I’m not going to let personal attacks from the president distract me from what matters: beating this virus and keeping Washingtonians healthy.
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Washington state will act under our own authority, our own laws and our own jurisdiction to protect #NetNeutrality for all of Washington's citizens.
The president’s statements this morning encourage illegal and dangerous acts. He is putting millions of people in danger of contracting COVID-19.
His unhinged rantings and calls for people to “liberate” states could also lead to violence. We’ve seen it before. 1/7
We heard reports that a in Seattle was selling n95 masks.
My staff and others stepped in.
Those masks are now on their way to the health care workers who desperately need them.
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UPDATE: state and local leaders intervened with @Target corporate & these masks have been pulled from the shelves for medical use. Thanks to @SEIU1199NW & @UFCW21 for highlighting this & @GovInslee, @kcexec, & @MayorJenny teams for quick action. #Covid_19 #CoronavirusPandemic twitter.com/FuseWA/status/…
Most Washingtonians are helping slow COVID-19’s spread by practicing strong social distancing.
To those of you that can be but are choosing not to: Your actions could kill someone.
Stop it.
Welcome aboard, California. You’re going to love it.
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CA is now a vote by mail state.
Every registered voter will receive a mail-in ballot for the Nov election.
We’ll also provide safe in-person voting options.
The right to vote is foundational to our democracy. No one should be forced to risk their health to exercise that right.
The West Coast is ahead of the curve on COVID-19. We’re going to make sure that stays true.
WA, OR and CA will work together on a shared approach for reopening our economies.
#WeGotThisWA
Every single American should be able to vote-by-mail.
Pass it on.
While fighting COVID-19, we must also fight against rumors and false information.
Let me be clear: Neither me nor my staff are engaged in conversations to quarantine or seal off any part of Washington state.
Governors were told repeatedly by there was a strategic reserve of vaccines, and this week, the American people were told it’d be released to increase supply of vaccine.
It appears now that no reserve exists. The Trump admin. must answer immediately for this deception.
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Last night, I received disturbing news, confirmed to me directly by General Perna of Operation Warp Speed: States will not be receiving increased shipments of vaccines from the national stockpile next week, because there is no federal reserve of doses.
To protect Washingtonians from COVID-19, I am issuing a ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order.
Here is what it means for you and your family. ⬇️
Along with and Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown, we're forming the United States Climate Alliance. governor.wa.gov/news-media/ins
My single focus is and will continue to be the health and well-being of Washingtonians.
It's important for leaders to speak with one voice. I just wish the president and vice president could get on the same page.
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VP Pence Wednesday: Gov. Inslee has “been providing strong leadership for the state.” He called Washington state’s response to coronavirus “inspiring.” twitter.com/meridithmcgraw…
This morning I will take my oath of office for my third term as governor. Thank you Washington, for this honor.
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I encourage political leaders to speak out firmly against the president’s calls for rebellion.
Americans need to work together to protect each other. That’s what is working in WA.
And it’s the only way to slow the spread of this virus and get us on the road to recovery. 7/7
We cannot let COVID-19 spread like it is right now in Washington.
So today, we’re mandating facial coverings statewide.
NOT HERE, NOT IN OUR LIFETIME. Washington is and will remain pro-choice. And we will not slow down in the fight to ensure safe, affordable access to every person who needs it.
Every state in America is united in the fight to save the lives of our people. Though our mission is the same, our needs are different.
Today, Washington is returning 400 ventilators so states like New York and others can have them.
#WeGotThisWA #StayHomeStayHealthy
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Yesterday, the president told the nation science would guide his plan for easing restrictions. The White House released a sensible plan to resume economic activity.
24 hrs later he is off the rails, ignoring his own plan and spewing dangerous, anti-democratic rhetoric. 3/7
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The president is fomenting domestic rebellion and spreading lies - even while his own administration says the virus is real, it is deadly and we have a long way to go before restrictions can be lifted. 2/7
After a day of conflicting messages from the federal government, where they told my staff repeatedly that there was no surge of additional personnel to Seattle, it appears they are doing just that.
