#BREAKING: President Trump abruptly leaves press conference mid-sentence after an aide gets his attention. The President offers no explanation as he leaves. pic.twitter.com/DQTb69l3gb
— The Hill (@thehill) August 10, 2020
President Trump was abruptly escorted out of the White House briefing room as he was meeting with reporters. He returned soon after, saying there had been a shooting outside the White House that was now "under control." https://t.co/Nr0NtRG06Q
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 10, 2020
TRUMP: “It’s unfortunate that this is a, uh, world. But the world’s always been a dangerous place. It’s not something that’s unique. You look back over the centuries, the world has been a dangerous place—very dangerous place. And it will continue, I guess, for a period of time.” https://t.co/S8ag4NQhtV
— Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) August 10, 2020
“Do I seem rattled?” Trump asks.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 10, 2020
Trump again promising a vaccine before the end of the year.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020
Trump says Birx told him test results are now coming back in two days.
One of them is lying.— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) August 10, 2020
Trump now trying to cover for Texas by talking about how their fatality rate is lower than New York.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020
TRUMP: "I do want to say that, I think, at the end of a fairly short period of time, you're going to be in very, very good shape all over our country."
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 10, 2020
“It’s China’s fault“
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020
Trump is having a drunk uncle day. He is an incoherent mess and clearly shaken.
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 10, 2020
The President is questioned over his claim that protections for pre-existing conditions had never been done before pic.twitter.com/aoR17fQq93
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) August 10, 2020
President Trump: "Iran will make a deal with us in a month after the election's over if we win the election, but their greatest dream in the world is that Joe Biden wins because they will own this country." pic.twitter.com/HFd3GXDVWi
— The Hill (@thehill) August 10, 2020
Asked if he’s raised with Putin the intel assessment that Russia is interfering in the election, Trump talks about the intel assessments about China and Iran, then says “the Democrats” are the ones meddling in the election, which is, again, nonsense.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 10, 2020
Well, at least State TV is dutifully reporting the dear leader’s exact words pic.twitter.com/05sdlhHMsI
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020
He is literally just saying whatever pops into his head. He's making it all up.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 10, 2020
North Korea couldn’t cash a check in a strip mall but it’s going to own the US if Biden wins.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 10, 2020
Trump says nobody had stockpiles of ventilators at the outset, though his administration has confirmed it inherited a national stockpile of about 16,660 ventilators in working order.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 10, 2020
OAN asks Trump about Susan Rice being considered as Biden running mate, opening door for Potus to make false claims about Obama administration "spying" on his campaign and calling it "treason."
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) August 10, 2020
I spent two hours in the dentist's chair today and it wasn't as painful as that presser. You're welcome.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020
Elsewhere…
This is what the State Department public affairs press release says about the OIG report. The OIG report itself hasn't been released yet. It's expected to be released this evening or tomorrow https://t.co/N7kpHfXvvC
— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) August 10, 2020
Analysis: Trump keeps running roughshod over Congress.
