7/27/2021

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “We won’t go back. We won’t mask our children. Joe Biden and his Administration learned nothing from the last year. Brave Americans learned how to safely and responsibly live and fight back. Don’t surrender to COVID. Don’t go back! Why do Democrats distrust the science?Don’t let this happen to our children or our Country.” […]

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1/17/2021

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “I know masks have become a partisan issue — but it’s a patriotic act. Experts say wearing a mask from now until April will save more than 50,000 lives.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, January 17, 2021 7:50 am […]

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1/15/2021

CONGRESS/COVID-19: “One of our 100-day challenges is to mask up for the first 100 days. I will be issuing executive orders to require masks for federal workers, on federal property, and on interstate travel, like trains and planes. We will also be working with mayors and Governors in red states and blue states to require […]

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12/30/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/SOCIAL DISTANCING: “We can save 60,000-100,000 lives in the weeks and months ahead if we step up together. Wear a mask. Stay socially distanced. Avoid large indoor gatherings. Each of us has a duty to do what we can to protect ourselves, our families, and our fellow Americans.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 30, 2020 […]

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12/29/2020

COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Masking has been a divisive issue in this country. But COVID is a killer in red states and blue states alike. So — I encourage all of you — wear a mask. Encourage your family and friends to do the same. It’s one of the easiest things we can do that […]

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12/14/2020

2020 ELECTION/GEORGIA/JOE BIDEN/SENATE/SOCIAL DISTANCING/VOTING: “Georgia — in-person early voting starts today. Head to http://iwillvote.com/GA to find all the information you need to make your voice heard. Wear a mask, practice social distancing, and help flip the Senate.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 14, 2020 9:03 am […]

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12/12/2020

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 […]

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12/8/2020

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 […]

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12/8/2020

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 […]

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12/8/2020

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 […]

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12/3/2020

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… […]

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11/29/2020

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 […]

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11/16/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “Let me tell you what the health experts have said to me… They strongly urge that if in fact we’re going to have Thanksgiving with anyone, that we limit it to a maximum, maximum, they suggest five people, maximum 10 people, socially distanced, wearing masks. And people who have quarantined… And so, look, […]

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11/16/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/SOCIAL DISTANCING/VACCINES: “Today’s news of a second vaccine is further reason to feel hopeful. What was true with the first vaccine remains true with the second: we are still months away. Until then, Americans need to continue to practice social-distancing and mask-wearing to get the virus under control. Once again, I congratulate the brilliant […]

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11/13/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “Today, I renew my call for every American, regardless of where they live or who they voted for, to step up and do their part on social distancing, hand washing, and mask wearing to protect themselves and to protect others [from coronavirus]. I understand it’s not easy. I know people are tired. But […]

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11/9/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “It doesn’t matter whether or not we always agree with one another. It doesn’t matter who you voted for. We are Americans and our country is under threat [from coronavirus]. We’re now called to do the same thing that generations of proud Americans have done when faced with a crisis throughout our history: […]

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11/9/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “As we work toward a safe and effective vaccine, we know that the single most effective thing we can do to stop the spread of COVID is wear a mask. The head of the CDC warned this fall, that for the foreseeable future, a mask remains the most potent weapon against the virus… […]

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11/2/2020

COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “When I’m elected your president, I’m going to act, and I’m going to act on day one. Folks, we’re going to act to get this COVID under control. On day one of my presidency, we’re going to put it in action a plan that I’ve been talking about for months, and he’s been […]

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10/25/2020

CORONAVIRUS/ECONOMY/JOE BIDEN: “You don’t have to lock down the economy [for coronavirus]. It depends on the community. It depends on where it’s real– in real trouble. And you have to do things that make sense, that make it easier for people to avoid being exposed. Freedom is about making sure that you care about the […]

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10/13/2020

2020 ELECTION/ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/SHUTDOWN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: “Here’s something that will be very different if I’m president: I’ll actually listen to Dr. Fauci’s advice and expertise, not attack him for telling the truth. RT @realDonaldTrump Actually, Tony’s pitching arm is far more accurate than his prognostications. ‘No problem, no masks’. WHO no longer likes […]

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10/9/2020

CDC/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “40,000 people a day are coming down with the coronavirus. What is the matter with this guy? RT @nytimes Breaking News: The White House is said to have blocked a CDC effort to require face coverings on airplanes, trains, buses and in travel hubs.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 9, 2020 1:49 […]

