This remains one of the most important reporting resources documenting the policy priorities of this administration: https://t.co/CpA7PB6ZIg
— Siddhartha Mahanta (@sidhubaba) August 8, 2020
More research about the coronavirus
Scientists keep learning new things about COVID-19.
Children can carry coronavirus in their noses and throats for weeks even if they don't show any symptoms, which might explain how the virus can spread silently, researchers in South Korea reported https://t.co/hb8B1KURym
— CNN (@CNN) August 29, 2020
“It seems baffling that despite mounting evidence of its importance, we are stuck practicing hygiene theater—constantly deep cleaning everything—while not noticing the air we breathe.” https://t.co/Mwqti7cOkk
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) August 9, 2020
A growing body of research has made it clear that airborne transmission of the coronavirus is possible.
— Axios (@axios) August 8, 2020
That fact means indoor spaces can become hot spots.https://t.co/h47KzpMmHw
Of those hospitalized with COVID-19, a third or more display some sort of neuropsychiatric symptom. Some of these symptoms resolve in a matter of weeks or months. But others could last longer—much longer.https://t.co/ybk9K4nHdx
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 7, 2020
Covid-19 patients not showing symptoms may have similar amounts of the novel coronavirus in their bodies as those who do show symptoms, according to a new study from South Korea. https://t.co/m0iXXeuAAA
— CNN (@CNN) August 7, 2020
BREAKING: People without symptoms carry just as much virus in their nose, throat and lungs as those with symptoms, and for almost as long. We’ve suspected this, but here is solid proof from a big study.https://t.co/uSOlsiu3oE
— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) August 6, 2020
Growing body of research suggests that indoor spaces with poor ventilation or lack of new air can raise the risk of the virus' spread, according to infectious disease aerobiologist. https://t.co/edpfTmywmS
— ABC News (@ABC) August 1, 2020
THREAD: The science on COVID-19 points to a menacing reality: If people who appear healthy can transmit the virus, it may be impossible to contain. #RacingforaRemedy https://t.co/GnIyGlwDI4
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 28, 2020
Trump’s order to cut the payroll tax is a poor idea
- I don’t think he can do it without Congress
- Both Republicans and Democrats didn’t support it
- It only helps people who are working, not the large amount of unemployed people
- It would accelerate the financial problem timetable for Social Security since the payroll tax is how it’s funded
“I think what he was saying is that the deferral of the payroll tax to the end of the year will be made permanent…the tax is not going away," WH economic adviser Larry Kudlow says Pres. Trump’s promise to cut payroll taxes permanently will not impact Social Security or Medicare. pic.twitter.com/p9yCo9tR2v
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 9, 2020
Trump promises permanent cut to payroll tax funding Social Security and Medicare if he’s re-elected, via @TonyRomm https://t.co/70SQyyUb2v
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) August 8, 2020
“The Democrats want it…everybody wants it,” Trump falsely says of a payroll tax cut.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 8, 2020
Trump says he’ll make payroll tax cut permanent if he becomes president, an idea that has drawn criticism from both parties over concerns about its impact on the Social Security trust fund
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 8, 2020
Trump says, if there is no deal, he'll act under his own authority to defer the payroll tax "for a period of months, til the end of the year," "and it'll be retroactive to July 1," and might extend it past the end of the year.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 7, 2020
The durability of Stephen Moore as the GOP's go-to guy on economics tells you something about the party. I don't think he's ever gotten anything — factual, legal, analytic — right 1/ https://t.co/rv2D3dMvwg
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 3, 2020
President Trump is pushing Congress to include a payroll tax cut in the next economic relief package.
— CNN (@CNN) July 21, 2020
Such cuts have had mixed results in the past, and some economists argue that it's not the best way to boost the economy right now. Here's what to know: https://t.co/rAdt1Frgto
The Trump administration wants a payroll tax cut. Experts question whether it could work https://t.co/w0r9bRICUq
— CNBC (@CNBC) June 5, 2020
Trump’s payroll tax holiday pauses payroll taxes but does not end them permanently. This executive action by itself doesn’t cripple either Social Security or Medicare, but it does increase the pressure on huge programs already under financial stress. https://t.co/yCpEPEpvyb pic.twitter.com/doeT6r7Nvk
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) August 11, 2020
Taxpayers pay for Trump’s “political activity” at his club
He called it a political activity, not me. Taxpayers should not pay for this. Most of his club members who attended it did not wear masks initially. The media posted pictures of the lack of masks and then masks were passed out. They did not social distance. I hope the state of New Jersey investigates to see if the state’s coronavirus rules were broken. The whole thing is disgusting and corrupt.
