occupydemocrats--2020-05-24--“Disgraceful institution”: Trump slanders Columbia University because of damning COVID-19 study

Donald Trump doesn ’ t have the cojones to conduct a sit-down interview with a real journalist who might have the experience and knowledge to challenge his statements that bear an increasingly distant relationship with reality .
Instead , he prefers to insult reporters and dismissively cut them off during combative White House press briefings and schedule full-length interviews only within the safe confines of the friendly right-wing extremist news networks , like Fox News and OAN .
The president granted his latest opportunity for an extended chat to the third member of the unholy trinity of conservative news outlets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Measure , the Sunday morning news showcase for the Sinclair station group and interviewed by five-time Emmy Award winner Sharyl Attkisson , lending an air of journalistic legitimacy to a media stop that was in reality merely unsullied campaign propaganda .
Trump was happy enough with his pretaped appearance on the program that he tweeted out a reminder to his followers to tune in , and predictably got the details of the network it would be appearing on wrong .
Since Sinclair is a TV conglomerate that owns broadcast licenses in multiple cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBS , NBC , FOX , CW , MyTV , Univision , and Telemundo , the program was actually broadcast on a different network depending on what city one lives in .
Trump used the unchallenging environs of an interview broadcast by right-wing allies to make a series of outrageous claims about the media , his opponents and disgraced former allies , and foreign affairs .
The always reliable Aaron Rupar of Vox was at the ready , excerpting choice clips from the conversation for the convenience of Twitter denizens .
Trump used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credibility of one of the most respected Ivy League colleges in the nation because of their well-publicized study showing that had the president acted just a week quicker in ordering social distancing to be mandated , 30 thousand lives may have been saved instead of succumbing to the COVID-19 virus .
No doubt , the scars of not being accepted to Columbia University still sting deeply with the president , given the vehemence with which he attacks the institution as ‘ liberal ” — as if that was a pejorative for a university @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disgraceful.
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Trump ’ s comment ’ s on his former Attorney General — and current candidate for the Republican nomination for his old Alabama Senate seat — Jeff Sessions echo the thoughts of any sane American about his own presidency .
Simply replace “ Jeff Sessions ” with “ Donald Trump ” and switch “ Attorney General ” with “ President ” and you ’ ll find a statement that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump moved on to foreign policy next , with a barely credible and highly contradictory statement about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin .
Politically , Trump is trying to distance himself from the accusations of Russian interference in helping place him in office , but his own unassailable ego prevents him from imagining that Putin could conceivably not like and respect him , undermining his disclaimers .
Trump ’ s paranoia about the so-called “ Deep State ” allows him to leverage his own distaste for competent civil servants dedicated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so blithely likes to ignore to feed into the conspiracy theories of his ill-informed base , who lap up his every lie and insinuation .
As the record of indictments , ethics charges and cabinet resignations during his administration demonstrates , Trump isn ’ t draining , fighting , or exposing “ the swamp , ” he ’ s foreclosing on it , claiming it as his own and expanding it for the benefit of himself and his cronies as he fires the independent inspectors general to replace them with his own loyalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carpet and likely destroy the evidence to prevent future prosecutions .
All in all , Trump ’ s interview with Sharyl Attkisson on Full Measure was a productive piece of propaganda promulgation for the president .
As long as you don ’ t accept a word of what he says as remotely resembling reality , his appearance provides the proper insight into Trump ’ smedia manipulation techniques .
It would be nice to see the likes of Rachel Maddow or even Fox News ’ Chris Wallace have an opportunity to grill this president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his face without deference or compunction .
That would be a rumble worthy of a WWE pay-per-view event !
Don ’ t expect anything like that to happen anytime soon .
This president just doesn ’ t have the cojones to stand up to an interview that challenges him with facts .
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Donald Trump doesn’t have the cojones to conduct a sit-down interview with a real journalist who might have the experience and knowledge to challenge his statements that bear an increasingly distant relationship with reality.
Instead, he prefers to insult reporters and dismissively cut them off during combative White House press briefings and schedule full-length interviews only within the safe confines of the friendly right-wing extremist news networks, like Fox News and OAN.
The president granted his latest opportunity for an extended chat to the third member of the unholy trinity of conservative news outlets, Sinclair TV, appearing on Full Measure, the Sunday morning news showcase for the Sinclair station group and interviewed by five-time Emmy Award winner Sharyl Attkisson, lending an air of journalistic legitimacy to a media stop that was in reality merely unsullied campaign propaganda.
Trump was happy enough with his pretaped appearance on the program that he tweeted out a reminder to his followers to tune in, and predictably got the details of the network it would be appearing on wrong.
“Full Measure with Sheryl Attkisson” interview on @ABC at 10:00 A.M. Sunday. Enjoy! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2020
Since Sinclair is a TV conglomerate that owns broadcast licenses in multiple cities and has affiliate deals with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW, MyTV, Univision, and Telemundo, the program was actually broadcast on a different network depending on what city one lives in.
Trump used the unchallenging environs of an interview broadcast by right-wing allies to make a series of outrageous claims about the media, his opponents and disgraced former allies, and foreign affairs.
The always reliable Aaron Rupar of Vox was at the ready, excerpting choice clips from the conversation for the convenience of Twitter denizens.
Trump used the interview to push back against the credibility of one of the most respected Ivy League colleges in the nation because of their well-publicized study showing that had the president acted just a week quicker in ordering social distancing to be mandated, 30 thousand lives may have been saved instead of succumbing to the COVID-19 virus.
No doubt, the scars of not being accepted to Columbia University still sting deeply with the president, given the vehemence with which he attacks the institution as ‘liberal” — as if that was a pejorative for a university that values free thought — and “disgraceful.”
"Jeff Sessions was a disaster as Attorney General. He should've never been Attorney General, he's not qualified, he's not mentally qualified to be Attorney General" — wow, what idiot gave Sessions that job in the first place? pic.twitter.com/uNsLhvgpyv — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 24, 2020
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Trump’s comment’s on his former Attorney General — and current candidate for the Republican nomination for his old Alabama Senate seat — Jeff Sessions echo the thoughts of any sane American about his own presidency.
Simply replace “Jeff Sessions” with “Donald Trump” and switch “Attorney General” with “President” and you’ll find a statement that’s incredibly difficult to disagree with.