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10/6/2020

CORONAVIRUS: “We have paid a high price for allowing the deep divisions in this country to impact how we have dealt with the coronavirus. 210,000 Americans dead and the numbers climbing. It’s estimated that nearly another 210,000 Americans could lose their lives by the end of the year… Let’s set the partisanship aside. Let’s end […]

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10/5/2020

COVID-19: “First we have to get the COVID virus under control, number one. And the first thing is, wear these masks. It matters. It saves lives. The head of the CDC and others said just wearing the mask could be more consequential than having the vaccine between now and the end of the year. It’s […]

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10/5/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP’S HEALTH: “I would hope that, the president having gone through what he went through, and I’m glad he seems to be coming along pretty well, would communicate the right lesson to the American people: Masks matter. These masks matter. It matters, it saves lives, it prevents the spread of the disease. Social distancing. […]

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10/5/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/PRESS SECRETARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced Monday she tested positive for Covid-19, the latest in a string of staffers to contract the disease that has hobbled the Trump operation less than a month before Election Day… McEnany said she received the positive test result Monday morning and that she is not […]

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10/3/2020

CORONAVIRUS: “It’s about patriotism. You wear a mask to protect the person next to you [from coronavirus]. You wear a mask to protect the bus driver. You wear a mask to protect the person you’re sitting next to on the bus. And to reject the chance to do the easiest thing possible to save lives, […]

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10/3/2020

COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “It’s a patriotic duty to wear a mask. You do it not just to protect yourself, but to protect one another. It’s essential. You should be worried about the person next to you, in front of you, your husband, wife, mother, father, friend, neighbor. It’s essential. And it can save, as the experts […]

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10/3/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Be a patriot. Do your part. Wearing a mask will protect you. But it will also protect those around you — your mom, your dad, your son, your daughter, your neighbor, your co-worker. Don’t just do it for yourself. Do it for the people you love.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 3, 2020 3:47 […]

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10/2/2020

CORONAVIRUS: “Leading scientists from the University of Washington tell us that we can save more than 100,000 American lives [from dying of coronavirus] in the next 100 days alone if everyone wore a mask in public. So let me repeat that because it’s so important. We can save 100,000 lives in the next 100 days, […]

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10/2/2020

CORONAVIRUS: “It’s not about wearing the mask to protect yourself [from coronavirus], it’s wearing the mask to protect other people, people around you. It’s a patriotic thing to do… There should be a mask mandate.” -Joe Biden via 7 Action News, “Exclusive: 1-on-1 interview with Joe Biden,” wxyz.com, Oct. 2, 2020 […]

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9/30/2020

CORONAVIRUS: “He [Donald Trump] hasn’t pulled Congress together to provide real relief for working people, moms, and dads, and business owners. The fact is Congress has passed a significant [coronavirus] recovery bill, but he’s too busy being in a bunker, or in his golf course to call them into the White House to work out […]

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9/29/2020

CORONAVIRUS: [Chris Wallace: “President Trump, you have begun to increasingly question the effectiveness of masks as a [coronavirus] disease preventer. And in fact, recently you have cited the issue of waiters touching their masks and touching plates. Are you questioning the efficacy of masks?”] “No, I think masks are okay. You have to understand, if […]

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9/29/2020

COVID-19: “How many of you got up this morning and had an empty chair at the kitchen table because someone died of COVID? How many of you are in a situation where you lost your mom or dad and you couldn’t even speak to them, you had a nurse holding a phone up so you […]

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9/22/2020

CORONAVIRUS: “I think people should wear a mask if they can, if they feel they, they should [for coronavirus]. But I don’t think it should be a mandatory policy. Actually, that would be really up to the Governors more so than the President. But I’m fine with masks. I’ve worn masks when I go into […]

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9/22/2020

JOE BIDEN: “You ever see Sleepy Joe with the little circles? Oh, you can. He puts them very far away, so far away. Then he comes up with the mask. He’s like a hundred yards from the nearest human being… I’ll be honest, he feels good about the mask and that’s okay. You know what, […]

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9/22/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/RALLY: [Joe Donlon: “Are you worried at all about your supporters being exposed to COVID [at campaign rallies]?”] “No. Because my supporters are very smart and they do, a lot of them wear masks and some don’t, that’s their choice. But they’re, you know, when you’re outside, you have a lot of room, and everything […]

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9/21/2020

JOE BIDEN/RALLY: “Oh, he loves his rallies but the next time he holds one look closely. Trump keeps his distance from anyone in the rally. The folks who come are packed in tight as they can be risking disease, mostly without mask, but not Trump. He safely he keeps his distance… He’s willing to let […]

