Deleted Tweets From Ted Lieu, D-Calif.

The former President was, and is, a national security liability. Sending US planes toward Russia is exactly the wrong action to take right now. So is implicitly threatening a nuclear war with our nuclear submarines. QT @atrupar: Trump says that if he was president he would send nuclear submarines and planes toward Russia and tell Putin "we'll… https://t.co/z2oTZdeg9D)

Yes QT @latimes: "I think Putin saw how Trump viewed Ukraine … as a pawn,” Marie Yovanovitch, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine wh… https://t.co/qykkvwXDn0)

Today is Friday. That means we learn, again, that ivermectin doesn’t work for COVID. #fridayvibes https://t.co/FRGiUPG1ew

Dear @nytopinion: I served on active duty to defend the right of any person to say stupid, racist shit. That doesn’t mean I have to respect or coddle people who say stupid, racist shit. I have the right to shame and shun people who say stupid, racist shit. Get it New York Times? QT @jeffjarvis: This is appalling. The both-sidesism of The New York Times comes out in full force from its editorial board as it e… https://t.co/ttPJrqLv88)

RT @mruser: Happy to hear remarks from my representative @tedlieu during this historic moment in U.S. politics. Thank you sir. #NoBillNoBreak

RT @MeidasTouch: .@tedlieu on a no-fly zone in Ukraine: "Everytime you hear the three words "no-fly zone," you should in your mind r… https://t.co/T4TduIltar

Some new countries since 1990 Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Eritrea Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Namibia Palau Serbia Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan They all have the right to exist. QT @JasonSCampbell: Candace Owens: “Ukraine wasn't a thing until 1989. Ukraine was created by the Russians” https://t.co/q7oaHcNGrl https://t.co/dQ0bfLUvnX)

When people say Putin would not have invaded under Trump, what they are really saying is Putin wound have purportedly been afraid Trump was so crazy that he would launch nuclear weapons or send US troops to fight Russians. Is that really what the #MAGA folks want Biden to do? QT @MSNBC: "People that go around and say none of this would happen under Donald Trump, it is a very convenient forgetting how… https://t.co/Nq5sJNFthk)

Democrats are building a better American for the people. What are Republicans doing? See below. QT @CREWcrew: We can’t overstate how bad it is for democracy that Kevin McCarthy got the news that two of his caucus members join… https://t.co/CrmjbhIb4S)

Dear @DeptofDefense: Respectfully, your rationale makes no sense. You are fine with MiG-29s departing from a Polish base into contested Ukrainian airspace but not a U.S. base in Germany? All are NATO countries. And it’s Ukrainians who would be flying the jets. Just get it done. QT @JacquiHeinrich: 🚨Pentagon nixes Polish plan to give MiG’s to Ukraine via Ramstein: “departing from a U.S./NATO base in Germany to… https://t.co/9xXJnafGID)

The Soviet Union collapsed not because it lacked tanks, but because its economy sucked. Putin is making the same mistake. The U.S. and our allies are cratering the weak Russian economy. The ruble is virtually worthless. We will lift sanctions after Putin stops his war on Ukraine. QT @anders_aslund: Russia has suspended the sale of foreign currencies until September 9, the central bank said Wednesday. Between Mar… https://t.co/MIz8ZFXGmL)

RT @RexChapman: Incredible ad from the Ukrainian army on what motivates them… https://t.co/qo2t9ZARVe

RT @AndrewJBates46: .@dcexaminer: "McConnell: 'No question' Ketanji Brown Jackson qualified for Supreme Court" https://t.co/GUgGIJQzGt

Tonight at the #sotu , President Biden showed why he won by more than 7 million votes. @POTUS was strong, compassionate and patriotic. He laid out a vision to build a better American for the people. Never a good idea to bet against America, or against Joe Biden. QT @POTUS: The State of the Union is strong — because you, the American people, are strong. We are stronger today than we we… https://t.co/U0Fqm31BPY)

RT @RepTedLieu: Excited to announce our virtual #SOTU guest, Elizabeth Benson Forer, CEO & Executive Director of @VeniceFamClinic!… https://t.co/0ecY1Rz566

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Dear @EmbassyofRussia: Russia is now a pariah state. Virtually the entire world is against you. When Sweden breaks with its history of neutrality & sends 5000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine to kill Russian forces, you know you are in trouble. Cut your losses and leave Ukraine now. QT @NikaMelkozerova: Remember I said I had a feeling we were alone a couple of days ago? Well, now we in Ukraine feel the whole world su… https://t.co/p7h9ZTLrXw)

This article came out last year. Russia’s economy was not doing well. Putin’s approval was waning. He thinks invading Ukraine will help him. It will not. Like the Soviet Union, the economy is Russia’s Achilles heal. Putin just exposed and magnified it. https://t.co/79Y8lj0dgf

Multiple controlled studies show Ivermectin doesn’t work against COVID. But let’s assume there is some small efficacious effect. Why obsess about Ivermectin when there is now an antiviral drug with nearly 89% efficacy? QT @BogochIsaac: New peer-reviewed data on COVID therapeutics: "Treatment of symptomatic Covid-19 with [Paxlovid] nirmatrelvir plus… https://t.co/52n2WlXmY5)

RT @CShalby: LA County is lifting its outdoor mask mandate for large events and K-12 settings tomorrow (via @lukemmoney +… https://t.co/25dwcSe56W

