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October 15, 2020 Global USA

Tony's Diary Package, pp.404-406 · fauci_diary:entry:00300

Page text: p.404, p.405, p.406 · original PDF

Date
2020-10-15 00:00 (day precision)
Type
diary entry · diary
author
Anthony S. Fauci
Topics
Masks, lockdowns and NPIsMedia strategy and public messaging
October 15, 2020 Global USA As the election nears, the cases increase and surges are inevitable as we enter cooler weather. Trump is on the campaign trail spewing nonsense. He is really out of control. A true embarrassment. AREA OF CONCERN CONTINUUM Babe toriaizoag Area of Concern Continuum by County Sheen ie tier: ial Pain rare - 130C T2020 sre 7 possible ACC Cassifications based on current and recent history of case and testing data forihe location: (T) LowBurden--commniundigs with mriniceal activily (2) Moderate Burden--communties with moteratadissase activity (Emerging -- communities with ahigh likelihood to become hotspots in the next 1-7 days (@jHotspot-- communities that have reached athreshold of disease activity considered asbeing ofhigh burden (S)Sustained Hotepot-- communities that have had a high sustained case burden and may be higher nsk for experiencing healthcare resource limitations (6) High Burden--Resoting--conmunites that wererecently identified as hotspots and are nowimpnoving (F)Moderate Burden-- Resolving -- communities that have a moderate level of burden, but are demonstrating improvement See Data Sources viethods slides for more information. AOC Category Low or Moderate HOC Categery aver tire Burden a) = Emargingy Thetis: Hobspet Te I eel aa Sustained reo! % Hotsget (> " High ar we Lose a a » Moderate = esteem Buran - sa 2 eed Soli Fiasab ing Meg ce MC ME = oe ee Be ee) This from the New York Seems like the POTUS is desperately attacking me. This from the New York Post: Here's the Trump quote: "Tony Fauci, he's a nice guy. He said this is not a threat. This is not a problem. Don't worry about this... he said do not wear a mask. Do not wear a mask under any circumstances. Don't wear a mask -- don't, don't, don't, right? So we don't wear a mask. Then they say, oh wear a mask. I never saw, did you ever see any conflicts? but he's a nice guy so I keep him around, right? We'll keep him around. "He is a Democrat. everybody knows that. He's Cuomo's friend. Cuomo did the worst job of any governor in the United States. Almost 40,000 people died more, and 11,000 at least -- and you know I gave him this big convention center, 2,800 beds, he didn't use it. I gave him a ship. I gave him the great hospital ship meant for wars... it's incredible, they didn't use it. Instead they sent sick people back into nursing homes, right? It's a disgrace." -- Steven Nelson New York Post Global USA Signal/cell: 202-805-0625 When the POTUS said this to the crowd in North Carolina, as he mentioned my name, the crowd booed and he encouraged this. On the evening cable shows CNN Anderson Cooper said this was a terribly childish thing to do to a career public servant like me. PRESS: Good Morning America with George Stephanopoulos (ABC) - I blew away the Great Barrington Declaration; Yahoo Finance Interview; PBS Firing Line with Margaret Hoover.

