Ben Wikler
@benwikler
Chair, Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Ummm so let me get this straight: Republicans have ground Congress to a halt and are considering adjourning the entire House for 6 weeks to avoid releasing the info they have on Epstein? What is going on here?
NEWS - House Rules Committee isn’t returning AT ALL tonight and likely not AT ALL THIS week amid Epstein + other issues, per sources Scalise confirms to me it’s “not likely” Rules return - meaning House would leave without advancing immigration and several other bills
CBS NEWS POLL: Trump's approval trends among ages 18-29 Early February 🟢 Approve: 55% (+10) 🟤 Disapprove: 45% JULY 🟢 Approve: 28% (-44) 🟤 Disapprove: 72% Net 54 point negative swing
A waste of food. A waste of lives. A waste of American resources and power. We must find a way to buy and distribute this food on behalf of the American people…I will pay for it personally. @realdonaldtrump @marcorubio what happened to your Christian faith? "For I was hungry…
The damage from the Big Ugly Bill already creates devastating impacts for Wisconsinites. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to hurt them more. politico.com/live-updates/2…
We invest in humanitarian relief because it’s the smart thing to do for America, but it’s worth saying it’s also the right thing to do. I wish Republicans would stop lying about what this kind of lifesaving aid means. I hope you’ll spend a minute with this important story.
I wrote about what it was like growing up as a child in the Bosnian civil war, where food was extremely scarce. I didn't have much, but at least UNICEF was there to help keep me alive. Congress just defunded it, putting lives at risk around the world. huffpost.com/entry/trump-cu…
I wrote about what it was like growing up as a child in the Bosnian civil war, where food was extremely scarce. I didn't have much, but at least UNICEF was there to help keep me alive. Congress just defunded it, putting lives at risk around the world. huffpost.com/entry/trump-cu…
AG Kaul joins lawsuit challenging Trump Administration rule that would make it harder for Americans to obtain health coverage under the ACA: wisdoj.gov/PressReleases/…
Trump's approval rating on his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files is -42, 17% approve to 59% disapprove on average. By far the worst issue of his presidency This week, Trump's overall approval rating also hit a new low of 42% and -10.9 net. Link to piece in next tweet:
SCOOP: As Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, his State Department pulled a surprising move: It decimated its office combating human trafficking. “Everyone was caught off guard." motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
Last night, Republicans gutted funding for our local public TV and radio – something that folks in Wisconsin, especially in our rural communities, rely on in cases of emergencies like floods, storms, and AMBER Alerts. And why? Because Donald Trump told them to.
The Senate passed a bill to cancel $9 billion in funding to foreign aid and public broadcasting. The House faces a Friday deadline to pass it next. cnn.it/4fdSIUN
President Donald Trump personally called The Wall Street Journal’s editor in chief about its upcoming exposé on his links to Jeffrey Epstein. trib.al/hIOeN5H
Trump getting into a beef with the owner of Twitter, who can amp up the virality of posts about Epstein in a way that guarantees the story will stay top of mind, is the 2025 illustration of "never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel"
Counterpoint
just remembered that americans don’t have random old castles in the countryside that they can go and visit
Watch an extraordinary moment on Capitol Hill caught on camera. WI Congressmen @RepVanOrden and @RepMarkPocan frequently spar online, but the confrontation today was in person with both sides hurling insults. Full story: spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/n… @SpectrumNews1WI @SpectrumNewsDC
Every pothole filled, road improved, and bridge reconstructed makes Wisconsinites’ lives a little better and a whole lot safer. I’m glad our bipartisan budget invests $150 million to continue fixing rural roads and bridges across our state!
We all see through it. “I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.” - Donald Trump
Trump calls the Epstein scandal “bullshit” and says he no longer wants the support of “weaklings” who care about it
Trump: I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff. I think really only pretty bad people, including fake news, want to keep something like that going.
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it" waste, fraud, etc: it costs $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000 theatlantic.com/health/archive…
"For I was hungry and you gave me no food" (Mt. 25). theatlantic.com/health/archive…
As a child dies of hunger about once every 15 seconds somewhere in the world, the Trump administration is spending money to incinerate emergency food rations that the US had previously purchased. This is infuriating.
The Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire theatlantic.com/health/archive…