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Hal Marshall

10 Oct, 7 tweets, 1 min read

Trump is trying to bribe seniors to vote for him by promising free medicine and checks that he has no power to deliver. Moreover, there aren’t enough doses of the experimental medicines to go around.

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“Evan Hollander, a spokesman for the Democratic majority on the House Appropriations Committee, said Trump is lying: ‘Without new legislation, the Trump administration cannot make covid-19 treatment available for free.’

“About 4 in 5 of the 212,000 Americans killed by the coronavirus have been over the age of 65. This group is less antsy about getting workers back into offices or kids back into school.

“Many seniors have sacrificed a great deal, foregoing time with loved ones to avoid potential exposure to a virus they know is more likely to kill them.

“After temporarily halting negative ads against Trump while he was hospitalized, the Biden campaign unveiled several new commercials on Friday morning, including a few 30-second spots aimed at seniors.

“‘Trump’s pushing to slash Medicare benefits. He’s proposed eliminating the funding source for Social Security, a plan that would drain Social Security by 2023,’ a narrator says in one of the new ads, which will run in 16 states.

“‘Joe Biden will protect Medicare, and he’s proposed a plan to increase Social Security benefits. The choice is clear.’”

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