
Andrew Bates
@AndrewBatesNC • 47,960 subscribers
@MeganApper’s husband. Managing Director w/ Orchestra's advisory practice. Former White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary. @NCState alum.
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Talked with Jim Acosta about how it was a mistake for Trump to attack the Obama Iran deal today because Obama's actually worked. It just reminds people that Barack Obama is a better negotiator than Donald Trump is, right as the Iran War restarts and gas prices surge again.
Andrew Bates45,055 views • 5 days ago
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👀 In 2017, before he got obsessed with what would be the worst real estate deal in history, Trump praised Denmark as a "very good ally." Lars Løkke Rasmussen is "a wonderful man doing a wonderful job." "We're working together on many fronts." "Very good ally. Great ally."
Andrew Bates346,494 views • 5 months ago

Is Russ Vought not keeping Karoline Leavitt updated? Because he just admitted President Donald J. Trump is shutting the government down on purpose: "It's actually what's necessary to pass these bills individually because how else will you get moderates to vote for spending cuts?"
Andrew Bates283,136 views • 9 months ago

Again proving that y’all don’t give a damn about the lives of innocent people or the truth: Kaitlan Collins fact check: "You just heard from every Republican governor...that they are getting overwhelming help from the federal government here." WP fact check: “No, Biden didn’t take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did.”
Andrew Bates289,930 views • 1 year ago

And even though hundreds of hours of Eagle Ed Martin footage have mysteriously been hidden from Senate Judiciary Republicans and the public, the video of him gushing with praise for a Nazi sympathizer - who said "Hitler should have finished the job" - is still up.
Andrew Bates169,598 views • 1 year ago

Yes, it's a shame that Joe Biden forced Trump to enact tariffs by... publicly warning him against tariffs. Biden on Thanksgiving (when our economy was still the best-performing in the world): "I hope Trump re-thinks the tariffs. I think it’s a counterproductive thing to do."
Andrew Bates158,047 views • 1 year ago

NC Supreme Court election loser Jefferson Griffin is even more isolated from his party as he attacks military voters. Former NC Gov Pat McCrory: "I wanted the Republican judge to win...In this case, he was defeated." "The military personnel, I think, are special." #ncpol
Andrew Bates160,969 views • 1 year ago

North Carolina's outgoing Republican Senator, Senator Thom Tillis, agrees with Roy Cooper that the Medicaid cuts Whatley pushed for are a disaster for North Carolina families. But Whatley decided tax breaks for billionaires were more important. #ncpol From Democratic Wins Media:
Andrew Bates76,934 views • 11 months ago

.Kristen Welker fact checks lies Speaker Mike Johnson is using to try and corrupt the 2026 elections: KW: "There are really no questions about election integrity from 2020 that have not been asked and answered" MJ: "That's your opinion" KW: "No, Brian Kemp "has pointed [it] out"
Andrew Bates41,032 views • 5 months ago