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Twitter Removes 3 Trump Tweets
Twitter Pulls Trump Tweets,
Locks His Account
UPDATED
Jan 6, 2021 5:56 PM CST

Twitter Pulls Trump Tweets, Locks His Account

Company warns that account could be permanently suspended

(Newser) - After the chaos at the Capitol Wednesday, Twitter has decided that merely flagging President Trump's tweets isn't enough. The company has now removed three of the president's tweets, including one in which he slammed Vice President Mike Pence for refusing to reject electoral votes and another in...

Crowd Rejects Trump Call to &#39;Go Home in Peace&#39;
Crowd Rejects Trump
Call to 'Go Home in Peace'
UPDATED
Jan 6, 2021 5:05 PM CST

Crowd Rejects Trump Call to 'Go Home in Peace'

Police use tear gas, percussion grenades to disperse crowd

(Newser) - After rioters stormed the Capitol Wednesday, President Trump tweeted a video repeating his claim the election was stolen, but urging his supporters to "go home in peace." "You're very special, we love you," he said. But with a 6pm citywide curfew in Washington DC looming,...

Biden: 'It's Not a Protest, It's an Insurrection'

Trump tells protesters 'go home in peace'

(Newser) - As pro-President Trump protesters ran riot inside the US Capitol Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden warned that democracy was under "unprecedented assault." Biden—who had planned to deliver remarks on the economy—spoke out and called for "just simple decency" after the invasion abruptly halted the session of...

Photos From the Chaos at the Capitol

Protesters stormed the building Wednesday

(Newser) - Not the AP photo caption we expected to read today: "People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the US Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington." But that's what has developed . The AP reports the National Guard...

Protesters Storm Barricades, Breach the US Capitol

Romney: 'This is what the president has caused today, this insurrection'

(Newser) - Wild scenes in Washington, DC: Protesters have now breached the US Capitol building, with members of Congress inside the House chamber being told by police to don gas masks from under their seats due to tear gas that had been used in the Capitol Rotunda, reports the AP . The building...

Pence Confirms He Will Not Do Ask Trump Asked
Republicans Object to
Arizona Tally, to Applause
the rundown
Jan 6, 2021 1:22 PM CST

Republicans Object to Arizona Tally, to Applause

Proceedings were halted when protesters stormed Capitol

(Newser) - The joint session of the House and Senate convened Wednesday to count the Electoral College votes, and within 15 minutes the first objection was logged: Republicans objected to election tally in Arizona to lengthy applause in the chamber, forcing votes in the House and Senate on Joe Biden's victory...

Block the Certification? Inside Pence's Wild 24 Hours

The back and forth between media reports and Trump's Twitter feed

(Newser) - All eyes are on Congress, but President Trump's eyes appear to be trained on his VP, who Trump believes has the power to block the congressional certification of Joe Biden's win. The joint session begins at 1pm today, and as presiding officer of the Senate, Pence's role...

Trump and Allies Start Up With the Fraud Claims in Georgia
Warnock Wins in
Georgia Senate Runoff
UPDATED
Jan 6, 2021 1:51 AM CST

Warnock Wins in Georgia Senate Runoff

As Trump and his allies fume over what they say is more fraud

(Newser) - The AP and other outlets have called one of two Senate runoff races in Georgia: Democrat Raphael Warnock beat incumbent Kelly Loeffler, becoming the first Black senator Georgia has ever elected. Democrats must also win the other race, which remains too close to call at the time of this posting,...

Trump Won't Be Allowed to Visit Scotland to Play Golf

White House says he wasn't planning to go

(Newser) - The White House has denied rumors that President Trump is planning to fly to Scotland on his last full day in office—and Scotland's leader says he wouldn't be welcome anyway. Scotland is under a strict lockdown order and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Tuesday that the rules...

Trump Urges People to Call Lawmaker. One Problem

He and his campaign posted the wrong number

(Newser) - A random citizen in California got inundated with angry phone calls and text messages after President Trump and his campaign shared their number with close to 40 million followers on social media. The campaign mistakenly thought it was sharing the number of Michigan Rep. Lee Chatfield in Sunday posts urging...

