Trump said the virus would disappear when the number of reported new daily cases was in the hundreds.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 20, 2020
He’s still saying it with the number in the tens of thousands — and rising.
A timeline of his words, plotted against case numbers at the time: https://t.co/f1ul4J3CkL
Coronavirus death toll could be 400,000 already
NEW
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) October 20, 2020
Since January, more than 198,000 people have died from covid-19 than previously known according to a CDC report, suggesting that the total number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. could currently be around 400,000, nearly double the current count.https://t.co/qtqnlnIa7j
Trumpism will still be here after 2020
I think the 20204 Republican nominee will be Ivanka Trump or Donald Trump, Jr. It’s a cult.
Even in Defeat, Trumpism Isn’t Going Anywhere https://t.co/vQKVO4GyXF via @RollingStone
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 16, 2020
Brilliant from @Timodc
“If after four years of Trump, we can’t stipulate that Republicans have been malicious rather than simply misguided, we may as well also stipulate to their implicit terms…We may as well stand back as they transform the United States into a kleptocracy.“ https://t.co/FyvKhFPTkF
— b-boy boooo-eebaisse (@jbouie) October 16, 2020
Andrew Bacevich: Republicans can make good use of a Biden presidency to detoxify, purging themselves of the poisons ingested when they drank deeply of the polluted waters of Trumpism. https://t.co/nVnEzM6cxU
— The American Conservative (@amconmag) October 10, 2020
Trump has at least $1 billion in debt
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!! https://t.co/w4PnqAYezO
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) October 16, 2020
Wisconsin Republicans want to end mask mandate as coronavirus cases increase
They don’t care.
Almost all of Wisconsin is classified as a COVID ‘hotspot,’ government report shows https://t.co/gziKvlqlZl pic.twitter.com/gnpB90kDLJ
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) October 16, 2020
Republican lawmakers are in court to end Wisconsin's mask mandate, but they won't talk about it https://t.co/vG2SbScSXJ via @journalsentinel
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 8, 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin governor activates 530-bed field hospital as coronavirus spread strains capacity in state facilities.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 7, 2020
Even as the positive tests of the president, first lady and others around them were announced, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin joined a lawsuit to block a mask mandate issued by the Democratic governor. The virus is surging in the state, with 17,000 new cases. Why GOP?
— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) October 4, 2020
Trump rejects, then approves, disaster aid for California
They didn’t vote for him so he doesn’t care about them.
Breaking News: President Trump reversed himself, approving wildfire aid for California shortly after his administration rejected the state’s request for help. https://t.co/uDPtlH2QQm
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 16, 2020
As a matter of course, FEMA sends declaration decisions to the WH. By all metrics, FEMA would have sent a “yes” to WH. WH denied which is unheard of since declarations are pretty routine. Who did so? And what political calculation (CA Republican house members?) made WH change? https://t.co/RycaASLdLZ
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) October 16, 2020
Update from the White House on denied-then-approved California disaster declaration: "The Governor and Leader McCarthy spoke and presented a convincing case and additional on-the-ground perspective for reconsideration leading the President to approve the declaration."
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) October 16, 2020
Trump's administration has rejected California's request for a major disaster declaration tied to the Creek Fire and five other catastrophic blazes, a rare move considering the breadth and high-profile nature of the disasterhttps://t.co/5yBVh5H5lG
— POLITICO (@politico) October 16, 2020
These may not be your voters, Mr. President, but they are Americans, your constituents, and they deserve help. @RsAndIs4Biden https://t.co/OGhS1Hf9BY
— Governor Christine Todd Whitman (@GovCTW) October 16, 2020
Peculiar thing for a nationalist, no? To rule out aid to the most populous state? Just what nation is it that this criminal crowd pledges allegiance to? https://t.co/wR57xU2JO7
— Todd Gitlin (@toddgitlin) October 16, 2020
QAnon update 10/16/20
Trump wouldn’t disown them.
From QAnon to dictators, Trump embraces those who embrace him back https://t.co/rsf0jdoIbi
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) October 16, 2020
New from me:
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 16, 2020
One in every 50 tweets about voting in September came from QAnon accounts.https://t.co/HGswBO7HOt
This is great reporting, especially the answer about how to bring people out of QAnon and other conspiracy theory movements.