President Trump sent federal officers to Seattle because he is itching for a confrontation. He wants attention.
We shouldn’t give him either.
Keep it peaceful, keep the attention where it belongs – on building a better, more just Washington for everyone.
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I hope someday we can look at today’s meltdown as something to be pitied, rather than condemned.
But we don’t have that luxury today. There is too much at stake. 6/7
These are the rantings of an insecure man trying to look strong, after building his entire political career on racism and the lie of birtherism. He is — again — failing to address the underlying injustices facing black Americans.
It is not leadership. google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.
Attack on federal judge from POTUS is beneath the dignity of that office. That attitude can lead America to calamity.
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The president’s actions threaten his own goal of recovery. His words will likely cause a spike in infections where distancing is working.
That will further postpose the 14 days of decline his own guidance says is necessary to ease restrictions. 4/7
I cannot express the honor I feel to be elected to a third term as governor.
The people of Washington have given my administration a unique place in history, and I will continue to work hard for you every day.
I wish President Trump cared as much about living Americans as he does about dead Confederates.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee slams President Trump for his "failure of leadership" as coronavirus cases spike across the US: "To have the President of the United States effectively tell people in my state that effectively they shouldn't wear masks ... this is infuriating"
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We appreciate our continued relationship with the vice president, Dr. Birx, Admiral Polowczyk, Admiral Giroir and others.
But their work is undermined by the president's irresponsible actions. 5/7
It's official. The death penalty is no longer in state law. In 2014 I issued a moratorium. In 2018 the state Supreme Court deemed the death penalty unconstitutional. Now in 2023, passage of SB 5087 strikes it entirely from our statutes.
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A month ago, Yakima had one of the highest COVID-19 rates in the country. Today, they have bent the curve and are one of the few counties in WA heading in the right direction.
What changed? They went from 65% to 95% of people wearing masks.
#MaskUpWA
Washingtonians: thank you for staying home. I’m proud of our efforts as a state.
But we have an obligation to ourselves and our loved ones to recognize the hard road ahead
So tonight I’m extending the "Stay Home, Stay Healthy" order for one month. 1/7
I want schools to reopen this fall. And we are currently on pace to make that happen.
But I will not send our kids and educators back if it is unsafe to do so.
Our number one priority from the beginning has been keeping Washingtonians safe. That has not changed.
Lady Gaga pointing to the flag, President Biden pointing to the Union and Amanda Gorman pointing to the future. It’s a triple play America!
I’d like to take the opportunity granted to me on Father’s Day to give some dad advice.
Wear a mask.
Best case scenario - you save the lives of people close to you and help your community reopen faster.
Worst case - you have a piece of fabric on your face.
The sooner we mask up, the sooner we can open up.
Do your part.
#MaskUpWA
For the first time ever, over 4 million Washingtonians have voted in a single election.
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My full statement: governor.wa.gov/news-media/ins
I’m happy to announce that effective April 15, every adult in Washington will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Turns out is 100% that generous to Washington's health care workers.
We appreciate you. #WeGotThisWA
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Thank you @Lizzo for sending lunches to the UW Medical Center - Montlake Emergency Department today! 
Your support of our frontline healthcare workers means a lot. #WeGotThisSeattle
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Your support of our frontline healthcare workers means a lot. #WeGotThisSeattle
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Washington’s vote-by-mail system worked without issue in:
✅ 2019
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✅ 2016
✅ 2015
✅ 2014
✅ 2013
✅ 2012
✅ 2011
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✅ 2005
We began voting by mail in 2005.
We are getting calls from friends in Canada saying they are glad that America is back.
So are we.
Particularly when it comes to climate change.
Thank you for celebrating Earth Day in WA. This is our moment. It's time for Congress to send clean energy investments to your desk for signature and take historic action on behalf of American workers and families.
COVID-19 is spreading in WA and around the globe.
