The Patriot Post® · Monday News Executive Summary
Above the Fold
President Trump, who risks becoming the poster child for COVID-19 misery, held a 25-minute briefing on Friday — much shorter than the traditional hours-long affairs. By Saturday, he declared the briefings weren’t “worth the time & effort,” which theoretically means they’ll be tailored henceforth. In our opinion, however, all of his briefings should have been as short and concise as Friday’s.
Roughly 6% of Floridans may have been infected with coronavirus, according to a University of Miami antibody analysis, which puts the extrapolated rate of infection 16 times above the headline number (which, in effect, reduces the fatality rate). If anything, Florida’s study corroborates other antibody studies in California and New York.
Andrew Cuomo’s malfeasance: New York refused to send nursing home’s COVID-19 patients to nearly empty and underutilized USNS Comfort, which is returning to Virginia (New York Post)
Joe “Believe All Women” Biden
Three potential Biden running mates appeared on Sunday shows. None were asked about sex-assault allegations. (The Daily Wire)
Coincidence or obfuscation? CNN’s “Larry King Live” episode appearing to show Biden accuser’s mother calling missing from Google Play catalog (The Daily Caller)
Senate Democrats — the same ones who feverishly castigated Brett Kavanaugh — refuse to acknowledge sexual-assault accusations against Joe Biden (The Daily Caller)
Former Hillary Clinton adviser calls on Biden to drop out: “We lose all moral authority” if we don’t take Tara Reade seriously (The Daily Caller)
Heartland
This week, Colorado, Mississippi, Minnesota, Montana, and Tennessee will get their economies rolling again, Reuters reports. Last week, it was Georgia, Oklahoma, Alaska, and South Carolina.
Better late than never (but still maybe too late for her political career): Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends stay-at-home order while liberating state of draconian bans (The Federalist)
Other Notables
States face $500 billion shortfalls as Congress debates aid (Washington Examiner)
Trump calls reports he may fire HHS Secretary Alex Azar “fake news” (The Washington Post)
Navy recommends reinstating Brett Crozier, who was ousted as commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (Fox News)
How noble of them: Saudi Arabia bans flogging as criminal punishment (New York Daily News)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Mass surveillance is spreading along with COVID-19 (Foundation for Economic Education)
Policy: Facing the China threat requires new institutions and renewed alliances (The Washington Free Beacon)
Humor: Democrats move to ban ultraviolet light after Trump endorses it (Genesius Times)
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