JM

Jeff Merkley

US Congress Twitter/X
#82
X Rank
49,854
Benchmarker Score
51
Posts
23,818
Likes
13,018
Comments
467
Avg Likes
255
Avg Comments
36,836
Total Engagement
722
Engagement Rate
18.9
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Posting Regularity
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450,067 followers

Data last refreshed: April 15, 2026

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20 posts

First, Trump threatened to slaughter Iranian civilians if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t opened. Now, he’s closing the Strait himself. Congress needs to act now to rein in Trump’s ego-fueled, illeg...

Defense & National Security Middle East Armed Forces Apr 12, 2026 View on X
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Trump’s lawless federal agents are ripping families apart—leaving kids without their parents. It’s cruel and inhumane, and I’ll continue to fight to protect communities in Oregon and across the cou...

Immigration & Border Security ICE Deportation Apr 11, 2026 View on X
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Trump's Forest Service “reorganization” is really a plan to gut the agency ahead of wildfire season and keep folks in Oregon and across the country from having a say in how we protect public lands....

Environment & Energy Wildfire Conservation Apr 11, 2026 View on X
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First, Trump got the compromised Supreme Court to make him immune from criminal charges for actions during his presidency. Then, Trump flexed pardon power, freeing Jan. 6th insurrectionists. The ...

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Supreme Court Domestic Terrorism Apr 11, 2026 View on X
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Trump is stealing funds that rural libraries and museums need to fund another vanity project. Your tax dollars are being ripped out of your community to fund a monument to Trump’s ego. Hell no! ht...

Economic Policy & Federal Budget Federal Budget Arts & Culture Apr 10, 2026 View on X
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Israel’s attacks killed more than 200 civilians in Lebanon and are putting a fragile ceasefire at risk. If we want lasting peace, all parties need to abide by the ceasefire agreement, including Isr...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Israel & Palestine Middle East Apr 10, 2026 View on X
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The two-week ceasefire is welcome news, but Congress needs to reconvene and pass war powers resolutions NOW to rein in Trump’s illegal war—as I’ve been pushing for since the attacks began.https://t...

Legislative & Congressional Activity Israel & Palestine Armed Forces Apr 10, 2026 View on X
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Americans don’t want Trump’s illegal war in Iran. He’s putting our troops in harm’s way, costing us BILLIONS, and stretching families to the limit at the gas pump.

Defense & National Security Middle East Armed Forces Pentagon Budget Oil & Gas Apr 08, 2026 View on X
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The two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan is good news. Any Trump order for U.S. forces to strike Iranian civilians would be a horrific violation of American values.

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Middle East Armed Forces Apr 08, 2026 View on X
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Trump's threat to bomb Iran "back to the stone age" and that "a whole civilization will die tonight" is 1000% out of sync with every moral code. To the Republican leaders: call Congress back into...

Defense & National Security Middle East Armed Forces Apr 07, 2026 View on X
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HISTORY MADE! The Artemis II astronauts have now surpassed the farthest distance any humans have ever traveled from Earth! 🚀 🌌 https://t.co/zeyfqxkxbh

Science, Technology & Digital NASA & Space Apr 07, 2026 View on X
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President Trump's profanity-laden Easter threat to attack Iran's civilian infrastructure—power plants and bridges—are the words of a frustrated and immoral madman. Many experts agree that such atta...

Defense & National Security Armed Forces Middle East Apr 06, 2026 View on X
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Trump’s SAVE America Act isn’t about keeping noncitizens from voting—it’s about keeping citizens from voting. It’s a desperate attempt to rig the November election, and I’ll keep fighting like hel...

Constitutional & Electoral Reform Voting Rights MAGA Apr 06, 2026 View on X
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Thank you to everyone who came out to share your thoughts with me about how we can work together to strengthen communities across Oregon and our country during town halls in Deschutes, Crook, and J...

District & State Issues N/A Apr 06, 2026 View on X
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Trump just voted by mail—because he KNOWS it’s safe and secure!! But he’s trying to rip away YOUR ability to vote by mail. HELL NO!

Constitutional & Electoral Reform Voting Rights Apr 06, 2026 View on X
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Happy Easter to everyone celebrating today in Oregon and around the world!

Personal & Human Interest N/A Apr 05, 2026 View on X
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Great conversations during town halls in Klamath and Lake counties. Big thanks to everyone who attended and shared their thoughts with me about how to carry our state—and our country—forward. https...

District & State Issues N/A Apr 05, 2026 View on X
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The so-called “SAVE America Act” is little more than a thinly veiled attempt for Trump to cling to power by eroding access to the ballot box for Americans across the country. HELL NO!

Constitutional & Electoral Reform Voting Rights Apr 04, 2026 View on X
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Wonderful to meet with folks in Gilliam and Sherman counties for town hall conversations. The best part of my job is hearing directly from Oregonians about how we can continue to work together to s...

District & State Issues N/A Apr 03, 2026 View on X
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Trump is asking for a $1.5 TRILLION defense budget to fuel his illegal wars. HELL NO!

Defense & National Security Pentagon Budget Apr 03, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Apr 2026
#76

Content Categories

District & State Issues 18
Defense & National Security 7
Constitutional & Electoral Reform 6
Healthcare & Social Programs 4
Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement 3

Topics & Themes

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Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 124 of 494 in US Congress

Posts
56
Jeff: 100 ↑
Likes
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Jeff: 202,276 ↑
Comments
6,462
Jeff: 26,649 ↑
Avg Likes
746.4
Jeff: 2,022.8 ↑
Avg Comments
97.4
Jeff: 266.5 ↑
Benchmarker Score
74,694
Jeff: 255,574 ↑
Posts/Week
13.5
Jeff: 18.9 ↑
Avg Post Length
226 chars
Jeff: 178 ↓
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