Amid &#39;Tumultuous&#39; 2 Days, 2 Views of Trump
Amid 'Tumultuous' 2 Days,
2 Views of Trump
OPINION
Jan 5, 2021 10:35 AM CST

Amid 'Tumultuous' 2 Days, 2 Views of Trump

One pundit thinks the US needs better protection against an 'authoritarian' like him

(Newser) - Tuesday's election in Georgia and Wednesday's certification of the presidential vote in DC have given pundits no shortage of things to write about. As Mike Allen puts it at Axios , the "next two days look to be the most tumultuous and telling of the wild, never-ending 2020...

Kelly Loeffler Will Object to Election Results

Senator has been hedging for a while on what she'll do come election certification day

(Newser) - On the eve of her own re-election battle, Sen. Kelly Loeffler is confirming she will join the lawmakers challenging the electoral results when Congress meets to certify the presidential election Wednesday. The Georgia senator, one of two Republicans attempting to fend off Democratic challengers in Tuesday's runoff election, announced...

DC Police Arrest Leader of Proud Boys Before Rallies

Enrique Tarrio is charged in the destruction of a BLM banner at a church in December

(Newser) - The leader of the Proud Boys was arrested Monday afternoon in Washington, DC, where protests are planned this week of President Trump's loss in the presidential election. Police stopped the vehicle carrying Enrique Tarrio just after it crossed into the District, the Washington Post reports. He's charged with...

Democrats Want FBI to Investigate Trump Call

'The evidence of election fraud by Mr. Trump is now in broad daylight'

(Newser) - Experts have called President Trump's phone call to Georgia's secretary of state legally murky —but a few congressional Democrats say it was clearly criminal. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray sent Monday, Reps. Ted Lieu and Kathleen Rice called for an "immediate criminal investigation"...

Scottish Press Buzzing With Reports of Trump Plans

One outlet says president might arrive at his golf resort the day before Joe Biden's inauguration

(Newser) - President Trump is still working to remain a resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue come Jan. 20, but where will he be if those plans don't work out? The Scottish press is buzzing with reports that Trump is planning a flight to his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, perhaps as...

Trump Responds to Tom Cotton's Move

Republicans 'NEVER FORGET,' he says

(Newser) - President Trump has fired back against a member of what he calls the "Surrender Caucus"—also known as the majority of Republican senators. In a tweet Monday, the president slammed Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton, who said Sunday that he would not be joining the dozen or so...

What Pro-Trump Outlets Say About His Phone Call

He 'acted properly,' declares Newsmax

(Newser) - After the Washington Post came out with its scoop about President Trump's phone call to Georgia election officials, critics accused him of running afoul of the law. But Trump's supporters see things much differently. Two examples of positive coverage:
  • Newsmax notes that the Post, referring to Trump's
...

Trump to Give Prestigious Honor to 2 Political Allies

Devin Nunes, Jim Jordan will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

(Newser) - President Trump is set to present one of the nation's highest civilian honors to two of his most outspoken congressional allies, California Rep. Devin Nunes and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, as he looks to reward loyalists with just over two weeks left in his term, per the AP . A...

One Trump Ally Calls Senate Challenge a Bad Idea

Tom Cotton says the move would 'essentially end presidential elections' as we know them

(Newser) - About a dozen Republican senators are expected to formally object to the election results on Wednesday, but one usual presidential ally will not be among them. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said Sunday night in a news release that he thinks the challenge led by Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley is...

Trump's Georgia Phone Call Was Legally Murky: Experts

But almost certainly won't be prosecuted, they say

(Newser) - When the Washington Post published its scoop on President Trump's leaked phone call with Georgia's secretary of state , the newspaper noted the POTUS may have been skating on thin ice, legally speaking, with his attempts to get Brad Raffensperger on board with overturning Joe Biden's win in...

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