The virus infection’s are breaking records in the South and Sun Belts states….
States are closing back down….
Things are so bad?
Trump is moving to isolate the CDC ‘experts from the process and and cutting them out of the data links …
With this?
Lawmakers are wearing masks….
Lawmakers are asking g for more testing…
More money will be sent to states….
And the CDC and Dr Fauci are fighting with Trump’s supporters who want them to shut up and follow the Trump line that the virus should be ignore and things should move ahead that the infections and deaths aren’t real ….
Trump just about NOTHING top help the states for the last 5 months….
The company line should be that Donald Trump should get re-elected because he WANT”S to be….It’s about him NOT the increasing infections and deaths ….
From masks to school reopenings to the testing abilities of the United States, some of President Donald Trump’s central political talking points are being undermined by a growing circle of usually reliable allies as the coronavirus roars back to alarming levels.
The breaks with Trump come as the president’s poll numbers on handling the virus and his job approval in general continue to sink, while the administration tries to put the virus in the rearview despite record-breaking case numbers and straining health care systems.
And while the White House has publicly aimed its fire at infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci and other public health experts, a deeper rift has emerged in the administration and the Republican Party at large about Trump’s attempts to minimize the devastation and risks of the coronavirus as November’s election draws closer.
Some of the most direct splits with the administration have come on the issue of testing, which, while markedly improved since the earliest days of the U.S. outbreak, is still not where experts say it needs to be, with delays in test results sometimes stretching a week or more in some areas.
Trump’s former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney panned the administration’s testing abilities in an op-ed on Monday, calling the struggles his family encountered when trying to get tested and the wait time for results afterward “simply inexcusable.”
Mulvaney’s editorial urged Congress to focus on combating the virus itself rather than homing in on just fiscal stimulus measures in its next rescue package, as he acknowledged that dissent on coronavirus isn’t “popular to talk about in some Republican circles.”
Tuesday morning the pile-on continued as “Fox & Friends” host Brian Kilmeade acknowledged a “huge testing issue,” as well as a growing scarcity of personal protective equipment as virus cases surge once more.
“What he can do, what the president can do, and what his administration can do is make sure those aren’t an issue. I mean it’s been four or five months. It should not be an issue,” Kilmeade said.
In a visit to a South Carolina hospital later in the day, Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Trump’s staunchest allies on the Hill, said a lack of timely testing was one of the key issues raised during his visit.
“We just don’t have enough testing in real time for the population as a whole,” he said, suggesting the White House could invoke the Defense Production Act to compel companies to produce testing supplies or incentivize pool testing.
“I would advise the task force to do whatever they can to ramp up the components of testing,” Graham urged, noting that for kids to return safely to school as soon as next month, “you’re going to need more testing — not less.”
The White House has continued to defend the administration’s testing capabilities, with Trump again calling America the “best in the world” at testing and reiterating his belief that testing is a “double-edged sword.”….
So, let’s see, what happened yesterday? The US had over 1000 deaths yesterday for the first time since June 9. In face of the expanding death rate, Georgia governor Kemp is prohibiting cities from mandating masks. Trump no longer wants the CDC to keep records on the number of hospitalizations. Not an unusual day by GOP standards.
And some people still won’t vote – or will vote for someone who can’t win. Same ole, same ole.
Yep, And every elected Republican save one or two–will continue to support Trump. Same ole same ole
According to Gallup Poll…
Trump approval among Republicans (June 8-30)
91%
Trump will like Gallup….
He will NOT like other polls not so generous …
His staff should refrain from showing him the RCP APPROVAL graph…
They would have him in rage….
Ah, Jack?
Didn’t the Big guy just fire his campaign manager?
THAT probably wasn’t because his internal polling shows he’s aceing the Gallup polling…
Of course everyone here knows about you.
If you “like” a poll?Its gospel.
If you don’t?Its no good.
Your Almost daily anecdotes indicating some Republican somewhere says something mildly disapproving of Trump is noted..
So?
Take Lindsay Graham .Sure he does that all the time.Meanwhile, back in SC ,he’s running a hardcore Trump campaign touting his strong support of Trump.
He understands where Republican hears lay,unlike you.
Of course they ‘know’ about me…..
Jim Sciutto
New @QuinnipiacPoll:
Trump approval:
Approve: 36%
Disapprove: 60%
Trump v Biden:
Trump: 37%
Biden: 52%
Americans Increasingly Dislike How Republican Governors Are Handling The Coronavirus Outbreak
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, governors have generally received better marks for the way they’ve handled the crisis than President Trump has. However, new polling suggests that may be changing, especially for Republican governors in states where the number of coronavirus cases has spiked in recent weeks.
Gallup recently found that Americans in the 26 states governed by Republicans are souring on their leaders’ approach to the public health crisis, while sentiment remains steadily positive among residents of the 24 states governed by Democrats. In fact, over the past month, the share of respondents who agreed that their governor cared about the safety and health of their community fell by 8 points, from 61 percent to 53 percent, in states where a Republican is governor; opinion in Democratic-run states hovered around 65 percent, despite some movement week to week.
And on the question of how clearly governors were communicating their plans to address the coronavirus, the GOP also got low marks. Among respondents in Republican-run states, just 43 percent said their governor offered a clear plan, down from 54 percent about a month ago. Meanwhile, 58 percent of respondents in Democratic-run states said that their governor was communicating clearly, which was nearly identical to the share who said so in early June.
Gallup isn’t the only pollster to find GOP leaders getting lower scores for the way they’re dealing with the coronavirus pandemic….
More @ 538
Just hours after a visit by Trump,Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp, a hardcore Trump cultist, overode local ordinances requiring face masks.
For this act which actually makes no sense, I now bestow on this slimeball the title,
“Pro Virus”