Donald Trump, Superspreader
Following months of peddling false information, the president attended at least one event after showing symptoms of COVID-19, putting an untold number of innocent people at risk.
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Trump Went Through ‘Very Concerning’ Period After COVID-19 Diagnosis, White House Reveals
The next 48 hours will be critical for Trump’s care, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said. The president is undergoing treatment at a military hospital.
The President Is Not Well
In a 24-hour period between Thursday and yesterday evening, the world learned a week’s worth of news about President Donald Trump. None of the news was good.
Trump Thought He’d Never Get It
Donald Trump has always thought of himself as above the rules. He has demonstrated this conviction throughout his life: in his business, in his personal behavior, and for almost four years as president of the United States. So we know what to expect from him.
Trump Is a Super-Spreader of Disinformation
A super-spreader—a term we didn’t much use nine months ago—is a person with a contagious disease who gives it to a lot of other people. In the coronavirus pandemic, super-spreaders have played an outsize role. Scientists have identified super-spreaders who have infected dozens of people with the virus, while others with the illness haven’t infected anyone at all.
It May Be Time to Invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment
On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot as he entered his limousine after a speech at a Washington hotel. Reagan’s condition soon stabilized. He was released from the hospital April 11 and spoke to a joint session of Congress on April 28.But in the first few hours, it was not clear whether the president would live or die. Paperwork was prepared to appoint Vice President George H. W. Bush as acting president. You can see it here, courtesy of the Reagan Library.
Trump’s Doctors Raise Major New Questions About His COVID-19 Timeline
The president’s doctor said Trump was diagnosed with the coronavirus 72 hours ago — which would mean Trump attended events with a positive test. The doctor then walked back those remarks.
Help! My Best Friend Is Telling Everyone We’re Dating.
I thought it was clear we were just having a little fun during quarantine.
Why Yanking Unemployment Payments Didn’t Kill the Economy in August
It looks like Americans are shaking off their economic misery—but we’re not nearly in the clear yet.
Angry About Trump’s $750 Tax Bill? Then Let’s Fix the IRS.
The wealthy no longer fear the taxman. Democrats finally have an opening to fix that.
Pfizer CEO: ‘Disappointed’ in presidential debate, vows no political pressure on Covid shot
Albert Bourla’s memo to staff asserts Pfizer’s independence in the face of strong pressure from the White House to deliver a shot before Election Day.
Senate Democrats urge inspector general to probe interference at HHS
The letter was led by Sen. Gary Peters, who oversaw the creation of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee as part of the CARES Act.
How School Reopening Got Tied Up in the 2020 Election
And what history tells us about the long-term harms of keeping kids out of school.
Trump is fuzzy on tax policy as Biden goes all in
Trump has raised various ideas in recent months, though his proposals remain much vaguer than during his 2016 presidential campaign.
2020 is the Year Trump Was Worried About
If presidential elections really turn on how the country is doing, there’s a good reason for the incumbent to sweat.
Trump stokes a new threat to Wall Street: Election chaos
“This does have the potential to incite … the metastasizing of social unrest,” said one market strategist.
Internal memo reassured Trudeau that virus’s economic hit would be ‘manageable’
Critics have argued the Trudeau government lacked preparedness or a sense of urgency before the country was hit by the pandemic’s crises.
Fed expects to keep rates near zero through 2023
The central bank shed more light on its pledge not to raise interest rates until prices begin to rise more rapidly.
Cavalier White House Approach To COVID Catches Up To Trump
Reckless disregard for coronavirus safety precautions comes home — and a White House event for Amy Coney Barrett may have been a superspreader event.
Hope Hicks was not the vector for bringing COVID-19 into the White House, it was Donald Trump
Though early concerns about the availability of protective gear for hospital workers caused medical advisers to caution against ordinary people buying up the few available masks, by late March the CDC had already informed the White House that routine wearing of masks by everyone was necessary to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. At his very next public appearance, Donald Trump talked about masks … and immediately said that he was not going to wear one.
Friday Night Owls: An alarming 865,000 women left the workforce last month
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Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis must be scary news for a group of people who aren’t in the headlines
Over the past week, as he was apparently infected by and developed symptoms of COVID-19, Donald Trump has been unmasked and in close quarters with many important people and people wealthy enough to attend his fundraisers. We have lists of those people. But they’re not the only people his reckless behavior may have endangered.
Joe Biden tests negative for COVID-19
Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, have tested negative for COVID-19, his campaign announced Friday. The Bidens had the PCR test, which can detect the presence of an antigen, meaning it can be effective earlier than antibody tests.
Outbreak at the White House: Positive, Negative, and TBD
When White House adviser Hope Hicks received positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, Donald Trump’s team tried to cover up those results and keep them “private.” But once the news leaked out, Trump was forced to admit that he also had tested positive. Since then, there has been an anxious scramble to test everyone who has been in contact with the Trump team over the past week.
Kellyanne Conway Tests Positive For COVID-19
“My symptoms are mild (light cough) and I’m feeling fine,” Trump’s former White House counselor tweeted.
Did You Wake Up Your Partner to Tell Them Trump Had COVID?
Follow our advice and next time news breaks in the middle of the night, the decision won’t be so hard.
Warp Speed’s focus on vaccines may have shortchanged antibody treatments
Monoclonal antibodies are a potential treatment that could combat Covid outbreaks before and after a safe and effective vaccine is widely available.
What I Saw Today at the White House
On the White House grounds this morning, senior West Wing aides walked around without masks. They spoke with the press without masks. They huddled privately with one another and didn’t wear masks.When I visited the White House in August, no one checked to see if I was running a fever or suppressing a hacking cough as I passed through the security booth.
Amy McGrath Is Airing A Pro-Trump Ad In A Swing State Media Market
The Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate is running the spot on Cincinnati TV stations, potentially complicating Joe Biden’s efforts to win Ohio.