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Explore the Tweets They Didn't Want You to See

Originally published by The Sunlight Foundation. Updated regularly.

Politwoops tracks deleted tweets by public officials, including people currently in office and candidates for office.

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KimWeaverIA (D-Iowa)
@KimWeaverIA

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RT @KimWeaverIA: .@SteveKingIA posting a picture of a Nazi soldier on Hitler's Birthday and then taking it down was no mistake. He i… https://t.co/ktoFSGr3DJ

Deleted after 4 hours at 11:21 AM on 23 Apr 18. Original tweet by @KimWeaverIA.

RyanSawyersVA (D-Va.)
@RyanSawyersVA

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@CTNMikeSawyers @alleganycounty Also, back in 2016 turkey flew perpendicular to the ground in order to photo bomb you. Crazy how things have changed.

Deleted after 2 minutes at 7:59 AM on 23 Apr 18.

dannyoconnor1 (D-Ohio)
@dannyoconnor1

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Monday happy video. https://t.co/mnsEvboCTE QT @SarahKSilverman: ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🎈 https://t.co/8OwfHCJd6O)

Deleted after 1 minute at 10:43 AM on 23 Apr 18.

RepValDemings (D-Fla.)
@RepValDemings

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To the Republican leadership in Congress: HOW LONG will you sit on the sidelines and watch shooting after shooting and take ZERO action to stop it? Bring gun safety legislation to the floor. Let us vote! https://t.co/fYtxVNPytI

Deleted after 5 hours at 4:22 PM on 23 Apr 18.

Jay4Congress (D-Kan.)
@Jay4Congress

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Our “for-profit healthcare" system in America needs to be a "for-care" system. I will fight for a system that will control the profit that drug companies can make. That’s the only way we can control the cost of staying healthy. https://t.co/3bOs62HyUs

Deleted after 12 minutes at 11:24 AM on 23 Apr 18.

watts4congress (D-N.C.)
@watts4congress

Politwoops no longer follows this account.

RT @LaynetheBaker: I went home this weekend and voted early. Glad I got to see a smiling face at the Lee Co BOE canvassing for… https://t.co/3yuqs7BJdL

Deleted after 23 weeks at 8:17 AM on 07 Oct 18. Original tweet by @LaynetheBaker.

BenjaminWHanson (D-N.D.)
@BenjaminWHanson

Politwoops no longer follows this account.

Despite repeated reassurances to the contrary I’m beginning to have serious doubts that my call is all that important to this Visa 800 I’m on hold with right now. Or that someone will be ‘with me shortly.’

Deleted after 4 minutes at 12:19 PM on 23 Apr 18.

mallardforva (D-Va.)
@mallardforva

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RT @mallardforva: Yard signs are coming. For more information and to find out where you can get yours, please go to… https://t.co/3EyxkYT98D

Deleted after 3 minutes at 12:38 PM on 23 Apr 18. Original tweet by @mallardforva.

brianflynnus (D-N.Y.)
@brianflynnus

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https://t.co/ux6sRohaob

Deleted after 10 minutes at 12:54 PM on 23 Apr 18.

SenatorHeitkamp (D-N.D.)
@SenatorHeitkamp

Politwoops no longer follows this account.

Net Neutrality is an issue of fundamental fairness and is about guaranteeing everyone’s freedom to access the internet. Unfortunately, today the @FCC’s repeal of #NetNeutrality officially takes effect. https://t.co/KrY7OjKlMN

Deleted after 3 minutes at 1:07 PM on 23 Apr 18.

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