JM Rieger
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Deadline no. 6
Nov. 21, 2025: "Thursday [Thanksgiving] is, we think, an appropriate time."
Nov. 25, 2025: "I don't have a deadline ... You know what the deadline for me is? When it's over."
Nov. 21, 2025: "Thursday [Thanksgiving] is, we think, an appropriate time."
Nov. 25, 2025: "I don't have a deadline ... You know what the deadline for me is? When it's over."
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Deadline no. 6
Nov. 21, 2025: "Thursday [Thanksgiving] is, we think, an appropriate time."
Nov. 25, 2025: "I don't have a deadline ... You know what the deadline for me is? When it's over."
Nov. 21, 2025: "Thursday [Thanksgiving] is, we think, an appropriate time."
Nov. 25, 2025: "I don't have a deadline ... You know what the deadline for me is? When it's over."
Deadline no. 5
Aug. 21, 2025: "I'll let you know [about peace deal] ... within two weeks"
Sept. 3, 2025: "I'm having a conversation with him [Putin] very shortly [about the deadline]"
Aug. 21, 2025: "I'll let you know [about peace deal] ... within two weeks"
Sept. 3, 2025: "I'm having a conversation with him [Putin] very shortly [about the deadline]"
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Deadline no. 5
Aug. 21, 2025: "I'll let you know [about peace deal] ... within two weeks"
Sept. 3, 2025: "I'm having a conversation with him [Putin] very shortly [about the deadline]"
Aug. 21, 2025: "I'll let you know [about peace deal] ... within two weeks"
Sept. 3, 2025: "I'm having a conversation with him [Putin] very shortly [about the deadline]"
Deadline no. 4
July 14, 2025: "...very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days"
July 28, 2025: "...new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today"
Aug. 7, 2025: "It's going to be up to him [Putin whether the deadline stands]"
July 14, 2025: "...very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days"
July 28, 2025: "...new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today"
Aug. 7, 2025: "It's going to be up to him [Putin whether the deadline stands]"
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Deadline no. 4
July 14, 2025: "...very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days"
July 28, 2025: "...new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today"
Aug. 7, 2025: "It's going to be up to him [Putin whether the deadline stands]"
July 14, 2025: "...very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days"
July 28, 2025: "...new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today"
Aug. 7, 2025: "It's going to be up to him [Putin whether the deadline stands]"
Deadline no. 3
April 24, 2025: "We have a deadline [for peace] ... I think it has a very good chance of getting done"
April 25, 2025: "No deadline, I just want to do it as fast as possible."
April 24, 2025: "We have a deadline [for peace] ... I think it has a very good chance of getting done"
April 25, 2025: "No deadline, I just want to do it as fast as possible."
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Deadline no. 3
April 24, 2025: "We have a deadline [for peace] ... I think it has a very good chance of getting done"
April 25, 2025: "No deadline, I just want to do it as fast as possible."
April 24, 2025: "We have a deadline [for peace] ... I think it has a very good chance of getting done"
April 25, 2025: "No deadline, I just want to do it as fast as possible."
Deadline no. 2
March 21, 2025: "I think we'll have one [a deadline for Putin for a ceasefire]"
March 30, 2025: "It's a psychological deadline."
March 21, 2025: "I think we'll have one [a deadline for Putin for a ceasefire]"
March 30, 2025: "It's a psychological deadline."
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Deadline no. 2
March 21, 2025: "I think we'll have one [a deadline for Putin for a ceasefire]"
March 30, 2025: "It's a psychological deadline."
March 21, 2025: "I think we'll have one [a deadline for Putin for a ceasefire]"
March 30, 2025: "It's a psychological deadline."
Deadline no. 1
Feb. 1, 2023: "I'd be able to negotiate an end to this horrible and rapidly escalating war within 24 hours."
March 16, 2025: "I was being a little bit sarcastic [about ending the war in 24 hours]."
Feb. 1, 2023: "I'd be able to negotiate an end to this horrible and rapidly escalating war within 24 hours."
March 16, 2025: "I was being a little bit sarcastic [about ending the war in 24 hours]."
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Deadline no. 1
Feb. 1, 2023: "I'd be able to negotiate an end to this horrible and rapidly escalating war within 24 hours."
March 16, 2025: "I was being a little bit sarcastic [about ending the war in 24 hours]."
Feb. 1, 2023: "I'd be able to negotiate an end to this horrible and rapidly escalating war within 24 hours."
