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Trump now calls up the Mexican grill owners who received blowback for their support of Trump and who Trump then supported after they appeared on Fox News. This is very rally. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump describes Sen. Martha McSally, who is in a tough election battle, as "somebody that is bringing tremendous amounts of dollars back to her state that she loves so much." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump begins at the pandemic mask factory by recalling the 2016 election. "I had some good moments here. Especially on Election Day. It was a good moment, right?" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ddale8: Trump: "The people of our country are warriors...I'm not saying anything is perfect, and yes will some people be affected? Yes.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump is telling his story about how Arizona was the first place he traveled after he launched his campaign in 2015. It wasn't. He did an event in New Hampshire first. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump: The economy next year will be fantastic, though "nothing can ever happen" that will replace your loved one if you lost somebody, but from "purely an economic standpoint," it's going to be one of the best years ever. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he still wants advice from Fauci and Birx and whether they'll still be involved after the task force is wound down, Trump says yes. — PolitiTweet.org

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I believe this is the first time Trump has explicitly acknowledged that some people will be "affected badly" by a push to reopen the country quickly. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump: "The people of our country are warriors...I'm not saying anything is perfect, and yes will some people be affected? Yes. Will some people be affected badly? Yes. But we have to get our country open and we have to get it open soon." https://t.co/vWUiqciBxW — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump: "I'm viewing our great citizens of this country to a certain extent, and to a large extent, as warriors. They're warriors. We can't keep our country closed." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump: We need to reopen, but people "over 60 -- 65, but over 60 we're even saying -- sort of stay back for a while. We recommend you staying back for a while." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked why now is the time to wind down the task force given that doctors say the virus might come back in the fall, Trump says, "Because we can't keep our country closed for the next five years." While it might come back, "It'll be a flame, and we'll put the flame out." ? — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump later: "Mike Pence and the task force have done a great job, but we're now looking at a little bit of a different form. And that form is safety and opening. And we'll have a different group, probably, set up for that." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump is boasting at length about how well he says they've done on testing. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about whether winding down the task force is a good idea in a pandemic, Trump says, "I think we're looking at phase 2, and we're looking at other phases. The country's starting to open up. The task force has done a phenomenal job." — PolitiTweet.org

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This is kind of like the time Trump accidentally called a man named CJ "DJ" and then claimed it's actually CJ and DJ and the man had told him to call him either one. https://t.co/QlXKGpj7yi — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump stumbles a bit on the name of Navajo Nation VP Myron Lizer, then says, "You know, there's two ways of saying that name, they told me outside, but I always think of it as LEE-zer. So how do you like it? How do you like it?" Lizer shakes his head no, says it's LI-zer. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Grace_Segers: Per @benstracy, in a meeting with reporters today, Vice President Pence said “conversations are being had about winding d… — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonHogan The tweet is accurate. It is quoting the comments the president made before boarding Air Force One, during which he generally insulted Conway’s looks without using any particular term. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonHogan This tweet is quoting the comments he made before boarding Air Force One, during which he generally insulted Conway’s looks without using any particular term. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about the IHME model projection rising to 134K dead by Aug., Trump said, "That assumes no mitigation, and we’re going to have mitigation." IHME: "The statement that our model assumes no mitigation is not correct. Our model has always included social distancing policies." — PolitiTweet.org

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Michelle Obama didn't campaign for Stacey Abrams in Georgia. Trump's interview with the New York Post is the 10th time he has said Michelle Obama campaigned for Stacey Abrams in Georgia. https://t.co/eyXGRGNrO8 https://t.co/sRLOacFyfP — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump continued to call the Lincoln Project group of anti-Trump Republicans "losers," to insult George Conway's appearance, and to suggest Kellyanne Conway may be responsible for her husband's opposition, saying, "Kellyanne must’ve done a big number on him." — PolitiTweet.org

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Polls continue to show majority opposition to a quick lifting of restrictions, quick reopening of businesses. https://t.co/6CGdukWhhX — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump before boarding Air Force One: "Our country wants to open. And you see what's going on. They have to open. And the people of our country should think of themselves as warriors." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump rejects the expert consensus that more testing is needed: "Look, we have so much testing - I don't think you need that kind of testing and that much testing. But some people disagree with me and some people agree with me." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump again emphasizes that there are costs to keeping restrictions: "Between drug abuse...suicide...a lot of different things. Just so you know, there's no great win one way or the other." He says it'll be a win when he builds a great economy again. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he's going to be wearing a mask at the mask facility he is leaving right now to visit, Trump says, "If it's a mask facility, I will. I don't know if it's a mask facility." ? — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump says he's given governors "great discretion" on their reopening plans, but if he sees them doing something "egregious or wrong," he will "stop it in two seconds." ? — PolitiTweet.org