"Advisers are torn between knowing that a less abrasive approach would help Mr. Trump and their awareness that he can’t tolerate criticism, regardless of the setting." https://t.co/HrCTSQ1krM

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 9, 2020

BREAKING: 10% of US labor force now out of work since virus slammed economy as 6.6 million file for jobless aid. https://t.co/7VoBGeOReI

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 9, 2020

“Economists polled by the WSJ expect the unemployment rate to soar to 13% in June, the highest in the post-World War II era. ..They expect it to settle at 10% by the end of this year.” https://t.co/l5SjB9P6Lq

— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) April 9, 2020

It's gonna be called the Buy-The-Dip-It's-Pretty-Much-Contained Task Force https://t.co/nKvR0MTWrV

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 9, 2020

We're all following stay-at-home orders to buy time for a plan, but there is no plan, and the guy who should be leading the planning doesn't even understand what one would look like outside of a miracle cure. pic.twitter.com/cjQh40RkR3

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) April 9, 2020

Dr Fauci says death toll may keep rising, but cites decrease in the need for hospitalizations. "That means that what we are doing is working," he says of the social distancing guidelines. Says at risk of "sounding like a broken record," urges Americans to continue following them. pic.twitter.com/lTpW6WbdSi

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 9, 2020

Rush Limbaugh Says Medical Experts Like Dr. Fauci Are 'Clinton Sympathizers' Who Want to 'Get Rid' of Trump https://t.co/yLxPwXzD1M

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) April 9, 2020

The coronavirus is killing black and Latino people in New York City at twice the rate that it's killing white people, according to preliminary data released on Wednesday by the city. https://t.co/fElHJFNlvx

— NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) April 9, 2020

Every time they ask about testing, they spew various statistics and things that other people are doing and don't admit that the answer is no we don't. The word salad doesn't answer the question. And you can't open the economy until you get an honest answer.

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) April 9, 2020

U.S. spies had raw intel hinting at health crisis in China in November https://t.co/2LGJ0eYZBU via @nbcnews

— Heidi Przybyla 🌺 (@HeidiReports) April 9, 2020

Reading this, and about how some epidemiologists in California think the coronavirus might have begun to spread last fall, and I'm curious: did anyone else, especially if you travel a lot, have a flu-like illness you just couldn't shake late last year? https://t.co/G8KSzIpN2d

— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) April 9, 2020

TRUMP: “I think the economy is going to do very well. Now that’s just my feeling. It’s a strong feeling. I’ve had good, proper feelings about a lot of things over the years and I think we’re going to do well." pic.twitter.com/MqZgpa1vbQ

— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) April 9, 2020

Because it’s not enough that @realDonaldTrump’s incompetence is killing people, his administration is now effing up the small biz loan program. He doesn’t care about anyone and surrounds himself with lackies and dolts. https://t.co/fBEa4kEREj

— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) April 9, 2020

At some point, the biggest American companies are going to tell their employees it’s time to leave home and return to work. That decision will be fraught with risk without widespread testing for the COVID-19 virus. https://t.co/VVif43f31b

— CNBC (@CNBC) April 9, 2020

Art Laffer told me the economy needs to get rolling again, even if that means putting his own life on the line.

“It would be absolutely immoral to deprive them of the economic opportunities I had because I wanted to extend my life one more minute." https://t.co/koa1M0KoPH

— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) April 9, 2020

Testing is the only thing that will save us from the worst of this, but Trump doesn't want to do it because he thinks keeping *his* numbers down makes him look more successful than actually defeating the virus. https://t.co/c4AB74cCNz

— Khashoggi’s Ghost 🇺🇦🌻 (@UROCKlive1) April 9, 2020

The Pence just say “We have known from the beginning this is at least 3x more infectious than the flu.” If that true, why The Donald spend 2 month saying “It will go away.” “It’s very mild.” “It’s like the flu.” ?? #PublicHealthFailure #COVIDー19 #Coronavirus

— Rogue Melania🍸🍸🍸 (@RogueFirstLady) April 9, 2020

Update: Pence's office has now reversed their position. After this story was published, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield was booked for CNN's Thursday night coronavirus town hall. Dr. Fauci was also booked for Friday on "New Day." https://t.co/Ds0f2oVw1A

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) April 9, 2020

Fran Lebowitz on Trump:https://t.co/NGlJukmmaq pic.twitter.com/924OjMg4Qx

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) April 9, 2020

My old paper @thetimes in a obsequious swoon over Johnson while the deaths yesterday of 881 people (plus a thousand care home deaths missing from govt figures) aren’t mentioned until paragraph 8.
This isn’t journalism, it’s shameful propaganda. pic.twitter.com/WgZmLYq8r8

— Katherine O'Donnell (@kathy__odonnell) April 9, 2020

Trump signing the executive order ordering Boris Johnson back to full health pic.twitter.com/uPxgV1XSXl

— Cliff Booth (@CBoothStuntman) April 9, 2020

With Boris Johnsons father posting pics of himself at his holiday home (strange thing to do while his son is in ICU?) & media strengthening the comparisons between Johnson & Churchill (both overcoming major health scares) do the British public feel like they are being played yet?

— Patrick Kelly (@paddyjkelly) April 9, 2020

Not exactly helping …. More than 11,000 NHS staff from the EU have left since the Brexit referendum https://t.co/7b0UePT6tG

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) April 8, 2020

Coronavirus: Universities warn of going bust without emergency funds https://t.co/VFILv4Kiiu

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 9, 2020

Imagine if someone showed you this picture six months ago and asked you to figure out what must have happened https://t.co/7WNG7Yz39C

— İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي (@iyad_elbaghdadi) April 9, 2020

EU Finance Chiefs Agree on $590 Billion Virus Rescue Package https://t.co/oDidQwuiUO

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) April 9, 2020

“Coronavirus patients in South Korea are now testing positive for the virus a second time, health officials are warning.” https://t.co/dc2uI1crs8

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) April 9, 2020

Coronavirus: Can we 3D-print our way out of the PPE shortage? https://t.co/uz8Dm8Zt1x

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 9, 2020

US citizens in Beirut say it's safer to stay there rather than return to USA, during pandemic, without full private health insurance.

https://t.co/R1gjm216jv

— John Fitzgerald #FBPE #GTTO @j_g_fitzgerald@c.im (@j_g_fitzgerald) April 9, 2020

Dudes, you're shaking hands. https://t.co/9pH3IKjYJN

— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) April 9, 2020

Newspaper headlines: 'No end to lockdown in sight' https://t.co/wGT3NsGSaB

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 8, 2020

Another 936 more UK deaths of those with Covid-19 announced today, taking the total number of fatalities to 7,095 and marking another record one-day high. A daily death toll becoming unbearable as we head to what we hope and pray will be an Easter peak.