Trump moved on to foreign policy next, with a barely credible and highly contradictory statement about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Politically, Trump is trying to distance himself from the accusations of Russian interference in helping place him in office, but his own unassailable ego prevents him from imagining that Putin could conceivably not like and respect him, undermining his disclaimers.
TRUMP: "What am I doing? I'm fighting the deep state. I'm fighting the swamp. And I said I was doing it. And I'm exposing the swamp … if it keeps going the way it's going, I have a chance to break the deep state." pic.twitter.com/CCB041k5XO — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 24, 2020
Trump’s paranoia about the so-called “Deep State” allows him to leverage his own distaste for competent civil servants dedicated to the rule of law that he so blithely likes to ignore to feed into the conspiracy theories of his ill-informed base, who lap up his every lie and insinuation.
As the record of indictments, ethics charges and cabinet resignations during his administration demonstrates, Trump isn’t draining, fighting, or exposing “the swamp,” he’s foreclosing on it, claiming it as his own and expanding it for the benefit of himself and his cronies as he fires the independent inspectors general to replace them with his own loyalists who will sweep the scandals under the carpet and likely destroy the evidence to prevent future prosecutions.
All in all, Trump’s interview with Sharyl Attkisson on Full Measure was a productive piece of propaganda promulgation for the president.
As long as you don’t accept a word of what he says as remotely resembling reality, his appearance provides the proper insight into Trump’smedia manipulation techniques.
It would be nice to see the likes of Rachel Maddow or even Fox News’ Chris Wallace have an opportunity to grill this president and throw the actual facts back in his face without deference or compunction. That would be a rumble worthy of a WWE pay-per-view event!
Don’t expect anything like that to happen anytime soon. This president just doesn’t have the cojones to stand up to an interview that challenges him with facts.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-24--Trump’s Sunday AM tweets: Pelosi gagged, his press secretary with a joint, and murder accusations

Despite his constant attacks on mainstream media as “ Fake News , ” Donald Trump ’ s own Twitter feed is a cesspool filled with lies , misinformation , and distorted reality .
The president ’ s primary means of communicating his feeble thoughts and self-serving agenda has as much relation to actual news as supermarket tabloids like the National Enquirer and the Weekly World News have to The New York Times and The Washington Post .
One look at Trump ’ s Twitter feed on this Sunday morning will provide any person with the slightest bit of intellect exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president — that he ’ s a fraud and a conman with no discernable redeeming qualities , willing to say or do anything to get re-elected since he knows that once out of office he will be heading straight to a series of court battles that will eventually land him in prison if America can refashion its Justice Department back into an instrument that enforces laws equitably .
It ’ s not just the insane rants that the president himself posts under his own name that demonstrate his complete moral lack of qualifications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The posts that he chooses to retweet are equally bad , if not worse , curated from the foulest dregs of the internet from people holding the most despicable viewpoints imaginable .
Take Trump ’ s series of retweets of posts last evening from John K. Stahl whose Twitter bio describes him as a “ Conservative , Naval Aviator , Retired High Tech Executive .
Golfing , Investing and Traveling .
Just a regular guy wanting to Make America Great Again.
” You wouldn ’ t know it from his bio but Stahl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the San Diego area for the past 13 years .
Despite the fact that the people in California ’ s 52nd district have rejected his political views and candidacy repeatedly , Trump liked Stahl ’ s opinions enough that he saw fit to retweet eight of his posts to his own following , perhaps because Stahl ’ s boorish style is so similar to his own .
Trump likes to call his political opponents belittling names , so , naturally , he wanted to repost the tweet where Stahl calls Hillary Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reject Trump & Republicans ’ vile idea of sacrificing seniors ’ lives to save the stock market !
So classy of both Trump and Stahl !
It almost distracts you from the fact that the poll numbers being touted are far outside the average ratings culled from multiple polls by FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics that indicate a disapproval rating of 53 % or higher .
Trump ’ s next retweet from Stahl is particularly perplexing .
One can understand why the president would want to retweet the unctuous praise for his new press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House correspondents as flacks for the Democratic National Committee , but why in the world pick a post that has Kayleigh McEnany portrayed with a huge spliff of marijuana clenched between her pearly whites ?
Apparently all you need to to be retweeted by the president is to stroke his ego by praising his actions or restating his talking points , as Stahl does repeatedly in several retweeted posts lauding Trump ’ s idea to send journalists into space to get rid of them and reinforcing his attacks on voting by mail .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi is almost automatically a candidate for a presidential retweet .
Attacking a potential Vice Presidential choice for presumed Democratic nominee Joe Biden is always a good way to attract Trump ’ s attention as well .
And Trump supporters wonder why they are called deplorables ?
It wasn ’ t just a failed California congressional hopeful whom the president deemed to grace with his seal of approval , here ’ s a sycophantic post of adoration for Melania Trump from “ Anything I don ’ t like is RACIST , ” who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the national anthem , and follows back all MAGA patriots : The Kennedy ’ s are surely turning over in their graves with that comparison !
COVID-19 is doing a better job of working its way into the hearts of the American people than Melania Trump , whose relative silence is her only redeeming quality outside of her physical appearance .
After warming up with these and a few other choice retweets , Trump was ready to compose a few of his own original posts .
There was his commentary on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s remarks warning Democrats to not take Trump ’ s defeat for granted : Both Trump and Breitbart fail to note how much overwhelming enthusiasm there is among the American people to remove an incompetent fool from office , whatever their level of excitement about Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate .
At this point , any inanimate object would be a less harmful presence in the Oval Office .
Trump simply can ’ t let a day pass without trying to discredit mail-in ballots as a legitimate method of voting since he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely eventual disavowal of the results of any election that he will lose , as he sent this tweet as his latest salvo in that battle .
Donald , didn ’ t anyone tell you that you ’ re not supposed to reveal the Republican strategy for stealing the election to everyone ?
Thanks for the warning !
We ’ ll make sure to have especially vigilant poll observers at every step of the mail-in voting process so that you can ’ t repeat the GOP ballot harvesting schemes that you used so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he was warmed up , Trump dove right into the deep end with a repeat of his gob-smacking murder accusations against MSNBC host Joe Scarborough that he also tweeted out yesterday to universal incredulity .