And Republicans have largely let him. https://t.co/k814GwP96d
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 10, 2020
Trump’s Mount Rushmore fantasy is enabled by a ‘Potemkin village’ staffers build for him, @jameshohmann writes in The Daily 202. w/@marianaa_alfaro: https://t.co/vWjgGsstiy
— FrancesSteadSellers (@FrancesSSellers) August 10, 2020
"Fourscore and seven Miss Universes ago …"https://t.co/i4PSx8C2fr
— Keith Herrell (@CincinnatiKeith) August 10, 2020
Big Ten votes to cancel football season: report https://t.co/hoiMHXBuMy pic.twitter.com/ZgxFBlbXy3
— The Hill (@thehill) August 10, 2020
You and others should’ve worn you F’ing masks and we could’ve had college 🏈 in the fall. But you got your liberties with no football https://t.co/tWY5GWX6qX
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) August 10, 2020
Meanwhile, economy still in toilet…
President Trump's order does little to stop impending eviction crisis, experts say https://t.co/Prk231KaYw
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 10, 2020
The Mooch gets it…
They spent the remainder of the first half of the show attacking him and The Lincoln Project pic.twitter.com/1Q2LbS9Uag
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) August 10, 2020
I cannot take seriously anything Sens. Rubio, Hawley, Cotton and Sasse have to say about the future of the Republican Party because they have shown that, like Trump, they are in office to serve themselves rather than the American people.@PostOpinions https://t.co/2AIJkwqTck
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) August 10, 2020
And, as if we didn’t have enough to deal with…
90-100 mph winds…😳 https://t.co/w8804fcPiO
— NWS Des Moines (@NWSDesMoines) August 10, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Boris Johnson visits empty school to emphasise they are safe when busy https://t.co/uG0AmnYxSg
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) August 10, 2020
Contact tracers to be reduced by 6,000 in England https://t.co/5zwAj5Ya0e
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 10, 2020
Just when you thought the PPE scandal couldn’t get worse or more bizarre-Companies Linked to ‘Exclusive Brethren’ Evangelical Sect Awarded Hundreds of Millions of PPE Government Contracts – Byline Times https://t.co/3Yh2EYaSxN
— Stephen Colegrave (@StephenColegra1) August 10, 2020
Home secretary and RAF in show of force at Dover whilst, quietly, government drops outsourced world beating Test & Trace operation – another Dido Harding non-production. https://t.co/6jlBe9nNfr
— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) August 10, 2020
Just remember only 0.18% of the population in the UK are refugees. If they do have recourse to public funds it is £37.75 a week. That breaks down to just over £5 a day.
Priti Patel earns £1,000 an hour as an advisor to Viasat whose systems are used on Royal Navy Warships 🤔
— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) August 9, 2020
Meanwhile, this bullshit is still going on…
NEW: Blue Stilton has moved to the forefront of the UK's trade negotiations with Tokyo because Liz Truss wants to sell more cheese to the Japanese. Cheesy scoop from @GeorgeWParker https://t.co/WpyXnruSaw pic.twitter.com/hvYnphJcN4
— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) August 10, 2020
Brexit editors, knowing that being a Remainer meant a career cul-de-sac, colluded to con their readers. Already the trade issue and now migrant crisis show they lied to the country. Brexit is a disaster. Always was. What a scandal this is…..
— David Yelland (@davidyelland) August 10, 2020
I know we're all supposed to be screaming at each other (& forgetting about death tolls, Barnard Castle, PPE scandals, care homes etc) but it's objectively hilarious that Brexit is essentially going to give 'control' of our 'borders' to France.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) August 10, 2020
Brexit: Boris Johnson’s promise of lucrative trade deals in trouble, study warns | The Independent https://t.co/sx19rkvzAm
— Rob B (@RobBfromDerby) August 10, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
Lebanon’s entire government, including its prime minister, has resigned amid public outrage over the Beirut explosion.
Until a new government is formed, Lebanon will be led by a “caretaker government,” which can’t propose laws or executive measures. https://t.co/Cz7kLI10Ke
— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 10, 2020
WATCH: Massive explosion rips through gas station in southwest Russia; at least 13 injured pic.twitter.com/6oA2vdYf42
— BNO News (@BNONews) August 10, 2020
Interesting stat from @PoliticoRyan on how a selection of key economies performed between Q2 2019 and Q2 2020 – no doubt, there will be questions asked by some as to how the source of #COVID19 has outperformed others: pic.twitter.com/DAcOgXmK8U
— ThomasHCole (@ThomasHCole) August 9, 2020
How Is COVID-19 Impacting Global Conflict? https://t.co/H0FQSYBaCD
— Ziya Meral (@Ziya_Meral) August 10, 2020
This is the most incredible footage of the suspended "flying" train in Wuppertal in Germany in 1902. The scenes on the journey are astonishing, as is the camera work. How can something 118 years old look futuristic? https://t.co/D5AhwPZPc7
— L R Jones (@1967lrjones) August 9, 2020
And, of course…
Calls are growing for an international ban on the creation of killer robots, which could pose a "grave threat to humanity" https://t.co/9Heb5JRZ6Y
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) August 10, 2020
The Overnight Note 