When his back is against the wall, he is capable of modulating his behavior. The final week of the election, for instance. Or not firing Mueller despite wanting to. Or yesterday and today in the briefing room. The problem is, it usually only lasts so long. https://t.co/04e5e9gqZD— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 18, 2020
No shit. And, I might add, it also renders any such "modulating" of "his behavior" completely meaningless. He's still a toddler with a shotgun.
NYT: A federal government plan to combat the coronavirus warned policymakers last week that a pandemic ‘will last 18 months or longer’ and could include ‘multiple waves,’ resulting in widespread shortages that would strain consumers..”— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) March 18, 2020
@nytimes https://t.co/3iyTuVzHoK
But! But! But! "Changed Tone" Trump said:
TRUMP on the timeline on the end of the coronavirus: “People are talking about July, August, something like that. … Could be longer than that."— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) March 16, 2020
Of course, if you believe him, you'll also vote for him, despite conditions in November, and then it's all good, right? Well, except for this:
Bloomberg News is reporting Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told GOP senators that the U.S. could see an unemployment rate of 20%.— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 17, 2020
20%. https://t.co/ggfZdxED8j
Which explains why almost everyone in D.C. wants to pass a bill for coronavirus relief. Almost everyone.
MCCONNELL TO REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HOUSE BILL: “My counsel is to gag and vote for it anyway.”— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) March 17, 2020
Tell me, Mitch; which part is making you gag?
Hotels, casinos, and airlines are lining up for hundreds of billions in bailouts, citing the need to keep workers afloat. And yet: “The money is mostly going to go to bail out shareholders.” w @alyrose https://t.co/w8cSGtbUB8— Ted Mann (@TMannWSJ) March 18, 2020
And by the way:
Reported U.S. cases of coronavirus increase 39% in one day, up to 6,469.— Ed Whelan (@EdWhelanEPPC) March 18, 2020
Source: https://t.co/zjQUD7h7LB
So:
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) March 18, 2020
But Trump is still apparently trying to shut the barn door long after the horse has left and the barn has burned down:
BREAKING: The new policy in the southern border will be under 42 U.S.C 265https://t.co/f56Qwz5LmG— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) March 18, 2020
Which statute begins, in pertinent part:
Whenever the Surgeon General determines that by reason of the existence of any communicable disease in a foreign country there is serious danger of the introduction of such disease into the United States....
Yeah, I think we're long past introductions. This disease has established residency and damn near citizenship. And speaking of the pandemic: is it, really?
Wow: as coronavirus kills more Americans, Republicans have become less likely to agree it is a real threat. In February, 72% of Republicans said it was a real threat. Now just 40% agree. From an @NPR / @NewsHour / @maristpoll:https://t.co/C1Bd92aKPz— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) March 17, 2020
And among the things we really, REALLY, need to remember, no matter how much the "tone" changes:
In the catalog of outrages in the Administration’s handling of coronavirus, this one will rank near the top. https://t.co/4KZtDQjAYC— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 17, 2020
Meanwhile, back among the primaries:
Florida voters over 45 years old went *overwhelmingly* for Biden tonight, 79% to 7% in preliminary @CNN polls.— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 18, 2020
Bernie's young voters were passed out on the beach. Maybe, just maybe, if he's serious about defeating Trump, he should stop now.
It's so telling about Sanders supporters when u see ppl like @gtconway3d, @SteveSchmidtSES, @TheRickWilson, @NicolleDWallace & others supporting/potentially voting 4 Dem(s) for the 1st time for good of the country. But tons of Bernie's ppl saying they won't ever vote for Biden.— Len (@denverlen) March 17, 2020
Which would be more of a problem, if this weren't so true:
— Constitution Whisperer (@CShaef6687) March 17, 2020
Future's so bright, I gotta wear shades!
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