four years ago today Trump held a coronavirus disaster-conference and said he had urged VP Pence not to talk to Democratic governors because they weren't "appreciative" enough of him.
Are we better off than we were 4 years ago? Let's revisit March 24, 2020. Trump began his day w/a Fox News town hall in which he announced he wanted full reopening of the country on Easter, even though March 23 was deadliest day of the pandemic to date. 🧵
Recall that at the time, states were struggling to obtain basic medical equipment. Asked about that on Fox News, Trump passed the buck, saying Democratic governors should sink or swim on their own.
"I was not involved in her hiring" -- Kristen Welker makes sure to point out to viewers that she had nothing to do with NBC hiring Ronna McDaniel
(lol you can tell it's going well when a host has to say this)
Ronna McDaniel absurdly claims on Meet the Press she "had to remain neutral" during the primary -- she literally called on Haley to get out of the race!
i hate it when i'm at a breakfast and Donald Trump comes by
LEMON: 23 people were murdered in El Paso by a shooter who used same language you use when you say 'Hispanic invasion'
ELON MUSK: I don't say 'Hispanic invasion'
L: You quoted a tweet that called it that
MUSK: If I quote something, that doesn't mean I agree w/ everything in it
"Are they illegal?" -- shown a series of wildly antisemitic posts that were not taken down by X, Elon Musk's justification is that they aren't illegal and therefore Don Lemon must "love censorship"