BREAKING: President Trump effectively kills any chance at a new coronavirus relief package ahead of the presidential election, saying that he won't agree to a deal until "after I win." https://t.co/Uz51VpoXxG

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 6, 2020

The timing of Trump's sudden move perplexed Republicans since there was little downside politically to allowing the talks to continue to play out. Now, they fear, that Trump's decision will make it easier for Democrats to pit the blame squarely on the WH https://t.co/6aM6Cf2mKM

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 6, 2020

Stocks dive after Trump pulls plug on stimulus talks https://t.co/Aofs5MheN8

— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 6, 2020

The chair of the Federal Reserve says that no more relief would be "tragic" for "households and businesses." Trump to households and businesses: Go to Hell. #VOTE https://t.co/wuSEUy3iRG

— Richard Stengel (@stengel) October 6, 2020

Now is Democrats’ chance to paint Donald Trump as a dumber Herbert Hoover. https://t.co/uIxrgpD8Wx

— Slate (@Slate) October 6, 2020

The president is considering giving some kind of nationwide televised address today, per two people familiar with the discussions. This plus confirming CNN report on a military aide (valet) testing positive this weekend and other details from last 24 hrs https://t.co/nTTY7DALzv

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 6, 2020

“And as Biden stood on one of the nation’s most hallowed grounds to call for unity, the president, in his first full day back in the executive mansion, plunged Washington into further chaos by abruptly ending coronavirus relief talks” https://t.co/mfSPE6yYfh

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) October 6, 2020

BREAKING: Democrat Joe Biden says "we shouldn't have debate" next week if President Trump is still infected with the coronavirus. The next presidential debate is scheduled for Oct. 15, with a third debate slated for Oct. 22.https://t.co/fNM17xYWI8

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 6, 2020

Since contracting COVID, Trump:

— Told Americans not to be afraid of it, after 210K people died on his watch

— Halted stimulus talks, and told the Senate to “focus full time” on confirming his SCOTUS nominee

Why should we feel empathy for the least empathetic man in the world? pic.twitter.com/cX7tAfNCPr

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 6, 2020

For Republicans baffled why Trump halted stimulus talks: Hey, he's stark raving mad & stoned on steroids. You ain't seen nothin' yet. pic.twitter.com/f2ygDorZOj

— Frank Rich (@frankrichny) October 6, 2020

There are times when it is best to saying nothing.

— Jennifer 'Vote Early' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 6, 2020

Steve: Nobody cares. https://t.co/ee26asDW2E

— Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, News Guild (@DanRodricks) October 6, 2020

BREAKING: Facebook sees the election leaning toward the Democrats. https://t.co/uzBJ8XYySh

— Tim Duy (@TimDuy) October 6, 2020

70% of the people don’t believe Trump on the virus. So do the math: This means even some of his 40% base must finally be disbelieving him. That’s an encouraging sign, both about the election and about America.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 6, 2020

So predictably wretched: Trump's media propagandists are touting his contracting of covid as evidence that he and they were right all along to heap disdain on public health restrictions. Good @MattGertz roundup:https://t.co/2vbEIHInrK

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 6, 2020

JUST IN: The military aide who carries the "nuclear football" for the president, tested positive for COVID-19 and traveled with Donald Trump when he went to New Jersey last Thursday. (ABC News)

— Travis Akers (@travisakers) October 6, 2020

The most senior U.S. military officer has had to enter quarantine after potential exposure to the coronavirus.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 6, 2020

Wow — A U.S. official confirms that all the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are quarantining at home after a positive COVID test for Admiral Ray, the Vice Commandant of the US Coast Guard, per @LMartinezABC.

— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) October 6, 2020

Remember when Trump blamed military and law enforcement for Hope Hicks getting COVID? It never made sense why she, and now him, would blame military personnel for giving it to them. Well…did you know there was a Gold Star Mother's Day event at the White House on Sunday?

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 6, 2020

"To hear Conley tell it, Trump was also never gone. The story of his illness jumped from 'nothing to see here' to 'mission accomplished'… Conley has opted for complicity, becoming a mouthpiece for Trump’s show of personal strength." By @jameshamblin: https://t.co/ixgeM6g6Dd

— Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) October 6, 2020

Just some perspective in the final four weeks of the election: the head of the RNC, the head of Trump’s campaign, his press secretary and her office are all out with Covid. You can feel the wheels coming off. There is no strategy or plan, just Trump spinning around alone.

— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) October 6, 2020

Pence opposes Biden campaign plan to install plexiglass as coronavirus safety measure during VP debate https://t.co/MpNAX4KB7s pic.twitter.com/4RzgfTFwsz

— The Hill (@thehill) October 6, 2020

if I were Kamala Harris, I would probably just bag the Veep debate on the grounds that the Veep debate is the most unimportant event in American politics and that no good can come from standing in the same room as Mike Pence, a loon who's been exposed to a deadly disease

— Jason Linkins (@dceiver) October 6, 2020

Oh. My.

“…before Trump got COVID, [he] trailed Biden by just a 46%-41% margin. In the three days of polling after the coronavirus diagnosis, Biden held a 55%-34% lead. That means Biden’s lead grew by a whopping 16 points from pre-COVID to post-COVID.”

https://t.co/abFFONpcnc

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) October 6, 2020

"If a critical mass of people continue to trust Trump, the way he’s spinning his ordeal might lead them to take the coronavirus even less seriously," writes @michelleinbklyn https://t.co/sh0zMQCAIc

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) October 6, 2020

Trying to remember the last time a First Lady was complimented on her “new tits”. Any historians out there? https://t.co/NnNj4rADsl

— The Civil Liberal (@cfthepodcast) October 6, 2020