CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/HOLIDAY/NEW YORK/RELIGION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HAPPY THANKSGIVING! RT @SCOTUSblog
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Jill and I were honored today to talk to some of the heroes on the front lines of this crisis. We’re thankful today and every day for the nurses and firefighters who sacrifice so much to keep our communities safe. We see the very best of America in your courage and selflessness.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 26, 2020 9:52 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/HOLIDAY/JOE BIDEN: “Millions of front line workers — like the firefighters and nurses I called today — worked away from their families on Thanksgiving. Our nation is grateful to all of you.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 26, 2020 3:42 pm
CORONAVIRUS/VACCINES: “The whole world is suffering this tremendous [coronavirus] pandemic, not just us. The world. And you wouldn’t know that to listen to the news reports, but the whole world is suffering and we are rounding the curve. The vaccines are being delivered, literally it’ll start next week and the week after.”
-Donald Trump on Nov. 26, 2020, “Remarks by President Trump During Thanksgiving Video Teleconference with Members of the Military,” whitehouse.gov, Nov. 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN/VACCINES: “The [coronavirus] vaccines — and, by the way, don’t let Joe Biden take credit for the vaccines. If Joe Biden — you know, Joe Biden failed with the swine flu, H1N1. Totally failed with the swine flu. Don’t let him take credit for the vaccines because the vaccines were me, and I pushed people harder than they’ve ever been pushed before.
And we got that approved and through, and nobody has ever seen anything like it. And you got a big resistance in the FDA from years and years of people working there — for years and years, different administrations. But the vaccines are — there are those that say it’s one of the greatest things. It’s a medical miracle. Don’t let anyone try and take credit for it.”
-Donald Trump on Nov. 26, 2020, “Remarks by President Trump During Thanksgiving Video Teleconference with Members of the Military,” whitehouse.gov, Nov. 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “This is the moment where we need to steel our spines, redouble our efforts, and recommit ourselves to the fight against COVID-19.
Let’s remember: We are all in this together.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 27, 2020 8:33 am
CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “The restaurant business is being absolutely decimated. Congress should step up and help. Time is of the essence!“
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Each of us has a responsibility in our own lives to do what we can to slow the virus.
Every decision we make matters. Every decision we make can save a life.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 27, 2020 2:15 pm
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/ECONOMY/JOE BIDEN: “Small businesses are the backbone of communities across the country — and amid the pandemic, they need our help more than ever. Today, and every day, support your neighbors and strengthen your community by shopping small. #SmallBusinessSaturday ?“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 28, 2020 5:58 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “We have to come together as a nation and unite around our shared goal: defeating this virus.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 28, 2020 2:16 pm
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Let me be clear: Wearing a mask is not about making your life less comfortable or taking something away. It’s to give something back to all of us — a normal life.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 29, 2020 5:42 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/FDA/VACCINES: “Moderna now applying for Emergency Vaccine Approval.. @US_FDA MUST ACT QUICKLY!!! ‘Operation Warp Speed has been a great modern day miracle.’“
BIDEN TRANSITION/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/ECONOMY/JOE BIDEN: “We have no time to lose to address the economic crisis we face and build our economy back better.
This team [Biden’s cabinet] will be ready on Day One to pull every lever of government to help those hardest hit by COVID-19 and right the structural inequalities in our economy.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1333466572913041408″
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 30, 2020 6:43 am
CORONAVIRUS/RELIGION/SUPREME COURT: “Let me tell you. So, I’ll give you just a little example. The Supreme Court ruling you had the other day on churches, you’re allowed to go to church, actually [during coronavirus lockdowns]. That was all because of me. That was my three people voted.”
-Donald Trump via The Eric Metaxas Radio Show, “Pres. Donald Trump Talks With Eric About ‘The Greatest Scam In The History Of Our Country.,’” YouTube.com, Nov. 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Dr. Scott Atlas, President Trump’s special adviser on the coronavirus pandemic, formally resigned from his post on Monday [Nov. 30, 2020], Fox News has learned.
Atlas, who spoke with the president on Monday, joined the administration in August, and was considered a Special Government Employee (SGE), serving a 130-day detail. Atlas’ role is set to expire this week.
Fox News exclusively obtained Atlas’s resignation letter Monday, which was dated Dec. 1. In it, Atlas touted the Trump administration’s work on the coronavirus pandemic, while wishing “all the best” to the incoming Biden administration.”
– Brooke Singman, “Dr. Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus,” foxnews.com, Nov. 30, 2020
ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/MEDIA/QUOTE/SHUTDOWN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The president was RIGHT when he said get the kids back in school—Now Dr. Fauci says, You know what, I’m looking at the data—the kids should be in school.‘@kilmeade
https://twitter.com/i/status/1333777626222170113″
CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “For the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs — or hours — and have had to claim unemployment, we have to deliver them immediate relief.
This includes affordable health care for millions of people who have lost it or are in danger of losing it. Child care, sick leave, family leave, so workers don’t have to choose between work and family. Relief from rent and student loans.
