President Trump: "We have done as well as any nation." pic.twitter.com/LD6P9HnvxR

— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2020

I lasted one minute watching Trump attempt to answer questions before nearly drowning in his bullshit ramblings.

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 3, 2020

In his briefing, Trump again claims that other countries are seeing coronavirus flare-ups in addition to the U.S.

Sure, some are — but nowhere near the scale of the U.S.'s recent surge, including when adjusted for population. https://t.co/QK6hr0V7OC

— Philip Bump (@pbump) August 3, 2020

Trump is marveling that countries with single payer health care systems like Canada and Germany can buy drugs cheaper than the US and blames Congress for not building a similar system. He's also doing the Chappelle fake Canadian ID sketch.

— Dan Murphy (@bungdan) August 3, 2020

There is something very, very wrong with a system that allows 150,000 people to die without holding a single person responsible. https://t.co/1tFrSXSAss

— The Nation (@thenation) August 3, 2020

It's getting to be pretty Soviet around here, when every day Trump announces "significant progress" against the virus, which never seems to go away. The next five-year plan is definitely going to see record grain harvests in Kazakhstan, I'm reliably told…

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) August 3, 2020

And telehealth x 100

— Patti O'Brien (@OBrieninDC) August 3, 2020

I hate it when they teach him a new word.

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 3, 2020

The President of the United States is an idiot.

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 3, 2020

RT: An extraordinary exercise in clarity: an accurate overview of the pandemic's devastating effect on the U.S. by Ed Yong for The Atlantic.https://t.co/RKRu7HoA01 https://t.co/RRJCOM3C7P pic.twitter.com/U5oJhDCO4U

— Christopher Labos (@drlabos) August 3, 2020

New Jersey governor reimposes restrictions on indoor gatherings due to "actions of a few knuckleheads" https://t.co/r4Kp42ICUs pic.twitter.com/FELs8C45r8

— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2020

The pastor of a Catholic church on Capitol Hill who urged people not to 'cower in fear' of the coronavirus has contracted COVID-19, prompting D.C. health officials to tell about 250 staff and parishioners to self-quarantine for two weeks. https://t.co/0iXSERzIHf

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 3, 2020

Former Trump faith adviser holding in-person event for over 2,000 people https://t.co/DsmZoKwBCC pic.twitter.com/IY5vz0KVkW

— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2020

Most Presidents value their credibility with the public. But Trump has squandered his & will have difficulty convincing enough Americans of this: “White House officials said that Mr. Trump would not distort the vaccine review process to help his campaign.” https://t.co/MaV6NXeDzx

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 3, 2020

WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING AT HHS?! https://t.co/SvEnneLqlk

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 3, 2020

So, one of my greatest fears right now is that Trump mounts an October surprise and forces through an Emergency Use Authorization @US_FDA on a #COVID19 #vaccine with limited data, or shoddy analysis. https://t.co/ESzYczoIkK

— Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) July 30, 2020

“In the end, Trump’s long trail of deliberate uses of the government to bolster his deceptions, agitprop and corrupt designs will itself undo any vaccine Hail Mary. Even if Trump manages to rush such an announcement,” who’ll trust him to deliver fairly?https://t.co/B8NjEROwYN

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 3, 2020

President Trump criticizes Dr. Deborah Birx for the first time after she issues coronavirus warnings https://t.co/xDQ5ZB2TBI pic.twitter.com/vhERBG4YLk

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 3, 2020

We're beyond masking and social distancing here. The current situation is the direct result of a conscious political decision that it was tolerable to let COVID spread out of control around the country. https://t.co/Eh3eVErdcj

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 3, 2020

Cardinals’ coronavirus outbreak grows to 13 positives; another series postponed https://t.co/Ts45wW2L1A

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 3, 2020

Great example of Trump strategy back-firing – by forcing Manhattan DA's office to further detail/justify reasons for their subpoena they also forced disclosure of fact that Trump & his company under a live criminal investigation. Oops.https://t.co/xBcALFBnC3

— Shanlon Wu (@shanlonwu) August 3, 2020

Prosecutor calls Trump’s new bid to shield tax returns an end-run around Supreme Court ruling https://t.co/852kS98qPM

— Shayna Jacobs (@shaynajacobs) August 3, 2020

This Kodak pump and dump by the Trump admin (gave them a huge sum of money to "develop ingredients for a COVID cure/vaccine") is just out and out corruption and money laundering, apparently.

Wonder why the Dems aren't calling this one out? Hmmm pic.twitter.com/qP1L6wu4n8

— Wayfinder Radio (@einbert1986) August 3, 2020

He is now defending extorting Microsoft saying he is the "landlord" who holds the "lease" so must get his pound of flesh from corporate transactions. I am not making that up.

— Dan Murphy (@bungdan) August 3, 2020

Trump wants points on the package. https://t.co/xl4vx69UVL

— Max Steele (@maxasteele) August 3, 2020

Microsoft is in talks to acquire Chinese-owned, short-form video app TikTok. The talks come following President Trump's threat to ban the app from the U.S. by executive order. https://t.co/he1JPyQUKA pic.twitter.com/Z0dPqv22Ya

— CNBC (@CNBC) August 3, 2020

Reuters appear to have solved the mystery of where the Russian hacked trade documents came from before the 2019 UK election.