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  1. 2020-10-11 00:00 Anthony S. Fauci open
    Oct. 11, 2020 at 7:45 a.m. EDT 7,700,000/2 14,100
  2. 2020-10-12 00:00 Anthony S. Fauci open
    October 12, 2020 Global - 37,400,000/1,100,000; USA - 7,700,000/214,100 Continued confusion about whether I am allowed on shows. Jake Tapper was told by Alyssa that it is OK to put me on his show. When Patty and CNN tried to make the arrangements, WH comms said that they did not know anything about this. Jon Karl and Wolf Blitzer also trying in vain to get me on. All day and evening press dominated by the conflict between me and the GOP Campaign regarding their campaign ad featuring me. The press are making Trump look very bad saying that trump is not running against Biden, he is running against Tony Fauci. The Epi outbreak situation is deteriorating (See below) ba Percent positivity (%) wae National === Red States w=se= Orange States === Yellow States === Light Green States Dark Green States 15-Mar 15-Apr 15-May 15-Jun 15-Jul 15-Aug 15-Sep 12 October 2020 This is the most serious combination of factors we have seen since the epidemic began. There are conceming trends across the United States in nearly every state above the sunbelt where temperahires are dropping. Many states in the heartland and upper midwest and MT, WY, ND. SD. ID, UT are reaching all time highs in case members and this is expamding to OO, IL, IN.OH MON, WM and nearly every states has increasing cases aud deeply concerming trends. Prior experience with the virus in the state is wot resulting in any level of significant "protection", MND, MT, WY all have populations size similar te VT, NH, and Maine and bad test positivity rates equal to the these North East States 2 months age and are mow in fall leg spread -- this could move in the same way in VT. NH, ME. Low population densities amd small metros are mot protection trem viralepread in the community aud leads to increased hospitalizations and deaths Small clusters are rapidly and silently spreading to ever larger comunity outbreaks -- this spread is preventable with aggressive mitigation including aggressive ecutive] surveillance testing te find the silent spread aud inumediately isolate asymptomatic cases: this is wot about shutting down but using the clear evidence based mitigation that hae worked -- which requires behavioral changes both im public amd private. The Sunbelt contiones to contribute significant daily deaths showing the significant delay between improvement in the pandemic picture and contimed tatalities. Fatalities will begin to rise across the US in the next 1-2 weeks and willoot be offset by declines in the sunbelt. There if an absolute necessity of the Administration to wee this moment of the WH outbreaks to ask the Anverican people to wear masks. physical distance and avold all gatherings in both poblc amd private spaces -- if this level of virus moves indoors with the rate of log spread the US conld be at over LOUK cases daily by the beginning of November. There needs to be a personal call to action this week. This ismot about shopping but about small dinwer parties creating spreading events. AREA OF CONCERN CON M I arma ot Go a oneraney ye Soanty Orval SI ney prPESS Inno gr Seqasod tho erie There wert ACC heaton: based on currentand recenth flory of GSR aRIIS Ng Cal toetne bos ator (1) Gowurden--commurises with minimal actvity () Moderate Burden. with mode rakediemane activity Emerging Hotapet commu nes with angriRen Go Lo become ots pots in themes 1-Tekrs (Hiotepat--communies hat have reacheda threshold cd cea SC Inity Gonrecered) ao berg) C1Page Erde SiSustainediHotspot--communiies that havehadahigh suntaned CAGE BUDE and Tey ie Nghe Sk hor Eapeiencng NeainGaTe ESnUTe Iimeaons (8 High Burden --Recoving--communiies that wernrccmty Henlied aerolspos and ae now mprovirg (T)Mogerate Burien--Resaving (cnr lies Peal havea moderate hevelofbunien, but ae-demorsining improvement Se Oe Source aces Po ror HL Counties by AOC ewer Cie a A = os -- baa! SM Hees Reh MOL Oooo RMT Ba id ipa La Global USA This map displays COVID Risk Levels for each county in the United States. Hover over a county for detailed information on cases State/County Rank Daily new Dailynew , and deaths counts. Risk Levels are calculated based on daily cases per 100,000 population (7 day rolling average). See Daily New cases per cases (7d Cases for actual number of confirmed cases (7 day rolling average). 100k people moving Learn more (7d moving avg.) = ermine meee [+] North Dakota 530.9 South Dakota 592.9 Montana 581.1 Wisconsin 2.626.7 [#4] Idaho 623.6 [+] Nebraska é 642.9 [4] Utah 1,036.4 [+] lowa 1,015.7 Tennessee 1,959.6 Arkansas 855.4 Missouri 1,713.1 f+] Wyoming 158.3 Oklahoma 1,062.7 [}] Alaska 183.4 Kentucky 1,096.7 Kansas 682.4 Minnesota 1,211.7 [#] Mississippi 634.9 [+] Indiana 1,418.4 I OO ES Risk Levels: Green Yellow Orange Red et Meee sin 2.5253 Microsoft Information about Sources Contact us at: Al for Health Click Here ai4hc19@microsoft.com PRESS: CNN Jake Tapper - "The Lead"; CNBC - Shepherd Smith; complete filming for CBS "60 Minutes" for next week with Jon LaPook;