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) April 8, 2020

Tonight, Newsnight pays tribute to some of the key workers who have died during the coronavirus crisis

👇 WATCH 👇
#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/8iN0n58vGh

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) April 8, 2020

The latest daily number of UK #COVID19 deaths has matched Italy’s worst day and we are still a week or so away from the peak. From the first UK case on January 31st to March 23rd lockdown, there was no social distancing or mass testing. The government were asleep at the wheel.

— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) April 8, 2020

Political Editor Nick Watt with the latest on whether the lockdown will be extended, reporting that Dominic Raab may say there is not enough evidence to end the lockdown.

Watch below#Newsnight | @nicholaswatt pic.twitter.com/2y4HoCt2Jy

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) April 8, 2020

NEW: Wed 8 April update of coronavirus trajectories

NB: we’ve reverted to the 7-day moving average

Daily new deaths:
• General trend in US and UK is still more deaths every day than the last
• Japan joins this chart, deaths tracking Italy

Live charts: https://t.co/JxVd2cG7KI pic.twitter.com/fFoOudxcoT

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) April 8, 2020

Trump getting nostalgic for Easter reopen. pic.twitter.com/7fYaYRvB99

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 8, 2020

Yes…"except for" the loved ones of 14,613 people, many of whom would still be alive under a president that didn't have contempt for facts, science, and healthcare. https://t.co/g9nqb6vc15

— Rob RJK3 (@wrappedupinboox) April 8, 2020

Magical thinking is the belief that one's own thoughts and wishes can directly influence the external world. It is common for children. Trump genuinely believes this about himself, even in the evidence of vast evidence to the contrary.

— Tony Schwartz (@tonyschwartz) April 8, 2020

Trump Is Pushing a False Argument on Vote-by-Mail Fraud. Here Are the Facts. https://t.co/QfXvJuaoa9

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) April 8, 2020

"No I don't" — @realDonaldTrump was asked if he has any investments in hydroxychloroquine. Thats one of the drugs he has promoted for use against the virus based on anecdotal evidence but no firm science.

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) April 8, 2020

If you ever wondered if you should subscribe to the @nypost, the answer has been proven to be an emphatic NO during the #TrumpPressBriefing https://t.co/uAmYgfIYxS

— Hugh Jasoul (@HughJasoull) April 8, 2020

Thousands of Americans are dead yet this is leading the news cycle. Mission accomplished. https://t.co/yooSs1KNHc

— Planet Belfast 🇪🇺 (@Planet_Belfast) April 8, 2020

When Trump needs an operation, let’s call “a person with common sense.” Maybe a transit worker. https://t.co/3AU3dv7oPe

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) April 8, 2020

France to extend its lockdown again, will run beyond April 15: Elysee https://t.co/lliRkUdL3p pic.twitter.com/CaBfH1yRls

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2020

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 1.5 million people and killed more than 87,000 worldwide, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University https://t.co/D7aQzOAeNt

— CNN International (@cnni) April 8, 2020

Viral RNA levels are highest in people with COVID-19 soon after their symptoms appear, according to two separate research teams. See the latest news on coronavirus research. https://t.co/RDjWXsn5KW

— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) April 8, 2020

Wuhan, China, lit up its bridges and buildings to mark the lifting of a 76-day coronavirus lockdown pic.twitter.com/k1Nda3eMdj

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) April 8, 2020

Opinion: Coronavirus-tracking apps in China have proven to be valuable in fighting the virus, but there are concerns over how data is processed – and who it may be shared with https://t.co/oUS8rkK7EP

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 8, 2020

While some religious leaders around the world implemented cautionary measures early, others have rejected coronavirus precautions in the name of faith. https://t.co/PyJjoxQqKz

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) April 8, 2020

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 (@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

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 (@essenviews) 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

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

UK Prime Minister Johnson in intensive care after COVID-19 worsens https://t.co/brexCnYG79 pic.twitter.com/T7MMEKRkyN

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 6, 2020

Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson in intensive care as Trump sends prayers https://t.co/TAh2uP2Spm

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 6, 2020

"There is an incredibly strong team spirit behind the Prime Minister"

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab tells @bbclaurak that he was asked by Boris Johnson to stand in "where necessary" in driving forward the government's plans to defeat coronavirushttps://t.co/1dYhZvGNEX pic.twitter.com/5RzsiClH0a

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) April 6, 2020

Coronavirus: Warning over daily death figures https://t.co/BrEztncxPQ

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 7, 2020

Either nobody in the Trump administration has the balls to tell Trump the truth or he is 100% insane. There's really not a lot of middle ground.

— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) April 6, 2020

REPORTER: “300 hospitals were surveyed, their biggest complaints were a severe shortage of testing supplies.”

TRUMP: “Thats just wrong.”

REPORTER: “Your own government did the survey.” 🤔pic.twitter.com/OgLvqrNf6z

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 6, 2020

Pres Trump says all 50 governors were on a call with task force today. He and VP Pence stressed there was not a single "negative" person. Trump says everyone was very "happy."

