One more
“As Illinois candidates begin to circulate petitions next week, now is the time for me to announce that I will not be seeking re-election.”-@JohnMShimkus — longtime Illinois Republican Congressman announces his plans to retire
What kind of a Republican is he?
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s account hacked
One of the first tweets sent from his “compromised” account was the N-word. Another, sent minutes later, praised Hitler
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/twitter-co-founder-jack-dorsey-s-account-hacked-n1048456
Madeleine Westerhout, who left her White House job suddenly on Thursday as President Trump’s personal assistant, was fired after bragging to reporters that she had a better relationship with Trump than his own daughters, Ivanka and Tiffany Trump, and that the president did not like being in pictures with Tiffany because he perceived her as overweight.
Westerhout also jokingly told the journalists that Trump couldn’t pick Tiffany out of a crowd, said one of the people. “She had a couple drinks and in an uncharacteristically unguarded moment, she opened up to the reporters,” the person said
“This was an off-the-record dinner and the media blatantly violated that agreement,” an administration official said.
Arthur Schwartz, a confidant of Donald Trump Jr. who spars frequently with the media, accused Rucker on Friday in a series of tweets of having “burned” Westerhout and of violating the Washington Post’s policies on sourcing.
Rucker referred a request for comment to the Washington Post, while the other reporters present either declined to comment or referred requests to spokespeople for their news organizations.
“Philip Rucker is one of the best and most scrupulous reporters in the news business,” said Steven Ginsberg, national editor at the Washington Post, in an emailed statement. “He has always acted with the utmost honor and integrity and has never violated Washington Post standards or policies.”
The White House and Westerhout declined to comment.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/30/trumps-personal-assistant-fired-ivanka-tiffany-1479226