We need to support small businesses and entrepreneurs that form the backbone of our communities but are teetering on the edge. There’s an urgent need to fund states and cities, so they can keep frontline workers on the job…
Right now, the full Congress should come together and pass a robust package of [coronavirus] relief that addresses these urgent needs.”
-Joe Biden, “Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President-elect Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware,” buildbackbetter.gov, Dec. 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/JOBS/JOE BIDEN: “It’s time we invest in infrastructure, clean energy and climate change, manufacturing, and so much more that will create millions of good paying American jobs.
And it’s time we address the structural inequalities in our economy that the [coronavirus] pandemic has laid bare…
We will create jobs, raise incomes, reduce drug prices, advance racial equity across the economy, and restore the backbone of this country — the middle class.
Our message to everyone struggling right now is this — help is on the way.”
-Joe Biden, “Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President-elect Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware,” buildbackbetter.gov, Dec. 1, 2020
2020 ELECTION/CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/DEMS: “The Democrats had this election rigged right from the beginning. They used the pandemic, sometimes referred to as the China virus, where it originated as an excuse to mail out tens of millions of ballots, which ultimately led to a big part of the fraud, a fraud that the whole world is watching, and there is no one happier right now than China.”
-Donald Trump as quoted by Rev, “Donald Trump Speech on Election Fraud Claims Transcript December 2,” rev.com, Dec. 2, 2020
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN/CORONAVIRUS/ENVIRONMENT: “The Biden-Harris Administration will control the [coronavirus] pandemic, revive the economy, and build back better by bringing together industry, labor, environmental organizations, and cities and states — and Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Together, we will combat the climate crisis with bold, progressive action. We will strengthen our clean air and water protections, hold polluters accountable for their actions, and deliver environmental justice in low-income communities and communities of color across America and tribal lands.”
-Joe Biden, “Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on the 50th Anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency,” buildbackbetter.gov, Dec. 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/ECONOMY/JOE BIDEN: “And in terms of being able to open your restaurants, first of all, my deceased wife’s father was a restaurateur. After World War II he came home and became a very successful restaurateur. And I watched how hard he worked…
So we’ve got to provide for you the ability to open, and open safely, and there’s ways to do that, and it should not be a loan; it should be a guarantee. You should be in a position where you can have all that ventilation changed, all the dividers put up, all the social distancing that you need [for coronavirus], and make sure that your staff is safe as well, both indoors and out.
But it costs a lot of money to do that, and you should be able to get that money to be able to stay open, because it affects the ability of the economy to continue to grow. What people don’t realize is putting this money into the economy generates economic growth.”
-Joe Biden, “President-Elect Biden Hosts a Virtual Roundtable on the Impact of COVID-19,” YouTube.com, Dec. 2, 2020
BIDEN TRANSITION/CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS: “I guess the point is, the full Congress should come together and pass a robust package of [coronavirus] relief to address your urgent needs now…
This isn’t a political game. This impacts on people’s real lives, and families. It impacts on all of you, all of us, and we need to get help out the door as soon as we can. And Americans like you need relief now. So I’ve been urging our congressional Republicans to work on a bipartisan emergency package now.
My transition team is already working on what I will put forward the next Congress to address the multiple crises we’re facing, especially the economic crisis and COVID. Come January, the vice-president elect and I are going to fight every day for your families. That’s my commitment.”
-Joe Biden, “President-Elect Biden Hosts a Virtual Roundtable on the Impact of COVID-19,” YouTube.com, Dec. 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “Trump always made fun of me, I’m always wearing this mask. But let me tell you something, it matters. It’s not about saving my life, it’s about saving your life [from coronavirus]. When I have this mask on I have the heavy one underneath it. When I have this mask on, it’s less about me being safe, it’s about me making sure that you are safe. It’s a patriotic thing to do, it really is.
I hear all this about, ‘Well, it’s a great sacrifice of my freedom.’ Well tell that to all the people who went to WWI and gave their lives, and WWII, and the Korean War, and tell— I mean, come on. You’re helping other people. It’s not you. It’s other people. Other people. And so I think we have to change the mindset here a little bit. It’s got to be about giving.”
-Joe Biden, “President-Elect Biden Hosts a Virtual Roundtable on the Impact of COVID-19,” YouTube.com, Dec. 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/ECONOMY/JOE BIDEN: “Yesterday, I spent the afternoon hearing from workers and small business owners on the economic impact COVID-19 has had on their lives. Americans are hurting — it’s why as president, I’ll work to provide immediate relief and get our economy back on track.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 3, 2020 5:10 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS/VACCINES: “Once a vaccine is ready and approved, @KamalaHarris and I are going to ensure it’s distributed equitably, efficiently, and free of charge to every American.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 3, 2020 8:01 am
CORONAVIRUS: “Number one, it’s going to be important we set out national [coronavirus] standards and let the — look, we met with governors, Democrat and Republican, as well as 50 Democrat and Republican mayors.
