President Donald Trump was on the defensive on the morning of Memorial Day after he spent the weekend at his golf club in Sterling, Virginia amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Columbia Doctor Defends University After Trump Bashes ‘Liberal’ Institution Over Damning COVID Study
Dr. Craig Spencer, the director of Global Health in Emergency Medicine at Columbia University, defend his colleagues on Sunday night after President Donald Trump attacked the university for discovering that tens of thousands of American lives could’ve been saved had action on COVID-19 been taken sooner in March.
Trump Ramps Up His War On Vote By Mail
President Trump took his war on vote-by-mail to the next level last week with a pair of tweets Wednesday morning threatening to hold federal funding for Michigan and Nevada hostage due to the states’ moves to expand absentee voting. Both states are mailing out absentee ballot applications to registered voters (Trump, in his initial tweet targeting Michigan, claimed falsely that the state was universally mailing out ballots). The White House refused to provide an explanation for the tweets, nonsensically claiming it was a question for the campaign. If Trump makes good on the threat, he will almost certainly face a legal challenge.
Annals of COVID Hair Salons
“This scenario is well within our capacity of our staff to contact trace and hopefully contain. But, I’m going to be honest with you. We can’t have many more of these,” says Clay Goddard, Springfield-Greene County Health Department director. This comes after two potential spreading incidents in the Springfield, the more noteworthy of which is a hairstylist who worked while sick with COVID and exposed as many as 84 clients. (The other person went to gym and various local stores over about a week.
United We Mask: GOPers View Mask-Wearing As Key To Reopening Economy
Three prominent Republicans bolstered North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s (R) emotional plea to end the “political” divide on mask-wearing requirements during Sunday morning interviews. Continue reading “United We Mask: GOPers View Mask-Wearing As Key To Reopening Economy”
WH National Security Adviser Likens China’s Coronavirus Response To Chernobyl
White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien drew comparisons between China’s coronavirus outbreak response to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster during Sunday morning interviews. Continue reading “WH National Security Adviser Likens China’s Coronavirus Response To Chernobyl”
Birx Punts To CDC Guidelines When Pressed On Trump’s Demand To Reopen Churches
White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx pointed to CDC guidelines when pressed on President Trump’s demand for houses of worship to reopen, during Sunday morning interviews. Continue reading “Birx Punts To CDC Guidelines When Pressed On Trump’s Demand To Reopen Churches”
Trump Blasts Former AG He Nominated For Not Being ‘Mentally Qualified’
President Trump continued his ongoing spat with former Attorney General Jeff Sessions during an interview with Sharyl Attkinson that aired Sunday morning. Continue reading “Trump Blasts Former AG He Nominated For Not Being ‘Mentally Qualified’”
WH Adviser: Unemployment Will Be In Double Digits By November Election
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett shared a grim outlook on unemployment claims by the time of the November election during an interview on CNN Sunday morning. Continue reading “WH Adviser: Unemployment Will Be In Double Digits By November Election”
GOP Guv. Tearfully Pleads Anti-Maskers To ‘Dial Up Your Empathy’ And End ‘Political’ Divide
As some right-wingers in several areas of the country (and the government) openly defy requirements on wearing masks on ideological grounds in spite of the COVID-19 outbreak, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) despairs at the prospect of his state falling into the same quagmire.