Tom Cotton: “If you just turn these decisions over to a bunch of public health bureaucrats, of course the only thing they’re gonna consider is what they think is in the best interest of public health.” https://t.co/MGJiXS2I35

— John FitzGerald (@TheTweetOfJohn) July 23, 2021

NEW: States with Republican governors had highest Covid incidence and death rates, study finds https://t.co/hjES73t801

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) March 11, 2021

This is the view from America’s two discordant, dissonant pandemic realities: Some states, like New Mexico, are mostly locked down. Places like South Dakota are going right on. https://t.co/AnXDaSz0t7

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) November 23, 2020

South Dakota gripped by coronavirus pandemic as governor resists mandate https://t.co/P0SnwwdmfI

— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 24, 2020

Unfortunately, the spread of #COVID19 is rising in nearly every state, regardless of if they have mask mandates in place. Here in South Dakota, we’re focusing on solutions that DO good, not on responses that FEEL good. pic.twitter.com/3JD2N4YTch

— Governor Kristi Noem (@GovKristiNoem) November 19, 2020

The motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, in August has been linked to a Covid-19 outbreak in Minnesota, according to a new report from the CDC https://t.co/cfjewFUgzT pic.twitter.com/zMeGbrgoKW

— CNN (@CNN) November 21, 2020

Vermont's Republican governor has embraced COVID-19 safety measures. South Dakota's Republican governor has loudly opposed them.

Their infection rates:
◾ Vermont — about 500 cases per 100,000 people
◾ South Dakota — about 8,000 cases per 100,000 peoplehttps://t.co/QNDZcVMOF5

— NPR (@NPR) November 21, 2020

Where are the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. now?

States that didn't keep up forceful virus containment efforts or implement basic measures in the first place are seeing the worst surges now, our analysis of University of Oxford data shows. https://t.co/wtNdfZLI3v

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 21, 2020

Covid-19 cases have surged to their highest levels yet, but conservative state legislators are fighting to limit governors’ ability to impose public health restrictions — and have succeeded in 2 states in the heaviest hit region of the country. https://t.co/djgCnpQ3wB

— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) November 14, 2020

We must never shut Texas down again!! I will fight to ensure we don’t. https://t.co/C7YIzYYGwJ

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) November 14, 2020

My statement on the 8th Court of Appeals striking down El Paso County’s lockdown order ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/vxzZWHNKlJ

— Texas Attorney General (@TXAG) November 14, 2020

Visits to gyms, restaurants and hotels account for the build of COVID-19 infections, says new study https://t.co/flFHtRAgZ3

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) November 15, 2020

“We are not taking this seriously enough.” Elected officials discuss how their perspectives changed after contracting the coronavirus.  https://t.co/cCHwXiApcR

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) October 3, 2020

RNC Speaker and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Who Presided Over Sturgis, Is a Master of COVID-19 Delusion https://t.co/nxKjMlljY8

— michael daly (@MichaelDalynyc) August 26, 2020

Poll: 57% Of Republicans Find Coronavirus Death Toll, Now Over 176,000, ‘Acceptable’ via @forbes https://t.co/kwh5cPyhnE

— Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer) August 23, 2020

Conservative think tank leader says schools in Texas should reopen since most Texans who are dying from COVID-19 are elderly or Hispanic https://t.co/GEttTDOsGR

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) July 29, 2020

Blistering from @JVLast:
"What is truly disgraceful is…@WSJopinion's real-world concern: 'If it continues Republicans will be routed in November.' The problem, you see, is not the 137,234 dead Americans. It’s that Republicans might lose an election." https://t.co/0pKhPkA3Bh

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 16, 2020

Dr. Deborah Birx: Tennessee should close bars now before the virus gets worse and more people will die.

Tennessee governor: No.https://t.co/sCC6BMYUg6

— Brett Kelman (@BrettKelman) July 27, 2020

New: Interviews and internal emails show that Utah prioritized the health of businesses over keeping coronavirus case counts down. As case counts rise, the state will now allow indoor gatherings of up to 3,000 people. https://t.co/kK3Q5Knm1Y

— ProPublica (@propublica) July 21, 2020

GOP governors in Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida see approval sink https://t.co/PvEgJjiMd3 pic.twitter.com/3VXU62mYbo

— The Hill (@thehill) July 24, 2020

This tweet is from February 5th – before a single American had died.

They knew it was coming. And they did nothing. On purpose.

