politicususa--2020-04-22--Nancy Pelosi Bluntly Sums Up Trump’s Pandemic Response: “Delay, Denial, Death”

Donald Trump gets an “ F ” on Coronavirus , according to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi .
The California Democrat offered a brutal summary of the President ’ s failures on Wednesday .
Pelosi spoke to MSNBC about Trump ’ s lack of preparation and the damage it had caused to the American people .
“ For our seniors in nursing homes and the rest , as you say , there ’ s a big toll being taken there .
But if we can test and contact and isolate people , we ’ re on a very much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ There ’ s a Boy Scout saying , ‘ Proper preparation prevents poor performance.
’ Well , that is exactly where the president gets an F. ” “ He was not properly prepared , not with the truth , with the facts , or the admission of what was happening in our country — delay , whatever , delay , denial , death , ” Pelosi said .
“ And instead we ’ d like to see him insist on the truth and we must insist on the truth with him.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distraction ” and said his immigration ban was a “ distraction from his failure on testing.
” “ We ’ re never going to get there at the snail pace that they are putting forth , ” she said .
“ But you have seen scientists outside , academics and the rest setting a standard three times higher than what the White House is talking about .
So we have put the resources there.
” “ We ’ re prepared to do more in terms of the testing in the next legislation , @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump gets an “F” on Coronavirus, according to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The California Democrat offered a brutal summary of the President’s failures on Wednesday.
Pelosi spoke to MSNBC about Trump’s lack of preparation and the damage it had caused to the American people.
“For our seniors in nursing homes and the rest, as you say, there’s a big toll being taken there. But if we can test and contact and isolate people, we’re on a very much better path,” she said.
“There’s a Boy Scout saying, ‘Proper preparation prevents poor performance.’ Well, that is exactly where the president gets an F.”
“He was not properly prepared, not with the truth, with the facts, or the admission of what was happening in our country — delay, whatever, delay, denial, death,” Pelosi said.
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Speaker Pelosi: "There's a Boy Scouts saying 'proper preparation prevents poor performance,' well that was exactly where the president gets an 'F'. He was not properly prepared, not with the truth, with the facts or the admission of what was happening in our country." pic.twitter.com/NTM821bEUf — MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 22, 2020
“And instead we’d like to see him insist on the truth and we must insist on the truth with him.”
Pelosi branded Trump an “agent of distraction” and said his immigration ban was a “distraction from his failure on testing.”
“We’re never going to get there at the snail pace that they are putting forth,” she said.
“But you have seen scientists outside, academics and the rest setting a standard three times higher than what the White House is talking about. So we have put the resources there.”
“We’re prepared to do more in terms of the testing in the next legislation,” Pelosi added.
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politicususa--2020-04-22--Government Agency Led by Dr. Fauci: Don’t Take Coronavirus Drug Trump’s Been Touting

Americans should not take a drug the President has been promoting , according to the National Institute of Health .
The agency has warned of “ potential toxicities.
” A panel put together by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease issued the advice about hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine .
Dr. Anthony Fauci is head of the NIAID .
“ At present , no drug has been proven to be safe and effective for treating COVID-19 , ” the panel said .
“ There are no Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) -approved drugs specifically to treat patients with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that President Trump has repeatedly mentioned , saying there was no evidence that they were effective treatments and should be avoided .
“ There are insufficient clinical data to recommend either for or against using chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 , ” the agency said .
The panel recommends against the use of “ The combination of hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin ( AIII ) because of the potential for toxicities.
” Trump has touted these drugs for several weeks , without evidence of their efficacy .
However , following a recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed course .
“ Obviously there have been some very good reports and perhaps this one ’ s not a good report—but we ’ ll be looking at it , ” Trump said at his Tuesday briefing .
In March , Trump said the drug could be “ one of the biggest game-changers in the history of medicine ” .
“ I sure as hell think we ought to give it a try , ” he said .

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Americans should not take a drug the President has been promoting, according to the National Institute of Health. The agency has warned of “potential toxicities.”
A panel put together by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease issued the advice about hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine. Dr. Anthony Fauci is head of the NIAID.
“At present, no drug has been proven to be safe and effective for treating COVID-19,” the panel said.
“There are no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs specifically to treat patients with COVID-19.”
They referred specifically to drugs that President Trump has repeatedly mentioned, saying there was no evidence that they were effective treatments and should be avoided.
“There are insufficient clinical data to recommend either for or against using chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19,” the agency said.
The panel recommends against the use of “The combination of hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin (AIII) because of the potential for toxicities.”
Trump has touted these drugs for several weeks, without evidence of their efficacy. However, following a recent study, the President appears to have changed course.
“Obviously there have been some very good reports and perhaps this one’s not a good report—but we’ll be looking at it,” Trump said at his Tuesday briefing.
In March, Trump said the drug could be “one of the biggest game-changers in the history of medicine”.
“I sure as hell think we ought to give it a try,” he said.
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politicususa--2020-04-22--Trump Mocked for Wanting to “Shoot Down” Iranian Boats

The President has become the subject of mockery following a tweet about the Iranian military .
Social media users piled on Donald Trump for suggesting boats can be shot down .
“ I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea , ” Trump tweeted on Wednesday .
Other Twitter uses quickly noted that boats generally can not be shot down .
The term is almost always applied to aircraft and the President did not correct his statement .
“ I really hate to question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shoot down a boat ?
” user Larry Taylor asked .
Conservative commentator Rick Wilson , who is a strong critic of the President , was forced to agree .
“ Unless the Iranians have some kind of hovercraft or ekranoplane ?
” Wilson quipped , while calling Trump “ Admiral Bone Spurs.
” The President ’ s tweet may have been prompted by an Iranian satellite launch .
Fox News reported on the event Wednesday morning .
Congressman Michael Waltz spoke to Fox & Friends about Iran and the need for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some confusing remarks .

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The President has become the subject of mockery following a tweet about the Iranian military. Social media users piled on Donald Trump for suggesting boats can be shot down.
“I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” Trump tweeted on Wednesday.
I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 22, 2020
Other Twitter uses quickly noted that boats generally cannot be shot down. The term is almost always applied to aircraft and the President did not correct his statement.
“I really hate to question the obvious, but how do you shoot down a boat?” user Larry Taylor asked.
Conservative commentator Rick Wilson, who is a strong critic of the President, was forced to agree.
“Unless the Iranians have some kind of hovercraft or ekranoplane?” Wilson quipped, while calling Trump “Admiral Bone Spurs.”
“After this, we’ll sink their planes!” mocked historian Kevin M. Kruse.
After this, we’ll sink their planes! https://t.co/1X4lzsHIjY — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) April 22, 2020
The President’s tweet may have been prompted by an Iranian satellite launch. Fox News reported on the event Wednesday morning.
Congressman Michael Waltz spoke to Fox & Friends about Iran and the need for a Space Force. The Florida Republican made some confusing remarks.
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politicususa--2020-04-22--Trump Is Blocking Undocumented College Students From Receiving Coronavirus Aid

As part of his effort to punish immigrants – both legal and undocumented – for his own failures , Donald Trump is blocking undocumented college students from receiving any emergency aid as part of the coronavirus rescue package .
According to The Hill , “ The Trump administration issued new guidance Tuesday barring undocumented college students from receiving federal aid to pay off certain expenses.
” The report notes that the money was allocated to help students pay for food , housing and childcare during the pandemic .
More from The Hill : Congress allocated $ 6 billion in its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to students to cover expenses related to interruptions fueled by the coronavirus pandemic .
The money is intended to help students pay for expenses such as food , childcare and housing .
However , the Education Department issued new guidance mandating that the money can only be given to students who qualify for federal financial aid , meaning U.S. citizens and some legal permanent residents .
While Congress ’ s package contains no language regarding undocumented students , the Education Department ’ s guidance essentially prevents them from receiving any of the allocated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to wreak havoc across the country , causing tens of thousands of deaths , Donald Trump has been cycling through scapegoats – from the media to the Obama administration to the World Health Organization to governors – and none of them have stuck .
The American people seem to be recognizing that it wasn ’ t a good idea to put an unqualified , self-obsessed game show host in charge of the most powerful country in the world – especially in the middle of a global health crisis .
Trump ’ s sudden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an admission that he knows he ’ s in serious political trouble .
After all , whenever this president finds himself in a corner , he reaches back into the well of minority resentment that fires up his base .
The problem with that strategy right now is that tens of thousands of Americans have died and more than 20 million have lost their jobs over the past month because of Donald Trump ’ s incompetence .
Immigrant bashing might make the most die-hard Fox viewer feel warm and fuzzy inside , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this president has already done to so many Americans .

