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Aug 24, 2020, 17 tweets

#GOPConvention roll call nothing like #DemConvention, where delegates were virtual from their home states, often highlighting scenic views & products, like #calamari.

Democrats won the roll call [and they should keep doing it that way]

#2020Elections #2020Election

Oh my gosh, the Maryland delegate just stumbled & said Maryland was home to two of the greatest "segregationists" & then corrected himself ... & said "abolitionists."

#GOPConvention

"Trumptana."

Um, well, there's a lot to unpack there.

#GOPConvention

#GOPConvention roll call close ups of delegates are rather odd on @cspan right now. They are really, really close up.

Pennsylvania delegate said Trump will make sure Americans kneel when they pray ...

Reminder: There's a U.S. Constitution.

#GOPConvention

#GOPConvention Rhode Island delegate didn't bring any calamari with her today but admitted they eat a lot of it there [#DemConvention won on that one, though].

The "My Pillow" guy just got mentioned by South Carolina delegate at #GOPConvention. 🙄

.@atrupar captured the #GOPConvention blooper moment when the delegate said Maryland was the home to "two of our greatest segregationists" ... then corrected himself to "abolitionists"

Trump claiming U.S. is doing well in #COVID19 pandemic.

177,000 people in the U.S. are dead from the disease.
5.7+ million infected.

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Trump: "You'll soon see #vaccines pouring out."

He then thanks @SteveFDA, who has been widely criticized in the past 24 hours by the scientific community.

Trump: We wouldn't be here for years if it were a more normal situation. 🙄

#FDA #COVID19

Trump now on to crowd size again ...

#GOPConvention #COVID19

Everybody knew Trump was coming.

#GOPConvention

Trump now talking about how much he loves having lots of TVs on Air Force 1 ... and then he goes into bashing the media & complaining there's Capitol Hill hearing ongoing right now about #PostalService.

#GOPConvention #MailInBallots #VoteByMail #USPS

Trump again making baseless & false claims about #MailInBallots.

#GOPConvention #VoteByMail

Trump today: "They’re using #COVID19 to steal an election."

Pence Aug. 21: “We’ve kept politics out of the president’s response to coronavirus since day one."


[Reminder, Trump said Feb. 28 #coronavirus was Democrats' "new hoax."]

#GOPConvention

Reminder: #PreExistingConditions protections were granted under the Affordable Care Act. It is law.

Any EO from Trump won't change that.
Trump/GOP have been trying to take those protections away through legislation [failed] & lawsuit #SCOTUS now]

#Obamacare #ACA #GOPConvention

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