Medical Expert Who Corrects Trump Is Now a Target of the Far Right – The New York Times. (SHAMEFUL attacks on Dr Fauci by an orchestrated propaganda machine of DEEP IGNORANCE. What are we becoming?) https://t.co/0uZo1FuplI

— Barry R McCaffrey (@mccaffreyr3) March 28, 2020

Rush Limbaugh: Health experts are part of the the "Deep State"

“We didn't elect a president to defer to a bunch of health experts that we don't know. And how do we know they're even health experts?"https://t.co/LG0hBNwRr8 pic.twitter.com/LOW5mCdILw

— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 27, 2020

So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 9, 2020

The Coronavirus Hoaxhttps://t.co/BUai4gGt2d pic.twitter.com/qJ1f04jZm8

— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) March 16, 2020

SCOOP: US drugmaker doubled price of potential #coronavirus treatment chloroquine in January, as the outbreak spread in China https://t.co/l7ji6hLmvP

— Hannah Kuchler (@hannahkuchler) March 19, 2020

This is a devastating indictment of the Republican Party in the Trump era. This is a U.S. Senator with a platform and power who knows a crisis is coming, but says and does nothing because it might upset Trump. Vote them all out. They are not fit to govern. https://t.co/u6pQRm6I7d

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) March 19, 2020

New: “It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube.” https://t.co/H7wXdQRuH4

— ProPublica (@propublica) March 21, 2020

Working on other things, was reminded of Trump Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross promising that coronavirus would be good for US economy and jobs. Shouldn't be lost to history. Video at link https://t.co/TNfUmfMXxP pic.twitter.com/14P9hC5AHJ

— David Frum (@davidfrum) March 21, 2020

Epidemiological models have long anticipated a sobering increase in deaths as Gov DeSantis and individual counties and cities relax safer-at-home orders and lift restrictions on public places such as parks, marinas, and beaches in Floridahttps://t.co/UgCqa1co0C

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 18, 2020

.@GovRonDeSantis explains why he is not ordering Florida to shelter-in-place as other states have.

"This is not a virus that's impacting every corner of the state." pic.twitter.com/jMAlFrk1W4

— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) March 23, 2020

“This move is so dumb that I had to make sure it wasn’t fake news,” one city commissioner tweeted. “You guys, it isn’t fake news.”https://t.co/NmBbBIDLe8

— Sam Stein (@samstein) April 18, 2020

The Villages, Florida's huge Republican-rich retirement community, is experiencing community spread of coronavirus more than a week after Gov. Ron DeSantis was criticized for his slow and cautious response https://t.co/6u79KxMxcn

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) March 27, 2020

Coronavirus is killing us in Florida, Gov. DeSantis. Act like you give a damn | Editorial https://t.co/cfZZLegb99

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) March 22, 2020

In Germany, they hold “corona parties" and cough toward older people. From France to Florida to Australia, they crowd the beaches. These virus rebels are defying lockdown orders and scientific advice to avoid crowds to fight the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/9Zplmy7yCA

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 22, 2020

California's beaches, hiking trails and parks were packed with people over the weekend, despite a state order to shelter in place and avoid close contact with others. https://t.co/9BclALci7W

— CNN (@CNN) March 23, 2020

This shows the location data of phones that were on a Florida beach during Spring Break. It then shows where those phones traveled.

First thing you should note is the importance of social distancing. The second is how much data your phone gives off. pic.twitter.com/iokUX3qjeB

— Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) March 26, 2020

JUST IN: St. Johns County announced all public beaches and beach accesses will be closing in the county Sunday at 6 a.m. until further notice. https://t.co/H7ZsF6DIMT

— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) March 28, 2020

New positive #COVID19 cases in Florida: 565; total now at 3,763. This curve is not flattening. pic.twitter.com/Q0nIc5JaiA

— Mary Ellen Klas (@MaryEllenKlas) March 28, 2020

Sad, but the vast majority were elderly and/or had other aggravating conditions. https://t.co/l8CUyBGSvK

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) March 29, 2020

BREAKING: The ⁦@CityGreenville⁩ will have to “reconsider” plans for stay-at-home order after AG says it’s not legal, says ⁦@MayorKnoxWhite⁩ #coronavirushttps://t.co/voGBNHvBVF