Some governors continue to say federal government should be doing more including using DPA more widely.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 6, 2020

President Trump: "[Democrats] want to make Trump look as bad as they can because they want to try and win an election that they shouldn't be allowed to win based on the fact that we have done a great job." pic.twitter.com/e4HaGmxIkN

— The Hill (@thehill) April 6, 2020

FDA Commissioner Hahn was brought to Oval Friday afternoon to meet w/Laura Ingraham and two doctors close to her about hydroxychloroquine. On the drug Trump is banking will work, and the pressure on the FDA, w/@PhilipRucker @costareports @lauriemcginley2: https://t.co/Zs2K9vGPNM

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 6, 2020

NEW — Trump has begun spending taxpayer money on hydroxychloroquine. The VA purchased more than $200k worth. The Bureau of Prisons (???) purchased $60k. https://t.co/nlvB2YU7Ma

Via @lachlan

— Sam Stein (@samstein) April 7, 2020

CNN asks Dick Cheney's cardiologist about Trump's promotion of hydroxychloroquine:

"The drug, in particular, can cause a malignant heart rhythm … that can result in something that we indelicately call sudden cardiac death. So, what do you have to lose? You can lose your pulse" pic.twitter.com/c2XOasIS2D

— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) April 6, 2020

Once again Trump attacks a journalist and the rest of the reporters do nothing about it.

You have to stand behind each other.

Why don't you all get up and walk the fuck out for once and leave that fat, orange drugged up Twinkie and media whore without journalists to bark at.

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) April 6, 2020

NEW: Mon 6 April update of coronavirus trajectories

Daily new deaths:
• US has averaged 1,000 deaths per day over the last week
• Daily deaths in Italy & Spain peaked around 23-24 days after lockdown
• Suggests UK could peak in 7-10 days

Live charts: https://t.co/JxVd2cG7KI pic.twitter.com/qdGPCFqx7g

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) April 6, 2020

Israel announces complete nationwide lockdown during Passover https://t.co/mW06cuRvVg pic.twitter.com/5kdUtTjfrC

— The Hill (@thehill) April 7, 2020

Bell Ribeiro-Addy: After coronavirus, the UK’s former colonies won’t need us – we’ll desperately need them https://t.co/tNV7lLZwzr

— The Independent (@Independent) April 6, 2020

There is no plan. https://t.co/JxPqTRvTLk

Recommended, for when you feel strong enough to face where we are. Don't read until you are at that point.

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) April 6, 2020

Guardian front page, Monday 6 April 2020: Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus pic.twitter.com/3dQh7hJxef

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 5, 2020

"The Guardian was told last week that [Boris] Johnson was more seriously ill than either he or his officials were prepared to admit, and that he was being seen by doctors who were concerned about his breathing." https://t.co/9uutV7HkEl

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 5, 2020

"I'm shaking hands. I was at a hospital the other night where I think a few there were actually coronavirus patients and I shook hands with everybody, you’ll be pleased to know, and I continue to shake hands."

— Boris Johnson, on March 3rd, when asked about COVID https://t.co/lIK9SQcy9w

— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) April 5, 2020

Aerial pictures show police patrolling outdoor spaces and speaking to people not adhering to rules introduced to restrict the spread of coronavirushttps://t.co/7FvIQ82XHy pic.twitter.com/7kz67xkZaG

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 5, 2020

#BorisJohnson

has an extraordinary opportunity. He could go on TV from his hospital bed & apologize for minimizing #coronavirus. He could talk directly to the world, say that he was wrong & that he's proof this can strike anyone and they should stay home.

I hope he does it.

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) April 5, 2020

"We will succeed and that success will belong to every one of us"

The Queen delivers a rallying message to the UK in its fight against coronavirus, thanking healthcare workers as well as people for staying at home and following government ruleshttps://t.co/Ku4DOhcotY pic.twitter.com/wdBsaFQjeQ

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 5, 2020

So @Telegraph has really decided to ratchet up the blame game. Yep, it's the *NHS* who's to blame for the #COVID19 lockdown. Oh – and US style healthcare would be better.

NHS staff – who's with me in boycotting @telegraph advertisers? Because this kind of accusation stinks. pic.twitter.com/UEXRmDw6k0

— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) April 5, 2020

'Dalek' spotted on UK street telling humans to 'stay inside' and 'self isolate' https://t.co/aFv5BTSKeB

— The Independent (@Independent) April 5, 2020

. @Surgeon_General: "The next week is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment. It's going to be our 9/11 moment. It's going to be the hardest moment for many Americans in their entire lives." #MTP #IfItsSunday

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) April 5, 2020

Presser at 7, per White House. https://t.co/8p9nAt11UL

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 5, 2020

I’m gonna watch Trump’s last minute lie filled coronavirus propaganda press conference at 7 so you don’t have to. Nearly 10,000 Americans dead and I bet Trump will not only show up late, he will have a temper tantrum since he wasn’t allowed to go golfing this weekend. Can’t wait.

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) April 5, 2020

Maybe I missed it, but has ANYONE seen an expression of genuine sadness, condolence, empathy, compassion or comfort for the suffering from ANY leader on Team Trump?

In my book, it’s a bad idea to give power to people who feel disdain for the people over which it will be wielded.

— Pam Keith, Esq. (@PamKeithFL) April 5, 2020

No contingency plan — as usual.

So everyone is going to go to the GOP convention, come home with a new red hat and the coronavirus, and infect everybody in all fifty states.
Brilliant.https://t.co/XfpMbWrCpu

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) April 5, 2020

Unemployment is at the highest rate in 80 years and we may lose more Americans than in all of our post-1945 wars combined.

There was nothing inevitable about this catastrophe. Trump’s mishandling of covid-19 makes him the worst president in US history. https://t.co/SAkWgReoHI

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) April 5, 2020

Here's an incomplete list of what President Trump said and did in the past 7 days. (For reference whenever you hear about his new "tone.") pic.twitter.com/iuJNuZPMRZ

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 5, 2020

He bears a passing resemblance to the late, Great Kenneth Williams. Except without the talent, wit, and basic decency. https://t.co/2OG1REuBDt

— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) April 5, 2020

In Kuwait, where I am, ALL mosques and places of worship have been closed. The call to prayer amended to remind people to worship at home.

Meanwhile in 14 states in America … 🤦🏽‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/ERYeR0z38a

— AHMED | أحمد (@ASE) April 5, 2020

Senator Loeffler & her husband:

1) Sold millions in stock after a private briefing.

2) Sold stock in a travel company the day before more travel restrictions.

3) Bought stock in PPE manufacturers & teleworking companies.

