#BREAKING: Trump orders National Guard, building of medical facilities in NY, Calif., Wash. https://t.co/KDFEtRgNPN pic.twitter.com/LS4G4dJq9I

— The Hill (@thehill) March 22, 2020

Nearly 5,500 National Guard troops deployed to combat coronavirus https://t.co/1Vf5W90hMj

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) March 22, 2020

Trump: We will be "totally victorious," and then "get our economy up to a level that it was, and in my opinion, beyond," and then "a lot of great things will happen." He tells Americans: "You're very special people."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 22, 2020

The Trump admin is suing RIGHT NOW to destroy protections for pre-existing conditions overnight. https://t.co/A6oUWpB7Y1

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 22, 2020

More than 3 years into the Trump presidency, reporters still don't know how to ask Trump proper, let alone tough, questions. Why would you ask *him* an 'opinion' question? "Are you rethinking that?" Who cares? He's a serial liar. He's not going to tell you! FFS. https://t.co/i2VclsYqmC

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) March 23, 2020

With Dr. Fauci nowhere to be seen, Trump again touts unproven and dangerous drugs as potential coronavirus treatments pic.twitter.com/q7tscrp3CU

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 22, 2020

During the coronavirus news conference, Trump takes credit for Veterans Choice, which was actually signed into law by President Obama in 2014 pic.twitter.com/0BOr6V3IDC

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 22, 2020

I’d like to hear from those governors whether this is their understanding. https://t.co/O3uJUz3i2y

— Micheline Maynard (@MickiMaynard) March 22, 2020

Equity futures crater while Trump is speaking.

Congress doesn’t have an economic stimulus bill in place and Trump is engaging in more coronavirus performance art during his live presser. https://t.co/MoeHW19fTi

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) March 22, 2020

Navarro is giving a convoluted and thoroughly nonsensical explanation right now for why it's not necessary to use the Defense Production Act.

It boils down to Trump being such a great leader that he has all the "soft power" he needs to make companies do what he wants without it.

— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) March 22, 2020

“Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.” https://t.co/TR44aKFoHT

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) March 22, 2020

Here’s New York Gov. Cuomo saying the coronavirus lockdown could last as long as 9 months and that up to 80% of the population will get the virus pic.twitter.com/ghsmthfRmU

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 22, 2020

Members of Congress are facing a potential crisis of government. They were warned. https://t.co/gxMUoUM9KY

— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) March 22, 2020

Goldman Sachs: GDP might drop by 25% in second quarter

Fed Reserve President Bullard: Hold my beer

'US unemployment might hit 30% in Q2 because of coronavirus shutdowns, and GDP might drop by 50%.'

That is not with the "if Congress does nothing" caveat.https://t.co/hOyvjd4uPO

— The Darkest Timeline Numbersmuncher (@NumbersMuncher) March 22, 2020

Stimulus checks: Congress 'very close' to deal on US coronavirus relief plan involving $1,200 per person https://t.co/J3ENHYAWxM

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) March 22, 2020

If you’re surprised Congress is struggling with this deal, I imagine you’ve not watched Congress at all in the last 12 or so years.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) March 22, 2020

Mitch McConnell wants to give this guy, Steve Mnuchin, the discretion to decide how to dole out $500 billion in taxpayer funds and then allow him to hide the identity of the bailout recipients from the public for up to six months. This does not seem like a good idea. pic.twitter.com/28P1gmp9cM

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) March 22, 2020

Rand Paul delayed Congress' response to coronavirus.

Now he has it. pic.twitter.com/jMWGZ3tglt

— jordan (@JordanUhl) March 22, 2020

Rand Paul becomes first U.S. senator to announce positive coronavirus test https://t.co/ycP1LGX5pp pic.twitter.com/U1rmMVLD28

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 22, 2020

Trump: "Romney's in isolation? Gee, that's too bad."

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) March 22, 2020

My lovely Christian mother just yelled “OH FUCK YOU!” at the TV when he said that. So this presser is going well.

