David Nakamura

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Per Pew: Median of 61% in survey of 14 advanced nations say China has done a bad job dealing with coronavirus. Only the U.S. receives more negative evaluations, with a median of 84% saying the U.S. has handled the outbreak poorly. https://t.co/wuZl2aieFk — PolitiTweet.org

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The results come on the same day DC Mayor Bowser announced a limited reopening of city schools focused on educationally at-risk K-5 students. — PolitiTweet.org

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DC positive coronavirus test results jump yesterday after increased testing. City officials say they look for trends over several days to assess impact on city. https://t.co/OLmzlLi4V1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidNakamura: Extraordinary final tally of yesterday’s sharp increase in DC residents seeking free coronavirus testing from the city i… — PolitiTweet.org

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Extraordinary final tally of yesterday’s sharp increase in DC residents seeking free coronavirus testing from the city in the wake of the White House outbreak. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AllisonLHedges: BREAKING: New CNN poll has Biden leading Trump by 16 points nationally https://t.co/6l3mZmDi1J — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @petridishes: he’s like eight seconds from licking a doorknob in a Courageous Display of Resilience — PolitiTweet.org

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WH released photos of Trump supposedly at work signing documents at Walter Reed, but it seems he spent most of his time plotting the made-for-TV return to the White House. — PolitiTweet.org

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@paulschwartzman i mean, he's 74, just got out of hospital and walked up a flight of stairs — PolitiTweet.org

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@paulschwartzman Saluting Marine One departure from South Lawn, as commander in chief, i suppose — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump walked up to the flags, faced the press, took off his facemask and put it in his pocket and saluted, with a staff photographer behind him. https://t.co/dEPI91FbXU — PolitiTweet.org

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Aides have staged American flags on the South Portico. Presidents usually enter on ground level, so appears Trump might be doing another photo op. https://t.co/Ro6vVk7vnt — PolitiTweet.org

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Jim Acosta on CNN: "This may not just be the president returning to the White House. This may be patient zero. This is the virus coming back to the White House." — PolitiTweet.org

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Cables taking what appears to be chartered-helicopter footage from local DC TV station WJLA of Marine One flying from Walter Reed back to WH. https://t.co/wGcqLhB0oA — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump has given the thumbs up sign to reporters twice, incl as he boards Marine One — PolitiTweet.org

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pooler @hunterw could be heard asking Trump, "Do you think you might be a superspreader, Mr. President?" Trump appeared to hear it but did not respond. — PolitiTweet.org

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Evening covid testing sites are now open in DC https://t.co/wLlGt2qWH2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Advance staff for a potentially highly infectious covid patient. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jljzen time zone challenges. i feel ya — PolitiTweet.org

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The frustration of some local residents was evident on Twitter, where one user responded to a tweet from Bowser promoting coronavirus testing locations by warning that the city has “a major Covid hot spot … radiating from the White House … DC workers are exposed.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Updated numbers: about 575 people sought tests at DC's Judiciary Square testing site (up from normal avg of 400, and 440 at Anacostia testing site (up from avg of 330) before those sites closed at 1 p.m. h/t @FenitN Live link: https://t.co/xApMTk5y7y — PolitiTweet.org

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@jljzen 45 min — PolitiTweet.org

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The son of the late WH butler Eugene Allen, subject of 2013 film, says he would be "begging" his dad to retire now rather than work amid virus outbreak. The 90-some residence staff are largely Black and Latino, many of them elderly, reports @jadabird https://t.co/cT0QdX0ZdQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@Phil_Mattingly yes definitely. wrote about that here... https://t.co/MPnl6r9m7E — PolitiTweet.org

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DC official says city did 600 tests at its F St location alone this morning, about double the daily average of about 300 in recent weeks. — PolitiTweet.org

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Conley says most patients shed virus from 5-7 days, but experts use 10 days to build in a little cushion. From what we know publicly, Trump first tested positive late Thursday, though unclear when he first contracted covid. — PolitiTweet.org

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Conley declines to answer questions about Trump's tweeting instructing the public not to be afraid of Covid — PolitiTweet.org

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Conley, who had recently been on AF1 with Trump, said acknowledges concerns about his own health -- but he emphasizes that there are exceptions for essential personnel who, as long as they keep testing negative and take protections like wearing masks, can keep doing their jobs. — PolitiTweet.org

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One followup question maybe should have been: But would it have been safer to not do the motorcade ride at all? — PolitiTweet.org

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Conley seems to defend Trump's motorcade ride, says Sec Service was around Trump wearing in full PPE for a "very short period of time." (Trump, by comparison, was only in a cloth mask.) — PolitiTweet.org