Liveblog - ICYMI: October 16, 2023

FBI director Christopher Wray warns of growing terror threats on US soil following Hamas’s attack on Israel.

Do MAGA Republicans still want to defund the FBI? pic.twitter.com/8OCftjArwh

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 16, 2023

Today, a Democrat judge issued an order gagging President Trump, destroying the First Amendment.

The judge made her courtroom the Ministry of Truth.

She said the case isn’t about the court of public opinion, yet she allows the media to sit in her courtroom, the very people who… pic.twitter.com/wzlKjPzEME

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) October 16, 2023

I’m sure that will be helpful to his cause. pic.twitter.com/pzU6rYo0gE

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 16, 2023

I LOVE THIS!!! https://t.co/7Md5Goi97r

— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) October 16, 2023

Moderates are growing increasingly irritated with the tactics Jordan allies are using to pressure them into voting for him, with one member noting the Hannity show has gotten involved in the efforts sending potential defectors the email below. One lawmaker said the push is… pic.twitter.com/ulOn0ZEbts

— Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) October 15, 2023

It's one thing to get elected. It's another thing to govern.

It's time to get the House out of this tailspin, come together, and get America back on the right track.@Jim_Jordan can do it. pic.twitter.com/gTk23QB9NM

— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) October 16, 2023

Jim Jordan seeks to enact the extreme law of banning all abortions nationally from the time of conception. House Republicans will now fully own this if they make him Speaker. https://t.co/U7JFuHAfJr

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 16, 2023

Makes absolutely perfect sense if you belong to a party in which the leading presidential candidate is an adjudicated rapist who faces 91 felony counts in four indictments for obstructing the peaceful transfer of power, obstructing justice, stealing secret national defense… https://t.co/HonznA4kYe

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) October 16, 2023

If you’re from #Ohio, or knows someone who is, then this one’s for you. #vote #BuckeyeNation pic.twitter.com/z0yV1hOLq3

— PoliticsGirl (@IAmPoliticsGirl) October 14, 2023

If Desantis had done this earlier he’d be doing much better: “Trump views everything through the lens of him. If you are kissing his rump, then you’re great. If you’re not, then he’s gonna attack you. That’s not leadership. It’s not about you.” pic.twitter.com/WRV68qI5c0

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 15, 2023

She is an informed voter: https://t.co/ZmvVpFC5Yh

— EssenViews (@essenviews) October 15, 2023

Are we referring to historic Confederate states? https://t.co/qopsz8zTZa

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) October 16, 2023

Sen. Laphonza Butler tests positive for COVID-19 https://t.co/pE2nTTVi8N

— KTVU (@KTVU) October 15, 2023

New HIV infections occur disproportionately among Black women, but exclusionary marketing, fewer treatment options, and provider wariness have limited uptake of preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, drugs, which reduce the risk of contracting the virus. https://t.co/2pE79WIINb

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) October 16, 2023

9 years ago, The cast and creators of THE WIRE at PaleyFest…. pic.twitter.com/uxYOaRlvuk

— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) October 16, 2023

Happy On Tuesday A Certain Orange, Twice-Impeached, Quadruply-Indicted, Hezbollah-Praising and Rapidly Psychologically Decompensating Adjudicated Rapist Is Going To Have His Civil Deposition Taken Once Again At His Soon-To-Be-Auctioned-Off-At-A-FIre-Sale-Price Fifth Avenue…

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) October 16, 2023

Let's make him famous. https://t.co/SE3jdIjcez

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 16, 2023

MAGA IQ’: This Trump supporter, who seems to have lost her sanity, continues to assert that the election was stolen. She believes that the existence of Spaceforce is evidence of this, claiming that Trump possesses all the necessary information to overturn the election. This… pic.twitter.com/2tlIWY32IC

— Popular Liberal 🇺🇸 (@PopularLiberal) October 15, 2023

If they keep busting these Republicans, these crooks aren't going to want to get into politics anymore. pic.twitter.com/Xu42MiKl8R

— Allen Michael (@LiberalForce) October 15, 2023