“When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done."
— President* Trump, Feb 26
[Over 60 #COVID19 U.S. cases had been confirmed as of then.]
Why did the U.S. decline to use the WHO #COVID19 test — available early February — while we waited for the CDC to develop a test that is STILL barely available?
“Anyone who wants a test can get a test… Anybody that needs a test, gets a test… The [coronavirus] tests are all perfect. Like the letter was perfect…”
— President* Trump at the CDC, Friday March 6
"If we are complacent and don't do really aggressive containment and mitigation, the number could go way up... MANY, MANY MILLIONS."
— Dr. Fauci to Congress, asked how many people will contract #COVID19
"I just think this is something that you can never really think is going to happen..."
— President* Trump at the CDC, March 6, defending his gutting our federal government's pandemic preparedness in 2018
"I don't take responsibility at all."
— President* Trump, March 13, on whether he takes responsibility for any of the problems with U.S. coronavirus testing
@RachelBitecofer “Open up large parcels of inexpensive land in the outer reaches of the cities… Create thousands and thousands of ‘high quality’ tents…”
Trump detention camp plan 7/26/22
@RachelBitecofer “Trump’s legal theory is that presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for official acts. Under this theory a sitting president could violate the law with impunity.” @AdamSerwer
@Acyn @RepRaskin “Trump’s lawyer argued that as president* he could order the assassination of rivals and face no prosecution unless he’s impeached and convicted. But of course he could just kill or threaten to kill Members of Congress who dare to impeach or convict him.”
“The Twitter thing is different, right? We are seeing in these recent years that Elon Musk has behaved erratically at times, that the biographical facts that you mentioned that led to him at times talking about his loneliness, his sadness…” @RonanFarrow
“You take a guy with this much power, who is talking openly about his sadness, his isolation, his loneliness… There are people around him who are concerned. And then we as a nation — and indeed as a world — have to be concerned…”
@RonanFarrow @TheReidOut
“There are so many unanswered questions…lingering. How, for example, did Biden get 15 million more votes than his former boss Obama? Was the 2020 election a miracle? Honestly we don’t know and don’t expect an answer tonight.”
2/16/23 #FoxNewsLies#FoxLies
“WATCH: The Fox on air vs. off air comparison. To understand the depths of Fox’s hypocrisy, you really need to hear what the stars of Fox were saying on TV versus what they were telling each other behind the scenes.” @mehdirhasan
“In the long haul, I think you and all these opinion shows [are bad for America] because you’re very good at what you do [attracting] people who are determined that ideology is more important than facts.”
Ted Koppel to Hannity 2017
“It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience... To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.”
Carl Sagan