I am completely failing to keep track of all this news breaking about Trump testing positive and what the White House did in the days prior, so I& #39;m just gonna make a thread...
via Fox, Trump skipped the COVID tests at the Tuesday debate: https://twitter.com/AndrewKirell/status/1312121190597586944">https://twitter.com/AndrewKir...
via Fox, Trump skipped the COVID tests at the Tuesday debate: https://twitter.com/AndrewKirell/status/1312121190597586944">https://twitter.com/AndrewKir...
9 people at the White House / WH journos have tested positive so far: https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1312119277210660865">https://twitter.com/chrislhay... also a tracker here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tracking-covid-19-infections-among-president-trumps-contacts-n1241877">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-n...
The WH did not affirmatively release info about Hope Hicks& #39; positive test -- reporters made it public: https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/1311865699954982912">https://twitter.com/amandacar...
Trump traveled to Minnesota on Wednesday on Air Force One, with 3 MN GOP members of Congress: @RepHagedorn, @RepTomEmmer & @RepPeteStauber.
While in MN, Trump held a “$200,000 per couple” fundraiser at The Shorewood. Among those there: South Dakota @govkristinoem
While in MN, Trump held a “$200,000 per couple” fundraiser at The Shorewood. Among those there: South Dakota @govkristinoem
MN State House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, took a photo next to Trump outside AF1 on Wednesday https://twitter.com/kdaudt/status/1311424583241814017">https://twitter.com/kdaudt/st...
Then on Thursday, AFTER the White House knew Hope Hicks was positive, Trump went to a fundraiser at his golf club in Bedminster before announcing he himself was positive for COVID. Sources from the fundraiser said "he seemed tired" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-covid/2020/10/02/b91072e6-04c3-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/... https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1311917943182233600">https://twitter.com/kaitlanco...
Senator Mike Lee, who& #39;s tested positive for COVID and is a member of the Senate Judiciary Cmte meant to hear ACB& #39;s nomination, was hugging & kissing people with no mask at ACB& #39;s Saturday nomination announcement https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1309969814635646985">https://twitter.com/bubbaprog... /7
ACB told colleagues she previously contracted COVID over the summer https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/1312078616117874689">https://twitter.com/seungmink...
Mike Lee tested positive for COVID today (Friday). Yesterday, he was indoors, with no mask, nexxt to Senators Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz https://twitter.com/Susan_Hennessey/status/1312121805465763840">https://twitter.com/Susan_Hen... /9
CORRECTION: Mike Lee was tested Thursday for COVID, got results he was positive Friday, still went into the Senate Thursday, exposing his colleagues https://twitter.com/Susan_Hennessey/status/1312128340703158272">https://twitter.com/Susan_Hen...
Trump getting experimental treatments; No independent information on the seriousness of the President& #39;s condition https://twitter.com/FridaGhitis/status/1312123951204593664">https://twitter.com/FridaGhit...
Latest on Trump& #39;s symptoms: https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1312121651492872192">https://twitter.com/maggieNYT...
Senator McConnell won& #39;t say the last time he was tested;
further down thread you can see he ALSO won& #39;t say if the Senate will change testing procedures;
McConnell also spoke w/o a mask today (see up thread) https://twitter.com/joesonka/status/1312125773117976576">https://twitter.com/joesonka/...
further down thread you can see he ALSO won& #39;t say if the Senate will change testing procedures;
McConnell also spoke w/o a mask today (see up thread) https://twitter.com/joesonka/status/1312125773117976576">https://twitter.com/joesonka/...
Image from what seems to be the most likely case for how all these infections started -- the nomination announcement for ACB, with hardly any masks in sight: https://twitter.com/markgongloff/status/1312075531001757696">https://twitter.com/markgongl...
From the same Saturday ACB nomination event, AG Bill Barr was wiping his nose and not wearing a mask, also shaking hands: https://twitter.com/evenbev/status/1312078525491556352">https://twitter.com/evenbev/s...
