Diplomatic Correspondent @nytimes. Author of "At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China." Harvard Nieman Fellow. Taught at Princeton & UC Berkeley.
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I can’t believe I’m holding this! It’s the completion of a six-year project that really spans my adult life — and 80 years of Chinese history, from Mao to Xi. I tell the story of modern China through a dramatic family saga and contemporary reporting. Learn more and order here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
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From a former CIA senior intelligence officer who has briefed US presidents on China
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UPDATE: NYT obtained emails between @NPRKelly & press aide to @SecPompeo — Kelly said explicitly the day before the interview that she would ask about Iran & Ukraine. And: "I never agree to take anything off the table.” Pompeo’s attack on her was baseless. nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/po…
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Stunning story by @peterbakernyt about powerful Texas politicians who went to the Middle East in 1980 on a secret mission orchestrated by one of them: to get Iran to hold onto US hostages to help swing election to Reagan, who was running against Carter. nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/po…
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Mike Casey, a US diplomat working on Gaza and Iraq War veteran, has resigned. “The more informed you become on this issue, you can’t avoid realizing how bad it is." And: "We don’t have a policy on Palestine. We just do what the Israelis want us to do.” theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
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Pompeo was on the phone call where Trump signaled to Zelensky that he was withholding Javelins from Ukraine — which had been fighting a war with Russia since 2014 — unless Zelensky gave him political dirt on Hunter and Joe Biden.
Biden’s failure to deter Putin was a catastrophic mistake.
But it’s not too late to help Ukraine win.
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This is notable — and a key marker for those who say Trump’s actions help China: The Chinese embassy in the US has retweeted Trump’s fake claim of election fraud. For autocrats, Trump is helping delegitimize democracy and eroding US standing. Putin has repeated his arguments too.
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Xinhua released a longer readout of the Biden-Xi call. It indicates no change in China’s stance. Xi didn't suggest a role China could play in ending the war. And he used a favorite phrase of his to cast blame on the US: "Let he who tied the bell on the tiger’s neck take it off.”
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Obama had a farewell lunch with 5 of his favorite writers: Dave Eggers, Colson Whitehead, Zadie Smith, Barbara Kingsolver and Junot Díaz.
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In @nytimes story on indictment of Bannon: He was arrested in CT on yacht owned by Guo Wengui, Chinese tycoon in NYC said to have ties to China’s spy agency. Bannon took $1 million. Donald Trump Jr. endorsed the “fundraising.” Kobach was on its board. nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyreg…
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NEW: US diplomats & spies say Trump administration has concealed info on mystery attacks abroad in which Russia is a suspect. We found new episodes w/ CIA officers in Moscow & elsewhere — similar to Cuba & China crises. w/ @AnaSwanson @julianbarnes. nytimes.com/2020/10/19/us/po…
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This is a photo of the Hong Kong protests, not of the US. And many HK protesters hoped Trump would stand up for them against Xi — but Trump actually told Xi in a June 2019 call that he & his aides would stay silent on Hong Kong. As recounted by Bolton & also reported last year.
This Saturday, if the Marxist leaders have their way, we will celebrate #IndependenceDay for the last time as a free people. Now is the time to stand up for your country. And even more importantly, pray that the Great American Experiment survives their assault.
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NEW: Top Trump officials are accused of using taxpayer resources to campaign for Trump — Pompeo, O’Brien, Barr, Wolf, Ratcliffe. Office of Special Counsel is investigating @SecPompeo for 2 potential illegal acts. w/ @shearm @michaelcrowley @KannoYoungs. nytimes.com/2020/11/02/us/po…
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Amazing video that shows the spirit of Hong Kong. What happened in Beijing on June 3 and 4, 1989? A government sent troops into the site of a peaceful protest. The troops opened fire, killing hundreds or thousands.
Holy shit this was Hong Kong yesterday, at the vigil for Tiananmen Square. Despite police banning the vigil.
