Tag: X (Formerly Twitter)

The Midterm Elections Won’t Be Won on Twitter

Tom Edmonds · May 11, 2017 3:40 pm

"They tricked us," a White House official said of the Russians. "They lie." Susan Rice responded in a tweet saying, "no kidding." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Susan Rice jabs Trump over Russian photographs

Sean Langille · May 11, 2017 3:11 pm

President Trump referred to Democrats as "phony hypocrites" on Wednesday for their reactions to his firing of FBI director James Comey. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

National Security

Trump calls Democrats ‘phony hypocrites’ over their reactions to Comey firing

Alex Pappas · May 10, 2017 7:29 pm

The Twitter account of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a photo of Trump shaking hands with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The account of the Russian embassy posted a photo of Trump with Ambassador Sergei Kislyak. (Russian Foreign Ministry)

National Security

Russians release photos of Trump meeting with ambassador, foreign minister in Oval Office

Alex Pappas · May 10, 2017 3:53 pm

Roger Stone, political consultant for President-elect Donald Trump, boards an elevator at Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. CNN cited an anonymous source that Stone told Trump to get rid of Comey after he appeared at a Senate hearing last week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Trump denies Roger Stone told him to fire James Comey

Kyle Feldscher · May 10, 2017 1:31 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Richard Blumenthal appeared on MSNBC and CNN Wednesday to repeat his calls for a special prosecutor to investigate any connections between Trump's campaign and the Russian government. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Trump calls for investigation into Richard Blumenthal for lying about Vietnam service

Kyle Feldscher · May 10, 2017 1:08 pm

President Trump said Wednesday that people will thank him for firing former FBI Director James Comey, because Comey had ruined the FBI's reputation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Trump: People will thank me for firing Comey when things calm down

Kyle Feldscher · May 10, 2017 11:36 am

It'd benefit not just his supporters, but also his White House staff, who are called on constantly to interpret his impulsive live tweeting of cable news. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Dear White House: Please, for the sake of national security, delete Trump’s Twitter account

Becket Adams · May 10, 2017 3:20 am

Ann Coulter mocks President Trump’s lack of progress on border wall

Mandy Mayfield · May 10, 2017 3:19 am

"Cryin' Chuck Schumer stated recently, 'I do not have confidence in him (James Comey) any longer.'" (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Trump roasts Schumer over his shifting feelings on Comey

Anna Giaritelli · May 10, 2017 3:06 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said the White House's surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey Tuesday indicates that President Trump is involved in a cover-up. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

National Security

Sanders: Comey firing ‘raises serious questions’ about what Trump’s ‘hiding’

Sean Higgins · May 9, 2017 11:36 pm

Ann Coulter argued that President Trump's surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey is an attempt to distract the public from his inability to get funding for the border wall. (Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)

Ann Coulter: Comey firing a ‘red herring’ to distract from delayed border wall

Anna Giaritelli · May 9, 2017 11:16 pm