To protect our people, we must continue to escalate our response. 1/6
To ensure confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, The Western State Pact partners will conduct our own independent safety and efficacy reviews.
That, combined with 2 independent federal reviews, should give the public confidence in any vaccines when available.
We can ignore a lot of noise coming out of the White House.
But the president’s tweets this morning are a threat to American lives.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on President Trump’s tweets calling for people to "liberate" various states: “It is dangerously bombastic because it inspires people to do dangerous things” cnn.it/2yrlHUM
These are challenging times. But I have never been more proud to be a Washingtonian.
#WeGotThisWA
The law remains unchanged in Washington state, but the threat to patient access and privacy has never been more dangerous. Even in Washington state, Republicans have introduced about 40 bills in the past six years to roll back abortion rights and access to reproductive care.
It may feel like a normal April Saturday in Washington, but it's not. We need to stay hunkered down to slow this virus.
For everyone's sake, stay home and stay healthy.
#WeGotThisWA
You need to get a license to drive a car in the state of Washington. You need to get a license to go fishing. It’s time that you get a license to make sure you have safety training to purchase a gun in the state of Washington.
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It is critical that the administration only provide what is needed by state and local officials, and do not engage unless asked.
Today is Tuesday. And it is a great day to wear a mask.
#MaskUpWA
There are now more confirmed COVID-19 cases in America than people who live in Washington state.
Wear a mask.
For the first time ever, WA confirmed more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day.
We know how to slow this virus. It's on all of us to get it done.
And we need to do it now.
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What we will not allow are threats of military violence against Washingtonians coming from the White House.
The U.S. military serves to protect Americans, not the fragility of an insecure president.
. – I hope you had an enlightening trip to the West Coast, where your refusal to address climate change — and your active steps to allow even more carbon pollution — will accelerate devastating wildfires like you are seeing today.
I believe this is an excellent response to the administration’s request, though I’d strongly suggest they jump in Lake Washington.
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@DelbertHosemann's Statement on Request for Voter Roll Information: sos.ms.gov/About/Pages/Pr
As of today, 3,545,289 Washingtonians have voted - more than any other election.
But I know we’re not done. Keep it up.
The siege of the U.S. Capitol was an attack on democracy itself. It was fueled, precipitated and induced by the unrelenting and totally discredited lies of Donald Trump and his lackeys in Congress.
I hear every day from people who want to go back to work, open their businesses and spend time with their friends and family. Most of them are doing what must be done first to accomplish that: They’re staying home.
By order of the governor, fans are hereby excused from afternoon activities in order to cheer on the team at today's playoff game against the . Go M's! #SeaUsRise #Postseason
We will not have to wear masks forever. But we absolutely need to wear masks now.
#MaskUpWA
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Biden: "The single most effective thing we can do to stop the spread of Covid is wear a mask. The head of the CDC warned this fall & for the foreseeable future, a mask remains the most potent weapon against the virus...do it for your neighbor. A mask is not a political statement"
Breaking with tradition, Trudi and I will celebrate Thanksgiving alone this year. Our usual touch football will just be a game of catch.
Thanks to all of you who are doing likewise to flatten the curve.
My office recently learned the shocking revelation from that reunification could mean placing a separated child with ANY long-term sponsor — regardless of whether it’s their parents, other family in the US, family back in their home country or in long-term foster care.
Automatic Voter Registration: ✅
Same-day Voter Registration: ✅
Pre-registration for 16 and 17 year olds: ✅
Increased campaign finance transparency: ✅
Washington Voting Rights Act: ✅
Democracy lives on in Washington state.
When someone uses your mic to say they like Hitler and love Nazis, the appropriate response is to turn the mic off.
Washington, you have responded to the call to stay home. That means we should have more good news to share. But know this:
If we relax now, we risk undoing all the progress we’ve made together.
Now more than ever - Stay home. Stay healthy.
#WeGotThisWA
COVID cases are skyrocketing, in large part due to the Delta variant. The best way to protect everyone is to get vaccinated and wear a mask.
