David Nakamura

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White House aides now in masks, under new policy (that excludes Trump and Pence) https://t.co/jBfy73Vjky — PolitiTweet.org

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White House Rose Garden: Social distancing seating; reporters in masks; touchless microphone. https://t.co/FXTRjzoRcU — PolitiTweet.org

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Boris Johnson drawing criticism in Britain for shift in coronavirus messaging. On Friday, Trump unveiled his new slogan, “Transition to greatness,” to describe his push to open the economy. https://t.co/UNDtayGqAH — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Sulliview: Trump wants America to ‘normalize’ coronavirus deaths. It’s the media’s job not to play along. ... New from me, about the d… — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump wants to open the country but White House is advising staffers to telework after two aides tested positive for covid-19. And this is one of the few places in the country where employees are tested regularly. https://t.co/8OYqATv6ly https://t.co/D2KH1qAADk — PolitiTweet.org

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Meeting with Joint Chiefs and Cabinet members. #diversity #thread https://t.co/n8H7vxrBAQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Sec Def Esper signed regulation that all military personnel must wear face masks on all DOD property, incl Pentagon. But Esper (gray suit, foreground) and joint chiefs not wearing with commander-in-chief at a WH, site of two positive covid tests in past two days. (📸@TalKopan) https://t.co/xuhKBDUMZv — PolitiTweet.org

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This is the network Trump aides have invited into the briefing room even if it violates social distancing rules designed to protect the press corps. — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Some of Trump’s advisers described him as glum and shell-shocked by his declining popularity. He has struggled to process...believing he was on a glide path to reelection to realizing that he is losing. Via ⁦@jdawsey1⁩ ⁦⁦et al https://t.co/RuYDF6k4nM — PolitiTweet.org

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Obama appears to call Trump’s coronavirus response an ‘absolute chaotic disaster,’ report says https://t.co/Atv53vMAmf — PolitiTweet.org

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WaPo’s weekly date lab has gone to virtual matchmaking: “One of my biggest fears was that my parents would walk in. I did not trust my mom to have the self-control to stay away and not say hi. I do not need her making appearances on a first date.” https://t.co/y6brQS5xuL — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump said one reason he didn’t wear a mask around WW2 vets is because the wind was blowing away from them but this image, judging from @FLOTUS coat and hair, suggest wind was blowing toward them. https://t.co/moKXjP27oP — PolitiTweet.org

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Jimmy Kimmel’s false claim that Pence carried empty boxes, via ⁦@GlennKesslerWP⁩ https://t.co/MY5qG9WqtK — PolitiTweet.org

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@MikeKaspari @DanEggenWPost @Fahrenthold @CarolLeonnig @jdawsey1 Ha I got an email on this too. Good catch! — PolitiTweet.org

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“If he backtracks now, and starts wearing a mask, it will contradict the red meat he’s feeding to his base. This is the first health crisis that has been politicized.” Trump flouts protocols as virus breaches WH, w/⁦@CarolLeonnig⁩ ⁦@jdawsey1⁩ https://t.co/2CrXk3kP7V — PolitiTweet.org

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A month ago, Trump called @jonkarl a "third-rate reporter" but today Potus compliments his new book about covering Trump: "It was actually a very good book, actually better about me than I thought it would be. I appreciate that." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he considered wearing a mask around 90-year-old WW2 events at commemoration event today, Trump says no because he was far enough away from them and the "wind was blowing" hard enough in another direction so they probably wouldn't be at risk even if he had the virus. — PolitiTweet.org

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@beaulebens @transitionbikes sweet ride — PolitiTweet.org

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Former Sec Service agent to me today on Trump and aides not wearing masks: "This is a show of bravado. This is a show of 'I got this. I’m in control.' He's tried to minimize this threat from Day One. It's the only way he can laugh in the face of this disease. This is a disaster." — PolitiTweet.org

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@wsteaks one more and we have a trend story — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump to reporter: "Talk up. You have a mask on your face." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump: "I feel about vaccines as I feel about (covid) tests: This is going to go away without a vaccine." (That's only true, presumably, after herd immunity, which would mean a huge case load and death toll that would overrun hospitals.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Meadows, with a WH camera on him, says "off the record" that reporters can go get a test for peace of mind. "We've made those arrangements." (Many high-risk areas of country remain without sufficient testing.) — PolitiTweet.org

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CoS Mark Meadows, responding to reports that Potus valet and VP aide have contracted coronavirus, says there are new protocols in place: "This is probably the safest place you can come to." https://t.co/I95QwOgxpw — PolitiTweet.org

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.@PressSec, asked to account for her 2015 statements critical of Trump on CNN, pivots to prepared attack (reading from briefing book) on other guests on CNN, mostly Obama administration figures, that have nothing to do with the question. — PolitiTweet.org

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DC residents have no voting rights in Congress. Trump has paid lip service to the need to deal with socio-economic inequities that contribute to risk virus. He could make a visit half a mile from WH to an affected pocket of the city. https://t.co/xwa3jlKhbM — PolitiTweet.org

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Stark and sobering: 79% of covid deaths in Washington, D.C., are African Americans, who make up 46% of the population. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jobless rate soared to 14.7% in April as U.S. shed 20.5 million jobs amid coronavirus pandemic, via ⁦@byHeatherLong⁩ https://t.co/MNm6TG8K9w — PolitiTweet.org

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South Korea had recorded no new domestic cases of Covid in four days but now an outbreak after a man who tested positive went clubbing in Seoul nightlife district. No one knows how he became infected in the first place. https://t.co/WOsQOhL72J — PolitiTweet.org

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Masks are worn to protect those around you from getting sick. But Trump’s aides don’t think it’s important to do that. Now the president’s military valet has contracted coronavirus, setting off a scramble to enact more safeguards. — PolitiTweet.org