Always learning. Current focus: the crime of the century. // We must never let despair, indifference, cynicism, or hate overshadow honesty, courage, and love.
I’m told a small group of officials were aware Thursday a.m. that Hope Hicks had tested positive. Despite that, President Trump traveled to New Jersey for a fundraiser and his press secretary held a briefing.
Stream of consciousness week in review:
Donald Trump paid $750 in income tax and wants an investigation into the leaks but not the ProudBoys who he told to stand by before remembering he didn't know who they were but then he and his Christmas hating wife got a hoax called Covid.
CONFIRMED: There was no contact from the Trump campaign or the White House to alert the Biden campaign of possible exposure. The campaign learned of the situation from the news reports, a Biden campaign aide tells me.
After White House officials learned of Hicks's symptoms, Trump and his entourage flew to New Jersey, where he attended a fundraiser at and delivered a speech. Trump was in close contact with dozens of other people, including supporters, at a roundtable. wapo.st/2SqBidD
.@cbsnews has learned Hope Hicks tested negative for COVID-19 Wednesday morning, so she boarded AF1. She developed symptoms during the day and received a second test, which came back positive. The White House knew about this Wed evening but Trump still had a fundraiser Thursday.
Only a very small circle of people knew that Hope Hicks had tested positive, and senior staff had hoped to keep that information private. bloom.bg/3ndtpX9
I’m happy to report that Jill and I have tested negative for COVID. Thank you to everyone for your messages of concern. I hope this serves as a reminder: wear a mask, keep social distance, and wash your hands.
The Trump Administration is - NOW, AS YOU READ THIS - actively and FULLY working directly with Russian intelligence to attack United States democracy from inside this country.
Spreading fake Russian intelligence product. Carrying out the tasks of the GRU and SVR.
Treason.
Joe Biden's assertions that his plan would give the economy a significant boost are well grounded in mainstream economics and supported by independent, nonpartisan analyses, writes @PaulKrugmannyti.ms/3inDe12