Thread by @digiphile

New @PressSec is about to host a press briefing at 4 PM ET. In keeping with their commitments to transparency, I hope @jrpsaki & staff:
-Tweet stream from @WhiteHouse:

-Fix /live
-Tweet link to transcript & archived video after each one
-Tweet every EO

https://twitter.com/digiphile/status/1352358567190396930

Hot mic, White House press corps

Dr. Fauci is about to speak on the state of pandemic & vaccines & take questions.

I could get used to this.

Fauci:
–400,000+ deaths is historic in a very bad sense
–Rate of new infections remains very high; hospitalizations high
–Cautions of lags in reporting, while average may suggest plateau
–UK mutation of COVID is 2X transmissible, but is not more virulent

https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1352043774571016193

Fauci:
–Viruses don't mutate if they don't replicate. If you can suppress that with a good vaccination campaign, you can present the deleterious consequences
–Vaccines continue to appear effective about

THIS: "if you don't know the answer, don't guess. Just say you don't know"

. @kwelkernbc pushed Fauci about POTUS saying there was no plan
–He declined to criticize & said there's activity in the distribution side
–Look at the plan Biden put out -- community centers, pharmacies – & appropriate use of DPA
–Still sets mid-2021 goal for vaccination

–This @WhiteHouse sign language interpreter is wonderfully expressive

–Fauci says hope to increase vaccine production & availability; 3rd vaccine candidate coming

–In answer to @jeffmason1, Fauci says need to look into discrepancy at states; would be disturbing if lying around

It's interesting to hear @shearm asked about evidence of bipartisanship by this President 2 weeks after a majority of the opposing party tried to overturn the election, many of whom have yet to recognize his legitimacy or apologize for lying, & as the Senate prepares for a trial

Now @PressSec is declining to take a position on when @POTUS supports eliminating the filibuster; Biden declined to answer that question prior to the election as well.

She said she will have "to circle back" on DC statehood, too.

It's a good sign to see @POTUS account used to retweet the @WHCOVIDResponse account & full text of to policy.

The more this @WhiteHouse can both narrate & "show its work" to a deeply skeptical public, the better. (Next level: solicit & be responsive to our questions, build FAQ.)