“You just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed. And so that’s a very tricky one. That’s a very delicate one. It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flu. This is deadly stuff. I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down. Because I don’t want to create a panic.”
—Donald Trump, in interview with Bob Woodward for his upcoming book Rage. [Shouldn’t Woodward share some responsibility for his failure to alert the public of this admission by Trump? Just sayin’.]
“This is really troubling. As journalists we’re supposed to work in the public interest. I think there’s been a failure here.”
—Scott Nover, a reporter for the journal Adweek. [Perhaps Woodward’s book will turn the short attention span public’s focus back to Trump’s failure to effectively address the pandemic and away from his diversionary, bombastic rhetoric about being a “law and order” president.]
“No. You really drank the Kool-Aid, didn’t you? Just listen to you. Wow. No, I don’t feel that at all. I’ve done a tremendous amount for the Black community. And, honestly, I’m not feeling any love.”
—Trump, to Woodward when asked if he had a responsibility to better ‘understand the anger and pain’ felt by Black Americans. [It’s always been obvious that Trump’s only concern is Trump. No one else matters. No one.]
“It was improper to hold a vetted intelligence product for reasons [of] political embarrassment. Instructions (to stand down on giving intelligence analysis on the threat of Russian interference in the 2020 election because it made the president look bad) specifically originated from White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien.”
—Whistleblower complaint filed by Department of Homeland Security official Brian Murphy who claims he was pressured to turn attention away from Russian interference to perceived (by Trump) interference from China and Iran. [A story overshadowed by revelations in Bob Woodward new book (but which shouldn’t be). Trump can’t claim this came from an “anonymous” whistleblower, so it’ll be interesting to see how he tries to discredit this report.]
Louisiana Voice 
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