Trump just repeated his obscene lie that Ivanka Trump "has created many jobs."
"I think you got up to almost 15 million people," Trump said -- a total that's more than twice the entire number created during his term before the coronavirus hit
For the second time in less than 24 hours Trump has invited assorted corporate CEOs to the White House to give speeches for reasons that are not entirely clear
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Trump's face matches Ivanka's outfit
Asked how he explains that the number of coronavirus cases didn't go down to zero on its own like he said it would in late February, Trump points out that eventually it will in fact go down to zero
As part of his case that he saved hundreds of thousands of lives, Trump is now citing made-up experts who he claims said that the coronavirus wouldn't impact the US (no experts thought this)
Trump says he wants blue states to give him "sanctuary-city adjustments" in exchange for federal financial relief
REPORTER: Experts say the US needs to do 5 million tests per day to safely reopen. Why doesn't your testing plan go that far?
TRUMP: "We inherited a very broken test." (The coronavirus didn't even exist until nearly 3 years into his term as president)
Trump says the US is "getting very close" to conducting 5 million tests per day (the US is currently conducting about 200,000 tests per day, so this is a lie)
Trump on why he thinks it's a good idea for states to reopen economies without a coronavirus vaccine or even effective treatments available: "I think what happens is it's going to go away."
Trump seems to be blindsided by a question about whether he's talked to the families of any coronavirus victims besides those of his friends and rambles his way through an answer. (It doesn't appear he has.)
Trump concludes the April 28 #TrumpPressBriefing by indicating he still hasn't figured out that the 1918 flu pandemic didn't happen in 1917
Trump's delusional thinking about the US testing problem is straight out of his playbook from January and February, when he was saying the coronavirus would go away on its own "like a miracle" vox.com/2020/4/29/2124…
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Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6) wsj.com/us-news/as-sig…
Trump admits to taking more aspirin than his docs recommend: “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”
What could possibly go wrong! (2/6)
The piece doesn't directly address what's going on with Trump's black hand, but says he has delicate skin that causes him to bleed constantly
"Trump said he applies makeup to his hands after he gets 'whacked again by someone.' He added: 'I have makeup that’s, you know, easy to put on, takes about 10 seconds.'" (3/6)
I'll be tweeting clips from @PatrioticMills's "How to Beat the Broligarchs" event this morning in this thread as part of my partnership with @SnapStream. Follow along!
Elizabeth Wilkins: "People are looking for different ideas. The bad version is that an undermining of people's faith in democracy leads to authoritarianism. The good version is that we get together to think about what we need in terms of power the ideas and the people to create a new common sense -- one that brings us back for the modern era to that marriage of democracy and capitalism, where democracy shapes markets for the public good."
@PatrioticMills @SnapStream Patriotic Millionaires founder Erica Payne: "Here's what happened. Doesn't matter who's in charge. Tax rates for the rich always go down."
Maria Bartiromo on a weaker than expected February jobs report: "The jobs picture is weakening. Weaker than expected jobs again in the month of February tells you that the Fed is gonna cut rates!"
BARTIROMO: We've got a meeting coming up. Does anyone on this panel think the Fed is gonna cut rates at the next meeting?
STEPHEN MOORE: Well, I don't think they should. I just don't see a case for lower interest rates right now. We still have inflation at the 3-4% range.
I am going to put together a thread covering RFK Jr's confirmation hearing for the HHS secretary job. Follow along for clips and commentary.
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Wyden: "Mr Kennedy has embraced conspiracy theories, quacks, charlatans, especially when it comes to the safety and efficacy of vaccines. He has made it his life's work to sow doubt and to discourage parents from getting their kids lifesaving vaccines. It has been lucrative for him."
I am going to put together a thread covering Trump's second inauguration. Follow along for clips and commentary.
(Below is a clip of Biden and Harris arriving.)
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I'm going to put together a thread covering Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing. Follow along for clips and commentary.
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Grassley kicks things off by saying Republicans recognize that Biden won the 2020 election -- something the leader of his party has never in fact been able to bring himself to admit