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9/18/2020

PROTEST/RALLY: “Please remember this is not a rally. You’re not allowed to have political rallies of any kind. You’re not allowed to go to church. You’re not allowed to do anything. The only thing you’re allowed to do is run wild through the streets, burn down storefronts, blow up stores, and kill people, because that’s […]

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9/17/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: [Anderson Cooper: “To those who say it is individual liberty not to wear a mask [during the coronavirus pandemic].”] “I would tell you what takes away your freedom. What takes away your freedom is not being able to see your kid, not being able to go to the football game or baseball ballgame, […]

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9/17/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/SOCIAL DISTANCING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VACCINES: “We’ve had to endure President Trump’s incompetence and dishonesty when it comes to testing, wearing masks, and socially distancing. We can’t afford a repeat of those fiascos with a COVID-19 vaccine. The stakes are too high.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 17, 2020 5:14 am […]

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9/16/2020

CORONAVIRUS: [Reporter: “Why not wear it [masks] more often or have the White House staff wear it more often to set an example for the country?] “Well, I’m tested [for coronavirus], and I’m sometimes surprised when I see somebody sitting and — like, with Joe. Joe feels very safe in a mask. I don’t know, […]

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9/2/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump still does not have a real plan for how to open our schools safely. No real plan for how to help parents feel secure for their children. He’s offered us nothing but failure and delusions from start to finish and American families and our children are paying the price. […]

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9/2/2020

JOE BIDEN: “I am going to insist and I insist now, without any authority, that every responsible person in this country, when they’re out in public… that they wear a mask. That they wear a mask and keeps socially distanced… And by the way, when I find these folks talking about ‘my freedom,’ I talk […]

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8/13/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “A lot of people are dying [from coronavirus]. We’re up over 160,000 people dead so far. And I’ll end by saying that it goes back to the study some months ago by Columbia University saying that we didn’t have to be this way. If the president had acted sooner, just one week earlier, […]

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8/13/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “Wearing a mask is less about you contracting the virus, although it does help depending on the mask, but it’s about preventing other people from getting sick. Wearing a mask will give the life of a clerk or your local store or your letter carrier, your child’s teacher, it will increase their prospects […]

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8/13/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “[T]oday I want to talk about one thing. Very straightforward. Doesn’t have anything to do with Democrats, Republicans or independents. It has to do with a single simple proposition: every single American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months at a minimum. Every governor should mandate. Every […]

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8/13/2020

CORONAVIRUS: “We have urged Americans to wear masks [due to coronavirus]. And I emphasized this is a patriotic thing to do. Maybe they’re great and maybe they’re just good. Maybe they’re not so good. But frankly, what do you have to lose? You have nothing to lose. So we do, and we’ve been saying wear […]

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8/13/2020

CORONAVIRUS/JOE BIDEN: “But while Joe Biden would allow rioters and looters and criminals and millions of illegal aliens to roam free in our country, he wants the federal government to issue a sweeping new mandate to law-abiding citizens. He wants the President of the United States, with the mere stroke of a pen, to order […]

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8/12/2020

COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “The Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration will have a comprehensive plan to meet the challenge of COVID-19 and turn the corner on this pandemic. Masking, clear science-based guidance, dramatically scaling up testing, getting states and local governments the resources they need to open the schools and businesses safely. We can do […]

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8/10/2020

JOE BIDEN: “Folks, we need to listen to our frontline heroes. Wear a mask. It’s not just about you. It’s about keeping your family, neighbors, and fellow citizens safe.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, Aug. 10, 2020 6:30 pm […]

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8/3/2020

ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS: “I would like to see universal wearing of masks [for coronavirus]. And for those who want the extra kick to it, go ahead and either get a face shield or goggles.” -Anthony Fauci via JAMA Network, “Coronavirus Q&A With Anthony Fauci,” YouTube.com, Aug. 3, 2020 […]

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8/3/2020

ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS: “There may be some situations where it’s appropriate and a good idea to mandate masks [to mitigate the spread of coronavirus]. But we just need to keep getting the message across that we are all in this together. And it’s important because one of the purposes of the masks is that if you […]

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8/1/2020

ENDORSEMENT/FLORIDA/POLICE/RALLY/SOCIAL DISTANCING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jake, this wasn’t a Trump Rally, but rather a very successful gathering of the great Sheriffs and Law Enforcement (of Florida) who gave me their unequivocal ENDORSEMENT. No Defund the Police here. Best Wishes! RT @TheLeadCNN Trump holds event with Florida supporters at Tampa airport, with little distancing or mask-wearing @ryanobles […]