March 16, 2025: "I was being a little bit sarcastic [about ending the war in 24 hours]."
Donald Trump keeps blowing past his own deadlines to end the war in Ukraine.
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Donald Trump keeps blowing past his own deadlines to end the war in Ukraine.
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com
Utility prices have risen roughly three times faster than overall inflation this year.
There is no national count of electricity shutoffs, but data from select utilities in 11 states show disconnections have risen in at least 8 of them since last year.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
There is no national count of electricity shutoffs, but data from select utilities in 11 states show disconnections have risen in at least 8 of them since last year.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Utility prices have risen roughly three times faster than overall inflation this year.
There is no national count of electricity shutoffs, but data from select utilities in 11 states show disconnections have risen in at least 8 of them since last year.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
There is no national count of electricity shutoffs, but data from select utilities in 11 states show disconnections have risen in at least 8 of them since last year.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The ‘S&P 493’ reveals a very different U.S. economy www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The ‘S&P 493’ reveals a very different U.S. economy www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump on Khashoggi yesterday:
"You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him things happened, but he [MBS] knew nothing about it and we can leave it at that."
"You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him things happened, but he [MBS] knew nothing about it and we can leave it at that."
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump on Khashoggi yesterday:
"You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him things happened, but he [MBS] knew nothing about it and we can leave it at that."
"You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him things happened, but he [MBS] knew nothing about it and we can leave it at that."
Pam Bondi on releasing the Epstein files:
"We will continue to follow the law with maximum transparency while protecting victims."
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"We will continue to follow the law with maximum transparency while protecting victims."
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November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Pam Bondi on releasing the Epstein files:
"We will continue to follow the law with maximum transparency while protecting victims."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"We will continue to follow the law with maximum transparency while protecting victims."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Nov. 14, 2025: "I don't care about it released or not"
Nov. 17, 2025: "They can do whatever they want. We'll give them everything"
Nov. 17, 2025: "They can do whatever they want. We'll give them everything"
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Nov. 14, 2025: "I don't care about it released or not"
Nov. 17, 2025: "They can do whatever they want. We'll give them everything"
Nov. 17, 2025: "They can do whatever they want. We'll give them everything"
July 15, 2025: "Anything that's credible, I would say let them have it"
July 16, 2025: "It's all been a hoax that's perpetrated by the Democrats"
July 16, 2025: "All my supporters want to talk about is the Jeffrey Epstein hoax"
July 25, 2025: "I'll give you a list"
July 16, 2025: "It's all been a hoax that's perpetrated by the Democrats"
July 16, 2025: "All my supporters want to talk about is the Jeffrey Epstein hoax"
July 25, 2025: "I'll give you a list"
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
July 15, 2025: "Anything that's credible, I would say let them have it"
July 16, 2025: "It's all been a hoax that's perpetrated by the Democrats"
July 16, 2025: "All my supporters want to talk about is the Jeffrey Epstein hoax"
July 25, 2025: "I'll give you a list"
July 16, 2025: "It's all been a hoax that's perpetrated by the Democrats"
July 16, 2025: "All my supporters want to talk about is the Jeffrey Epstein hoax"
July 25, 2025: "I'll give you a list"
Trump on Epstein files:
2015: "[Bill Clinton has] a lot of problems coming up...with the famous island"
2024: "I would [declassify the Epstein files]"
July 8, 2025: "I can't believe you're asking a question on Epstein"
2015: "[Bill Clinton has] a lot of problems coming up...with the famous island"
2024: "I would [declassify the Epstein files]"
July 8, 2025: "I can't believe you're asking a question on Epstein"
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump on Epstein files:
2015: "[Bill Clinton has] a lot of problems coming up...with the famous island"
2024: "I would [declassify the Epstein files]"
July 8, 2025: "I can't believe you're asking a question on Epstein"
2015: "[Bill Clinton has] a lot of problems coming up...with the famous island"
2024: "I would [declassify the Epstein files]"
July 8, 2025: "I can't believe you're asking a question on Epstein"
For months, Donald Trump resisted calls to release files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Now, his administration may be poised to release those files following near-unanimous votes in Congress.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com on Trump's shifting positions:
Now, his administration may be poised to release those files following near-unanimous votes in Congress.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com on Trump's shifting positions:
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For months, Donald Trump resisted calls to release files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Now, his administration may be poised to release those files following near-unanimous votes in Congress.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com on Trump's shifting positions:
Now, his administration may be poised to release those files following near-unanimous votes in Congress.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com on Trump's shifting positions:
The House is considering a resolution to censure and strip committee assignments from Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) after The Washington Post reported that Plaskett was texting with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The House is considering a resolution to censure and strip committee assignments from Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) after The Washington Post reported that Plaskett was texting with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
TRUMP: "Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs? It's OK with me."
