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Published on Oct 5, 2020

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What Did He Know and When Did He Know It? Lies & Contradictions Abound as Trump Is Treated for COVID

Democracy Now!

Published on Oct 5, 2020

As the White House and President Trump’s medical team issue conflicting statements on Trump’s condition after he was hospitalized for COVID-19, and when he was infected, we speak with Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason. The administration’s lack of transparency “certainly raises questions about the decisions that were made to allow him to travel, for him to decide to travel, and to expose what seems like a lot of people,” Mason says.

After Recklessness, Coronavirus Outbreak at the White House; Will Admin Cover Up or Contract Trace?

Democracy Now!

Published on Oct 5, 2020

As President Trump and a growing number of prominent Republicans are infected with COVID-19, we speak with Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, who says Trump was reckless in his approach to the coronavirus and continues to flout public health recommendations. “There is an outbreak happening at the White House. It will continue to spread. It will not go away on its own,” says Dr. Jha. “The way you stop it is to test, trace and isolate.”

Michael Beschloss: Our Lives Depend ‘On How Alert, Healthy A President Is’ | MTP Daily | MSNBC

MSNBC

Published on Oct 2, 2020

Presidential historian Michael Beschloss says “the sight of Mark Meadows this morning without a mask was shocking to me.” Aired on 10/2/2020.

Deputies To White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Test Positive For Covid-19 | MSNBC

MSNBC

Published on Oct 5, 2020

NBC News confirms that two deputies to White House Press Secretary also tested positive for Covid-19 Monday along with McEnany herself. Aired on 10/05/2020.

‘It was just a matter of time’ before virus broke out at White House, says former aide

PBS NewsHour

Published on Oct 5, 2020

Several of President Trump’s family members and close associates have tested positive for COVID-19 along with him. What is the atmosphere like at the White House when it comes to the pandemic? Olivia Troye, a former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence who previously participated on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, left the administration in August. She joins John Yang to discuss

With White House return, Trump seeks to ‘show strength’

PBS NewsHour

Published on Oct 5, 2020

President Trump returned to the White House Monday evening, after spending just under three days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for coronavirus treatment. How will his medical care continue outside the hospital, and what does his illness mean for White House staff and Trump’s reelection campaign? Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

CDC updates webpage on how covid-19 is spread after Website error last month – The Washington Post

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By Lena H. Sun and  Ben Guarino    Oct. 5, 2020 at 1:50 p.m. EDT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged Monday that people can sometimes be infected with the coronavirus through airborne transmission, especially in enclosed spaces with inadequate ventilation.

The long-awaited update to the agency Web page explaining how the virus spreads represents

an official acknowledgment of growing evidence that under certain conditions, people farther than six feet apart can become infected by tiny droplets and particles that float in the air for minutes and hours, and that they play a role in the pandemic.

The update follows an embarrassing incident last month when the agency removed a draft that had not gone through proper review and was posted in error. The draft’s wording included a reference to aerosols — tiny droplets that can stay in the air, potentially traveling a significant distance. Officials said the draft was removed because they feared the language could be misinterpreted as suggesting that airborne transmission is the main way the virus spreads.

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Roger Stone Comes Unhinged In New Deposition Footage | NowThis

NowThis News

Mar 9, 2020

In US news and current events today, President Trump’s associate Roger Stone came unhinged in the middle of of a deposition and it was all caught on camera.

Trump’s ally Roger Stone was sentenced to 3+ years and fined $20,000 for crimes related to the Russia probe, including lying to Congress. Stone was deposed over a separate set of civil lawsuits against him.

Stone is being sued by conservative activist & lawyer Larry Klayman, who led the questioning. in 2004, stone worked as consultant for Klayman when he ran for Senate.

The judge who sent Stone to prison cited his threatening language. Trump denounced Stone’s entire trial as a miscarriage of justice carried out by a biased judge and a ‘bad jury.’

Watch Roger Stones meltdown at his deposition here.

Donald Trump’s ‘Horrific’ Response to the Central Park Five Case | Opinions | NowThis

NowThis News

Jun 12, 2019

In US news, Ken Burns sat down with NowThis News to talk about the Central Park 5 case and how Donald Trump reacted to it back in 1989. The Central Park 5 refers to Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Yuse Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Kevin Richardson who were convicted of raping and beating a Central Park jogger Trisha Meili. After the attack Donald Trump called for the death penalty to be used on the Central Park 5. The Central Park Five case was the subject of Sarah Burns’ book, later a Ken Burns’ documentary, and is now being turned into a Netflix series from Ava DuVernay called When They See Us. In a Trump interview at the time, Trump said he ‘hates these people’ and believed hate would help get things done.

In US news, Ken Burns sat down with NowThis News to talk about the Central Park 5 case and how Donald Trump reacted to it back in 1989. The Central Park 5 refers to Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Yuse Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Kevin Richardson who were convicted of raping and beating a Central Park jogger Trisha Meili. After the attack Donald Trump called for the death penalty to be used on the Central Park 5. The Central Park Five case was the subject of Sarah Burns’ book, later a Ken Burns’ documentary, and is now being turned into a Netflix series from Ava DuVernay called When They See Us. In a Trump interview at the time, Trump said he ‘hates these people’ and believed hate would help get things done.