— Eric Connor (@cericconnor) March 27, 2020

Alabama's governor declined to order a statewide shelter-in-place because the state is "not California." In terms of rate of growth and confirmed cases per population, it's worse. https://t.co/GleeoIvO5T

— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 27, 2020

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth wrote a “biting” open letter to Gov. Kay Ivey’s COVID-19 task force, saying the state is “not taking a realistic view of the numbers or adequately preparing for what awaits us” https://t.co/WTx2nqIuc2

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 29, 2020

As a red state governor resisted calls to shut down schools and businesses, a small town worked to battle coronavirus on its own. A dispatch from rural Oklahoma, by @anniegowen and @eilperin https://t.co/xajzKBtwK4

— Matea Gold (@mateagold) March 27, 2020

Young people are getting shafted by the pandemic, in ways that will shape politics for years to come. New column.👇https://t.co/ib7XRYHdxk

— John F. Harris (@harrispolitico) March 19, 2020

“Why are we so frantic about COVID-19 but not about climate change?” one columnist asked, we must presume, in earnest. She was not alone… https://t.co/gomm57qih8

— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 23, 2020

Two new polls show Republicans — who primarily turn to Fox News and other right-wing sources for information on current events — are much less likely to take the risks of the coronavirus as seriously as their Democratic counterparts https://t.co/XDjhg8077a

— CNN (@CNN) March 18, 2020

“There are two things that do no good in a crisis: fear and denial,” @JohnAvlon says as he outlined the surprisingly high amount of coronavirus scams in today’s #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/cZwhTMexTF

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) March 18, 2020

CNN's @drsanjaygupta, who's known for his steady hand, was visibly frustrated on the air last night. "I think we're woefully underprepared," he said. I transcribed what he said 👇🏼 https://t.co/DxCWpVwqXR

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 18, 2020

Sobering realities explained by Gov Cuomo on today's Daily:
— Peak of this pandemic in NY is likely 45 days off
— We need 37K ICU units. We have 3K.
— State can't find/purchase the respirators it needs
— NY's finances are already decimated.https://t.co/ZgjVfo6uFc

— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) March 18, 2020

HANNITY, March 9: "This scaring the living hell out of people — I see it, again, as like, let's bludgeon Trump with this new hoax."

HANNITY, March 18: "By the way, this program has always taken the coronavirus seriously. We've never called the virus a hoax." pic.twitter.com/yLKpojA7BI

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 19, 2020

Iran faces coronavirus catastrophe: Researchers estimate Iran will not reach the peak of epidemic till late May, and up to to 3.5 million people could die as a result – thanks to a lack of international aid and government mismanagement.
⁦@ShabnamvonHein https://t.co/MhfhHuDQv8

— Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی (@NegarMortazavi) March 18, 2020

"The estimates in this model show that in many realistic scenarios the scope of the epidemic may overtake the physical and human capacity of the U.S. health system."

I really don't think Americans are remotely prepared for what could be about to happen.https://t.co/44R8MSZM1T

— Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) March 18, 2020

The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2020

On #CNNSOTU @jaketapper looks at how when it comes to the coronavirus, it's Trump versus the facts https://t.co/qLlZDeMPhA

— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) March 8, 2020

Let me get this straight:

Democrats and the mainstream media are trying to incite panic over the Coronavirus

…Yet they still push an open border agenda that allows thousands of unchecked & potentially unhealthy migrants to flow into America?

🤔

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 9, 2020

Larry Kudlow’s investment advice on Friday: “Long-term investors” should buy into the market downturn because the
COVID-19 outbreak is ”relatively contained."pic.twitter.com/CEt8X8bbOs

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) March 9, 2020

Surgeon general: "I want America to understand — this week, it's going to get bad." https://t.co/e1DNLDdZhR

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 23, 2020

"If this crisis is to be overcome, the professionals should acknowledge their own limitations — but the populists must acknowledge their necessity," writes @asymmetricinfo https://t.co/IO92ZtKD6g

— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) March 22, 2020

As confirmed cases of Covid-19 now surge across the United States and overturn every facet of normal life, the troubled nursing home in Kirkland looks like a frightening preview of what could lie ahead. https://t.co/SHtyCadpR4 pic.twitter.com/fXmJoUwagD

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 22, 2020

🚨VP Pence's office: A member of the office has tested positive for coronavirus.