  3. 2020-10-13 00:00 Anthony S. Fauci open
    October 13, 2020 Global USA Increases in cases continue (see map below) Globus USA Mark Meadows has asked me to certify that POTUS is not transmittable for SARS-CoV-2. This relates to the fact that NBC (Savannah Guthrie) execs do not want to host the Town Hall with Savannah moderating on Thursday (10/15/2020) unless they are sure that POTUS will not infect Savannah or anyone else connected with the Town Hall. I offered to have a PCR done here at NIH and to go over all the data with Cliff and certify if appropriate. Cliff went to WH and Sean Conley did nasal swab on POTUS and Cliff brough it back to NIH. Result was CT of 34.3. We then went over all his data including multiple negative cultures and multiple negative antigen tests (see attached document) and clinical course of >10 following onset of sxs and we determined that he was not infectious. I related this to Savannah by phone at 10:00 PM tonight Summary of findings[3].pdf PRESS: Good Day NY TV with Rosanna Scotto; Public Radio - "The World"
  4. 2020-10-14 00:00 Anthony S. Fauci open
    October 14, 2020 - Globus USA Very concerned about the uptick of cases throughout the country in ~30+ states, which is a good predictor of surges. Important as we enter Fall and Winter Season. Also, baseline infections are ~40,000 to 50,000/day. A FEW DAYS AGO, Julia Roberts sent me beautiful flower arrangement. I emailed her my thanks. Scott Atlas still causing problems with his "herd immunity" issue. Continued press coverage of tension between me and POTUS "Barrington Declaration" - Misleading people into thinking that it only measn do not close down country and just protect the vulnerable, when in fact is means go for herd immunity, which will kill many, many people. Ha long talk tonight with Jared Kushner asking his help in getting rid of Scott Atlas. Much activity in the community asking Deb and I to threaten to resign if the White House does not get rid of Atlas. 14 October 2020 Many states in the heartland and upper MidWest and MT, WY, ND, SD, ID, UT are reaching all time highs in case numbers with rising hospitalizations (fatalities are rising but being offset by declines in the Sunbelt keeping rates at 700-800 daily ave). Please review the WH DAILY REPORT -- week of week hospitalizations are rising significantly in thase over 40 yo and over 70. Community spread is expanding to CO, IL, IN,QH MAN, NM and nearly every states has increasing cases and deeply concerning trends. I have included the most concerning 28 states. NO, MMT, W¥ all have populations size similar to VT, MH, and Maine and had test positivity rates equal to the these North East States 2 months ago and are now in full log spread -- this could move in the same way in VT, NH, ME. Low population densities and small metros are not protection from viral spread in the community which will lead to increased hospitalizations and deaths. Small clusters are rapidly and silently spreading to ever larger community outbreaks -- this spread is preventable with aggressive mitigation including aggressive sentinel surveillance testing to find the silent spread and immediately isolate asymptomatic cases : this is not about shut downs or lock downs but using the clear evidence based mitigation that has worked -- which requires behavioral changes both in publle and private. The Sunbelt continues to contribute significant daily deaths showing the significant delay between improvement in the pandemic picture and continued fatalities. Fatalities will begin to rise across the US in the next 1-2 weeks and will not be offset by declines in the sunbelt. There is an absolute necessity of the Administration to use this moment of the WH outbreaks to ask the American people to wear masks, physical distance and avoid gatherings in both public and private spaces . WHY NOT REPLACE COLUMBUS STATUES WITH FAUCI STATUES? DR. FAUCI IS AN TRYING TO FIGHT DISEASE, INSTEAD OF SPREADING IT ALL OVER THE CONTINENT. PLUS HE'S SHORT, SO YOU SAVE ON MARBLE. PRESS: Major article in Washington Post by Yakamura, Dawsey and Yasmeen Abutaleb discussing tension and "feud" between POTUS and me; CBS.com live stream with Norah O'Donnell; CBS Evening News; WABC Radio Interview - Conversations in Healthcare; Open discussion of conflict with WH: Global USA Trump's COVID Task Force Is Now Openly Rebelling Against Him From Fauci to Birx to Redfield, the president's top health officials appear to be at their wits' end. Erin Banco Asawin Suebsaeng Sam Stein
  5. 2020-10-15 00:00 Anthony S. Fauci
