Other news: The Census Bureau has reluctantly accepted the Judge's court order and has extended the deadline for data collection to October 31st, from the 5th; Census Employees were sent texts confirming they will continue to enumerate until then. I got the text message today just like the news said so I guess I have a job until then.
Am I misunderstanding or isn't that good news?
Yes it actually is really good news! The Census has huge impacts on everything from Federal funding to House seat distribution to local laws, so it's very important to have it be as accurate as possible. An extra month is a big deal.
“Going well, I think”? Not buying it, Donald is never that unsure.
I think at the least, they took away his phone; I do not believe he would not be tweeting right now.
Yeah, if Trump has any heart issues, this will likely kick his ass. My dad has had issues with atrial fibrillation for a few years. Normally something that would effect him maybe once a week for a couple hours. He got COVID back in March, his respiratory symptoms weren't bad and he recovered from it just fine. But... he was in afib for, I think, 4 months straight afterwards, and developed pericarditis. It was about 5 months before he started bouncing back from the aggravation of his heart conditions. And he's otherwise a pretty healthy guy. Extremely athletic in his youth and still very active in his late 50's.
I know he was being monitored for irregular heartbeat earlier this year. Perhaps he is right to be concerned.
In addition I know the White House has been cagey about admitting when Trump knew about Hope Hicks being infected; if trump really does need the hospital currently, there's a possibility he had it already and they were forced to admit it when it was leaked that Hope Hicks was infected (which was a leak, and not something they admitted on their own, btw). It's unusual for someone who was just showing symptoms to go to the hospital so soon.
Anyway. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin (
love that name)
has announced he is infected with COVID-19, making him the third to declare so in 24 hours. With Republicans having 53 seats in the Senate, the loss of three senators is a big deal for the GOP. Two other GOP Senators are in quarantine (Actually, apparently Ron Johnson was in quarantine after being exposed previously, and managed to get infected as soon as he left). The Senate will not return on Monday as scheduled but will recess until Oct. 19 instead. Curiously Ron Johnson is
not a member of the Judiciary Committee; his infection must have occurred after that SCOTUS nomination, perhaps at one of the GOP Senate lunches.
Chris Christie has also tested positive, now. He had tested negative on Tuesday but retested after Donald's infection became public. Chris Christie helped do Trump's debate prep, so the avenue for
that infection seems pretty clear.