And they said they need guidance. They need guidance. And they’re going to need a fair amount of money… But there’s not any help getting out there. And look at all the businesses that are being hurt so badly. No money to help them. Come Christmastime, there’s going to be millions of people see their unemployment run out.
So, there’s a whole range of things that have to be done. And we have to ante up.”
-Joe Biden, “Interview with President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President- Elect Kamala Harris. Aired 9-10p ET,” cnn.com, Dec. 3, 2020
ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “My COVID team met with him [Dr. Fauci]. I asked him to stay on in the exact same role he’s had for the past several presidents. And I asked him to be a chief medical adviser for me as well and to be part of the COVID team…
We talked about masking. It is important that we, in fact, the president and the vice president, we set the pattern by wearing masks.
But, beyond that, where the federal government has authority, I’m going to issue a standing order that, in federal buildings, you have to be masked, and, in transportation, interstate transportation, you must be masked in airplanes and buses, et cetera…
I’m going to ask the public for 100 days to mask, just 100 days to mask, not forever, 100 days.
And I think we’ll see a significant reduction if we incur that — if that occurs, with [coronavirus] vaccinations and masking, to drive down the numbers considerably, considerably.”
-Joe Biden, “Interview with President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President- Elect Kamala Harris. Aired 9-10p ET,” cnn.com, Dec. 3, 2020
CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS/ECONOMY: “And what’s immediately needed is relief for people in their unemployment checks, relief for people who are going to get thrown out of their apartments after Christmas because they can’t afford to pay the rent anymore, relief on mortgage payments, relief on all the things that are in the original bill the House passed…
But, in fact, the president said he wouldn’t sign any such legislation. And then I’m told — I may be mistaken, because I’m not there, not only every day, ever in the Senate anymore — but I’m told that there’s somewhere between 20 and 22 Republican senators who say they won’t even — they won’t vote for anything…
But, look, people are really hurting. They’re scared to death. And what’s happening to — and teachers are prepared to go back if they know that there’s something that where there’s masking, [coronavirus] testing there available to them. They’re able to be in smaller pods. They need more help. And — but it’s just not coming forward.”
-Joe Biden, “Interview with President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President- Elect Kamala Harris. Aired 9-10p ET,” cnn.com, Dec. 3, 2020
ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/VACCINES: “As soon as Dr. Fauci declares we have a safe vaccine, I’ll take it.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 4, 2020 6:50 am
BIDEN PEOPLE/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/CRISIS/ECONOMY/JOBS/JOE BIDEN: “I nominated @neeratanden to lead OMB [Office of Management and Budget] because she’s a brilliant policy mind with experience across government. She will help us control the virus, deal with the economic crisis, and build back better. And above all she believes what I believe: a budget should reflect our values. RT @neeratanden
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 4, 2020 10:04 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “On the day I’m inaugurated, I’ll call on the public to wear a mask for 100 days.
Let’s keep our fellow Americans safe and save lives.”
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 4, 2020 1:15 pm
CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOBS: “[I]f Congress and President Trump fail to act [on coronavirus relief], by the end of December, 12 million Americans will lose the unemployment benefits they rely on to keep food on the table and pay their bills. Emergency paid leave will end. The moratorium on evictions will expire. States and cities will lose vital tools they need to help pay for testing and public health workers to fight COVID, to keep children and educators safe in schools, and to provide assistance to keep small businesses alive.
The situation requires urgent action. Americans need help and they need it now.”
-Joe Biden, “Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on the November Jobs Report and Continuing Economic Crisis,” buildbackbetter.gov, Dec. 4, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/SOCIAL DISTANCING: “Our country is in the middle of a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases. Please wear a mask, keep social distancing, and limit the size of any groups. It’s our patriotic duty as Americans.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 5, 2020 3:50 am
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/DEMS: “First of all, these States and cities should open up [from coronavirus lockdowns]. They should open up. And we’re working hard against the Democrats, but we’re working hard to get some money out to the people because they need it. It’s not their fault that they got hit with something from China.
And you notice the way the Democrats like to say it came from Italy? No, it came from China. And that’s okay to say it. They like to say it came from Europe. ‘No, actually, well specifically came from Italy.’ Italy saying, ‘What did we do?’”
-Donald Trump via NBC News, “Trump Holds Rally In Georgia Ahead Of Senate Runoff Election | NBC News,” YouTube.com, Dec. 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/VACCINES: “And let me also express our warmest best wishes and love to all of those people and families suffering from the COVID pandemic. Vaccines [for coronavirus] are on their way at a level that nobody ever thought possible…
I’ll tell you what, some incredible work has been done over the last seven months. And we should always get credit for that. Don’t let anyone ever take it away from us.”
