JUST IN: Trump administration says it will reimburse hospitals for treating uninsured coronavirus patients https://t.co/XmYoqzsQBb pic.twitter.com/hovd0BBgnL

— The Hill (@thehill) April 3, 2020

NEWS: Trump says hospitals and healthcare providers treating uninsured patients with coronavirus will be reimbursed by the federal government through the CARES Act.

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) April 3, 2020

It is so disconcerting watching the president deliver important news, and being surprised by it because he is reading it for the first time as he’s trying to tell us about it.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 3, 2020

Trump claims that, when Azar said in 2019 that the thing that "keeps him up at night" is the threat of a flu pandemic, Azar was not talking about any specific pandemic but only "the concept" of a pandemic, and in fact no one anticipated a specific pandemic would actually happen.

— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) April 3, 2020

Trump, who has been President for 3 years, is blaming previous administrations for the failure to prepare for the current pandemic.

— Jackson Proskow (@JProskowGlobal) April 3, 2020

In March of 1960, Eisenhower ordered the planning of Bay of Pigs invasion. In April, 1961, the invasion was a disaster. JFK took responsibility, did not blame Eisenhower. Trump has now been president longer than JFK and is still trying to blame President Obama. Leadership?

— Stuart Stevens (@stuartpstevens) April 3, 2020

President Trump announces the CDC recommendation that Americans voluntarily wear non-medical face masks in public after weeks of saying they shouldn't https://t.co/LeX7PXjdOg

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 3, 2020

President Trump: "Somehow sitting in the Oval Office, behind that beautiful Resolute desk — the great Resolute desk — I think wearing a face mask as I greet presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens, I don't know, somehow, I don't see it for myself." pic.twitter.com/tJJWIlgURl

— The Hill (@thehill) April 3, 2020

Once again the President is focusing more on the health of companies than on the health of the American people.

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) April 3, 2020

Trump spars with governors, 3M CEO as criticism and chaos grows @kaitlancollins reports pic.twitter.com/uLd2i4mspG

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) April 3, 2020

this is low even by the current standards of the White House https://t.co/WWwzIVUdwl pic.twitter.com/PMco5TKlzl

— Jim Pickard 🐋 (@PickardJE) April 3, 2020

Trump flips out at a reporter asking about Jared Kushner's claim that the national stockpile is "our" stockpile, says "the federal government needs it too, not just the states" pic.twitter.com/H8z40yTxAn

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) April 3, 2020

THE STATES ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

STATES.
UNITED *STATES.*

SEE? IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE NAME.

I just can't. https://t.co/mnUNDcxvxw

— Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social) (@jbf1755) April 3, 2020

BREAKING: Gov. Ivey issues shelter in place order for the state of Alabama effective Saturday at 5pm

— Jonathan Hardison (@FOX6Hardison) April 3, 2020

The states that have yet to issue a statewide stay-at-home order are Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Alabama, Missouri, South Carolina, and Utah all have more than 1,000 cases.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 3, 2020

As more of the U.S. comes under stay-at-home orders because of the coronavirus, a clear trend has emerged:

—Those who make more money are traveling less and limiting their exposure to the virus.

—Many lower-income workers don't have that luxury. https://t.co/lEbAsCht44

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 3, 2020

Talk of a "national pandemic" is obscuring how wildly disparate the toll is.

NYC is over 1,500 deaths. Detroit is near 200, NOLA at 125.

Meanwhile, Philly has 13, DC has 15, Denver has 11. All these and many more are below 10: SF, Balt, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Austin, Cincy…

— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) April 3, 2020

This is stunning, even for The Federalist. pic.twitter.com/gCia5HSRPs

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) April 3, 2020

REPORTER: Can you assure New York that going into next week that they’re going to have the ventilators that they're going to need?

TRUMP: No. They should have had more ventilators at the time. …We happen to think [Cuomo] is well-served with ventilators. We’re going to find out. pic.twitter.com/McP8tNylX0

— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) April 3, 2020

The president is explaining how this pandemic is really hurting Russia and Saudi Arabia because oil is now cheaper than it’s been in 70 years.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 3, 2020

Navy captain who was fired for raising concerns about the spread of coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier he commanded was sent off by hundreds of sailors with applause and cheers. They chanted his name and one called him the GOAT, greatest of all time. https://t.co/BBNGwgHELP

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) April 3, 2020

Retired Navy Captain Larry Seaquist is not mincing words, in support of Captain Brett Crozier, who was just relieved of command of the USS Teddy Roosevelt. pic.twitter.com/lC2gpqjcC9

— VoteVets (@votevets) April 3, 2020

Two industries doing well: alcohol and guns. Both selling briskly. Guns+Booze. What could possibly go wrong

— West Wing Report (@WestWingReport) April 3, 2020

Our deaths per capita are considerably lower than much of Western Europe. Whether that will be true 6 weeks from now is another question entirely. But the charts don't give you much indication of the wide difference in per-capita rates, and it's an important part of the story.