Since Trump rarely accuses his targets of things of which he hasn ’ t himself been guilty , it may be prudent to get a DNA sample from the president to match against the evidence in unsolved murder cases around the country .
Just sayin ’ .
Trump concluded his morning social media spree with a textbook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth of the matter is that — assuming the president is referring to COVID-19 rather than cases of beer sold , numbers of employed people , and deaths from traffic accidents — deaths from coronavirus are rising or relatively flat in 33 states despite lockdown measures and will surely grow now that restrictions are being lifted across the country .
This is what we ’ re dealing with , folks .
A boorish madman has been handed the reigns of power , and we need to grab them back before the damage he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be defeated .
The writing is on the wall , or at least on his Twitter feed .
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Despite his constant attacks on mainstream media as “Fake News,” Donald Trump’s own Twitter feed is a cesspool filled with lies, misinformation, and distorted reality.
The president’s primary means of communicating his feeble thoughts and self-serving agenda has as much relation to actual news as supermarket tabloids like the National Enquirer and the Weekly World News have to The New York Times and The Washington Post.
One look at Trump’s Twitter feed on this Sunday morning will provide any person with the slightest bit of intellect exactly what they need to know about this president — that he’s a fraud and a conman with no discernable redeeming qualities, willing to say or do anything to get re-elected since he knows that once out of office he will be heading straight to a series of court battles that will eventually land him in prison if America can refashion its Justice Department back into an instrument that enforces laws equitably.
It’s not just the insane rants that the president himself posts under his own name that demonstrate his complete moral lack of qualifications for the job that he holds.
The posts that he chooses to retweet are equally bad, if not worse, curated from the foulest dregs of the internet from people holding the most despicable viewpoints imaginable.
Take Trump’s series of retweets of posts last evening from John K. Stahl whose Twitter bio describes him as a “Conservative, Naval Aviator, Retired High Tech Executive. Golfing, Investing and Traveling. Just a regular guy wanting to Make America Great Again.”
You wouldn’t know it from his bio but Stahl has been a failed candidate for Congress in the San Diego area for the past 13 years.
Despite the fact that the people in California’s 52nd district have rejected his political views and candidacy repeatedly, Trump liked Stahl’s opinions enough that he saw fit to retweet eight of his posts to his own following, perhaps because Stahl’s boorish style is so similar to his own.
Trump likes to call his political opponents belittling names, so, naturally, he wanted to repost the tweet where Stahl calls Hillary Clinton a “skank.”
When I see 1 of those polls that has Malarkey the Racist up 6-8 points everywhere, I’m thinking they must have called the same 1,000 people from 2016 that said HRC the Skank was up 6-8 %. #maga #tcot #kag pic.twitter.com/NHoUAsCTud — John K Stahl (@JohnKStahlUSA) May 23, 2020
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So classy of both Trump and Stahl! It almost distracts you from the fact that the poll numbers being touted are far outside the average ratings culled from multiple polls by FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics that indicate a disapproval rating of 53% or higher.
Trump’s next retweet from Stahl is particularly perplexing. One can understand why the president would want to retweet the unctuous praise for his new press secretary that includes gratuitous slams at White House correspondents as flacks for the Democratic National Committee, but why in the world pick a post that has Kayleigh McEnany portrayed with a huge spliff of marijuana clenched between her pearly whites?
I like the way Kayleigh sets the agenda. She doesn’t take any crap off these pathetic, worthless, clueless DNC Shills. I love how she finishes by posing the questions they should be asking and then walks off. #maga #tcot #kag pic.twitter.com/Vpk9N39Rhc — John K Stahl (@JohnKStahlUSA) May 22, 2020
Apparently all you need to to be retweeted by the president is to stroke his ego by praising his actions or restating his talking points, as Stahl does repeatedly in several retweeted posts lauding Trump’s idea to send journalists into space to get rid of them and reinforcing his attacks on voting by mail.
Is anyone buying that DimLib’s massive Vote-by-Mail plan is secure? I can confirm that voter rolls are 33% full of moved people/dead people. They will be sending 12 ballots to a home that has been sold 4 times. Old names are active. We can’t accept this fraud. #maga #tcot #kag https://t.co/gKbo4vB2jh — John K Stahl (@JohnKStahlUSA) May 22, 2020
Of course, anyone who attacks Nancy Pelosi is almost automatically a candidate for a presidential retweet.
Anyone know what’s going on with PolyGrip? I’ve noticed lately that her face seems glossy and she is sporting a poorly marked 2nd set of eyebrows. I’m thinking it’s an extreme case of incurable TDS. Any thoughts? #maga #tcot #kag pic.twitter.com/FkduhFHWZR — John K Stahl (@JohnKStahlUSA) May 21, 2020
To protect PolyGrip during this pandemic, we have developed 2 options. With the DJT option, she will be able to tongue and adjust her dentures more easily. With duct tape, she won’t be able to drink booze on the job as much. Which do you think she will prefer? #maga #tcot #kag pic.twitter.com/cqRnPmmdyf — John K Stahl (@JohnKStahlUSA) May 22, 2020
Friendly Reminder: If you stay home in November and don’t get every person you know voting for DJT, these 3 will be the line of succession in America. The Three Stooges on steroids. We can’t let that happen. #maga #tcot #kag pic.twitter.com/JxNWU5O9No — John K Stahl (@JohnKStahlUSA) May 21, 2020
Attacking a potential Vice Presidential choice for presumed Democratic nominee Joe Biden is always a good way to attract Trump’s attention as well.
And Trump supporters wonder why they are called deplorables?
It wasn’t just a failed California congressional hopeful whom the president deemed to grace with his seal of approval, here’s a sycophantic post of adoration for Melania Trump from “Anything I don’t like is RACIST,” who loves Jesus, stands hand over heart for the national anthem, and follows back all MAGA patriots:
I predict that @FLOTUS Melania will become the most popular FLOTUS since Jackie Kennedy. She is quietly working into the hearts of people. pic.twitter.com/cg23RXXWJz — Anything I don't like is RACIST. (@JBaker31826004) September 3, 2017
The Kennedy’s are surely turning over in their graves with that comparison! COVID-19 is doing a better job of working its way into the hearts of the American people than Melania Trump, whose relative silence is her only redeeming quality outside of her physical appearance.