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As part of his effort to punish immigrants – both legal and undocumented – for his own failures, Donald Trump is blocking undocumented college students from receiving any emergency aid as part of the coronavirus rescue package.
According to The Hill, “The Trump administration issued new guidance Tuesday barring undocumented college students from receiving federal aid to pay off certain expenses.”
The report notes that the money was allocated to help students pay for food, housing and childcare during the pandemic.
More from The Hill:
Congress allocated $6 billion in its economic rescue package to colleges to grant to students to cover expenses related to interruptions fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. The money is intended to help students pay for expenses such as food, childcare and housing. However, the Education Department issued new guidance mandating that the money can only be given to students who qualify for federal financial aid, meaning U.S. citizens and some legal permanent residents. While Congress’s package contains no language regarding undocumented students, the Education Department’s guidance essentially prevents them from receiving any of the allocated funds.
Trump is desperate to find a scapegoat
As the coronavirus crisis continues to wreak havoc across the country, causing tens of thousands of deaths, Donald Trump has been cycling through scapegoats – from the media to the Obama administration to the World Health Organization to governors – and none of them have stuck.
The American people seem to be recognizing that it wasn’t a good idea to put an unqualified, self-obsessed game show host in charge of the most powerful country in the world – especially in the middle of a global health crisis.
Trump’s sudden shift back toward anti-immigrant messaging is basically an admission that he knows he’s in serious political trouble. After all, whenever this president finds himself in a corner, he reaches back into the well of minority resentment that fires up his base.
The problem with that strategy right now is that tens of thousands of Americans have died and more than 20 million have lost their jobs over the past month because of Donald Trump’s incompetence.
Immigrant bashing might make the most die-hard Fox viewer feel warm and fuzzy inside, but it can’t undo the damage that this president has already done to so many Americans.
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politicususa--2020-04-23--Trump Wants To Inject People With Bleach To Kill Coronavirus

After a presentation on the effectiveness of bleach and rubbing alcohol on killing coronavirus , Trump asked if people could be injected with disinfectant .
Trump said at the coronavirus briefing : A question that probably some of you are thinking of if you ’ re totally into that world , which I find to be very interesting .
So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it ’ s ultraviolet or very powerful light .
And I think you said that hasn ’ t been checked , but you ’ re going test it .
Supposing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which you can do either through the skin or in some other way .
And I think you said you ’ re going test that too .
Sounds interesting .
And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute .
One minute .
And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning .
Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number in the lungs .
It would be interesting to check you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors with that , but it sounds interesting to me .
And so we ’ ll see .
But the whole concept of the light , the way it kills it in one minute , that ’ s pretty powerful .
If people inject themselves with bleach to get rid of the coronavirus , they will die .
Injecting disinfectants will kill people , not the virus .
The President Of The United States should be smarter than this , but Donald Trump is the current president , and he isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It won ’ t kill the coronavirus inside your body .
It will only kill you .

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After a presentation on the effectiveness of bleach and rubbing alcohol on killing coronavirus, Trump asked if people could be injected with disinfectant.
Trump said at the coronavirus briefing:
A question that probably some of you are thinking of if you’re totally into that world, which I find to be very interesting. So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it’s ultraviolet or very powerful light. And I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going test it. Supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way.
And I think you said you’re going test that too. Sounds interesting. And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning. Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number in the lungs. It would be interesting to check you’re going have to use medical doctors with that, but it sounds interesting to me. And so we’ll see. But the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute, that’s pretty powerful.
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Trump asks if he can inject people with disinfectant to get rid of coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/UQEiNwPYrh — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 23, 2020
If people inject themselves with bleach to get rid of the coronavirus, they will die. Injecting disinfectants will kill people, not the virus. The President Of The United States should be smarter than this, but Donald Trump is the current president, and he isn’t.
Don’t inject disinfectants. It won’t kill the coronavirus inside your body. It will only kill you.


politicususa--2020-04-23--McConnell Refuses Funds For Blue States  As His Kentucky Is 2nd Most Dependent On Federal Cash

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to give virus hit blue states aid , but his state of Kentucky is the second most dependent on federal funds .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hammered McConnell for his state taking $ 148 billion more federal dollars than they put in .
It turns out that McConnell ’ s home state is one of the most dependant on federal funds in the entire country .
Kentucky is ranked the second most federally dependent state in the nation .
A recent study by WalletHub looked at two key factors : state government dependency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government is ranked fourth in dependency on federal money but is only ranked 23rd in the share of federal jobs .
Gonzalez said federal funding makes up about 40 percent of Kentucky ’ s revenue , the 4th highest rate in the country Mitch McConnell is in no position to deny states their own money back .
Blue states have been economically carrying red states for decades , so McConnell ’ s grandstanding about states needing to make up their own revenue shortfalls without federal help doesn ’ t hold much water when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that McConnell is the Senate ’ s second-biggest welfare queen .
McConnell ’ s reelection chances would vanish if the federal government stopped giving Kentucky 40 % of its budget .
Mitch McConnell is a red-state freeloader , who is playing with fire as he bites the hands that feed him .

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to give virus hit blue states aid, but his state of Kentucky is the second most dependent on federal funds.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hammered McConnell for his state taking $148 billion more federal dollars than they put in.
It turns out that McConnell’s home state is one of the most dependant on federal funds in the entire country.
Via WKUFM:
Kentucky is ranked the second most federally dependent state in the nation.
A recent study by WalletHub looked at two key factors: state government dependency and resident dependency. Kentucky’s government is ranked fourth in dependency on federal money but is only ranked 23rd in the share of federal jobs.
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Gonzalez said federal funding makes up about 40 percent of Kentucky’s revenue, the 4th highest rate in the country
Mitch McConnell is in no position to deny states their own money back. Blue states have been economically carrying red states for decades, so McConnell’s grandstanding about states needing to make up their own revenue shortfalls without federal help doesn’t hold much water when it is taken into the context with the fact that McConnell is the Senate’s second-biggest welfare queen.
McConnell’s reelection chances would vanish if the federal government stopped giving Kentucky 40% of its budget.
Mitch McConnell is a red-state freeloader, who is playing with fire as he bites the hands that feed him.


politicususa--2020-04-23--Andrew Cuomo Obliterates Mitch McConnell At Press Conference

Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D-NY ) destroyed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell during his daily press conference for being a red state welfare queen .
Let me just go back to my self-proclaimed grip reaper Senator Mcconnell for another he represents the state of Kentucky , okay .
When it comes to fairness , new York state puts much more money into the federal pot than it takes out .
At the end of the year , we put into that federal pot $ 116 billion more than we take out .
His state , the state of Kentucky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than they put in .
So he ’ s a federal legislator .
He is distributing the federal pot of money .
New York puts in more money to the federal pot than it takes out .
His state takes out more than it puts in .
Senator Mcconnell , who ’ s getting bailed out here ?
It ’ s your state that is living on the money that we generate .
Your state is getting bailed out .
Not my state .
Mitch McConnell is no position to tell states that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the federal governments when the states that he is refusing to provide assistance to are the same ones who allow states like McConnell ’ s home state of Kentucky to take out more federal dollars than they put in .
Gov .
Cuomo isn ’ t afraid of Mitch McConnell , who he has the ability to pressure as McConnell ’ s Republican Senate majority is barely clinging to life as Trump ’ s virus response incompetence has collapsed the US economy , and Gov .
Cuomo ’ s remarks are another sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in on Mitch McConnell .

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) destroyed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell during his daily press conference for being a red state welfare queen.
Cuomo said:
Let me just go back to my self-proclaimed grip reaper Senator Mcconnell for another he represents the state of Kentucky, okay. When it comes to fairness, new York state puts much more money into the federal pot than it takes out. At the end of the year, we put into that federal pot $116 billion more than we take out.
His state, the state of Kentucky, takes out $148 billion more than they put in. So he’s a federal legislator. He is distributing the federal pot of money. New York puts in more money to the federal pot than it takes out. His state takes out more than it puts in. Senator Mcconnell, who’s getting bailed out here? It’s your state that is living on the money that we generate. Your state is getting bailed out. Not my state.
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Andrew Cuomo brings it and destroys federal welfare queen #MitchMcConnell pic.twitter.com/TsMkzclFhC — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 23, 2020
Mitch McConnell is no position to tell states that they don’t deserve funding from the federal governments when the states that he is refusing to provide assistance to are the same ones who allow states like McConnell’s home state of Kentucky to take out more federal dollars than they put in.
Gov. Cuomo isn’t afraid of Mitch McConnell, who he has the ability to pressure as McConnell’s Republican Senate majority is barely clinging to life as Trump’s virus response incompetence has collapsed the US economy, and Gov. Cuomo’s remarks are another sign that ballot box grim reaper is closing in on Mitch McConnell.


politicususa--2020-04-23--Young Voters Flock To Biden And Mass Mobilize Against Trump