Today I announced a vaccine requirement working in K-12, most childcare and early learning, and higher education.
Trudi and I are looking forward to welcoming when she lands at Joint Base Lewis–McChord this afternoon. Welcome to Washington state Dr. Biden!
I love this state.
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. has informed us that WA’s vaccine allocation will be cut by 40 percent next week — and that all states are seeing similar cuts.
This is disruptive and frustrating. We need accurate, predictable numbers to plan and ensure on-the-ground success.
No explanation was given.
This president has repeatedly proven he is incapable of governing. He has shown nothing but false bravado throughout the chaos that has accompanied his time in office.
My full statement: bit.ly/TrumpMil
It’s official - Washington’s 12 electoral votes have been cast for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
As of today, facial coverings are mandatory in Washington state.
Mask up. Let’s beat this virus.
#MaskUpWA
It’s a beautiful day in Washington, and we continue to fight the spread of this virus. If you go out, stay close to home, recreate with people from your household, limit your interactions and practice physical distancing. #WeGotThisWA
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While the will throw down roadblocks, Washington will be the first state in the nation to proactively protect net neutrality, and we're going to use every tool in our toolbox to do so.
The Trump admin. promised to deliver our state 580,000 test swabs in the month of May.
It's now the 15th. We have only received 60,000.
If the president is as interested in beating this virus as he says, he should deliver on his promises to do it.
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“If the President is saying we are back, to speak in the past tense, to think this is behind us, is to wholly ignore... the clear biology," says Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, in response to President Trump's remarks today.
"The science is very clear," he adds.
The field hospital at Century Link will address non COVID-19 medical needs to free up our health delivery system to deal with this virus.
Thanks to partners at the federal, state and local levels for making this happen.
Stop trying to make “fetch” happen.
Make masks happen.
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We should listen to scientists.
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40 years ago today, people pushed the state to reopen areas around Mt. St. Helens citing tourism & the economy against advice of scientists. Five days later, the volcano erupted. #msh40 twitter.com/USGSVolcanoes/…
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It is (somehow) August.
And it is a great month to wear a mask.
#MaskUpWA
Federal officers have left WA, confirmed by .
That means Washingtonians no longer have to worry about the White House's aim to provoke confrontation and undermine peaceful protests. governor.wa.gov/news-media/joi
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Washingtonians - you are setting the bar for how other states respond to this.
Right now, your actions matter.
Be kind to one another, care for the people around you and let’s beat this thing together.
Today is the most dangerous public health day in the last 100 years of our state’s history. A pandemic is raging in Washington.
Today, we are taking action to stop it.
Almost 3 million Washingtonians have already cast their ballots.
That's over 60% of registered voters.
Keep it up.
No one in WA has to wait in line to vote.
No one in WA has to take the day off from work to vote.
No one in WA has to find child care to vote.
No one in WA has to expose themselves to COVID-19 to vote.
Why? We #VoteByMail
I had a good conversation with Pence this morning.
I reiterated our need for ventilators, PPE, personnel and hospital capacity, and appreciate the positive working relationship we have maintained with our federal partners.
The vice president said he would get back to us.
It looks like Washingtonians voted to send more women and people of color to our state legislature.
Representation matters, and I look forward to working with each of them to improve our great state.
Senate Republicans began Supreme Court hearings 24 days after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.
It’s been over 200 days since they passed a COVID-19 relief bill.
They are working harder to take away healthcare during a pandemic than to provide crucial help to the American people.
This did not happen by accident, it happened because of Washingtonians sound, scientific and responsible actions for which they can deservedly take some measure of pride.
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A detail in this story that has stuck with me:
Washington State recorded 37 of the first 50 U.S. coronavirus deaths but has since done much better than other states. If the whole nation stayed on par with Washington, we'd have 220,000 fewer covid deaths.
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We live in an incredible place. I’m as committed as ever to protecting it.
Happy 50th #EarthDay, Washington.
