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Richard Blumenthal

Democrat
US Congress Twitter/X
#69
X Rank
316,336
Benchmarker Score
667
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217,358
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326
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Total Engagement
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38.2
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654,726 followers

Data last refreshed: August 08, 2026

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Another panel of political puppets. Trump’s judicial nominees refuse to state the simple fact that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. https://t.co/HazYPZ9eTV

Legislative & Congressional Activity Judicial Nominations Misinformation Aug 06, 2026 View on X
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The word “attack” seems to have been stripped from Trump judicial nominees’ vocabulary. It isn’t a political controversy to speak the truth about what happened on January 6th. https://t.co/r6ROromx60

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Judicial Nominations Domestic Terrorism Aug 06, 2026 View on X
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To Todd Blanche Jan 6th was just “events.” No wonder he is in favor of a slush fund that pays out the insurrectionists who violently attacked law enforcement & the Capitol. https://t.co/S2DnNGv1gN

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Domestic Terrorism Victims Rights Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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In honor of the courageous families who refuse to give up on KOSA, I won’t stop fighting to protect children from Big Tech’s exploitation & demand Congress take action to enact commonsense safe...

Science, Technology & Digital Social Media Regulation Data Privacy Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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Today’s vote to move KOSA out of committee again shows the Senate has broad, bipartisan support for a Kids Online Safety Act that creates a duty of care to protect children from online predators, a...

Legislative & Congressional Activity Social Media Regulation Data Privacy Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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After another night of heartbreaking death & destruction, Zelenskyy again pleads for air defense—& sanctions—to help stop Putin’s murderous missiles & drones. We must meet the moment—wi...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Ukraine Sanctions Defense Procurement Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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LIVE: Former DOJ attorneys who prosecuted January 6th cases join me in demanding Trump Judicial nominees’ truthfully answer questions about the 2020 election & attack on the Capitol. https://t....

Legislative & Congressional Activity Judicial Nominations Domestic Terrorism Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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Sports betting & prediction markets are the wild west. No strong federal oversight & no rules to curb addiction. Congress must pass the SAFE Bet Act & rein in prediction markets to stop...

Legislative & Congressional Activity Mental Health Public Health Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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Blanche’s walk-back of the anti-weaponization fund is a sham. There is absolutely nothing stopping Trump from going to court tomorrow & establishing this slush fund. https://t.co/Gq4vT3i3CK

Policy Announcements & Executive Action Executive Orders Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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The total costs to taxpayers—which could be in the hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars—would be staggering. This Presidential self-dealing must be stopped. 4

Economic Policy & Federal Budget Federal Budget Congressional Ethics Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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If this “settlement” were allowed to stand, our Constitution’s equal protection principles could enable tens of thousands of others whose returns were revealed to make an argument for the same bene...

Constitutional & Electoral Reform Fourteenth Amendment Income Tax Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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The corrupt IRS settlement, tax amnesty agreement, & the slush fund all amount to a multibillion-dollar piggy bank for the Trump family & their friends—while taking money out of your pocket...

Economic Policy & Federal Budget Income Tax Tax Reform Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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Our Constitution affords all people equal treatment under the law, but in Trump’s America, he & his family members are above the law. Likewise, his political allies, criminal cop-beaters who at...

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Fourteenth Amendment Domestic Terrorism MAGA Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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Defense contractors should make clear they support supplying the licenses to Ukraine. If they lack capacity to make enough, quickly enough, they should empower Ukraine to defend itself against Puti...

Defense & National Security Ukraine Defense Procurement Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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Again apparently reversing last week’s commitment, Trump is now denying Ukraine licenses to build air defense devices like interceptors it needs to counter Russia’s daily bloody slaughter of civili...

Defense & National Security Ukraine Defense Procurement Russia Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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Blanche’s new tax immunity deal still gifts Trump an unprecedented, unconscionable benefit worth $100’s of millions. Republicans should reject it—& Blanche. Lipstick on this rancid grift is no ...

Party Politics & Leadership Judicial Nominations Income Tax Aug 03, 2026 View on X
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An out of body news moment—a Secretary of HEALTH & Human Services magaphoning malign misinformation— inexcusable BS—endangering public health. Thanks to Dana Bash & CNN for skillfully push ...

Healthcare & Social Programs Misinformation Public Health Aug 03, 2026 View on X
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Their illegal lies caused indictment of an indisputably innocent individual. They should be held accountable under clearly applicable federal criminal laws.

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Misinformation Aug 02, 2026 View on X
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Reflecting pool culprits who genuinely need & deserve investigation—contractors, government officials & others who lied to a federal grand jury & law enforcement.

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Congressional Ethics Aug 02, 2026 View on X
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Time for my & @SenAlexPadilla’s legislation giving them such rights, as exist already against state officials. Prosecutors who persecute should be held accountable. 2

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Police Reform Aug 01, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Aug 2026
+4 #69
Jul 2026
-2 #73
Jun 2026
+3 #71
May 2026
+13 #74
Apr 2026
#87

Content Categories

Defense & National Security 82
Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement 75
District & State Issues 67
Legislative & Congressional Activity 67
Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy 60

Topics & Themes

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Top Quartile Benchmarks

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Posts
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Avg Likes
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Avg Comments
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Benchmarker Score
482,881
Richard: 1,318,752 ↑
Posts/Week
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Avg Post Length
237 chars
Richard: 217 ↓
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