“He always brings them up.” Trump tries to steer border wall deal to North Dakota firm, upending staid government p… https://t.co/zX0PCgcolA

@rachaelmbade @Delavegalaw @NickMiroff @jdawsey1 Canada would pay that same North Dakota firm to build a wall along… https://t.co/uBH5GrBXvc

.@meesposito: as soon as Trump's out of office, Congress will neglect/demolish whatever of Trump "Wall" was built. IOW, the "wall" is just a scam. Have those with access - like @rachaelmbade - ever called Trump officials on that? (Hint: no). Why do you think they haven't?

Even before Trump's speech, aides were tamping down expectation on immigration plan going anywhere. Both sides skep… https://t.co/bcBESf6YyU

@jdawsey1 @DanEggenWPost @seungminkim @DavidNakamura Trump's sold out on immigration - as his proposed merit-based… https://t.co/F1nGhRUiW7

.@MaggioMatt: there aren't "jobs Americans won't do" in any case. Trump has never sold out: as I've pointed out for years he's pro-amnesty. @jdawsey1 takes Trump's "wall" seriously, without calling Trump proxies on how future Congresses will just neglect/demolish it.

Trump wants the border wall painted “flat black,” and tipped with spikes that could inflict injury. He thinks curre… https://t.co/TAIVGts241

@NickMiroff @philgunson @jdawsey1 We don't have an illegal immigrant problem. We have an illegal employer problem.… https://t.co/BG2lQ2mdlf

.@MatthewMcCrac18: even GWB did show raids, I haven't heard of Trump doing any. Pointing that out *to his base* would be a good way to undercut Trump. Even better: shame @NickMiroff into doing real journalism & calling Trump officials on how Congress will neglect Trump's "wall".

Love this story from @RoigFranzia & @costareports on the close relationship between Fox business host Lou Dobbs and… https://t.co/dNmj7GNYEx

@jdawsey1 @RoigFranzia @costareports I used to watch Dobbs on CNN, he was pretty okay then; but when these guys mov… https://t.co/NLRdjITe7g

.@jennifermcc6: your bio says "challenge everything". @jdawsey1 is lying to you: both Dobbs & Trump are big amnesty fans. They aren't as keen on it as Big Biz wants, so Big Biz (e.g., Bezos) lackeys like Dawsey try to silence/undercut/nudge them. Follow the money.

Trump describes Puerto Rico as a business transaction with nothing in it for him. The more Puerto Rico is talked ab… https://t.co/oSNXWPYYmn

@jdawsey1 @ToluseO Also he’s a racist

@jdawsey1 @ToluseO If trump owned a casino or golf course there Puerto Rico would have been a high priority, no lim… https://t.co/mOHvfBXsdV

@MollyJongFast @jdawsey1 @ToluseO No matter the race, if there are enough supplication and adoration for Trump, he can be very tolerant.

@jdawsey1 @ToluseO The golf guy on @DeadlineWH with @NicolleDWallace this afternoon revealed the missing Puerto Ric… https://t.co/1i5Rthxjgh

.@JohnLT12: Trump's gross incompetence on #PuertoRico made FL more blue. That could make him more toxic to GOP leaders & peel off some of his base. Instead of using that, those like @MollyJongFast have an issue where they can only play the race card instead of acting grown-up.

I'll have to watch that, I'm still mulling over Glenn Beck revealing the truth about the statues in front of the NYC library. MT @grantmichaels The golf guy on DeadlineWH with @NicolleDWallace this afternoon revealed the missing Puerto Rico puzzle piece...

.@sandy_b_good: Trump made FL - a swing state - more blue. That alone could help sink him to the #GOP establishment & to part of his base. Other than being just as incompetent as Trump, is there an explanation why those like @jdawsey1 aren't using that against him?

Mueller’s decision to not take a position on whether Mr. Trump’s many norm-shattering interventions in the law enfo… https://t.co/dlAn4RvdkM

@jdawsey1 It really feels like everything is dissolving around us.

.@dislexicon: @jdawsey1 whines about "Mr. Trump’s many norm-shattering interventions in the law enforcement system". Bezos buys ink by the barrel (probably from China). You'd think there would be something they could do, some smart arguments they could make. Why can't they?

Extra energy! Trump groused to senators he could buy Puerto Rico several times for the aid he’d sent, that NATO was… https://t.co/Ogaglk3z1j

@jdawsey1 @seungminkim @pkcapitol And the GOP sits there as quiet as rats.

Think about it for a second. If @jdawsey1 were effective, would the GOP do that? Those like him are provably ineffective. They don't even have being effective as a goal. RT @JimGarrisonII And the GOP sits there as quiet as rats [despite WaPo on PR].

Update: Since my story with @jdawsey1, Casa Ismael has received calls offering donations from ppl in Minnesota, NY,… https://t.co/7WSsP8ROSM

@JStein_WaPo @teotakuu @jdawsey1 Is this not what djt wants to cut? These services, these supports? If he’s concern… https://t.co/ujZb3ow4gc

.@englertj: if Trump saw his gross incompetence on PR as a liability (he doesn't now), he'd change what he does. @JStein_WaPo can't even conceive of making Trump's gross incompetence on PR a liability for him. He's just entertaining #resist, he isn't helping them or the U.S.

Trump has repeatedly told aides he doesn't want federal $$$ going to Puerto Rico, be it HUD or food stamp assistanc… https://t.co/HztbS2z9Rj

@jdawsey1 @JStein_WaPo This is what the media should talk about but instead are tripping over themselves to defend… https://t.co/xpzFJmqsMC

@jdawsey1 @JStein_WaPo Trump ran into opposition while trying to steamroll Puerto Rico w another resort of his. The… https://t.co/CMqGbUctiS

.@brianrayguitar: it should be incredibly easy to show Trump's base how incompetent his PR response was. So, why hasn't that happened? Because his loudest opponents - such as @jdawsey1 - are even more incompetent than Trump. Demand Josh does his job.

.@hsojlightfoot: a very easy (for me) to devise line of questioning would show how incompetent Trump was on PR. The Miami phone store sat phones, failure to get teams to each settlement, etc. Make it a CLM for @jdawsey1 if he doesn't start pressing Trump proxies on those.

NEW: The Koch network has told donors that it won't back Trump in 2020 -- even though many donors are pushing for a… https://t.co/6JW1CCvKp6

@jdawsey1 @myhlee I can’t believe I’m saying this. Koch might be on the right side of history

.@denisewu: #Koch bros want loose borders to lower wages. Enabling them harms workers. @jdawsey1 didn't reveal that, or that they had a rep in the WH (Marc Short), or that not opposing Trump is key: they don't want to be seen to support him, but they know he'll toe their line.