Thank you for the inspiration Hong Kong. #BeWater
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NEW: @SecPompeo enabled Trump's hijacking of Ukraine policy. Pompeo has spread conspiracy theories & failed to defend veteran diplomats from Trump’s attacks. Now he faces political peril in the impeachment inquiry. Detailed story of crisis w/ @SangerNYT. nytimes.com/2019/11/04/us/po…
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The walls go up in a new Green Zone. I saw this in Iraq, and now it’s in my hometown of Washington. A militant mob incited by the American president to end US democracy through violence brought this. But they failed. Residents of DC stand against the people they call terrorists.
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Pence wrote a WSJ op-ed that says journalists have exaggerated the severity of the pandemic. He didn’t mention the 120,000 or so Americans who have died — more than in any other nation. Did editors question the omission? People put up this banner near his DC home earlier.
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This is wrong. There were no “violent clashes.” The police fired tear gas to clear the area for a Trump photo-op, and the protesters fled as the police advanced. The protesters didn’t fight back. I was there. And that’s what you see in this video.
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Big story: US officials have quietly discussed a Russian military intel unit offering bounties to Taliban & other Afghans to kill US, UK & allied troops. Some have collected. Trump likes Putin. What'll he do? By @charlie_savage @EricSchmittNYT @mschwirtz. nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/po…
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A @nytimes colleague was punched in the head and knocked to the ground by one of the federal officers deployed by DHS.
The feds came rushing out aggressively. Throwing people to the ground, tear gas, firing less-lethals. One ran at me and punched me in the head, knocked me to the ground. I'm ok.
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NEW: @SecPompeo makes secretive visits w/ Republican donors & figures on State Dept. trips. He keeps those off his public schedule. State Dept. IG Linick was investigating Pompeo on some sort of misuse of resources — and was fired by Trump. w/ @jakesNYT. nytimes.com/2020/05/21/us/po…
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NEW: US officials held talks w/ China to get Xi to urge Putin to avoid invading Ukraine. Chinese officials said they didn’t believe the US — and secretly told Russia the US was trying to sow discord & China wouldn't try to impede Russia, US officials said. nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/po…
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Bari Weiss is seeing and hearing a different conversation in the @nytimes newsroom than I am. Other NYT journalists will testify to this.
The civil war inside The New York Times between the (mostly young) wokes the (mostly 40+) liberals is the same one raging inside other publications and companies across the country. The dynamic is always the same. (Thread.)
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"Pompeo used taxpayer funds to buy 400 specially embossed pens, worth more than $10,000 in total, for guests who attended private dinners at the State Department as he mulled his political future.” — Pens had emblems custom-made in China. By @jakesNYT. nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/po…
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Former active US military officers are noting that Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard has been amplifying Kremlin conspiracy theories that are anti-US & anti-Ukraine. China has also been openly amplifying the theories in recent days, using powerful megaphones: nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/po…
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Asian Americans are getting yelled at & attacked by people accusing them of spreading the new coronavirus. It’s the new “yellow peril,” fueled by Trump’s use of the racist term “Chinese virus.” Xenophobia rising. @nytimes interviewed dozens for this story. nytimes.com/2020/03/23/us/co…
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"Maybe worst of all, we employed the time-honored method of treating both sides of a controversy as roughly equal….It was almost criminally misleading in the Trump era, particularly when it came to the coverage of his Republican enablers.” By @Sulliview. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…
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Stunning move by Chinese Communist Party — it announces it has detained Interpol president Meng Hongwei. nytimes.com/2018/10/07/world…
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Note to US & Trump administration: South Korea has a big outbreak of covid-19, but has kept fatalities relatively low through massive testing. They have tested more than 140,000 people, and test kits are everywhere. They even do drive-up testing. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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“And thanks to him, we now all have our marching orders — to keep believing in the possibility of remaking this country we love until it lives up to its full promise.” By @BarackObama. medium.com/@BarackObama/my-s…
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2. This video appears to show the mortar shell exploding among the Ukrainian civilians. I worked w/ @lynseyaddario in Iraq and think that’s her yelling. @nytimes security employees raced out first to give aid. Colleague @mgdowney might have more info.