After warming up with these and a few other choice retweets, Trump was ready to compose a few of his own original posts.
There was his commentary on a Breitbart article twisting filmmaker Michael Moore’s remarks warning Democrats to not take Trump’s defeat for granted:
Michael Moore Torches Biden: He Lacks ‘Necessary Enthusiasm‘ to Beat Trump https://t.co/EC6bt2e56n via @BreitbartNews. Well, he was right in 2016, and we do have great enthusiasm. Many say, done a fantastic job! DJT — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2020
Both Trump and Breitbart fail to note how much overwhelming enthusiasm there is among the American people to remove an incompetent fool from office, whatever their level of excitement about Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate. At this point, any inanimate object would be a less harmful presence in the Oval Office.
Trump simply can’t let a day pass without trying to discredit mail-in ballots as a legitimate method of voting since he has to lay the seeds for his likely eventual disavowal of the results of any election that he will lose, as he sent this tweet as his latest salvo in that battle.
The United States cannot have all Mail In Ballots. It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history. People grab them from mailboxes, print thousands of forgeries and “force” people to sign. Also, forge names. Some absentee OK, when necessary. Trying to use Covid for this Scam! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2020
Donald, didn’t anyone tell you that you’re not supposed to reveal the Republican strategy for stealing the election to everyone? Thanks for the warning! We’ll make sure to have especially vigilant poll observers at every step of the mail-in voting process so that you can’t repeat the GOP ballot harvesting schemes that you used so successfully in North Carolina recently.
Now that he was warmed up, Trump dove right into the deep end with a repeat of his gob-smacking murder accusations against MSNBC host Joe Scarborough that he also tweeted out yesterday to universal incredulity.
A lot of interest in this story about Psycho Joe Scarborough. So a young marathon runner just happened to faint in his office, hit her head on his desk, & die? I would think there is a lot more to this story than that? An affair? What about the so-called investigator? Read story! https://t.co/CjBXBXxoNS — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2020
Since Trump rarely accuses his targets of things of which he hasn’t himself been guilty, it may be prudent to get a DNA sample from the president to match against the evidence in unsolved murder cases around the country. Just sayin’.
Trump concluded his morning social media spree with a textbook example of his lie-filled propaganda.
Cases, numbers and deaths are going down all over the Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2020
The truth of the matter is that — assuming the president is referring to COVID-19 rather than cases of beer sold, numbers of employed people, and deaths from traffic accidents — deaths from coronavirus are rising or relatively flat in 33 states despite lockdown measures and will surely grow now that restrictions are being lifted across the country.
This is what we’re dealing with, folks.
A boorish madman has been handed the reigns of power, and we need to grab them back before the damage he has done becomes irreversible.
Trump must be defeated. The writing is on the wall, or at least on his Twitter feed.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-25--Trump lashes out at Biden and complains nobody gives him credit in evening Memorial Day outburst

In a particularly efficient form of libel , Donald Trump slammed both his presumed Democratic opponent for the presidency , former Vice President Joe Biden , and his regular global bogeyman , China , together in one pair of accusatory afternoon tweets .
Trump continues to cite his supposedly early China flight ban as evidence that he moved quickly to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus but forgets to mention that the move was both too late and poorly managed , allowing the pandemic to grow more quickly than if a thorough and competent federal response had been taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of cases in the hard-stricken New York area seem to have been imported by travelers from Europe , there ’ s not much to brag about in the actions banning travel from China .
Trump ’ s math skills are exposed to be as weak as his other cognitive functions when he claims that “ Nobody in 50 years has been WEAKER on China ” than his prospective opponent — since he fails to note that Republican President Richard Nixon opened the country to relations , and eventually trade , with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The attacks on China were seen by many to be part of Trump ’ s search for a convenient scapegoat for his epic failures confronting the pandemic .
Yet , if you ask Trump , he practically thinks he deserves a medal for his heroic and unheralded — by anyone but himself — efforts in combatting the disease .
Without any attachments to verify the supposedly great reviews pouring in for his handling of the pandemic with deaths approaching 100,000 Americans , it ’ s likely that those reviews mostly went from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s own left prefrontal cortex to the remainder of his right prefrontal cortex .
The only way that Trump made governors look good was by comparison to his own feeble and flailing , science-denying early response to the outbreak of COVID-19 that ensured that it would go on to kill tens of thousands more than if social distancing measures had been taken just a week sooner .
In once sense , Trump is correct for a change .
He doesn ’ t get sufficient credit for making nearly every other American who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look fantastic by comparison .
Unfortunately , that fact does not offer us much solace .
We ’ d much rather have a president who can inspire us , motivate us , and lift our spirits .
Let ’ s make sure we elect someone better than ourselves as the next president .
We couldn ’ t possibly find anyone who would be worse than Donald Trump .
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In a particularly efficient form of libel, Donald Trump slammed both his presumed Democratic opponent for the presidency, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his regular global bogeyman, China, together in one pair of accusatory afternoon tweets.
Sleepy Joe Biden (mostly his reps.) went crazy when I banned, in late January, people coming in from China. He called me “xenophobic” & then went equally “nuts” when we let in 44,000 people – until he was told they were American citizens coming home. He later apologized! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
Nobody in 50 years has been WEAKER on China than Sleepy Joe Biden. He was asleep at the wheel. He gave them EVERYTHING they wanted, including rip-off Trade Deals. I am getting it all back! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
Trump continues to cite his supposedly early China flight ban as evidence that he moved quickly to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus but forgets to mention that the move was both too late and poorly managed, allowing the pandemic to grow more quickly than if a thorough and competent federal response had been taken.
Particularly with the hindsight that the majority of cases in the hard-stricken New York area seem to have been imported by travelers from Europe, there’s not much to brag about in the actions banning travel from China.
Trump’s math skills are exposed to be as weak as his other cognitive functions when he claims that “Nobody in 50 years has been WEAKER on China” than his prospective opponent — since he fails to note that Republican President Richard Nixon opened the country to relations, and eventually trade, with the then-underdeveloped communist country only 48 years ago.