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
TRUMP: "Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs? It's OK with me."
TRUMP: They can do whatever they want, we'll give them everything —
Q: You would sign it [the Epstein discharge petition]?
TRUMP: Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don't talk about it too much, because...I don't want it taking away from us.
Q: You would sign it [the Epstein discharge petition]?
TRUMP: Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don't talk about it too much, because...I don't want it taking away from us.
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
TRUMP: They can do whatever they want, we'll give them everything —
Q: You would sign it [the Epstein discharge petition]?
TRUMP: Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don't talk about it too much, because...I don't want it taking away from us.
Q: You would sign it [the Epstein discharge petition]?
TRUMP: Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don't talk about it too much, because...I don't want it taking away from us.
Q: Are you planning to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia?
TRUMP: Yeah...I am planning on doing that...We will be doing that, we'll be selling F-35s, yeah.
TRUMP: Yeah...I am planning on doing that...We will be doing that, we'll be selling F-35s, yeah.
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Q: Are you planning to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia?
TRUMP: Yeah...I am planning on doing that...We will be doing that, we'll be selling F-35s, yeah.
TRUMP: Yeah...I am planning on doing that...We will be doing that, we'll be selling F-35s, yeah.
Q: You had dinner with Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago a few years ago. What role should he play in the conservative movement?
TRUMP: I didn't know he was coming and he was with...Kanye. And Kanye asked if he could have dinner, and he brought Nick. I didn't know Nick at the time.
TRUMP: I didn't know he was coming and he was with...Kanye. And Kanye asked if he could have dinner, and he brought Nick. I didn't know Nick at the time.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Q: You had dinner with Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago a few years ago. What role should he play in the conservative movement?
TRUMP: I didn't know he was coming and he was with...Kanye. And Kanye asked if he could have dinner, and he brought Nick. I didn't know Nick at the time.
TRUMP: I didn't know he was coming and he was with...Kanye. And Kanye asked if he could have dinner, and he brought Nick. I didn't know Nick at the time.
Q: Was it your brain or your heart or —
TRUMP: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen.
TRUMP: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen.
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Q: Was it your brain or your heart or —
TRUMP: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen.
TRUMP: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen.
Q: Could you tell us why you needed to get an MRI? I understand that the results were good, but what was it for?
TRUMP: Because it's part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn't have it? Other people get them.
TRUMP: Because it's part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn't have it? Other people get them.
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Q: Could you tell us why you needed to get an MRI? I understand that the results were good, but what was it for?
TRUMP: Because it's part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn't have it? Other people get them.
TRUMP: Because it's part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn't have it? Other people get them.
Q: Have you ruled out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell?
TRUMP: I haven't even thought about it. I mean, I haven't thought about it for months, maybe I haven't thought about it at all...But I don't talk about that. I don't rule it in or out. I don't — I don't even think about it.
TRUMP: I haven't even thought about it. I mean, I haven't thought about it for months, maybe I haven't thought about it at all...But I don't talk about that. I don't rule it in or out. I don't — I don't even think about it.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Q: Have you ruled out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell?
TRUMP: I haven't even thought about it. I mean, I haven't thought about it for months, maybe I haven't thought about it at all...But I don't talk about that. I don't rule it in or out. I don't — I don't even think about it.
TRUMP: I haven't even thought about it. I mean, I haven't thought about it for months, maybe I haven't thought about it at all...But I don't talk about that. I don't rule it in or out. I don't — I don't even think about it.
Q: Those $2,000 payments, will that be inflationary? Because previously Republicans have said that sending money to people, like under Biden —
TRUMP: Yeah well, the difference is this is money earned as opposed to money that was made up.
TRUMP: Yeah well, the difference is this is money earned as opposed to money that was made up.
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Q: Those $2,000 payments, will that be inflationary? Because previously Republicans have said that sending money to people, like under Biden —
TRUMP: Yeah well, the difference is this is money earned as opposed to money that was made up.
TRUMP: Yeah well, the difference is this is money earned as opposed to money that was made up.
Plaskett's office issued a statement late Friday:
“During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Plaskett's office issued a statement late Friday:
“During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...