She is terrified.

I told her to retire.

take a sabatical for a year and be able to come back if they want.

That is why they are doing it. Brownie points. "Over here Donnie! Look! I'm doing something stupid just like you, to curry your imperial favor! I'm endangering people's lives to own the libs too!"

As with a lot of breathless reporting, the breathlessness leads to reporters' hypoxia, reflected in their product.

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