NEW —> Trump fixates on the promise of a vaccine — real or not — as key to reelection bid
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) September 5, 2020
My latest with @jdawsey1 + @yabutaleb7 on the politics of vaccine promiseshttps://t.co/ibYOz16oZJ
Dire COVID-19 death toll projections from researchers Trump administration touted https://t.co/HeCoBHgCOf via @YahooNews
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) September 5, 2020
Companies developing COVID-19 vaccines planning to issue joint safety pledge: report https://t.co/zGv8ZCauCY pic.twitter.com/yBNIHwKU6N
— The Hill (@thehill) September 5, 2020
The race for a coronavirus vaccine has pitted the world’s intelligence agencies in a game of spy versus spy, and China and Russia are expanding their efforts to steal U.S. research. https://t.co/slmHiKVCql
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 5, 2020
Fast COVID tests were about to made available at Walgreens, etc. They would've helped kids return safely to school and adults to work. But the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT bought them ALL. Why? @maddow @AliVelshi @andersoncooper? Anyone?https://t.co/sQviMiJoWI
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) September 5, 2020
Meanwhile…
Every attempt to verify @TheAtlantic story not only confirms it, but unearths worse stuff. Now the defense is: "Yeah, he said it, but he's just an asshole who cares too much."https://t.co/nVb0GOolpm
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 5, 2020
Fox reporter hits back after Trump calls for her firing over Atlantic story https://t.co/vLLAShf7jT
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 5, 2020
What the military came to understand over the past four years is that, for all Trump’s talk of patriotism, he truly is transactional. Throughout his career, he has always believed that loyalty was for chumps. https://t.co/NUzBszGQA8
— David Ignatius (@IgnatiusPost) September 5, 2020
Makes sense in this context why Trump is cutting off the Census count on September 30 – that way the final unemployment data that comes out a month from now – the last before the election – will still include temporary Census workers, artificially boosting employment.
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) September 5, 2020
Libertarian-minded members of Congress, led by Sen. Rand Paul, have come out against the Trump administration's eviction moratorium order, calling it illegal and unconstitutional.https://t.co/g6Si3j5c2w
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 5, 2020
The Trump administration has instructed federal agencies to end racial sensitivity trainings that address topics like white privilege and critical race theory, calling them "divisive, anti-American propaganda." https://t.co/rBxNoat8Yh
— NPR (@NPR) September 5, 2020
Both Osama bin Laden's niece and the former head of the CIA's Osama bin Laden tracking unit are QAnon supporters. pic.twitter.com/znThwdXU4H
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) September 5, 2020
Trump campaign going dark in Arizona, cancels planned TV blitz https://t.co/ie9fkYy8xa
— Medium Buying (@MediumBuying) September 5, 2020
Was Nikki Haley boating on Lake Travis today? Because she sure looks like she's sinking. #MAGA #FAIL https://t.co/bq9COQLUSr
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) September 5, 2020
“Hello, I’d like to report an excessively on-the-nose metaphor in progress.” https://t.co/526kJJixZY
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) September 5, 2020
My boat sank in Lake Travis pic.twitter.com/EOsLk7sA9L
— Brent Terhune (@BrentTerhune) September 5, 2020
In all seriousness, though…
Trump and allies have spent $58 million on legal bills and compliance work: report https://t.co/sgDzNaSBvi pic.twitter.com/Xkg07OIIJI
— The Hill (@thehill) September 5, 2020
NEW: Trump for decades has been litigious. He loved the sport of suing. The difference now is campaign donors have been footing the bill. And it is a BIG legal tab. Here is a look https://t.co/zoRrNW0ebL
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) September 5, 2020
READERS GUIDE TO THE TRUMP DOCKET: Here is an online only sidebar we just posted that walks through some of the cases being funded with Trump campaign dollars, including excerpts from court documents and links to filings. Enjoy. https://t.co/EnqCtPU17f
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) September 5, 2020
@NormOrnstein responds: "If Trump does leave office without being held accountable… it would establish a frightening precedent.” (2/2)
— Persuasion (@JoinPersuasion) September 5, 2020
Read the full article: https://t.co/8K4j4B1STL
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WORLDWIDE
Kim may be about to insert himself in our election "bigly": North Korea may be prepping submarine-launched ballistic missile test, U.S. weapons experts warn https://t.co/B5kTqHe8Ly via @nbcnews
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) September 5, 2020
The Trump administration is considering whether to add China’s top chipmaker SMIC to a trade blacklist as the United States escalates its crackdown on Chinese companies https://t.co/juK8CI00B2 pic.twitter.com/NRRXWmF9pm
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) September 5, 2020
In Russia, opposition leader Navalny's anti-corruption fight falls to his followers https://t.co/ZL5ZciIOhk
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 5, 2020
'Hands off the children': masked men arrest protesting Belarusian students https://t.co/HtYUD9QJBJ pic.twitter.com/sXLFaADjpV
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 5, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Mr Johnson told Trump the US president was becoming “increasingly popular” in Britain in 2017 and spoke warmly about how under his leadership America was “back and engaged in the world”.
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) September 5, 2020
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It also reveals that Boris has been texting with Jared. I wonder if they have a group chat with MBS too?
— James O'Malley (@Psythor) September 5, 2020
Daniel Hannan says the NHS… where you can sometimes have good experiences… is not nearly as good as the American Healthcare system. 😮 pic.twitter.com/7CQGQY1yYN
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) September 5, 2020
Narrator: They blinked. https://t.co/bKq92Lvkri
— John Rain (@MrKenShabby) September 5, 2020
Council of Europe issues media freedom alert over UK government blacklisting of investigative journalists https://t.co/FWVcdMsgnQ
— Mandy McAuley (@mandy_mcauley) September 5, 2020
Combat 18 thugs and nazis converged on Dover today singing Rule Britannia and attacking police. Blocked the A20 and the port and caused massive disruption. No word of condemnation from the Home Secretary or local Tory MP Natalie Elphickhttps://t.co/2BWnxGPtrS
— Otto English (@Otto_English) September 5, 2020
Thoughtful piece from @GerryMoriartyIT ! Shared Island: Northern Ireland is still a society on a sectarian edge https://t.co/D1V5T7NQ48 via @IrishTimes
— Paul Mullan (@pauljmullan01) September 5, 2020
The Overnight Note 