If this isn't insider trading, I don't know what is.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 5, 2020

Italy reports lowest single-day coronavirus death toll in weeks https://t.co/rHtMadtrC0 pic.twitter.com/PP1ys1Yn5O

— The Hill (@thehill) April 5, 2020

Coronavirus: Italy's doctors and nurses are in trauma over deaths of more than 100 colleagues https://t.co/Ty5ypr9Ept

— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 5, 2020

India curbs diagnostic testing kit exports as virus spreads https://t.co/jddoKfFJwS pic.twitter.com/YqztQXHCui

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2020

Pakpattan, Pakistan

Selling masks for 20 rupees each ($0.12 U.S). When a buyer jokingly said "I don't even have 20 rupees", this little boy replied "take it for free"..buyer asked won't your mother be upset..his reply was.."my mother told me a very bad disease has spread” 🥺😭❤ pic.twitter.com/ifN9bPqSG2

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) April 4, 2020

Barbados' Minister of Health just indicated in a press conference that ventilators destined for the island had been "paid for but seized in the United States". It's every country for itself out here and the small ones will be the biggest losers.

— Lisa Harewood 🇧🇧 🇬🇧 (@lisafromtherock) April 5, 2020

UAE to boost strategic stockpile, waive visa fines over coronavirus https://t.co/TJ5U2GS8HJ pic.twitter.com/CqNSkT4eoy

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2020

How the World Health Organisation’s failure to challenge China over coronavirus cost us dearly https://t.co/SvhoSp43Fi

— Leslie Vinjamuri (@londonvinjamuri) April 5, 2020

Scoop alert! Varadkar returns to practising medicine to help Coronavirus crisis (world first for a leader of government?) https://t.co/sKFepL0zAq

— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) April 5, 2020

BREAKING: A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for Covid-19. 6 other tigers and lions at the zoo are also showing symptoms. Believed to have been infected by an asymptomatic zoo worker. All doing well. To my knowledge, this is the first animal to test positive in the U.S.

— Natasha Daly (@natashaldaly) April 5, 2020

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo is the first animal in the U.S. to test positive for COVID-19. The test was confirmed on April 5 by the USDA lab in Ames, Iowa. The 4-year-old tiger, Nadia, is suspected to have contracted the virus from a zoo keeper. pic.twitter.com/Y4clIBHRTk

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) April 5, 2020

With the ‘curve’ approaching we are heading into what looks like being a very difficult few weeks for all of us. So-and paraphrasing the wonderful Dave Allen-goodnight, good luck and may your god go with you : )

— Alex.Kane (@AlexKane221b) April 5, 2020

"We have to open our country. I had an expression: The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself." — Trump's tone has reverted back to wanting to get the economy back up and running as soon as possible pic.twitter.com/SAET9020gi

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 4, 2020

Why today's WH briefing was disturbing: presidential misinformation from the podium; dangerous and unconfirmed claims about hydroxychloroquine; gratuitous shots at rival politicians. pic.twitter.com/dHqUtCzkKC

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 4, 2020

Trump: "Hydroxychloroquine. Try it. If you like."

He's gone beyond saying he hopes it works and it outright telling people to get some for themselves and take it.

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) April 4, 2020

This is the president explicitly telling Americans, en masse, to take a drug that may have serious effects for them, that hasn't been proven safe and effective for this use, and that is needed by others with serious illnesses for which it is proven.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 4, 2020

BREAKING: Trump says he may start taking Hydroxychloroquine. Ostensibly prophylactically? He makes clear this isn’t something his doctors have prescribed him as of now

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) April 4, 2020

If the networks don't shut off the cameras when Trump says this, what's left for him to say that would trigger it? https://t.co/u7W6SIHNfS

— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) April 4, 2020

Why would Trump take an anti-malaria drug that is unproven to treat COVID if he has tested negative twice for COVID? I just don't follow this.

— Sam Stein (@samstein) April 4, 2020

We’ve seen this for three yrs as govt officials confront working w/ mad man abd they decide, if I stay I can make better

imagine if those hundreds of officials had instead loudly resigned and held pressers abt what a delusional mad man Trump is https://t.co/wlAibkb4kT

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 5, 2020

The last notable time he said “what do you have to lose, it was his 2016 pitch to ask Black people for their votes. https://t.co/sWK6yZCEsd

— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) April 4, 2020

“There’s never been anything so contagious as this.” People are amazed that he got out of Penn, but I’m starting to be amazed that he got out of high school at all.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 4, 2020

Always remember that the autocrat's number one target is the truth. Trump lies so often, even when he doesn't have to, because it discredits reality and presents him as the arbiter of what is real. https://t.co/vDuXKdfUDz

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) April 4, 2020

Trump on Easter: "Maybe we could allow special, for churches, maybe we could talk about it. Maybe we could allow them, with great separation outside, on Easter Sunday. I dunno, it's something we should talk about."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 4, 2020

Please stay home on Easter Sunday and save lives. To quote the Dixie Chicks, “God hears ‘amen’ wherever we are.”

— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) April 4, 2020

Old Trump: You'll be tired of all the winning.

New Trump: There’s going to be a lot of death.

— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) April 4, 2020

It took 70 days from initial notification for Trump to treat the coronavirus not as a distant threat or harmless flu strain, but as a lethal force poised to kill tens of thousands.

That period now stands as critical time that was squandered. https://t.co/tmg62V8LfQ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 4, 2020

Trump is refusing to reopen ACA enrollment in the middle of a pandemic, and it's going to kill people. https://t.co/7oAH3Q6fG5

— The Nation (@thenation) April 4, 2020

Eight US governors have decided against issuing statewide directives urging their residents to stay at home as the outbreak of the coronavirus escalates and spreads across the country, the last holdouts in the nation. https://t.co/iWGqQ4cnsa

— CNN (@CNN) April 4, 2020

Massachusetts governor launches first-in-the-nation coronavirus tracking program https://t.co/4I2HewHHNW pic.twitter.com/eAbFyyoecZ

— The Hill (@thehill) April 4, 2020

The EPA is focused on rolling back pollution regulations during coronavirus.

