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Trump pushes FDA to use anti-malaria drug for coronavirus

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FDA replies: “Not so fast,” so Trump calls for progress on other alternative remedies

NOTE TO READERS:

The coronavirus pandemic is not a laughing matter. And Trump’s and his team’s handling of the crisis is tragic, not funny. Yesterday I posted a column entitled “2020 Election: American Nightmare?” I felt t was so important, I forwarded the post in a letter to my Congresswoman, Lois Frankel (https://around-the-block.com/2020/03/19/open-letter-to-rep-lois-frankel-d-fl/).

Open Letter to Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL)

At the encouragement of many readers, I sent the following letter to my Congresswoman, Lois Frankel. In the letter, I forwarded the latest Around the Block, 2020 Election: American Nightmare?

https://around-the-block.com/2020/03/19/2020-election-american-nightmare/

I thought you might be interested in reading the letter.

2020 Election: American Nightmare?

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But first, the unintended consequences of “sheltering in place”

I had a terrible dream about the upcoming 2020 election that I needed to share. But because, my dear readers, the retelling of my nightmare might cause you angst, apprehension and dread, let me start off with something lighter (or, in this case, heavier).

A friend sent me the following picture depicting the unintended consequences of “sheltering in place.”

Shelter in place. But please: stay out of the fridge!

And now to the nightmare.

In his column in yesterday’s Times, David Leonhardt wrote in part, “But there is another looming crisis, in addition to the recession and the public health crisis, and it’s one that Congress should be taking as seriously as the economy. Our usual methods for conducting elections may not work in November.”

Restaurants pitching in to deliver food during coronavirus pandemic

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Shout outs to these restaurants and to the man who’s turning out to be our best elected leader.

Restaurants all over the country are doing their part to ensure that Americans who can’t go out get access to food, get fed.

Two of those restaurants stand out.

W. Virginia is the Only Coronavirus-free State

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Why? Trump knows; takes action!

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in every U.S. state except West Virginia.

Reporting the announcement, the hosts of Fox News morning show, Fox and Friends, Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade joked that perhaps West Virginia was spared because of “coal dust in the lungs” is “apparently the antidote” to the virus.

BREAKING NEWS: Bernie Sanders wins Northern Mariana Islands caucuses

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Wins 4 delegates from 84 votes; Biden receives 48 votes and 2 delegates

CNN reported that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Northern Mariana Islands Democratic caucuses Saturday.

Sanders’ double digit win comes just two weeks after former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg won the Democratic primary in American Samoa.

We are in a full-blown “Crisis in Leadership!”

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This is serious!

This is not funny!

This is not “News with a Twist.”

The coronavirus crisis is not only a healthcare crisis.

It is a crisis in leadership.

It is a crisis in confidence

And when we need leadership, when we need confidence, who should we turn to?

Coronavirus silver lining?

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Sen. Ted Cruz will self-quarantine after interacting with individual with coronavirus

But wait, there’s more…

In perhaps the only good news to come out of the worldwide coronavirus crisis, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced he will self-quarantine after interacting with an individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Trump ‘didn’t know people died from the flu.’ It killed his grandfather.

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Taking advantage of his brainlessness, “Stable Genius” to introduce new campaign song.

The Washington Post reported that on Friday at a CDC photo-op in Atlanta, President Trump talked about the number of people infected with the coronavirus in other countries vs. the United States. He also compared coronavirus disease with influenza.

“Over the last long period of time, you have an average of 36,000 people dying” a year, the president said, gesturing toward National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony S. Fauci, who nodded confirmation.

Got a medical question? Ask Dr. Trump!

News with a Twist – Guest Columnist

Around the Block devotes today’s column to Washington Post opinion writer, Dana Milbank. Thanks, Dana for “Twisting the News” better than anyone I know.