The attacks on China were seen by many to be part of Trump’s search for a convenient scapegoat for his epic failures confronting the pandemic. Yet, if you ask Trump, he practically thinks he deserves a medal for his heroic and unheralded — by anyone but himself — efforts in combatting the disease.
Great reviews on our handling of Covid 19, sometimes referred to as the China Virus. Ventilators, Testing, Medical Supply Distribution, we made a lot of Governors look very good – And got no credit for so doing. Most importantly, we helped a lot of great people! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
Without any attachments to verify the supposedly great reviews pouring in for his handling of the pandemic with deaths approaching 100,000 Americans, it’s likely that those reviews mostly went from what’s left of Trump’s own left prefrontal cortex to the remainder of his right prefrontal cortex.
The only way that Trump made governors look good was by comparison to his own feeble and flailing, science-denying early response to the outbreak of COVID-19 that ensured that it would go on to kill tens of thousands more than if social distancing measures had been taken just a week sooner.
In once sense, Trump is correct for a change. He doesn’t get sufficient credit for making nearly every other American who is not a member of his brainwashed cult look fantastic by comparison.
Unfortunately, that fact does not offer us much solace. We’d much rather have a president who can inspire us, motivate us, and lift our spirits.
Let’s make sure we elect someone better than ourselves as the next president.
We couldn’t possibly find anyone who would be worse than Donald Trump.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-25--Trump trashes veteran congressman on Memorial day for voting to impeach him

Memorial Day in America is typically a day of remembrance of our fallen service members who died protecting our country ’ s freedoms , not to mention celebratory parades , picnics , barbecues , and trips to the beach or local water hole .
Memorial Day 2020 is something quite different — and not just because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that have made social distancing more important to preserve one ’ s health than any need to congregate in crowds .
For Donald Trump , the holiday weekend was a day to set a bad example to the American people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risks of contagion and get back to work while he spends two days playing golf rather than trying to improve his disastrously failing performance in managing the federal response to the pandemic .
That and endlessly tweeting reprehensible posts that betray his palpable panic over the prospect that his bumbling and selfish handling of the coronavirus crisis has torpedoed any conceivable chance that he had of being re-elected and staying out of prison .
Trump continued his obsessive social media posting this afternoon with a tweet that demonstrates his true villainy .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Congressman Connor Lamb ( D-PA ) , a former Marine who turned a red district of Pennsylvania blue in a 2018 special election that was the harbinger of the “ Blue Wave ” that returned the House of Representatives to Democratic control .
He couldn ’ t even spell the congressman ’ s name correctly .
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Trump ’ s partisan attack on a former service member is not unexpected but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is among the lowest depths that one can reach and Twitter responders let the president know it .
The vehemence of Trump ’ s endorsement of Rep. Lamb ’ s GOP opponent likely stems from the fact that the Pennsylvania congressman is not only a veteran who helped turn the House blue again , but was one of the many Democratic members of the House of Representatives to vote for his impeachment .
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Memorial Day in America is typically a day of remembrance of our fallen service members who died protecting our country’s freedoms, not to mention celebratory parades, picnics, barbecues, and trips to the beach or local water hole.
Memorial Day 2020 is something quite different — and not just because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that have made social distancing more important to preserve one’s health than any need to congregate in crowds.
For Donald Trump, the holiday weekend was a day to set a bad example to the American people that he is urging to ignore the risks of contagion and get back to work while he spends two days playing golf rather than trying to improve his disastrously failing performance in managing the federal response to the pandemic.
That and endlessly tweeting reprehensible posts that betray his palpable panic over the prospect that his bumbling and selfish handling of the coronavirus crisis has torpedoed any conceivable chance that he had of being re-elected and staying out of prison.
Trump continued his obsessive social media posting this afternoon with a tweet that demonstrates his true villainy.
The tweet was an ill-timed Memorial Day attack on Congressman Connor Lamb (D-PA), a former Marine who turned a red district of Pennsylvania blue in a 2018 special election that was the harbinger of the “Blue Wave” that returned the House of Representatives to Democratic control. He couldn’t even spell the congressman’s name correctly.
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Trump’s partisan attack on a former service member is not unexpected but attacking a former Marine on Memorial Day is among the lowest depths that one can reach and Twitter responders let the president know it.
https://twitter.com/Tweety66771/status/1264998963779756032?s=20
"Bavarian authorities accused him of emigrating when he was too young to avoid fulfilling his military service, he lost his Bavarian citizenship; he and his family returned to the United States. became a citizen in 1892". Frederick Trump scared to serve like his grandson Donald. — K. Gerard (@zadok50) May 25, 2020
You go girl! — OneOldMan (@Christi36867812) May 25, 2020
The vehemence of Trump’s endorsement of Rep. Lamb’s GOP opponent likely stems from the fact that the Pennsylvania congressman is not only a veteran who helped turn the House blue again, but was one of the many Democratic members of the House of Representatives to vote for his impeachment.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-25--Star New York Times reporter claps back at Trump after he accuses media of making up stories

After Twitter wags archly suggested that Donald Trump might want to move this year ’ s Republican National Convention from Charlotte , Noth Carolina to his own Doral resort in Miami — after the president tweeted a warning to that state ’ s Democratic governor earlier this morning threatening to cancel the event if the state didn ’ t start to relax its pandemic restrictions — Trump took the satirical commentary seriously and issued a sharp denial of any such plans in his social media feed .
As someone who seems to get the majority of his information from right-wing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter , Trump , of course , didn ’ t bother to verify whether the media was actually reporting what “ April ” said it had reported , as Maggie Haberman of The New York Times soon reminded the president .
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Who ’ s the one stirring up trouble here ?
It doesn ’ t appear to be The New York Times .
As much as many may relish the thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” gathered together in close quarters at their convention in the midst of a pandemic , the collateral damage that such a super-spreader event would cause has cooler heads realizing that only Donald Trump could be promoting such a spectacularly deadly idea .
Trump ’ s insistence on conducting the Republican Convention with all its traditional trappings in conventional form as a mass gathering reveals not just his magical thinking that the virus will somehow miraculously disappear — a notion that defies all available scientific evidence — only serves to confirm the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form of political extortion against a Democratic governor who is merely trying to safeguard the people of his state and follow the guidelines published by scientific and medical experts , including Trump ’ s own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
Trump has already made it plainly obvious that he cares not a whit about the health and safety of Americans , even his most rabid — and potentially contagious — supporters .
