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RT @jdawsey1: "I won't dispute your number," Pence says, when a reporter asks about the Center for Public Integrity report that the nationa… — PolitiTweet.org

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Yikes, imagine having to live with fatally infecting a relative with the Spanish flu for 88 years. Powerful moment from Dr. Birx. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Birx says four counties in New York account for 56% of the new cases: NYC, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mike Pence says the CDC will publish new guidance tomorrow on “the best way to utilize our natural resources at our parks.” He notes that National Parks have waived entrance fees. Folks can enjoy nature, the VP says, and still practice social distancing. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mike Pence says that 432,000 coronavirus tests have been completed in the U.S. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is not exclusive to Pence -- all politicians do it -- but it is funny that the vice president literally describes every single phone call he's ever on as "productive." — PolitiTweet.org

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Politicians jockeying for covid-19 tests find proximity to Trump is the fastest route. Via @eilperin @michaelscherer @seungminkim and @jdawsey1 https://t.co/66v5IFFNNH — PolitiTweet.org

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President Trump is right that he cannot watch "Romeo and Juliet" at the Kennedy Center. But he can read Shakespeare's full play here for free: https://t.co/35S7H5gzLQ — PolitiTweet.org

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President Trump is not exactly signaling that the American people should social distance, etc., as he declares: “It’s time. People want to get back to work.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump just said he personally likes every single leader in the G-20. The G-20 includes China, Russia and Saudi Arabia. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump says he personally signed off on the money for the Kennedy Center as a compromise. He says Democrats asked for the money, and "I didn't have a big problem with it." It was in the Republican draft bill too. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump is asked about whether he'll relax tariffs. He answers by talking about The Wall. “Before I came here, we weren’t into borders," the president says. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RBReich: "It's hard not to be happy with the job we're doing." — The President of the United States https://t.co/ggoEZKg9vo — PolitiTweet.org

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Our country has 64,764 confirmed cases and 919 reported deaths from the coronavirus. But President Trump is congratulating himself in the White House briefing room. “It’s very lucky you have this group here for this problem – or you wouldn’t even have a country,” he says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Steve Holland of Reuters asks Trump how long this stimulus bill will keep the economy afloat. “If we have to go back, we go back,” President Trump says, referring to a possible Phase 4 package. Steven Mnuchin says this bill will keep the economy afloat for three more months. — PolitiTweet.org

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says there will be “a very simple system” by the end of next week for any FDIC-insured bank to give government-backed loans to small businesses “the same day” they ask for them. This seems like it could become ripe for potential abuse. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Trump on the U.S. Capitol: “It’s a very beautiful building … one of the most beautiful buildings … And [Steven Mnuchin] has gotten to know it well.” #NotOutOfContext — PolitiTweet.org

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“Nobody could have ever seen something like this coming," President Trump declares in the briefing room. "But now we know it can happen." Fact check: FALSE. His own administration anticipated an eerily similar scenario. I wrote about it last week. https://t.co/hQ895jdPWq — PolitiTweet.org

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As Trump pitches the need for a $2.2 TRILLION stimulus package, he adds that he doesn't think the economy is in such bad shape as people say. “I don’t think it’s going to be such a rough patch," he says. Then why do we need hundreds of billions in bailouts for corporations? — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump says the $2.2 trillion stimulus package is “bigger than anything ever passed by Congress.” Inflation adjusted, he says maybe something FDR passed was bigger but, in raw $, this is the biggest thing ever done. “Jobs, jobs, jobs. And families, families, families,” POTUS says. — PolitiTweet.org

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As he pushes for the U.S. to reopen ASAP, Trump says he called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to "congratulate" him for his wise decision to push back the SUMMER Olympics for an entire year. Trump says he told Abe that he'll be there in 2021. Will he be president next year? — PolitiTweet.org

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If you were an average person not closely following the various storylines related to the federal response + DPA etc., the opening minutes of this Trump monologue would be incredibly confusing. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump opens daily briefing by declaring that "America continues to gain ground in the war against the virus." — PolitiTweet.org

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I got three of these postcards in the mail at home today FWIW. — PolitiTweet.org

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The briefing now begins at 6. — PolitiTweet.org

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The highlight of the special report. Happy 4th birthday to her! — PolitiTweet.org

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Hospitals considering universal do-not-resuscitate orders for coronavirus patients due to infection risk for doctors, nurses. Even if it goes against the wishes of the patient or family. via @arianaeunjung https://t.co/uarlHNvgLN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZivaBranstetter: The CDC & CMS, the agency overseeing nursing homes, say 147 homes have at least confirmed coronavirus case. We asked f… — PolitiTweet.org