#46
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Rising voice in US Congress
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Chris Van Hollen

US Congress Twitter/X
#46
X Rank
117,295
Benchmarker Score
47
Posts
76,619
Likes
20,338
Comments
1,630
Avg Likes
433
Avg Comments
96,957
Total Engagement
2,063
Engagement Rate
19.1
Posts/Week
Daily
Posting Regularity
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285,051 followers

Data last refreshed: April 15, 2026

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20 posts

The Trump Admin is rigging our immigration appeals process to hide the real problem in this case: Trump & Rubio's illegal crackdown on freedom of speech. We must ensure Mahmoud’s rights are respec...

Immigration & Border Security Legal Immigration First Amendment Apr 12, 2026 View on X
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The “America First,” president wants to cut billions of dollars from American innovation and scientific research.   From NASA to NIH, no one would be spared.   We cannot let this budget pass. http...

Economic Policy & Federal Budget Federal Budget NASA & Space Public Health Apr 12, 2026 View on X
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It’s been 50 days since the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s illegal tariff taxes & he still has no plan to pay back the money he stole from American families.  When are they going to see the...

Economic Policy & Federal Budget Tariffs Trade Policy Apr 11, 2026 View on X
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Next week, Republicans will have another chance to vote with us to end the war in Iran. @SenSanders & I will also call for a vote to stop the sale of US taxpayer-funded weapons to the Netanyah...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Middle East Israel & Palestine Defense Procurement Apr 10, 2026 View on X
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Pentagon officials reportedly threatened retaliation against the Pope for calling for peace in response to Trump's saber rattling. This from a Pentagon that trumpeted Trump's threat that a "civi...

Defense & National Security Armed Forces Religious Liberty Apr 10, 2026 View on X
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Yesterday, I had the honor of speaking to the historic @NASAArtemis crew. I asked MD native & Commander @astro_reid what advice he'd give any young person looking to follow in his footsteps. ...

Education & Workforce NASA & Space STEM Education Apr 10, 2026 View on X
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Yesterday, Israeli strikes across Lebanon killed 250+ people even as Pakistan said the ceasefire it brokered includes Lebanon. Netanyahu urged Trump to start this war, now Trump must demand he hel...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Israel & Palestine Middle East Apr 09, 2026 View on X
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Hegseth is once again blowing smoke. Trump's & Netanyahu's illegal war of choice has made Americans worse off. A strategic blunder of epic proportions leaving Americans less safe and facing hi...

Defense & National Security Israel & Palestine Middle East Armed Forces Apr 08, 2026 View on X
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Trump is threatening to commit massive war crimes against the Iranian people starting at 8 pm tonight. He is completely unhinged, and it is long past time for Republicans to speak up. Congress sho...

Defense & National Security Middle East Armed Forces Apr 07, 2026 View on X
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Trump promised to go after the "worst of the worst."   His ICE agents just arrested the wife of an Army staff sergeant who has lived here since she was a toddler.   This military family was prepar...

Immigration & Border Security ICE Deportation Armed Forces Apr 06, 2026 View on X
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Persistence and resistance can prevail! It was not long ago that we gathered with hundreds in the freezing cold in Hagerstown to say no to an ICE mass detention warehouse in Washington County.  I ...

Immigration & Border Security ICE Apr 06, 2026 View on X
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US-Israeli strikes hit Tehran's Sharif University — known as Iran’s MIT & a hub of student protests against the Iranian regime. Targeting civilian infrastructure is a war crime & only solidifies t...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Middle East Armed Forces Apr 06, 2026 View on X
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Trump is clearly unfit to be President. But do not let that explain away the evil of his threatening war crimes against the Iranian people, on Easter Sunday no less.  We cannot let Trump normalize...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Middle East Apr 05, 2026 View on X
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Wednesday night, Trump claimed victory in his war in Iran.   This has been anything but a win. Iran now firmly controls the Strait of Hormuz & its leaders are more hardline than before.   We ar...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Middle East Armed Forces Apr 04, 2026 View on X
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Pete Hegseth needs to go, NOW.   Since the start of Trump's war in Iran, Hegseth has — without justification — continued firing some of our top military leaders.    Our service members deserve bett...

Defense & National Security Armed Forces Middle East Apr 04, 2026 View on X
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One year on from Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariffs, prices are up, life is more expensive, and our allies are abandoning America. He needs to pay back the $1,700 he owes every American family, NOW....

Economic Policy & Federal Budget Tariffs Trade Policy Inflation Apr 03, 2026 View on X
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Trump just requested a $1.5 TRILLION defense budget — almost $500 BILLION MORE than this year. Every dollar we spend on Trump's wars is a dollar that could go toward more affordable healthcare, ch...

Defense & National Security Federal Budget Pentagon Budget Apr 03, 2026 View on X
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Trump promised to keep us out of foreign wars & focus on helping Americans here at home. Now, he says we can't lower costs for Americans because we need to keep funding his & Netanyahu's w...

Defense & National Security Middle East Israel & Palestine Pentagon Budget Apr 03, 2026 View on X
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Good riddance. Bondi was Trump’s tool for weaponizing the DOJ against his political foes & defying the law. She's only out b/c she’s bungled the Epstein files cover-up. Her replacement will also b...

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement MAGA Apr 02, 2026 View on X
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Trump, as always, lied to us. Over 2 weeks ago he said "we won." If so, then why are we still there? What’s next? All we can count on is more lies from Trump. This delusional man is a danger to ou...

Party Politics & Leadership MAGA Republican Party Apr 02, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Apr 2026
#44

Content Categories

Defense & National Security 12
Immigration & Border Security 8
Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy 8
Economic Policy & Federal Budget 5
Science, Technology & Digital 3

Topics & Themes

Middle East Armed Forces Israel & Palestine Federal Budget ICE MAGA NASA & Space Government Shutdown Pentagon Budget Tariffs Trade Policy Inflation Medicaid Tax Reform Public Health Bipartisan Deportation CBP AI Regulation Artificial Intelligence

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 124 of 494 in US Congress

Posts
56
Chris: 101 ↑
Likes
61,770
Chris: 242,344 ↑
Comments
6,462
Chris: 30,639 ↑
Avg Likes
746.4
Chris: 2,399.5 ↑
Avg Comments
97.4
Chris: 303.4 ↑
Benchmarker Score
74,694
Chris: 303,622 ↑
Posts/Week
13.5
Chris: 19.1 ↑
Avg Post Length
226 chars
Chris: 272 ↑
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