President Trump isn’t worried that he recently came into contact with an aide to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who tested positive for the coronavirus. Continue reading “Trump ‘Not Concerned’ About Bolsonaro Aide Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus”
President Makes Completely False Claims
The President’s usual nonsense has graver implications during a pandemic crisis. Here he is from a few moments ago claiming that all people returning from Europe are being tested for Coronavirus and being quarantined if they are positive. Obviously this is completely false. To the best of my knowledge people are not even being questioned or having their temperatures taken, let alone being tested. The country doesn’t have remotely the testing capacity to do that even if we wanted to.
Trump claims (falsely) all Americans returning to country are being tested:"We have heavily tested. If an American coming back or anybody coming back, we have a tremendous testing set up where people coming in have to be tested … if it shows positive … We have to quarantine." pic.twitter.com/ndGlKmSFJh
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 12, 2020
McConnell Trashes Dems’ Coronavirus Bill Calling For Paid Sick Leave, Free Testing
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) shot down House Democrats’ emergency response package for COVID-19 on Thursday, lambasting the legislation as “an ideological wish list that was not tailored closely to the circumstances.”
Why Trump’s Payroll Tax Cut Gambit Makes Little Sense For COVID-19
There’s a lot unknown about how best to mitigate the economic fallout of the growing coronavirus outbreak. But what has brought agreement among several economic experts is that the payroll tax holiday President Trump is currently pushing is an ineffective and inefficient way of dealing with any economic disruption COVID-19 causes.
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Pelosi Raises Eyebrow At Trump’s European Travel Ban
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) displayed mild incredulity Thursday at President Donald Trump’s scattershot European travel ban, which does not include the United Kingdom.
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All The COVID-Monitored People Who Have Met Trump In The Past Week
It’s the great equalizer.
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Where Things Stand: Biden Seizes On Trump’s Shortcomings
We’ve been told to expect something presidential.
Azar Gives Strangely Fawning Statement On Trump’s ‘Prescient’ Actions, ‘Powerful’ Remarks
Health Secretary Alex Azar put out a strangely fawning statement Thursday morning celebrating President’s Trump’s remarks on coronavirus Wednesday night and praising his move in late January to restrict travel from China.
Leadership And Half Measures
We’re starting to see herd behavior around social distancing measures, and it’s pretty powerful. The more people do it, the easier it for everyone to do it. But TPM Reader JA has a good point that it starts at the top*:
Kudos to TPM for keeping folks out of the office. I am thinking this morning about why leadership from on high is so important relative to COVID-19 and social distancing, and that’s because half measures aren’t good enough in themselves, and because for me half measures lead to quarter measures.
Capitol Access Severely Limited Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The House and Senate Sergeant at Arms announced Thursday morning that visitor access to the Capitol will be severely limited through the end of March amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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