The tweets below were from yesterday but Trump did it again today. At least his club members wore masks today.
Trump says members of his NJ club who are gathered maskless are complying with law bc it’s a “political activity” and “peaceful protest.” It’s unclear what they are protesting. Trump in recent days has said that wearing a mask is patriotic, but seems to be endorsing no masks now
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 8, 2020
A dispatch from the front lines:https://t.co/zLYCgWGbQs
— Toluse Olorunnipa (@ToluseO) August 8, 2020
Guests at Trump club join audience for president's press conference, appear to ignore social distancing https://t.co/ER76uU1ZID pic.twitter.com/PTN6bCd1xF
— The Hill (@thehill) August 8, 2020
So, on a day talks between the White House and Democrats break down over a coronavirus relief package (including enhanced unemployment benefits), the President of the United States holds a press briefing FROM HIS COUNTRY CLUB!?!?! Is there no WH communications director? https://t.co/r3Bb44jQiH
— Robert A George (@RobGeorge) August 7, 2020
His spirits lifted after a difficult week during which aides warned one another about his foul mood, Trump put on a show for his club at Bedminster earlier tonight @anniekarni and me https://t.co/WPTt3FvUEu
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 8, 2020
Suppose they also don’t need to wear seatbelts or wash their hands in the bathroom. https://t.co/zp4fqmNbL9
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 8, 2020
Trump says this *taxpayer-funded and organized event* event is excepted from NJ COVID-19 regulations as a "political activity."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 8, 2020
This completely unreal moment about masks in Bedminster as Trump spins up the crowd against the reporter is why the media SHOULD NOT CUT AWAY FROM THESE THINGS
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 8, 2020
This is in blatant violation of New Jersey's COVID-19 reopening protocols, which *require* golf clubs to limit the number of patrons at any indoor premises to 25% capacity and decline entry to anyone refusing to wear a face mask.
— Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) August 7, 2020
cc: @PhilMurphyNJ https://t.co/bHs6SZWNcr https://t.co/b5d5wocu7i
Trump on intelligence assessment that Russia still interfering in 2020 election on his behalf: “I don’t care what anybody says.”
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 8, 2020
Trump: “We’re doing very well.”
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 8, 2020
Coronavirus deaths over the last 7 days:
Australia: 70
Canada: 37
France: 51
Germany: 49
Italy: 55
Japan: 27
Spain: 57
Sweden: 27
UK: 414
US: 7,189
Pres Trump's presser is a campaign style event where he has touted what he sees as his accomplishments, attacked Democrats on issues, and discussed everything from healthcare to policing. All with country club members watching, some not socially distancing and without masks.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 8, 2020
Trump keeps lying about Veterans Choice
He has told this lie over 100 times. I am glad someone said something to him about it. It was passed in 2014 and signed by Obama.
Trump said again that he’s done more for veterans than John McCain did.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 4, 2020
Like by getting the Veterans Choice law.
Which was signed in 2014.
And co-authored by John McCain. https://t.co/MQRgQXEwNR
Trump again tonight in comments to the pool: My way of dealing with vets is “much more successful” than John McCain’s, “with Choice and Accountability and all the things I've got.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 4, 2020
He is taking credit for *McCain’s own bill* to argue that he’s done more than McCain. https://t.co/4XjGBdLzHt
"We passed Veterans Choice," Trump lies for more than the 150th time of the program signed into law by Obama in 2014.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 20, 2020
It's fairly alarming that the President has been lying for years at nearly every public event about passing a bill and this may be the first time a reporter has challenged him about it to his face. https://t.co/93YX6Svidu
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) August 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1292203532733624321?s=20
!!! Trump is challenged for I think the first time ever on why he keeps lying that he got Veterans Choice passed – and he ends the “news conference” and walks out.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/jonfranks/status/1292202689003171840?s=20
"We passed Choice, as you know," Trump says for at least the 143rd time of the bill signed into law by Obama in 2014, "and they've been trying to get that for decades and decades and decades and no president's ever been able to do it."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 8, 2020
Trump begins his August 8 Bedminster news conference with some casual xenophobia, and takes credit for Veterans Choice legislation that was actually signed into law by President Obama in 2014 pic.twitter.com/NPjNdhDHQ2
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 8, 2020
Trump just took credit for Veterans Choice legislation.