Young voters say that Donald Trump has made their lives worse , and they are supporting Joe Biden in numbers comparable to Bernie Sanders .
The Spring 2020 Harvard Youth Poll found Biden leading Trump 51 % -28 % with voters age 18-29 , and 60 % -30 % among young voters who are likely to vote .
According to the Harvard Youth Poll : The Democratic advantage with Biden leading the ticket ( +30 ) is similar to the advantage Democrats would enjoy if Senator Bernie Sanders had been the party nominee .
In a hypothetical matchup between Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters reported that they would support the Vermont Senator , 31 % President Trump ( +31 ) .
Among likely voters , Biden captures 88 % of young Democrats , Trump 90 % of young Republicans ; among Independents , 56 % prefer Biden , and 25 % prefer Trump .
President Trump ’ s job performance rating of 32 % approval stands at the same level it was during the initial months of his administration ( Spring 2017 ) , and seven points better than it was at its lowest point measured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following the Parkland shootings .
Overall , 15 % of young Americans indicate that as a result of President Trump , their lives are better , 29 % believe they are worse , 39 % responded no different , 16 % were unsure .
Across most demographic subgroups such as gender , race/ethnicity , education , and community type , more said their lives were worse than better under President Trump ’ s leadership .
Nearly half of Republicans ( 46 % ) say their lives are better , 7 % worse , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : 4 % better , 46 % worse ; Independents : 9 % better , 23 % worse .
Younger voters are much more pragmatic than the pundit class and conventional wisdom gives them credit for being .
The poll shatters the idea that voters age 18-29 are supporters only of Sen. Bernie Sanders .
The Harvard Youth Poll is also an indicator that the unity efforts of Sanders and Biden are paying dividends .
Former Vice President Biden has adopted some of the key Sanders and Warren proposals into his platform and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been losing Independents to Biden and this trend is continuing with voters age 18-29 .
Young voters share the same priority as voters in other demographics .
A majority want Trump out of the White House .
There is a movement growing behind Joe Biden , as a majority of Americans are uniting behind the common goal of making Trump a one-term president .
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Young voters say that Donald Trump has made their lives worse, and they are supporting Joe Biden in numbers comparable to Bernie Sanders.
The Spring 2020 Harvard Youth Poll found Biden leading Trump 51%-28% with voters age 18-29, and 60%-30% among young voters who are likely to vote.
According to the Harvard Youth Poll:
The Democratic advantage with Biden leading the ticket (+30) is similar to the advantage Democrats would enjoy if Senator Bernie Sanders had been the party nominee. In a hypothetical matchup between Sanders and Trump, 62% of likely voters reported that they would support the Vermont Senator, 31% President Trump (+31). Among likely voters, Biden captures 88% of young Democrats, Trump 90% of young Republicans; among Independents, 56% prefer Biden, and 25% prefer Trump.
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President Trump’s job performance rating of 32% approval stands at the same level it was during the initial months of his administration (Spring 2017), and seven points better than it was at its lowest point measured in our poll, in the weeks following the Parkland shootings.
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Overall, 15% of young Americans indicate that as a result of President Trump, their lives are better, 29% believe they are worse, 39% responded no different, 16% were unsure. Across most demographic subgroups such as gender, race/ethnicity, education, and community type, more said their lives were worse than better under President Trump’s leadership. Nearly half of Republicans (46%) say their lives are better, 7% worse, 39% no different. For Democrats: 4% better, 46% worse; Independents: 9% better, 23% worse.
Younger voters are much more pragmatic than the pundit class and conventional wisdom gives them credit for being. The poll shatters the idea that voters age 18-29 are supporters only of Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The Harvard Youth Poll is also an indicator that the unity efforts of Sanders and Biden are paying dividends. Former Vice President Biden has adopted some of the key Sanders and Warren proposals into his platform and younger voters are noticing.
Trump has been losing Independents to Biden and this trend is continuing with voters age 18-29.
Young voters share the same priority as voters in other demographics. A majority want Trump out of the White House.
There is a movement growing behind Joe Biden, as a majority of Americans are uniting behind the common goal of making Trump a one-term president.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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politicususa--2020-04-23--Joe Biden: Trump Should Be ‘Working Around the Clock’ as the Economy ‘Sheds Millions of Jobs’

Joe Biden thinks the President should be working 24/7 as the U.S. unemployment rate continues to rise .
The former vice president accused Donald Trump of doing nothing .
Unemployment claims have risen to around 26.5 million following reports today that a further 4.4 million people filed for assistance .
This figure is unprecedented .
Biden said in a statement that every unemployment number represented “ a life thrown into uncertainty ” and ” community worried about how it will recover.
” “ Every worker left wondering when they will next see a paycheck is part of this American crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing enough for them , ” he said .
“ Instead of standing by while the economy sheds millions of jobs each week during this pandemic , Trump should be working around the clock to keep as many people as possible attached to their jobs.
” “ That ’ s what I would be doing if I were in the Oval Office right now .
” Biden said Trump is failing to use the CARES Act to keep Americans on payroll .
“ I would be doing everything in my power to expand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden said .
He explained that he would use the tools in the act to keep people in their jobs , while helping businesses .
He called this “ employment insurance ” and slammed Trump for not adopting the idea .
“ Trump hasn ’ t done anything discernible to make this happen , ” Biden said .
“ Instead , the entirely predictable has occurred : state unemployment systems are being stretched beyond capacity , and workers are anxiously waiting for their checks as the bills pile up .
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Joe Biden thinks the President should be working 24/7 as the U.S. unemployment rate continues to rise. The former vice president accused Donald Trump of doing nothing.
Unemployment claims have risen to around 26.5 million following reports today that a further 4.4 million people filed for assistance. This figure is unprecedented.
Biden said in a statement that every unemployment number represented “a life thrown into uncertainty” and ” community worried about how it will recover.
“Every worker left wondering when they will next see a paycheck is part of this American crisis – and Donald Trump isn’t doing enough for them,” he said.
“Instead of standing by while the economy sheds millions of jobs each week during this pandemic, Trump should be working around the clock to keep as many people as possible attached to their jobs.”
“That’s what I would be doing if I were in the Oval Office right now. ”
Biden said Trump is failing to use the CARES Act to keep Americans on payroll.
“I would be doing everything in my power to expand short-time compensation programs for workers,” Biden said.
He explained that he would use the tools in the act to keep people in their jobs, while helping businesses. He called this “employment insurance” and slammed Trump for not adopting the idea.
“Trump hasn’t done anything discernible to make this happen,” Biden said.
“Instead, the entirely predictable has occurred: state unemployment systems are being stretched beyond capacity, and workers are anxiously waiting for their checks as the bills pile up. ”
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politicususa--2020-04-23--Pandemic Task Force Had To Convince Trump Not to Support Georgia Reopening

The Coronavirus task force convinced the President to change his mind about reopening Georgia , a new report claims .
The state ’ s Republican governor has earned criticism for his plan .
CNN ’ s Jim Acosta reported on Twitter that President Donald Trump was initially in favor of the move .
Governor Brian Kemp declared he would reopen his state despite expert advice .
“ Members of the coronavirus task force had to convince Trump to change his view on Georgia governor Brian Kemp ’ s decision to reopen businesses in his state later this week , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN , ” the Chief White House Correspondent said .
Acosta said that members of the task force met and discussed the possibility that the media would ask about Kemp ’ s decision .
This was before Wednesday ’ s daily press briefing .
“ Doctor Anthony Fauci and others on the task force noted there would be a glaring inconsistency if the scientists were not in agreement with Trump on the Georgia issue during the press conference , ” Acosta said .
This reporting suggests that the President would have endorsed Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daily press briefing if the scientists hadn ’ t stepped in .
Trump caused surprise and some humor on Wednesday by publicly disagreeing with Governor Kemp despite previously talking up reopening the U.S. economy .
“ I want him to do what he thinks is right , but I disagree with him on what he ’ s doing , ” Trump said .
Kemp said on Monday that businesses in the state would be allowed to reopen , though there would be some restrictions .
“ By taking this measured action , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without undermining the progress we all have made in this battle against COVID-19 , ” the Governor said .

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The Coronavirus task force convinced the President to change his mind about reopening Georgia, a new report claims. The state’s Republican governor has earned criticism for his plan.
CNN’s Jim Acosta reported on Twitter that President Donald Trump was initially in favor of the move. Governor Brian Kemp declared he would reopen his state despite expert advice.
“Members of the coronavirus task force had to convince Trump to change his view on Georgia governor Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen businesses in his state later this week, a source close to the task force tells CNN,” the Chief White House Correspondent said.
News: Members of the coronavirus task force had to convince Trump to change his view on Georgia governor Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen businesses in his state later this week, a source close to the task force tells CNN. — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) April 23, 2020
Acosta said that members of the task force met and discussed the possibility that the media would ask about Kemp’s decision. This was before Wednesday’s daily press briefing.
“Doctor Anthony Fauci and others on the task force noted there would be a glaring inconsistency if the scientists were not in agreement with Trump on the Georgia issue during the press conference,” Acosta said.
This reporting suggests that the President would have endorsed Georgia’s plan to reopen at the daily press briefing if the scientists hadn’t stepped in.
Trump caused surprise and some humor on Wednesday by publicly disagreeing with Governor Kemp despite previously talking up reopening the U.S. economy.
“I want him to do what he thinks is right, but I disagree with him on what he’s doing,” Trump said.
Kemp said on Monday that businesses in the state would be allowed to reopen, though there would be some restrictions.
“By taking this measured action, we will get Georgians back to work safely without undermining the progress we all have made in this battle against COVID-19,” the Governor said.
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politicususa--2020-04-23--Barack Obama: We’re Still Waiting for ‘A Coherent National Plan’ on Coronavirus

Barack Obama has subtly criticized President Donald Trump about his Coronavirus response yet again .
The former president said there was no plan to deal with the crisis .
Obama shared a New Yorker article on Twitter about Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker ’ s reaction to the virus .
Baker has gone on the “ offensive ” and he ’ s also a Republican .
“ While we continue to wait for a coherent national plan to navigate this pandemic , states like Massachusetts are beginning to adopt their own public health plans to combat this virus––before it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama has mainly stayed out of national politics since leaving office in 2017 .
However , the Covid-19 pandemic has seen him send tweets and messages about dealing with the crisis .
The Democrat hasn ’ t criticized President Trump directly but many of his public comments call out the administration ’ s approach .
“ We can ’ t deny that racial and socioeconomic factors are playing a role in who is being hit the hardest by the virus , ” Obama said last week .
“ It ’ s a reminder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vulnerable communities at the forefront when making decisions.
” The Trump administration was recently criticized for sidelining Surgeon General Jerome Adams .
Adams had also highlighted the issue of race and Coronavirus .
Governor Baker was also recently critical of President Trump .
He publicly disagreed with the President ’ s decision to halt immigration into the U.S. because of the pandemic .
“ I am opposed to the decision that the President made .
I ’ m opposed to the order , ” Baker said .

