The Government Accountability Office has found that the Trump administration is undervaluing the cost of climate change to boost its deregulatory efforts. https://t.co/q7PbpLT3Y3

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) July 18, 2020

McEnany: "The president has said unmistakably that he wants schools to open…When he says open, he means open and full, kids being able to attend each and every day at their school. The science should not stand in the way of this." https://t.co/Nj065CIsxp pic.twitter.com/sJEAJPg2Jy

— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 16, 2020

What science?

From June 1?https://t.co/KZ7EVanPx0

June 30?https://t.co/hUlCeEMVGS

This science?

"First, a child-friendly national infrastructure to support widespread rapid testing is needed."

"Second, getting children safely to and from schools is critical."

— David Limbaugh – DavidInMidTn on Threads (@david4potus2020) July 16, 2020

The President is adding fuel to the coronavirus confusion. @JohnAvlon breaks it all down in our #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/p37rUB7vxJ

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) March 6, 2020

.@MaddowBlog: Pres. Trump struggles to explain why he disbanded his global health teamhttps://t.co/4hx7zdbruC

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 11, 2020

So here's my personal #coronavirus story….

My spouse and I got back from our honeymoon in Paris yesterday. This morning, my spouse woke up with a mild fever. We decided to call his doctor and the city health department to notify them since we had been overseas.

— Julie O'Donoghue (@JSODonoghue) March 11, 2020

.@jaketapper fact-checks President Trump’s claims on the spread of coronavirus in the US.
“At a time like this, when the public needs accurate information so it can avoid panic and pursue caution, being able to believe what our leaders tell us is vital.”#CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/ovpj7rlmcd

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

This is what strong leadership looks like. https://t.co/DzpywIWoKJ

— Ronna McDaniel (@RonnaMcDaniel) March 8, 2020

New post: "Coronavirus is exposing Trump's unsuitability to handle a crisis" https://t.co/1U3SGBgicn

— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) March 8, 2020

A first responder familiar with the situation in the Seattle area tells CNN that seven Kirkland WA Firefighters were swabbed for testing samples that were then sent to the Washington state testing lab — but there was such a bottleneck at the lab, the samples expired.

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— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 10, 2020

Total number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases at each Tuesday:
Jan. 14 — 0
Jan. 21 — 1
Jan. 28 — 5
Feb. 4 — 11
Feb. 11 — 14
Feb. 18 — 25
Feb. 25 — 59
Mar. 3 — 125
Mar. 10 — 1,004https://t.co/74QzWYbn1p

— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) March 11, 2020

This infographic is worth a thousand words – showing why "social distancing" and other protective measures helps to slow an outbreak. Hat tips to CDC, @theeconomist, @drewaharris, and @CT_Bergstrom pic.twitter.com/Xk3CLTJkXn

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 8, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: An episode where HHS officials lost email access during coronavirus planning has led to SEEMA VERMA being stripped of control of her agency’s emails and appealing to the White House to intervene. https://t.co/NSlsAI5krQ

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 11, 2020

The Trump administration is enshrining its anti-science policy in the midst of an epidemic https://t.co/72NDsCjQWF

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 9, 2020

WTF, “The Tests Are Beautiful”?
Trump is straight up lying about the access to tests! watch the Dr’s faces. Trump really should read the News! pic.twitter.com/NAXR0qfbBK

— Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) March 6, 2020

CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp tells me he interacted with attendee who has tested positive for coronavirus. While the timeline is unknown, Schlapp shook Trump's hand on stage the last day of the conference. https://t.co/lR5DfHiy8c

— Colby Itkowitz (@ColbyItkowitz) March 8, 2020

Trump’s pattern is to create crises by ratcheting up his rhetoric and then “solve” them by dialing it down.

