PRESSURE FOR A CEASE-FIRE: Pres. Biden spoke to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the fourth time in a week, calling for "significant de-escalation.” @mattgutmanABC has the latest as the violent conflict is now in its tenth day. https://t.co/gzSNR5Cpa5 pic.twitter.com/MvNrOmQeuB

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) May 20, 2021

Forget “Saturday Night Live.” The best comic relief on television this weekend was Jared Kushner’s performance on Fareed Zakaria’s CNN show. In @PostOpinions: https://t.co/aofBcWaHey

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) February 3, 2020

Both the substance of the plan and its roll-out signal we have given up any pretense of being an honest broker. An unforced error as this administration had built up enough good will w Israel to ask a lot of it and perhaps deliver a lot to it. https://t.co/6ulkaQOeJq via @NYTimes

— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) January 29, 2020

From @petridishes:
I have just read 25 books and am here to perform your open-heart surgery https://t.co/hj58m6PfUi

— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) January 30, 2020

The highlight here is when Jared disparages the Palestinians he excluded from talks about this plan as bad diplomats. https://t.co/CQU4T9Vv0u

— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) January 28, 2020

The plan was billed as a “vision” for a “Two-State solution,” but this was mere window-dressing for an Israeli land-grab. You have to read the fine print to see that US support for a Palestinian state is contingent on conditions that will never be met. https://t.co/7nVqHw4n1o

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) January 28, 2020

Rae and Joseph Kushner escaped the horrors of the Holocaust by immigrating to the U.S. Now their grandson defends President Trump’s contention that refugees are a danger to the country. https://t.co/7QprvwCKrH

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) January 27, 2020

“Trump made clear once and for all that the U.S. is entirely pro-Israel. He removed the mask of the honest broker.” https://t.co/XHadYWPExK

— The Intercept (@theintercept) November 15, 2020

#SecretaryOfFailure pic.twitter.com/dm7oJwnV5W

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 5, 2020

We can think of a long list of things about Jared Kushner's finances that should be investigatedhttps://t.co/KdER3lRRYA

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 4, 2020

“Kushner’s team expressed: that because the virus had hit blue states hardest, a national plan was unnecessary and would not make sense politically.”

They played politics with our lives. Over 154,000 Americans have paid the price. https://t.co/2l725zz1H6

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 31, 2020

"The eternal lockdown crowd can make jokes on late night television, but the reality is that the data is on our side." https://t.co/pPK1gs8nCJ

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 29, 2020

Jared Kushner is apparently running the Trump campaign from the White House.
That's likely against the law. https://t.co/lCjiXOq9jE

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 5, 2020

ALSO THIS: pic.twitter.com/l4t8yGYZQ0

— Anna Palmer (@apalmerdc) April 3, 2020

“Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has thrown out the established government plan for dealing with pandemics, after concluding it was insufficient because it never envisioned a pandemic of this breadth” https://t.co/LjsOi8czhU

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) March 23, 2020

“Mr. Kushner also sought to take on a more expansive role for himself despite his lack of knowledge on the topic and without talking to most of the task force members or public health experts.” https://t.co/fhGI2MLDP5

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 17, 2020

1. Jared Kushner joins the government, fails to disclose investment in Cadre

2. Ivanka Trump pushes Opportunity Zones, which benefit Cadre

3. Cadre value spikes

4. Kushner sells stake in Cadre, defers paying taxes on the salehttps://t.co/sGg8fAOrmG

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 8, 2020

How instability in the Middle East could affect Trump’s reelection bid https://t.co/9T01E6zbrp

— David Ignatius (@IgnatiusPost) March 4, 2020

Sources telling @ABC the team working on coronavirus is expanding at the White House. Jared Kushner now involved part of the team working with President Trump on his speech tonight – "this is taking priority ahead of all other projects" one senior official tells me

— John Santucci (@Santucci) March 11, 2020

"Kushner pressed tech executives to help build a testing website and retail executives to help create mobile testing sites — but the projects were only half-baked when Trump revealed them Friday in the White House Rose Garden…" https://t.co/rGCVC0gnHr

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 14, 2020

After the "fog of war," the fog eventually clears and the truth emerges. Right? But the explanations for the Soleimani strike are just getting foggier and foggier with time. pic.twitter.com/PDiAk2xUbX

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 12, 2020

On #CNNSOTU, @jaketapper presses Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Iran intelligence https://t.co/Jev2tuXhC2

— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) January 12, 2020

Here’s that amazing video of Esper.

* Shocking if the president twisted or embellished intelligence to justify military strikes to Congress and the public.

* Shocking, not surprising.

