David French

@DavidAFrench

New York Times columnist, visiting professor @lipscomb, Iraq vet, married to @NancyAFrench. This is a Memphis Grizzlies fan account.

Franklin, TN

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David French
@DavidAFrench
Nov 3, 2024
The people are not always right. Moral courage is always necessary in leadership. And we cannot ever think that we have permanently vanquished the ideas that Trump and so many others before him have used to lead so many Americans astray.
Opinion | There Will Always Be a Trump. That’s Only Part of the Problem. (Published 2024)
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David French
@DavidAFrench
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Never forget.
the metten burger
@themettenburger
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David French
@DavidAFrench
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A wonderful decision
Gov. Bill Lee
@GovBillLee
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At a place where Tennessee welcomes the world, it is fitting that BNA would bear @DollyParton’s name. Today, in partnership with @Fly_Nashville, we announced our intent to honor Tennessee’s favorite daughter and her indelible legacy. Link: tn.gov/governor/news/…
David French
@DavidAFrench
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Please see the community note. This administration lies, relentlessly. It's the Baghdad Bob administration, all day, every day.
Clash Report
@clashreport
Aug 27
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge A. Colby: How is it reasonable for the American people to be spending 3.5, 4% of GDP on defense and being able to project power for all our benefit, and the German people to be spending 1%? At some point that just doesn’t make
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Mister Colby is wrong. According to NATO data Germany is expected to spend about 2.69% of its GDP for core defense, the US 3.17% in 2026. Germany is increasing expenditures by 22.2%, the US by 2%. nato.int/content/dam/na… Germany‘s overall defense spending is over 4% of GDP globalbankingandfinance.com/germanys-defen…
David French
@DavidAFrench
Aug 27
We're living through a period of self-inflicted vulnerability. Through its incompetence and arrogance the Trump administration has stripped us of our best missile defenses while engaging in a poorly-planned war. And we're potentially facing one of only two militaries in the world
OSINTtechnical
@Osinttechnical
Aug 27
American Patriot missile stockpiles in Europe are at a “beyond critical” level - US/NATO officials to the AP In the event of a hot war with Russia, forces would have limited capability to defend European targets from ballistic attack, taking “punch after punch in the mouth”