Coronavirus is the first major crisis Trump confronts that he did not create, and his response so far has been execrable. https://t.co/gO4z0MwNhy

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) March 7, 2020

President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, falsely claimed that the coronavirus "is contained" in the US https://t.co/DtuEefA9HD

— CNN (@CNN) March 7, 2020

Pretty stark statement from a Kaiser nurse in NorCal who got sick after caring for a coronavirus patient, criticizing CDC for delays in testing. https://t.co/GDlOH7TLzz pic.twitter.com/wleK6CRVeQ

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 5, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence admits "we don't have enough tests" as delay in coronavirus testing persists https://t.co/QPRQtyJ372 pic.twitter.com/cJRoF48a9a

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 5, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci described the coronavirus as a “likely pandemic.” The White House was… not pleased. @PhilipRucker, @yabutaleb7 and I go inside the latest on the #COVID19 response. https://t.co/Z7qKs40BoZ

— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) March 4, 2020

"Globally, about 3.4% of reported #COVID19 cases have died. By comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected"-@DrTedros #coronavirus

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 3, 2020

We’re underway. No audio or video permitted but photos OK per @WhiteHouse. pic.twitter.com/Vj6pI1Rd5W

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) March 3, 2020

8% of Iran's parliament has tested positive for coronavirus, the Deputy Parliament Speaker says https://t.co/TmibuGlrZ6

— CNN (@CNN) March 3, 2020

AP's fact-check: "Trump persisted Monday in making false assurances about U.S. preparedness for the coronavirus outbreak and the prospects for a quick vaccine, or even cure." https://t.co/GhhrO9EnXe

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 3, 2020

The White House coronavirus task force is expressing "great concern" there will be more person-to-person transmissions of the disease after two deaths on American soil—a message that strongly contrasts w/ Trump's earlier rosy forecasts about the situation. https://t.co/iOa27LYMMU

— Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) March 2, 2020

“General Abrams said that while he would try to give Mr. Esper advance warning, he might have to make urgent health decisions before receiving final approval from Washington, the official said.”https://t.co/pSyi8sbNch

— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) March 3, 2020

Trump pushed pharma CEOs about deploying a coronavirus vaccine in a mere few months. The CEOs and government expert Dr. Anthony Fauci explained why that isn’t possible (the need for testing). Trump eventually said, “Well, I think treatment in many ways might be more exciting.”

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 2, 2020

BREAKING: The CDC has stopped disclosing the number of Americans tested for coronavirus.

On the left is how the website looked last night. On the right is what it looks like now, with the testing info removed.

The lack of testing is a scandal.

This is the coverup. pic.twitter.com/za5w9dkEKq

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 2, 2020

Coronavirus is "a non-partisan illness but it's spreading a partisan war," @brianstelter says as he looks at the media coverage and political rhetoric around the outbreak.https://t.co/Hqqw0St1xB pic.twitter.com/KXBIVZKoLj

— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) March 1, 2020

A father and his 3-year-old daughter are among the dozens of Americans who were flown back from Wuhan and placed in mandatory isolation by the U.S. government out of fears about the coronavirus. Now they face thousands of dollars in medical bills. https://t.co/kX6XS4akOf

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 1, 2020

“It’s complete chaos,” a senior administration official said. “Everyone is just trying to get a handle on what the [expletive] is going on.” https://t.co/cmujKslowh

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 1, 2020

The president’s first instinct in response to a possible pandemic was to lie about a vaccine. Consider that. I wrote about the early Trump response to the coronavirus, and why it spotlights, arguably, the most urgent argument for defeating him in the fall. https://t.co/RGw7Bz4rOD

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) February 28, 2020

In 1918, people were collapsing and dying everywhere from a Spanish flu pandemic, @NickKristof writes. At least 50 million people died worldwide and public experts have called for preparations for another “big one.” Could the coronavirus be it? https://t.co/FCsx22Anie

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) March 1, 2020

WaPo opinion writer @paulwaldman1: "It seems unlikely that conservative media will figure out how to craft a coherent message out of this…"https://t.co/VJSuF4t4rd

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 29, 2020

What makes Trump’s “hoax” statement so wrong is that CDC admits only 459 Americans have even been tested for #coronavirus.

