We just published a story looking at Congressman Steve King and his influence on Trump and the border wall debate. King is a sitting member of Congress who has used racist language and been denounced as a white supremacist by his own party.
Patrick Healy
5,060 posts
Patrick Healy
@patrickhealynyt
Assistant Managing Editor, New York Times • [email protected]
- NEWS: Since January, Trump’s campaign has posted more than 2,000 ads on Facebook including the word “invasion.” They are part of a Facebook ad buy for Trump immigration spots that total $1.25 million since late March, @thomaskaplan reports. nyti.ms/2YJlc3P
- McConnell believes Trump committed impeachable offenses & is pleased w/ impeachment effort, believing it'll make easier to purge Trump from GOP. McCarthy asking other Rs whether he oughta call for Trump to resign. by @jmartNYT & @maggieNYT
- Today we published a story about Tulsi Gabbard’s popularity in unusual corners - the Russian state media, white nationalists, alt-right Internet trolls who call her “Mommy” - and the suspicions it has raised among some establishment Democrats.
- It’s increasingly clear, 39 days before the Iowa caucuses, that Bernie Sanders has distinct political strengths that could help him win the 2020 Democratic nomination. @melbournecoal looks at why Bernie may prevail.
- Replying to @patrickhealynytTrump also has trouble keeping his facts straight about 9/11. @maggieNYT & I wrote about how he has described the attacks happening while people were having dinner; another time, he said it was while people were having lunch. nytimes.com/politics/first…
- As the @nytimes assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, I’ve received reader feedback regarding our reporting on Zohran Mamdani’s 2009 application to Columbia University. To provide context on how the reporting came together, I wanted to share some information:
- NEWS: Two more women have come forward telling the NYT that Joe Biden touched them in ways that made them uncomfortable. By @SherylNYT & @melbournecoal
- Replying to @patrickhealynytSunlight is the best disinfectant for views like King’s. We examined King's comments -- he promotes neo-Nazis on Twitter, he has spoken to far-right publications about migration and the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory, he has demeaned and vilified immigrants and Latinos.
- .@BernieSanders speaks to approx 20,000 inside Boston Convention Center Saturday pm and then another 4,000 outside.
- Pence left "Hamilton" before cast statement read from stage about "we are a diverse America who are alarmed and anxious" by Trump.
- “We’ve got to get back to being decent.” Wisconsin voters have a major primary Tuesday - with Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Paul Ryan’s House seat all on the ballot - and Democrats see the vote as key to rescuing the state from Trumpism.
- NEWS: Andrew Yang becomes the 9th Democrat to qualify for the September debate. nytimes.com/2019/08/08/us/… via @nytimes
- NEWS: @BernieSanders raises $6 million from more than 225,000 donors after just 24 hours as a presidential candidate
