Explosive new book reports that Trump hoped #COVID19 would take out (ie kill) his former national security adviser, John Bolton. The exact quote is below… 👀 hot damn. And the authors @damianpaletta and @yabutaleb7 thinks Trump was serious! axios.com/trump-john-bol…
2) juiciest quote:
"You f*cking moron. We’ll all be dead by June.” ~Jared Kushner. 
As #COVID19 slammed US in early spring, Jared Kushner was furious to learn the US order of millions of masks wouldn't arrive til June 2020… amzn.to/3zNeuJC
3) Also crazy… Trump wanted to detail Americans at Gitmo!
Delta up 4x in % in New York City—the #DeltaVariant has spiked to 22.7% of all #COVID19 cases in latest @nycHealthy data, up from only 5.6% the week prior. While cases low, 4x ⬆️ is an worrisome % increase, outpacing US overall growth. Masks recommended.🧵 www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid…
2) do not be deceived by low case numbers while #DeltaVariant is growing in the underbelly of low cases. We have seen what happens elsewhere. Even in heavily vaccinated UK and Israel, they still got #DeltaVariant outbreaks.
Sydney 🇦🇺 has now gone into lockdown—anyone who lives or worked in 4 areas of Sydney now must stay home. NSW reports it’s largest epidemic of pandemic - another 22 new cases - to now 70. Fleeting exposure of just “seconds” led to many #DeltaVariant cases. news.com.au/world/coronavi…
2) How the hell did Sydney lose control? Because of the #DeltaVariant and the lack of fast vaccine rollout. But the Delta strain is incredibly contagious and fast — mere seconds of fleeting exposure is all it needs to transmit — watch ⬇️ and see thread 🧵
Doctors gave Trump a “dizzying array of emergency medicines” to save his life, from Remdesivir to monoclonal antibodies to dexamethasone, after his blood O2 dropped to 93%, dipping to 80% at one point. They hoped he get serious about #COVID19–he did not.🧵 washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
2) “When (FDA chief) Hahn later learned the [MAB request] was on behalf of the president, he was stunned. For God’s sake, it’s the president who’s sick, and you want us to bend the rules? Trump was in the highest-risk category— at 74, he rarely exercised and medically obese.”
3) “Trump’s brush with severe illness and the prospect of death caught the White House so unprepared that they had not even briefed Vice President Mike Pence’s team on a plan to swear him in if Trump became incapacitated.”
BREAKING—At least 7 people positive for #COVID19 after going to European Championship soccer games in Copenhagen🇩🇰. Health Minister says about 4,000 people sat near some of those who tested positive. 2 cases stemmed from a game against Russia 🇷🇺 on Monday. apnews.com/article/euro-2…
2) Unclear variant yet but #DeltaVariant is extremely contagious.
Brazil and Russia seeing fresh waves of cases. Brazil counted a record number of new cases of #COVID19 on Thursday, while Russia, with high #DeltaVariant cases, saw its highest tally since late January. Both only 10-11% fully vaccinated. on.mktw.net/3gTGN1E
2) Meanwhile, U.S. vaccine program, meanwhile, has slowed sharply in recent days, as fewer people are making appointments. CDC says 45.4% of the overall population, are fully vaccinated, up only 0.1% from day prior.
3) “But experts are concerned at the low take-up rate in Southern states, in particular, where many are still below 40% of their populations fully vaccinated. The list includes Alabama,, Mississippi and Louisiana.