David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

So neither China nor Italy have been complete and open in their COVID-19 reporting. I ask again, how reliable is the U.S. model if it is based on data from the two other countries that have been most deeply affected? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Is he complaining about congressional oversight? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @ChrisCuomo: Thank you for the well-wishing and all the advice. We all need to be careful about what we take right now. A lot of the rem… — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This story kind of lays the @realDonaldTrump playbook bare: Call @JoeBiden the “enemy” in the Coronavirus wars. Use the COVID-19 press briefings to the maximum political benefit. Idea: How about doing your job and focusing on the VIRUS! https://t.co/Cw3mXdnlMl — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I sat down yesterday (virtually, of course) with @drsanjaygupta of @CNN, who has been such a calming, informative presence throughout this ordeal. We talked about the crisis, of course, but also his own remarkable story. It’s a MUST LISTEN new #AxeFiles! https://t.co/7DUH18QxQA https://t.co/nQtDXxPlBf — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

It was expected. And yet the number is still chilling. https://t.co/x1b5CxzzQe — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

On a new #AxeFiles, @drsanjaygupta says some hospitals are preparing for the grim contingency of ventilator shortages by tasking medical committees to recommend who among their critically-ill patients should get the breathing machines. Whole pod here👇 https://t.co/7DUH18QxQA https://t.co/yddovliyb7 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Question: If the U.S. model is based on data from Italy and the data in Italy significantly undercounts deaths does that mean the U.S. model under-projects mortality as a result of the virus here? I hope the answer is no. https://t.co/mx5dNVdrwc — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Up on the roof! 🎶 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Bait and switch. This wasn’t the COVID-19 briefing. Now he’s double dipping! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This doesn’t sound like a good idea. https://t.co/sjKGXHnCln — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

At an alleged COVID-19 briefing, @realDonaldTrump veers off into blithely accusing former SecState @JohnKerry of violating the Logan Act. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @Yamiche: President Trump just now at the coronavirus briefing: Did you know I was number one on Facebook? I just found out. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

False alarm. I guess they’re dipping in and out. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Apparently news directors have had their fill of @realDonaldTrump rallies posing as COVID-19 briefings. Only Fox News is carrying right now. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

UP TOMORROW!Just had a terrific #AxeFiles conversation with the great @drsanjaygupta. He has been a constant source of insights on @CNN during this crisis. But his own remarkable story, body of work and thoughtful reflections on COVID-19 and beyond are well worth your time! https://t.co/UW8uLyJN0G — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

With so much action in the WH briefing room (for a change), @murphymike and I invited our old buddy, fellow Hack and former WH and @BarackObama press secretary, Robt_Gibbs, to join us today. Here’s the pod👇 https://t.co/c0jQLJqVvP — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@GovPritzker of Illinois to @ChrisCuomo just now: “We’re going to run out of ventilators and the federal government is not helping.” — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Last yr, our daughter, Lauren, who has special needs, had a bad case of pneumonia. We stayed with her for many harrowing days in the ICU, as the ventilator did its work. I can’t imagine not having been w/her during those dark days. That’s the horror so many are going thru today. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

On #AxeFiles, recorded in Jan, former @JustinTrudeau aide @gmbutts talked about the cost of frayed alliances. His comments were prescient. “The thing that worries me is always the unknowns. You don't know how weak an alliance is until there is a crisis.” https://t.co/oZMsoGhyTk https://t.co/r1BwFfdoCz — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

@J_Scott_ @gmbutts Thanks for listening! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“I think that’s a great tribute to something. Maybe me.” Why do his thoughts always wind up the same way? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The most important message is to stay the course. It doesn’t obviate the fact that the president flagrantly downplayed the threat for critical weeks; or that the U.S. was woefully slow on testing and the accelerated manufacture of essential equipment. And that delay cost lives. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Why? Why? Why? Is the @POTUS imposing his opinion over the science on these unproven drugs? Let Fauci and the professionals handle this. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

These squabbles with reporters is not just irascibility. It’s a deliberate strategy to impeach the media as a source when the facts are unhelpful to him. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

It is surreal to hear the @POTUS completely disavowing the very wrong-headed guidance he has given from the same platform so often during this saga. But better than him not disavowing it. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

One of the people who called it the flu was the @POTUS. One of the people who suggested pulling down the social distancing guidance was the @POTUS. One of the people who dismissed the threat as minimal for six weeks is the @POTUS. Now rewriting history. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

One of the people who called it the flu was the @POTUS. One of the people who suggested pulling down the social distancing guidance was the @POTUS. One of the people who dismissed the threat as minimal for six weeks the @POTUS. Now rewriting history. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Someone or ones obviously have persuaded @realDonaldTrump, at least for the moment, that less is more and it is better to let people who know what they’re talking about speak rather than engaging in improvisation. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Pence isn’t @POTUS but is playing one on TV. — PolitiTweet.org