August 2020
Wrong! We have more cases because we have tested far more than any other country, 60,000,000. If we tested less, there would be less cases. How did Italy, France & Spain do? Now Europe sadly has flare ups. Most of our governors worked hard & smart. We will come back STRONG!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2020
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.@realDonaldTrump’s supporters are out in force today protesting Nevada Dems’ attempts to ram through mass mail-in voting & ballot harvesting.
— Ronna McDaniel (@RonnaMcDaniel) August 2, 2020
Dems want to use the pandemic to destroy election integrity.
Help us fight back and https://t.co/tidEkccKCq! pic.twitter.com/xnVYlsRWBP
In an illegal late night coup, Nevada’s clubhouse Governor made it impossible for Republicans to win the state. Post Office could never handle the Traffic of Mail-In Votes without preparation. Using Covid to steal the state. See you in Court! https://t.co/cNSPINgCY7
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 3, 2020
We've partnered with #PowerThePolls to recruit a new wave of paid poll workers to ensure a safe, fair, and secure election.
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) August 3, 2020
🇺🇸 👉 Sign up to safeguard a cornerstone of our democracy. https://t.co/UrqiqlHgeD
Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True. Florida’s Voting system has been cleaned up (we defeated Democrats attempts at change), so in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot & Vote by Mail! #MAGA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2020
So enjoyed talking with @vanitaguptaCR earlier. She provided a clear overview of what needs to be done in terms of protecting the vote, practical suggestions for reporters and even some hope at the end. Can not recommend enough https://t.co/5AgDLtUog7
— Claire Wardle (@cward1e) August 5, 2020
Nevada has ZERO infrastructure for Mail-In Voting. It will be a corrupt disaster if not ended by the Courts. It will take months, or years, to figure out. Florida has built a great infrastructure, over years, with two great Republican Governors. Florida, send in your Ballots!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2020
"The closer we get to the election—the ultimate check on the president’s authority, with free and fair elections being the very heart of what it means to be a democracy—the more searing should be the review of the president’s exercise of judgment." https://t.co/Ih8WbSSHV1
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) August 6, 2020
We can’t let Donald Trump destroy the U.S. Postal Service.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 9, 2020
“The Trump Administration is attacking core democratic institutions,” @vanitaguptaCR says. “They are threatening the infrastructure that is required to hold a safe, secure, accessible, and fair election in November.” https://t.co/N3yH9hv6Fb
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) August 9, 2020
States can act now to protect the integrity of this fall's election.@tribelaw, @jentaub, & Task Force member @jgeltzer outline how in @TheAtlantic: https://t.co/Ygoq4JvQXF…
— Election Task Force (@ElectionTask) August 10, 2020
To ensure a free, fair, and safe election, we need 250,000 poll workers to keep polling sites open & available for in-person voting in November, so we partnered with #PowerThePolls to help recruit low-risk volunteers in their own jurisdictions. Sign up ⬇️ https://t.co/aLekFEBWTK
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) August 10, 2020
Voting by mail is a safe, simple, and time-tested way to cast your ballot from home. Head to https://t.co/cBTTn9yuTH right now to register to vote and request your mail-in ballot. And make sure to share this with your friends so they do the same! pic.twitter.com/G0LAvdo7x2
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 11, 2020
Thanks for having me on tonight, @maddow.
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) August 12, 2020
As you saw, I’m still emotional about today’s @KamalaHarris announcement. It gives us all hope & has us fired up because of what it says about the future of this country. It's an absolutely historic choice & historic day in so many ways. pic.twitter.com/7H7erJvq7y
Trump says Postal Service needs money for mail-in voting, but he’ll keep blocking funding, saying USPS funding is a nonstarter in COVID-19 relief package negotiations. https://t.co/PCNdg6ukVQ
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) August 13, 2020
Today the National Task Force on Election Crises released its report on lessons from the primary elections. Read how we can prepare for a free and fair election this fall: https://t.co/2Z6XwH7mcN
— Election Task Force (@ElectionTask) August 13, 2020
We've filed a civil action against the @USPS “to provide, on an expedited basis, documents responsive to Freedom of Information Act requests related to the agency’s preparations for the anticipated surge in voting by mail in the 2020 general election.” https://t.co/4akONRipIz
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) August 13, 2020
Voting by mail is a safe and secure way to cast a ballot in the midst of a pandemic. The right to vote-by-mail must be protected.
