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TRUMP: "We want to reopen the schools. Everybody wants it. The moms want it. The dads want it. The kids want it. It& #39;s time to do it." (He cites no evidence.)
Trump says "I think you are going to have a lot of big things happening long before the end of the year on both vaccines and therapeutics" as though 2020 isn& #39;t already more than half over.
Melania is still trying to make #BeBest a thing
"We don& #39;t want people to make political statements or do it for political reasons. They think it& #39;s gonna be good for them politically and they keep the schools closed" -- Trump suggests Democrats are using the coronavirus to conspire against him
Mike Pence slathers effusive, Pyongyang-style praise on Trump
It& #39;s another one of those White House meetings in which Trump encourages everybody to go around the room and praise him. Get a load of this stuff from @GovParsonMO. #DearLeader
Trump asks the governor of Missouri if he& #39;s planning "to change the name of St. Louis."
"Good luck with all of the therapeutics. I know you& #39;re getting very close. That would be incredible. What are your chances early, like, in September?" -- Trump isn& #39;t even trying to hide that he& #39;s hoping for a coronavirus miracle cure in time for the election
A woman who identifies herself with the Tea Party implores Trump that "America is not meant to be shut down"
"We& #39;re at 130 [thousand]. We could be at way over a million right now, and I think it could& #39;ve been 2.5 or 3 million" -- Trump takes credit for saving millions of lives, comparing his response to a situation where his government literally did nothing
"We& #39;re not closing. We& #39;ll never close," insists Trump, as the number of coronavirus cases around the country continues to rise
"Will Alabama be playing some great football? What& #39;s going on with Alabama?" -- Trump
Trump policy aide Brooke Rollins says "I& #39;m struck, I don& #39;t know that the world understands, but it& #39;s so important, we have a president who was arguably one of the most successful businessmen in the history of our country ... this is the dream team." #DearLeader
Betsy DeVos: "Under the president& #39;s strong leadership, our economy is roaring back. Our schools must do the same." #DearLeader
Trump concludes by lying & claiming US coronavirus mortality rate "is the lowest anywhere in the world." (The US is nowhere near the top https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality .)">https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mort... He then chides Harvard for taking "the easy way out" by announcing its campus will be closed this fall.