. @bhrenton is tracking positive and negative White House COVID tests; 11 positive so far including Trump, Melania, the GOP Chairwoman, Sen Mike Lee, Hope Hicks, 3 journalists, more here: https://twitter.com/bhrenton/status/1312107367903887360">https://twitter.com/bhrenton/...
Trump headed to Walter Reed https://twitter.com/jakesherman/status/1312138831731200000">https://twitter.com/jakesherm...
On the timing of the Walter Reed announcement https://twitter.com/alexisgoldstein/status/1312141017387130880">https://twitter.com/alexisgol...
10:30am today -- masks still not mandatory at White House
4:30pm today -- masks ARE mandatory at the White House
4:30pm today -- masks ARE mandatory at the White House
Rapidly degrading descriptions of Trump& #39;s condition throughout the day: https://twitter.com/RyanLizza/status/1312140655976562698">https://twitter.com/RyanLizza...
Trump& #39;s doctors requested the use of the experimental Regeneron cocktail https://twitter.com/JoshNBCNews/status/1312136996286996480">https://twitter.com/JoshNBCNe...
Trump says no transition of power: https://twitter.com/GeoffRBennett/status/1312141775016849409">https://twitter.com/GeoffRBen...
Trump walks from the White House to Marine One to be airlifted to Walter Reed; grips both railings on the way up
recorded message from Trump https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1312158400352972800">https://twitter.com/realDonal...
Reports that Trump is spooked: https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1312159660871278592">https://twitter.com/kaitlanco...
Biden campaign pulls negative ads; Trump campaign refuses to do so https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1312173056945655808">https://twitter.com/kylegriff...
Trump adviser tells CNN "This is serious," and describes Trump as very fatigued & having some trouble breathing. https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1312181888727961601">https://twitter.com/AnaCabrer...
Second GOP Senator tests positive for COVID: https://twitter.com/nielslesniewski/status/1312183615497793536">https://twitter.com/nielslesn...
Secret Service angry enough to be anonymously speaking to the press about Trump endangering their health https://twitter.com/frankfigliuzzi1/status/1312180888524865536">https://twitter.com/frankfigl...
Politico labeling photo from the Rose Garden event Saturday where it seems likely Senators Tillis and Lee contracted the virus https://twitter.com/steventdennis/status/1312195626629623809">https://twitter.com/steventde...
“While he could still walk on his own” https://twitter.com/ashleyrparker/status/1312204066622066688">https://twitter.com/ashleyrpa...
The @nytimes tracked Trump’s travel in the days before his positive test https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/02/us/politics/trump-contact-tracing-covid.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti...
“Inside the West Wing...where staffers for months have worked in proximity largely without masks, what had long been an atmosphere of invincibility turned into one of apprehension and panic. ‘People are losing their minds,’ said the outside adviser.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-virus-spread-white-house/2020/10/02/38c5b354-04cc-11eb-b7ed-141dd88560ea_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/...
Following reports from her daughter on TikTok that her mother tested positive, Kellyanne Conway confirms: https://twitter.com/kellyannepolls/status/1312214949658152960">https://twitter.com/kellyanne...
Minnesota’s three Republican congressmen Reps. Pete Stauber, Tom Emmer and Jim Hagedorn
flew home on a Delta flight from D.C. Friday night, despite airline restrictions on passengers recently exposed to COVID-19-positive people such as Trump https://www.startribune.com/3-minn-gop-house-members-fly-delta-home-after-covid-19-exposure/572619782/">https://www.startribune.com/3-minn-go...
flew home on a Delta flight from D.C. Friday night, despite airline restrictions on passengers recently exposed to COVID-19-positive people such as Trump https://www.startribune.com/3-minn-gop-house-members-fly-delta-home-after-covid-19-exposure/572619782/">https://www.startribune.com/3-minn-go...
VP Pence was seated in front of Senator Mike Lee at the Rose Garden event. Senator Lee has since tested positive for COVID https://twitter.com/darakass/status/1312218497137639425">https://twitter.com/darakass/...