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) April 3, 2020

"It was always going to come to this. The federal government that Donald Trump leads was going to miss the credibility and clarity it squandered. Trump… is now struggling to convince Americans to do the very things he needs them to do… stay home" – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/5LPg66WiP2

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) April 3, 2020

Jim Jordan called for and sat on the new and special committee that was set up to "investigate" Benghazi in 2014.

4 Americans died in Benghazi. 200,000 may die from Coronavirus. https://t.co/aXcR90FByf

— Doug Gordon (@dgordon52) April 3, 2020

Trump grew impatient as Birx talked about waiting til “we get through all this” before we ask questions about what we could’ve done better as global community.

He edged closer to microphone.
Then he gestured for reporter question.

“That was a *long* answer,” he said of Birx. pic.twitter.com/DhKEmBjDpB

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 3, 2020

Senate's McConnell: Congress will do another coronavirus relief bill https://t.co/4VRGENY1OM pic.twitter.com/gHxanfxBae

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 3, 2020

"The general election will happen on November 3rd," Trump said. He said he doesn't want mail-in ballots either. "I think a lot of people cheat with mail-in voting."

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) April 3, 2020

Mark the date: If Trump loses in November, he'll be saying that he warned people back in April that Democrats planned to cheat by using mail-in ballots.

— David Lauter (@DavidLauter) April 3, 2020

Fox News Stars Now Pretend They Never Said What They Said About the Coronavirus https://t.co/LdOWRKx24O via @thedailybeast

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 3, 2020

Hannity. Rush. Dobbs. Ingraham. Pirro. Nunes. Tammy. Geraldo. Doocy. Hegseth. Schlapp. Siegel. Watters. Dr. Drew. Henry. Ainsley. Gaetz. Inhofe. Pence. Kudlow. Conway. Trump.

Today, we salute the Heroes of the Pandumbic. pic.twitter.com/35WLDgoHcf

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 3, 2020

Official Chinese statistics put Wuhan’s coronavirus death toll at 2,563. Evidence coming out of the city suggests it was actually more than 40,000. Our latest: https://t.co/6D2zHtAd17

— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) April 3, 2020

WHO: More young people 'experiencing severe disease' amid coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/kmVkceKviq pic.twitter.com/vOXVOtVlvU

— The Hill (@thehill) April 3, 2020

This is Health Secretary @MattHancock launching the new field hospital NHS Nightingale today, with everyone behind him ignoring his social distancing instructions. Just about sums up this Govt's endless, incredibly dangerous mixed messaging. pic.twitter.com/xY7y0LsJfe

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 3, 2020

Can you help? The new Nightingale Hospital needs colourful children's artwork to brighten up the walls for people working and receiving care there: https://t.co/yGZIsiKqtS Thank you.
#teamCNO #YourNHSNeedsYou

— Ruth May 💙 (@CNOEngland) April 3, 2020

Officials in the UK say face masks don't protect us. In China they agree but wear them because they protect others 😷 https://t.co/mZATTRnR8G

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 3, 2020

Boris Johnson had weeks of warning this was coming. The government spent it confusing people and mixing messages. Well here's your exceptionalism Britain. Exceptionally bad. https://t.co/49dnP4LxVK

— Otto English (@Otto_English) April 3, 2020

See how the virus has travelled throughout the country as the number of identified cases in Britain continues to grow.

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) March 20, 2020

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has refused to say he will resign if we don’t hit his target of 100,000 tests by the end of April@LBC

— Matthew Thompson (@mattuthompson) April 3, 2020

Despite what Matt Hancock says, the government's policy is still herd immunity | Anthony Costello https://t.co/8O9RvdoQut

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) April 3, 2020

Amazing isn't it – we're told that everyone in Britain understood Brexit and the complexity of our relationship with the EU, but a good number of citizens also seem to think that 5G caused Covid. https://t.co/AblSTA9lPj

— Otto English (@Otto_English) April 3, 2020

did Big Ben bong for Brexit I can’t remember

— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@mrdavemacleod) April 3, 2020

Possibly the only good thing about the recent turmoil is that Matt Damon was in Dublin for a shoot when the travel restrictions came in so he's been stuck there ever since and is, by all accounts, having a great time going for wee jogs and saying hi to old ladies in dalkey

— The author, Séamas O'Reilly (@shockproofbeats) April 3, 2020

The Irish don’t know how to grieve in isolation. It goes against our traditions going back millennia. It feels like people are vanishing from the world unmarked and unmourned. When this is over there will be an Irish wake to end all others. Or I hope there will. It seems right.

— Cahir O’Doherty (@randomirish) April 3, 2020