His extortionate demands to North Carolina ’ s Democratic governor drives his indifference home even further .
His failure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denial of a rumor that was a mere joke on social media shows that he would be as tremendous a failure as a journalist as he is as president .
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After Twitter wags archly suggested that Donald Trump might want to move this year’s Republican National Convention from Charlotte, Noth Carolina to his own Doral resort in Miami — after the president tweeted a warning to that state’s Democratic governor earlier this morning threatening to cancel the event if the state didn’t start to relax its pandemic restrictions — Trump took the satirical commentary seriously and issued a sharp denial of any such plans in his social media feed.
I have zero interest in moving the Republican National Convention to Doral in Miami, as falsely reported by the Fake News @nytimes in order to stir up trouble. Ballroom is not nearly big enough & would like to stay in N.C., whose gov. doesn’t even know if he can let people in? https://t.co/nqBBPv4VXS — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
As someone who seems to get the majority of his information from right-wing news outlets and unverified conspiracy theorists on Twitter, Trump, of course, didn’t bother to verify whether the media was actually reporting what “April” said it had reported, as Maggie Haberman of The New York Times soon reminded the president.
Actually no one reported that, sir. As always appreciate you checking to see what was what before you tweeted. https://t.co/Q6z64qBIJj — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 25, 2020
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Who’s the one stirring up trouble here? It doesn’t appear to be The New York Times.
As much as many may relish the thought of “many thousands of enthusiastic Republicans” gathered together in close quarters at their convention in the midst of a pandemic, the collateral damage that such a super-spreader event would cause has cooler heads realizing that only Donald Trump could be promoting such a spectacularly deadly idea.
Trump’s insistence on conducting the Republican Convention with all its traditional trappings in conventional form as a mass gathering reveals not just his magical thinking that the virus will somehow miraculously disappear — a notion that defies all available scientific evidence — only serves to confirm the fact that his earlier tweets were indeed a form of political extortion against a Democratic governor who is merely trying to safeguard the people of his state and follow the guidelines published by scientific and medical experts, including Trump’s own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Trump has already made it plainly obvious that he cares not a whit about the health and safety of Americans, even his most rabid — and potentially contagious — supporters.
His extortionate demands to North Carolina’s Democratic governor drives his indifference home even further.
His failure to check his sources before tweeting a denial of a rumor that was a mere joke on social media shows that he would be as tremendous a failure as a journalist as he is as president.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-25--Trump angrily denies planning to move the Republican National Convention to his Miami golf resort

Donald Trump tweeted a warning to North Carolina ’ s Democratic governor earlier this morning that he would move this year ’ s Republican National Convention from Charlotte if the state didn ’ t start to relax its pandemic restrictions , using his Ukraine-scandal quid pro quo negotiating techniques to push his deadly priority of valuing the economy and his own need for mass adulation over people ’ s health and safety .
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As much as many may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of enthusiastic Republicans ” gathered together in close quarters in the midst of a pandemic , the collateral damage that such a super-spreader event would cause has cooler heads realizing that only Donald Trump could be promoting such a spectacularly deadly idea .
Trump ’ s insistence on conducting the Republican Convention with all its traditional trappings in conventional form as a mass gathering reveals not just his magical thinking that the virus will somehow miraculously disappear — a notion that defies all available scientific evidence — but initiated speculation that the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of his failing resorts like the Trump National Doral Miami where he suggested that the next G-7 summit meeting ( or G-8 , if he manages to convince the other six countries to allow Russia to attend ) be moved to the condemnation of government ethics watchdogs everywhere .
Trump saw the speculation and tried to head off any further controversy by denying the speculation .
Unfortunately for the president , his denial only served to confirm the fact that his earlier tweets were indeed a form of political extortion against a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safeguard the people of his state and follow the guidelines published by scientific and medical experts , including Trump ’ s own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The response to his post on Twitter denying the rumor was brutal .
Trump has already made it plainly obvious that he cares not a whit about the health and safety of Americans , even his most rabid — and potentially contagious — supporters .
His extortionate demands to North Carolina ’ s Democratic governor drives his indifference home even further .
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Donald Trump tweeted a warning to North Carolina’s Democratic governor earlier this morning that he would move this year’s Republican National Convention from Charlotte if the state didn’t start to relax its pandemic restrictions, using his Ukraine-scandal quid pro quo negotiating techniques to push his deadly priority of valuing the economy and his own need for mass adulation over people’s health and safety.
…full attendance in the Arena. In other words, we would be spending millions of dollars building the Arena to a very high standard without even knowing if the Democrat Governor would allow the Republican Party to fully occupy the space. Plans are being…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
…to find, with all of the jobs and economic development it brings, another Republican National Convention site. This is not something I want to do. Thank you, and I LOVE the people of North Carolina! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
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As much as many may relish the thought of “many thousands of enthusiastic Republicans” gathered together in close quarters in the midst of a pandemic, the collateral damage that such a super-spreader event would cause has cooler heads realizing that only Donald Trump could be promoting such a spectacularly deadly idea.
Trump’s insistence on conducting the Republican Convention with all its traditional trappings in conventional form as a mass gathering reveals not just his magical thinking that the virus will somehow miraculously disappear — a notion that defies all available scientific evidence — but initiated speculation that the president was looking to move the convention to one of his failing resorts like the Trump National Doral Miami where he suggested that the next G-7 summit meeting (or G-8, if he manages to convince the other six countries to allow Russia to attend) be moved to the condemnation of government ethics watchdogs everywhere.
Trump saw the speculation and tried to head off any further controversy by denying the speculation.
I have zero interest in moving the Republican National Convention to Doral in Miami, as falsely reported by the Fake News @nytimes in order to stir up trouble. Ballroom is not nearly big enough & would like to stay in N.C., whose gov. doesn’t even know if he can let people in? https://t.co/nqBBPv4VXS — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
Unfortunately for the president, his denial only served to confirm the fact that his earlier tweets were indeed a form of political extortion against a Democratic governor who is merely trying to safeguard the people of his state and follow the guidelines published by scientific and medical experts, including Trump’s own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The response to his post on Twitter denying the rumor was brutal.