It was……… Liam Fox’s accounthttps://t.co/yoLbwNI9M1

— Mark Di Stefano (@MarkDiStef) August 3, 2020

Tory-linked PR firm granted £3m Covid-19 contract without tender https://t.co/uqHzu0n4dE

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 3, 2020

As reports continue of people waiting several days (and sometimes more than a week) for Covid test results in the US, Britain is rolling out widespread testing that gives accurate results in just 90 minutes. (And the UK already does more tests per capita). https://t.co/muI7HLpwxj

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 3, 2020

Boost test and trace before English schools reopen 'or risk second wave' https://t.co/HJOuKqQqe4

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 3, 2020

In December Boris Johnson told voters

“We’ve got an oven-ready deal! Ready to go!”

Today we hear this! Why is this charlatan not being held to account? https://t.co/db8hk9NviI

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) August 3, 2020

Sky News is tracking where jobs are being lost across the UK economy as #COVID19 plunges Britain into what is expected to be the deepest recession on record.

Click below 👇 to see what sectors have been affected.

— SkyNews (@SkyNews) August 3, 2020

EXC @theipaper

Britain moves one step closer to immunity passports

Sage has recommended ministers consider a scheme exempting some recovered Covid-19 patients from self-isolation rules

(still some way to go before full-blown immunity certificate though)https://t.co/34AsV52dOZ

— Hugo Gye (@HugoGye) August 3, 2020

More dubious contracts for more dubious tests to more dubious companies https://t.co/sVLycXPRqD

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) August 3, 2020

A nation mourns its Covid-19 dead. But for Boris Johnson it's a time for triumphalism

As Britain tops the table for excess deaths, the prime minister hails a ‘massive success’ and has nothing to say to the bereaved#JohnsonHasFailed #leadership https://t.co/vzr39H1htz

— BremainInSpain #FBPE (@BremainInSpain) August 3, 2020

*Sung in the manner of ABBA*
"Have you seen the queue for Nandooooooooos…." 🎶 https://t.co/YDt3jY4d0q

— Stephen McGann (@StephenMcGann) August 3, 2020

If they infected each other, it'll have been worth it.

— Clay Harris 🇪🇺 (@mudlarklives) August 3, 2020

More than 16 million people in Britain have less than £100 in savings.

Meanwhile Richard Branson – who sued the NHS and demanded an enormous government bailout – has seen his personal wealth increase by £640,000,000 during the Coronavirus pandemic.

This is why I'm a socialist.

— George Aylett (@GeorgeAylett) August 3, 2020

In Britain, a squirrel once got its head stuck inside a Halloween mask and ran around terrifying an entire neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/4oNrcLHC65

— WTF Facts (@mrwtffacts) August 3, 2020

What you need to know as Tropical Storm Isaias is set to bring dangerous storm surges to the Carolinas and New York City: https://t.co/TYrdQan5vE

— ABC News (@ABC) August 3, 2020

JUST IN: Tropical storm WATCH upgraded to Tropical Storm WARNING for DC and Balt, all areas east of Loudoun & Frederick counties. Though I95 in warning winds may top 40 mph, higher winds to 60 mph forecast near Bay and Delmarva. Heavy rains EVERYWHERE. https://t.co/ScDtJRcSeh

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) August 3, 2020

FirstEnergy, recently implicated in a $61 million bribery scheme by the FBI, "contributes more to the ongoing climate crisis than ExxonMobil."

Every single member of Ohio's state congress takes PAC $$ from the utility.

Fantastic reporting by @emorwee https://t.co/Y1EeZ8xHwm

— Maddie Stone (@themadstone) August 3, 2020

100,000 oil & gas workers have been laid off this year.

We can fight climate change & create jobs by employing these Americans to clean up gas wells that are leaking methane.@JoeBiden & @SpeakerPelosi support the idea – & Senate Republicans should, too. https://t.co/U2clDk6ug0

— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) August 3, 2020

This spring @dan_kammen + I warned that storms + fires worsened by climate breakdown would converge w covid.

We argued that #GreenStimulus could help frontline communities weather the disasters while attacking their causes.

None of this was inevitable.https://t.co/1ABqRxfdZy pic.twitter.com/xpXOfQLs92

— Daniel Aldana Cohen (@aldatweets) August 3, 2020

A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologized Monday for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on one ship infected at least 5 passengers and 36 crew. https://t.co/azwFR9LaOO

— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) August 3, 2020

LIVE UPDATES: John Hume 1937-2020 – Ian Paisley Jnr. recalls joke shared by John Hume and his father during a lunch break | ‘John Hume was a political titan’ – Tony Blair | ‘Ireland’s Martin Luther King’ – US President Bill Clinton. https://t.co/Rmm6OWgV9e

— Derry Journal (@derryjournal) August 3, 2020

John Hume has died – the greatest Irish politician of my lifetime. May he rest in peace https://t.co/a5ZRO3KZij

— Martin Doyle (@MartinDoyleIT) August 3, 2020

John Hume obituary: The leader who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland. https://t.co/nSUNu6RFWA

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) August 3, 2020

This is what John Hume meant to the people of Derry, a city that put their arms around their son when he needed it most. “It’s no easy feat to raise people up when they’ve always had a boot on their back.” Rest easy John Hume. https://t.co/e5CkDs9UTI

— aoife-grace moore. (@aoifegracemoore) August 3, 2020