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Trump Officials Stay Silent As Subordinates Rant, Froth At Mouth
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09.17.20 | 2:20 pm
Where Things Stand: If The CDC Chief Isn’t ‘Closest To The Process’ Of Vaccine Creation, Who Is? Prime Badge
This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
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09.17.20 | 2:07 pm

We covered news this morning of White House chief of staff Mark Meadows attempts to distance President Trump’s own CDC director from the vaccine development process in order to adhere to Trump’s own political narrative surrounding its creation.

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Schumer Unleashes Unflattering Monikers On Trump And McConnell Amid COVID Relief Stalemate
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09.17.20 | 1:55 pm
Barr Compares Lockdowns To ‘Slavery’ While COVID Disproportionately Kills Black Americans
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09.17.20 | 12:55 pm
Meadows: CDC Chief’s 2021 Vaccine Timeline ‘Not Based’ On Info From Those ‘Closest To The Process’
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09.17.20 | 11:06 am
NIH Director: Public Mistrust Of Vaccine Driven By ‘Unfortunate Mix Of Science And Politics’
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09.17.20 | 7:51 am
Trump Suggests Alarming COVID Death Rate Would Decrease ‘If You Took Blue States Out’
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09.16.20 | 7:29 pm
WINSTON SALEM, NC - SEPTEMBER 08: President Donald Trump addresses a crowd during a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport on September 8, 2020 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The president also made a campaign stop in South Florida on Tuesday. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) WINSTON SALEM, NC - SEPTEMBER 08: President Donald Trump addresses a crowd during a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport on September 8, 2020 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The president also made a campaign stop in South Florida on Tuesday. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Trump Claims He Called CDC Director To Correct Him On COVID Vaccine Timeline
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09.16.20 | 6:05 pm
Biden: No Trust For Trump On COVID-19 Vaccine
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09.16.20 | 4:42 pm
Even Trump’s CDC Director Thinks Masks Might Be More Effective Than Vaccine
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09.16.20 | 2:56 pm