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Barack Obama has subtly criticized President Donald Trump about his Coronavirus response yet again. The former president said there was no plan to deal with the crisis.
Obama shared a New Yorker article on Twitter about Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s reaction to the virus. Baker has gone on the “offensive” and he’s also a Republican.
“While we continue to wait for a coherent national plan to navigate this pandemic, states like Massachusetts are beginning to adopt their own public health plans to combat this virus––before it’s too late,” Obama tweeted.
While we continue to wait for a coherent national plan to navigate this pandemic, states like Massachusetts are beginning to adopt their own public health plans to combat this virus––before it's too late. https://t.co/Eb2Hz8H8vU — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 22, 2020
Obama has mainly stayed out of national politics since leaving office in 2017. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has seen him send tweets and messages about dealing with the crisis.
The Democrat hasn’t criticized President Trump directly but many of his public comments call out the administration’s approach.
“We can’t deny that racial and socioeconomic factors are playing a role in who is being hit the hardest by the virus,” Obama said last week.
“It’s a reminder for our policymakers to keep our most vulnerable communities at the forefront when making decisions.”
The Trump administration was recently criticized for sidelining Surgeon General Jerome Adams. Adams had also highlighted the issue of race and Coronavirus.
Governor Baker was also recently critical of President Trump. He publicly disagreed with the President’s decision to halt immigration into the U.S. because of the pandemic.
“I am opposed to the decision that the President made. I’m opposed to the order,” Baker said.
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politicususa--2020-04-23--NY, NJ Govs. Slam McConnell for Suggesting States Should Declare Bankruptcy

Democratic Governors Andrew Cuomo ( N.Y. ) and Phil Murphy ( N.J. ) criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) for suggesting that states should declare bankruptcy instead of receiving a federal bailout .
“ I would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route , ” McConnell said yesterday during an appearance on Hugh Hewitt ’ s radio program .
“ It ’ s saved some cities , and there ’ s no good reason for it not to be available .
You raised yourself the important issue of what states have done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves with their pension programs .
There ’ s not going to be any desire on the Republican side to bail out state pensions by borrowing money from future generations.
” McConnell ’ s statements were swiftly slammed by the governors of the two states most drastically affected by the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Encouraging , explicitly almost hoping for bankruptcies of American states in the midst of the biggest health care crisis this country has ever faced , is completely and utterly irresponsible , ” Murphy said .
“ You have my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bankrupt .
But you know what will happen ?
We will gut the living daylights … out of the services — the exact services — that our citizens need right now .
We will just cut , cut , cut and cut .
We won ’ t go bankrupt , Senator , but we will leave our citizens in the lurch in their most profound hour of need.
” Cuomo , meanwhile , said McConnell made “ one of the dumb statements of all time.
” “ You talk about one issue where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and pettiness and you talk about communities where people are dying and you say they are blue states , ” Cuomo said during an interview with his brother , CNN ’ s Chris Cuomo .
“ How am I supposed to reopen if you want me to declare bankruptcy ?
” McConnell later said that federal aid should not be seen as an opportunity for “ revenue replacement.
” “ We ’ re not interested in solving their pension problems for them , ” McConnell said .
“ We ’ re not interested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve made in the past .
We ’ re not going to let them take advantage of this pandemic to solve a lot of problems that they created for themselves with bad decisions in the past .
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Democratic Governors Andrew Cuomo (N.Y.) and Phil Murphy (N.J.) criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for suggesting that states should declare bankruptcy instead of receiving a federal bailout.
“I would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route,” McConnell said yesterday during an appearance on Hugh Hewitt’s radio program. “It’s saved some cities, and there’s no good reason for it not to be available. You raised yourself the important issue of what states have done, many of them have done to themselves with their pension programs. There’s not going to be any desire on the Republican side to bail out state pensions by borrowing money from future generations.”
McConnell’s statements were swiftly slammed by the governors of the two states most drastically affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Encouraging, explicitly almost hoping for bankruptcies of American states in the midst of the biggest health care crisis this country has ever faced, is completely and utterly irresponsible,” Murphy said. “You have my word. We won’t go bankrupt. But you know what will happen? We will gut the living daylights … out of the services — the exact services — that our citizens need right now. We will just cut, cut, cut and cut. We won’t go bankrupt, Senator, but we will leave our citizens in the lurch in their most profound hour of need.”
Cuomo, meanwhile, said McConnell made “one of the dumb statements of all time.”
“You talk about one issue where you think you can get past partisanship and pettiness and you talk about communities where people are dying and you say they are blue states,” Cuomo said during an interview with his brother, CNN’s Chris Cuomo. “How am I supposed to reopen if you want me to declare bankruptcy?”
McConnell later said that federal aid should not be seen as an opportunity for “revenue replacement.”
“We’re not interested in solving their pension problems for them,” McConnell said. “We’re not interested in rescuing them from bad decisions they’ve made in the past. We’re not going to let them take advantage of this pandemic to solve a lot of problems that they created for themselves with bad decisions in the past.”


politicususa--2020-04-23--Stacey Abrams: Brian Kemp’s Decision to Open Georgia’s Economy Has “No Logic”

Stacey Abrams , the former Georgia gubernatorial candidate who lost to Governor Brian Kemp ( R ) following a contentious election riddled with accusations of voter fraud , says there is “ no logic ” to her former opponent ’ s decision to open the economy .
“ There is no logic and that ’ s part of the problem , ” Abrams told View co-host Ana Navarro .
“ We only shut down Georgia two weeks ago .
So let ’ s remember , we were one of the last states to respond to the call for the shutdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asymptomatic people could spread the disease.
” “ We are seeing our rates over the last two weeks , not decline , and we know that you can not perform a tattoo from six feet away .
You can ’ t do someone ’ s nails from six feet away , but I want you to remember who you saw the last time you walked into a nail salon — who you saw working on the front lines at a restaurant , ” she added .
“ Those are the people who need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families , making sure that they are safe because they are often the only breadwinners , and instead of protecting their lives , we are prioritizing the potential of the economy.
” Abrams added that the Senate ’ s support for an enlargement of the Paycheck Protection Act is the right choice as many grapple with financial uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic .
“ That ’ s the solution to the economic challenges we face , not putting people ’ s lives on the line so you can say you did something , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appearance on CNN political commentator David Axelrod ’ s podcast “ The Axe Files , ” Abrams said Kemp ’ s decision to reopen the economy would disproportionately harm low-wage workers .
“ The more insidious part of what he ’ s doing is that he claims this is to support small business owners , ” Abrams said .
“ And that may be true , but the front-line workers tend to be low-wage workers who , right now , because they are furloughed or can not go to work , can collect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of fixing an unemployment system that is not processing people fast enough , his response is to send those people back to the front lines without the protective equipment that they need , ” she continued .
“ Without any assurances that the owners that they will work or will actually do what they ’ re supposed to .
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Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia gubernatorial candidate who lost to Governor Brian Kemp (R) following a contentious election riddled with accusations of voter fraud, says there is “no logic” to her former opponent’s decision to open the economy.
“There is no logic and that’s part of the problem,” Abrams told View co-host Ana Navarro. “We only shut down Georgia two weeks ago. So let’s remember, we were one of the last states to respond to the call for the shutdown because the governor did not recognize that asymptomatic people could spread the disease.”
“We are seeing our rates over the last two weeks, not decline, and we know that you cannot perform a tattoo from six feet away. You can’t do someone’s nails from six feet away, but I want you to remember who you saw the last time you walked into a nail salon — who you saw working on the front lines at a restaurant,” she added. “Those are the people who need to be home protecting themselves and their families, making sure that they are safe because they are often the only breadwinners, and instead of protecting their lives, we are prioritizing the potential of the economy.”
Abrams added that the Senate’s support for an enlargement of the Paycheck Protection Act is the right choice as many grapple with financial uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“That’s the solution to the economic challenges we face, not putting people’s lives on the line so you can say you did something,” she said.
During a separate appearance on CNN political commentator David Axelrod’s podcast “The Axe Files,” Abrams said Kemp’s decision to reopen the economy would disproportionately harm low-wage workers.
“The more insidious part of what he’s doing is that he claims this is to support small business owners,” Abrams said. “And that may be true, but the front-line workers tend to be low-wage workers who, right now, because they are furloughed or cannot go to work, can collect unemployment and protect themselves.”
“Instead of fixing an unemployment system that is not processing people fast enough, his response is to send those people back to the front lines without the protective equipment that they need,” she continued. “Without any assurances that the owners that they will work or will actually do what they’re supposed to.”


