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James E. Clyburn

Democrat
US Congress Twitter/X
#148
X Rank
63,413
Benchmarker Score
153
Posts
48,349
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Comments
316
Avg Likes
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Total Engagement
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Engagement Rate
9.3
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167,766 followers

Data last refreshed: July 18, 2026

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A federal judge ruled that Trump’s $1.8 billion lawsuit against his own Justice Department was an attempt to “manipulate” the courts. “The facts before this Court demonstrate that there was never ...

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement MAGA Income Tax Jul 14, 2026 View on X
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Congratulations to Senator Darline Graham Nordone on this historic achievement. Her appointment marks a significant milestone for our state.   A 2009 graduate of South Carolina State University, Se...

Personal & Human Interest Gender Equality Racial Justice Jul 14, 2026 View on X
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After a brief “ceasefire” and $67 billion in taxpayer dollars spent, Trump’s Iran War is back on. Gas prices have already shot up, and they’ll likely shoot up more in the coming weeks. Our troops ...

Defense & National Security Middle East Armed Forces Pentagon Budget Oil & Gas Jul 14, 2026 View on X
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I congratulate Darline Graham Nordone on her appointment to serve as U.S. Senator for the state of South Carolina for the remainder of the 119th Congress. While this moment comes in the shadow of t...

Legislative & Congressional Activity N/A Jul 13, 2026 View on X
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I was shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham. Our political relationship was sometimes partisan and passionate, but always pleasant and productive on behalf of the p...

Personal & Human Interest Bipartisan Jul 12, 2026 View on X
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Last fall, my Democratic colleagues and I warned Republicans that refusing to extend enhanced ACA tax credits would mean millions of Americans—Republicans and Democrats—losing their health care. An...

Healthcare & Social Programs ACA / Obamacare Health Insurance Government Shutdown Jul 09, 2026 View on X
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The Trump administration supports changing the law to create a $250 bill with Trump’s face on it, but doesn’t think Harriet Tubman—an extraordinarily heroic American freedom fighter—should be simil...

Policy Announcements & Executive Action Racial Justice MAGA Jul 09, 2026 View on X
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Republicans refused to extend ACA enhanced tax credits. They said it was too much money. As a result, nearly 30% of those enrolled in SC last year have lost their health care. Republicans can fin...

Healthcare & Social Programs ACA / Obamacare Health Insurance Tax Reform Jul 08, 2026 View on X
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Obama negotiated an agreement that successfully limited Iran’s nuclear program. Trump tore it up. He then spent $67 billion on a war that failed to achieve nearly all its objectives. It ended with...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Middle East Nuclear Weapons Armed Forces Jul 08, 2026 View on X
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Independence Day reminds us that America’s story has always been one of progress—generations working to make our nation live up to its founding creed. Today, we celebrate that progress and recommi...

Personal & Human Interest N/A Jul 04, 2026 View on X
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It’s clear Trump is bored with the real job of being President.   Things presidents are supposed to do—like bringing down costs—he calls “a big yawn.”   Instead, he’s obsessed with the “SAVE Americ...

Party Politics & Leadership Inflation MAGA Jul 01, 2026 View on X
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Today’s Supreme Court decision to rightfully uphold birthright citizenship under the Constitution comes as a relief to many. The 14th Amendment was ratified on July 9, 1868 — for 158 years there ha...

Immigration & Border Security Fourteenth Amendment Supreme Court Executive Orders Jun 30, 2026 View on X
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Today Speaker Johnson delivered to the White House a bipartisan bill to help bring down the price of rent and homes. But Trump is refusing to sign it because he is mad Congress won’t pass his legi...

Housing & Urban Development Affordable Housing Voting Rights Jun 29, 2026 View on X
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3 million Americans have lost their health care because of Republicans' refusal to extend enhanced ACA tax credits last year. The tax credits would have cost about $38 billion a year. Trump then ...

Healthcare & Social Programs ACA / Obamacare Health Insurance Federal Budget Middle East Jun 29, 2026 View on X
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This week, Trump had the opportunity to sign a bipartisan bill that would help bring down housing costs. Instead, he is holding it hostage to his demand for legislation that would make it more di...

Housing & Urban Development Affordable Housing Voting Rights Midterm Elections Jun 27, 2026 View on X
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The bill Trump is referring to overwhelmingly passed the House 358-32. I proudly supported it. It would bring down housing costs by making it easier to build new homes and preventing Wall Street f...

Housing & Urban Development Affordable Housing Wall Street Voting Rights Jun 24, 2026 View on X
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Trump and Republicans cut Medicaid and the ACA by over a trillion dollars, and now 5 million Americans have lost their health care. And this is just the beginning. Spending money on pointless wars...

Healthcare & Social Programs Medicaid ACA / Obamacare Health Insurance Jun 23, 2026 View on X
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is asking Congress for $78 billion to cover the cost of Trump’s war in Iran and other expenses. Trump spent tens of billions of dollars on a war, caused prices to so...

Defense & National Security Pentagon Budget Middle East Inflation Jun 23, 2026 View on X
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Most people know about Rosa Parks and her courageous act of defiance that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped lead to a court ruling ending bus segregation in Montgomery. But fewer peopl...

Constitutional & Electoral Reform Racial Justice Fourteenth Amendment Jun 22, 2026 View on X
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82 years ago, President Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill into law, providing WWII veterans with a range of benefits for their heroic service—college tuition, job training, business loans, and assista...

Legislative & Congressional Activity Veterans Affairs Racial Justice Jun 22, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Jul 2026
#148
Jun 2026
+1 #148
May 2026
+3 #149
Apr 2026
#152

Content Categories

Economic Policy & Federal Budget 34
Defense & National Security 18
Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy 13
Environment & Energy 10
Party Politics & Leadership 10

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Middle East Inflation Oil & Gas Federal Budget MAGA Armed Forces Tariffs Racial Justice ICE CBP Income Tax Pentagon Budget Voting Rights Health Insurance Affordable Housing Government Shutdown ACA / Obamacare Supreme Court Clean Energy Trade Policy

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 126 of 503 in US Congress

Posts
315
James: 175 ↓
Likes
336,867
James: 64,931 ↓
Comments
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James: 8,649 ↓
Avg Likes
873.7
James: 371.0 ↓
Avg Comments
84.0
James: 49.4 ↓
Benchmarker Score
398,903
James: 82,229 ↓
Posts/Week
17.1
James: 9.3 ↓
Avg Post Length
237 chars
James: 349 ↑
Trending Topics (Top Quartile)
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