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In a Fox interview, @SecPompeo peddles a new conspiracy theory involving Obama, Hunter Biden and military aid. This insinuation makes zero sense. Pompeo, the top US diplomat, doesn’t seem to care anymore about trying to establish a reputation as a straight talker.
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US intelligence failure on Israel-Gaza: Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, said this just 8 days ago at a talk in DC: “The Middle East Region Is Quieter Today Than It Has Been in Two Decades” theatlantic.com/internationa…
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US politicians could try getting out of their bubbles and looking at how Asian nations — including liberal democracies — contained the virus without destroying their economies. Also, plenty of grandkids in the US want their grandparents around.
Tx Lt Gov Dan Patrick says grandparents would be willing to die to save the economy for their grandchildren
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Pompeo’s official response to @NPRKelly interview doesn’t deny her account of his bullying & cursing. This is an attack on news organizations from the top US diplomat, someone who is supposed to defend press freedoms. It’s obvious he’s playing to an audience of one — Trump.
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Pompeo also undermines his credibility on the facts of the episode in the statement. There is little chance @NPRKelly, a Cambridge-educated expert on Europe, would have pointed to Bangladesh if he asked her to identify Ukraine on an unlabeled map.
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3. Bannon has been on Guo’s payroll, in a big way. This story by @maggieNYT has info on a $1 million contract Bannon had with Guo and other payment details. @WSJ reported in July that the FBI is investigating Guo and looking into Bannon’s work with him. nytimes.com/2019/12/23/us/po…
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The sign hanging above the Hong Kong protesters today says “Time for the Senate to act.” It has Mitch McConnell’s photo and calls for him to put the Hong Kong Human Rights & Democracy Act to a vote in the US Senate. He is holding up the vote. My story: nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world…
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Gaetz's military policy adviser, Derrick Miller, shot an Afghan man in the head during an interrogation.
Rep. Matt Gaetz’s military advisor is a convicted war criminal who served 8 years in prison for murdering an Afghan civilian during an interrogation.
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NEW: @SecPompeo warned Russian foreign minister Lavrov in July 13 call about Russia's bounties on US troops in Afghanistan. Trump calls US intel on the bounties a “hoax.” Pompeo was livid over the issue, but keeps quiet about the call. w/ @EricSchmittNYT. nytimes.com/2020/08/07/world…
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2. Pompeo also yelled at @NPRKelly in the executive suite of the State Department, asked her to point to Ukraine on a blank map, and said: “Do you think Americans care about fucking Ukraine?”
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NEW: Senior Chinese officials asked senior Russian officials to delay an invasion of Ukraine until after the Winter Olympics, according to U.S. & European officials. They cited a Western intelligence report. Xi & Putin met on Feb. 4. w/ @julianbarnes. nytimes.com/2022/03/02/us/po…
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NEW: Kushner & Trump aides quietly plan to sell F-35 jets & armed drones to UAE. It’s linked to broader US plans that led to UAE signing diplomatic accord w/ Israel. But Israeli officials denounce the sale, and Congress may object. w/ @MarkMazzettiNYT. nytimes.com/2020/08/19/world…
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NEW: Russia asked China for military and economic support after Putin began his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US officials say. Jake Sullivan plans to meet with Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday to discuss the war and China’s role. w/ @julianbarnes. nytimes.com/2022/03/13/us/po…
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Trump’s first instinct is to defend Saudi Arabia — even after a member of the Saudi military shot dead 3 and injured 8 in Florida. One analyst said Trump has become a “Saudi apologist.” Congress is increasingly disenchanted with the Saudis. By @SangerNYT. nytimes.com/2019/12/07/us/po…
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Let’s cut through the noise to Biden’s China policy. A @nytimes team examined his 40-year relationship w/ China. We found fascinating info, but no business interests or unethical acts. Trump even praised our 3100-word story. w/ @michaelcrowley @AnaSwanson. nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us/po…
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The final phrase on this page from Obama’s memoir is an allusion to one of the most famous lines from Orwell’s “1984.” — “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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After Santa Fe massacre, Houston police chief says he has “hit rock bottom” on gun rights. Calls on politicians to put limits on gun sales and ownership. nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/te…
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Pompeo’s cancellation today of Ukraine trip could add to suspicions among Ukrainian leaders that Trump ignores Ukraine while embracing Russia & Putin. It’s Pompeo’s 2nd cancellation on Ukraine. State Dept. said @SecPompeo is staying in DC to watch Iraq. nytimes.com/2020/01/01/us/po…
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Cities where people are protesting to protect Muslims are the ones hit by 9-11 attackers. Who in the US are the fearful? Who's in a bubble?
