.@ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Pres. Trump delivers State of the Union on eve of an expected acquittal in his impeachment trial. Watch @ABCNewsLive for complete coverage and analysis: https://t.co/095YyBMHVL
— ABC News (@ABC) February 5, 2020
Opinion | Kevin Carmichael: "Whatever the strength of the economic state of the union at present, all that debt means the economy is more vulnerable going forward." – @NBCNewsTHINK https://t.co/ADKJMU9qPt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 5, 2020
The fundraising effort centers on a campaign eliciting funds in exchange for donors names being scrolled during a live stream of the president's speech. https://t.co/2cxUXnC6wh
— ABC News (@ABC) February 5, 2020
Asked about Sen. Susan Collins saying he’d learned a lesson, Trump told the anchors he did not agree. He had done nothing wrong. “It was a perfect call.” https://t.co/CNJmi46w7A
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 5, 2020
Trump hoping that Limbaugh will attend tonight’s State of the Union address and told anchors in a lunch that he wanted to give him the Medal of Freedom. @grynbaum https://t.co/B2l7E9l8iD
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 4, 2020
Gambling website bets Trump can’t go 45 seconds without lying during his State of the Unionhttps://t.co/IrcluK1hm5
— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 4, 2020
Meanwhile…
Buttigieg leads delegate count in initial Iowa caucus results, Biden in fourth https://t.co/AOg8lraUXL pic.twitter.com/isuMt2Cy0H
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 5, 2020
WATCH: In viral exchange, Iowa caucus-goer asked to change her vote after learning that Pete Buttigieg is gay
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 5, 2020
WATCH: James Carville has some thoughts about what is happening in Iowa, and across the country, for Democrats. pic.twitter.com/W9KuEeFvcO
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 5, 2020
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WORLD
China virus deaths rise as WHO says 'opportunity' to halt spread as death toll hits 490 https://t.co/8Vh2jfK89s
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) February 5, 2020
Ten people on a cruise ship near Tokyo are infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, officials say. More than 100 additional tests are awaiting results. https://t.co/XL3GTyasfM
— CNN (@CNN) February 5, 2020
Misinformation about a new, deadly coronavirus has gone viral. Falsehoods about the virus fall into two major categories: conspiracy theories about the origins of the illness and misinformation about miracle cures. https://t.co/d2cOYVB4Hv
— WIRED Science (@WIREDScience) February 4, 2020
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
It will come as no surprise to anyone to learn that Boris Johnson is 'refusing to be honest' about the likely damage from Brexit https://t.co/jDQEkIQHkW
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) February 4, 2020
Let's hope he doesn't organise a referendum to decide what to do!https://t.co/yXf7txt0fV
— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) February 4, 2020
"“I think they need to look at whether some form of Proportional Representation should replace first past the post. Some form of proportional representation would have the advantage of enabling compromise to occur between parties.”https://t.co/zrIOtPiSUz
— Make Votes Matter (@MakeVotesMatter) February 4, 2020
The Overnight Note 