-Donald Trump via NBC News, “Trump Holds Rally In Georgia Ahead Of Senate Runoff Election | NBC News,” YouTube.com, Dec. 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/HEALTHCARE/JOE BIDEN: “With COVID-19 cases rising across the nation, we need to ramp up our production of personal protective equipment. We have to ensure our brave health care workers have everything they need to safely battle this virus.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 6, 2020 5:17 am
2020 ELECTION/CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/CORRUPTION/COVID-19/NEW YORK/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for the China Virus. Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!“
––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2020 9:16 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “I promise you this: I will spare no effort — or commitment — to end this pandemic.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 6, 2020 2:30 pm
BIDEN PEOPLE/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/CRISIS/GOVERNMENT/HEALTHCARE/JOE BIDEN: “This team of world-class medical experts and public servants will be ready on day one to implement a full government response to this crisis.
Together, we’ll overcome our toughest challenges and make health care a right for all Americans.
https://t.co/XscULxoipZ?amp=1″
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 7, 2020 4:07 am
TRUMP ADMIN: “As Donald Trump’s presidency winds down, his administration is ratcheting up the pace of federal executions despite a surge of coronavirus cases in prisons, announcing plans for five starting Thursday [Dec. 10, 2020] and concluding just days before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
If the five go off as planned, it will make 13 executions since July when the Republican administration resumed putting inmates to death after a 17-year hiatus and will cement Trump’s legacy as the most prolific execution president in over 130 years.”
-Michael Tarm and Michael Balsamo, “Trump ratchets up pace of executions before Biden inaugural,” abcnews.go.com, Dec. 7, 2020.
CORONAVIRUS/TRUMP ADMIN/VACCINES: “Before Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine was proved highly successful in clinical trials last month, the company offered the Trump administration the chance to lock in supplies beyond the 100 million doses the pharmaceutical maker agreed to sell the government as part of a $1.95 billion deal months ago.
But the administration, according to people familiar with the talks, never made the deal, a choice that now raises questions about whether the United States allowed other countries to take its place in line.”
-Sharon LaFraniere, Katie Thomas and Noah Weiland, “Trump administration officials passed when Pfizer offered months ago to sell the U.S. more vaccine doses.,” nytimes.com, Dec. 7, 2020
BIDEN PEOPLE/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/HEALTHCARE/JOE BIDEN: “I need a team that’s ready on day one to contain the pandemic and ensure everyone has access to quality, affordable health care. This is that team. Tune in as I introduce them for the first time.
https://t.co/FhbbTa7xEo?amp=1″
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 8, 2020 7:54 am
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN/VACCINES: “Today, I’m announcing key COVID-19 priorities for the first 100 days of my administration:
– Everyone wears a mask
– 100 million vaccinations
– Reopen the majority of schools
With these steps, we can change the course of the disease and change life in America for the better.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 8, 2020 12:45 pm
ANTHONY FAUCI/BIDEN PEOPLE/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Dr. Fauci is trusted, a truth teller, and a patriot. I’m grateful he’ll be a key member of my COVID team as we work to get this virus under control.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 8, 2020 2:20 pm
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Out of our collective pain, we will find our collective purpose: to control the pandemic, to save lives, and to heal as a nation.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 8, 2020 3:20 pm
CORONAVIRUS/OBAMACARE (ACA)/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP ADMIN: “We’re resigned to feel that there’s nothing we can do [about coronavirus] and we can’t trust one another. That we must accept death, pain and sorrow. We’re in the midst of this deadly pandemic that’s infected almost 15 million Americans. One out of every 22 people in our country, often with devastating consequences of health.
At this very moment, what is the outgoing administration asking the Supreme Court to do in the United States Supreme Court? To repeal the entirety of the Affordable Care Act when we need it most. A law that’s on the front lines against the pandemic, protects more than a hundred million Americans who live with pre-existing conditions, which will increase now including those with lung scarring and heart damage as a consequence of COVID-19.”
-Joe Biden, “President-elect Biden Introduces Key Members of his Health Team,” YouTube.com, Dec. 8, 2020
ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “Today, I’m announcing that in consultation with Dr. Tony Fauci, we developed the first three [coronavirus] objectives, the new initiative that I’m asking this team to complete once I’m sworn in, in our first 100 days in office. My first 100 days won’t end the COVID-19 virus, I can’t promise that. But we did not get into this mess quickly, we’re not going to get out of it quickly. It’s going to take some time.
But I’m absolutely convinced that in 100 days, we can change the course of the disease and change life in America for the better. First, my first 100 days is going to require, I’m going to ask for a masking plan. Everyone for the first 100 days of my administration to wear a mask.”
-Joe Biden, “President-elect Biden Introduces Key Members of his Health Team,” YouTube.com, Dec. 8, 2020
CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/VACCINES: “Vaccines in a vial, only work if they’re injected into an arm of people, especially those most at risk. This would be one of the hardest and most costly operational challenges in our nation’s history. We’re going to need Congress to fully fund [coronavirus] vaccine distribution to all corners of the country, to everyone.
I’m encouraged by the bipartisan efforts in Congress around a $900 billion economic relief package, which I’ve said is critical. But this package is only a start for more action early next year. We must also focus significant resources on direct public health response to COVID-19.