HAPPENING NOW: Dulles International Arrivals packed with demonstrators to support refugees Trump is detaining. #MuslimBan #nobannowall
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When science returns to the White House: “Mr. Biden’s aides are planning for the first critical transition decisions to focus on health care and addressing the pandemic, the central theme of his campaign in the final months.” nytimes.com/2020/11/06/us/po…
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The political entity is commonly called Taiwan. It is a democracy, has a government that operates independently of the PRC, and is recognized diplomatically by about a dozen nations and the Vatican. The IOC’s name of Chinese Taipei is inaccurate and not based in reality.
One photo to demonstrate the level of absurdity involved in the IOC’s rule against displays of statehood for Taiwan. This is not the ROC flag, just a towel. Shameful.
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US officials release more info on the mystery object that a F-16 shot down over Lake Huron, MI. It was traveling at 20K feet and "presented as an octagonal structure with strings hanging off but no discernible payload." Same object that radars picked up over Montana last night.
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Trump officials are having a hard time persuading allies there is a new threat with Iran. British general contradicted US on Iran today. And Iraqi officials are skeptical, though State Dept. is about to evacuate some diplomats from Iraq. w/ @helenecooper nytimes.com/2019/05/14/world…
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Chinese Communist Party officials blocked NYT & Bloomberg from press briefings for years following publication of stories that angered them.
Breaking News: The Times and 2 other news outlets were kept from attending a briefing by Trump's press secretary nyti.ms/2lij8bR
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NEW: US officials shepherding Trump’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia & UAE have been worried for years they could be charged w/ war crimes over deaths in Yemen. But State Dept. leaders have concealed the legal risks. Our @nytimes investigation, w/ @laforgia_. nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/po…
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A senior State Dept. official tells @dshesgreen: "Pompeo knew about the IG's investigation into his use of State Department staff for personal purposes because some of his top aides had turned over documents to the IG's office as part of the inquiry.” usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
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WSJ excerpt of Bolton book has Trump & China bombshells. Trump told Xi building concentration camps for Muslims "was exactly the right thing to do.” Trump pleaded w/ Xi to help him w/ re-election by making US farm product buys. And Trump helped Xi w/ ZTE. wsj.com/articles/john-bolton…
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Steven Calabresi, co-founder of the Federalist Society and a recent Trump supporter, writes in @nytimes that Trump must be impeached and removed from office for his tweet aiming to postpone the election. nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opini…
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I expect this in China or Russia — but at the National Archives in DC? Presenters of an exhibit altered photos of Women’s March to blur signs critical of Trump. By @JoeHeim. washingtonpost.com/local/nat…
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I respect @TheAtlantic. It should issue a correction. No one asked me for comment, or I would've pointed out the false context. The irony is that Rubenstein twisted a line to fit his ideological point — the very act he criticizes. And all serious journalists scrutinize opinions.
This passage in @TheAtlantic essay by Adam Rubenstein is wrong. The quote is from a paragraph in which I discussed only China policy. I named a GOP senator whom I think speaks with more substance on China than Cotton. Readers know I quote a wide range of knowledgeable analysis.