politicususa--2020-04-23--Trump’s “Great” Economy Takes Another Hit as Unemployment Claims Hit 26 Million

The Department of Labor announced that unemployment claims in the United States have continued to spike , with 4.4 million new filings in the last week , an unprecedented amount .
This brings the total number of unemployment claims to 26.4 million , more than the 2008 financial crisis .
The news comes as President Donald Trump announced he would temporarily suspend U.S. immigration in a bid to protect jobs and public health .
“ To protect American workers I will be issuing a temporary suspension of immigrating into the United States , ” Trump said at a White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeting the news .
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the order would protect both the “ health and economic well-being of American citizens as we face unprecedented times , ” adding : “ At a time when Americans are looking to get back to work , action is necessary.
” Democrats , including Representative Joaquin Castro ( Texas ) have criticized the measure .
“ He ’ s using it as both a distraction and an opportunity to further his hard-line immigration policies , ” Castro told reporters during a phone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No .
1 political punching bag , and that ’ s where he feels he scores points with his base .
And he completely botched the coronavirus response — the delays of the administration were deadly for Americans and it put more people unnecessarily at risk.
” The previous record of unemployment claims was 16.6 million .
The unemployment rate in the United States was at a 50-year low as recently as January , when the economy added 225,000 jobs , but those numbers have been upended in the face of the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the coronavirus pandemic since February .

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The Department of Labor announced that unemployment claims in the United States have continued to spike, with 4.4 million new filings in the last week, an unprecedented amount. This brings the total number of unemployment claims to 26.4 million, more than the 2008 financial crisis.
The news comes as President Donald Trump announced he would temporarily suspend U.S. immigration in a bid to protect jobs and public health.
“To protect American workers I will be issuing a temporary suspension of immigrating into the United States,” Trump said at a White House briefing earlier this week, shortly after tweeting the news.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the order would protect both the “health and economic well-being of American citizens as we face unprecedented times,” adding: “At a time when Americans are looking to get back to work, action is necessary.”
Democrats, including Representative Joaquin Castro (Texas) have criticized the measure.
“He’s using it as both a distraction and an opportunity to further his hard-line immigration policies,” Castro told reporters during a phone interview. “Immigrants have been his No. 1 political punching bag, and that’s where he feels he scores points with his base. And he completely botched the coronavirus response — the delays of the administration were deadly for Americans and it put more people unnecessarily at risk.”
The previous record of unemployment claims was 16.6 million.
The unemployment rate in the United States was at a 50-year low as recently as January, when the economy added 225,000 jobs, but those numbers have been upended in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nearly 48,000 Americans have died during the coronavirus pandemic since February.


politicususa--2020-04-24--Trump Doesn’t Appear To Have A Clue How Many Americans Have Died From The Coronavirus

Demonstrators in Washington D.C. stormed Donald Trump ’ s hotel on Thursday to place body bags outside the building and demand the president ’ s resignation over his mismanagement of the coronavirus outbreak .
As Rachel Maddow pointed out , the demonstrators weren ’ t only protesting Trump ’ s response .
They were also reminding the president that tens of thousands of Americans have died as a result of his incompetence – a fact he still doesn ’ t seem to grasp .
“ The president does not really seem up on the fact that 48,902 Americans have already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the MSNBC host said , pointing out that Trump said just this week that the overall death toll from this pandemic could hit 50,000 when all is said and done .
“ Barring some kind of miracle , the U.S. death toll is going to hit 50,000 by this weekend .
Easy , ” Maddow said .
“ But I don ’ t know if the president knows that.
” People got out of those vehicles and laid body bags at the threshold of President Trump ’ s hotel .
‘ Trump lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest today in Washington .
Those aren ’ t real body bags , but they are meant to symbolize the thousands of Americans who have died .
The U.S. death toll from coronavirus , as of today , is staggering .
As of today , 48,902 Americans have been killed – and that ’ s just over the course of about a month .
For what it ’ s worth , and when you ’ re thinking about whether a protest like this might wake the president up , whether it might get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bit , to have body bags laid out in front of his hotel , for what it ’ s worth , the president does not really seem up on the fact that 48,902 Americans have already been killed by this epidemic .
We know that he is not really up on that number .
We know that for sure .
Because this was the president at the beginning of this week , on Monday , of this week , talking about what he thought the U.S. death toll would end up being .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we ’ re going toward 50 , I ’ m hearing , or 60,000 people .
We could end up at 50.
’ 50 .
We could end up at 50,000 people .
That ’ s this week .
The president positing that the American death toll in total could be 50,000 people , he thinks that ’ s where we will end up , that ’ s what he ’ s hearing as president .
That ’ s as bad as it will get .
Maybe 60,000 , but it could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he wants people to know that the death toll could be when this is all over .
He said that on Monday .
Barring some kind of miracle , the U.S. death toll is going to hit 50,000 by this weekend .
Easy .
But I don ’ t know if the president knows that .
Worse is that Trump doesn ’ t seem to care how many lives have been lost It ’ s one thing to not know how many Americans have died from this pandemic , but it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t seem to even care .
A president with even an ounce of empathy would approach the White House podium each day throughout this crisis and express his sincerest condolences to those who have died from this virus – and their family members .
What the American people get from Trump instead is two hours of self-congratulations , misinformation and temper tantrums .
If he does ever mention the death toll , it ’ s only to boast that it would be much higher if not for his greatness .
To be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of what ’ s broken with America .
But it ’ s also underscored just how important it is to have a president with some sense of decency and humanity , especially during a time of crisis .

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Demonstrators in Washington D.C. stormed Donald Trump’s hotel on Thursday to place body bags outside the building and demand the president’s resignation over his mismanagement of the coronavirus outbreak.
As Rachel Maddow pointed out, the demonstrators weren’t only protesting Trump’s response. They were also reminding the president that tens of thousands of Americans have died as a result of his incompetence – a fact he still doesn’t seem to grasp.
“The president does not really seem up on the fact that 48,902 Americans have already been killed by this epidemic,” the MSNBC host said, pointing out that Trump said just this week that the overall death toll from this pandemic could hit 50,000 when all is said and done.
“Barring some kind of miracle, the U.S. death toll is going to hit 50,000 by this weekend. Easy,” Maddow said. “But I don’t know if the president knows that.”
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Rachel Maddow says it’s pretty apparent that Donald Trump doesn’t have a firm grasp of how many Americans have died from coronavirus. #ctl #p2 #maddow pic.twitter.com/5YzOlcdyBW — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) April 24, 2020
Maddow said:
People got out of those vehicles and laid body bags at the threshold of President Trump’s hotel. ‘Trump lies, people die.’ This was a protest today in Washington. Those aren’t real body bags, but they are meant to symbolize the thousands of Americans who have died. The U.S. death toll from coronavirus, as of today, is staggering. As of today, 48,902 Americans have been killed – and that’s just over the course of about a month. For what it’s worth, and when you’re thinking about whether a protest like this might wake the president up, whether it might get the president’s attention a little bit, to have body bags laid out in front of his hotel, for what it’s worth, the president does not really seem up on the fact that 48,902 Americans have already been killed by this epidemic. We know that he is not really up on that number. We know that for sure. Because this was the president at the beginning of this week, on Monday, of this week, talking about what he thought the U.S. death toll would end up being. [Trump audio]: ‘Now, we’re going toward 50, I’m hearing, or 60,000 people. We could end up at 50.’ 50. We could end up at 50,000 people. That’s this week. The president positing that the American death toll in total could be 50,000 people, he thinks that’s where we will end up, that’s what he’s hearing as president. That’s as bad as it will get. Maybe 60,000, but it could be 50,000 people. That’s what he wants people to know that the death toll could be when this is all over. He said that on Monday. Barring some kind of miracle, the U.S. death toll is going to hit 50,000 by this weekend. Easy. But I don’t know if the president knows that.
Worse is that Trump doesn’t seem to care how many lives have been lost
It’s one thing to not know how many Americans have died from this pandemic, but it’s even worse that Donald Trump doesn’t seem to even care.
A president with even an ounce of empathy would approach the White House podium each day throughout this crisis and express his sincerest condolences to those who have died from this virus – and their family members.
What the American people get from Trump instead is two hours of self-congratulations, misinformation and temper tantrums. If he does ever mention the death toll, it’s only to boast that it would be much higher if not for his greatness.
To be sure, this pandemic has exposed a lot of what’s broken with America. But it’s also underscored just how important it is to have a president with some sense of decency and humanity, especially during a time of crisis.
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politicususa--2020-04-25--FDA Warns Doctors Not to Prescribe Malaria Drug Promoted by Trump

