"The vice-presidential debate will be, in effect, a debate between the Republican past and the Democratic future," writes @GrahamDavidA: https://t.co/K1N0ihvq0y
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) October 7, 2020
"It's hard for me… to escape the historical moment that we have right now… America has never had a moment like this before, where a Black woman will be on a major debate stage… It's just gonna be extraordinary" – @CoryBooker w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/s03egEX1Zu
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) October 7, 2020
One expert on airborne viruses laughed outright when she saw the setup for tonight's vp debate. https://t.co/lGNYNySEkH
— Jia Lynn Yang (@jialynnyang) October 7, 2020
Here are 5 things to watch for at tonight's #VPDebate. https://t.co/cBiLhIABDw
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) October 7, 2020
CDC Director's bizarre letter is a big story here.
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) October 7, 2020
But even more so is the underlying concern about Pence.
Under CDC guidelines, it really does seem clear that @VP should be in quarantine tonight, not on a stage 12 feet 3 inches away from Kamala Harris.https://t.co/uU8kiDkWTB
NEW(ish) AD: Pence Still Sucks Up
— Republican Voters Against Trump (@RVAT2020) October 7, 2020
In anticipation of tonight's VP debate, we've updated our ad showcasing Pence's management of the COVID response.
Stick around 'til the end… pic.twitter.com/8nwDkkM2LQ
(Debate updates later)
Here's everything you need to know about tonight's #VPDebate
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 7, 2020
Follow live coverage, updates and analysis across the BBChttps://t.co/OzrXdFlK3o
Meanwhile…
The broader danger of the President's mismanagement of COVID-19 is the world’s perception now of America as inept and vulnerable, a former deputy national-security adviser says.https://t.co/9YQElCprDj
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 7, 2020
JUST IN: Trump says COVID-19 diagnosis a "blessing in disguise" https://t.co/C8KFXFAOit pic.twitter.com/GMTb0nxSQI
— The Hill (@thehill) October 7, 2020
Trump released an infomercial praising Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Surging stocks.
— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) October 7, 2020
Trump recently owned shares of Regeneron (REGN) & CEO Dr. Leonard Schleifer is a member of Trump's golf club in NY; Regeneron received $450M in government funding in July. https://t.co/AZMJpe25xT
The CEO of Regeneron, whose treatment Trump is advertising, belongs to one of Trump's golf courses (and Trump has owned stock in it). The company has already received $450 million of your tax dollars from son-in-law Jared Kushner's vaccine program. https://t.co/WHDi8gfcLy
— Swing Left (@swingleft) October 7, 2020
Which members of the president’s inner circle profited from inside knowledge that the president was about to publish a video promo for Regeneron? https://t.co/gcPuw4d7vO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 7, 2020
Trump's medical bill for coronavirus treatment would cost the average American citizen at least $100,000 https://t.co/IJk254IKbF
— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) October 7, 2020
It seems ominous that @ClevelandClinic will not respond to ?s re how it certified Trump/Biden were #coronavirus clear at 1st debate. What did Trump testify to them? When did he say his last test was? Should a 2nd debate proceed w/out more transparency? https://t.co/ZCbNYWwEj1
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 7, 2020
‘It’s so important’: Alarmed Fox News hosts beg Mark Meadows to stop hiding Trump’s last negative testhttps://t.co/Y43fQSqDnY
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 7, 2020
Editors at the world’s leading medical journal castigated the Trump admin’s rejection of science: “Instead of relying on expertise, the administration has turned to uninformed opinion leaders & charlatans who…facilitate the promulgation of outright lies”https://t.co/C0ELwwlYAj
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 7, 2020
"Any determination on Trump’s condition will be made by Trump himself. The debate commission shouldn’t put Biden in the politically-fraught position of having to pull out — it should insist the second debate takes place remotely or not at all."@Jon_Allsop, quoted in this piece: https://t.co/dyUZJFFiL4
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 7, 2020
And..
President Trump is taking a huge political gamble with his decision to end #Covid relief talks weeks before the election.
— POLITICO (@politico) October 7, 2020
But Republicans don’t want him to call it quits just yet https://t.co/GAkW6TnZWT
“I'm sure the president is more than willing to look at a counterproposal,” @MarkMeadows said of coronavirus stimulus a day after Trump said he’d decided to end negotiations with Pelosi.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 7, 2020