Trump Brags About the ‘Very Good Job’ He’s Done on the Coronavirus in Racist Tweet

Donald Trump on Wednesday morning bragged about the great job he’s done on coronavirus, but he didn’t call it that.

Tweeted Trump: “I always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously, and have done a very good job from the beginning, including my very early decision to close the “borders” from China – against the wishes of almost all. Many lives were saved. The Fake News new narrative is disgraceful & false!”

On Wednesday morning, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman ripped Trump’s attempts to rewrite history with respect to his response to the coronavirus: “He wasn’t taking this particularly seriously. He didn’t want officials to talk about it publicly for fear of rattling the markets. He was angry when people who had been affected on cruise ships ended up brought back to the U.S. for quarantine… For him to go out and claim that he treated this as if it was a pandemic the whole time, that is a lie, it’s not true. … He doesn’t take most of these departments or agencies particularly seriously unless they were — unless it deals with immigration or law enforcement. If you are not initiating a strong response, and you are outsourcing this solely to health professionals, you’re not going to mobilize major portions of the government in order to be able respond to this. Candidly, it’s inexcusable that it took this long.”

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Despite Coronavirus, LGBTQ Voters Continue Historic High Turnout

This presidential primary every exit poll, in every state, shows one consistent trend: LGBTQ voters are fired up and turning out in record-high numbers.

From New Hampshire and South Carolina, to Texas and Illinois, LGBTQ voters have more than doubled — and in some cases tripled — their proportion in the population.

Over the last two decades, our rights have been on the ballot, spurring LGBTQ people to register and participate in politics more than many other demographic groups. LGBTQ voters have consistently punched above their weight and solidified themselves as a constituency to court.

For more information on LGBTQ and Equality Voters in states with primaries and caucuses in March, go to HRC’s March State Voter Snapshot.

TUESDAY’S PRIMARIES – CNN Exit Polling

PREVIOUS PRIMARIES – CNN Exit Polling

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Oprah Denies Being Arrested After Sex Trafficking Rumor Spreads Online

Oprah Winfrey took to Twitter early Wednesday morning to dispel reports that she had been arrested after a raid at her Boca Raton home. The reports originated from the conspiracy theorist group QAnon, which said she had been charged with sex trafficking.

Tweeted Oprah: “Just got a phone call that my name is trending. And being trolled for some awful FAKE thing. It’s NOT TRUE. Haven’t been raided, or arrested. Just sanitizing and self distancing with the rest of the world. Stay safe everybody.”

The Washington Post reports: “The outlandish allegations were reportedly propagated by online devotees of QAnon, the bizarre conspiracy theory that ‘centers on the idea that an anonymous government official, or ‘Q,’ has been secretly sharing messages and symbols that serve as evidence of a hidden plot to overthrow Trump,’ as The Washington Post’s Tony Romm and Colby Itkowitz previously reported. Followers, most of them enthusiastic supporters of President Trump, believe that many elite politicians and celebrities belong to an international cabal of pedophiles and will soon be arrested.”

Pro golfer Scott Piercy recently lost several sponsors after revealing he was a QAnon follower and posting a homophobic meme about Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.

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