Dana Milbank

@Milbank

Syndicated columnist with @washingtonpost and author of "Fools on the Hill" about the House GOP, out 9/24. Pre-order! https://tinyurl.com/24fvur86

Washington, D.C.

Joined January 2009

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Mar 5

To my readers who have quit the Post: For now, I'm sharing this and future columns with a "gift" link so you can read them without a subscription. My latest: In 5 days, Trump set the country back 100 years. wapo.st/4ksNp5O

Milbank's tweet card. The president’s new slogan might as well be “We were better off 95 years ago than we are today.”

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jul 25

We are losing our humanity. I am searching for an antidote -- and I need your help. My column about my new @washingtonpost column. Gift link. wapo.st/472i9Gz

Milbank's tweet card. The challenge of our time is to recover what we have lost: in nature, and in our communities.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jul 24

My @washingtonpost column will be moving later this summer to Futures, a new Post section devoted to grappling with the forces shaping the 21st century.

Milbank's tweet image. My @washingtonpost column will be moving later this summer to Futures, a new Post section devoted to grappling with the forces shaping the 21st century.

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Washington Post Opinions@PostOpinions · Jul 23

Try as he might, President Trump cannot seem to shake the controversy over his former friend Jeffrey Epstein. Why are people so interested in this case, and what are the political opportunities and costs? Dana @Milbank, @jawillick and @jameshohmann discuss how this story might…

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jul 18

Democrats’ struggles with men: It’s the misogyny, stupid. thehill.com/opinion/campai…

Milbank's tweet card. Rather than acknowledge the central role misogyny played in electing Trump, pundits blame Democrats for not understanding men.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jul 11

My night in the forest with the Heebie-Jeebie, the Big Dipper, the July Comet, the Spring 4-Flasher, the Creekside Tree Blinker and other fireflies. Insects could hold the secret to human survival -- if we allow them to survive. Gift link: wapo.st/46yYuh9

Milbank's tweet card. With firefly scientists, I watched a display more intricate than any human-made pyrotechnics.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jul 3

This wasn’t just another routine cave-in by conservatives. This was probably the last chance to make a dent in the trajectory of the federal government’s finances — and they surrendered utterly. Gift link to my latest column. wapo.st/4kpBmFc

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jun 27

Oslo: Give Trump the %@$&)! Nobel Peace Prize already — or he’s sending the B-2s. Gift link to my latest column. wapo.st/4ekP76G

Milbank's tweet card. Has there ever been a more belligerent peacemaker than the American president?

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jun 20

Will America go to war against Iran? Let us ask Donald Trump, human Magic 8 Ball. Gift link to my latest column. wapo.st/3I6CakI

Milbank's tweet card. Trump says no one knows whether the U.S. will attack Iran. Apparently, neither does he.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jun 18

How nature improves our cognition, our mood and much else. Lessons from the Appalachian Trail — and from scientists studying nature’s impact on our wellbeing. Gift link to my latest column. wapo.st/4kJERXT

Milbank's tweet card. Nature can save us from a world gone mad.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jun 6

The spectacular Musk blowup is just another day in Trump's reign of error. My latest column finds there is no sanctuary from this administration's buffoonery. Gift link: wapo.st/43vKwe9

Milbank's tweet card. Nearly five months into Trump’s new reign of error, his administration’s mistakes are multiplying.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · Jun 4

Here are the 3,515 things the Democratic Party must do -- immediately! Gift link to my latest column: wapo.st/4kt1JuR

Milbank's tweet card. With all this free advice, the Democratic Party’s to-do list is getting exceedingly long.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · May 30

The targets of Trump’s bullying rarely win him over with obeisance. The better course is to follow (metaphorically speaking) Elon Musk's advice: “If I had punched them hard in the nose, they wouldn’t come after me again.” Gift link to my latest column: wapo.st/3ZItCqe

Milbank's tweet card. More and more Americans are summoning the courage to fight back against President Donald Trump.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · May 21

Uncovering the secret lives of turtles, we also discover ourselves. A column on my time in the fields and streams of Virginia, tracking box turtles, river herring and American kestrels. Gift link. wapo.st/4moW1LV

Milbank's tweet card. Uncovering the secret lives of turtles, we also discover ourselves.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · May 16

This is what happens when we have a morally lost president. My latest column, on the Trump administration invoking eugenics, taking Medicaid and food stamps from the poor, celebrating Jamaal Khashoggi's killer and more. Gift link. wapo.st/3EVWAfp

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · May 13

Trump needs that Qatari 747 — for all his evasive maneuvers. Gift link to my latest column, on Trump’s reversals on tariffs, China, Iran, Israel and more. wapo.st/4khCvz3

Milbank's tweet card. Trump said Monday that he invented a new word that is very old. But it is the best word for him.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · May 9

As the world goes to hell, Trump is living his best life. My latest column, on how Trump and his family are pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars while he talks about rationing dolls and pencils. Gift link. wapo.st/3ZcXpaj

Milbank's tweet card. The president has no permanent alliances, only personal financial interests.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · May 7

Could Trump incompetence save the Republic? My latest column, on the administration’s attempted sabotage of the VA, led by a guy who doesn’t know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. Gift link. wapo.st/4m5jxNF

Milbank's tweet card. VA Secretary Doug Collins testifies on Capitol Hill. It doesn’t go well.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · May 2

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. And bust is boom. As the grave consequences of the administration’s policies become apparent, Trump and his lieutenants have retreated to a fantasyland. My latest column. wapo.st/3RIvtXZ

Milbank's tweet card. Every remark spins a different strand of make-believe.

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Dana Milbank@Milbank · May 23

I cringe for my country when I look back on all the Trump administration’s embarrassing episodes over the last week. Gift link to my latest column. wapo.st/4kuCrfh

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