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1. Yesterday, Mitch McConnell said Trump failed to respond aggressively to the COVID-19 outbreak because impeachment "diverted the attention of the government"

Let's review what Trump did from the day he was impeached (12/18) to his senate acquittal (2/5)
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2. Between 12/20, and 1/5, Trump played golf at his club in Florida 14 times.

His only days off the links were Christmas and January 3, when Trump held a campaign rally in Miami

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3. On January 8, the CDC issued its first warning about a respiratory illness spreading in China.

On January 9, Trump held another campaign rally with Pence in Toledo, Ohio. Trump and Pence were back on the campaign trail on January 14 in Milwaukee.

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4. Trump was golfing again in Palm Beach on January 18 and 19.

On January 20, the first COVID-19 case in the United States was reported in Washington state.

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5. On January 22, Trump went on a two-day trip to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. “We have it under control. It’s going to be just fine,” Trump said.

Trump held campaign rallies in New Jersey on January 28, and in Iowa on January 30.

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6. Trump returned to his Palm Beach club for more golf on February 1 and 2.

The Senate acquitted Trump on February 5.

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7. So was Trump distracted from COVID-19 by impeachment?

No.

He simply had other priorities.

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1. Both @Petco and @PetSmart have decided that, during a pandemic, getting your dog "ready for spring with a new do" is an essential service

Both companies are owned by private equity firms

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@Petco @PetSmart 2. The private equity model is to acquire companies and then either sell them or take them public within a few years

So there is a premium on juicing short-term profits

And dog grooming is very profitable

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3. State employees in Alabama and Indiana told Popular Information that dog grooming is prohibited.

But Petsmart continues to operate their salons in both states.

The company says its complying with the law.

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On April 8, I tweeted that there were two Petsmarts that were served with cease and desist orders in Ohio. But it was two Petcos. I've deleted the tweet and apologize for the error.
Petsmart was also served with two cease and desist orders in Ohio, but it was in a different county on a different date. You can read about it in the Dayton Daily News:

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Petsmart tells me that they stopped operating the salons at these two stores after this.
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1. Millions of Americans are putting their lives at risk to serve others.

Millions have lost their jobs.

Millions are working from home while caring for their children.

Private equity firms are exploiting the pandemic for cash.

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2. In Pennsylvania, a private equity CEO (& major Trump donor) threatened to shut down a hospital in the middle of the pandemic unless it received millions in taxpayer cash

It worked

The private equity firm is now getting paid $8 million from taxpayers

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3. In Philadelphia, a private equity CEO refused to let the city use a completely empty hospital as a quarantine center unless the city paid him $1 million a week.

The city refused and the hospital sits empty in the middle of a pandemic.

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