In comparison, China has tested more than 300,000 people

Without more test kits, no one has any idea the extent of this. pic.twitter.com/WlUgq3XNke

— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) February 29, 2020

"There's a heightened sense of concern within the president's circle," Washington Post's Philip Rucker says. "There's a realization too that Trump isn't a great fit for this moment…there's a lot of concern that this could go off the rails very quickly."https://t.co/PdKwhTYAeo

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 29, 2020

BREAKING: Trump officials discuss tax cuts, other emergency measures in hopes of tackling coronavirus fallout, by @JStein_Wapo and @AshleyRParker https://t.co/HtSBcykBCz

— Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) February 28, 2020

The 1918 flu arrived at a diabolical moment in the history of political propaganda. Woodrow Wilson had criminalized "disloyal" speech; a political appointee promised to "nip the epidemic in the bud." (by me) https://t.co/XiyzIlY3yo via @NewYorker

— Evan Osnos (@eosnos) February 28, 2020

Here’s Trump at his rally tonight in South Carolina dismissing worries about the coronavirus as the “new hoax” pic.twitter.com/Q58d7dI1cb

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 29, 2020

As we approach the end of what has felt like a pivotal week on #COVID19, here's an attempt to summarize where things stand.

It's a mixed picture – reasons for hopefulness and concern. Probably more of the latter, for now.

— Jeremy Konyndyk (@JeremyKonyndyk) February 28, 2020

As WHO just announced the coronavirus outbreak has reached the “highest level” of risk for the world, we take you to Sacramento, Shanghai, Seoul, and Milan to see how different countries are dealing with the crisis.

Watch LIVE 5p ET on https://t.co/6ATxOrxNMp pic.twitter.com/aqdkeXSwtk

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) February 28, 2020

“The coronavirus doesn’t care about partisan politics,” says @JohnAvlon as he looks at how the Trump administration’s anti-science impulses have left America vulnerable. #RealityCheckhttps://t.co/m7xOGxYj7z pic.twitter.com/77QdmOV2fj

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) February 27, 2020

This moment demands sobriety and honesty, order and clarity, and expertise.

Trump is prone to hyperbole and falsehoods, has a penchant for creating chaos and confusion, and has hollowed out the very government agencies responsible for the tasks at hand.https://t.co/u90E2V8PYH

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) February 27, 2020

“Ignorance doesn’t kill viruses and wishful thinking or vague happy talk won’t contain outbreaks or reassure investors or employers or any of us,” says @andersoncooper on the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus so far. https://t.co/9FLO8pbez0 pic.twitter.com/x7aLq8lfrK

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) February 28, 2020

A really smart story by @nytimes about how @realdonaldtrump needs public trust now — but he already squandered it in fights over inaugural crowds, a Sharpie-d hurricane map, who's gonna pay for the wall… https://t.co/8MbSwiQz7d

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) February 27, 2020

Trump is now spreading rank conspiracy theories in the face of coronavirus. This isn't just Trump "flooding the zone with chaos." It's much more pernicious. Trump is trying to dodge accountability for his own response to a public emergency. New piece:https://t.co/9gSue5eNF9

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) February 27, 2020

>> @ChuckTodd: "Politically speaking, this president may have to reap what he has sown when it comes to the public's trust, or lack thereof, in the institutions built to keep this democracy healthy." https://t.co/GNbgMokS4e

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 28, 2020

Steve Scalise says Republicans worked with Obama on Ebola. Let’s go to the tape. https://t.co/DNpCen6NQh

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 27, 2020

Some of Trump's most ardent supporters in media have downplayed concerns about the coronavirus and misled audiences by telling them that news organizations and top Democrats are weaponizing fear in a bid to hurt the President's re-election efforts. https://t.co/8zW1x5b0WA

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 27, 2020

Two years ago this month. It's almost as if actions have consequences. https://t.co/5wKFJKocFb

— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) February 27, 2020

Must read. This is INSANE.

“Since the patient did not fit the existing CDC criteria for COVID-19, a test was not immediately administered.” pic.twitter.com/OFnOoUfnyU

— Ben Hunt (@EpsilonTheory) February 27, 2020

TONIGHT: The Trump administration tries to comfort America about the Coronavirus in the least comforting way. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/Sn0RpKadti

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) February 27, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak is laying bare the pathologies of the Trump administration — which include compulsive lying, pandering to dictators, ideological aversion to “globalism,” inveterate hostility toward experts and expertise, and sheer incompetence. https://t.co/XuSfBI1zC0

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) February 26, 2020

NEW:

House Dems tell us the Trump administration wants to fund Coronavirus response in part with money taken from low-income home heating funds.

This is sparking an unnecessary fight. Dems want to do a clean emergency approp now.@paulwaldman1 and me:https://t.co/NFlyfWDZi3

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) February 25, 2020

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— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 2, 2020