Supe already posted the dead pooch's picture, didn't he?
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Supe already posted the dead pooch's picture, didn't he?
Where’s my money.
So how do you feel about clown cars?
Uhhhhh ... Pelosi?
Damnit you beat me to it.
Finally ******* came. Damn wolf shutting **** down
Finally ******* came. Damn wolf shutting **** down
Hmm, going to be tough for you to get seconds when I have the bottle and you need to remain 6' away. No worries, I'll think of something.
This is hysterical and literally what the daily WH briefings are like. Enjoy!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Every single Coronavirus briefing <a href="https://t.co/krc2rbPMTq">pic.twitter.com/krc2rbPMTq</a></p>— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) <a href="https://twitter.com/conservmillen/status/1247336289688485893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Every single Coronavirus briefing <a href="https://t.co/krc2rbPMTq">pic.twitter.com/krc2rbPMTq</a></p>— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) <a href="https://twitter.com/conservmillen/status/1247336289688485893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Boom.
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Trump considering suspending funding to WHO
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491671-trump-considering-suspending-funding-to-who?amp
President Trump said Tuesday that he would consider placing a hold on funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), expressing grievances with its handling of the novel coronavirus.
"They missed the call. They could have called it months earlier. They would have known, and they should have known, and they probably did know," Trump told reporters at a White House press briefing, suggesting the WHO failed to sufficiently warn the global community about the virus.
"We're going to be looking into that very carefully, and we're going to put a hold on money spent to the WHO," Trump continued. "We're going to put a very powerful hold on it, and we're going to see. It's a great thing if it works, but when they call every shot wrong, that's not good."
Pressed later by a reporter on whether it was a good idea to put a hold on funding during a global pandemic, the president clarified that he was considering suspending funding to the WHO.
"I'm not going to say I'm going to do it," Trump said. "We will look at ending funding."
The United States is the largest contributor to the WHO's budget. The president's fiscal 2021 budget request proposed slashing funding to the WHO, a body of the United Nations responsible for international public health, from $122 million to about $58 million.
The president said the WHO seemed to be "very biased towards China" and accused the organization of disagreeing with his travel restriction on flights coming in from China. He suggested the organization was blind to the extent of the outbreak in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, where the virus originated.
The WHO said in early February that widespread travel bans that interfere with international travel and trade were not necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19, days after the Trump administration announced it would restrict travel coming into the U.S. from China. It did not take particular issue with the president's travel restriction.
"They actually criticized and disagreed with my travel ban at the time I did it, and they were wrong. They've been wrong about a lot of things. They had a lot of information early, and they didn't - they seemed to be very China-centric. We have to look into it," Trump told reporters.
When a reporter asked Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to answer a question on the WHO, Trump interjected before he answered, saying Fauci "respects the WHO, and I think that's good."
"But they did give us some pretty bad play-calling," Trump said.
The remarks, expanding on a critical tweet he sent earlier Tuesday, come amid growing criticism among conservatives of the WHO's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Some have accused the organization of leaving other nations unprepared for the virus.
Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) last week called on WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to resign, after reports emerged that the U.S. intelligence community had concluded China underreported its count of coronavirus cases. McSally accused the WHO of helping China conceal the extent of the outbreak.
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Trump considering suspending funding to WHO
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491671-trump-considering-suspending-funding-to-who?amp
President Trump said Tuesday that he would consider placing a hold on funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), expressing grievances with its handling of the novel coronavirus.
"They missed the call. They could have called it months earlier. They would have known, and they should have known, and they probably did know," Trump told reporters at a White House press briefing, suggesting the WHO failed to sufficiently warn the global community about the virus.
"We're going to be looking into that very carefully, and we're going to put a hold on money spent to the WHO," Trump continued. "We're going to put a very powerful hold on it, and we're going to see. It's a great thing if it works, but when they call every shot wrong, that's not good."
Pressed later by a reporter on whether it was a good idea to put a hold on funding during a global pandemic, the president clarified that he was considering suspending funding to the WHO.
"I'm not going to say I'm going to do it," Trump said. "We will look at ending funding."
The United States is the largest contributor to the WHO's budget. The president's fiscal 2021 budget request proposed slashing funding to the WHO, a body of the United Nations responsible for international public health, from $122 million to about $58 million.
The president said the WHO seemed to be "very biased towards China" and accused the organization of disagreeing with his travel restriction on flights coming in from China. He suggested the organization was blind to the extent of the outbreak in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, where the virus originated.
The WHO said in early February that widespread travel bans that interfere with international travel and trade were not necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19, days after the Trump administration announced it would restrict travel coming into the U.S. from China. It did not take particular issue with the president's travel restriction.
"They actually criticized and disagreed with my travel ban at the time I did it, and they were wrong. They've been wrong about a lot of things. They had a lot of information early, and they didn't - they seemed to be very China-centric. We have to look into it," Trump told reporters.
When a reporter asked Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to answer a question on the WHO, Trump interjected before he answered, saying Fauci "respects the WHO, and I think that's good."
"But they did give us some pretty bad play-calling," Trump said.
The remarks, expanding on a critical tweet he sent earlier Tuesday, come amid growing criticism among conservatives of the WHO's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Some have accused the organization of leaving other nations unprepared for the virus.
Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) last week called on WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to resign, after reports emerged that the U.S. intelligence community had concluded China underreported its count of coronavirus cases. McSally accused the WHO of helping China conceal the extent of the outbreak.
No ******* consideration. Pull the ******* plug in that.
**** you iphone. I NEVER mean ducking.
**** you iphone. I NEVER mean ducking.
Yeah, the Brian thing went by me.
You are taking footage from Dak To, Con Tien, or Khe Sahn, and saying that every serviceman in Vietnam is going through the same thing.
He must be extreme social distancing. Being 6 feet from computer is hard to reach.
Well well look what we have here...from CNN.
It's still early, but it appears Tim may come out on top of this debate. Kudos to him for sticking to his guns.
Top public health official says number of dead could be lower as Americans practice social distancing
A source close to the task force said it's possible the eventual death toll will be "way under" the 100,000-to-240,000 figure.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/07/politics/white-house-coronavirus-death-projections/index.html
The lower numbers are the result of social distancing. Riiight.
It's still early, but it appears Tim may come out on top of this debate. Kudos to him for sticking to his guns.
Top public health official says number of dead could be lower as Americans practice social distancing
A source close to the task force said it's possible the eventual death toll will be "way under" the 100,000-to-240,000 figure.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/07/politics/white-house-coronavirus-death-projections/index.html
The lower numbers are the result of social distancing. Riiight.
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Spike is on special assignment.
I hope I'm right and it has nothing to do with winning some stupid internet argument. We all need to get on with life and save this great nation from this overwhelming over-reaction.
Yeah arguing may be stupid but the argument isn't stupid... as you so well expressed that in your second sentence!
I believe the social distancing program has been effective in stemming the rise of the virus. We need to focus now on programs that are going to help us get back to work. There is no reason why both programs can't happen at the same time.
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When the entire world, save for Sweden, decides in favor of social distancing, how can anyone without a degree in epidemiology or infectious disease question it?
My concern about getting back to work is that the National focus has been very New York-centric, and in PA has been Philadelphia-centric. I question how this might influence the lifting of restrictions locally. Will places that haven’t seen a new case in many days be held hostage because hotspots are still dealing with new cases? The scariest comment I heard in this whole thing was Fauci saying life wouldn’t return to normal until there is a vaccine. What does that mean, exactly?