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What kind of interference was feared by Democratic leaders when creating the "vaccine panels"?
Governor Inslee of Washington promised to create a panel of experts to review the safety of vaccines back in October 2020. Zach Lipton states in a comment that the following concerns were up in the ...
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What did the Trump White House have as written rules regarding mask wearing on WH premises?
I'm aware of photos like these:
(Source: BBC --more photos therein. That event had been criticized by Fauci as a "superspreader".)
But it's also been said in a comment to another q that ...
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What's with the threatened Trump veto due to insufficient individual covid relief?
According to Reuters:
Trump said he wants Congress to increase the amount in the stimulus checks to $2,000 for individuals or $4,000 for couples, instead of the “ridiculously low” $600 for ...
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What additional measures, within presidential authority, do people say the president should take against Covid-19?
It seems Donald Trump is under heavy scrutiny from a lot of the media and his political opponents for failing to appropriately respond to Covid-19. My question is: what more could he have done that ...
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Why was the Amy Coney Barrett event in the White House done without masks/social distancing? [closed]
In other countries, leaders set an example by maintaining social distancing and wearing masks. I don't understand why it is different when it comes specifically to Republicans and Trump.
During the ...
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When was the last time that Donald Trump tested negative for COVID19?
Trumps tweet at 1AM Friday October 2, said that he and had tested positive for COVID19. Presumably that test was administered some time Thursday.
His personal physician dodged a question from the ...
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What are the options for the debates if Trump is still contagious with COVID? [closed]
Donald Trump just announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. If he is still contagious during on Thursday, October 15th, what are the options for the 2nd Presidential Debate? Can someone else ...
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Is there mass unemployment in the USA or is there not?
When reading statements of Donald Trump, e.g. this Tweet, there is a better employment rate than ever in the USA right now. But many news sources in Europe report, that there is mass unemployment. ...
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What benefit does the USA gain when it withdraws from WHO?
According to the Financial Times, Donald Trump has threatened to quit the World Health Organization (WHO).
Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw from the World Health
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On what countries in the Americas the US has (or hasn't) imposed travel restrictions related to Covid-19?
Interesting news that the US is (only now) considering a travel ban on Brazil. I think the borders with Canada and Mexico were closed sooner.
So, on what countries in the Americas did the US impose ...
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Why is Trump promoting hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19?
As of this writing (2020-05-18) Trump has publicly recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure for COVID-19. In addition, he has publicly announced that he is taking it himself ...
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Where does Operation Warp Speed fit in the US government (or GSEs) structure?
Recently announced:
"That means big and it means fast," [Trump] said of Operation Warp Speed. "A massive scientific, industrial and logistical endeavour unlike anything our country has ...
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Who was responsible for the decision to play "Live and Let Die" at Trump's visit to a mask factory? [closed]
Some of the media has been pointing out the irony in that when Trump was visiting a mask factory, the Guns and Roses song "Live and Let Die" was being played on loudspeakers. Some coverage of the ...
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Why did Trump's "rally 'round the flag" effect evaporate so quickly?
When the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, alarm bells went off in the public and Trump's approval started rising. On 538's polling average, his approval rating rose from 42.5% to 45.8%. But, as of ...
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Has Trump detailed which lockdown measures he thought were "too tough"?
The BBC mentions that
At his Friday briefing, [Trump] said some measures imposed by Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia had been "too tough".
Earlier, he wrote in a series of tweets: "...