— Election Task Force (@ElectionTask) August 13, 2020
Read our full report here: https://t.co/2Z6XwHoX4l pic.twitter.com/kL9a9lvcG2
The timeline of @JoeBiden and Hunter’s multimillion-dollar Ukrainian conflict of interest is revealing. Only two months after revolution to rid Ukraine of corruption, Hunter’s business partner, Devon Archer, meets VP Biden at White House. Doesn’t that seem a little odd? (1)
— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) August 15, 2020
Some states use “drop boxes” for the collection of Universal Mail-In Ballots. So who is going to “collect” the Ballots, and what might be done to them prior to tabulation? A Rigged Election? So bad for our Country. Only Absentee Ballots acceptable!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2020
NEW: Testimonial ad from Trump's Former DHS Chief of Staff @MilesTaylorUSA, declaring his support for Joe Biden and describing Trump's presidency as "terrifying" and "actively doing damage to our security."
— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) August 17, 2020
WATCH & go to https://t.co/Nz2NiSCquN for more. pic.twitter.com/iChqOdIIew
SAVE THE POST OFFICE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2020
Statement from U.S. Postmaster General DeJoy on operational changes: “To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded.” pic.twitter.com/l7PVJHzUDH
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) August 18, 2020
Today, the National Task Force on Election Crises released the following statement in response to the United States Postal Service’s decision to delay operational changes until after the November general election: pic.twitter.com/e04IYB06cn
— Election Task Force (@ElectionTask) August 18, 2020
In 2018, two-thirds of the 600,000 workers who ran America's polling places were over the age of 61.
— Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion) August 19, 2020
Thanks to the coronavirus, many of them are understandably sitting out this year https://t.co/4FFeNUXqSN
Trump says that on election day he's going to send law enforcement to polling locations pic.twitter.com/OpaYvUBY8P
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) August 21, 2020
JOIN US: There are now more than 600 events taking place TOMORROW, August 22 at 11 a.m. (local time) to help #SaveThePostOffice from Trump.
— The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) August 21, 2020
RSVP or register an event in your area today: https://t.co/VlyUyshs0h pic.twitter.com/tXPmAF5VIP
We need 250,000 volunteers to protect our democracy by signing up to be poll workers this November -- are you one of them? Sign up through our partnership with #PowerThePolls: https://t.co/CxGSOhcTtR
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) August 21, 2020
I won’t allow @realDonaldTrump to send law enforcement to polling locations to intimidate voters. This is designed for voter intimidation, indistinguishable from tactics used against black voters in the Jim Crow South.
— Jena Griswold (@JenaGriswold) August 21, 2020
I’ve been honored & humbled to lead @USIP these last 5.5 years. As I prepare for an exciting new chapter @PackardFdn, I am filled with gratitude for the inspiring & dedicated USIP team, who remind me every day that peace is possible, but it takes action by all of us. pic.twitter.com/AYxoI18kIi
— Nancy Lindborg (@nancylindborg) August 21, 2020
No, the President cannot send law enforcement to the polls on Election Day. There are federal and state laws--and constitutional limitations--that would make it illegal. We’ve explained them here: https://t.co/oDWIVj0dD7
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) August 21, 2020
BREAKING: House passes Delivering for America Act to #SaveThePostOffice. Now the Senate needs to come back into session & vote on legislation to support the vital services provided by USPS & undo the damage done by Trump and his unqualified postmaster general.