Our preliminary view of Trump administration’s vaccine distribution plans confirms media reports. Without urgent action by this Congress this month to put sufficient resources into vaccine distribution and manufacturing, which the bipartisan group was working on, there’s a real chance that after an early round of vaccinations, the effort will slow and stall.”
-Joe Biden, “President-elect Biden Introduces Key Members of his Health Team,” YouTube.com, Dec. 8, 2020
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN/CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS: “[I]t should be a national priority to get our kids back into school and keep them in school. If Congress provides the funding we need to protect students, educators, and staff, if states and cities put strong public health measures in place that we all follow, then my team will work to see that a majority of our schools can be open by the end of my first 100 days. That’s right. We’ll look to have the most schools open that we can possibly in 100 days, if Congress provides the funding we need.
It’s not a secret how to do it. Masking, [coronavirus] vaccinations, opening schools. These are the three key goals for my first 100 days, but we’ll still have much to do in the year ahead and sadly much difficulty as well.”
-Joe Biden, “President-elect Biden Introduces Key Members of his Health Team,” YouTube.com, Dec. 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/FDA/VACCINES: “We’re very hopeful that the FDA will authorize the Pfizer [coronavirus] vaccine within days. We got to get it moving. And Moderna vaccine almost immediately thereafter. Large numbers of tests and samples have been done, so hopefully that’ll go very quickly.
If authorized, tens of millions of vaccine doses will be available this month. And we’ll get it distributed very quickly. We have that all set. And hundreds of millions more will quickly follow.
Every American who wants the vaccine will be able to get the vaccine.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit,” whitehouse.gov, Dec. 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/SENIORS/VACCINES: “The ultimate decision rests with the governors of the various states — and I hope the governors make wise decisions — who will decide where the [coronavirus] vaccines will go in their state and who will get them first. We urge the governors to put America’s seniors first, and also, I think those who work with seniors, which obviously you’re going to have to do that. I think they have to go together. And doctors, nurses, first responders, et cetera.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit,” whitehouse.gov, Dec. 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/VACCINES: “States have designated over 50,000 sites that will receive the [coronavirus] vaccine. We’ve worked very closely with the states…
You saw that very few people thought that this was possible . Of course, they’ll be saying now, ‘We always told you it was so.’ But we have them saying a little bit different.
But it has been incredible. And it will end the pandemic. It will end the pandemic.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit,” whitehouse.gov, Dec. 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: “I’ve delivered on my solemn promise to make the [coronavirus] antibody treatments — they’re brilliant; they’re highly successful — available to every American, and we’re doing that free of cost — totally free of cost. So we’re making them available, and they’re available now. And if somebody gets sick, it works, where they go and they get treatment if that’s what the doctors are prescribing. And it’s been incredible, the success…
And you look at other countries; they’re having tremendous difficulties in Europe — tremendous. Beyond — relatively beyond what we’re having. They’re having them all over the world.
But this will vanquish the — the problem, this horrible scourge — as I call it, the ‘China virus,’ because that’s where it came from.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit,” whitehouse.gov, Dec. 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/VACCINES: “We are the most exceptional nation in the history of the world. Today, we’re on the verge of another American medical miracle [the coronavirus vaccine]. And that’s what people are saying. People that aren’t necessarily big fans of Donald Trump are saying, ‘Whether you like him or not, this is one of the greatest miracles in the history of modern-day medicine’ or any other medicine — any other age of medicine.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit,” whitehouse.gov, Dec. 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: [Reporter: “Mr. President, some of these scientific officials here in this room have encouraged Americans not to travel this holiday season, not to go to large gatherings [due to coronavirus]. Across the street, you’ve been holding holiday parties with hundreds of people, many not wearing masks. Why are you modeling a different behavior to the American people than what your scientists tell?”]
“Well, they’re Christmas parties, and frankly, we’ve reduced the number very substantially, as you know. And I see a lot of people at the parties wearing masks. I mean, I would say that I look out at the audience at those parties, and we have a lot of people wearing masks, and I think that’s a good thing.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit,” whitehouse.gov, Dec. 8, 2020
2020 ELECTION: “I received almost 75 million votes, the highest number of votes in the history of our country for a sitting President — 12 million more than the 63 million we received four years ago. President Obama received 3 million less in his second term, and he won easily. I received 12 million more, which, by the way, is a record. Twelve million more…
And if somebody has the courage, I know who the next administration will be. And I’ll tell you what: Life will be much easier for this country because of what we’ve done right now and because of a lot of the people in this room. The job you’ve done on the [coronavirus] vaccine, together with a lot of others, has been a modern-day miracle, and it’s really been acknowledged as such.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit,” whitehouse.gov, Dec. 8, 2020
ANGELA MERKEL/CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/GERMANY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VACCINES: “Germany has consistently been used by my obnoxious critics as the country that we should follow on the way to handle the China Virus. So much for that argument. I love Germany – Vaccines on the way!!! RT @Spudnikus
[German Chancellor Angela] Merkel pleading with people to cut down on socializing as Germany records record 590 deaths in one day.