* Trump said Pelosi should have impeached George W. Bush for having “lied” about Iraq Intel https://t.co/0GTqy4ckn0

— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) January 12, 2020

Last night on Fox News, President Trump said that Saudi Arabia deposited $1 billion in a bank account in exchange for assistance from the U.S. military.

Trump needs to say exactly where this money is and what it’s paying for or admit he was lying.

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 11, 2020

.@MaddowBlog: White House effectively admits Iran did not pose an 'imminent threat'https://t.co/F90h2mV5ZX

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 18, 2020

He told some associates that he wanted to preserve the support of Republican hawks in the Senate in the coming impeachment trial, naming Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas as an example, even though they had not spoken about Iran since before Christmas. https://t.co/95KDpo9MI0

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 11, 2020

Outstanding article by @LorenRaeDeJ, @ahfdc, and Mara Karlin explaining what was wrong with the process leading up to the Soleimani strike, and what a better process looks like. This stuff matters, and these experts explain why.https://t.co/atl4taOPgu

— Dan Shapiro (@DanielBShapiro) January 10, 2020

.@andersoncooper: After a week of consequences following the killing of the top Iranian general, the admin. is sill unable or unwilling to say with any clarity or evidence to back it up, what it was that drove the need to kill this terroristic leader right now. #KeepingThemHonest pic.twitter.com/Xg4aLAZQCs

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) January 11, 2020

224-194: House adopts war powers resolution limiting the President's military actions against Iran on near party line vote. 3 Republicans and Amash-I voted Yes. 8 Democrats voted No. pic.twitter.com/yiQTQ2Juf9

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) January 9, 2020

"This is the stuff of conspiratorial Facebook memes that your Trump-loving relatives might share without knowing the underlying facts." -our own @jiveDurkey fact-checks Trump’s claims about Obama and the Iran Nuclear Deal during today’s national address. #CheddarLive pic.twitter.com/wPBpr3ggsv

— Cheddar (@cheddar) January 8, 2020

Iran launched a ballistic missile attack at two Iraqi bases which house US troops early on Wednesday, in response to the US killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani last week. Follow live updates: https://t.co/3EhaxunERQ pic.twitter.com/vx5SPrQzCx

— CNN (@CNN) January 8, 2020

Trump didn’t even know who General Soleimani was in 2015 pic.twitter.com/D1jVWVZTQV

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) January 5, 2020

Reminder that as this crisis escalates, we have no Director of National Intelligence, no Dep Dir, no Homeland Security Secretary, no Dep Sec, no head of CBP or ICE, no State Dept Under Sec of Arms Control, no Asst Sec for Europe, and no Navy Sec.

— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) January 8, 2020

Was the strike on #Soleimani justified? @JohnAvlon gives President Trump's three sketchiest defenses in a Monday morning #RealityCheck:
"This is the Trump administration's arsonist-as-a-firefighter approach with lots of tough talk but few honest answers."https://t.co/DDob5RMJPV pic.twitter.com/7urM75ERad

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) January 6, 2020

US military mistakenly circulates letter suggesting withdrawal of American troops from Iraq…
https://t.co/5YDKavVdYO

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 6, 2020

Resigned-last 45 days

Navy Sec
Asst Sec for Asia
Undersec for readiness
Sr Advisor for Internat Coop
DARPA Head
Undersec of Def for Intelligence
Def Sec’s Chief Staff
Pentagon Chief Staff

Then we kill #Soleimani & @SecPompeo tells us how safe we are

Rubbish#DemCast#IMPOTUS

— Adam Cohen Lawyers for Good Government #DemCast (@axidentaliberal) January 6, 2020

"People should think critically about everything, especially — and this is what the 'Fox and Friends" gang will never admit — especially when the current administration has been proven time and time again to lie and mislead you," @brianstelter says https://t.co/32snP9Av4w

— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) January 5, 2020

The Pentagon only offered Trump the option of killing Suleimani in order to make other possibilities appear more palatable.
When Trump ultimately went with that, Pentagon officials were stunned.
https://t.co/FJalugJMzU

— Aman Batheja (@amanbatheja) January 5, 2020

President Trump’s classified War Powers Act notification raises more questions than it answers about the timing, manner and justification of the decision to engage in hostilities against Iran. https://t.co/T9Oi6bRMDP

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 5, 2020

The word TWITTER does NOT appear in the 1973 War Powers Acthttps://t.co/F06giLemB8

I did a search for "Media Posts" and "Twitter" in https://t.co/pVWz55eZeL

Zero Results

"In writing" does appear!