— VoteVets (@votevets) August 8, 2020
The Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act was signed into law by President Obama in 2014.
He’s so bad at everything he’s not even good at lying. pic.twitter.com/ZjuuCoNKLc
Trump walks out of his news conference after @PaulaReidCBS challenges him on the Veterans Choice lie he has told more than 150 times: https://t.co/4OfLneQ089
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 9, 2020
Trump takes credit for veterans legislation passed during the Obama-Biden administration in 2014 pic.twitter.com/heefy25CoU
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) May 1, 2024
Russia is interfering in the election to help Trump
I bet he does nothing to stop it. Russia should be thrilled by how much Trump has done to help them. Sad!
U.S. Intelligence: GOP Is Accepting Russian Help for Trump https://t.co/v0h2Wt0OLg
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) August 8, 2020
We are all suffering from scandal fatigue, but this scandal cannot be ignored: Trump does not want the intelligence community to expose Russian attacks because he is their beneficiary.
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) August 8, 2020
In @PostOpinions: https://t.co/IeK0PFnJrR
Lets' be 100% clear – there is one nation that has BOTH the capability and intention to significantly disrupt the 2020 American election.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 7, 2020
It's not Iran. It's not North Korea. It's not China.
It's Russia.
Breaking News: Russia continues to meddle in the election to aid President Trump, using a range of measures to denigrate Joe Biden, intelligence officials said. https://t.co/4wJeLUMkjY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 7, 2020
Maybe they know that Russia wants to help Trump and they are comfortable with that. Remember, they didn't want campaigns to be required to report foreign assistance. https://t.co/QfT662HF3Q
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 7, 2020
This is huge.
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) August 7, 2020
▶️The US says Russia is actively trying to hurt Biden. They are doing this because Biden was tough on Russia as VP.
▶️The US says Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Derkach is part of this effort. He has worked with Giuliani to smear Biden.https://t.co/f5amdoZ9wr pic.twitter.com/b6pHc99auM
As DNI formally cites the Biden tapes leaked by Derkach as part of a Russian effort, it's worth remembering that Giuliani met with Derkach in December and hosted him on his podcast in February. Derkach “doesn’t seem pro-Russian to me," he told @jdawsey1 https://t.co/jGBRJjMSnA
— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) August 7, 2020
Pelosi/Schiff on DNI statement on election security praises IC for providing new info about Russian efforts to damage Biden but adds: "Unfortunately, today’s statement still treats three actors of differing intent and capability as equal threats to our democratic elections."
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 7, 2020
“What makes Evanina’s statement today so significant is that it makes clear that the passing of information, real or otherwise, from various Ukrainian figures to various Trump allies is part of a Russian-directed scheme to help Trump win.” https://t.co/jJx6vUm3Un
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 7, 2020
China and Iran are saying mean things about Trump.
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 7, 2020
Russia is funneling dirt on Biden to Republicans, who are eagerly exploiting it.
Not the same thing. https://t.co/U1hGh7dIZf
The nation's top counterintelligence official came out and said that Rudy Giuliani's ally and the Kremlin are playing on the same team.https://t.co/3uOWZKnYGh
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) August 7, 2020
“The softening of Key Judgment 2”—that Russia wanted Trump to win in 2020—“signified a sobering new development of the Trump era: the intel community’s willingness to change what it would otherwise say straightforwardly so as not to upset the president.” https://t.co/DkF7TfwB8k
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 8, 2020
.@maddow: "What's happening in 2020, this is now the Republican led US Senate accepting and acting on, effectively laundering and promoting dirt that the US intelligence community now publicly says is a Russian operation to mess with our election."https://t.co/i6jPwnuGMy
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 8, 2020
Coronavirus polls update 8/6/20
It’s like there are two separate countries here.
