Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

China ends its lockdown of Wuhan after 10 weeks, but the city is a profoundly damaged place whose recovery will be watched worldwide for lessons on how populations move past calamity of such staggering magnitude. ⁦@zhonggg⁩ ⁦@vwang3⁩ https://t.co/V0rRbLEjSS — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Grisham is out as White House press secretary, the first in modern times never to hold a formal briefing during her tenure. Replacing her will be Kayleigh McEnany, a campaign spokeswoman. ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://t.co/wx4UArhFNt — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

During the 1918 pandemic, cities that committed earlier and longer to closing down not only had fewer deaths but emerged stronger economically than those that did not respond as aggressively, study finds. ⁦@emilymbadger⁩ @qdbui⁩ https://t.co/LfYDYzStM7 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

After excoriating Crozier, Modly did not tour the ship, saw few of the crew and was gone in less than 30 minutes. Questions solicited for him were screened but he did not answer a single one. ⁦@helenecooper⁩ ⁦@Tmgneff⁩ ⁦@EricSchmittNYT⁩ https://t.co/nOZtgt0dlq — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"The latest pretext for rights violations": Responding to the coronavirus, the world's autocrats are turning to tried and true tool kits, a mix of propaganda, repression and ostentatious shows of strength. But they can't arrest a virus ⁦@declanwalsh⁩ https://t.co/Rlz8j58ZoS — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RIP Bobby Mitchell, who not only broke the color barrier at the Redskins but became one of the most iconic stars in team history as an all-purpose offensive threat. ⁦@harrisondsmith⁩ https://t.co/AM3xhlxcvH — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@katierogers @davidenrich @maggieNYT @kenvogel Will the drug help? New York doctors have been using it out of desperation, but no one can be sure. “We’ve been throwing the kitchen sink at these patients,” one said. “I can’t tell whether someone got better on their own or because of the medication.” https://t.co/k6WemZU7tN — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@katierogers @davidenrich @maggieNYT @kenvogel A Teva board member reached out to Kushner's team through a friend of Trump’s son-in-law and pressed the White House task force to ask India to ease export controls, allowing more pills to be brought to the US. https://t.co/k6WemZU7tN — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@katierogers @davidenrich @maggieNYT “When I finished Biden, I immediately switched to coronavirus and I have been doing an enormous amount of research on it,” Giuliani tells @kenvogel. Consulting with Dr. Zelenko, he called him “Dr. Zelensky,” mixing up his name with Ukraine’s president. https://t.co/k6WemZU7tN — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

And this is why the question was relevant and timely: “Demand for testing has overwhelmed many labs and testing sites. Doctors and officials around the country say that lengthy delays in getting results have persisted..." @BySheilaKaplan @katie_thomas https://t.co/qCeu1kCTFg — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In a Jan. 29 memo, Navarro warned of "the risk of the coronavirus evolving into a full-blown pandemic, imperiling the lives of millions of Americans.” @maggieNYT https://t.co/6sFCffpgSF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Bolstered by his trade adviser, a television doctor, Larry Ellison and Rudy Giuliani, Trump has seized on the drug as a miracle cure for the virus that has killed thousands and paralyzed American life. @katierogers @davidenrich @maggieNYT https://t.co/k6WemZU7tN — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Gates likewise praised @danapriest @annevhull for their series exposing problems at Walter Reed: "I would say when there is an article critical of us ... don’t go into a defensive crouch ... maybe you’ve just been handed a gift to solve a problem you didn’t know existed." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sangerkatz: The White House is being pretty misleading with its testing stats in this press conf. On a per capita basis, the U.S. is st… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

By the way, this is the question Trump considered "horrid": "Testing is still a big issue in this country. When can hospitals expect to receive a quick turn-around of test results?" — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump's idea of journalism is that reporters should congratulate him and ask only "positive" questions: "You should say congratulations, great job, instead of being so horrid in the way you ask a question." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump says he would look into Crozier's case, saying he had heard good things about the captain and didn't want someone's career destroyed over one bad day. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

UK's Johnson moved to ICU after coronavirus symptoms worsen and Raab the foreign minister is deputized to fill in. https://t.co/jWFhJ3Sjiv — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@johnismay @JournoGeoffZ Modly, the secretary, blasted the "big authoritarian regime called China" which "was not forthcoming about what was happening with this virus" at the same time he blasted Crozier for being forthcoming about what was happening with the virus in a letter that might become public. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@johnismay @JournoGeoffZ The speech did not go over well with the crew, which cheered Crozier as he departed the ship. One sailor described the Navy secretary as “whiny, upset, irritated, condescending." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Navy secretary blasts Crozier to his old Theodore Roosevelt crew, saying their fired captain was “too naïve or too stupid to be a commanding officer” if he thought his letter pleading for help would not leak. @johnismay @JournoGeoffZ https://t.co/GYjLau1mtM — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“Everyone in their head thinks heading into that chief of staff job that they’ll be James Baker. If that worked out for Mark Meadows, he would be thrilled, but that is pretty ambitious, especially in the Trump administration.” @nancook @MZanona https://t.co/fZe0ae9uIg — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Atkinson: "It is hard not to think that the president’s loss of confidence in me derives from my having faithfully discharged my legal obligations as an independent and impartial inspector general." @charlie_savage https://t.co/sLARKyKjBv — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"De Blasio was slow to recognize the danger, telling New Yorkers to keep to their ordinary routines—as he did his—even after the World Health Organization had declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic." @alexnazaryan https://t.co/j4jeCnLGu9 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

From Latin America to Russia, governments have imposed fines, launched police investigations and expelled foreign correspondents to suppress critical reporting on the coronavirus. ⁦@leloveluck⁩ ⁦@RobynDixon__⁩ ⁦@mradamtaylor⁩ https://t.co/eMrxydLTgL — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Coronavirus is killing more men than women. As of Friday, men made up 59% of overall hospitalizations in New York City and 62% of more than 1,800 fatalities. ⁦⁦@chriscmooney⁩ ⁦@sarahkaplan48⁩ ⁦⁦@brady_dennis⁩ https://t.co/ZmxkT4BRWJ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The crew that cheered Capt. Crozier as he departed sees him as a hero. "If anything the guy deserves a promotion," one Roosevelt sailor tells ⁦@bkesling⁩ and ⁦@nancyayoussef⁩ "That's the type of leadership they lack but the type they need." https://t.co/beLQQnixa4 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Modly calls ⁦@IgnatiusPost⁩ at 1 am to explain why he fired Capt. Crozier, saying he wanted to act before Trump did, knowing that his predecessor was fired for getting "crossways with the president. I didn't want that to happen again." https://t.co/3Ty3MA4tgn — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

On Saturday, Fauci challenged Trump's optimism about unproven drug in the Situation Room. On Sunday briefing, when a reporter asked Fauci to weigh in, Trump stopped him from answering ⁦@michaelcrowley⁩ ⁦@katie_thomas⁩ ⁦⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://t.co/pKIQ3m3dbj — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Can you imagine devoting your whole life to the Navy as Crozier has and you make the right call to help your crew and this happens?": Trump's acting Navy secretary overruled the Navy's top admiral to fire captain ⁦@EricSchmittNYT⁩ ⁦@johnismay⁩ https://t.co/aIbcwa7KJZ — PolitiTweet.org