officials in Iowa, Georgia, WV are doing the same thing. https://t.co/YijqLOh2mG
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) May 20, 2020
A series of planned GOP subpoenas for Hunter Biden, Obama officials is part of an “end to public disagreements” with Trump until the party is past the election. ...”everybody realizes that our fortunes sort of rise or fall together,’ said Sen. John Thune.” https://t.co/XnZVerc06x
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 20, 2020
Michigan sends absentee ballot applications to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election. This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 20, 2020
Interesting: Looks like @Twitter took down Trump’s original tweet and now he has essentially copied the tweet but clarified that @JocelynBenson sent out ballot APPLICATIONS, not ballots.
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) May 20, 2020
Of course, he continues his lies about voter fraud… pic.twitter.com/jf4tNZWBSq
1. Last year, Facebook and Twitter issued clear policies:
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 21, 2020
Publishing misinfo about voting methods is prohibited
But policies are useless if they aren't enforced
Yesterday, both companies refused to enforce their policies against Trumphttps://t.co/WRhzs6uTUr
The Founders purposefully and carefully designed our constitutional system with a core principle in mind: the president is not a king. #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw #NobodyIsAboveTheLaw pic.twitter.com/OsIzgtvBQP
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) May 21, 2020
Want to know who won the presidential race on election night? Get ready to wait. https://t.co/T7nb6HBjzU via @phillyinquirer
— Ned Foley (@Nedfoley) May 22, 2020
3 years ago, after Jeff Sessions recused himself, the Fraudulent Mueller Scam began. Alabama, do not trust Jeff Sessions. He let our Country down. That’s why I endorsed Coach Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville), the true supporter of our #MAGA agenda! https://t.co/pCi7jftce2 https://t.co/sAn1VbxNwc
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2020
Trump declares states of emergencies in major cities
— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) May 24, 2020
The DOJ announces a criminal investigation into Biden
Trump refuses to accept a loss and won't leave the White House
Doomsdayers are planning for the most contentious presidential election since 1876https://t.co/GWq37Bn8fH
The United States cannot have all Mail In Ballots. It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history. People grab them from mailboxes, print thousands of forgeries and “force” people to sign. Also, forge names. Some absentee OK, when necessary. Trying to use Covid for this Scam!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2020
He is planting the seeds for delegitimizing the election if he loses. It’s from the playbook. It’ll get more intense as he gets more freaked out. https://t.co/eswGXUdC45
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) May 24, 2020
MPD/Mayor Frey news conference re the in-custody death: https://t.co/yeR6hcTFB0
— Libor Jany (@liborjany) May 26, 2020
The FBI and the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating the death of a man as he was taken into custody by Minneapolis police. Bystander video showed the man telling police he couldn’t breathe as they held him down https://t.co/WUgwoH4n31
— MPR News (@MPRnews) May 26, 2020
My remarks delivered earlier this morning and video below. https://t.co/qC2IgWdm1T pic.twitter.com/XWXhSygaCY
— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 26, 2020
My statement on the officer-involved death in Minneapolis: pic.twitter.com/HUoGfXEj7R
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) May 26, 2020
The lack of humanity in this disturbing video is sickening. We will get answers and seek justice. https://t.co/OtDlapBlAK
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) May 26, 2020
Four responding MPD officers involved in the death of George Floyd have been terminated.
— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 26, 2020
This is the right call.
ICYMI: “MPD Chief Arredondo: 4 Police Officers Fired Following Death Of George Floyd” – WCCO | CBS Minnesota https://t.co/b9H9a1jvm8
— Keith Ellison (@keithellison) May 26, 2020
This is one step in the right direction, those responsible must still be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Justice must be served. https://t.co/CBLZJ54v2g
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) May 26, 2020
.@Twitter is now interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election. They are saying my statement on Mail-In Ballots, which will lead to massive corruption and fraud, is incorrect, based on fact-checking by Fake News CNN and the Amazon Washington Post....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
....Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
WRONG yet again. @Twitter did NOT remove your posts, but instead #fact-checked your FALSE CLAIMS about #MailInBallots.
— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD drdenagrayson.bsky.social (@DrDenaGrayson) May 27, 2020
Do your supporters know that YOU #VoteByMail?🧐 pic.twitter.com/2yeQygDWLg
Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen. We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016. We can’t let a more sophisticated version of that....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
....happen again. Just like we can’t let large scale Mail-In Ballots take root in our Country. It would be a free for all on cheating, forgery and the theft of Ballots. Whoever cheated the most would win. Likewise, Social Media. Clean up your act, NOW!!!!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
George Floyd should be alive today.
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) May 27, 2020
I'm calling for thorough investigations at the federal, state & local levels with @TinaSmithMN @IlhanMN @BettyMcCollum04.
Justice must be served & the officers & the police department must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
Fact check: there is someone ultimately accountable for our actions as a company, and that’s me. Please leave our employees out of this. We’ll continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally. And we will admit to and own any mistakes we make.
— jack (@jack) May 28, 2020
This does not make us an “arbiter of truth.” Our intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves. More transparency from us is critical so folks can clearly see the why behind our actions.
— jack (@jack) May 28, 2020
Per our Civic Integrity policy (https://t.co/uQ0AoPtoCm), the tweets yesterday may mislead people into thinking they don’t need to register to get a ballot (only registered voters receive ballots). We’re updating the link on @realDonaldTrump’s tweet to make this more clear.
— jack (@jack) May 28, 2020
Never in my life had I imagined I'd see violence and destruction in my home city like I saw tonight. I went to high school two blocks from here. Lake St. and 26th Ave. S. pic.twitter.com/3ez1UyyxtX
— Mark Vancleave (@MDVancleave) May 28, 2020
celebratory fireworks overtop of the 3rd precinct in Minneapolis after cops fled the building and was overtaken by civilians. if this doesn’t explain the rage and pain that society is feeling than i don’t know what else does.
— Evil Freaky Trav (@strawberryTrav) May 29, 2020
📹: @UR_Ninja pic.twitter.com/k730aa3Uvo
My statement on the death of George Floyd: pic.twitter.com/Hg1k9JHT6R
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 29, 2020
Police officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested and is in custody for the murder of George Floyd. The first step towards justice.
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) May 29, 2020
George Floyd’s murder is etched in the minds of everyone across our country. One of the police officers has now been arrested and charged, but we also need a large scale federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department and system-wide reform. pic.twitter.com/79kYK8Ycsn
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) May 29, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg explains why Facebook is leaving up President Trump's posts https://t.co/K1wm4I2I01 pic.twitter.com/8Yx3RzkKe3
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 30, 2020
#BlacklivesMaters #Floyd #dcprotest hundreds of cars. Lots of honking & applause. #CapitolHill area #DC pic.twitter.com/RVoSbr6c5t
— Rasha Elass (@RashaElass) May 30, 2020
Going towards WH now. pic.twitter.com/ajEHL1ooz2
— Ezra Levin (@ezralevin) May 31, 2020
New announcement: Attorney General @keithellison will be directly working with Hennepin County prosecutors to take on George Floyd murder case. Keith will bring his vast experience and an unending commitment to justice to the case.
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) June 1, 2020