Trump to US: Drop Dead: As the pandemic spreads within the White House and Pentagon, workers in hazmat suits decontaminate the offices, millions of Americans face hunger and homelessness, andPresident Trump yesterday said he’s ending negotiations with Democrats on a second economic stimulus bill until after the election.

   Trump said, “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business.”

  The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 376 points.

  Then last suddenly last night Trump tweeted a call for $160 billion in stimulus spending and, “If I am sent a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to our great people IMMEDIATELY. I am ready to sign right now.” This is how he governs … over social media. 

  The President said that instead bailing out millions of Americans, he wants Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to focus on confirming Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, who he hopes will vote to overturn legal abortion.

  Some political leaders believe the steroids Trump is taking to fight his case of Covid-19 are affecting his thinking, which is possible.

  Still recovering, and with a chance of taking a turn for the worse, Trump dismissed the coronavirus as no worse than the common flu posting, “Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu. Are we going to close down our Country? No, we have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal!!!”

  Facebook took that down as false information.

  Covid-19 is 10 times more lethal than the flu. So far this year, 210,918 Americans have died of the coronavirus, 722 of them in the last 24 hours.  

Superspreader: President Trump’s policy adviser Stephen Miller, the anti-immigration whisperer, has tested positive for the coronavirus as the virus continues its sweep through the White House, and possibly the Pentagon.

  Nine starred officers, including the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, are isolating themselves after being exposed to a Coast Guard admiral who tested positive for COVID-19.

  Adm. Charles Ray, who was present at a White House celebration on Sept. 27^th, joined in a meeting with the Pentagon’s most senior officers, exposing them. Six of the seven members of the Joint Chiefs are quarantining, including the chairman, Army Gen. Mark Milley, the vice chairman, Air Force Gen. John Hyten as well as  the heads of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and National Guard.

  Anyone in the White House dealing personally with the President right now is required to wear full medical protective gear. Vice President Joe Biden says there shouldn’t be a presidential debate in Miami next week if the President still has Covid.

  Leading up to tonight’s vice presidential debate, Mike Pence and his staff fought the installation of plexiglass shields on the stage in addition to a 12-foot distance between pence and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.

  Here’s a question for Pence; “You’re the President’s coronavirus czar charged with protecting the country and the President caught the bug. Why haven’t you resigned?”

Biden Beware: Politically weakened and embarrassed by letting the coronavirus in the house, President Trump is lashing out at his opponent Joe Biden, claiming that the Democrat favors late-term abortion, which he has never said, and packing the Supreme Court, which is fiction.

  Trump claims Biden would levy a whopping tax hike, “take away your Second Amendment” gun rights, and destroy the suburbs. Even leading in the polls, how Biden responds, and how he appears physically, are critical.

  Columnist Walter Shapiro writes in The New Republic, “Suddenly, it will be Biden’s conduct under the microscope. For the next week or so, political analysts will be debating whether Biden resumed campaigning too quickly and too enthusiastically. Every TV image of Biden will be scrutinized as to whether the 77-year-old former vice president looks healthy and whether he appears vigorous enough to lead the nation at a time of wrenching crises.”

The Obit Page: Eddie Van Halen, the hyperactive rock guitarist who fronted the band Van Halen and was one of the most influential players of all time, has died of cancer at age 65.

  The “Guitar God” had perfected a technique of two-handed tapping on the neck of his instrument that gave him an enormous range of sound as his solos soared into the universe of sound. In 2012, Guitar World Magazine ranked him No. 1 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.”

  Among his timeless hits were “Jump”, “Runnin’ With the Devil”, and “Dance the Night Away.” He said, “I’m always pushing things past where they’re supposed to be.” 

The Bulletin Board: Hurricane Delta has hit Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula as a Category 2 storm on its way to the Gulf Coast of the US. — Claudia Conway took video while her mother shouted and swore at her then posted it on TikTok, proving that you can advise a president but not a teenager.

Time Out: Less than a month before the election, CNN afternoon host Brooke Baldwin has been bumped from her time slot for Jake Tapper. Baldwin tweeted that it wasn’t her choice and “As the election gears up, the political maestro @jaketapper will hold down my hour and his for the coming weeks.” It seems CNN management thinks she can’t carry the political water bucket.

Don’t Cry for Me: After his dramatic performance on the Truman balcony of the White House Monday night, claiming he may be immune to the coronavirus, and “Don’t be afraid of it,” Donald Trump has earned the nickname “Covita.”

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