gov_tweets: 36857

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rowid id user created_at full_text retweet_count favorite_count State Abbreviation Governor Party Handle
36857 36856 1243204953528848387 2891165960 2020-03-26T15:55:33+00:00 "I was talking to my neighbors today that three weeks ago, we didn't know if she was going to live or die. And today she asked me what I was going to put in her Easter basket," the father said on Wednesday.#COVID19 https://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/health/hi-dad-nebraska-s-first-coronavirus-patient-removed-from-ventilator/article_398cd7b1-4408-55f4-8c0b-019bf95ab03c.html?fbclid=IwAR0HbUnKrqlYWzoYTlz-0f-UQ7oSKBk4FooJ6hs9uFyBHA_VqjlIsWwAaAU 18 64 Nebraska NE Pete Ricketts R GovRicketts