Yeah, It's Not Getting Any Better

4 of the top 5 worst coronavirus epicenters in the WORLD are U.S. STATES.

Trump’s chaos has a deadly price. pic.twitter.com/W1DNbwFdsu

— CAP Action (@CAPAction) July 9, 2020

An excellent timeline on the president's status reports on the pandemic. https://t.co/thZASr2nCj

— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 9, 2020

And super-stable genius POTUS finds his medical degree:

Trump demands schools open because of kids "so powerful so strong" immune system. Says opposition to full reopening is only aimed at preventing him from winning reelection. pic.twitter.com/GrwNxNiNHw

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 9, 2020

He doesn't begin to understand how federalism works, does he?  Or government, for that matter.

As the White House, pediatricians and many economically strapped parents push for schools to open this fall, local education officials say they are being crushed by the costs of getting students and teachers back in classrooms safelyhttps://t.co/J7ifd7C3u1

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 9, 2020

Speaking of local responses:

Asked what the state’s strategy is to address COVID-19 hot spots in child care centers, @TexasHHSC and @TexasDSHS each suggested the other might have the answer. https://t.co/czJuk617rj

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 9, 2020

And back at the monkey house:

Kayleigh McEnany suggests elective surgeries are driving an increase in US hospitalizations, not Covid pic.twitter.com/alu4pVY4G3

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 9, 2020

Uh....

Breaking: As coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations rise at alarming rates, Gov. Greg Abbott has expanded his ban on elective medical procedures to cover more than 100 counties across much of the state. https://t.co/guCSjzn6g0

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 9, 2020

But really, that's almost the good news from Texas:

NEW from @TexasTribune: For the first time ever, Texas is reporting more than 100 new deaths from the #coronavirus https://t.co/eRRwE7F2om #txlege pic.twitter.com/trF7L0wBqC

— Evan Smith (@evanasmith) July 9, 2020

And just to underline that death is not the worst consequence of covid-19:

New: Experts warn of potential “wave of brain damage” from #COVID19: neurological complications including stroke, nerve damage, and potentially fatal brain inflammation -- even if the patients didn't show severe respiratory symptoms. https://t.co/gR9XvLDQCd

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 9, 2020