The former President was, and is, a national security liability. Sending US planes toward Russia is exactly the wrong action to take right now. So is implicitly threatening a nuclear war with our nuclear submarines. QT @atrupar: Trump says that if he was president he would send nuclear submarines and planes toward Russia and tell Putin "we'll… https://t.co/z2oTZdeg9D)

Yes QT @latimes: "I think Putin saw how Trump viewed Ukraine … as a pawn,” Marie Yovanovitch, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine wh… https://t.co/qykkvwXDn0)

Today is Friday. That means we learn, again, that ivermectin doesn’t work for COVID. #fridayvibes https://t.co/FRGiUPG1ew

Dear @nytopinion: I served on active duty to defend the right of any person to say stupid, racist shit. That doesn’t mean I have to respect or coddle people who say stupid, racist shit. I have the right to shame and shun people who say stupid, racist shit. Get it New York Times? QT @jeffjarvis: This is appalling. The both-sidesism of The New York Times comes out in full force from its editorial board as it e… https://t.co/ttPJrqLv88)

RT @mruser: Happy to hear remarks from my representative @tedlieu during this historic moment in U.S. politics. Thank you sir. #NoBillNoBreak

RT @MeidasTouch: .@tedlieu on a no-fly zone in Ukraine: "Everytime you hear the three words "no-fly zone," you should in your mind r… https://t.co/T4TduIltar

Some new countries since 1990 Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Eritrea Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Namibia Palau Serbia Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan They all have the right to exist. QT @JasonSCampbell: Candace Owens: “Ukraine wasn't a thing until 1989. Ukraine was created by the Russians” https://t.co/q7oaHcNGrl https://t.co/dQ0bfLUvnX)

When people say Putin would not have invaded under Trump, what they are really saying is Putin wound have purportedly been afraid Trump was so crazy that he would launch nuclear weapons or send US troops to fight Russians. Is that really what the #MAGA folks want Biden to do? QT @MSNBC: "People that go around and say none of this would happen under Donald Trump, it is a very convenient forgetting how… https://t.co/Nq5sJNFthk)

Democrats are building a better American for the people. What are Republicans doing? See below. QT @CREWcrew: We can’t overstate how bad it is for democracy that Kevin McCarthy got the news that two of his caucus members join… https://t.co/CrmjbhIb4S)

Dear @DeptofDefense: Respectfully, your rationale makes no sense. You are fine with MiG-29s departing from a Polish base into contested Ukrainian airspace but not a U.S. base in Germany? All are NATO countries. And it’s Ukrainians who would be flying the jets. Just get it done. QT @JacquiHeinrich: 🚨Pentagon nixes Polish plan to give MiG’s to Ukraine via Ramstein: “departing from a U.S./NATO base in Germany to… https://t.co/9xXJnafGID)

The Soviet Union collapsed not because it lacked tanks, but because its economy sucked. Putin is making the same mistake. The U.S. and our allies are cratering the weak Russian economy. The ruble is virtually worthless. We will lift sanctions after Putin stops his war on Ukraine. QT @anders_aslund: Russia has suspended the sale of foreign currencies until September 9, the central bank said Wednesday. Between Mar… https://t.co/MIz8ZFXGmL)

RT @RexChapman: Incredible ad from the Ukrainian army on what motivates them… https://t.co/qo2t9ZARVe

RT @AndrewJBates46: .@dcexaminer: "McConnell: 'No question' Ketanji Brown Jackson qualified for Supreme Court" https://t.co/GUgGIJQzGt

Tonight at the #sotu , President Biden showed why he won by more than 7 million votes. @POTUS was strong, compassionate and patriotic. He laid out a vision to build a better American for the people. Never a good idea to bet against America, or against Joe Biden. QT @POTUS: The State of the Union is strong — because you, the American people, are strong. We are stronger today than we we… https://t.co/U0Fqm31BPY)

RT @RepTedLieu: Excited to announce our virtual #SOTU guest, Elizabeth Benson Forer, CEO & Executive Director of @VeniceFamClinic!… https://t.co/0ecY1Rz566

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Dear @EmbassyofRussia: Russia is now a pariah state. Virtually the entire world is against you. When Sweden breaks with its history of neutrality & sends 5000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine to kill Russian forces, you know you are in trouble. Cut your losses and leave Ukraine now. QT @NikaMelkozerova: Remember I said I had a feeling we were alone a couple of days ago? Well, now we in Ukraine feel the whole world su… https://t.co/p7h9ZTLrXw)

This article came out last year. Russia’s economy was not doing well. Putin’s approval was waning. He thinks invading Ukraine will help him. It will not. Like the Soviet Union, the economy is Russia’s Achilles heal. Putin just exposed and magnified it. https://t.co/79Y8lj0dgf

Multiple controlled studies show Ivermectin doesn’t work against COVID. But let’s assume there is some small efficacious effect. Why obsess about Ivermectin when there is now an antiviral drug with nearly 89% efficacy? QT @BogochIsaac: New peer-reviewed data on COVID therapeutics: "Treatment of symptomatic Covid-19 with [Paxlovid] nirmatrelvir plus… https://t.co/52n2WlXmY5)

RT @CShalby: LA County is lifting its outdoor mask mandate for large events and K-12 settings tomorrow (via @lukemmoney +… https://t.co/25dwcSe56W