The United States Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has warned doctors not to prescribe the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine or the related drug chloroquine .
The drugs are restricted for hospital and research uses only .
Regulators “ flagged reports of sometimes fatal heart side effects among coronavirus patients ” taking the drugs , according to the Associated Press .
Other side-effects include heart rhythm problems , severely low blood pressure , and muscle or nerve damage .
“ It is important that health care providers are aware of the risks of serious and potentially life-threatening heart rhythm problems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the FDA said in a statement after several early studies have suggested the drugs cause problems or yield no benefits .
The president has repeatedly advocated for the drug ’ s usage during press briefings and has even written tweets promoting the drug .
An Arizona man died and his wife was left in critical condition after they both ingested chloroquine phosphate , an additive used to clean fish tanks .
“ Trump kept saying it was basically pretty much a cure , ” the woman told NBC .
“ Don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe anything .
Don ’ t believe anything that the president says and his people … call your doctor.
” Calls to U.S. poison control centers have increased last month to 79 , compared to 52 in March 2019 , according to Dr. Christopher Hoyte of the Rocky Mountain Poison Center in Denver , Colorado .
Problems reported , Hoyte said , include abnormal heart rhythms , seizures , nausea and vomiting .
The president has faced significant criticism this week for suggesting people could get an “ injection ” of bleach to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute , one minute , ” he said .
“ And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning ?
As you see , it gets in the lungs , it does a tremendous number on the lungs , so it would be interesting to check that .
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned doctors not to prescribe the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine or the related drug chloroquine. The drugs are restricted for hospital and research uses only.
Regulators “flagged reports of sometimes fatal heart side effects among coronavirus patients” taking the drugs, according to the Associated Press. Other side-effects include heart rhythm problems, severely low blood pressure, and muscle or nerve damage.
“It is important that health care providers are aware of the risks of serious and potentially life-threatening heart rhythm problems that can occur with these drugs,” the FDA said in a statement after several early studies have suggested the drugs cause problems or yield no benefits.
The president has repeatedly advocated for the drug’s usage during press briefings and has even written tweets promoting the drug.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine. The FDA has moved mountains – Thank You! Hopefully they will BOTH (H works better with A, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents)….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2020
An Arizona man died and his wife was left in critical condition after they both ingested chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fish tanks.
“Trump kept saying it was basically pretty much a cure,” the woman told NBC. “Don’t take anything. Don’t believe anything. Don’t believe anything that the president says and his people … call your doctor.”
Calls to U.S. poison control centers have increased last month to 79, compared to 52 in March 2019, according to Dr. Christopher Hoyte of the Rocky Mountain Poison Center in Denver, Colorado. Problems reported, Hoyte said, include abnormal heart rhythms, seizures, nausea and vomiting.
The president has faced significant criticism this week for suggesting people could get an “injection” of bleach to treat coronavirus.
“I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute,” he said. “And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.”


politicususa--2020-04-24--Trump Will Scale Back Coronavirus Task Force Press Briefings

A new report from Axios indicates that President Donald Trump will scale back coronavirus task force press briefings .
Sources say Trump will appear less frequently and that his top advisers will be reducing his speaking time .
The news comes as Trump faces heavy criticism for suggesting people could get an “ injection ” of bleach to treat coronavirus .
“ I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute , one minute , ” he said earlier this week .
“ And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it gets in the lungs , it does a tremendous number on the lungs , so it would be interesting to check that.
” Kayleigh McEnany , the White House press secretary , says the president ’ s comments were taken out of context .
“ President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment , a point that he emphasized again during yesterday ’ s briefing , ” McEnany said in a statement .
“ Leave it to the media to irresponsibly take President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headlines.
” Trump ’ s statements also received a stern rebuke from Robert Benckiser , the United Kingdom-based owner of Lysol .
“ As a global leader in health and hygiene products , we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body ( through injection , ingestion or any other route ) , ” a spokesperson for Benckiser said in a statement .
“ As a global leader in health and hygiene products , we must be clear that under no circumstance should our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body ( through injection , ingestion or any other route ) , ” the statement continues .
“ As with all products , our disinfectant and hygiene products should only be used as intended and in line with usage guidelines .
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A new report from Axios indicates that President Donald Trump will scale back coronavirus task force press briefings. Sources say Trump will appear less frequently and that his top advisers will be reducing his speaking time.
The news comes as Trump faces heavy criticism for suggesting people could get an “injection” of bleach to treat coronavirus.
“I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute,” he said earlier this week. “And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.”
Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, says the president’s comments were taken out of context.
“President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment, a point that he emphasized again during yesterday’s briefing,” McEnany said in a statement. “Leave it to the media to irresponsibly take President Trump out of context and run with negative headlines.”
Trump’s statements also received a stern rebuke from Robert Benckiser, the United Kingdom-based owner of Lysol.
“As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route),” a spokesperson for Benckiser said in a statement.
“As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route),” the statement continues. “As with all products, our disinfectant and hygiene products should only be used as intended and in line with usage guidelines.”


politicususa--2020-04-24--Lysol Gets Rid Of Coronavirus And Trump At Daily Briefings

After the injecting bleach debacle , Trump has decided to scale back his appearances at the coronavirus briefings .
Axios reported : He may stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances when he does , the sources said — a practice that may have started with Friday ’ s unusually short briefing .
A number of Trump ’ s most trusted advisers — both inside and outside the White House — have urged him to stop doing marathon televised briefings .
They ’ ve told him he ’ s overexposed and these appearances are part of the reason polls aren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now against Joe Biden .
These conversations were underway before Trump suggested that researchers investigate whether doctors could cure coronavirus by injecting people with disinfectant .
But a source said it finally seems to have dawned on Trump , after this incident , that these briefings aren ’ t helping him .
The Trump will do better in the election against Joe Biden if people don ’ t see him argument is a new one .
Trump isn ’ t losing to Biden because he is overexposed .
He is losing to Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been so incompetent that the nation is shutdown , the economy has collapsed , and 50,000 Americans are dead .
One doubts that Trump will have the self-discipline needed to stay away from these briefings for very long .
Trump has never helped himself with these briefings , but he believes that he is his own best press secretary , so it is only a matter of time before Trump is trying to suck up two hours of television time because he can ’ t handle anything less than being the center of @ @

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After the injecting bleach debacle, Trump has decided to scale back his appearances at the coronavirus briefings.
Axios reported:
He may stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances when he does, the sources said — a practice that may have started with Friday’s unusually short briefing.
….
A number of Trump’s most trusted advisers — both inside and outside the White House — have urged him to stop doing marathon televised briefings. They’ve told him he’s overexposed and these appearances are part of the reason polls aren’t looking good for him right now against Joe Biden.
….
These conversations were underway before Trump suggested that researchers investigate whether doctors could cure coronavirus by injecting people with disinfectant. But a source said it finally seems to have dawned on Trump, after this incident, that these briefings aren’t helping him.
The Trump will do better in the election against Joe Biden if people don’t see him argument is a new one. Trump isn’t losing to Biden because he is overexposed. He is losing to Biden because his response to the virus has been so incompetent that the nation is shutdown, the economy has collapsed, and 50,000 Americans are dead.
One doubts that Trump will have the self-discipline needed to stay away from these briefings for very long. Trump has never helped himself with these briefings, but he believes that he is his own best press secretary, so it is only a matter of time before Trump is trying to suck up two hours of television time because he can’t handle anything less than being the center of attention.


politicususa--2020-04-24--Trump Runs Away At Virus Briefing After Bleach Injection Disaster

Trump called his event at the White House a press conference , but after he was done speaking , he stood by the door and ran away when reporters asked questions .
Trump had no virus or medical experts at the “ press conference , ” where he touted FDA approval of the first home coronavirus test .
After the President was done speaking , he stood by the door , after remarks by the FDA commissioner , and Vice President Mike Pence , Trump ran away as soon as reporters began to ask questions .
It is not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions .
The Trump administration is infamous for labeling events press conferences to get reporters in the room , and then they refuse to take questions .
A day after Trump wanted to inject people with bleach to kill the coronavirus , he suddenly has nothing to say to reporters .
Trump has spent weeks using these briefings as surrogate rallies .
He didn ’ t want to face questions on giving advice to the American people that could kill them , so he ran away , instead of being a leader .
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Trump called his event at the White House a press conference, but after he was done speaking, he stood by the door and ran away when reporters asked questions.
Trump had no virus or medical experts at the “press conference,” where he touted FDA approval of the first home coronavirus test. After the President was done speaking, he stood by the door, after remarks by the FDA commissioner, and Vice President Mike Pence, Trump ran away as soon as reporters began to ask questions.
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Trump literally stands by the door and runs out of the coronavirus briefing without taking questions. pic.twitter.com/yCjFS2f8iO — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 24, 2020
It is not a press conference if Trump does not take questions. The Trump administration is infamous for labeling events press conferences to get reporters in the room, and then they refuse to take questions. A day after Trump wanted to inject people with bleach to kill the coronavirus, he suddenly has nothing to say to reporters.
Trump has spent weeks using these briefings as surrogate rallies. He didn’t want to face questions on giving advice to the American people that could kill them, so he ran away, instead of being a leader.
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politicususa--2020-04-24--Trump Holds Coronavirus Press Conference With No Medical Experts

