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Trump Claims He’s Been Taking Hydroxychloroquine For Weeks

 “I don’t believe a word of it. He’s just saying it because he can’t stand to be wrong and no one can prove whether he is or he isn’t. He’s actually very careful with himself and wouldn’t take the risk.”

— Carol Kraines

“So he’s taking a drug that he touts as a ‘cure’ for a condition he doesn’t have. Meanwhile, those with autoimmune conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis are unable to get this drug.”

— Carol Vokoun

Trump Threatens ‘Funding’ To States Expanding Mail-In Voting During The Pandemic

“Trump is threatening the states who are exercising their right to place any voting system in [that] they wish, all because it doesn’t fit his stunning obsession to get elected.”

— Robert McIntyre

“Making it difficult for another American to vote even if you hate their ideology makes you the crappiest American it’s possible to be.”

— Heller Highwater

Trump Calls On Governors To Reopen Houses Of Worship

“Congregations of faithful are finding wonderfully imaginative and effective ways to worship collectively, if not in person.”

— Mary Goshert

“Some people want their rights without taking responsibility for their actions a common theme with potentially lethal consequences.”

— Jack Neuman

Trump Plays Golf As Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 100,000 In U.S.

“It doesn’t matter to me that he plays golf. What bothers me [is that] he slams others for doing what he is doing. Obama plays golf during the Ebola outbreak with two dead and Trump is ready to have the guy drawn and quartered.”

—  Robert Barr

“Now the virus appears to be spreading to states that voted for Trump.” 

— Rosalee Harris

CDC Issues Alarming Triple-Fatality Report On COVID-19 Cases At Arkansas Church

“Churches are NOT essential. And churches most certainly do not unite us, as he stated. Churches cause just as much division as he does.”

— Bryan Haley

“Since when did any God deem it essential that you must pray only in a designated place of worship? Praying is an option; so is getting infected. Infecting others isn’t.”

— Sajjana Vidheja