Donald Trump dismissed his predecessor as “grossly incompetent,” a day after Barack Obama said leaders weren’t “even pretending to be in charge” during the pandemichttps://t.co/XofGJ01Uxu
— POLITICO (@politico) May 17, 2020
"Comparing Obama and Trump, though, is unfair on some level. Obama is everything Trump will never be: Compassionate, thoughtful, intellectually curious, honest and highly intelligent." My new CNN article on Obama's commencement address https://t.co/aIeDumYMdb
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) May 17, 2020
Opinion: Trump is gambling the health of the nation for his reelection https://t.co/1K59mTzL4o
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 17, 2020
“But this is not about government misconduct. It’s about inflaming the base and muddying the waters. It’s about discrediting Obama as he assumes a newly prominent role in the 2020 campaign. It’s about winning, again, at any cost.” https://t.co/WISNsFKNmw
— John Sipher (@john_sipher) May 17, 2020
Trump's current "Obamagate" obsession is a likely preview of his reelection messaging strategy https://t.co/PklwoMhLTV
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 17, 2020
"The goal of zone-flooding is simple: introduce bullshit stories into the information bloodstream, sit back while the media feverishly covers them (from all sides), and then exploit the chaos that results from the subsequent fog of disinformation." https://t.co/91XrGk9C5t
— Carrie Brown (@Brizzyc) May 17, 2020
Eric Trump claimed the Democratic Party strategized the pandemic to prevent his father from hosting campaign rallies https://t.co/KJmzL1jOfS pic.twitter.com/X0lKTzYgBA
— The Hill (@thehill) May 17, 2020
It’s funny how Trump is the one who set the reopening guidelines, but all these morons keep protesting the same exact guidelines while wearing MAGAt hats. 🤦🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/bPQrhiF1vK
— Chicano Marine 🇲🇽🇺🇸🧩 (@kingsrush) May 17, 2020
I would not personally advance a demagogic effort to claim *the* reason the US was short of supplies in March is that Trump was too busy giving all our stuff away to China, but I wouldn’t be shocked if that argument arose in the context of a heated campaign season.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) May 17, 2020
Tapper to Senator Johnson: I find it hard to believe that if President Obama had gotten rid of four Inspectors General in six weeks that you would have the same attitude that you seem to have right now pic.twitter.com/7e9sBsVUT1
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) May 17, 2020
Trump has now revealed more with this retweet about his rationale for firing the IG than he did in his statutory required explanation to Congress. pic.twitter.com/xLBuabkLYc
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 17, 2020
The amazing thing isn’t that these guys are so thoroughly corrupt. Or brazen, as they know the details will come out eventually (because they always do). It’s that the Republican party is A-okay with this rampant corruption and 30% of the country is, too. https://t.co/J8gJb9TPFE
— Joshua Zeitz (@JoshuaMZeitz) May 17, 2020
Make that 49 per cent..
Trump approval in new Gallup poll:
Approve 49%
Disapprove 48%https://t.co/MUP1UTx164— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 17, 2020
CloudCommerce, a company whose largest shareholder is Brad Parscale, received nearly $800,000 from the federal #coronavirus relief fund for small businesses — about 6X the average loan size.
Parscale currently owns 35% of the company.https://t.co/GgkzKsFZwV
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) May 17, 2020
If you're upset that a VC firm that Hunter Biden worked for got money from China, just wait until you hear who funded Kushner's real estate company Cadre.