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My farewell thoughts on China after nearly a decade reporting there: A reborn empire is a showcase of hard power. nytimes.com/2018/01/05/sunda…
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NEW: Pompeo declined to be interviewed by State Dept. inspector general Linick for investigation into Saudi arms sales. He gave written answers. So Pompeo knew of the focal points of the inquiry. Is this why he asked Trump to fire Linick? w/ @SangerNYT. nytimes.com/2020/05/19/us/po…
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Mick Mulvaney, now at CBS News, was the key WH aide in Trump’s coercion campaign on Zelensky & Ukraine. Mulvaney withheld military aid while Ukraine was fighting Russia so Trump could pressure Zelensky to “find" dirt on Biden. @nytimes dug into Mulvaney: nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/po…
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This earlier @nytimes story on dexamethasone — its uses and its dangers — points to the severity of covid-19 in those who end up taking the drug. Conley said today that doctors gave it to a Trump. nytimes.com/2020/06/24/healt…
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy made House lawmakers & aides meet with Zelensky in the National Archives building because he refused to reserve one of the regular House rooms on the Hill. He didn’t want to anger the small number of anti-Ukraine GOP lawmakers in the House.
Today in the US National Archives, Olena @ZelenskaUA and I addressed American officials, businesses, and the public. We expressed our gratitude to the U.S. and all Americans who support Ukraine at the call of their hearts. We called for unity in fighting for our shared freedom.
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Breaking: Twitter is deleting nearly 200,000 China-linked accounts that push disinfo, incl. on the coronavirus. Many are bots. nytimes.com/2020/06/11/techn… That comes after our @nytimes story this week analyzing 4,600 China-linked accounts, many suspicious: nytimes.com/2020/06/08/techn…
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2. Our @nytimes investigation found the Trump administration took a softer approach on China. State Dept. didn't open an investigation there, as they had in Cuba. They downplayed the idea of attacks. They didn't give the same benefits to the US government employees who suffered.
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If Trump said this, it undermines everyone who has said the arrest of Meng Hongwei was not political and is strictly based on rule-of-law. And what do DoJ officials and investigators think of this?
EXCLUSIVE: Trump says release of #Huawei CFO could be part of a broader trade deal with China. More on Huawei: reut.rs/2RXJSix
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The Bolton book helps explain why Pompeo’s ousting of Yovanovitch is such a sensitive point for him. Now listen to @NPRKelly asking him about that action. He later exploded & cursed at her, even though she had told his aide she would ask about Ukraine. npr.org/2020/01/25/799470712…
.@SecPompeo is indicted in the Bolton book draft: Pompeo said last spring that Amb. Marie Yovanovitch had done nothing wrong & that Giuliani appeared to be helping a client when he was trying to get Trump to remove her. Yet Pompeo still went ahead and pulled her.
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Chinese diplomats told me before election they thought Trump’s brazen words were just an act. They assumed he would be “normal” if elected.
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Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan's de facto ambassador to US, says Ukraine's success in repelling Russia helps deter China. She says US aid to Ukraine is key and doesn't weaken Taiwan — an argument countering ones from Hawley, @ElbridgeColby and a few others. nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/po…
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2. The Chinese readout said US & NATO should talk to Russia to try to resolve the crisis and address the security concerns of Russia & Ukraine. It also emphasized the tensions between China & US over Taiwan before it mentioned Ukraine. Here it is: xhpfmapi.xinhuaxmt.com/vh512…
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2. Bannon’s friend Guo is not a Chinese “dissident,” as people claim. He has a complex history in elite power struggles. He fled China after officials arrested Ma Jian, a top officer in MSS, the spy agency. Sources in China say the two were close. More: nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world…
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No journalist should ever be subjected to this kind of attack. And correspondents who have followed the work of @AkbarSAhmed know his reporting is fair and accurate.
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The level of laissez-faire capitalism in the US has brought us to the point where a GOP politician talks about potentially allowing millions of elderly to die on a network whose viewership is that older demographic. The “market” is eating itself.
