Tag: COVID-19

Where Things Stand: The Sycophancy Continues

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By Nicole LaFond

03.13.20 | 12:37 pm

Members of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force are increasingly adopting a new default when they don’t have a satisfying answer to inquiries about COVID-19: Awkwardly pivot to praise President Trump.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) leaves a briefing for Senators by officials from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Director of National Intelligence, and the National Security Agency on the state of election security on Capitol Hill on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Gary Peters

Peters Blasts Johnson For Pushing Biden Probe During Coronavirus Outbreak

By Kate Riga

03.13.20 | 10:41 am

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - MARCH 09, 2020: Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services speaks at the Coronavirus Task Force Press Conference.

Verma Dodges Basic COVID Questions, Praises Trump’s ‘Bold and Decisive Action’

By Matt Shuham

03.13.20 | 10:28 am

Mnuchin Says He’s ‘Very Close’ To Deal With Pelosi On COVID-19 Response

By Tierney Sneed

03.13.20 | 10:27 am

Falwell Says People Are ‘Overreacting’ To Coronavirus, Suggests It’s All Anti-Trump Conspiracy

By Cristina Cabrera

03.13.20 | 9:42 am

Barr, Conway, Ivanka Trump Interacted With Australian Official Who Has Coronavirus

By Cristina Cabrera

03.13.20 | 8:56 am

Trump Tries To Claim He’s Handling Coronavirus Better Than Obama Did With Swine Flu

By Cristina Cabrera

03.13.20 | 8:10 am

Trump’s Failing Coronavirus Response is Standard Issue Republicanism in 2020

By Max Moran

03.13.20 | 7:00 am

Fauci Won’t Say Whether Trump Should Be Tested For Coronavirus

By Summer Concepcion

03.12.20 | 6:51 pm

NCAA Cancels March Madness Tournaments Amid Coronavirus Fears

By Summer Concepcion

03.12.20 | 5:02 pm