Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Press Conference Was a Debacle
Gripas Yuri/Abaca via ZUMA Like many of you, I cringed my way through President Trump’s coronavirus press conference a couple of hours ago. There are so many takeaways that they’re hard to list. Trump claimed that a Google triage website was either ready now or just about ready—it was a little hard to tell—but then…
“No, I Don’t Take Responsibility at All”: Trump on His Botched Coronavirus Response
Evan Vucci/AP At a White House press conference on Friday, President Trump refused to take any responsibility for the federal government’s lackluster response to the novel coronavirus, an infectious disease that’s sickened at least 142,000 people and killed more than 5,000 worldwide. After explaining, with the help of several CEOs, that widespread testing would be rolled-out,…
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Bernie Sanders’ Message in a Nutshell
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to reporters about coronavirus Thursday March 12, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Since the beginning of the presidential campaign, the most significant divide between the two leading Demcoratic candidates was over what kind of crisis the United States is actually facing. Former Vice President Joe…
Trump Just Can’t Keep His Hands to Himself
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart Inc.Alex Brandon/AP President Trump—modeling exactly the behavior health experts have been warning us to avoid—just shook the hands of five top CEOs and adjusted the microphone for them all at his coronavirus press conference this afternoon. Trump also touched the hand of…
House Republicans Tried to Capitalize on Coronavirus to Sneak Anti-Abortion Language Into Law
Nancy Pelosi( D-Calif.) makes a statement about the Coronavirus Response Act aid package in the Capitol on Friday, March 13th. Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA Press As stock markets plummet businesses prepare for staff to work from home, and confirmed cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus continue to grow, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif)…
The Right and Wrong Lessons to Take From That Viral Photo of an ICE Arrest at a Hospital
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers debrief after operations to arrest undocumented immigrants in 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. John Moore/Getty Two seemingly contradictory facts are both true: First, in the midst of a pandemic, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained a Honduran immigrant at a Pennsylvania hospital on Thursday. Second, it remains safe for immigrants…