Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN he wears a face mask in public not only to protect himself and others but also: “I want to make it be a symbol for people to see that that’s the kind of thing you should be doing.”
Hannity Breaks with Trump on Wearing Masks
Sean Hannity ripped partygoers who flaunted social distancing guidelines at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day weekend, The Hill reports.
Said Hannity: “Look, I understand these are young people. Experts keep saying over and over they are at a much lower risk, but if they do get this and again there is no mask wearing here that I see. Not much at all… But if they get the virus and then are in contact with older and more vulnerable Americans, that could be a disaster for others.”
He added: “That’s why in the short period of time, it’s only temporary, if you can’t social distance, please wear the mask. Do it for your mom, your dad, your grandma, your grandpa.”
Just Half Would Get Vaccine
A new AP-NORC poll finds just about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed.
The poll also found 31% simply weren’t sure if they’d get vaccinated. Another 20% said they’d refuse.
100,000 Dead
USA Today — the largest U.S. newspaper by circulation — reports the country will hit 100,000 dead from the coronavirus sometime today.
DeWine Explains Why You Should Wear a Mask
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) told CNN that wearing a mask to protect against coronavirus is “about loving your fellow human being,” saying he tells Ohioans to wear the face coverings even as they have become a political flashpoint amid the pandemic.
Said DeWine: “This is an instruction as old as the Bible. You are supposed to love your fellow man and woman, and that is what we are doing.”
Trump Dismisses Face Masks as ‘Politically Correct’
President Trump dismissed a mask-wearing reporter as being “politically correct,” the Washington Post reports.
“The president’s refusal to wear a face mask in public, defying recommendations from public health experts, has become a symbol for his supporters resisting stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus crisis. To wear one then is seen by some as being anti-Trump.”
Vox: “Trump’s latest unhinged news conference illustrates why he’s no longer doing daily coronavirus briefings.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“We are far below 2.2 million dead Americans because of the actions of President Trump.”
— White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, suggesting President Trump will proclaim any death toll under 2.2 million as a success in handling the coronavirus pandemic.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I would be completely comfortable sitting in a center seat of an airplane — if I knew I had a mask on that worked, and I knew the people sitting next to me had on a mask that worked.”
— Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, on CNBC, arguing “we’ve overreacted a bit” to the coronavirus pandemic.
Wuhan Tests Millions as China Fears Second Wave
“Wuhan, the epicenter of China’s coronavirus outbreak, said it tested nearly seven million people in 12 days, concluding a campaign to test the entire population after several infections prompted fears of a second wave,” Bloomberg reports.
WHO Warns First Wave Not Over
“The risks of reigniting coronavirus outbreaks are complicating efforts to fend off further misery for the many millions who have lost jobs, with a top health expert warning that the world is still in the midst of a ‘first wave’ of the pandemic,” the AP reports.
Said WHO executive director Mike Ryan: “Right now, we’re not in the second wave. We’re right in the middle of the first wave globally. We’re still very much in a phase where the disease is actually on the way up,”
Stay-at-Home Orders Crater Voter Registration
Axios: “Advocacy groups typically target college campuses, churches, festivals, fairs and other gatherings to seek out people who have yet to register, but many of those places are now closed. Voter registration efforts have largely moved to the internet, but advocates question whether that will be as effective as the person-to-person pitch.”
U.S. Death Toll from Pandemic Is Staggering
New York Times: “The historical comparisons are breathtaking. More Americans have died of the coronavirus in the last 12 weeks than died in the Vietnam and Korean Wars combined and nearly twice as many as died of battle wounds during World War I. The death toll has nearly matched the number of people killed by the initial blasts of the world’s first atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In terms of American deaths, it is the equivalent of 22 Iraq wars, 33 September 11 attacks, 41 Afghanistan wars, 42 Pearl Harbors or 25,000 Benghazis.”
Trump Approval on Pandemic Sinks Further
President Trump’s net approval for handling the coronavirus pandemic is now at a new low of -11 points, 43% to 54%.
Pentagon Charts Its Own Course on the Coronavirus
“The Pentagon is actively planning on living with the coronavirus well into 2021, putting it at risk of angering President Trump as he expresses confidence that the disease is on the wane,” The Hill reports.
“Defense officials have extended a freeze on troop movement, held ships in port and laid the framework for what the military will look like in an extended pause because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“The extended preparation cuts against White House messaging that the virus will recede in the coming months and that a vaccine could be available by the end of the year.”
U.S. Restricts Travel from Brazil
“The White House announced Sunday that President Trump would suspend entry of non-U.S. citizens who have been in Brazil in the past 14 days in an effort to stop the imported spread of the coronavirus,” Axios reports.
“Brazil has reported nearly 350,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus — the second-most in the world behind the U.S. — and has emerged as a Southern Hemisphere hotspot as other heavily affected countries in Asia and Europe have managed to get their outbreaks under control.”
Trump Slams Study That Suggested Earlier Lockdown
President Trump attacked a Columbia University study that projected at least 36,000 American lives could have been saved if lockdowns and social distancing were imposed just a week earlier.
Said Trump on Full Measure, a show broadcast by Sinclair: “It’s a disgrace what I watch from this fake news media and from some of these liberal institutions. Columbia is a liberal, disgraceful institution to write that because all the people that they cater to were months after me, they said we shouldn’t close it.”
Vaccine Execs Dumped Stock After Hyping Results
“Moderna’s stock price skyrocketed as much as 30% on Monday after the biotech company announced promising early results for its coronavirus vaccine. As ordinary investors piled in, two insiders were quietly heading for the exits,” CNN reports.
“Moderna’s chief financial officer and chief medical officer executed options and sold nearly $30 million of shares combined on Monday and Tuesday.”
Ex-Trump Aide Awarded $3 Million Contract
Zach Fuentes, President Trump’s former deputy chief of staff, won a $3 million federal contract to supply respirator masks to Navajo Nation hospitals in New Mexico and Arizona 11 days after he created a company to sell personal protective equipment in response to the coronavirus pandemic, ProPublica reports.
The masks didn’t work.
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