Americans have mixed views about whether K-12 schools in their area should offer in-person instruction, online instruction or a combination of both as the coronavirus outbreak intensifies across much of the country. https://t.co/FX0EiV5nEE
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 9, 2020
Republicans tend to be more open to the idea of reopening sooner than Democrats, data shows. https://t.co/mjfcQ4Z76t
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 7, 2020
80% of Democrats attribute the rise in coronavirus cases primarily to more infections, not just more testing. 62% of Republicans say the primary reason is because more people are being tested. https://t.co/01Wri8ysFm pic.twitter.com/1nWDbPcmsq
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 6, 2020
Poll: Americans don't trust Trump on coronavirus. Republicans don't trust CDC or Fauci. https://t.co/VgHzZsopsz pic.twitter.com/vcqjJiUxBY
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 4, 2020
Roughly 40% of Americans have postponed getting medical care due to the coronavirus outbreak.https://t.co/xclVIqafqm
— Axios (@axios) August 5, 2020
Pluralities of Trump voters and Republicans think the U.S. is handling coronavirus better than most other countries are, a new poll finds.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 3, 2020
No, really.https://t.co/cf3nae83xb
Only 47% of employees said improved safety measures would make them feel comfortable returning to the office, according to a recent survey. https://t.co/pyy0qkeXem
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 7, 2020
Share of Americans who say___is a major reason the COVID-19 outbreak has continued in the U.S.:
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 7, 2020
Not following social distancing/mask-wearing guidelines: 75%
Inadequate government response: 53%
Lack of timely testing: 49%https://t.co/2vddzTAOCJ pic.twitter.com/ZORjTu0pXX
About 69% of U.S. adults said they worry that states reopened too quickly as the country continues to confront the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new Pew survey. https://t.co/LNzjZFlbci
— Axios (@axios) August 7, 2020
New @pewresearch maps opening for @ProjectLincoln & @RVAT2020: 45% of Rs say states opened too fast; 34% say US has been less effective in response than other countries; 21% say poor federal response is a reason for high caseloads & 20% disapprove of Trump job (33% of R mods do)
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 6, 2020
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job handling the response to the coronavirus?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 18, 2020
ALL
Trump 35%
Biden 59%
WOMEN
Trump 29%
Biden 64%
MEN
Trump 42%
Biden 52%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 7/9-13/20)
more: https://t.co/08M9QULkDU
Only 11% of Americans say they trust the information they hear about coronavirus from President Trump "a great deal." Four times as many Americans, 45%, say they trust it "not at all" via new NPR/PBS/Marist poll.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 14, 2020
US failure to control the coronavirus
To summarize this outstanding @DLeonhardt piece, the inept US response to the coronavirus is attributable to 1) American conservatism generally 2) Trump specifically https://t.co/opTK0yta14
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 6, 2020
Wear a mask – more information
It’s terrible that many right-wing people have made this a political issue. It’s selfish, too.
CNN: Researchers behind an influential model at the University of Washington are now projecting that the US death toll could reach nearly 300,000 by December 1 – but that can be changed if consistent mask-wearing occurs.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 6, 2020
Kansas Health Secretary:
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 6, 2020
“What we've seen through this is that in the counties with no mask mandate there's no decrease in the number of cases per capita.
All the improvement in the case development comes from those counties wearing masks."https://t.co/XUDiLsYBLN
A Florida man was arrested after confronting a child wearing a mask at a restaurant and spitting in his face when the boy refused to take it off, police said. https://t.co/sN8Y3NchxL
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 6, 2020
Masks work. Period. https://t.co/CTq14hnX8E
— Men's Health Mag (@MensHealthMag) August 4, 2020
Delta's CEO says more than 100 people have been banned for refusing to wear a mask onboard.
— Touré (@Toure) August 4, 2020
“If you board the plane and you insist on not wearing your mask, we will insist that you don’t fly Delta into the future.”
"Wearing a mask is a non-partisan issue. The advice of medical experts shouldn't be politicized."
