WH Holds Coronavirus Briefing | Talking Points Memo

President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force are scheduled to hold a briefing at 5 p.m. ET. There’s a good chance Trump will be pressed about unemployment claims in the country reaching 6.6. million in the week ending on April 4, falling just short of the previous week’s record claim of 6,867,000.


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There’s a good chance Trump will be pressed about unemployment claims in the country reaching 6.6. million in the week ending on April 4, falling just short of the previous week’s record claim of 6,867,000.

Trump: “Only 6.6 this week? And it was 6.8 last week? Hey! Winning!”

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The unemployment rate is now around 10%.
That really fucks with Trump’s reelection plans, so I expect him to be especially combative today.

It would not be surprising to see a full-scale meltdown if some enterprising reporter presses the issue. Let’s home one of them steps up to that task.

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Spoiler Alert: we will hear more about how the economy will soar like a rocket in May.

There, I just saved you two hours that you would never get back.

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Why so early today? Is he trying to beat the hordes for a front row seat in the Sunday pews? Who am I kidding? There’s gotta be an early tee time involved.

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Go away trump
i thought of posting something really really obscene and nasty but chose milquetoast instead.

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Bad bad jobs numbers and trump needs an ego stroke real bad.

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Got my bag of Orville Redenbacher all set to pop.

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"Hey donnie, I got a question… is it true about what we har of political patronage and ventilators in Colorado?

“Now that’s just a nasty question”

Yes it is NOW ANSWER THE FUCKIN’ QUESTION!

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Homemade chips and salsa for us.
I hate having to remove popcorn hulls from my bridgework!

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Yeah, that reads better to me…

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I’m guessing this is why he called the Murdoch owned WSJ “fake news” in a tweet today.

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Again, I refuse to watch. Instead I toss fire bombs from the cheap seats.

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Ah yes, yet another episode of the Donnie and Mikie Shit Show.

Can Pence’s nose and tongue possibly turn any more brown?

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Fox thinks it’ll slip to 5:30:

slip

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Scrolls to get trump face off my screen

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A worthy occupation, to be sure!

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I don’t like to wish anyone ill health, but for MBS, I’ll make an exception. I hope he has it.

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That’s a lotta family

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OH, NO! There goes the bone saw industry, too.

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