David Axelrod

@davidaxelrod

Founder, @UChiPolitics; Chief Political Analyst for @CNN. Author, Believer: My Forty Years in Politics. Host of The Axe Files & Hacks on Tap podcasts.

Joined January 2011

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 20

Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another This is a brilliant and provocative column by @ezraklein. nytimes.com/2025/07/20/opi… via @NYTOpinion

davidaxelrod's tweet card. The consensus that held them together for generations is breaking down.

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · 3 h

Thrilled to hear that @ktumulty, a stellar @UChiPolitics fellow and board member and one of the nation's most thoughtful journalists, has been named chief political correspondent of the @washingtonpost. A worthy successor to the legendary @DanBalz, who retires this month!

davidaxelrod's tweet image. Thrilled to hear that @ktumulty, a stellar @UChiPolitics fellow and board member and one of the nation's most thoughtful journalists, has been named chief political correspondent of the @washingtonpost.
A worthy successor to the legendary @DanBalz, who retires this month!

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · 7 h

Visited Lady Liberty today & was inspired by a massive crowd from across the U.S. and around the world. They come daily, not just to glimpse the statue or climb her crown, but to pay tribute to our country as a beacon of freedom and hope. It's hard to kill such a powerful ideal!

davidaxelrod's tweet image. Visited Lady Liberty today &amp; was inspired by a massive crowd from across the U.S. and around the world.
They come daily, not just to glimpse the statue or climb her crown, but to pay tribute to our country as a beacon of freedom and hope.
It's hard to kill such a powerful ideal!

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · 10 h

Trump Releases Thousands of Martin Luther King Jr. Files An unsatisfying cookie for a ravenous base! nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/… via @NYTimes

davidaxelrod's tweet card. The release is in keeping with an executive order by President Trump in making public the files, despite the opposition of Dr. King’s family.

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The Daily Show@TheDailyShow · 22 h

Jon Stewart reacts to CBS cancelling "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and tells corporations and advertisers to "sack up"

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 21

For those who haven't been following along for a decade, any judge who rules against Trump or his actions is, in his thoughts, generously shared, a "TOTAL DISASTER" (caps are his). Any judge who AGREES with Trump (caps are mine) is a legal titan. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

davidaxelrod's tweet card. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs has ruled against the Trump administration in a separate lawsuit brought by Harvard.

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 18

Insurers are seeking hefty 2026 rate increases for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, the coverage known as Obamacare. If you are one of the millions who may face them, know that is but one consequence of the big and not so beautiful bill just passed, wsj.com/health/healthc…

davidaxelrod's tweet card. Some enrollees could be hit with increases of more than 20% because of federal changes and higher health expenses.

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 18

Personally, I'm more concerned about Trump's angles than his ankles.

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 17

Is this for real?!? I'm beginning to worry that Grok is beginning to think about running in '28!

AAaron Blake@AaronBlake · Jul 16

Grok is now urging support for the Epstein discharge petition, in line with Elon Musk’s politics. “Let’s demand Congress acts.”

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 16

So interesting to watch @POTUS, who clearly doesn't want a full airing of the Epstein files for fairly obvious reasons, trying to rebrand the whole saga as a Democratic "hoax"--even though Epstein was indicted and died while TRUMP was in office! DJT wants to get MAGA back in…

TThe Bulwark@BulwarkOnline · Jul 16

Q: "Will you ask AG Pam Bondi to release more [Epstein] documents?" Trump: "Whatever's credible...It's just a subject. He's dead. He's gone. All it is is certain Republicans got duped by the Democrats...Some Republicans, in this case I was surprised, got duped."

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 16

I hope Americans who can will send a few bucks to their local @NPR stations, which play such an important role in the life of communities across the country.

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 15

The chief health officer of the U.S. is a major purveyor of demonstrably false tropes about life-saving vaccines, and the power to act on them. This is very dangerous. nbcnews.com/health/kids-he…

davidaxelrod's tweet card. The study included more than 1.2 million people in Denmark who got childhood vaccines.

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 15

Donald Trump calls for Adam Schiff’s prosecution minutes after inflation numbers come out showing inflation increased in June. Coincidence? No, I think not.

AAaron Rupar@atrupar · Jul 15

Trump calls for the prosecution of one of his political foes, Sen. Adam Schiff

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 15

"Goldman Sachs economists estimate that U.S. consumers will end up paying 70% of tariffs’ direct costs." This is a tax, folks, and American consumers are paying it! wsj.com/economy/inflat…

davidaxelrod's tweet card. Consumer prices rose faster than in May, with increases in furniture, clothing and other tariff-sensitive items.

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 15

Remember: The entire Oval Office blow up was *literally* because Zelensky tried to warn Trump and Vance that this was coming -- that Putin's "diplomacy" could not be trusted. How much time was wasted? How many people died? How many people now blame Ukraine?

TThe Bulwark@BulwarkOnline · Jul 14

Trump on Putin: “He fooled a lot of people. He fooled Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden. He didn’t fool me.”

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 14

Trump: “Putin fooled Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden — he didn’t fool me,” Mr. Trump said. 🤣 usnews.com/news/politics/…

davidaxelrod's tweet card. Donald Trump has a history of complimenting or supporting the Russian autocrat, calling him ‘smart,’ a ‘strong leader’ and more over the years. Here’s a few dozen examples.

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 14

Trump gives Putin ANOTHER 50 days to settle the war Putin started--a war that Trump said repeatedly he would end in a day. Putin laughs. nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/…

davidaxelrod's tweet card. The president also warned Russia that he would impose a new round of punishing sanctions if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days.

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 13

I've said this from the start: Anyone who thinks Pam Bondi decided on her own to do a 180 and inflame MAGA on the Epstein file release hasn't been paying attention. There's only one guy who could have ordered it--and had a motive to--but it's sacrilege on the Right to say it!

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David Axelrod@davidaxelrod · Jul 13

Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response This is frighteningly foolish, and the consequences to lives and communities will be severe. nytimes.com/2025/07/13/cli… via @NYTimes

davidaxelrod's tweet card. As a warming planet delivers more extreme weather, experts warn that the Trump administration is dismantling the government’s disaster capabilities.

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