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7/31/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/SENIORS: “The single best way to defeat the disease [coronavirus] is personal responsibility. You’ve heard me say it. You’ve heard a lot of people say it, actually. I urge all Americans to protect the elderly. The fact is you have to do the social distancing thing. It’s very important. Socially distance. Wear a mask when […]

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7/30/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/RALLY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump paid tribute to Herman Cain, who died Thursday of coronavirus complications at 74… Cain spent nearly a month in the hospital with coronavirus before he succumbed to the disease. As co-chair of Black Voices for Trump, he attended President Trump’s controversial, indoor and largely maskless rally in Tulsa, Okla., in late […]

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7/30/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “I’m once again urging all Americans to protect the elderly, socially distance, wear a mask when you cannot avoid the crowded places. And if you can, you have to avoid crowded places. It just seems like so many things are taking place in crowded places. We don’t want that. And always wash your hands […]

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7/28/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Don’t listen to anybody who tells you not to wear a mask. It matters. We’re going to overcome this. Listen to what the scientists say, not the politicians. And I’m a politician, I know, but I’m listening to the scientists. Wear a mask. Socially distance. Make sure that you take care of yourself.” […]

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7/28/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “I ask all Americans, regardless of background or age, to practice social distancing — which people have gotten very used to, but we have to keep doing it; remain vigilant about hygiene; avoid indoor gatherings and large gatherings, but especially indoor, especially where you have crowded bars; and that you wear a mask whenever […]

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7/24/2020

ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS: “Back then [in March 2020], the critical issue was to save the masks for the people who really needed them, because it was felt that there was a shortage of masks. Also, we didn’t realize at all the extent of asymptotic spread [of coronavirus]… because 20-40 percent of the people who are infected […]

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7/24/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/PRESS SECRETARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: [Reporter: “Kayleigh, the President’s tone on the virus this week seems to have changed. He’s advocated a few different times for Americans to wear masks.”] “There has been no change [in tone]. The President said, on March 31st, before there was even a recommended but not required guidance given by the […]

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7/23/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “Well, you know, at the beginning, many people, many very respected people, I won’t mention names, but many respected people were saying don’t wear a mask, that they’re bad. You touch your face too much, and you get your hands near your eyes and your nose and they are bad. And then all of […]

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7/21/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/PRESS SECRETARY: “The President has always been consistent on this: that masks, according to the CDC, are recommended but not required. He has said that he would wear one in the case he couldn’t appropriately socially distance… He’s been consistent, even going back to March 31st, when he said then, ‘My feeling is, if people […]

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7/21/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “I have no problem with the masks. I view it this way: Anything that potentially can help — and that certainly can potentially help — is a good thing. I have no problem. I carry it. I wear it. You saw me wearing it a number of times, and I’ll continue.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks […]

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7/20/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance. There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2020 9:43 am […]

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7/19/2020

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: [Chris Wallace: “will you consider a national mandate that people need to wear masks?”] “No, I want people to have a certain freedom, and I don’t believe in that. No, and I don’t agree with the statement that if everybody wear a mask everything disappears. Hey, Dr. Fauci said don’t wear a […]

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7/17/2020

EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “Everyone wants our schools to reopen. The question is how to make it safe and how to make it stick. Forcing educators and students back into classrooms in areas where infection rates are going up or remaining too high is just plain dangerous… It has to start by getting cases down in our […]

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7/14/2020

ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “I’d say listen to that instruction, listen to your governors, but I have to say the same people that say wear a mask are people that said, a long time ago, don’t wear a mask, masks are bad. They said they’re not good. So, you know, like Dr. Fauci, surgeon general, a lot […]

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7/9/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “I think it’s fine to wear a mask, if it makes you feel comfortable. I think, under certain conditions, like when you are going into a hospital — I will be going to Walter Reed to see some of our great soldiers that have been injured, badly injured, and also see some of our […]

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7/9/2020

ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRAVEL BAN: “Dr. Fauci is a nice man, but he’s made a lot of mistakes, like, you don’t have to ban them coming in from very infected China. I did it anyway, and we saved hundreds of thousands of lives. I banned Europe from coming in, when Italy and when France and Spain were […]

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7/7/2020

ANTHONY FAUCI/CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRAVEL BAN: [Greta Van Susteren: “And even Dr. Fauci is saying that we’re knee-deep, and he’s saying that we’re not in a very good place or something to that effect.”] “Well, I think we are in a good place. I disagree with him. Dr. Fauci said don’t wear masks and now he says wear […]

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