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “On day one, I’ll sign an executive order to require masks everywhere I can.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 9, 2020 3:59 am
BIDEN PEOPLE/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “This health team is made up of world-class experts at the top of their fields who are ready on day one to get the pandemic under control so we can get back to work, back to our lives, and back to our loved ones.
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––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 9, 2020 7:02 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “This pandemic is one of the toughest challenges America has ever faced.
But I know that together we will overcome — and heal — as one nation.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1336770593987899394″
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 9, 2020 9:32 am
COVID-19/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP PEOPLE: Rudolph W. Giuliani, the latest member of President Trump’s inner circle to contract Covid-19, has acknowledged that he received at least two of the same drugs the president received. He even conceded that his ‘celebrity’ status had given him access to care that others did not have.
‘If it wasn’t me, I wouldn’t have been put in a hospital frankly,’ Mr. Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, told WABC radio in New York. ‘Sometimes when you’re a celebrity, they’re worried if something happens to you they’re going to examine it more carefully, and do everything right.’”
-Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Trump and Friends Got Coronavirus Care Many Others Couldn’t,” nytime.com, Dec. 9, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has revealed in a call to his own radio show that he is being treated for coronavirus with the same drug cocktail his boss received when he was ill with Covid-19…
Mr Giuliani, 76, told the show he expects to leave hospital on Wednesday [Dec. 9, 2020].
He has been treated with Remdesivir and Dexamethasone, he explained.”
BBC News, “Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani receiving same Covid drugs as president,” bbc.com, Dec. 9, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/FDA/JOE BIDEN/MEDIA/VACCINES: “Yesterday marked another tragic, preventable milestone in our fight against COVID-19, but this news is a bright light. I’m grateful for every scientist, researcher, and public health expert who made it possible. RT @nytimes
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 10, 2020 5:02 pm
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN/CORONAVIRUS/VACCINES: “Vaccines don’t equal vaccinations. Our challenge now is to scale up manufacturing and distribution to distribute 100 million shots [of the coronavirus vaccine] in the first 100 days of my administration. We are putting together an experienced team to do just that. Before I take office, we need the Trump Administration to purchase the doses it has negotiated with Pfizer and Moderna and to work swiftly to scale manufacturing for the U.S. population and the world. And, we will need Congress to fund our distribution efforts.”
-Joe Biden, “Statement from President-elect Biden on Food & Drug Administration Approving Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use,” buildbackbetter.com, Dec. 10, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/FDA/VACCINES: “While my pushing the money drenched but heavily bureaucratic @US_FDA saved five years in the approval of NUMEROUS great new vaccines, it is still a big, old, slow turtle. Get the dam vaccines out NOW, Dr. Hahn @SteveFDA. Stop playing games and start saving lives!!!“
––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 11, 2020 1:11 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/OBAMA ADMIN/QUOTE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VACCINES: “The Swine Flu (H1N1), and the attempt for a vaccine by the Obama Administration, with Joe Biden in charge, was a complete and total disaster. Now they want to come in and take over one of the ‘greatest and fastest medical miracles in modern day history.’ I don’t think so!“
––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 11, 2020 1:22 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/MEDIA/QUOTE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VACCINES: “‘Donald Trump must get the credit for the vaccines. It is a miracle.’ @Varneyco“
––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 11, 2020 4:32 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/SOCIAL DISTANCING: “Beating COVID-19 will take everyone doing their part.
Wear a mask. Social distance. Limit travel over the holidays.
We can end this, together.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 11, 2020 11:37 am
CORONAVIRUS/FDA/VACCINES: “I have really good news. Today, our nation has achieved a medical miracle. We have delivered a safe and effective [coronavirus] vaccine in just nine months. This is one of the greatest scientific accomplishments in history. It will save millions of lives, and soon end the pandemic once and for all. I am thrilled to report that the FDA has authorized the Pfizer vaccine…
These vaccines are also very safe. American citizens participated in clinical trials that were far larger than normal, and had no serious side effects. The dedicated and independent experts at the FDA meticulously studied the results of the trials, and it has now passed the gold standard of safety.”
-Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 11, 2020 9:32 pm
CORONAVIRUS/VACCINES: “Through Operation Warp Speed, my administration provided a total of $14 billion to accelerate vaccine development and to manufacture all of the top candidates in advance. This included a nearly $2 billion investment in Pfizer to produce 100 million doses of the vaccine, with an option to produce 500 million additional doses, and I’m proud to say that we have made sure that this vaccine will be free for all Americans…
When the China virus invaded our shores, I promised that we would produce a vaccine in record time before the end of the year. They said it couldn’t be done, but with today’s announcement, we have now achieved that goal. The United States is the first nation in the world to produce a verifiably safe and effective vaccine.”
-Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 11, 2020 9:32 pm
CORONAVIRUS/FDA/VACCINES: “White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday [Dec. 11, 2020] told Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to submit his resignation if the agency does not clear the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine by day’s end, according to people familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss what happened.
The threat came on the same day that President Trump tweeted that the FDA is ‘a big, old, slow turtle’ in its handling of vaccines, while exhorting Commissioner Stephen Hahn to ‘get the dam vaccines out NOW.'”
-Josh Dawsey and Laurie McGinley, “White House orders FDA chief to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Friday or submit his resignation,” washingtonpost.com, Dec. 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/FDA/VACCINES: “FDA APPROVES PFIZER VACCINE FOR EMERGENCY USE!!!“
––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 11, 2020 6:38 pm
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “My first 100 days won’t end COVID-19, but we can slow the spread, save lives, and get back to our lives with our loved ones.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 12, 2020 10:30 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Wear a mask.
It’s the easiest thing you can do to reduce COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
It’s not a political statement — it’s a patriotic act.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 12, 2020 12:00 pm
CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Congress needs to act now on a COVID relief package. The American people can’t wait.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 12, 2020 2:00 pm
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “For your family, neighbors, and country — wear a mask.
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––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 13, 2020 7:22 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “We’re in the teeth of the COVID-19 crisis right now, and this nation needs presidential leadership.
Leadership that is willing to model the steps we all should be taking in our own lives.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 13, 2020 9:15 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VACCINES: “Vaccines are shipped and on their way, FIVE YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. Get well USA. Get well WORLD. We love you all!“
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VACCINES: “People working in the White House should receive the vaccine somewhat later in the program, unless specifically necessary. I have asked that this adjustment be made. I am not scheduled to take the vaccine, but look forward to doing so at the appropriate time. Thank you!“
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/VACCINES: “First Vaccine Administered. Congratulations USA! Congratulations WORLD!“
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/MEDIA/NEW YORK/VACCINES: “Stay hopeful — brighter days lie ahead. RT @NBCNews
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 14, 2020 5:52 am
CORONAVIRUS/SCOTT GOTTLIEB/TRUMP ADMIN/VACCINES: “Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, now on the board of Pfizer, said that the United States was offered more of the company’s successful coronavirus vaccine as recently as November — but didn’t take the deal…
Gottlieb, who was Trump’s FDA chief until April 2019, noted that the U.S. government said that the conversations with Pfizer happened in July, but that there was an offer for more vaccines on the table as recently as last month.
Gottlieb said other countries ended up taking those vaccines after the U.S. passed.”
-Aidan McLaughlin, “Former FDA Director Scott Gottlieb: Trump Administration Declined More Pfizer Vaccines as Recently as November,” www.mediaite.com, Dec. 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “The United States on Monday [Dec. 14, 2020] reached the grim milestone of 300,000 lives claimed by Covid-19, the most in the world by far and more than the number of Americans killed in combat in World War II and double the toll in World War I… It was just under a month ago that the country reached 250,000 deaths.”
-Jemima McEvoy, “U.S. Hits 300,000 Covid Deaths, Nearly 1 In Every 1,000 Americans,” forbes.com, Dec. 14, 2020
2020 ELECTION/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In America, politicians don’t take power — the people grant it to them.
The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago.
And we now know that nothing — not even a pandemic or an abuse of power — can extinguish that flame.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 14, 2020 3:52 pm
CORONAVIRUS/VACCINE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “A Trump administration spokesman on Sunday said top officials in the three branches of government would be among the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, but later in the evening, the president himself said most White House staff members will have to wait…
Trump said he had requested a change in plans and that White House staff, including himself, would not be among the first to get the [coronavirus] vaccine unless ‘necessary.'”
-Emma Bowman, “In Reversal, Trump Says White House Staff Won’t Be 1st To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine,” npr.org, Dec. 14, 2020
2020 ELECTION/CORONAVIRUS/ELECTORAL COLLEGE: “In the start of this [coronavirus] pandemic, this crisis, many were wondering how many Americans would actually vote at all. But those fears proved to be unfounded. We saw something very few predicted, even thought possible, the biggest voter turnout in the history of the United States of America, a number so big that this election now ranks as the clearest demonstration of the true will of the American people, one of the most amazing demonstrations of civic duty we’ve ever seen in our country…
Together, the Vice President-elect Harris and I earned 306 electoral votes, well exceeding the 270 electoral votes needed to secure victory. 306 electoral votes is the same number of electoral votes that Donald Trump and Vice President Pence received when they won in 2016…
At the time, President Trump calls the Electoral College tally a landslide. By his own standards. These numbers represented a clear victory then, and I respectfully suggest they do so now.”
-Joe Biden, “President-elect Biden Delivers Remarks on the Electoral College Vote Certification,” YouTube.com, Dec. 14, 2020
2020 ELECTION/CORONAVIRUS: “In America, politicians don’t take power, people grant power to them… One of the extraordinary things we saw this year was that every day Americans, our friends and our neighbors, often volunteers, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, demonstrating absolute courage, they showed a deep and unwavering faith in and a commitment to the law.