Trump ’ s Friday briefing from the coronavirus task force contained political administration officials and no virus or medical experts .
NBC ’ s Geoff Bennett noted that there was no Dr. Fauci or Dr. Birx at the Friday briefing : It was always going to come to this .
After Trump told the American people to inject bleach into their lungs , there was no way that he was going to put an expert on stage to face questions from reporters .
The briefings or press conferences depending on what Trump decides to refer to them as on any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of time during a pandemic .
These pep rallies do nothing to provide vital public health information to the American people .
Trump uses his airtime to pushback against the cable news coverage that he is getting while spreading false information and happy talk about prosperity being right around the corner .
It should be a red flag to every cable news network to dump the briefing when the doctors aren ’ t present .
There is no reason to give Trump a live television platform when his only intention is to misinform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is time for the press to cancel the Corona Trump show .
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Trump’s Friday briefing from the coronavirus task force contained political administration officials and no virus or medical experts.
NBC’s Geoff Bennett noted that there was no Dr. Fauci or Dr. Birx at the Friday briefing:
Neither Dr. Birx nor Dr. Fauci are present for today's White House task force briefing — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) April 24, 2020
It was always going to come to this. After Trump told the American people to inject bleach into their lungs, there was no way that he was going to put an expert on stage to face questions from reporters.
The briefings or press conferences depending on what Trump decides to refer to them as on any given day, are an epic misuse of time during a pandemic. These pep rallies do nothing to provide vital public health information to the American people.
Trump uses his airtime to pushback against the cable news coverage that he is getting while spreading false information and happy talk about prosperity being right around the corner. It should be a red flag to every cable news network to dump the briefing when the doctors aren’t present. There is no reason to give Trump a live television platform when his only intention is to misinform the public with potentially dangerous recommendations.
It is time for the press to cancel the Corona Trump show.
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politicususa--2020-04-24--Former House Republican Says Trump Is Dangerous To The American People

Former Rep. David Jolly said that the message that Trump is delivering to the country is dangerous to the American people .
Jolly said on MSNBC ’ s Deadline : White House : In some ways , it ’ s good that Donald Trump is confined to his room .
Most people who suggest you should inject Lysol into your veins would be in their room or another institution .
I understand this plays poorly with the psychology that apparently he ’ s kept up in his room , but so are the American people .
And you know what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complaining .
The American people are asking for the advice of public health officials .
Donald Trump notwithstanding that he said this was 15 people and was going to go to zero and the hydroxychloroquine recommendation and now the Lysol recommendation , the reality is the message from Donald Trump is dangerous .
It conflicts with that of our public health officials and the less we hear from the president the safer we are .
Trump ’ s briefings are live streams of lies , misinformation , and potentially deadly advice that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spends most of his days watching cable news , and using briefings that were supposed to inform the public during a public health crisis as a platform to deliver a political rebuttal to reality .
The American people would be much safer if Trump were to be locked in his bedroom with his TiVo and Diet Cokes until his term expires in January 2021 .
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Former Rep. David Jolly said that the message that Trump is delivering to the country is dangerous to the American people.
Jolly said on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House:
In some ways, it’s good that Donald Trump is confined to his room. Most people who suggest you should inject Lysol into your veins would be in their room or another institution. I understand this plays poorly with the psychology that apparently he’s kept up in his room, but so are the American people. And you know what, the American people aren’t complaining.
The American people are asking for the advice of public health officials. Donald Trump notwithstanding that he said this was 15 people and was going to go to zero and the hydroxychloroquine recommendation and now the Lysol recommendation, the reality is the message from Donald Trump is dangerous. It conflicts with that of our public health officials and the less we hear from the president the safer we are.
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Former GOP Rep. @DavidJollyFL says Trump is dangerous to the American people. pic.twitter.com/35t11y3r2m — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 24, 2020
Trump’s briefings are live streams of lies, misinformation, and potentially deadly advice that if followed would get people killed. Trump spends most of his days watching cable news, and using briefings that were supposed to inform the public during a public health crisis as a platform to deliver a political rebuttal to reality.
The American people would be much safer if Trump were to be locked in his bedroom with his TiVo and Diet Cokes until his term expires in January 2021.
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politicususa--2020-04-24--Trump Had Contact With Group Pushing Bleach As Coronavirus Cure

Days before he went on national television and suggested people be injected with disinfectant , Trump had contact with a group pushing bleach as a miracle coronavirus cure .
The leader of the most prominent group in the US peddling potentially lethal industrial bleach as a “ miracle cure ” for coronavirus wrote to Donald Trump at the White House this week .
In his letter , Mark Grenon told Trump that chlorine dioxide – a powerful bleach used in industrial processes such as textile manufacturing that can have fatal side-effects when drunk – is “ a wonderful detox that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the body ” .
He added that it “ can rid the body of Covid-19 ” .
Trump claimed on Friday that he was being sarcastic when he suggested that people be injected with bleach to kill the coronavirus , but it is likely that we now know exactly where he got the idea that the nation should inject itself with bleach to kill the coronavirus from .
Injecting bleach is not a good idea .
Every company that makes disinfectants along with medical professionals had to rush to tell America not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States because if they follow his directions , they will die .
There is no miracle cure .
There is nothing under your sink that will kill coronavirus inside your body .
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Days before he went on national television and suggested people be injected with disinfectant, Trump had contact with a group pushing bleach as a miracle coronavirus cure.
The Guardian reported:
The leader of the most prominent group in the US peddling potentially lethal industrial bleach as a “miracle cure” for coronavirus wrote to Donald Trump at the White House this week.
In his letter, Mark Grenon told Trump that chlorine dioxide – a powerful bleach used in industrial processes such as textile manufacturing that can have fatal side-effects when drunk – is “a wonderful detox that can kill 99% of the pathogens in the body”. He added that it “can rid the body of Covid-19”.
Trump claimed on Friday that he was being sarcastic when he suggested that people be injected with bleach to kill the coronavirus, but it is likely that we now know exactly where he got the idea that the nation should inject itself with bleach to kill the coronavirus from.
Injecting bleach is not a good idea. Every company that makes disinfectants along with medical professionals had to rush to tell America not to listen to the President Of The United States because if they follow his directions, they will die.
There is no miracle cure. There is nothing under your sink that will kill coronavirus inside your body.
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politicususa--2020-04-24--Trump Tries To Rewrite History With Claim Of Sarcasm Over Injecting People With Bleach

Trump is trying to rewrite history by claiming that he was being sarcastic when he suggested injecting people with bleach to kill coronavirus .
Trump said while signing another stimulus bill in the White House , “ I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen….I was asking a sarcastic , and a very sarcastic question , to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside .
But it does kill it , and it does kill it on the hands , and it makes things much better .
That was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question to reporters.
” Trump just to pull the right-wing defense that he was only kidding .
The problem for Trump is that there is video and a transcript from yesterday .
Here is the exchange from the official White House transcript of the briefing , and as you can see , Trump was not talking to reporters : THE PRESIDENT : Thank you very much .
So I asked Bill a question that probably some of you are thinking of , if you ’ re totally into that world , which I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it ’ s ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think you said that that hasn ’ t been checked , but you ’ re going to test it .
And then I said , supposing you brought the light inside the body , which you can do either through the skin or in some other way , and I think you said you ’ re going to test that too .
It sounds interesting .
ACTING UNDER SECRETARY BRYAN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right folks who could .
THE PRESIDENT : Right .
And then I see the disinfectant , where it knocks it out in a minute .
One minute .
And is there a way we can do something like that , by injection inside or almost a cleaning .
Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs .
So it would be interesting to check that .
So , that , you ’ re going to have to use medical doctors with .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me .
So we ’ ll see .
But the whole concept of the light , the way it kills it in one minute , that ’ s — that ’ s pretty powerful .
Trump ’ s revisionist history is not what happened .
There is a reason why the maker of Lysol felt the need to publicly warn people not to drink their product .
Trump said it , and he now he is pretending like he didn ’ t , as he shows a total incapacity for leadership while the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Trump is trying to rewrite history by claiming that he was being sarcastic when he suggested injecting people with bleach to kill coronavirus.
Trump said while signing another stimulus bill in the White House, “I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen….I was asking a sarcastic, and a very sarcastic question, to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside. But it does kill it, and it does kill it on the hands, and it makes things much better. That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to reporters.”
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"I was asking a sarcastic, & a very sarcastic question, to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside. But it does kill it." — Trump tries to rewrite history, says he was speaking "sarcastically" when he mused about disinfectant injections being cure for Covid. pic.twitter.com/bWRU8EV6FZ — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 24, 2020
Trump just to pull the right-wing defense that he was only kidding.
The problem for Trump is that there is video and a transcript from yesterday.
Here is the exchange from the official White House transcript of the briefing, and as you can see, Trump was not talking to reporters:
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. So I asked Bill a question that probably some of you are thinking of, if you’re totally into that world, which I find to be very interesting. So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think you said that that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going to test it. And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way, and I think you said you’re going to test that too. It sounds interesting.
ACTING UNDER SECRETARY BRYAN: We’ll get to the right folks who could.
THE PRESIDENT: Right. And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning. Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that. So, that, you’re going to have to use medical doctors with. But it sounds — it sounds interesting to me.
So we’ll see. But the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute, that’s — that’s pretty powerful.
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Trump asks if he can inject people with disinfectant to get rid of coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/UQEiNwPYrh — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 23, 2020
Trump’s revisionist history is not what happened. There is a reason why the maker of Lysol felt the need to publicly warn people not to drink their product.
Trump said it, and he now he is pretending like he didn’t, as he shows a total incapacity for leadership while the nation is fighting a pandemic.
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politicususa--2020-04-24--Protesters Dump Mock Body Bags Outside Trump’s D.C. Hotel