Does allowing *more* pollution seem like it would help fight a respiratory virus to you?https://t.co/ERy4PNTd8g

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 4, 2020

"We're on our knees here… and we're all trying the best we can"

Nurse Shirley Watts posted this emotional video urging people to "stay at home" after a long and difficult shift in an Intensive Care Unit treating patients with coronavirushttps://t.co/eO1DN142mg pic.twitter.com/TVN8n0VCmm

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 4, 2020

“Those who come after us will say Britons of this generation were as strong as any.”

“That the attributes of self-discipline, of quiet good-humoured resolve and fellow-feeling still characterise this country.”

Queen speech tomorrow https://t.co/xtlDGPia3b via @financialtimes

— Friend of Deep State 🐋 (@PickardJE) April 4, 2020

In her message, recorded at Windsor Castle, the 93-year-old monarch will say: "I am speaking to you at what I know is an increasingly challenging time" https://t.co/SxHj9DDZYv

— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 4, 2020

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

UPDATE: Coronavirus cases in US now surpass 230,000, with 5,586 deaths.

Highest state case totals:

• New York: 92,381
• New Jersey: 25,590
• California: 9,927
• Michigan: 9,334
• Louisiana: 9,150
• Florida: 8,010

(As of 2:00 p.m. ET, April 2)

— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 2, 2020

All this mayhem & disaster just to “own the libs” 🤨 https://t.co/c5FsCk4Xws

— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@TaraSetmayer) April 2, 2020

A lot of time could be saved at these press briefings if the president was just wearing an actual ring that the other speakers could kiss

— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) April 2, 2020

Trump: They say 2.2 million people would've died if I'd listened to the "ride it" people (he was the nation's leading "ride it" person). He adds, of that model number: "Whether it's true, or almost true, or maybe not true enough." ?

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 2, 2020

You mean like Pence and Trump?

— Patti O'Brien (@OBrieninDC) April 2, 2020

Inside the White House’s 240,000 coronavirus estimate: rushed work, baked-in assumptions & questions about reliability @thewanreport @jdawsey1 @AshleyRParker @JoelAchenbach https://t.co/xmuFUoc7oX

— Carol Eisenberg (@Eisey) April 2, 2020

"That's normally how things work" Admiral Polowczyk says most of the airlifted supplies are going to the commercial market "I am putting volume into that system" and not going directly to FEMA

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) April 2, 2020

Sorry, @nytimes, it's not the pandemic that's "upending" the economy – it's Trump *mishandling* of it.

Don't believe me? "In February — even as virus cases spread — South Korea’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% while Japan’s is set to hold at 2.4%."https://t.co/VKkIQigqEL https://t.co/m82zl0Zgex

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) April 2, 2020

Trump says 100,000 ventilators are being built now or "soon to be started."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 2, 2020

We need supplies.

We need your help.

If you can manufacture PPE I implore you to do so. NYS will pay a premium.

Email Covid19supplies@esd.ny.gov

— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) April 2, 2020

New York state is paying:

-15x normal price for masks
-4x normal price for gloves
-3x normal price for X-ray machine
-2x normal price for infusion pumps

"Price gouging laws in New York state and New York City do not apply to state and city purchases"https://t.co/5UU6p2n2pg

— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) April 2, 2020

The coronavirus death rate in New Orleans is twice that of New York and more than four times that of Seattle. According to experts, obesity and related ailments might be part of the problem https://t.co/XuGKuPMeJN pic.twitter.com/ue186yUtQI

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 2, 2020

Schiff tells @ThePlumLineGS he wants to look into Trump's allocation of PPE and ventilators. “We need to make sure there’s no favoritism in terms of political allies, no discrimination against states or governors based on lack of presidential flattery.” https://t.co/YmpiRQVoQT

— Will Saletan (wsaletan on Threads) (@saletan) April 2, 2020

Trump slammed for begging Congress to not investigate his coronavirus response failures
https://t.co/ad8OVkcHeb

— Raw Story (@RawStory) April 2, 2020

Well, there's certainly no doubt Trump wrote this himself. It opens: "Thank you for your Democrat public relations letter and incorrect sound bites, which are wrong in every way." https://t.co/TffvmddEVT

— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) April 2, 2020

Where America Didn’t Stay Home Even as the Virus Spread – The New York Times https://t.co/xGDA8g4jvK

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 2, 2020

First it was you don’t need a mask. Then it was a mask doesn’t really work. Then it was only health care workers need masks. Now they’re saying everyone should wear a mask. https://t.co/mQcmE0OOxY

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 2, 2020

I cannot believe I am listening to the president’s moron son-in-law in the middle of a national emergency. This is the darkest timeline.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 2, 2020

Ivanka imagines "pretty much every parent" around the county is doing something similar to her (taking Greek mythology courses and learning the guitar) https://t.co/aGJPmadkiq

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) April 2, 2020

Here's Jared Kushner going for the world record of most meaningless corporate buzzwords used in a single one-minute video clip pic.twitter.com/Vy1QJEhLQa

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 2, 2020

Trump eliminated his pandemic response coordinator. Now that job is being done by Jared Kushner. https://t.co/GtrS4cK32U

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) April 2, 2020

The Trump-era book I want to read more than any other is a look at EVERYTHING Jared Kushner has been part of in the White House — from the Comey firing to immigration to the shutdown to Saudi to coronavirus, all layered with his conflicts and non-expertise.
Who will write it? https://t.co/COVd7Rf1GN

— Carlos Lozada (@CarlosNYT) April 2, 2020

"In conversations with advisers to the pres., many of whom were stunned by the remark,Mr. Kushner has stressed what he sees as his own abilities,saying that he’s figured out how to make the government effective." @peterbakerNYT @noahweiland @KannoYoungs https://t.co/SHlFg9drdT

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 2, 2020

We’ll bring the synergy to the room that allows us to holistically create actionable goals in real time using dynamic data https://t.co/ynTQt9gG0Y

— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) April 2, 2020

Coronavirus has spread to every county in New York, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo said is a precursor to what will happen across the country https://t.co/jAtdGg2JUP

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 2, 2020

If it wasn’t clear enough that our health system is broken. https://t.co/HrITgieyEG

— Slate (@Slate) April 2, 2020

Despite dire test shortages in areas where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, grift wins the day in Trump's America. https://t.co/VhkbdIcquw

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 2, 2020

Trump: ‘Complainers’ should've stocked medical supplies before coronavirus outbreak @kaitlancollins reports https://t.co/k627imQ6hi pic.twitter.com/th89ZDq3vF

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) April 2, 2020

Governors who dithered over stay-at-home orders have many more unpleasant surprises ahead of them. @juliettekayyem writes: "The decisions that public officials—and especially governors—will have to make are only going to get harder." https://t.co/3k1d9lem6d

— Dante Ramos (@danteramos) April 2, 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was stern when asked about California churches remaining open during the pandemic.