Katie Miller, Press Secretary to Pence: “Neither President Trump nor VP Pence had close contact with the individual. Further contact tracing is being conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines.”

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 20, 2020

FT's tracking chart for today, March 20. pic.twitter.com/b5G5hTkBYc

— Roland Paris (@rolandparis) March 20, 2020

Fauci predicts Americans will likely need to stay home for at least several more weeks https://t.co/DT1vYXUULE

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) March 20, 2020

Simulations before coronavirus foreshadowed infighting between agencies in pandemic response. @jameshohmann w/@marianaa_alfaro in The Daily 202: https://t.co/aCTbblwtse

— Dave Clarke (@davecclarke) March 20, 2020

NEW: @realdonaldtrump’s business shutters properties, lays off staff, as coronavirus slams its hotels and clubs. https://t.co/tfapbNudvb

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) March 20, 2020

Research into decision-making under threat suggests that concerns about looming mass panic are badly misplaced. The real worry is that a majority of people under-react. https://t.co/LZeaxwfDHz

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) March 19, 2020

Latest: As of 10:30 a.m. ET, March 19, there are 9,015 coronavirus cases in the US, and 153 deaths — up from 6,264 cases and 112 deaths from same time on March 18. pic.twitter.com/JpD2M35oyX

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 19, 2020

'A generation has died': Italian province struggles to bury its coronavirus dead https://t.co/0IEqrftNWP

— The Guardian (@guardian) March 19, 2020

I don't blame Trump for the entirety of the coronavirus situation in the US, but I do blame him for the loss in public trust. His inconsistencies & politics during this whole thing make it difficult to trust him with anything related to the virus.https://t.co/qBBr71gUox

— Faust (@FaustKnowsBest) March 19, 2020

The faces made in the room as @ChanelRion asks Trump: Is it alarming that major media players…are consistently siding with a foreign state propaganda, Islamic radicals, and Latin gangs and cartels and they work right here…with direct access to you and your team? pic.twitter.com/4eW8RHipY5

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) March 19, 2020

Close up of President @realDonaldTrump notes is seen where he crossed out "Corona" and replaced it with "Chinese" Virus as he speaks with his coronavirus task force today at the White House. #trump #trumpnotes pic.twitter.com/kVw9yrPPeJ

— Jabin Botsford (@jabinbotsford) March 19, 2020

Any one of us could be carrying the coronavirus. By refusing to stay home, we literally run the risk of killing someone.

And yet, a lot of people—like those kids on spring break—are refusing to change their behavior.

Why?

Here's four theories.

[Thread]https://t.co/2jLWaoWcVh

— Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) March 19, 2020

Florida governor refuses to close beaches as coronavirus cases rise https://t.co/ZDMnLRifCZ pic.twitter.com/SSHwhUvP6F

— The Hill (@thehill) March 19, 2020

I want you to watch this video and see for yourself the difference between how Paris one of the most touristic cities in the world is taking the Coronavirus threat and how Clearwater Florida is dealing with it so that it doesn’t lose tourism revenue during spring break #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/CbUCf1VZ2r

— Ayman (@AymanM) March 19, 2020

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging live-streaming funerals as an alternative to in-person gatherings, as the pandemic sends cities and states into lockdown. https://t.co/LTzcm4RgXI

— CNN (@CNN) March 19, 2020

“It's utterly appalling, utterly inexcusable"
Pandemic expert said Americans should be outraged that:
*so many are dying or at risk of dying, while medical workers lack access to masks and basic protective gear
*President Trump's ever-shifting views. https://t.co/mt7ZlU8WmB

— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) March 19, 2020

“If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I'm not gonna let it stop me from partying”: Spring breakers are still flocking to Miami, despite coronavirus warnings. https://t.co/KoYKI8zNDH pic.twitter.com/rfPfea1LrC

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 18, 2020

Lou Dobbs accuses the CDC of using taxpayer money to support "leftist ideology," such as gun safety pic.twitter.com/ikBh3oLE4Q

— Jason S. Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) March 18, 2020

Trump aides had received alarming information from businesses in recent days, including data from credit card companies that showed purchases falling off a cliff.