    October 15, 2020 Global USA As the election nears, the cases increase and surges are inevitable as we enter cooler weather. Trump is on the campaign trail spewing nonsense. He is really out of control. A true embarrassment. AREA OF CONCERN CONTINUUM Babe toriaizoag Area of Concern Continuum by County Sheen ie tier: ial Pain rare - 130C T2020 sre 7 possible ACC Cassifications based on current and recent history of case and testing data forihe location: (T) LowBurden--commniundigs with mriniceal activily (2) Moderate Burden--communties with moteratadissase activity (Emerging -- communities with ahigh likelihood to become hotspots in the next 1-7 days (@jHotspot-- communities that have reached athreshold of disease activity considered asbeing ofhigh burden (S)Sustained Hotepot-- communities that have had a high sustained case burden and may be higher nsk for experiencing healthcare resource limitations (6) High Burden--Resoting--conmunites that wererecently identified as hotspots and are nowimpnoving (F)Moderate Burden-- Resolving -- communities that have a moderate level of burden, but are demonstrating improvement See Data Sources viethods slides for more information. AOC Category Low or Moderate HOC Categery aver tire Burden a) = Emargingy Thetis: Hobspet Te I eel aa Sustained reo! % Hotsget (> " High ar we Lose a a » Moderate = esteem Buran - sa 2 eed Soli Fiasab ing Meg ce MC ME = oe ee Be ee) This from the New York Seems like the POTUS is desperately attacking me. This from the New York Post: Here's the Trump quote: "Tony Fauci, he's a nice guy. He said this is not a threat. This is not a problem. Don't worry about this... he said do not wear a mask. Do not wear a mask under any circumstances. Don't wear a mask -- don't, don't, don't, right? So we don't wear a mask. Then they say, oh wear a mask. I never saw, did you ever see any conflicts? but he's a nice guy so I keep him around, right? We'll keep him around. "He is a Democrat. everybody knows that. He's Cuomo's friend. Cuomo did the worst job of any governor in the United States. Almost 40,000 people died more, and 11,000 at least -- and you know I gave him this big convention center, 2,800 beds, he didn't use it. I gave him a ship. I gave him the great hospital ship meant for wars... it's incredible, they didn't use it. Instead they sent sick people back into nursing homes, right? It's a disgrace." -- Steven Nelson New York Post Global USA Signal/cell: 202-805-0625 When the POTUS said this to the crowd in North Carolina, as he mentioned my name, the crowd booed and he encouraged this. On the evening cable shows CNN Anderson Cooper said this was a terribly childish thing to do to a career public servant like me. PRESS: Good Morning America with George Stephanopoulos (ABC) - I blew away the Great Barrington Declaration; Yahoo Finance Interview; PBS Firing Line with Margaret Hoover.
  6. 2020-10-16 00:00 Anthony S. Fauci open
    October 16, 2020 - Global USA Surges continue. See Birx slides below Red states I ght Dark Green states (>10% positive) ] (<3% positive) AK, AL, AR, GA, IN, MN, I AZ, CO, FL, HI, IL, LA, MD, MS, NC, ND, NV, TN, TX, I MI, NJ, NM, OH, PA, WA, VA WV, WY CA, ID, MT, NE, SD, UT, I 1A, KS, KY, MO, OK, OR, wi SC CT, DC, DE, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT Confirmed Cases (Thousands) 16 October 2020 Test positivity, cases, hospitalizations and fatalities continue to rise week over week without evidence of containment due to insufficient mitigation in and by the community. In full log phase of spread (broad community spread) resulting in infection of vulnerable individuals in the community - unrelenting in the heartland and the upper north west and mid west. There are early signs of deterioration in the North East but with focused testing targeting the silent spread could prevent the extension to older individuals in the community by containing the infections. This sequence of events must stop with the initial silent spread that can be effectively contained and mitigated. We have found from careful analysis, modelling and triangulation of all the data that community spread can be controlled without a lockdown as we have done but the time to act is critical and must be with the original detection of the silent spread with messaging on universal masking, physical distancing, and essential limitation of private gatherings as public spaces have become more consistently physically distanced and masked. Small clusters are rapidly and silently spreading to ever larger community outbreaks -- this spread is preventable with ageressive mitigation including aggressive sentinel surveillance testing to find the silent spread and immediately isolate asymptomatic cases : this is not about shut downs or lock downs but using the clear evidence based mitigation that has worked -- which requires behavioral changes both in public and private and clear high level messaging. The Sunbelt contributes daily deaths showing the delay between improvement in the pandemic picture and continued fatalities. Fatalities will rise across the US in the next week and will not be offset by declines in the Sunbelt. Due to poor community mitigation efforts these fatalities will continue to rise but could be prevented with a call to action. There is an absolute necessity of the Administration to use this moment to ask the American people to wear masks, physical distance and avoid gatherings in both public and private spaces. New Daily Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. rt] Pe sin yt S J a3 / y / l he sa VA VA 'a Ua em f M La M4 Palin bs " NAT P ear " o alll ee hel J d 7, oH f " a Fa] it) E rs a = is th my A be i a is fe me a ie an a Ty Ay r a oe by a ee a ee Se ee i Oo) mes? Ory Movie Aviiape Cases continue to climb:
  7. 2020-10-17 00:00 Anthony S. Fauci open
    October 17, 2020 (Saturday) Got call at 5:53 AM from Deb Birx who reported to me about yesterday's activities at the WH. Atlas did not come to White House. However, at the "huddle" in the Confirmed Cases (Thousancs} te te, _--SSS_-- Si New Daily Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. Sg * iy 45, #2 Day eee Day Mowing Avarage er By ty ig Be "fy tay, AM he tried to undermine everything that Deb and I have been saying about how to contain the surges. He explicitly wants to never do contact tracing and never isolate any person who is infected. He feels that this constitutes a "lockdown' and feels that the POTUS does not want to lock down. We (Deb and I) have repetitively said that we do not want to lock down. Atlas has convinced the entire White House. My conversation with Jared a couple of days ago obviously did not convince him since he told Deb yesterday that the POTUS likes differences of opinion and so we should just work it out. THIS IS VERY REMINISCENT OF AIDS DENIALISM WITH THABO MBEKI when it went beyond differences of opinion and >300,000 South Africans died without ART because he believed from Duesberg et al that HIV did not cause AIDS Cases continue to surge (see graph below). Could possibly start to overwhelm hospitals in some more rural areas. 1/7 October 202 31 states with increasing test positivity (simultaneously more than we have had from the beginningofthe pandemic], 28 states with red zone number of cases/ 100,000 and many with a log phase rate of rise, 29 states with increasing daily haspitaladmissians, 21 states with rising fatalities, ER room visits for CLI are increasingin many regions. This is the broadest geographic spread we have had since the beginning of the pandemic and the rest states with rising hospitalizations. With current case rate expansionwe will achieve the greatest number of daily cases since the pandernic beganin the next week. Thisi¢ not due te increased testing but bread and ever increasing community spread -- there is significant new community spread in states with prior experience with this virus. There are no states, regions, or communities with enough prior COVID infection ta provide any substantial protection fram new carnimunity spread leading to hospitalizations and fatalities. This sequence of events must stop with the initial silent spread that can be effectively containedand mitigated. We have found trom careful analysis, nvodelling and triangulation ot all the data that community spread can be controlled without a lockdown as we have done but the tinve to act is critical and must be with the original detectian of the silent spread, ensuring infected individuals know how to limit their intection of others and with messaging on universal masking, physical distancing, and essential limitation of public and private gatherings indoors, There is an akeeolute necessity ol the Administration te wee this mormernt toask the American people towear masks, physical distance and avoid gatherings in both public and private spaces. WI, M1, AM are already constrained in buran resources te suppeort the increasing hospitalization rates and even with quer interventions the case fatality rate remains at 9% for Americans over 40, Soo slide # showing the relatioreshipat prior flu seasons fatalities with COVIDTS, nm sam Number Influenza Coded Ceathe. aa Fe ome Number COWID-19 Coded Death '4 --*, of Deaths Dus to PIC "e000 -- Seasonal Baseline Epidemic Threshold 14000 v 12000 Tiss) EH a] ; won 2 = = BOo0 # o ne Won naHhae Wh nmDDtD DM we Do OH w MMWR Week -- 8,100,000/218,500
  8. 2020-10-18 00:00 Anthony S. Fauci open
    October 18, 2020 - Global - 39,600,000/1,100,000; USA - 8,100,000/218,500 Surge continues: 18 October 2020 See slide 4 -- this is the most diffuse community spread we have experienced and we are 1-2 weeks from these new cases rapidly filling state hospitals and straining their system and 2-3 weeks from escalating fatalities. 