“With all due respect,” he said, “it’s essential that we practice physical distancing everywhere. Period. Full stop.” https://t.co/ZHUh1k5UEb

— CNN (@CNN) April 2, 2020

The Pro-Lifers are gonna kill us all!https://t.co/fXkWasKCEm

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) March 27, 2020

"The pervasiveness of denial among Trump’s followers from early in the outbreak to the sharp pivot to finding fault once the crisis deepened, is a pattern that one expert in the spread of misinformation resembling textbook propaganda campaign."
https://t.co/hRYHOlbTxy

— Barry Ritholtz (@Ritholtz) April 3, 2020

U.S. paying Russia for entire planeload of coronavirus equipment sent by Moscow: U.S. official https://t.co/cPFAylwQqM pic.twitter.com/KY420O2jCm

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 2, 2020

Can anyone explain why Trump shipped our PPE supplies to China and all of these unusual actors are buying PPE supplies from China or handing them out as donations? https://t.co/QYfCaEbJ7i

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) April 2, 2020

Today it is exactly 18 months since Washington Post journalist Jamal #Khashoggi was killed and dismembered by agents of the Saudi Arabian government inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. https://t.co/HrkWZTTHw8

— Patrick Corrigan (@PatrickCorrigan) April 2, 2020

Trump’s Company Seeks Financial Help as Coronavirus Takes Toll – The New York Times https://t.co/nKWKs7goaq

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 2, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House doctor: Trump tested again for COVID-19, results negative, president 'healthy and without symptoms.'

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) April 2, 2020

Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Top 1 Million Globally https://t.co/aKtKYIC6ZT pic.twitter.com/ZS9lcUeLPx

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) April 2, 2020

Now daily new deaths:

• US & UK are straight lines angling upwards on a log scale. This is not good.
• In both countries, over the last week every day brings ~25% more new deaths than the day before
• No other countries are on that steep a trajectory at this stage of outbreak pic.twitter.com/aXJUEGPZVr

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) April 2, 2020

"Italy… looked to China and thought 'that isn't us'… the rest of Europe and the United States looked at Italy and thought 'that's not going to happen to us either'… This virus certainly doesn't care what nationality you are" – @jasondhorowitz w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/gECxKw2Oui

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) April 2, 2020

The FDA has approved a new test for coronavirus antibodies that may help scientists learn how widespread the infection is, and how long people remain immune after recoveringhttps://t.co/TkIRdm4tml

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 2, 2020

Matt Hancock: “At each point we have been following medical and scientific advice.” You can see what’s happening: the government is going to blame health experts and scientists for their catastrophic policy failures. pic.twitter.com/Sg7ZOZDhn4

— richard horton (@richardhorton1) April 2, 2020

WATCH – cometh the hour cometh the Tory lie; in January Hancock told Parliament we had a world leading test for Convid-19, that the NHS was ready and that the whole of the UK was well prepared…today we're facing reality and they want you to believe another set of their claims! pic.twitter.com/lhtel0V0wN

— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) April 2, 2020

BBC Question Time @YvetteCooperMP asks @MattHancock ‘By World Health Organisation standards, shouldn’t you still be self-isolating?’

His reply … I’m following our own recommendations and science’

— BremainInSpain (@BremainInSpain) April 2, 2020

The warnings were loud, clear and insistent. But the government did not act. https://t.co/NkjiGtXP5w

— George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) April 2, 2020

pic.twitter.com/b652oBHWWi

— Scott Stemp (@scottstemp) April 2, 2020

FACT CHECK: South Korea is a democracy and is certainly a free country. https://t.co/E4oQqjs4MC

— Ashlee Explains It All (@ash_says_what) April 2, 2020

Istanbul mayor says time running out to halt coronavirus spread https://t.co/F704PS3fl5 pic.twitter.com/faAE8oenlX

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 2, 2020

Brazil's Bolsonaro isolated, weakened by coronavirus denial https://t.co/h8CbhwHO5E

— Bruno J. Navarro (@Bruno_J_Navarro) April 2, 2020

New from me: A state of denial: is this the world’s worst coronavirus response?https://t.co/eq4qwwluu1

— Paul Canning 🇺🇦 (@pauloCanning) April 2, 2020

To be fair, that’s Duterte’s response to everything https://t.co/jp0EgekTWG

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) April 2, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is on a strikingly similar course to that charted for climate change. It is critical that we pay attention to these similarities and what we might learn from them. https://t.co/89oximqEDl @AIEnvironment

— The Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) April 2, 2020

Judas!!! You logged in mate? pic.twitter.com/UQZsTJDCcQ

— Jesus Christ! Actually real and in no way a parody (@ThatBloke_Jesus) April 2, 2020

John King is absolutely right. This is a must-watch clip:

"[Trump's] efforts to rewrite the history of what he said early on … he has the Defense Sec., the Attorney General, and the Nat'l Sec. Advisor come to the podium and thank the president and tell him how great he is." pic.twitter.com/9dg7oJ587a

— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) April 1, 2020

Trump praises Mike Pence for not answering a question about people who don't have access to healthcare pic.twitter.com/Qi13DOAzy5

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) April 1, 2020

Also, FWIW, Trump saying he'll look at it and embarrassing Pence is also not addressing the substance of the matter — where people without healthcare are going to get help.

