NOW: @realDonaldTrump opens briefing by making claims about how the U.S. economy is doing relative to other countries, as if that matters to anyone who has lost their job.
Trump now bragging about last month's jobs numbers even though half the people who lost their jobs because of COVID-19 are still not back at work and may never go back to the jobs they had before.
.@realDonaldTrump now talking about the non-existent "super-V" and bragging about the stock market, which is NOT. THE. SAME. AS. THE. ECONOMY.
.@realDonaldTrump now bragging about a supposed decrease in fatality rates from COVID and low rates compared to other countries. There are 190,000 dead and we have one of the highest death rates per capita in the world.
.@realDonaldTrump, who once promoted the claim that vaccines cause autism, demands an apology from @KamalaHarris for noting that he has politicized the vaccine development process.
"You could have a very big surprise coming soon," on vaccines says @realDonaldTrump, just after accusing Biden/Harris of politicized rhetoric about a potential COVID vaccine.
.@realDonaldTrump now bragging about opportunity zones, which have mostly been a giveaway to large real estate investors.
.@realDonaldTrump is now tilting at windmills (literally) as he falsely attributes California's electrical grid problems to wind energy, not the record heat.
.@realDonaldTrump now repeating what might be his favorite lie about tariffs being paid by China.
They are not paid by China. They are paid by American companies and consumers.
They are not paid by China. They are paid by American companies and consumers.
"China is purchasing more corn than they've ever done," @realDonaldTrump says. This is a lie.
.@realDonaldTrump now repeating his frequent lie about NATO members being "delinquent."
NATO is not a country club. There are no dues.
NATO is not a country club. There are no dues.
.@realDonaldTrump now repeating the ridiculous lie that got him impeached, promoting what the intelligence community has determined to be Russian propaganda on Biden and Ukraine.
"We never used to win anything at the [WTO]," @realDonaldTrump says.
This is also a lie. We win most of our cases.
This is also a lie. We win most of our cases.
.@realDonaldTrump says the WTO should treat the US as a developing country because Democrats are elected in cities.
As @realDonaldTrump lies about China's purchases of agricultural products from the US, keep in mind that farmers do not expect to EVER get back the marketshare they lost because of Trump's tariffs.
.@realDonaldTrump now berating @jeffmason1 to remove his mask, again.
"I will be a better warrior than anybody," @realDonaldTrump says when asked about his alleged comments re John McCain.
Trump attacks McCain further, making it clear that he probably said what is alleged by @TheAtlantic and others.
Trump attacks McCain further, making it clear that he probably said what is alleged by @TheAtlantic and others.
"It's a totally made-up story," @realDonaldTrump says of the story that has been confirmed by @AP, @washingtonpost, @nytimes, @CNN, @FoxNews, etc.
.@realDonaldTrump now lying about the weather in France during his 2018 trip. There was no fog.
Trump now telling a "sir" story about his 2018 Paris trip, which is generally a good indicator that he is lying.
Trump now complaining that there is "no retribution" when protests turn violent...
"if somebody is breaking the law, there's got to be a form of retribution," @realDonaldTrump says, moments after bragging about how the US Marshals recently killed a man.
Trump now falsely claiming that he signed the Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003 into law.
.@realDonaldTrump now falsely claim that @SenSchumer and @SpeakerPelosi "don't want to make a deal" because it would be good for the economy.
He’s now falsely accusing @JoeBiden and @BarackObama of treason.
Treason flowchart says this is a lie.
Treason flowchart says this is a lie.
Trump is now ranting about vote by mail.
Trump says he supports an investigation into whether Louis DeJoy violates campaign finance laws, says he should lose his job if he’s found to have done so.
Moments after he tells @dsupervilleap that vaccine will be ready by "a very special day," he denies saying it would be ready by the election, then says it could be ready by October, all while denying any of this is political.
.@realDonaldTrump's answer to @SmithInAmerica's question about the @nytimes 1619 Project makes very clear that he doesn't have any idea what it is. Briefing ends.