— CNN (@CNN) August 3, 2020
Rep. Louie Gohmert's daughter publicly rebuked him for not wearing a mask and ignoring medical expertise before he tested positive for coronavirus last week. https://t.co/rGzOfeu2OW
Great catch by @RobertMackey: It appears CEOs at Mike Pence's event on Friday may have been actively instructed to remove masks before it started: https://t.co/HhYHGX3MVc
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 11, 2020
I took a close look at Trump's Honeywell event, and it looks like something similar happened there, too: https://t.co/QcDXtQXFMq
In 1918 and 1919, masks also stoked political division. Then, as now, medical authorities urged people to wear them to help slow the spread of disease. And then, as now, some people resisted.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 3, 2020
Here's how that started — and what it looked like. https://t.co/QYHzGV33hM
Man fires at cops with AK-47 after refusing to wear a mask, police say https://t.co/3DhchMilSJ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 3, 2020
Fox News’ Pirro comes out firmly against masks: “What is the point of the mask? The point of the mask is to basically kinda dehumanize. It’s to frighten people…It’s exactly what the anarchists and the protesters need…There are all kinds of subliminal messages to that mask.” pic.twitter.com/15yKeHenrr
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) August 3, 2020
“Many retailers have said they do not want to become the face mask police, and that if states and local governments want mask requirements strictly enforced they should provide law enforcement officers to do so,” says the National Retail Federation. https://t.co/l8gppJ3vta
— Staying in the Game (@AdrienneLaw) August 2, 2020
No way to enforce masks in school? The same places that enforce uniforms and hair styles and things like that? https://t.co/jCmzYRw9zn
— Dr. Seema Yasmin (@DoctorYasmin) August 6, 2020
We’ve seen viral videos of people refusing to wear a mask, many being indigent or violent. Why are the majority of those involved white?
— Staying in the Game (@AdrienneLaw) August 6, 2020
I caught up with critical race theorist Dr. @MaythaAlhassen to explore the issue. Her insight in eye-opening: https://t.co/lL3QfjPVOY
New research suggests that face coverings help reduce the transmission of droplets, though some masks are more protective than others.
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 23, 2020
Trump uses official events as campaign events
Trump has totally blurred the lines between his presidency, his business, and his campaign events. Can’t anyone hold him accountable?
Trump again campaigning during official WH event from the Oval Office, attacking Biden repeatedly and asking for support from the nation’s sheriffs https://t.co/UMgHUut7L7
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 11, 2020
President Trump continues his norm-breaking by campaigning from the White House https://t.co/rg0ks6VrjS pic.twitter.com/JcIzwJ0qFr
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 7, 2020
Trump is now denouncing Oregon's governor and Seattle's mayor. These speeches are like taxpayer-funded rallies with mostly silent audiences.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
At an official WH event, Trump is delivering a campaign speech, repeatedly attacking Biden. Many of the lines are right out of the rallies.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 6, 2020
“AOC, that’s a real beauty isn’t it,” Trump says in Ohio at what’s supposed to be an official WH event but what’s really a campaign speech attacking Biden and Democrats
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 6, 2020
Trump's trip to Ohio is a taxpayer-funded official White House event, but here he is railing against "the Obama-Biden administration."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
He's obliterated the line between campaigning and the office of the presidency. pic.twitter.com/lSu0BSCDSF
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) August 6, 2020
Trump has totally blurred the lines between his presidency, his business and his re-election campaign. Can't anyone hold him accountable? Taxpayers should not being paying for this.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 6, 2020
In Georgia, at an official event paid by taxpayers, Trump taking shots at Biden. Yesterday, in the WH rose garden, he spent a bulk of his official speech attacking Biden
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 15, 2020
In today's official (taxpayer-funded) speech in Georgia, Trump is now attacking "the Biden administration," when Biden was vice president, and attacking Biden's current proposals at length.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 15, 2020
And here is why taxpayers spent well over $3 million for Trump to go to Mount Rushmore. So his people could make this campaign video.
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 4, 2020
Watch for this footage in TV ads. You will have paid much of the production costs. https://t.co/x9UupQu45Q
This was basically a campaign rally for Trump at taxpayer expense.
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 4, 2020
Seven hour round trip flight, using BOTH 747s, plus airlifting motorcade, helos…
Minimum $3 million, back of the envelope. Minimum.
Can’t anyone stop Trump from constantly using official events for political purposes? Taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for this.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 15, 2020
Trump's visit to Maine is funded by taxpayers and is not supposed to be a campaign event, but here he is openly campaigning pic.twitter.com/ZWzD4mi18d
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 5, 2020