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) April 1, 2020

It's an old story but Trump doesn't want people to have affordable healthcare. It's that simple. It's that deplorable. It's that petty. https://t.co/ywgAPSAgQp

— John Oberlin (@OMGno2trump) April 1, 2020

"We're soon going to have more ventilators than we need," Trump says

— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) April 1, 2020

Asked why not issue a national stay-at-home order, Trump says, "States are different. States are different." He claims some states "don't have much of a problem…they don't have thousands of people that are positive…or even think they might have it…or hundreds of people."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 1, 2020

"We really believe this is a time when people should avoid gatherings of more than 10 people," Vice President Mike Pence tells @Nightline. "And, and so, we continue to urge churches around America to heed to that." https://t.co/QEarou3FQ1

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) April 1, 2020

ah the new Trump tone https://t.co/bdGWBXtil9

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) April 1, 2020

🤥Pence: I don't believe the president has ever belittled the threat of the coronavirus.

Wolf recites Trump's words: He called it a hoax, said numbers will go from 15 – zero, will disappear quickly, etc.

😬Pence: The president is an optimistic person.

🤯Lies are now optimism. pic.twitter.com/DQss5PsmrC

— 🇺🇦Paula Chertok🗽 (@PaulaChertok) April 1, 2020

The problem with having White House beat reporters at these corona-conferences is that they are interested in the next 'beat' of the story, how it's moved forward from yesterday till today. We need experts who can challenge the WH line & rebut falsehoods in real time.

— Richard Stengel (@stengel) April 1, 2020

The White House Correspondents' Association is booting OAN from the rotation for a seat in the briefing room after its correspondent violated the rules.

"This is a matter of public safety." pic.twitter.com/8PCFpjVrdc

— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) April 1, 2020

Trump says he doesn’t know whether Chinese officials have lied about its number of coronavirus cases but notes that they’re buying lots of US farm products

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 1, 2020

Trump keeps bragging about his trade deal with China, but it's all B.S. US exports to China have declined for 3 straight years under Trump and are now lower than they were in 2012. The losses will never be recovered. #TrumpPressConference #FailureInChief https://t.co/tavpvTOjzP

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) April 1, 2020

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley says drug cartels will "try to take advantage” of coronavirus pandemic: “We’re at war with COVID-19, we’re at war with terrorists and we’re at war with the drug cartels … You will not penetrate this country.” https://t.co/07pnEZYTdy pic.twitter.com/JkQRsmk6X8

— ABC News (@ABC) April 1, 2020

I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS: A DRUG ENFORCEMENT SURGE?? in Latin America?! US Navy, Marine Corps & Coast Guard mobility assets should be assisting the US continent governors like the disaster it is. #IncompetentInChief https://t.co/3wmNjanghr

— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) April 1, 2020

I feel so much safer https://t.co/0akjG9rSa7

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 1, 2020

Another potential crisis on the horizon- #Trump elaborates on alleged threat from #Iran and/or proxies – “It would be a very bad thing for them” if they do it he says

— Suzanne Lynch (@suzannelynch1) April 1, 2020

It’s the OAN lady again, trying to formulate a question about the president*’s imaginary Iranian sneak attack, and now Esper is mongering a little war for her.

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 1, 2020

Trump claiming Iranians are "dying to make a deal" but John Kerry has talked them out of it

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) April 1, 2020

The fact that so many GOP big state governors-in TX, FL & GA-all tightened statewide restrictions immediately after Trump finally let his advisers frame the full risk from the WH podium underscores how much his earlier minimizing contributed to the critical delays in those states

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) April 1, 2020

Is there a legal basis for a state discriminating based on state residency in providing emergency services (as opposed, say, to in-state college tuition and the like)? https://t.co/grbwEnKGfB

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 1, 2020

“Roughly 280 million masks in warehouses around the U.S. were purchased by foreign buyers on Monday alone, according to Forbes. A FEMA spokesperson said the agency ‘has not actively encouraged or discouraged U.S. companies from exporting overseas’.” https://t.co/e4Xob5bhHC

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) April 1, 2020

Bill Gates: Here’s how to make up for lost time on covid-19https://t.co/1H1c3e7w0C

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 1, 2020

Some warned about this pandemic — and how to combat the next one. https://t.co/ZypDAM4Nak

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) April 1, 2020

For me, this chart is the most alarming of the latest batch.

US & UK daily death tolls are accelerating in a straight line on a log scale chart, i.e still increasing exponentially.

~All other countries had begun slowing the rate of increase in deaths by now. https://t.co/3zLPMbPgCg

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) April 1, 2020

US/EU coronavirus comparisons more useful than Italy, Spain, UK given scale (and that so few people consistently report per capita numbers): pic.twitter.com/gF7OpkE0jD

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) April 1, 2020

Most coronavirus deaths.

Italy: 13,155
Spain: 9,053
US: 4,516
France: 3,523
China: 3,312
Iran: 3,036
UK: 2,352
Netherlands: 1,173
Germany: 858
Belgium: 828
Switzerland: 461
Turkey: 277
Sweden: 239
Brazil: 206
Portugal: 187
S Korea: 165
Indonesia: 157
Austria: 146
Canada: 108

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) April 1, 2020

when the side you picked in the culture war badly mishandles a pandemic. https://t.co/jiikXuFosv

— Sarah Creighton 🍂 (@Saraita101) April 1, 2020

ANALYSIS: PM’s rhetoric on testing doesn’t match the reality. He said we could “turn the tide" on virus in 12 wks if we followed rules to slow the spread. That was our bit of the bargain. His was to materially scale up testing. So far he’s fallen short https://t.co/AbUkdZVp67

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) April 1, 2020

Am I alone in thinking this government statement borders on gibberish? https://t.co/biBxMF9FiZ

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) April 1, 2020

Brexit is a self-indulgence from another age. It should be shelved for an indefinite period until we have dealt with the long-term economic and social fall out of COVID-19. There can be no justification for imposing a second, voluntary shock on the country in early 2021. https://t.co/W8rpP00ogO

— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) March 30, 2020

Very pleased (“stoked”) to get both “toey” and “nosey parkers” into this item today #kiwilinguistics @newsroom: https://t.co/GkEH9f4UHd

— PeterBale (@PeterBale) April 1, 2020

So talented and kind. Heartbreaking news. https://t.co/YnuWv0LHqQ

— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) April 1, 2020

Today's briefing makes one thing very clear — the U.S. government is expecting its citizens to suffer waves of tragedy in the coming weeks. There's no best-case scenario anymore.

— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) March 31, 2020

Started covering the White House in 1996 and it's hard to remember many briefings as grim or sober as this one. The best case scenarios outlined today envision about twice as many dead Americans as the entire Vietnam War or more.

