The top-line headline from Donald Trump’s Sunday corona virus task force press briefing was that he’s dropping his insane desire to “reopen the country” by Easter, after doctors Anthony Fauci and Debrah Birx convinced him of the recklessness of this action, and Trump instead extended social distancing measures until April 30. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director … Read more
On Friday, Mad King Donald ranted at the corona virus task force press conference he once again hijacked about how governors “should be appreciative” of the federal government, by which of course he means him, like Louis XIV of France: “L’etat c’est moi” (“I am the state”). Trump Again Bashes Governors Of Washington And Michigan Over Coronavirus: … Read more
Above: h/t The Daily Beast, Trump to New York: You’ve Been Mean to Me, Drop Dead. New York is now the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, and its hospitals are being overwhelmed. Medical providers do not have enough basic supplies, e.g., gloves, gowns, masks and respirators. As supplies grow scarce in New York City, … Read more
These “famous last words” should be engraved on the political tombstone of Donald J. Trump: Feb. 26: “So we’re at the low level. As they get better, we take them off the list, so that we’re going to be pretty soon at only five people. And we could be at just one or two people … Read more
This is what putting the U.S. economy into a “lockdown” to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic looks like in a graph — this is historic and previously unimaginable. The AP reports, 3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high: Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — … Read more