Trump picks the worst time to attack coverage of pre-existing conditions

Amidst a pandemic that leaves many with long-term health issues and without jobs, Trump wants to strike down protections for pre-existing conditions [View in browser]( [Image]( July 2, 2020 [Image]( [Trump administration picks the worst time to attack pre-existing condition coverage]( Many Americans who survive coronavirus suffer from lingering health problems that could be considered pre-existing conditions, Rachel Maddow notes. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is doubling down on its attempt to roll back Obama-era protections that prevent health insurance companies from rejecting or penalizing people with such conditions. ([Rachel Maddow]() [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Trump's coronavirus strategy: Wish it just disappears]( Rachel Maddow argues that President Donald Trump has failed to offer any federal leadership in addressing the coronavirus crisis, but is remarkably consistent in hoping that one day it will simply disappear. ([Rachel Maddow]() [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [‘My Body is a Confederate Monument’ writer: I’m interested to see what happens after statues come down]( Writer and poet Caroline Randall Williams joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss how her ancestry influenced her new piece in the New York Times, why it’s “fundamentally inaccurate” to refer to Confederate soldiers as American heroes, and how she’s “interested to see what it yields beyond” just taking down the monuments. ([The Last Word]() [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Wallace on Trump calling Russia bounty plot a hoax: 'I've lost the thread on his stupidity']( NBC News confirmed that White House officials were aware of intelligence suggesting that Russia was paying to have U.S. troops killed as early as 2019. President Trump is calling it a 'hoax.' Nicolle Wallace says, "I dare this president to look a family member grieving the most horrific loss and call it a hoax. I’ve lost the thread on his stupidity, what is the hoax?" 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Harris says the president calling things a hoax is a ‘consistent theme of his,’ and we ‘should never be distracted by that’ ([Deadline White House]() Trump threatens to veto Warren-backed defense bill removing Confederate names from military bases ([MSNBC]() Schools weigh how to safely reopen in fall ([MSNBC]() Julián Castro calls for extension of eviction moratoriums amid coronavirus ([Katy Tur]() Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: Trump is 'failing' as commander in chief ([Andrea Mitchell Reports]() Rep. Katie Porter: If PPP isn’t working ‘we need to allocate that $100B elsewhere’ ([Ruhle]() Sen. Jones: GOP should have been wearing masks a month ago ([Morning Joe]() QUOTE OF THE DAY ["The one person who isn't outraged is Donald Trump. And his reaction is, 'This is a hoax.' And the only people he's angry at are not the Russians who may be paying these bounties, but he's mad that it's being reported."]( — Rep. Adam Schiff MORE FROM MSNBC [Image]( In recent weeks, the debate over monuments, street names and other relics of the Confederacy has intensified. On the latest episode of the ["Into America"]( podcast host Trymaine Lee talks with Caroline Randall Williams, a poet and writer in residence at Vanderbilt University, about her deeply personal call for the removal of Confederate monuments. Download and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. [Image]( This week on [The Oath](, Chuck Rosenberg talks to former Superior Court Judge Carol Lam, who shares fascinating stories about her work as a judge and federal prosecutor, and reflects on the role of prosecutors in the federal criminal justice system. Listen for free and subscribe to The Oath wherever you get your podcasts. Tell us what you think. [Drop us an e-mail.](mailto:msnbc.digital.editors@nbcuni.com?subject=MSNBC Daily) This newsletter was prepared for you by Stephanie Siek, Geet Jeswani and Stephanie Haberman. 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