Sunday, October 25, 2020

10-25: The country is "rounding the corner," Trump says; in fact, the White House has given up on controlling the spread of Covid

Coronavirus is surging in college towns. The worst spot? Texas 
—LA Times 

Election experts game out the chaos that could unfold in the minutes, hours and days after the last ballot is cast. 
—Politico Magazine 

Mark Meadows acknowledged the situation is not easily handled, with nine days left in a presidential campaign dominated by the coronavirus. 
—Politico
     The Trump administration signaled on Sunday that it had given up on controlling the spread of the coronavirus, even as Covid-19 makes its second run through the White House, three in four Americans are concerned that they or someone they know will contract the disease, and millions of American families are suffering as negotiators struggle to clinch an elusive relief deal. 
     “We’re not going to control the pandemic,” White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “We are gonna control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and other mitigation areas.” 
     Yet President Donald Trump — who continues to insist that the country is “rounding the corner” despite a new surge in cases — is campaigning in New Hampshire and Maine on Sunday before returning to the White House to co-host a Halloween event with first lady Melania Trump. Vice President Mike Pence will also continue to campaign instead of quarantine, after a top staffer tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday….

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We have family in El Paso: the hospitals are overwhelmed. Chilling.

Roy's obituary in LA Times and Register: "we were lucky to have you while we did"

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