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) October 16, 2020
"It has to start with empathy and understanding, and allowing them to keep their dignity. Because otherwise, what's their incentive?" https://t.co/Helvb5q0JP
This man found QAnon in 2017 and went down the rabbit hole for two years. Here’s how he got out. https://t.co/UR80l3GEmk
— CNN (@CNN) October 16, 2020
"GOP political strategists acknowledged in interviews with Insider that Republicans view QAnon believers and the movement not as a liability or as a scourge to be extinguished, but as a useful band of fired-up supporters." https://t.co/BwpwrthTUe
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) October 16, 2020
Republicans boycott House Intel hearing on the risks of QAnon and other misinformation https://t.co/zTEt9V4WAi pic.twitter.com/CmxozhqurR
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) October 16, 2020
Susan Collins has financially backed the campaigns of two outspoken QAnon believers who are eagerly awaiting mass executions of Trump opponents. https://t.co/hh5Q3pf5X2
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) October 16, 2020
For the time capsule: the president on QAnon. pic.twitter.com/m9lA5E2HD4
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 16, 2020
Why is Trump's QAnon footsie worse than his white supremacy footsie? Because by giving QAnon oxygen he also reinforces its central tenet that he's at the center of everything. https://t.co/PxPDacEPm1
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 16, 2020
Unbelievable. Trump refuses to denounce QAnon and claims that they fight against pedophilia. QAnon is a deranged conspiracy theory!
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) October 16, 2020
Given multiple opportunities, Trump refused to denounce Qanon at town hall.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 16, 2020
Trump basically endorsed QAnon with that answer. He is their top recruiter after Facebook groups focused on essential oils.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) October 16, 2020
Trump asked if he denounces QAnon:
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) October 16, 2020
“I know nothing about QAnon.”
The FBI has called QAnon a potential domestic terrorism threat.https://t.co/J1Ar7EDRe7
Asked to denounce QAnon, Trump refuses to do so and instead says, "They are very much against pedophilia, they fight it very hard."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 16, 2020
President Trump repeatedly claimed "I don't know about QAnon" at his town hall with NBC.
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 16, 2020
Well, here's a little primer for you, @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/2JSJ6DkH9I
Pennsylvania Postal Worker Charged with Dumping Mail Is QAnon Follower: Report https://t.co/QelZGF89RW
— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) October 15, 2020
QAnon is the GOP https://t.co/1L451O2uHN
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) October 16, 2020
Trump cabinet push for regulatory changes
JUST POSTED: Facing the prospect that President Trump could lose his re-election bid, his cabinet is scrambling to enact regulatory changes affecting millions of Americans in a blitz so rushed it may leave some changes vulnerable to court challenges https://t.co/HZXUM7TvW9
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) October 16, 2020
Reasons to charge Trump
The next AG will have to decide whether charges against Trump are appropriate, but if they want a list of potential crimes to investigate, the list is long. @JoyceWhiteVance and I break them down in @washingtonpost https://t.co/ri0K4xd9lU
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) October 16, 2020
Adelson donates $75 million to Trump
We need to get big money out of politics.
Here's the state of American democracy. You get one vote for president. So does Sheldon Adelson. Except—being a multibillionaire—he gets to invest $176 million to elect candidates who represent the rich. We must overturn Citizens United and move to public funding of elections. https://t.co/yL0UNFY06r
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) October 16, 2020
Trump’s tax cuts have saved Sheldon Adelson’s company at least $700 million.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 16, 2020
The Adelsons just donated $75 million to a Trump super-PAC in a last ditch attempt to get him reelected.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his physician wife, Miriam, pour $75 million cash infusion into President Trump's reelection effort https://t.co/jjrRMpSqof pic.twitter.com/nq2fl8sw5J
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 16, 2020
It's very on brand for Republican senators to be fine with massive independent expenditures by Sheldon Adelson and others, but suddenly alarmed by millions of citizens participating in politics by small dollar contributions. https://t.co/4URAk4rNfN
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 13, 2020
A small group of GOP megadonors — led by Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam — are pouring millions of dollars into a new super PAC supporting Donald Trump https://t.co/AOo2KXWz5l
— Forbes (@Forbes) October 16, 2020
Sheldon Adelson increased his wealth by $73.5 million yesterday alone. He's now worth $28 billion. https://t.co/FfqAWoRfh5
— Warren Gunnels (@GunnelsWarren) October 15, 2020
Sad! 