CDC Director Redfield sent a letter to governors "urgently" requesting them to expedite applications for vaccine distribution facilities and waive requirements that would prevent them "from becoming fully operational" by November 1, @CBSNews confirms.
First reported by @mcclatchy pic.twitter.com/nFrS7vpA3W

— Sara Cook (@saraecook) September 2, 2020

“The FDA official in charge of vaccine approvals … [said] political considerations will not enter into the process.”

If so this would be the first major Trump admin decision that was NOT dictated primarily by politics.

Count me skeptical. https://t.co/1UbO66Zxc9

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) September 3, 2020

COVID Update September 2: Vaccine by November 1 come hell or high water.

Some misunderstand the purpose of vaccines. Commissioner @SteveFDA is one of them. Donald Trump is another.

That lack of understanding has the potential to cause COVID-19 to be hear for a long time.

— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) September 3, 2020

My take on #Trump #WarpSpeed #COVID19 #vaccine — JUST POSTED.https://t.co/lIkk6BL4eh

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) September 3, 2020

The companies testing vaccines say they won't be ready until 2021, but Trump is saying they'll be ready 2 days before the election.

He screwed up the entire COVID response, but will pretend he's a hero at the last possible moment. A conman til the end.https://t.co/AzJpISyaPj

— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@DemWrite) September 3, 2020

The @nytimes has identified more than 51,000 coronavirus cases at more than 1,000 colleges across the US. You can search for schools, here: https://t.co/2bujhiAR3q

— Danielle Ivory (@danielle_ivory) September 3, 2020

It is illegal to vote more than once in an election. https://t.co/perILwbcXS

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 3, 2020

Twitter has had to flag Trump tweets again. This time, a public interest notice was put on two of his tweets for encouraging people to potentially vote twice. pic.twitter.com/TeYBBlT4Qi

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 3, 2020

Trump says they are his most favorite voters. I wonder why that is.https://t.co/ohSrw1IaUp

— Margoandhow (@Margoandhow) September 3, 2020

Trump suggests that people in North Carolina stress-test the security of their elections systems by voting twice — an act that constitutes the kind of voter fraud the president has railed against. ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ ⁦⁦@stefsaul⁩ https://t.co/F0wg0fjHPN

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 3, 2020

The Attorney General of the US would not directly confront this Trump call for criminal voter fraud. Trump is trying to wreck our democratic voting system. Where are the Republicans in Congress to not respond. America is sliding forward the edge. https://t.co/VOt6QZt3XY

— Barry R McCaffrey (@mccaffreyr3) September 3, 2020

Attorney General William Barr justified President Trump's suggestion of deploying federal agents to polling places, arguing that the DOJ has historically sent agents to enforce civil rights https://t.co/PJEm1vQDHu

— POLITICO (@politico) September 3, 2020

Bill Barr’s interview on CNN was a train wreck https://t.co/UyFPnu0Pk9

— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 3, 2020

Remember – "high confidence" is an assessment equivalent to assuring a president to take *any action necessary* to protect the nation, that USIC is *sure.* Trump knows *with zero doubt* he's helping Vladimir Putin attack America.

It's treason. pic.twitter.com/oX4t19oO9O

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) September 3, 2020

Taking a one-minute hiatus from hiatus to share this, which leaves me speechless. https://t.co/G36xg3DF2B pic.twitter.com/vsWYRlpXlA

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) September 3, 2020

On Memorial Day 2017, Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery with John Kelly, then homeland security secretary.

Standing by the grave of Robert Kelly — who died in Afghanistan at age 29 — Trump turned directly to his father and said, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?” https://t.co/rf99bH2UL5

— Matt Viser (@mviser) September 3, 2020

I'm not surprised about this. He's a sniveling jerk. I am surprised that the @GOP will say nothing and the media will treat this as a one day story at most. I know it's a tired trope, but if it was Obama, white nationalists would be armed in the streets. https://t.co/VqjoG2OOlm

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) September 3, 2020

Go ahead, Republicans. Defend this. Tell us all why this man should be Commander in Chief. Tell us why any of you who enabled and rationalized this obscenity should not be driven from office in shame. https://t.co/gf5TWQcxJ6

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 3, 2020

On that Atlantic piece: It’s offensive & patently false. @realDonaldTrump holds the military in the highest regard. He’s demonstrated his commitment to the force: delivering a pay raise to our troops, increasing military $$, signing vets reform & supporting military spouses.

— Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) September 3, 2020

Joe Biden sought to send a different message than President Trump with his trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Thursday. Biden met privately with Jacob Blake’s family, and then convened a community meeting at a local church. https://t.co/npRw1D0IC1

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 3, 2020

"Biden today stepping into the space left not only empty, but largely vandalized by Trump, as the country's healer, uniter, and law and justice presidential candidate… Biden, as well known as a comforter-in-chief…met privately with the family of Jacob Blake"- @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/5rF8CRZdzI

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) September 3, 2020

WATCH: Americans are being evicted. The depression is already here for many, and has been for some time.

Many of them have jobs but don’t make enough to survive. pic.twitter.com/XKCIgOQzkZ

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) September 3, 2020

Dumber than dirt 👇

Trump is pulling US officials from the headquarters of the World Health Organization, even as cases in the US climb above 6,000,000. #COVIDiotInChiefhttps://t.co/ycAgxaiB4b

— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) September 3, 2020

The Batman Halts Production After Robert Pattison, the Caped Crusader Himself, Tests Positive For Coronavirus https://t.co/94OBSLqbP5

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) September 3, 2020

Opinion: Why is the Trump administration enabling Turkey? https://t.co/WUCeNcvbJY

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

Facebook says it will restrict new political ads in the week before the U.S. presidential election and remove posts that convey misinformation. https://t.co/5Fi0juz7R3

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 3, 2020

MSNBC’s Katy Tur hammers Facebook VP for refusing to stop Trump’s ‘dangerous lies’ on their platform https://t.co/kP8nVSL2q4

— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 3, 2020

Apple to delay privacy change threatening Facebook, mobile ad market https://t.co/yu0K7zo61H pic.twitter.com/NYByfACNHB

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 3, 2020

More evidence that—despite the legal and economic merits—an anti-trust investigation into Google will end up a shitshow. https://t.co/bR6hRFrcL0

— nxthompson (@nxthompson) September 3, 2020

how Boris Johnson held a gathering of 50 MPs just 40 minutes before his office sent a tweet warning people not to attend gatherings of more than 30 people – via ⁦@elashton⁩ https://t.co/41kCCbQIzP

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) September 3, 2020

Husband of Tory minister said Covid-19 was a 'mental illness' and attended anti-mask demohttps://t.co/zlWUa1aXLu pic.twitter.com/CpFmQz1Pdy

— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) September 3, 2020

In another time you could compile interviews like this and Hancocks today and Patel and Johnson into a party political broadcast and they would have turned election fortunes for the opposition. Not now. What have we become? https://t.co/JEBsE4TqQF

— Shown (@northernlad18) September 3, 2020

“Tony Abbott is a homophobe and a misogynist”

Health Sec @MattHancock: “He’s also an expert on trade”#KayBurley

JM pic.twitter.com/92IFWVcDYH

— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) September 3, 2020

It’s almost the perfect storm of Telegraph stories https://t.co/yyCOpX5VFI

— Paddy O Doors (@muswellhillspur) September 3, 2020

Providing a new start to those who‘ve fled their homes represents the best of Britain's values. As we know refugees have always helped to keep our communities safe and make our society stronger. They even brought us fish & chips. Im standing with @RESCUE_UK to #StandWithRefugees pic.twitter.com/9zN9EeEmTQ

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 3, 2020

New: the government has given itself sweeping powers to build Brexit lorry parks across England, without needing local approvals 1/ https://t.co/VE4ILv08SX

— Joe Mayes (@Joe_Mayes) September 3, 2020

Tomorrow's front page: UK importers are panicking about the lack of prep for a no deal Brexit.

And tech stocks melted down today: Apple alone had $150bn wiped off its value pic.twitter.com/8oRHgpNbwK

— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) September 3, 2020

Tom Seaver, the greatest Met of all time, dies at 75: https://t.co/wEXxzXeOqv pic.twitter.com/BpsvvIIJbB

— NY Daily News Sports (@NYDNSports) September 3, 2020

I remember meeting Tom Seaver @ his first All-Star Game, and I knew he was a special person.He was a terrific pitcher and a wonderful friend. I was lucky to have dinner in his home in New York and in California which I remember fondly. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

— Hank Aaron (@HenryLouisAaron) September 3, 2020