Americans simply aren’t buying anything, he was told. https://t.co/sTgCaadorP

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) March 18, 2020

Chart: High interest in COVID-19 news cuts across party and age. https://t.co/KEcCvqwO0s pic.twitter.com/qj9sz8NOVf

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) March 18, 2020

BREAKING: Confirmed cases of new coronavirus top 200,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University tally. https://t.co/xcvT79F91x

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 18, 2020

Vice President Pence warned on Tuesday that disruptions from the coronavirus crisis could continue until at least midsummer. https://t.co/i584KXC3e8

— Morning Edition (@MorningEdition) March 18, 2020

For years, health experts said state governments didn’t do enough to bolster their public health offices and services.

Now they are struggling to catch up as COVID-19 spreads through their communities. https://t.co/aI1oc2vTnD

— ABC News (@ABC) March 18, 2020

The danger to the global poor has been almost totally ignored by journalists and Western governments. https://t.co/Uq4KnQM5np

— The Nation (@thenation) March 18, 2020

From last night's @ReliableSources newsletter:

Did CVS fall for viral coronavirus misinformation?

Sure looks like it.https://t.co/rSjUM7mWmf @brianstelter pic.twitter.com/SNR5RndgdN

— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) March 18, 2020

Reported US coronavirus cases in March via @CNN:

3/1: 89
3/2: 105
3/3: 125
3/4: 159
3/5: 227
3/6: 331
3/7: 444
3/8: 564
3/9: 728
3/10: 1,000
3/11: 1,267
3/12: 1,645
3/13: 2,204
3/14: 2,826
3/15: 3,505
3/16: 4,466
Now: 5,839

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 18, 2020

President Trump has minimized the coronavirus, mocked concern about it and treated the risk cavalierly for weeks. On Tuesday he took to the White House podium and made a remarkable pronouncement: He knew it was a pandemic all along. https://t.co/EmKCLFLx8Y

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) March 17, 2020

Trump in January: Coronavirus is 'not at all' a pandemic

Trump now: 'I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic' pic.twitter.com/HmvzBVpWyR

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) March 17, 2020

Here it is … all on video:pic.twitter.com/gH1xZAHXm5

— The Recount (@therecount) March 17, 2020

THREAD/ For weeks, Pres Trump has downplayed the risks Coronavirus posed to Americans. He either deflected or said it was under control.

If journalists are to hold elected officials accountable for their words and actions, we will need to have a memory span longer then a flash

— Ayman (@AymanM) March 17, 2020

https://t.co/RBhHfQi37D

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) March 17, 2020

We can now read the Imperial College report on COVID-19 that led to the extreme measures we've seen in the US this week. Read it; it's terrifying. I'll offer a summary in this thread; please correct me if I've gotten it wrong.https://t.co/AwE2cHIbeJ

— Jeremy C. Young (@jeremycyoung) March 17, 2020

On #CNNSOTU @jaketapper looks at how when it comes to the coronavirus, it's Trump versus the facts https://t.co/qLlZDeMPhA

— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) March 8, 2020

Wow: as coronavirus kills more Americans, Republicans have become less likely to agree it is a real threat. In February, 72% of Republicans said it was a real threat. Now just 40% agree. From an @NPR / @NewsHour / @maristpoll:https://t.co/C1Bd92aKPz

— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) March 17, 2020

How Fox News has shifted its coronavirus rhetorichttps://t.co/iWGZqoprvY pic.twitter.com/L9nITMkV6F

— The Fix (@thefix) March 17, 2020

Breaking: spring breakers refuse to leave the beach. I interviewed some to see why exactly they won’t listen and are putting the rest of us in jeopardy. pic.twitter.com/kWtNYfzLct

— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) March 17, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lt. Governor Forest Questions Validity of Restaurant Ban #ncpol https://t.co/M4ZbAbujg7

— Lt. Gov. Dan Forest (@LtGovDanForest) March 17, 2020