Thread by @ClaraJeffery

Trump not sticking to the script which is always when he goes bonkers.

"We have to get back to work" --uh oh

Trump still promoting drug regimens we have no idea if it works. Also he still can't pronounce it.

"Maybe that's correct and maybe that's false, you're going to have to check it out."

OR HOW ABOUT NOT TELLING PEOPLE THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW FROM THE PODIUM?

Trump now touting Larry Ellison as an "amazing guy" which no

"Now we have to open, we have to open our country" --ad libbing that can get people killed.

FDA's Hahn up: re the malaria drugs, being brought in for clinical trials and for any old doc to use off label, which sounds like a terrible idea, and also so lupus and RA paitents can get what they need.

Convalescent plasma clinical trial testing is going on. Hope to expand across the country.

FAUCI: Starting next week: we're going to see deaths continue to go up. But hopefully the mitigations will start to see new cases of hospitalization go down,.

FAUCI: WA state put in a really good program of mitigation which is why despite being first, they're doing really well.

FAUCI: Social distancing is our most valuable tool. The drugs/plasma/immunity/vaccine benefits are a long way off.

Q To Trump: Shouldn't we put national social distancing protocols into place

Trump: arglebarglebippityboop

Trump "considering" yet another task force for reopening the country.

Well that should help a completely dysfunctional WH response.

Trump evidently talking to random restauranteurs to get input on this jfc

Trump "we have no contingency plans for the RNC convention"

Trump thinks the next stimulus plan should focus on restaurants and entertainment. Including being able to deduct expenses

Gee, now is there any reason he might personally benefit from such a change?

Q: Why not bring the 8 remaining states into line re stay at home orders

Trump: "we have a Constitution, and i cherish it>"

national orders do not pose a constitutional problem

Q: isn't the point to get ahead of outbreaks

T: No, not in the instance you're talking about (SC)

"Maybe Schiff was the informer, did you ever think about that? He's a corrupt politician."

"That man is a disgrace to IGs"

"I have the absolute right"

"He's a fake whistleblower and frankly somebody should sue his ass off."

"We have given the governor of NY more help than anyone...i watched him, he was ok, he wasn't gracious...Mayor DeBlasio has been very nice."

Trump now pumping the Federalist for their Dear Leader praise.

Trump claims not to know much about Captain Croizer controversy

Trump says that Croizer wrote a 5 page letter that "was all over the place...i thought it was terrible what he did. This isn't a class of literature."

Trump says the critical tweet from Joe Biden wasn't written by Biden but democratic operatives and then goes back to the Federalist praise.

Does the US have a plan if a second wave of the virus occurs.

FAUCI: What we need to have in place is precise containment when it does. Requires ability to test, to isolate, and do contact tracing.

Trump is mad at 3M for selling abroad but won't put the DPA into place so as to allow maximum profits for companies.

Guys, idk

FAUCI: (contra to what Trump implied) no current evidence that lupus patients are resistant to COVID because they take anti-malarials

Trump cuts him off and starts pumping this again

Trump calls the lupus link a "rumor" and then a "study" and then says he may take the drugs himself. jfc

Q: I wonder if you'd be willing to share about Barron

"He's in his room. He's happy, but not as happy as he'd like to be."

Trump rambling about attending Palm Sunday and Easter services via computer like somebody who doesn't have the ability to recall one passage of the Bible

How long until wide-scale antibody tests:

FDA's HAHN: "relatively quickly"

Birx and Fauci spend 10 minutes cleaning up Trump's responses re hydroxychloroquine, Trump grabs the mic and starts saying "try it. try it if you like."

What a terrible terrible leader.

Female reporter asks about complaints with SBA loan clog...

"This is typical, particularly of you. what an unfair question"