Jonathan Chait
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What’s Left of the Right?
Democracy Journal 6d 3 tweets
Can the Republican Party survive Trump? Should it? Four Never-Trump conservatives discuss.
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Jonathan Chait Several apostate conservatives talk with and about what happens to conservatism after Trump. Really good read. 19h
New York’s Case Against Trump May Be Prophetic
Bloomberg.com 40h 8 tweets
Why the complaint involving the president’s foundation is a road map for Mueller.
For Pruitt, gaining Trump’s favor — and keeping it — came through fierce allegiance
Brady Dennis, Josh Dawsey, Juliet Eilperin - Washington Post 35h 9 tweets
Carefully courting the president’s support has paid off as the EPA administrator faces ethics inquiries.
Jonathan Chait Scott Pruitt is evil as hell, but I do enjoy the constant humiliations he endures 21h
There's Something Fatally Wrong in the IG Report on the FBI and DOJ
Talking Points Memo 57h 3 tweets
A few weeks ago I explained in a post that the reason the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails was so...
Exclusive: Democrats, anticipating heated primary, set earlier 2020 convention date
CNN 3d 1 tweets
Democrats will hold their convention in 2020 earlier than they have in more than two decades, Democratic operatives tell CNN, partly out of anticipation of a crowded and contentious primary.
Trump: My People Should ‘Sit Up in Attention’ Like Kim Jong-un’s Staff
Jonathan Chait - Daily Intelligencer 3d 4 tweets
“He’s the head of the country, and I mean he’s the strong head. He speaks and his people sit up in attention. I want my people to do the same.”
Jonathan Chait Trump: My people should sit up in attention like Kim Jong Un's 3d
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Jonathan Chait and Trump again expresses admiration for the governing style of Kim Jong Un 3d
For Pruitt Aides, the Boss’s Personal Life Was Part of the Job
Nytimes.com 3d 31 tweets
Senior staff members at the E.P.A. said they frequently felt pressured by Scott Pruitt to help in nonwork matters and obtain favors for his family.
Mitch McConnell Turns Against Robert Mueller
Jonathan Chait - Daily Intelligencer 3d 5 tweets
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Jonathan Chait Mitch McConnell turns against Robert Mueller 3d
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Jonathan Chait A very scary day for the rule of law. Two short pieces of news. McConnell now repeating pro-Trump talking points about ending Mueller's probe... 3d
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Jonathan Chait Mitch McConnell is now repeating Trumpist talking points about the Mueller probe going on too long. Ominious. 3d
Trump’s tariffs are already backfiring
Catherine Rampell - Washington Post 3d 15 tweets
Taxes on washing machines have hung consumers out to dry.
Jonathan Chait Such an interesting column by on how Trump's first tariff policy is backfiring on itself 3d
Mitch McConnell just became the longest-serving Republican leader in history, even though his party hates him
Vox 4d 2 tweets
The Senate majority leader may not be popular, but he’s great at politics.
Jonathan Chait The comparison between Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi never occurred to me before I read it in 's piece, but it is very apt 3d
Young Americas Foundation warns Charlie Kirk could cause 'long-term damage'
Washington Examiner 4d 8 tweets
The conservative kids are not okay. That’s the assessment of Turning Pointing USA offered by Kimberly Begg, vice president and general counsel of Young Americas Foundation, according to an internal memo obtained by the Washington Examiner.
Jonathan Chait You know a movement has a healthy intellectual culture when it has an official, named rule against internal criticism 3d
IG report criticizes Comey’s handling of Clinton probe, includes anti-Trump exchanges among FBI personnel
Devlin Barrett, John Wagner, Karoun Demirjian - Washington Post 4d 22 tweets
Trump is set to receive a briefing on the report, which gives him new ammunition in his attacks on the Mueller investigation.
Trump Told World Leaders Crimea Is Russian Because Everyone There Speaks Russian
Alberto Nardelli - BuzzFeed 4d 33 tweets
Trump made the remarks over dinner with other world leaders at the G7 summit in Canada.
The GOP Is a Trump Cult, Boasts Donald Trump Jr.
Jonathan Chait - Daily Intelligencer 4d 3 tweets
“If it’s a cult, it’s because they like what my father is doing.” Yes, that is how cults work.
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Jonathan Chait The GOP is becoming a Trump cult, boasts Donald Trump Jr. 4d
Jonathan Chait Donald Trump Jr.: Yes, the GOP is a Trump cult. Why is that bad? 4d
Michigan State Chief Said Abuse Victim Would Get ‘Kickback’ for Stirring Up Survivors, Emails Show
The Chronicle of Higher Education 5d 9 tweets
In private, John Engler seethed that he thought victims of sexual abuse were being manipulated by trial lawyers.
Trump’s White Nationalist House
Jonathan Chait - Daily Intelligencer 5d 1 tweets
The GOP once drew the line at Nazis.
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Jonathan Chait Steve King's Nazi endorsement, and the nomination of neoconfederate Corey Stewart, underscore a shift I wrote about last year: white nationalists joining the periphery of the GOP coalition 5d
Trump’s Deal With Kim Jong-un Is a Con Job. And You’re the Mark.
Slate Magazine 5d 11 tweets
Kim is just another celebrity, enlisted to promote the Trump brand.
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Jonathan Chait "Trump isn’t competing with Kim, or even trying to win him over. He’s using Kim to compete for status with previous American presidents." 5d
What 22 Trump Staffers Looked Like in High School
Daily Intelligencer 5d 1 tweets
Who would have thought they’d one day work for the 45th president of the United States?
EPA chief Scott Pruitt tapped aide, donors to help wife land job at conservative group
Brady Dennis, Josh Dawsey, Juliet Eilperin, Shawn Boburg - Washington Post 5d 40 tweets
Those efforts raise more ethics questions for the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator.
Jonathan Chait I'm noticing that conflict of interest considerations don't seem to make a big impression on Scott Pruitt 5d
Talking to Trump: A How-To Guide
Peter Nicholas, Rebecca Ballhaus - WSJ 150d 7 tweets
President Donald Trump has received huge public exposure in his first year through blanket TV coverage, speeches and tweets. But what is he like in person? The Wall Street Journal interviewed more than 50 people about their experience meeting with...