Or, he can have the crowded convention in an ultra #MAGA city and let natural selection run it's course! — Kushbreath416 (@kushbreath416) May 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/glamelegance/status/1264991555754000390?s=20
Majority North Carolinians elected @NC_Governor … obviously #gop doesn’t respect the majority of NC. 😐 — AJ (@smartlyjoan) May 25, 2020
Pack the Republicans in a closed building, the more the merrier. For weeks at a time. No masks or social distancing allowed. For the survivors, it’ll be good practice for federal prison, after the GOP loses the election & faces real penalties for their crimes. MAGA & whatnot — Martin Neiman (@Tackspayer) May 25, 2020
Yup. SHowing how it's done! Unlike these guys: pic.twitter.com/jWwevVYjG7 — Tad Macy (@tadmacy) May 25, 2020
Trump keeps WHINING about the "fake" news, but… Trump is gonna FREAK when he sees this. So let's make sure he does. ORANGE CRUSHED: More Americans Trust CNN than Either Trump or Fox Newshttps://t.co/u0EBHVfhfq — News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) May 25, 2020
Trump has already made it plainly obvious that he cares not a whit about the health and safety of Americans, even his most rabid — and potentially contagious — supporters.
His extortionate demands to North Carolina’s Democratic governor drives his indifference home even further.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-25--Mealy-mouthed Trump bumbles his way through Memorial Day speech

President Trump kicked off this Memorial Day with a long-winded rant about the only subject he truly cares about : himself .
Rather than devoting all of his attention today to the brave men and women who have died fighting for the United States he let loose with a truly deranged tweetstorm about his golfing habits compared to President Obama ’ s .
The bizarre outburst was clearly precipitated by the widespread and well-founded criticisms of Trump ’ s decision to go golfing as COVID-19 continues to ravage the country .
Nearly 100,000 Americans are dead , almost 1.7 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who originally dismissed the coronavirus as a Democratic “ hoax ” is busy practicing his backswing .
More than anything it served as a reminder that not even a somber occasion like Memorial Day is enough to get Trump to act like a real president .
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After his disgraceful Twitter episode , the president visited Fort McHenry to give his version of a Memorial Day speech which—to the surprise of nobody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four years—turned out to be an embarrassing hodgepodge of inane ramblings and borderline illiteracy .
At one point during his clearly prewritten but clearly unfamiliar to him remarks , Trump squinted , struggling to decipher his speech as he got caught up in a weird back-and-forth limbo between the words “ hell ” and “ held.
” It ’ s something he does often while speaking : misread or misunderstand a word , then continue on before circling back to the word in an attempt to make his misspeaking sound like it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unique Trumpian incoherence .
“ They did not retreat .
They stared down the invasion and the held…that they had to endure… The fact is they held like nobody could have held before , they held this fort , ” Trump said , describing the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 in his inimitable fashion .
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President Trump kicked off this Memorial Day with a long-winded rant about the only subject he truly cares about: himself. Rather than devoting all of his attention today to the brave men and women who have died fighting for the United States he let loose with a truly deranged tweetstorm about his golfing habits compared to President Obama’s.
The bizarre outburst was clearly precipitated by the widespread and well-founded criticisms of Trump’s decision to go golfing as COVID-19 continues to ravage the country. Nearly 100,000 Americans are dead, almost 1.7 million have been infected, and the president who originally dismissed the coronavirus as a Democratic “hoax” is busy practicing his backswing.
More than anything it served as a reminder that not even a somber occasion like Memorial Day is enough to get Trump to act like a real president.
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After his disgraceful Twitter episode, the president visited Fort McHenry to give his version of a Memorial Day speech which—to the surprise of nobody who has been sentient for the past four years—turned out to be an embarrassing hodgepodge of inane ramblings and borderline illiteracy.
At one point during his clearly prewritten but clearly unfamiliar to him remarks, Trump squinted, struggling to decipher his speech as he got caught up in a weird back-and-forth limbo between the words “hell” and “held.”
It’s something he does often while speaking: misread or misunderstand a word, then continue on before circling back to the word in an attempt to make his misspeaking sound like it was intentional. The result is an utterly unique Trumpian incoherence.
“They did not retreat. They stared down the invasion and the held…that they had to endure… The fact is they held like nobody could have held before, they held this fort,” Trump said, describing the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 in his inimitable fashion.
Watch the clip below and then make sure to vote in November. One of the best ways to honor the American fallen is to put someone in the White House who actually cares about what this country stands for.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-25--Trump argues he was golfing “for exercise” and attacks Obama’s golf trips in Memorial Day tweet

Almost inevitably , President Trump kicked off what will hopefully be his final Memorial Day in office by launching a petulant and whiny Twitter tirade in defense of his decision to play golf during the middle of a pandemic that has caused the preventable deaths of 100,000 Americans .
Furious that the media was publicizing the news of his lazy escape on Sunday , Trump claimed that the “ fake news ” was making it sound like he had committed a “ mortal sin ” and tried to argue that it was acceptable behavior since he hadn ’ t golfed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months !
Scrambling to make himself look better , he then turned to his excuse for literally everything : blame President Obama .
It is the height of hypocrisy for Trump to criticize Obama ’ s golfing habits , since the President has visited one of his golf clubs or gone golfing 251 times , with the estimated cost to the American taxpayer currently at around $ 134 million dollars — more than twice the number of times Obama had golfed during his first term as president .
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Perhaps realizing that the optics of him playing golf while a pandemic raged that he deliberately refused to address in time were not the best , Trump tried to do damage control by blaming Obama for an ISIS murder and then claimed that he has “ shattered 100 % ” of the ISIS caliphate , which unfortunately is not true .
But the president refused to recognize that a good deal of the consternation around his golf trip was based around the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after ordering religious establishments be re-opened to the public against the advice of medical experts — and of course that the president should not be playing games and enjoying himself while 100,000 Americans lay dead because of his appalling mismanagement and negligence .
Incapable of taking any responsibility for anything he says or does , we can assume it won ’ t be long before he is openly blaming the death toll on President Obama .
He ’ s already concocted new Obama-centric conspiracy theories to distract the public with and now appears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well .