They did their duty in the face of the [coronavirus] pandemic. And then they could not and would not give credence to what they knew was not true. They knew this election was overseen, was overseen by them. It was honest, it was free and it was fair.”
-Joe Biden, “President-elect Biden Delivers Remarks on the Electoral College Vote Certification,” YouTube.com, Dec. 14, 2020
CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS: “The United States Senate should have passed the coronavirus and economic relief package months ago. People are hurting, millions out of work, small businesses closing. People are struggling to pay their rent, worried that after Christmas they’ll be thrown out before New Year’s…
And what’s the United States Senate doing? Nothing. People need help and they need it right now… We needed immediate funding for testing and vaccine distribution, we need to get money to people’s pockets right away.”
-Joe Biden via PBS NewsHour, “President-elect Biden campaigns in Atlanta for Jon Ossoff,” YouTube.com, Dec. 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN/VACCINES: [Reporter: “when are you getting the [coronavirus] vaccine?”]
“We’re working on that right now. I don’t want to get to the head of line, but I want to make sure that we demonstrate to the American people that it is safe to take. They’re working on that plan right now. And when I do it, I’ll do it publicly so you all can actually witness my getting it done.”
-Joe Biden, “President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris Announce the Secretary of Transportation,” YouTube.com, Dec. 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/STOCK MARKET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VACCINES: “All-time Stock Market high. The Vaccine and the Vaccine rollout are getting the best of reviews. Moving along really well. Get those ‘shots’ everyone! Also, stimulus talks looking very good.“
CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOBS/JOE BIDEN: “Millions of people are out of work. Small businesses are closing. People are struggling to pay their bills, stay in their homes, and put food on the table.
Congress needs to pass a relief package immediately.“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 17, 2020 7:22 am
2020 ELECTION/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/GEORGIA/JOE BIDEN/SENATE/VOTING: “I’m prepared to sign a COVID relief package on day one, but I need @ReverendWarnock [Raphael Warnock] and @ossoff [Jon Ossoff] in the Senate to get it done.
Georgia — Make your plan to vote early today: iwillvote.com/GA“
––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 17, 2020 10:36 am
CORONAVIRUS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I think what he’s [Donald Trump] done, getting the [coronavirus] vaccine moving, has been positive. But by and large, he has been a president who’s decided that the way he succeeds is by dividing us.”
-Joe Biden, “Joe Biden Says The Current President’s Influence Over Republicans Will Fade After He Leaves Office,” YouTube.com, Dec. 18, 2020 (aired Dec. 17, 2020)
CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN/VACCINES: “It’s one thing to get the [coronavirus] vaccine delivered to X number of spots around the country. It’s a very different thing to get the vaccine out of that tube, into a syringe, into somebody’s arm. The vaccination. That is a monumental task and is probably the single most significant effort to take place in the United States, to distribute something around the world— around the country…
We’re going to need more vaccine. We’re going to need more money. We’re going to need more to be able to get this distributed. But it’s underway. And I believe we can get one— I think we can get 100 million vaccinations taking place [in his first 100 days].”
-Joe Biden, “Joe Biden Says The Current President’s Influence Over Republicans Will Fade After He Leaves Office,” YouTube.com, Dec. 18, 2020 (aired Dec. 17, 2020)
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/VACCINES: “Moderna vaccine overwhelmingly approved. Distribution to start immediately.“
––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 18, 2020 1:37 am
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/FRANCE/GERMANY/ITALY/SPAIN/VACCINES: “Europe and other parts of the World being hit hard by the China Virus – Germany, France, Spain and Italy, in particular. The vaccines are on their way!!!“
––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 18, 2020 1:43 am
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/MIKE PENCE/VACCINES: “Vice President Mike Pence received a televised COVID-19 vaccination Friday morning [Dec. 18, 2020], making him the highest-profile government official to do so publicly. Second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received a vaccination…
‘Make no mistake about it: it’s a medical miracle,’ Pence said about the vaccine, which began distribution this week. ‘I also believe that history will record that this week was the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic.'”
-CBS News, “Vice President Mike Pence gets vaccinated on live television,” cbsnews.com, Dec. 18, 2020
CORONAVIRUS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “From early on, President Trump gave the White House Coronavirus Task Force one mission, and that was to save lives. And in the midst of one of the most challenging years in the life of this nation, I truly do believe that, despite the heartbreak and hardship that we have endured as a nation, that we’ve done just that…
As President Trump often says, we are rounding the corner. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
-Mike Pence, “Remarks by Vice President Pence at a Safe and Effective Vaccine Confidence Event,” whitehouse.gov, Dec. 18, 2020
CONGRATS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/VACCINES: “Congratulations, the Moderna vaccine is now available!“
––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 18, 2020 1:47 pm