"(3) in numbers which substantially enlarge United States Armed Forces

— David Limbaugh – DavidInMidTn on Threads (@david4potus2020) January 5, 2020

….targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2020

"Trump is reducing us to the level of the Taliban." Discussing his threats against cultural sites on @NewDay. pic.twitter.com/pgekVW8dtX

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) January 6, 2020

Trump’s comments tonight regarding Iran and Iraq are not only unacceptable, they’re unAmerican. American military forces adhere to international law. They don’t attack cultural sites. And they’re not mercenaries. Reckless and unprecedented words from a Commander-in-Chief. pic.twitter.com/QslMU8Vxah

— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) January 6, 2020

A note on Trump’s doubling down on his threat to bomb cultural sites.

These are photos I took of the remains of the al-Nuri Grand Mosque last month on a trip to Iraq with @Refugees . Built in 12th century, the mosque was a symbol of Mosul. It was destroyed by ISIS in 2017. pic.twitter.com/EcEoQFj8e0

— Phil Klay (@PhilKlay) January 6, 2020

"Attacking Iran’s Cultural Sites Would Violate the Hague Cultural Property Convention," the latest from John Bellinger: https://t.co/XeD8wh9flR

— Lawfare (@lawfare) January 6, 2020

“Here's Trump basically agitating to be a war criminal. He did it when he ran for president… This is who he is… Steal the oil, kill the families of terror suspects." – me on @CNN, on Trump threatening Iranian cultural sites. I managed to quote both Orwell & Maya Angelou 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/ZliWXiAMQb

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 7, 2020

I would have gone with butterflies all day, I really would, but then the idiot had to go and tweet out bombing Iran World Heritage Sites.

Places like Persepolis which survived since 500 BCE but might not survive four years of the Orange Idiot.

This ones all you @GOP pic.twitter.com/OLIoTG1qrH

— AltYellowstoneNatPar (@AltYelloNatPark) January 5, 2020

Assassinating Soleimani is not an act of de-escalation. Quite the opposite. pic.twitter.com/rrKPqAN4Xk

— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) January 3, 2020

“Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate…So the only way he figures he’s going to get reelected, and as sure as you’re sitting there, is to start a war with Iran.” pic.twitter.com/CCKsY7SKoV

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) January 3, 2020

Breaking News: Iraqi lawmakers have voted to oust U.S. troops over the killing of Iranian General Suleimani. In Iran, hundreds of thousands of people turned out into the streets to pay their respects.https://t.co/qEgXC0U8KC

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 5, 2020

The flag of General Soleimani in defense of the country's territorial integrity and the fight against terrorism and extremism in the region will be raised, and the path of resistance to US excesses will continue. The great nation of Iran will take revenge for this heinous crime.

— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) January 3, 2020

Tens of thousands of people are rallying on the streets of Iranian capital Tehran following the US airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani. https://t.co/OdPzDFs4kP pic.twitter.com/V16zAWNyDO

— CNN (@CNN) January 3, 2020

Whatever one thinks re Soleimani assassination, there’s some contradiction between @SecPompeo saying “Americans in the region are much safer today after the demise of Soleimani."

And@StateDept saying “depart Iraq immediately. U.S. citizens…should not approach the Embassy.”

— Mark Mellman (@MarkMellman) January 3, 2020

#Iraq: Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the region, we urge U.S. citizens to depart Iraq immediately. Due to Iranian-backed militia attacks at the U.S. Embassy compound, all consular operations are suspended. U.S. citizens should not approach the Embassy. pic.twitter.com/rdRce3Qr4a

— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) January 3, 2020

The US' act of international terrorism, targeting & assassinating General Soleimani—THE most effective force fighting Daesh (ISIS), Al Nusrah, Al Qaeda et al—is extremely dangerous & a foolish escalation.

The US bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.

— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) January 3, 2020

@BarackObama will attack Iran in the not too distant future because it will help him win the election. If the… (cont) http://t.co/WEJd30pR

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 14, 2011

2. I can't understate how major this is. Not just a moment in US-Iran relations, but a major global event. People comparing this to killing Osama Bin Laden don't know what they're talking about. This is way more significant. Equivalent to another country killing US Vice-President

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 3, 2020

BREAKING: US Officials tell Reuters they Carried Out Strikes in Baghdad Iraq tonight against 2 Targets linked to #Iran.#Iraq Gov TV identified targets killed as IRGC Leader Qassem Suleimani & Kataib Hezbollah leader Muhandis …. https://t.co/DxJg6CZPCM

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) January 3, 2020

Don’t Worry, America, Jared Kushner Is Going to Save You From COVID-19 https://t.co/81qaV9AaR5 via @thedailybeast

— SAVE AMERICA (@vietthanhsports) March 28, 2020