Protesters have targeted one of the President ’ s properties to show their anger at his Coronavirus response .
U.S. deaths from Covid-19 are approaching 50,000 .
A progressive group called the Center for Popular Democracy Action dumped fake body bags outside a Trump hotel in Washington , D.C. on Thursday .
They hoped to highlight the President ’ s failures in tackling the pandemic .
Protesters drove to the Trump International Hotel in a “ People ’ s Motorcade ” in a contrast to recent conservative protests against stay-at-home orders in some states .
“ We needed to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country believes in science , thinks that Trump is failing , ” Flynn Walker said .
“ We really do see that tens of thousands of people dying from Covid is a direct result of his failure as a leader , ” she said .
There are now nearly 900,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the United States and deaths from the virus are likely to reach 50,000 .
The President has pushed untested treatments and clamored for reopening the economy as deaths mount .
Walker Flynn accused Trump of spreading “ chaos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Coronavirus .
The U.S. is now the epicenter of the disease and has a quarter of the world ’ s cases .
Confirmed cases may rise to one million in the coming days , while Trump suggested injecting disinfectant on Thursday .

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Protesters have targeted one of the President’s properties to show their anger at his Coronavirus response. U.S. deaths from Covid-19 are approaching 50,000.
A progressive group called the Center for Popular Democracy Action dumped fake body bags outside a Trump hotel in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. They hoped to highlight the President’s failures in tackling the pandemic.
Protesters drove to the Trump International Hotel in a “People’s Motorcade” in a contrast to recent conservative protests against stay-at-home orders in some states.
Event organizer Jennifer Flynn Walker explained their rationale to DCist.
“We needed to do something to show that most of the country believes in science, thinks that Trump is failing,” Flynn Walker said.
“We really do see that tens of thousands of people dying from Covid is a direct result of his failure as a leader,” she said.
There are now nearly 900,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the United States and deaths from the virus are likely to reach 50,000.
The President has pushed untested treatments and clamored for reopening the economy as deaths mount.
Walker Flynn accused Trump of spreading “chaos and division” as the country fights the Coronavirus.
The U.S. is now the epicenter of the disease and has a quarter of the world’s cases. Confirmed cases may rise to one million in the coming days, while Trump suggested injecting disinfectant on Thursday.
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politicususa--2020-04-24--White House Press Secretary Attacks Media’s “Negative Headlines” on Trump’s Disinfectant Comments

The White House Press Secretary lashed out at the media on Friday .
She appeared to blame the media for misrepresenting Donald Trump ’ s comments on injecting disinfectant .
Following widespread condemnation of the President ’ s remarks , Kayleigh McEnany issued a characteristically combative press release .
“ President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment , a point that he emphasized again during yesterday ’ s briefing , ” McEnany said .
“ Leave it to the media to irresponsibly take President Trump out of context and run with negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tone deaf under the circumstances .
Medical experts and public health professionals condemned his suggestion that injecting disinfectant could help fight Covid-19 .
On Friday , the manufacturer of Lysol and Dettol took the extraordinary step of saying customers should not ingest or inject their products .
The statement didn ’ t mention Trump , however .
“ As a global leader in health and hygiene products , we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body ( through injection , ingestion or any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Benckiser group said .
“ I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute , ” Trump said at Thursday ’ s Coronavirus press briefing .
“ One minute !
And is there a way we can do something by an injection inside or almost a cleaning ?
” “ Because you see it gets in the lungs .
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so it ’ d be interesting to check that , ” the President said .

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The White House Press Secretary lashed out at the media on Friday. She appeared to blame the media for misrepresenting Donald Trump’s comments on injecting disinfectant.
Following widespread condemnation of the President’s remarks, Kayleigh McEnany issued a characteristically combative press release.
“President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment, a point that he emphasized again during yesterday’s briefing,” McEnany said.
“President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment, a point that he emphasized again during yesterday’s briefing. Leave it to the media to irresponsibly take President Trump out of context…” press sec says. pic.twitter.com/4dVWHtK7T1 — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 24, 2020
“Leave it to the media to irresponsibly take President Trump out of context and run with negative headlines.”
McEnany’s response seems tone deaf under the circumstances. Medical experts and public health professionals condemned his suggestion that injecting disinfectant could help fight Covid-19.
On Friday, the manufacturer of Lysol and Dettol took the extraordinary step of saying customers should not ingest or inject their products. The statement didn’t mention Trump, however.
“As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route),” the Reckitt Benckiser group said.
“I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute,” Trump said at Thursday’s Coronavirus press briefing.
“One minute! And is there a way we can do something by an injection inside or almost a cleaning?”
“Because you see it gets in the lungs . . . so it’d be interesting to check that,” the President said.
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politicususa--2020-04-24--Postal Workers Union Says Trump Will “Sacrifice our Public Postal Service at the Altar of Private Pr

Postal Workers Union Says Trump Will “Sacrifice our Public Postal Service at the Altar of Private Profit”

In a statement , American Postal Workers Union ( APWU ) President Mark Dimondstein slammed President Donald Trump and his administration in response to a Washington Post report that the president is using the coronavirus pandemic to cripple the United States Postal Service ( USPS ) .
“ It ’ s a power grab to destroy the public Postal Service , ” Dimondstein said .
“ The Post ’ s reporting confirms what our union has long known : This Administration is committed to fulfilling the decades-long pursuit by some to sacrifice our public Postal Service at the altar of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an absolutely essential service to everyone in the country – no matter how rich or poor we are or where we live .
During this pandemic , postal workers have continued to bind the nation together and deliver essential medicine , supplies and information to a public that is confined to their homes , ” he continued .
“ At a time when the country needs us now more than ever , Mnuchin and his Wall Street cronies are attempting to exploit the crisis to raise prices , demonize heroic postal workers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies can profit .
It ’ s a power grab .
Shame on them.
” The Post report revealed that the Treasury Department is considering leveraging emergency coronavirus relief loan to control USPS .
The report notes that officials who work for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told USPS officials “ that he could use the loan as leverage to give the administration influence over how much the agency charges for delivering packages and how it manages its finances , according to the two people , who spoke on the condition of anonymity because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself has often accused the postal service of mismanagement .
He has also said as recently as this month said that online retailers have contributed to “ the demise of the Postal Service.
” “ This is the new one .
I ’ m the demise of the Postal Service , ” Trump said on April 7 .
“ I ’ ll tell you who ’ s the demise of the Postal Service , are these internet companies that give their stuff to the Postal Service.
” “ They drop everything in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You deliver it.
’ And if they ’ d raise the prices by , actually , a lot , then you ’ d find out that the post office could make money or break even , but they don ’ t do that , and I ’ m trying to figure out why , ” he said .

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In a statement, American Postal Workers Union (APWU) President Mark Dimondstein slammed President Donald Trump and his administration in response to a Washington Post report that the president is using the coronavirus pandemic to cripple the United States Postal Service (USPS).
“It’s a power grab to destroy the public Postal Service,” Dimondstein said. “The Post’s reporting confirms what our union has long known: This Administration is committed to fulfilling the decades-long pursuit by some to sacrifice our public Postal Service at the altar of private profit.”
“Postal workers provide an absolutely essential service to everyone in the country – no matter how rich or poor we are or where we live. During this pandemic, postal workers have continued to bind the nation together and deliver essential medicine, supplies and information to a public that is confined to their homes,” he continued. “At a time when the country needs us now more than ever, Mnuchin and his Wall Street cronies are attempting to exploit the crisis to raise prices, demonize heroic postal workers and cut service, all so private delivery companies can profit. It’s a power grab. Shame on them.”
The Post report revealed that the Treasury Department is considering leveraging emergency coronavirus relief loan to control USPS. The report notes that officials who work for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told USPS officials “that he could use the loan as leverage to give the administration influence over how much the agency charges for delivering packages and how it manages its finances, according to the two people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the talks are preliminary.”
President Trump himself has often accused the postal service of mismanagement. He has also said as recently as this month said that online retailers have contributed to “the demise of the Postal Service.”
“This is the new one. I’m the demise of the Postal Service,” Trump said on April 7. “I’ll tell you who’s the demise of the Postal Service, are these internet companies that give their stuff to the Postal Service.”
“They drop everything in the post office and they say, ‘You deliver it.’ And if they’d raise the prices by, actually, a lot, then you’d find out that the post office could make money or break even, but they don’t do that, and I’m trying to figure out why,” he said.