Now 130,000 Americans are dead. https://t.co/SGrH9q7QS7

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) July 12, 2020

BREAKING: Governor Kemp has filed a lawsuit against Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the Atlanta City Council following her efforts to require face masks in public places during the pandemic. Here are a couple pages of the 124 page complaint. pic.twitter.com/sT26IayeNZ

— Hayley Mason (@HayleyMasonTV) July 16, 2020

Over nearly two decades, the U.S. government had assembled the know-how to spare this nation the worst effects of the next viral mutation that would, someday, arise. That someday came, and every bit of the planning was for naught, @JamesFallows writes. https://t.co/HjUT5vf9VE

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) June 29, 2020

"Those aren't embers," says @andersoncooper in response to the White House press secretary's claim on coronavirus outbreaks across the nation. "If that's an ember I don't want to see what [she] calls an actual inferno because that, according to health officials, is what this is." pic.twitter.com/GFON6i7hAy

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) June 30, 2020

.⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩’s answer to the COVID-19 crisis is to test less and smile more.
Now he wants the CDC to cook it’s numbers to count fewer deaths.
It’s all just a PR problem! https://t.co/LeAneMSOCd

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) June 23, 2020

(NOTE: No hospitalization data available for Florida, Hawaii, Idaho or Kansas)

— TheValuesVoter (Also on Threads and BlueSky) (@TheValuesVoter) June 30, 2020

📺 NEW VIDEO

Donald Trump lies. Ron DeSantis follows. Floridians die. Retweet and let the world know that #TrumpKillsFlorida. pic.twitter.com/EZMwNEC8Tm

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 30, 2020

The US represents 4% of the world's population, but 25% of all coronavirus cases.

More people are infected with and die from coronavirus in the US than anywhere else in the world: https://t.co/kb1vNlZnwP pic.twitter.com/lveCWa64VK

— CNN (@CNN) June 30, 2020

It seems that no other country has mirrored the U.S.'s up-then-down-then-up-again coronavirus pattern — probably in large part because no other country operates quite like the U.S. https://t.co/TIgz8DeGIG

— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 29, 2020

LIBERATE MINNESOTA!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020

LIBERATE MICHIGAN!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020

LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020

The first virus spike in April was made worse by Trump's negligence. The terrible second spike was inflicted by Trump's malice. Latest in @TheAtlantic https://t.co/aaK9ojR3GF

— David Frum (@davidfrum) June 29, 2020

We assumed New York would be the worst part of the pandemic and that would be it for the U.S. That's not how it has worked, giving us our uniquely bad pattern of new cases.https://t.co/O6EtB3xhVU pic.twitter.com/dhbttplqVw

— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 30, 2020

Sen. Cornyn as Texas reports 550 child cases: 'We still don't know' if kids can get, transmit COVID https://t.co/nQRMBW1DTf

— Lindsay Wise (@lindsaywise) July 12, 2020

White House seeks to discredit Fauci amid coronavirus surge https://t.co/EHFkL4ferc via @nbcnews

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) July 12, 2020

Fauci is sidelined by the White House as he steps up blunt talk on pandemic https://t.co/VokCn7zgmS

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 11, 2020

Americans need straight talk about what’s going to happen in the coming weeks and months. Covid is not going to stop on its own. The virus will continue to spread until we stop it. https://t.co/NpaCoOk9xQ

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) July 11, 2020

"Blood on his hands": In scathing obituary, woman blames governor for her father’s covid-19 death https://t.co/aVJuIWFVFV

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 11, 2020

"That is just nonsense. It's worse than nonsense. It's dangerous. He is telling us this deadly pandemic isn't really bad at all."

As the Covid-19 death toll continues to mount, while the President continues to downplay the pandemic, @AndersonCooper is #KeepingThemHonest. pic.twitter.com/cSWKEzr4Ec

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) July 11, 2020

SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020

Disney World is set to open this week as Florida sees record COVID-19 numbers https://t.co/h4zYOBNrnc

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) July 7, 2020

“This President wants you to suck it up, not just the virus, but his failure to take it seriously.”

CNN’s Anderson Cooper reacts President Trump’s comment that coronavirus is “99% harmless” while the number of cases in the US continue to rise. https://t.co/7nEmLgzboW pic.twitter.com/dmiXBrCTuj

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) July 7, 2020

"The president did not promise to use his authority and power to defend the people of this country from the virus that has already killed 130,000 of us." #NYTLetters https://t.co/vZSzqSPf7o

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) July 6, 2020

“If divisive, inflammatory racist words could kill the coronavirus, then the President of the United States would be headed to Stockholm right now to pick up his Nobel prize in medicine.” – @AndersonCooper calls Trump’s remarks a “diversion” from the surge in coronavirus cases. pic.twitter.com/EF8WvzAVum

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) July 7, 2020

“The government (see Trump), the church (see Trump’s evangelical enablers) and the media (see Fox News) have encouraged broad skepticism about essential health measures. In the process, they have created a right-wing constituency for preventable death.” https://t.co/FsCH9KocOU

— Michael Gerson (@MJGerson) July 6, 2020

Scientists like @llborio and @PeterHotez want the US government to level: the vaccine almost certainly won’t be the silver bullet touted by Trump. pic.twitter.com/P3Ujo39cpX

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) June 30, 2020

FAUCI CALLS REOPENING ‘A RECIPE FOR DISASTER’: Dr. Fauci of NIH, Dr. Redfield of the CDC, and Dr. Hahn of the FDA testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the pandemic and how it will affect the upcoming school year. https://t.co/JsMS4J6Gog

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) June 30, 2020

Coronavirus deaths are way down. Mortality rate is one of the lowest in the World. Our Economy is roaring back and will NOT be shut down. “Embers” or flare ups will be put out, as necessary!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2020