Trump: "Vaccine or no vaccine, we're back … You fight through it."
The president and his staff get tested every day. You don't. pic.twitter.com/YXhkSwD7yV
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) May 15, 2020
President Trump on Friday expressed confidence in the rapid coronavirus test used to screen White House staff and visitors — despite the results of a new study suggesting it may miss up to half of infections detected by other tests on the market https://t.co/4nDMHSdr5j
— POLITICO (@politico) May 15, 2020
Who’s saying this? The secretary of defense? Ok … https://t.co/Sii6sPUX9x
— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) May 15, 2020
U.S. to stockpile vaccine candidates as trials continue: health secretary https://t.co/2R10ZNLU1v pic.twitter.com/mjIVaUQ3Rf
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 15, 2020
This is a total lie. The Global Health and Biodefense Directorate WAS dismantled, it's leader Adm. Tim Ziemer was reassigned, and what remained was subsumed by the WMD directorate – which is exclusively focused on man-made disasters, NOT naturally occurring diseases. https://t.co/Owz63kXnz8
— katrina mulligan (@NatSecMulligan) May 15, 2020
WATCH: Pres. Trump proclaims “we’re back” as states ease restrictions and the country’s death toll surpasses 87,000. #mtpdaily@chucktodd: “This caps off a week where the president has pushed for states to reopen … and inaccurately claimed we have ‘prevailed’ on testing.” pic.twitter.com/sfmCXBMwAF
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) May 15, 2020
President Trump says his administration is exploring whether a coronavirus vaccine should be free but declined to offer his personal opinion.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 15, 2020
Then why are we reopening!!!! https://t.co/LydlkGEnbt
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) May 15, 2020
People talk about "pandemic time" as a perpetual present, when really we're all living two weeks in the past. @amandamull's latest: https://t.co/FYXrURLYzQ
— Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) May 15, 2020
Warning from @UIowa researchers is a devastating indictment of @IAGovernor's claim to have made latest #COVID19 policy choices based on data. Read the white paper here (it's only 3 pages): https://t.co/gVc4SjM59U https://t.co/FaiqPi3S5B
— Bleeding Heartland (@LauraRBelin) May 15, 2020
El Paso health director announces "dramatic spike in positive cases"https://t.co/K1ALVrCs0D
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) May 15, 2020
Democrat says national park reopening measures "wholly insufficient to protect public health" https://t.co/fEBDMYuuAb pic.twitter.com/nfIgGjf7Bi
— The Hill (@thehill) May 15, 2020
Thread…
So far today, Trump has called the existence of Barack Obama "the greatest political scandal in the history of the United States;" called journalists "Fake News;" directed a schoolboy slur at a cable and internet company; said other people "don't know what to do;" called…
— Dan Murphy (@bungdan) May 15, 2020
Truckers protesting, the universal sign of love pic.twitter.com/XjRZAi6WI4
— The Recount (@therecount) May 15, 2020
Everyday is like VEEP…. except in this version there are nearly 90,000 dead people. https://t.co/Ued0MSh1iT
— dgordon52 (@dgordon52) May 15, 2020
I think "we are committed to secure the election" means something different to them than it does to me https://t.co/koJzVGVIgC
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 15, 2020
Eat your heart out, Asia. pic.twitter.com/CYNKwoLqPS
— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) May 15, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
BREAKING:UK Coronavirus infection rate ALREADY rising again.
This is a massacre. https://t.co/hFW0zZDSsg— Dr Louise Raw (@LouiseRawAuthor) May 15, 2020
Nine unions, including National Education Union, Nasuwt & National Association of Head Teachers & thousands of professionals who spend their lives teaching & caring for our children say otherwise. Who do we believe, them or a minister who has presided over a national catastrophe? https://t.co/49S4pDhqSa
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) May 15, 2020
The Telegraph hasn’t sussed yet that they’re now not only against the unions, but also the parents. https://t.co/6ntPKILO0g
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) May 15, 2020
This is extremely important. https://t.co/TDge3mAevH
— Dr Mary Bousted (@MaryBoustedNEU) May 15, 2020
Sorry did I just hear that free public transport for under 18s is suspended from Monday‽ how are secondary pupils supposed to get to school?
— Giles Booth (@blogmywiki) May 15, 2020
Every person prosecuted under Coronavirus Act was 'wrongly charged', CPS admitshttps://t.co/tNA8uTeyYN
— ITV News (@itvnews) May 15, 2020
So we should 100% expect a public sector pay freeze and further austerity by the end of the summer https://t.co/TXp9v5lAxL
— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) May 15, 2020
Boris Johnson’s newfound policy concern about obesity is a mark of his solipsism. It’s only a problem if it’s a problem for him
— robert shrimsley (@robertshrimsley) May 15, 2020
and, oh yeah, that thing…
"We are not going to bargain away our European values for the benefit of the British economy."
EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says a third round of talks on a new partnership with the UK was "disappointing". He warned negotiations could fail without a 'level playing field'. pic.twitter.com/wBi8en7al4
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 15, 2020
DUP votes were vital in supporting Tory Brexit, against the will of NI voters. Now, too late, they say they oppose border controls. NI voters are paying the price for electing idiots.https://t.co/D2LL9OtBHs via @rte
— John Fitzgerald #FBPE (@j_g_fitzgerald) May 15, 2020
— Annie Bishop #CEP LLB (hons) PhD in making a fuss (@killhopelaw) May 15, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
China acknowledges destroying early coronavirus samples, confirming U.S. accusation https://t.co/UWFwctUVOp
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 15, 2020
More real news about fake news from @NiemanLab: Unvetted scientific research about COVID-19 is becoming a partisan weapon https://t.co/e95GT2K3Yb
— Nieman Reports (@NiemanReports) May 15, 2020
"Catholics" who don't like the Pope, who denounce interfaith prayer and who read a publication called "Church Militant"?
Only on @FoxNews.
We really don't need a Christian Taliban right now.https://t.co/sLPKa1zUmS #FoxNews— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) May 15, 2020
Exclsuive: Abu Dhabi in talks with Dubai for support through state fund Mubadala – sources https://t.co/thL9Nqgi11 pic.twitter.com/NHeaZOs48B
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 15, 2020
#Australia has become a loyal attack dog of the #US against #China. With bilateral ties in a downward spiral, it would be delusional to think trade won't be affected. Here is a GT probe into what's at stake for Canberra: https://t.co/RB2HMJNcsQ pic.twitter.com/ImBu43yefY
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) May 15, 2020
Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich has resigned after less than a month on the job over what an official said was "incompatibility" with President Jair Bolsonaro's approach to fighting the country's spiraling Covid-19 crisis.https://t.co/G25d1YzlkC
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 15, 2020
Breaking News: J.C. Penney filed for bankruptcy. The 118-year-old department store is by far the biggest retail casualty of the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/tCXlLsVozu
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 15, 2020
All of you weirdos looking at flowcharts to decide on a Bundesliga team instead of the time honoured tradition pic.twitter.com/WSp0dR77JP
— Eoin (@WesAppreciator) May 15, 2020
25 of the funniest things we’ve seen on Twitter this week.https://t.co/PAGC5OuK4i pic.twitter.com/DDmKTCJ4h4
— The Poke (@ThePoke) May 15, 2020
Not now, 4-foot-long invasive lizards that eat anything you want. https://t.co/VHeJN3wLD8
— Dli O'Doir (@dli_odoir) May 15, 2020
The Overnight Note 