Trump tells reporter that the CDC chief is "confused" about the timeline for a coronavirus vaccine.

[Mrs. Overall]

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Daniel Dale
@ddale8

! Asked about CDC chief testifying today that a vaccine won’t likely be widely available in the US until the third quarter or late second quarter of 2021, Trump says, “No, I think he made a mistake when he said that. It’s just incorrect information.” “I believe he was confused.”

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Sure. NT

[Thomas Hurt]

2. The Supreme Leader exercising his power of positive lying...err thinking.

[soothsayer]

3. Hahaha! Confused about the need to tell the truth to Congress

[soothsayer]

4. despite Redfield pausing to reference his notes before answering the question about vaccine availab

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Max Burns
@themaxburns
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Sep 16, 2020
Replying to @themaxburns
Another question on Redfield's very clear, very explicit sworn statement that most Americans won't get a vaccine until fall 2021.

"We are ready to distribute it very rapidly. It could be some time in October or November. I don't think it'll be much later than that."

Max Burns
@themaxburns
Let me get this straight: Trump's argument is that Dr. Redfield is wrong because he unthinkingly misspoke despite Redfield pausing to reference his notes before answering the question about vaccine availability?

[brewens]

5. Trump will announce the vaccine is ready sometime before the election. He'll try and make

sure no government agencies dispute that. It may have to be real close to voting day so there won't much time to expose that lie, but I think he has to.

[gristy]

7. More likely, a vaccine won't be available by the election, and the turd

will be tweeting that it is all a liberal plot to discredit him and cost American lives.

[SoonerPride]

10. He will probably say you have already been vaccinated

I put it in the water supply.

Everyone is cured!

[brewens]

11. Now don't be giving them ideas. :) n/t

[gristy]

6. This would be hilariously funny if it wasn't so damn depressing

[malaise]

8. Not funny at all

This must be condemned big time - how dare this fucking dunce attempt to undermine the head of CDC for political reasons. Redfield must make this pellucidly clear

[PJMcK]

13. Pellucidly!

What a choice word!

Yeah, you're right. It's not funny at all.

[Solly Mack]

9. Trump walked off the pages of the DSM.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. It will be at least that long.

I heard a piece on public radio today about the Navajo Nation encouraging its members to sign up for a trial of some one of the vaccines. They will then be followed for two years. It will really take about that long to be certain a vaccine is safe and effective. Plus, it needs to be tested in a wide variety of populations and ages.