If this pandemic crisis demonstrates anything it's that amateurs can't run a country.
— Elinor Elliot (@ElliotElinor) April 8, 2020
"Sooner or later, every president must face a supreme test, a test that cannot be evaded by blather and bluff and bullying. That test has overwhelmed Trump," @davidfrum writes: https://t.co/Kv5NFfO8ir
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) April 8, 2020
The core of Trump's defense of his handling of the #coronavirus crisis is his claim that he acted first and boldly in banning travel from China.
This claim is false. https://t.co/dtgzfKyogF
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) April 7, 2020
The W.H.O. really blew it. For some reason, funded largely by the United States, yet very China centric. We will be giving that a good look. Fortunately I rejected their advice on keeping our borders open to China early on. Why did they give us such a faulty recommendation?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 7, 2020
President Trump removes acting Pentagon inspector general Glenn Fine, who was set to oversee the $2T coronavirus relief spending package. https://t.co/JWVFuuEv1c
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 8, 2020
The Trump Era has been a real civics lesson. For three years, we've been getting a crash course in emoluments, government ethics, quid pro quos, separation of powers, conflicts of interest, special counsels, grand juries and much more.
Next up: Inspectors general. Get ready. https://t.co/8mFzxrhLUn
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) April 8, 2020
Everything happening right now was DESIGNED to happen. Republicans broke the government so it could not respond to a threat. They made us incapable of mounting a common defense or ensuring the general welfare. It's on them and us for letting it happen. https://t.co/xHoQCAupLY
— Baratunde (@baratunde) April 8, 2020
President Trump has cast doubt on the reliability of mail-in voting for the 2020 election at a White House, calling it "very dangerous" and "corrupt," without offering evidencehttps://t.co/aVJ11W50Oe
— Axios (@axios) April 8, 2020
In addition to scores of virus-related measures, like new rules for paid sick leave, looser rules for banks and energy companies, the Trump admin. is moving forward with rollbacks of environmental regulations and changes to immigration courts. https://t.co/Gmb7rz8En1
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) April 8, 2020
In a development that could challenge the Constitution's prohibition of any law "respecting the establishment of religion," the federal government will soon provide money directly to U.S. churches to help them pay pastor salaries and utility bills.https://t.co/UVK0UI6jO8
— NPR (@NPR) April 7, 2020
Brit Hume wonders if social distancing/shutdowns made any difference or if the virus was even that dangerous in the first place pic.twitter.com/kOOkJ2ANLR
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) April 8, 2020
Gothamist: 200 New York City residents are now dying at home each day, compared to only 20 to 25 such deaths before the pandemic, and many are not being counted as coronavirus victims because they did not have access to testing. https://t.co/wRL4eMnAPs
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 8, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci says there is “no absolute prediction,” but he “fully expects,” that by the fall COVID-19 will be “under control enough” that schools won’t be shut down.
“But it’s going to be different…because this is not going to disappear,” he adds. https://t.co/KPN3knKCl5 pic.twitter.com/b1aKYzjxIC
— ABC News (@ABC) April 7, 2020
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly submits resignation letter after calling captain of virus-stricken ship "stupid" https://t.co/FKVf7nXZHr
— TIME (@TIME) April 8, 2020
This Army National Guard officer made a career healing patients. He became the military’s first virus casualty. https://t.co/qgOrrHPf4P
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 8, 2020
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BORIS BRITAIN
UK rejects Trump offer to help Boris Johnson's coronavirus treatment – "We're confident the prime minister is receiving the best possible care from the National Health Service," "Any treatment he receives is a matter for his doctors." https://t.co/Lj7CGgImbR
— Essenviews – Demand The Truth (@essenviews) April 7, 2020
The Times is reporting that Boris’s temperature has fallen. #BackBoris pic.twitter.com/QCrtu7zdpu
— #BackBoris (@BackBoriss) April 7, 2020
Dominic Raab now runs a war government from his desk in the Foreign Office https://t.co/wpADDZVQhF
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 7, 2020
Special Report: Johnson listened to his scientists about coronavirus – but they were slow to sound the alarm | Brilliant journalism by @StephenGrey and @AndyMacaskill at @Reuters. How key decisions in Jan/Feb, fateful in hindsight, were really made. https://t.co/HdZIRLOSd3
— Gerry Lynch (@gerrylynch) April 8, 2020
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WORLD
Wuhan celebrates the end of its coronavirus lockdown after 76 long days: https://t.co/WJZWamPVN6 pic.twitter.com/Rnwvy1UnNW
— TIME (@TIME) April 7, 2020
Wuhan begins allowing people to leave for the first time since it was locked down 76 days ago, despite fears of a second wave of infection if such restrictions are eased too soon https://t.co/9weanNoXDb pic.twitter.com/WBhyJzXt5L
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2020
Tucked away in Colorado is a community of 8,000 that one U.S. biotech company is using as a prototype for coronavirus antibody testing pic.twitter.com/4tTYSujChC
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2020
This made me cry. While Italy is in quarantine, the Italian Air Force flies a single jet, representing the virus, to meet other jets that stream the Italian flag while Pavarotti’s "Nessun Dorma" plays the lyrics Vincero, Vincero,Vincero "we will win, we will win, we will win.” pic.twitter.com/H8eqHJ8kQD
— Olivia Newton-John (@olivianj) April 7, 2020
