Donald Trump, Colossal Asshole, Says Doctors Get Extra Cash If People Die of COVID-19
The president is now claiming frontline workers have an incentive to pad their coronavirus deaths: $2,000 a pop.
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Donald Trump Jr. Declares COVID-19 Deaths “Almost Nothing” on Day Virus Killed 1,004 Americans
According to the first son, people concerned about surging cases are “truly morons.”
The Trump Administration Asked Celebrities to Film a COVID PSA. They Ghosted.
HHS planned a start-studded, taxpayer-funded campaign ostensibly meant to educate the public on the pandemic, but was actually designed as damage control for the president.
Mark Meadows Is More Like Trump’s Personal Assistant than Chief of Staff, West Wingers Claim
Frustrated administration officials say the management aspect of the chief of staff job has largely fallen by the wayside under Meadows’s tenure.
White House Confirms It’s Just Decided to Let Everyone Get COVID-19
The president’s chief of staff said the quiet part out loud: The administration isn’t “going to control the pandemic.”
One COVID-19 Story Fox News Can’t Ignore: Its Top Anchors Quarantining
The network, which has long downplayed the threat of COVID-19 in their coverage, is reportedly taking the pandemic more seriously now that their staff has been impacted.
Republicans Are Slagging Steve Mnuchin for Daring to Talk to Democrats
As the back-and-forth for a new coronavirus relief bill drags on, Republicans are apparently furious with the Treasury Secretary’s negotiation tactics.
The Pandemic Housing-Market Explosion Could Upend Silicon Valley as We Know It
As Brooklyn and San Francisco empty out, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Miami are booming thanks in part to tech workers’ hunger for space and amenities. And the shift might be permanent. “All the start-ups here are realizing that they don’t need to be…
Trump’s Vaccine Rush vs. the FDA: Inside Stephen Hahn’s “Existential Crisis”
Since almost the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the president has openly lobbied for a vaccine to claim as a political victory. Increasingly, eyewitnesses say, doctors, researchers, and the embattled head of the Food and Drug Administration have worke…
Trump Wants to Cut Democrat Cities’ COVID Funding—During a Surge In Cases
The proposed cuts come as apparent retribution for Democratic mayors not “dominating” their citizens protesting this summer.