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Trump announced he plans to halt immigration to US with an executive order. Officials said an order to stop issuing green cards & work visas could come within days. The legal basis is unclear. He failed on the virus — this is an effort to rally his base. nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/po…
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NEW: The alarming warnings by Blinken & other Biden aides that China is strongly considering giving arms to Russia for use in Ukraine portend a big expansion of the war. It would become a war involving the world's 3 superpowers and lead to a global rift. nytimes.com/2023/02/19/world…
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NEW: Biden is putting the defense of democracy at the center of his agenda, at home & abroad. The drive has been given urgency by Russia's war on Ukraine, the growing power of China and the efforts of Trump & his supporters to undermine fair elections. nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/po…
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State Dept. under @SecPompeo intensifies investigation of employees who worked under Hillary Clinton for routine emails. Most were political appointees. Pompeo is a Republican politician who attacked Clinton over Benghazi. w/ @maggieNYT. Confirms WP story. nytimes.com/2019/09/29/us/po…
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Trump released big statement late Sunday on US allowing Turkey into the safe zone in northeast Syria. Turkey wants to go in to attack the Kurds there, who are close partners with the US military & are critical in fighting ISIS. US mil & senior State officials have opposed this.
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This quote from Charlie Dent is a riff on what a former US ambassador told @sbg1 about Trump uber-loyalist @SecPompeo — he’s a “heat-seeking missile for Trump’s ass."
“People ask me why I push back against this administration and the president. Because my nose is not a heat-seeking missile for the president's backside. People have to stand up and say… this is wrong.” - Fmr GOP Congressman Charlie Dent on @NewDay
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4. Bolton book should also make us reexamine all the praise Trump heaped on Xi over China's handling of the coronavirus. It seems Trump wanted the trade deal to stick for reelection & believed whatever Xi said about the outbreak. Now 120,000 Americans are dead. See this tweet.
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Exclusive: Big NYT story on Pompeo, evangelist for Trump. Easy to anger, he erupted over VP Pence in Poland. He publicly refuses to acknowledge intel assessments. He strains U.S. alliances & is tested by North Korea, Iran and Venezuela. w/ @SangerNYT nytimes.com/2019/02/24/us/po…
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NEW: Steve Linick, State Dept. inspector general, was investigating push by Trump & Pompeo to sell arms to Saudi Arabia & UAE. Pompeo told Trump to fire Linick — who was also examining Pompeo’s potential misuse of State employee for errands. w/ @SangerNYT. nytimes.com/2020/05/18/us/po…
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BREAKING: Pompeo said after meeting w/ Zelensky in Kyiv that US supports Ukraine against Russian aggression. But he said there are no plans for Zelensky to visit Trump at the White House — which Zelensky says he wants. It’d be an important signal to Putin. nytimes.com/2020/01/31/world…
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I suspect Trump ordering the clearing of the protesters with tear gas outside the church here yesterday has drawn more people today. The same dynamic played out in Hong Kong.
#NOW: Hundreds are taking a knee and chanting near the White House for a fifth day of protests over George Floyd’s death, back even after two days of escalating force from police. This might be the most people I’ve seen gather this early in the evening.
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9. There's growing evidence pointing to Russia, though Moscow denies a role. Some of the attacks hit CIA officers who were traveling overseas to discuss plans w/ partner intel agencies to counter Russian covert operations. Some CIA analysts think Moscow was trying to derail that.
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4. Mark Lenzi is a diplomatic security officer who has sued the State Dept. for disability discrimination. He and his family were evacuated from China in 2018 after he was injured. “This is a deliberate, high-level cover-up,” he said. "They have hung us out to dry.”
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NEW @nytimes Trump world story: @SecPompeo has undermined US efforts on freedom of the press and violated the mission & traditions of his office with his public diatribe against respected NPR journalist @NPRKelly and the news media. “Unhinged.” nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/po…
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