@nycjim
US Attorney General says he’s considering legal action against governors who continue to impose stringent rules to deal with the pandemic. Barr Threatens Legal Action Against Governors Over Lockdowns …
@realDonaldTrump
I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.
08:08 - 22 Apr 2020
@MattGertz
Fox has been referencing an incident last week where Iranian ships harassed U.S. Navy ships all morning and now the president says he's issued an order to the Navy to destroy the Iranian ships if it happens again. https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1252942127337746432 …
08:51 - 22 Apr 2020Matthew Gertz
✔@MattGertz
Replying to @MattGertz
Uhhh...
Left, Fox & Friends, 7:31 a.m.
"Just last week, armed Iranian boats were caught on camera performing dangerous maneuvers around our warships in the Persian Gulf."
Right, Trump, 8:08 a.m.
Shoot down?
He needs a person to proof read his tweets before they get sent out. You can't shoot down boats unless they're flying boats.
Dude watches fox and tweets to pretend he's informed and actually doing work.More talking to be talking, that order wouldn't come from him, it would come from the Pentagon where the guys with all the medals on their suits hangout.
Imagine if Obama was watching CNN all day and tweeting like this. Getting his intelligence from the news.Dude watches fox and tweets to pretend he's informed and actually doing work.
@kylegriffin1
WSJ: In late February, Trump called HHS Secretary Azar and threatened to oust Nancy Messonnier, the CDC's chief of respiratory diseases, after she said the agency was preparing for a potential pandemic and that community spread of the virus was likely.Health Chief’s Early Missteps Set Back Coronavirus Response …
@kylegriffin1
Dr. Rick Bright: "I will request that the inspector general of the Dept. of Health & Human Services investigate the manner in which this admin has politicized the work of BARDA and has pressured me and other conscientious scientists to fund companies with political connections."
16:05 - 22 Apr 2020Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Flag: The doctor who led the agency involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine said he was removed from his post after he pressed for a rigorous vetting of a coronavirus treatment embraced by Trump. He said science, not "politics and cronyism" must lead. Coronavirus Live Updates: Doctor Says He Was Removed From Federal Post After Questioning Hydroxychloroquine Treatment …
@mkraju
Despite these warnings, Trump repeatedly promoted the drug’s use and then this doctor apparently was removed. Trump this month:
“But I hope they use it because I’ll tell you what: What do you have to lose? In some cases, they’re in bad shape. What do you have to lose?“
16:30 - 22 Apr 2020