Thread: “The White House is taking cues from Fox News and conservative lawmakers as it sets forth a possible plan to cut U.S. aid to the World Health Organization over its initial fumbling on the #COVID-19 #pandemic.”

Throughout Tuesday night’s primetime stretch, Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham were in lockstep in telegraphing to Trump a message that the pandemic’s threat has been overstated, death counts have been inflated, and the U.S. is already on the downside of the curve.

— The Grey Man (@IntelOperator) April 8, 2020

In a phone interview with the president, Hannity—who has served as an unofficial Trump adviser and confidant—noted that the “cure can’t be worse than the problem” and nudged the president to reveal when he’d roll back social-distancing policies.

— The Grey Man (@IntelOperator) April 8, 2020

Calling it “bewildering” that the U.S. is allowing medical “experts” to make policy decisions, Carlson claimed last week that Fauci is proposing “national suicide” by pushing aggressive social distancing.

“We should never let someone like that run this country,” he said.

— The Grey Man (@IntelOperator) April 8, 2020

While Trump’s Fox News cabinet is declaring the crisis over, the network’s brass is still taking the pandemic seriously, implementing strict social-distancing policies for its employees.

— The Grey Man (@IntelOperator) April 8, 2020

While Trump’s Fox News cabinet is declaring the crisis over, the network’s brass is still taking the pandemic seriously, implementing strict social-distancing policies for its employees.

— The Grey Man (@IntelOperator) April 8, 2020