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) August 22, 2020
cc: @senatemajldr
House Democrats have spent weeks ignoring the urgent needs of American workers and families, but they rushed back to Washington the instant that overblown conspiracy theories about the U.S. Postal Service convinced them their own jobs might be in jeopardy. My full statement: pic.twitter.com/41VdckTLw0
— U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (@SenMcConnell) August 22, 2020
A huge difference between how Twitter and Facebook handle misinformation from the president pic.twitter.com/5E03FqXluO
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) August 23, 2020
Twitter hid President Trump’s post about ballot drop boxes behind a warning, saying it violated the company’s rules against dissuading people from voting https://t.co/eg5tZLpRzB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 23, 2020
BREAKING: Witnesses say a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was tasered and then shot several times by police after he broke up a fight between two women. His condition is unknown. #wileg https://t.co/EZT5fe81N8
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 24, 2020
So I’m withdrawing from @ProjectLincoln to devote more time to family matters. And I’ll be taking a Twitter hiatus.
— George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway3d) August 24, 2020
Needless to say, I continue to support the Lincoln Project and its mission. Passionately.
Check out my latest on Newsweek. I work to stop election violence around the world. Now I am worried for the U.S. | Opinion https://t.co/02VepULyTJ
— Kerri Kennedy (@kerrilkennedy) August 24, 2020
NEW - @MarkSZaidEsq, a lawyer for the whistleblower who helped spark the impeachment inquiry, suddenly found his insurance underwriter dropped him this year when he tried to renew, saying they don't have the "appetite" for high-profile whistleblower cases https://t.co/SqhAIiI90F
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 24, 2020
This “Civil unrest advisory” just went out to people in the Kenosha area. pic.twitter.com/R3ZRcJGUS9
— Natasha Korecki (@natashakorecki) August 26, 2020
Tucker Carlson: "How shocked are we that 17 year olds with rifles decided they had to maintain order when no one else would?" pic.twitter.com/6jf59YW60U
— Brendan Karet (@bad_takes) August 27, 2020
There are no words for how utterly despicable this is. Which companies still run ads during his show? https://t.co/NueKtYK4jr
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) August 27, 2020
We need volunteers to protect our democracy by signing up to be paid poll workers this November -- are you one of them? Sign up through our partnership with #PowerThePolls:https://t.co/CxGSOhcTtR
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) August 27, 2020
You cannot make this up... A CNN reporter is standing in front of a building engulfed in flames and CNN's chyron reads:
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 27, 2020
"FIERY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTESTS AFTER POLICE SHOOTING" pic.twitter.com/4OHvKnh63u
BREAKING: Several voter advocates and watchdogs are suing #POTUS for retaliating against social media companies for fact-checking his lies about mail-in voting. @RockTheVote @CommonCause @VotoLatino @Freepress @MapLight https://t.co/jO5uaCsQIw
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) August 27, 2020
Joe Biden says Trump is rooting for violence in America. pic.twitter.com/caKVWW5icN
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 27, 2020
How fitting that Trump accepted his renomination with a mass violation of the rule of law
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) August 28, 2020
And an intentional mass Covid exposure event.
The two core failures that history will remember him for. pic.twitter.com/IZEIncpsJ6
Kenosha's Police Chief said today that it wasn't a lapse in judgment for police officers to drive by a 17-year-old who fatally shot two protesters: "There were a lot of people in the area, a lot of people with weapons and, unfortunately, a lot of gunfire." https://t.co/CwypHyVcaV
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 28, 2020
VIDEO: There's a poll worker EMERGENCY. Will you step up to fill the gap? Sign up now:
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) August 28, 2020
👉 https://t.co/ZgkgG3rFlx 👈 https://t.co/avS3oct2fK
Kenosha's police chief says "there was nothing to suggest that this person was involved in any criminal behavior," when asked about shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse — who was seen carrying an AR-15-style rifle prior to the shooting.https://t.co/cNa9zlD67S
— NPR (@NPR) August 29, 2020
Don’t think about 64 days until election day. Think about 17 days until absentee ballots drop in Wisconsin. Today is the final monthly FEC deadline before voting starts.
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) August 31, 2020
If we deliver Wisconsin, Trump loses the White House. We need your help to do it. https://t.co/N3K5zGSmOj
Trump actually offers a defense of Kyle Rittenhouse, his right-wing supporter who killed two protesters.
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) August 31, 2020
"I guess he was in very big trouble, he probably would've been killed." pic.twitter.com/XFBtDOHP8y
I will simply say that Wisconsin is key!
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) September 1, 2020