— Jason Robinson (@jrobins540) March 22, 2020

His staff gave him a bunch of facts and figures, and prayed that he could hold it together long enough to get through them, and he just couldn’t. And now the story – rightly – will be his utterly dick reaction about Romney, a man old enough for COVID to be more life-threatening.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 22, 2020

Super funny joke! One of our incredible colleagues died from this on Friday. https://t.co/cl7pf1mTwn

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 22, 2020

The prolonged process of President Trump’s humbling—the time it took him to recognize the power of the global pandemic that has emptied our streets—has put untold numbers of Americans at risk. https://t.co/pdQBiirJ23

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) March 22, 2020

President Trump is "not going to come to anybody's rescue, and the faster we realize that, the better off we'll be," @DanRather said on my @CNN program today https://t.co/JW0dmRW59B

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 23, 2020

"war against the truth" https://t.co/zbysPq6Eyd

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 22, 2020

“It turns out in a time of crisis a conman is not up for the task. We have had terrible presidents before and will again, but unlike those who came before, Trump has shown us the worst of ourselves.” @SeanWoods12, on how Trump’s legacy is now being shaped. https://t.co/8kG3tXNuAj

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) March 22, 2020

Angela Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for coronavirus https://t.co/LHk0ySfFyY pic.twitter.com/Zti1j8jEEa

— The Hill (@thehill) March 22, 2020

Italy bans internal travel as death toll rises a further 651 https://t.co/Ye4n2A3Xdt pic.twitter.com/hqa2w1WSB1

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 22, 2020

Pakistan locks down province, bans flights as coronavirus spreads https://t.co/8JWbyt5qA1

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 22, 2020

It seemed simple: Stop travel, stop the virus from spreading around the world. We analyzed the movements of millions to show why that didn’t work. https://t.co/CLbpaTwp4n pic.twitter.com/PPcPtrgoAa

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 22, 2020

McDonald's is to temporarily close all their restaurants in Ireland https://t.co/YWZZUOvdBx

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 22, 2020

A shift manager at a McDonald’s restaurant in Kansas City, Mo., asks why a company that earned $5.3 billion last year can’t guarantee paid sick leave for all of its workers. https://t.co/5AWIY3UORc pic.twitter.com/u1YgHy1rNC

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) March 22, 2020

This absolutely https://t.co/lDVCyT3t2o

— Martin Dickson (@martin_dickson) March 22, 2020

Why was this not announced at 5pm (or, actually, last week, before Londoners scarpered to Cornwall etc)? https://t.co/Hu6UTuPPmD

— Jayne Howarth (also, Threads) (@JayneHowarth) March 22, 2020

I watched the Prime Minister’s press conference in despair. In a public health emergency communication and information saves lives. Yet time & again the Government keeps failing to push out a strong clear message to everyone. For all our sakes they urgently need to get a grip.

— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) March 22, 2020

"I stopped him and said, 'Look, this isn't a movie. You are not Will Smith in I Am Legend. Go home."
This is the updated compilation of Italian Mayors losing it at people violating #Covid19 quarantine. Yes, subtitles are accurate. pic.twitter.com/60V4Csuonb

— 🌈 (@protectheflames) March 22, 2020

Cheltenham race-goer who lives close to two virus clusters tests positive for Covid 19 https://t.co/7r5khdFHBw

— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) March 22, 2020

And there it is, the moment Ireland finally lost it…#COVID19ireland #COVIDー19 #coranaireland #COVID19
pic.twitter.com/43ChxgJjQz

— Caolán Mc Aree (@Caolanmcaree) March 22, 2020

I hesitate to share this, even though it's the best description I've read. Please think carefully before reading it (or ask the bravest person you know to do so first, or save it for later, or give it a miss. No shame in doing so.). https://t.co/jw8NZFpmt1

— Clay Harris 🇪🇺💉💉💉💉💉💉😷 (@mudlarklives) March 22, 2020