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Senior Fellow at @mmfa. Views expressed here my own. Husband of @alyssarosenberg. Dad. Not the former GOP congressman. Find me here: http://bio.site/mattgertz

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I don't think having a diplomat from Country A attempt to explain to citizens of Country B that Country C has actually been at war with Country B for nearly five decades really works.

10.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

It's so bad that we've reached a point where members of Congress casually discuss stripping citizenship from and deporting people because they don't like their views.

10.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 2463 πŸ” 616 πŸ’¬ 170 πŸ“Œ 29
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clip and save

10.03.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 276 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2
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Few people asked for this and few people like it. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

10.03.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 374 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 12

I think there would be downside consequences to rendering unlivable a country of 80 million people.

10.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 402 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 5

the solution isn't "fewer taxes on everyone but the rich" it's "more taxes for everyone but BIG TIME AND ESPECIALLY the rich." This way rich people pay their share but everyone is paying into systems that have the funding to benefit them! It's really simple! Even a guy named Cory can understand it!

09.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 141 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Telling my editor that the draft is very complete, pretty much.

09.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 376 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1
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09.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Will no one rid me of this meddlesome ayatollah?

09.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 277 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2

Just to corroborate: Speaker Johnson hasn't responded to me about this, either.

09.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 211 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Seems like a no-go, stuff Trump sees on TV nonetheless bsky.app/profile/sahi...

09.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's some of the video -- note that Presler is literally reading specific Senate office phone numbers on-air for viewers to call, and host Rachel Campos-Duffy (wife of Trump transportation secretary Sean Duffy) says Presler should "get some sort of Presidential Medal of Freedom."

09.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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Yesterday, Trump responded to a Scott Presler interview on F&F in which Presler urged viewers to tell R senators to demand the talking filibuster by a) praising Presler b) saying he won't sign any bill before SAVE Act.

Left, F&F Weekend, 6:44 a.m.
Right, Trump, 8:22 a.m.

09.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4
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Shouldn’t Brendan Carr be launching an FCC probe of Fox Broadcasting Co.?

So how about it, Mr. Chairman? Why not launch a probe to find out whether Fox’s editing issue was β€œinadvertent,” as they claim β€” or, as certainly seems possible given the network’s record, β€œan intentional effort to mislead the American people”?

www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/sho...

09.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 1059 πŸ” 245 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 3
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Shouldn’t Brendan Carr be launching an FCC probe of Fox Broadcasting Co.?

The old footage of Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony didn't just air on Fox News -- it aired on local Fox affiliates that are regulated by the FCC. attn: Brendan Carr. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/sho...

09.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 539 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5

"You can just solve every problem with brute force" -- dumb guy who has never in his life had to do that bsky.app/profile/mmfa...

09.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 2016 πŸ” 269 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 14

The president just said that he is not going to sign anything -- presumably including a DHS funding bill -- until and unless a different piece of legislation he wants is passed.

09.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 1123 πŸ” 218 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 2
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Love this for them.

08.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 626 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 10
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Here's the Karoline Leavitt interview people are talking about.

Maria Bartiromo asks if Trump might send ground troops into Iran, because "mothers are worried" about a draft. Leavitt replies that ground troops aren't in the current plan, but Trump won't rule them out. No mention of the draft.

08.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 754 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 66

Sending love to you all, may his memory be a blessing.

08.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They would have crucified Obama if he wore a ball cap under these circumstances.

08.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 588 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 0

Dance-off at the gym?

08.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Fox News went nuts when Obama saluted service members while holding a cup of coffee, their reaction to something like this would register on the Richter Scale.

07.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 1781 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 4

I’m sorry, doing this in a baseball cap sold by your campaign store is deliberately disrespecting the dead.

07.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 13557 πŸ” 2698 πŸ’¬ 688 πŸ“Œ 137
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The grimmest Fox screengrab imaginable: A segment about a White House roundtable on college sports with a bug featuring a State Department phone number that Americans can call if the president's war of choice has them stranded in the Middle East

06.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 288 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

I almost can't believe this is real: www.war.gov/News/Release...

06.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 298 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 13

fuck you

06.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're at war in Iran, the president is already talking about another war with Cuba, and the White House and secretary of state are spending their time doing a roundtable on Name, Image, and Likeness rights in college sports?

06.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 887 πŸ” 258 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 66

Gonna start a second war to distract people from the first one.

06.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 1669 πŸ” 423 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 25
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Laura Ingraham: "Trump has already won in Iran"

Mission Accomplished. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/lau...

06.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 291 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 9