Answer: Kremlin cut-out Yuri Milner and… $90,000,000 from unknown offshore shell companies https://t.co/b4jINKISnr
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) May 17, 2020
The conservative majority’s nasty rhetoric and callous indifference toward human life is, increasingly, a hallmark of conservative jurisprudence. https://t.co/ThU4ZALSF8
— Slate (@Slate) May 17, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic will cost states hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue in the upcoming fiscal year, according to an @NBCNews survey of 33 states and Washington, DC. https://t.co/WkaE4l2J1B
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 17, 2020
This should be a sobering data point for anyone talking about how well the US has handled the economic fallout from Covid-19 https://t.co/0abD1SjCOF pic.twitter.com/fIsrt3mc83
— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) May 17, 2020
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/r21IeBAOzx
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 17, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Support for the government's handling of #coronavirus has dropped sharply since the prime minister's address to the nation last weekend https://t.co/v6f27CLBzD
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) May 17, 2020
Oh bugger https://t.co/g1b8OTbrY4 pic.twitter.com/v2vUj2aIzP
— Ian Leslie (@mrianleslie) May 17, 2020
Monday's front page: Boris Johnson's Covid-19 safety inspections at work don't actually exist pic.twitter.com/NdlY25VMen
— i newspaper (@theipaper) May 17, 2020
Michael Gove says he can 'guarantee' teachers will be safe on return to school https://t.co/DA0eRvTjUh
— The Independent (@Independent) May 17, 2020
In March they were covering Italy like a disaster zone, focusing on stuff like the army shipping coffins. Now when the death toll is 5x higher here they’re calling teachers militant for not wanting schools to open before there’s a way to do it without killing everyone’s nan. pic.twitter.com/Jn9JPjLIEM
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 17, 2020
My unpopular opinion is in line with this: Coronavirus will show us how starkly our society is malfunctioning, and then when we have a vaccine we will say "well THAT happened" and return to perpetuating all of those inequalities
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) May 17, 2020
The prime minister has admitted his government's plans for easing the #coronavirus lockdown are causing "frustration", as he faces a growing revolt from doctors, nurses, teachers and regional councils https://t.co/EPmvWKUVSW
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) May 17, 2020
Boris Johnson: Coronavirus vaccine 'might not come to fruition' https://t.co/xtcLH6KwjH pic.twitter.com/rzqaoUHRyG
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) May 17, 2020
There's still so much doctors don't know about Covid-19. Superb reporting by @camillahodgson on the patients who still aren't better weeks later https://t.co/3GZpm9aYCF
— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) May 17, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
Australia, India, Japan, China's partner Russia, and 58 other nations will jointly move a resolution at the WHO general assembly tomorrow demanding an early, "impartial, independent and comprehensive" inquiry into the pandemic, including the WHO's actions. https://t.co/wjZoddpn4b
— Brahma Chellaney (@Chellaney) May 17, 2020
Beaches, parks busy as Europe heat wave and U.S. spring test new coronavirus rules https://t.co/Wj5HOFh8Et pic.twitter.com/ejy3XkMQkf
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 17, 2020
Italy's daily coronavirus death toll and new cases fall https://t.co/mf2KtURVXM pic.twitter.com/PbQCSldRJx
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 17, 2020
Canadian military jet crashes while preparing to take part in flyover honoring those working on coronavirus frontlines https://t.co/HQP5w0vy69 pic.twitter.com/M4lMfksjRC
— The Hill (@thehill) May 17, 2020
The Irish Times view on reopening economy: The first cautious step https://t.co/VXj2mBfMjA via @IrishTimesOpEd
— Irish Times Opinion (@IrishTimesOpEd) May 17, 2020
Contactless check-ins, extra cleaning and wellness checks: Here's what the future of hotel visits could look like. https://t.co/8EAgAcvhVb
— CNBC (@CNBC) May 17, 2020
Surgical masks found to be effective at protecting hamsters from contracting coronavirus, even more effective at preventing transmission to other hamsters https://t.co/2VFQ0yXwoi
— Market Urbanism (@MarketUrbanism) May 17, 2020
Exactly how fucked are we again…?
Jordan's first Air Jordan sneakers sold for record $560,000 at Sotheby's https://t.co/868XDzOqBj pic.twitter.com/KtelamTyRm
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 17, 2020
Finally…
Preach the Gospel all the time, if necessary use words pic.twitter.com/LkxYPN4yRS
— Rev Grey (@RevGrey) May 17, 2020
BURN THIS THING!
BOW YOUR KNEE!
HEAT!
COVID-19!! https://t.co/MvKW46uLip— Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann) May 17, 2020
The Overnight Note 