Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) on X (original) (raw)

Author, PRESIDENTS OF WAR, 9 other books.

@NBCNews

Presidential Historian.

@PBS

contributor. Born Chicago.

Called "normally sober" by @FT

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  Michael Beschloss delivers 2026 Commencement Address at University of Pennsylvania--video link:
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  Bushes’ daughter Jenna showing the Obama daughters the spectacular view from the Truman Balcony, November 2008:
  
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  Yes, remember that the United States Constitution says that “no Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress” who “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against" the Constitution, “or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
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  OK, Secret Service phones were wiped. So were those of Homeland Security. Now reportedly the same with the Pentagon. Anyone want to explain what was going on here?
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  Why is a sick President riding in an SUV waving to supporters outside Walter Reed, jeopardizing the Secret Service agents inside the car with him?
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  Maybe it wasn’t such a great idea to reduce the number of classes that teach civics, democracy and American history?
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  Now Hawley is claiming that he “was never attempting to overturn the election” and was merely “representing my constituents.” Does Hawley think Americans are gullible and stupid? They are not, and most people can see through phonies.
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  Trump’s banishment from Twitter has been a gift to American democracy.
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  Michelle Obama graciously hosted Melania Trump at the White House immediately after 2016 election to ensure a smooth transition. Melania Trump has done absolutely nothing for Dr. Jill Biden. Some people are givers, others takers:
  
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  On cold night, seeing Secret Service agent outside Oval Office, JFK asked him inside but was told he couldn't—Kennedy brought out two cups of hot chocolate, which they both drank in the cold—years later, the weeping agent said, “That’s the kind of President I’ve been serving."
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  In America, our Presidents have generally avoided strongman balcony scenes — that’s for other countries with authoritarian systems.
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  Still need to know: who let the terrorists into the Capitol?
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  With ample evidence, this is now an espionage investigation of a former President of the United States. Mindblowing.
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  The defeated George H.W. Bush’s letter to Bill Clinton on the day of their peaceful transfer of power, 1993: