"Thursday night was Trump's first time taking tough questions from a TV interviewer since his coronavirus infection — and from a former litigator no less. It was one of the finest moments of Guthrie's career." | Analysis by @brianstelter https://t.co/X2poLWGRjG
— CNN (@CNN) October 16, 2020
.@Maddow fact-checks Pres. Trump's Covid-19 remarks: "He's telling people, 'Don't wear masks, it's dangerous'…Those things aren't true. He's telling people there's a cure for Covid — there isn't."https://t.co/CLZ9dHYP91
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 16, 2020
Will you shut up, crazy uncle?! https://t.co/Tl3ljOEGJL
— stefanstern (@stefanstern) October 16, 2020
Actually . . . https://t.co/tdmNIjBP4j
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) October 16, 2020
Tonight a woman in the audience of Trump's town hall began her question by telling him he has a great smile & he's so handsome when he smiles. And when #JoeBiden is President, hopefully that woman will be able to access better vision care, bless her heart.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) October 16, 2020
At dueling town halls, Trump brags and Biden explains. Same as ever. https://t.co/z4kMnKy6JA
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 16, 2020
Mercedes Schlapp compared Joe Biden's town hall to the beloved "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood." https://t.co/Wt92JIdn2B
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 16, 2020
"I don't know, I don't even remember," President Trump said when asked during a town hall if a Covid-19 test was done on the day of the September 29 debate https://t.co/2Jd8jKUk99
— CNN (@CNN) October 16, 2020
Hours ago I called Trump's NBC town hall an INFOMERCIAL and now we know it was.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) October 16, 2020
Woman who nodded, gave thumbs up behind Trump in Miami ran pro-Trump campaign in 2018 https://t.co/oSJP0Q489t via @Yahoo
Trump says only Jesus Christ is more famous than him during campaign rally https://t.co/PSzF4oNphx pic.twitter.com/hUw0mvjwVU
— The Hill (@thehill) October 16, 2020
President Trump is asking his fans to risk their health to make his campaign look better. And yet, if he wins another surprise victory in November, it won’t likely be because of his rallies, @ericlach writes. https://t.co/Ym3zOfKQ85
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 16, 2020
Its a choice. I understand that some people like chaos, polarization, the circus, the constant firings of senior staff, "lock her up", etc. Those people should vote for Trump. Me, I'm tired of it all. Trump can be entertaining on tv. But he can do that without being president. https://t.co/ytO4KLE2U7
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) October 16, 2020
In 2017, Kimberly Guilfoyle—now the Trump campaign’s head of fundraising—offered to pay her former assistant at Fox News if she agreed to lie to lawyers about her experiences. @JaneMayerNYer reports. https://t.co/vqkHngNNO5
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 16, 2020
The Trump Show is an insight into the president’s political horror show – review https://t.co/mQxp0NBnhw
— The Independent (@Independent) October 16, 2020
NEW VIDEO: GOP begins to abandon Trump. Sen. Sasse goes biblical on his ass about failing on Covid-19, “kissing the butts of dictators,” selling out allies, mistreating women, having “stupid political obsessions.” Full YouTube show: https://t.co/vBhgE0uixu Short Version: pic.twitter.com/qdVajtFwvu
— Keith Olbermann⌚️ (@KeithOlbermann) October 16, 2020
Imagine: a country divided over whether Donald Trump is a raving malignant jackass and the only one to predict it was Alexander Hamilton. Start the scene…
— Jeffrey Wright 🥜 (@jfreewright) October 16, 2020
Not sure if you were able to watch both #presidentialtownhalls tonight, but I did so I'll give you a summary:@RealDonaldTrump: "Fuck you."@JoeBiden: "We'll fix this together."
— Edan Clay 🇺🇸 (@EdanClay) October 16, 2020
Donald Trump must not be how American democracy dies https://t.co/N1TOJsnATS
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 12, 2020
Meanwhile…
Trump administration rejects disaster declaration for California wildfires https://t.co/ZCQXJze0b5
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 16, 2020
Her actions as she tries to secure a Supreme Court seat reveal exactly who she is. https://t.co/3Xu6lG9ZGW
— Slate (@Slate) October 16, 2020
Intelligence agencies warned President Trump last year that Russia was using Rudy Giuliani as a conduit for disinformation aimed at undermining Joe Biden. Trump shrugged off the warning, officials said.https://t.co/I1Qwokuz5R
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 16, 2020
Rudy Giuliani's daughter tells Rachel Maddow that her dad is feeding "mob mentality" around Trump https://t.co/yuBZEKQ8Z4
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 16, 2020
Rudy Giuliani's daughter endorses Joe Biden https://t.co/RzU96nbAwK
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 16, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
London will move into Tier Two of COVID-19 restrictions on midnight Friday into Saturday with household mixing indoors banned, Care Minister Helen Whately has told the capital's MPs
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) October 15, 2020
For more on this and other news visit https://t.co/8OWd2TvLrt
“We need action on a national level”
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 15, 2020
London Mayor Sadiq Khan says the government have “completely failed” with test and tracing and he will “continue to call for a short national circuit breaker” as London will move to Tier 2 of Covid-19 restrictionshttps://t.co/eizIaspU89 pic.twitter.com/SIuyktqVwE
Tier 2 is lethal for hospitality, and I don't understand why Sadiq Khan has actively advocated for it – at least Tier 3 you get some mediocre economic support.
— Stephen Bush (@stephenkb) October 15, 2020
With London now affected, the government have sought to clarify the updated local covid alert levels: pic.twitter.com/XS3GLfWIWD
— Sean Leahy (@thepunningman) October 15, 2020
Scotland Yard has said it will take no further action against MP Margaret Ferrier after she failed to self-isolate and travelled by train between London and Glasgow after testing positive for Covid-19 https://t.co/TRQvLCRHR8
— LBC (@LBC) October 15, 2020
On the whole sources close to the Commission seem to speak better English than sources close to No10.
— stefanstern (@stefanstern) October 15, 2020
Big day for Boris Johnson. He must decide whether he holds all the cards or not.
— Michael🌱 Ⓥ #FBPE.🇺🇦 (@changed_gear) October 16, 2020
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