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David Sanger

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David Sanger

@SangerNYT

White House and National Sec. Corresp., New York Times. Author of "Confront and Conceal," "The Inheritance," and “The Perfect Weapon." April 16: "New Cold Wars"

Washington, DC

Joined July 2010

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David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Apr 25, 2024
So thrilled to hear that “New Cold Wars” was an instant NYT bestseller on its first week. Grateful to all who made that possible, from the fabulous team that helped me and @Mary_K_Brooks report and write the book, to the many who we discussed it with this week, on TV, blogs, news
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David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Jun 26, 2020
For those keeping score at home: In the months since the Administration knew about these bounties, the President invited Putin to join the G-7 summit, planned for pulling troops out of Germany and failed to act against growing Russian cyber action in the U.S.
Edward Wong
@ewong
Jun 26, 2020
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/…
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Apr 11, 2020
No one saw this coming, the President often says. Except the medical professionals in his own administration. The National Security Council. His top trade adviser. The remarkable story of warnings delayed, dismissed and ignored.
He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump’s Failure on the Virus (Published 2020)
From nytimes.com
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Jul 8, 2022
In my six years in Japan as a correspondent and @nytimes bureau chief the only shootings I covered involved yakuza, arguing over territory. Even those were rare. For political assassinations you have to go back to the ‘30’s. Prayers for Abe Shinzo.
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Mar 19, 2022
NEWS: The United States has quietly floated to Turkey a proposal that it transfer its Russian-supplied S-400 anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine to use against....Russian planes. A double play: It would give Ukraine a capability far beyond.... 1/2
For the U.S., a Tenuous Balance in Confronting Russia (Published 2022)
From nytimes.com
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Oct 21, 2020
Remember the outcry when Bill Clinton met the AG on the tarmac?
Peter Baker
@peterbakernyt
Oct 20, 2020
Trump leans on his attorney general to investigate his campaign challenger before the election in two weeks. "He's got to act fast." Not to state the obvious, but this is not normal in America, or at least it never used to be. ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ nytimes.com/live/2020/10/2…
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Sep 28, 2019
I hate being beaten on a big story by the ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ and the ⁦@WSJ⁩. But I have to say it was pretty cool being clobbered by the undergrad editor of the Arizona State college paper. Congrats.
When Trump’s Envoy for Ukraine Resigned, a College Journalist Had the Scoop (Published 2019)
From nytimes.com
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Jun 23, 2019
This is a remarkable answer. The President never mentions Khashoggi’s name, condemns his murder or even offers assurances, as US did seven months ago, that those responsible will be held accountable. Instead he turns to the business implications of a breach with KSA.
Brian Stelter
@brianstelter
Jun 23, 2019
Chuck Todd asks Trump about holding Saudi Arabia accountable for Jamal Khashoggi's murder, and Trump responds by citing Saudi's billions of $$'s in business with the U.S.
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Dec 14, 2020
Struck by fact that for 6 weeks now @realDonaldTrump and 100+ Republican members of Congress have been talking about a hack that never happened - of the vote. Total silence on the one that did happen: Russian hackers inside the Fed. govt.'s own agencies.
Russian Hackers Broke Into Federal Agencies, U.S. Officials Suspect (Published 2020)
From nytimes.com
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Jan 17, 2021
A history update for @JHoganGidley: We have had presidents continuously since 1789. Facebook was founded in 2004. Twitter in 2006. Somehow every President from George Washington to George W. Bush found a way to communicate to the American people.
Ana Cabrera
@AnaCabrera
Jan 17, 2021
I can't believe I'm writing this. Campaign spokesperson Hogan Gidley claims on Fox News President Trump can't denounce Capitol attack more because he doesn't have a platform. "(He) can't say anything because the platforms have removed him," Gidley says.
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Jun 30, 2020
I’ve covered national security over four presidencies. This is the first in which a written intelligence product sent to the President didn’t constitute a “briefing.”
Jim Sciutto
@jimsciutto
Jun 29, 2020
Several intelligence veterans have advised me to beware administration officials parsing the word “briefed”, as in whether they mean orally briefed or contained in briefing documents.
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Jun 7, 2020
Scene in DC instructive. Demonstrations were peaceful. Police and secret service and Guard pulled way back, which suggests their heavy-handed presence earlier in the week may have escalated confrontations, rather than de-escalated. Feel today: mix of protest and civil discourse.
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Oct 10, 2020
We don’t have precedent for a President ordering top cabinet members to use the power of the state, at this scale, against political adversaries 24 days before an election. The best comparisons are to the authoritarian states the US condemns. An analysis.
Taking Page From Authoritarians, Trump Turns Power of State Against Political Rivals (Published...
From nytimes.com
David Sanger
@SangerNYT
Jan 14, 2018
For those keeping comparative stopwatch readings on what happened in Hawaii: If a missile was ever fired from North Korea to Honolulu, elapsed time to impact: 32 to 37 minutes This morning, elapsed time to correct false alert: About 38 minutes...