31 states with increasing test positivity (the most we have ever had), 28 states with red zone number of cases/100,000 and many with a log phase rate of rise, 29 states with increasing daily hospital admissions, 21 states with rising fatalities. ER room visits for CLI are increasing in many regions. We are on the same slope as the summer surge but at a much higher baseline of infection 36K vs 21K which will lead to potentially 80K cases/day rapidly. With current case rate expansion we will achieve the greatest number of daily cases since the pandemic began in the week or two. We are now seeing concerning trends in the Sunbelt in states that stopped most of their mitigation efforts 2 -- 3 weeks ago This is not due to increased testing but broad and ever increasing community. There are no states, regions, or communities with enough prior COVID infection to provide any substantial protection from new community spread which will lead to hospitalizations and fatalities. This sequence of events must stop with the initial silent spread that can be effectively contained and mitigated. We have found from careful analysis, modelling and triangulation of all the data that community spread can be controlled without a lockdown as we have done but the time to act is critical and must be with the original detection of the silent spread, ensuring infected individuals know how to limit their infection of others and with messaging on universal masking, physical distancing, and essential limitation of public and private gatherings indoors. The Administration must use this moment to ask all the American people to wear masks, physical distance, avoid crowds and gatherings in both public and private spaces and protecting their vulnerable family members. One Consistent Message. https://bit.ly/37jp8fs Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman Hilarious song about mask wearing: https://bit.ly/37jp8fs Not allowed on any shows. Meet the Press and Face the Nation asked for me. WH gave Alex Azar to Meet the Press Global USA 19 October 2020 1. Slide ? illustrates the global cases yesterday knowing this is lower due to weekend. 2. See slide 5 --this is the most diffuse community spread we have experienced and we are 1-2 weeks from these new cases rapidly filling hospitals in urban and rural areas making load balancing difficult and straining the hospital system and 2-3 weeks from escalating fatalities. UCG needs to escalate readiness this week. 3, 31 states with increasing test positivity (the most we have ever had), 28 states with red zone number of cases/100,000 and many with a log phase rate of rise, 29 states with increasing daily hospital admissions, 21 states with rising fatalities. ER room visits for CLI are increasing in many regions. 4. Weare on the same slope as the summer surge but at a much higher baseline of infection 36K vs 21K which will lead to potentially 80K cases/day rapidly. With current case rate expansion we will achieve the greatest number of daily cases since the pandemic began in the week or two. 5. We are now seeing concerning trends in the Sunbelt in states that stopped most of their mitigation efforts 2-3 weeks ago 6. Thisis not due to increased testing but broad and ever increasing community. There are no states, regions, or communities with enough prior COVID infection to provide any substantial protection from new community spread which will lead to hospitalizations and fatalities. Cases are rising again across the Sunbelt and moving into the North East. 7. This sequence of events must stop with the initial silent spread that can be effectively contained and mitigated. We have found from careful analysis, modelling and triangulation of all the data that community spread can be controlled without a lockdown as we have done but the time to act is critical and must be with the original detection of the silent spread, ensuring infected individuals know how to limit their infection of others and with messaging on universal masking, physical distancing, and essential limitation of public and private gatherings indoors. Red states Dark Green states (>10% positive) (<3% positive) AK, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, MI, MN, NC, NM, OR, SC, TX, VA ID, MO, MT, NE, OK, SD, AL, IA, IN, KS, KY, MS, UT, WI ND, NV, TN CA, HI, LA, MD, NJ, OH, I CT, DC, DE, MA, ME, NH, PA, WV, WY NY, RI, VT, WA PRESS: (Sunday) -CBS "60 Minutes" with Jon LaPook
  9. 2020-10-19 00:00 Anthony S. Fauci open
    October 19, 2020 - Global USA Things getting worse and worse, and still the White House espouses the "herd immunity" nonsense from Scott Atlas. I am ashamed of Alex Azar for embracing this. See PRESS below. Trump is on tear trashing me saying that I am a "disaster", going on about my throwing arm at the Nats opener, tweeting constantly about me, saying if he had listened to me 500K people would be dead by now. Calling the Task Force people "idiots" He is really sounding totally crazy. He must have driven over the edge by the incredibly well-received profile of me last night on CBS "60 Minutes" The response of my supporters with e-mails, texts, and tweets has been overwhelming. Some examples of hundreds of e-mails and texts: Text from Joan Baez - "I hope you're celebrating. It's an honor to be attacked by that miserable fuck". Text from Hilary Rosen - "14 more days. Hang in there. We need you. That fuckhead isn't fit to tie your shoes. 😊 Xo Hilary" uation on the TF CNN jumped all over zTrump for doing this. PRESS: CBS/KNX Radio - Los Angeles; Washington Post article describing situation on the TF Trump's den of dissent: Inside the White House task force as coronavirus surges By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Robert Costa

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