White House Press Secretary Tests Positive for COVID-19
Gripas Yuri/Abaca via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Now there’s one more: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement Monday that she has tested positive for the coronavirus and will begin the quarantine process while she continues to work…
Latest Polls Give Biden 89 Percent Chance of Winning
Here’s the latest poll aggregate from the folks at the Economist: Biden continues to slowly widen his lead over Trump, which explains much of Trump’s reckless behavior lately. As he gets more and more desperate, I expect him to respond like a cornered animal. The worst is yet to come.
Trump, Infected With COVID-19, Goes on Surprise Drive-By to Greet Supporters Outside Walter Reed
Gripas Yuri/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Two days after entering Walter Reed Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment, President Trump on Sunday took a motorcade ride outside the hospital during which he waved at supporters from the back of an SUV. The surprise…
It’s Lies All the Way Down
Dr. Sean Conley displaying his “upbeat attitude” to the press on Sunday.Michael Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Chris Evans caught this little bit of misdirection yesterday: Trump coughed here after the word “therapeutics” and it was edited out using the…
“You Have Become a Symbol of Your Own Failures”: CNN’s Jake Tapper Rips Trump’s Coronavirus Response
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The days following Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis have been a microcosm of his entire approach to the virus: delay, obfuscation, and outright lies. However genuinely frightening it is to see the President of the United States be laid…
A Quickie Comment on Dexamethasone
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As regular readers know, I take dexamethasone—aka the Evil Dex—twice a week as part of my treatment for multiple myeloma. The side effects are different for everyone, but they run the gamut from bad to hideous. In my…