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Rachael Bade
@rachaelmbade
Mom. Political junkie. "The Inner Circle" on Substack. Co-Host of "The Huddle" (@thedchuddle on @Youtube) Recovering Politico Playbook author. ex-ABC/WaPo/CNN
Washington, D.C.
Joined July 2010
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    🚨Viewership of our new YouTube morning program "The Huddle" hit a new record for the 2nd time in a week. Final episode last week easily cleared 150K eyeballs across platforms. Thanks to all watching, listening & sharing.🙏 Today @danturrentine @seanspicer & I talk:
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    I’m reminded of a time that former Rep Duncan Hunter Senior yelled at me for reporting on his son’s alleged misuse of campaign funds. And when he told me his son would be president someday. And when he showed up to Politico offices to scold my editors for my reporting.
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    .@NancyPelosi returned from the WH meeting with the president today and went STRAIGHT for the most sensitive part of Trump’s ego: his masculinity. “It’s like a manhood thing with him — as if manhood can be associated with him,” she told her colleagues just now.
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    I just asked @DarrellIssa abt the Comey news and he flicked me off -- literally gave me the middle finger -- and kept walking. Said nothing
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    IMPEACHMENT LATEST: After @SecPompeo told Ds his officials won't comply w/their requests, State employees appear to be DEFYING Pompeo. 1st: Volker says he will testify. Yovanovitch too. & now @karoun @John_Hudson report the State IG is coming 2 Hill tomorrow to turn over docs
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    BIG THIS AM: @RepAdamSchiff says that w/Trump-Ukraine-reports, "we very well may have crossed the Rubicon here.” "I have been very reluctant to go down the path of impeachment …. but ... that may be the only remedy that is co-equal to the evil that that conduct represents.”
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    FLAG IT: House Dems leaders have called a caucus meeting tomorrow at 4 pm to discuss you know what: questions of impeachment. Here we go...
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    Inside the WH meeting @SenSchumer said to Trump: “you are using people as leverage. Why won't you open the government and stop hurting people?” Trump responded: "Because then you won't give me what I want."
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    SCOOP: After TRUMP was convicted in NY, he picked up the phone to call someone he thought could do something about it: Speaker MIKE JOHNSON. The president was angry over the verdict, dropping f-bombs in his conversation with the pious GOP leader who never raises his voice —
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    Overheard while watching the debate just now: “I’m not sure I’m a Democrat anymore.” -Democrat next to me complaining abt how far left the party has moved
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    I'm still in shock. Democrats FINALLY HAD THEIR MOMENT to take a shot at Trump. Call in witnesses. Show the world what he did on Jan 6 beyond what we know. And they chose not to. All for the sake of Biden's agenda.
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    SCOOP: 30 freshman House Democrats are trying 2 draft Rep. @JustinAmash (I) as an impeachment manager 4 the Senate trial of Trump Pelosi makes the call, but these Dems want a bipartisan showing & Amash is among the most conservative members in the House
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    OH boy: the House Sargent at Arms just walked into the SCIF...
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    Sitting above the chamber, you see the stark contrast in color btw the GOP & Dem side: the Rs are all in dark suits. Almost all white men. The Dem side is speckled with pinks and purples and greens being worn by the historic # of women. Also very ethnically diverse.