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) March 31, 2020

"What would've happened if we did nothing? Because there was a group that said, 'let's just ride it out.' … 2.2 million people would've died" — here's Trump laying the groundwork to claim up to 200,000 American deaths as a victory on the campaign trail this year pic.twitter.com/zlTFxiqIT6

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 31, 2020

The statement he should have made in February. Or the 1st of March, while he also gave clear and truthful details of massive national testing program rollout by weeks ago.

This is just tired-ass failed governing. https://t.co/W38FUrbJ2o

— Craig Newman (@craignewman) March 31, 2020

Trump says "a lot of people" wanted him to just "ride it out" as if it was "the flu."

"It's not the flu," he says, correctly.

But *HE* repeatedly likened it to the flu. He said four days ago that you can call it a flu.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 31, 2020

"Being untethered from linear time allows Trump to deny reality with impunity… Pointing out to Trump that he said something different yesterday, last week, or an hour or a year ago, doesn’t faze him."https://t.co/W7qEZ6dvAW https://t.co/kIoLVoMUKF

— Michael Socolow (@MichaelSocolow) March 31, 2020

It is really rich for this President who called this virus a hoax criticizing the states of NY and NJ for getting off to a late start. We are where we are because of what you refused to do.

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) March 31, 2020

Trump declined to address the substance of Cuomo's criticism of this ventilator acquisition process that pits states against other states. Instead, he accuses Cuomo of being a complainer and says he should appreciate what the state has been given.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 31, 2020

Correct. He and the rest of Putin's Choir (Hannity, Falwell, Limbaugh, Ingraham, Rand Paul) sang a song of "NO BIG DEAL!" pic.twitter.com/enUM0AIVxa

— Mindful Primate (@MichellesDude) March 31, 2020

Trump is now blowing up the “impeachment hobbled his response“ because he can’t bring himself to admit that he didn’t do as well as he wants to think he did.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 31, 2020

I warned everyone yesterday, but who listens?

Don’t fall for Trump’s effort to recast himself as the benevolent leader of a unified countryhttps://t.co/C9UrUCsCUx https://t.co/QyNXtIKOGR

— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) March 31, 2020

Trump went from bragging that he would keep the virus from killing a single American to bragging that he'll keep it under a quarter million deaths.

Wrap your head around that. Don't let the normalization of his lies numb it.

250,000 living, breathing humans.

— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) March 31, 2020

"[W]hen you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done."
–Donald Trump, Feb. 26, 2020 https://t.co/MW1SPSsEYI
Today: 100,000 deaths at low end of prediction https://t.co/hrWnyI6bdX

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) March 31, 2020

And here we go, with the preemptive attempt to claim credit for not taking the “do-nothing” option. As if that was really an option.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 31, 2020

Fauci: "We have to brace ourselves….We will continue to see things go up." He explains mitigation may not be seen in the numbers for 2 weeks or so. "Press it down on the accelerator…for the next 30 days," he says about mitigation/social distancing. "This will be the answer." pic.twitter.com/bvYAKHWWBm

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 31, 2020

NEW. My interview with Fauci:https://t.co/gpUi6GOcds

— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) March 31, 2020

When Trump turns it over to Dr. Birx, CNN goes live from the White House. pic.twitter.com/7GDPit8o8f

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 31, 2020

Dr Birx on what is a call to battle for everyone: "There's no magic bullet, there's no magic vaccine or therapy.
It's just behaviors. Each of our behaviors translating into something that changes the course of this pandemic over the next 30 days"

— Chris Jansing (@ChrisJansing) March 31, 2020

This is now the media scenario. It could be worse, if our fellow citizens refuse to stay at home and abide by the recommendations. It's up to us to make sure we help our frontline healthcare experts can confront this. If we fail, many will die- including many of them.

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) March 31, 2020

Trump: "We have some hospitals in some states that think they need ventilators and we don't think they do."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 31, 2020

Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a stay-at-home order for Los Angeles before New York did. Now, the city could see an increase in cases. In conversation with @EmilyJaneFox, Garcetti explains how southern California is bracing for the worst https://t.co/v3OeubrEAg

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 31, 2020

Donald Trump's Blame Game https://t.co/Il4mh64Tsf via @BulwarkOnline

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) March 31, 2020

Extremely concerning. Unlike the administration's emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, this drug is not approved at all in the US. To be sure, EUA is not the same as approval. But there are real dangers in politicizing the FDA as the admin is doing. https://t.co/EXSgdQci5W

— Rachel Sachs (@RESachs) March 31, 2020

Stunningly worrisome story. Remember there’s no Navy Secretary right now because the last one was fired for refusing an illegal order from Trump. https://t.co/n0rJ7vuehQ

— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) March 31, 2020

“What’s more important? Building an aircraft carrier … or saving a hundred thousand lives?" The Defense Production Act has been used by the military thousands of time, but with the pandemic, President Trump sees it as a "break the glass" last resort. https://t.co/9UAeHj6Um1

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) March 31, 2020

Trump rejects reopening Obamacare enrollment during pandemic — and sets up red states for disaster
https://t.co/VSO5YgUPgB

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 31, 2020

An "Outdoor Easter Blow Out Service. Not online. A National gathering . . . like Woodstock."

1. Buffoon
2. Moron
3. Future COVID-19 victim.

Have at it. https://t.co/TcqFyurZ6Z

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) March 31, 2020

45’s cover/fuck up of the American pandemic response is already responsible for a worse calamity than 9/11. There will be a political reckoning like the GOP has never seen. Think the drip, drip, drip of an Iran Hostage Crisis for Carter but infinitely worse: A daily body count.

— Alexander Heffner (@heffnera) March 31, 2020

65,000 EU nationals work in NHS hospitals.#WhenThisisAllOver, many thousands of EU nationals in the UK could lose their status because the government has insisted on persisting with a broken application system. https://t.co/qsp0TLyPWx

— European Movement UK (@euromove) March 31, 2020

Italy frets over lockdown, eyes eventual staggered re-opening https://t.co/i0YxNIltTh pic.twitter.com/0zl1NDfTuZ

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 31, 2020