There are now 100,000 reasons that we can not trust this man with another four years in charge of this once great nation , and tweets like this are just further proof that even during one of the worst crises our nation has ever faced , Trump refuses to take his job seriously and can only think about satisfying his primitive , selfish impulses .

Almost inevitably, President Trump kicked off what will hopefully be his final Memorial Day in office by launching a petulant and whiny Twitter tirade in defense of his decision to play golf during the middle of a pandemic that has caused the preventable deaths of 100,000 Americans.
Furious that the media was publicizing the news of his lazy escape on Sunday, Trump claimed that the “fake news” was making it sound like he had committed a “mortal sin” and tried to argue that it was acceptable behavior since he hadn’t golfed in —shock, horror — almost three months!
Scrambling to make himself look better, he then turned to his excuse for literally everything: blame President Obama.
Some stories about the fact that in order to get outside and perhaps, even a little exercise, I played golf over the weekend. The Fake & Totally Corrupt News makes it sound like a mortal sin – I knew this would happen! What they don’t say is that it was my first golf in almost… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
….Hawaii in a big, fully loaded 747, to play. What did that do to the so-called Carbon Footprint? He also played moments after the brutal killing by ISIS of a wonderful young man. Totally inappropriate – and it was me who shattered 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. I was left a MESS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
It is the height of hypocrisy for Trump to criticize Obama’s golfing habits, since the President has visited one of his golf clubs or gone golfing 251 times, with the estimated cost to the American taxpayer currently at around $134 million dollars — more than twice the number of times Obama had golfed during his first term as president.
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Perhaps realizing that the optics of him playing golf while a pandemic raged that he deliberately refused to address in time were not the best, Trump tried to do damage control by blaming Obama for an ISIS murder and then claimed that he has “shattered 100%” of the ISIS caliphate, which unfortunately is not true.
But the president refused to recognize that a good deal of the consternation around his golf trip was based around the fact that he failed to go to church after ordering religious establishments be re-opened to the public against the advice of medical experts — and of course that the president should not be playing games and enjoying himself while 100,000 Americans lay dead because of his appalling mismanagement and negligence.
Incapable of taking any responsibility for anything he says or does, we can assume it won’t be long before he is openly blaming the death toll on President Obama. He’s already concocted new Obama-centric conspiracy theories to distract the public with and now appears to be taking aim at Joe Biden as well.
There are now 100,000 reasons that we cannot trust this man with another four years in charge of this once great nation, and tweets like this are just further proof that even during one of the worst crises our nation has ever faced, Trump refuses to take his job seriously and can only think about satisfying his primitive, selfish impulses.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-26--“Are you f@#%ing stupid?”: Trump’s weekend polling meltdown exposed in new Vanity Fair account

Anonymous insiders are exactly the kind of journalistic sources that Donald Trump loves to decry when he accuses the mainstream media of being “ Fake News , ” despite the fact that the president ’ s own frequently tweeted conspiracy theories come from much less reliable narrators than the kind of lower-level White House aides who may be on friendly terms with a White House correspondent .
Vanity Fair ‘ s Gabriel Sherman is a gregarious , well-connected journalist with many contacts in the Trump administration — and much to Trump ’ s consternation , Sherman has little compunction in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insider scuttlebutt to enlighten the world on the president ’ s latest mood swings and most potent current grudges .
In his latest article , the Vanity Fair columnist painted a bleak portrait of the president ’ s Memorial Day weekend temperament as witnessed by White House insiders and people close to Trump .
It was a weekend where the president threw an extended cry-baby tantrum as he played the victim card to the full hilt — as if he himself was soon to be among the nearly 100,000 dead Americans , instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ ’ He was just in a fucking rage , ’ said a person who spoke with Trump late last week .
‘ He was saying , ‘ This is so unfair to me !
Everything was going great .
We were cruising to reelection !
” ’ Even as the death toll neared 100,000 and unemployment ranks swelled to over 38 million , Trump couldn ’ t see the pandemic as anything other than something that had happened to him .
‘ The problem is he has no empathy , ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he should have been warned about the virus sooner .
‘ The intelligence community let me down !
’ he said , ” Sherman starts his article .
Those psychiatrists who have written of their diagnosis of Trump as suffering from malignant narcissism will recognize all of the symptoms .
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The outburst was likely triggered by Trump ’ s growing realization that his con-man shtick is no longer working and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guts ( or at least disapproves of his performance as president ) , as new polls show his popularity plummeting among older voters , women , and , frankly , anyone with half a brain and former Vice President Joe Biden leading by a significant margin in key swing states .
The beauty of having close White House contacts is that Sherman is able to get insider gossip like the fact that First Lady Melania Trump had more sense when it came to sussing out the early potential dangers of the pandemic than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ability to find juicy quotes like these that Sherman has built his reputation on and he does not disappoint in this most recent article .
He describes Trump ’ s moves to shake up his campaign operations today by naming former White House political director Bill Stepien as his new deputy campaign manager and Stephanie Alexander , his Midwest political director , to the position of campaign chief of staff .
“ The moves are being seen by many in Trumpworld as a demotion for Trump ’ s campaign manager , Brad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Trump for weeks over his spending and the president ’ s deteriorating poll numbers .
‘ Trump has been screaming at Brad , ‘ How many fucking times do I have to tell you I don ’ t like this !
Are you fucking stupid ?
” ’ said a Republican who ’ s overheard the conversations .
( ‘ Your source is wrong , ’ a campaign spokesperson said in an email .
‘ The President never said that about Brad.
’ ) ‘ Once you get on the wrong side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s hard to get back , ’ said a Trump friend.
” A former White House official told Sherman that “ This is a sign the campaign realized they needed to bring in the big boys.
” Still many people in the administration are beginning to realize that the problem isn ’ t with the campaign staff but with Trump himself .
If they are planning an intervention , they had better start quickly since the president was digging that Scarborough hole even deeper today .
Sherman ’ s closing paragraphs show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has sunk and that the race is now Biden ’ s to lose .
Trump is not only his own worst enemy , but he ’ s also the biggest danger that America faces — since his ego and incompetence prevents someone with actual management and leadership skills and a respect for science , process , and the rule of law from guiding the ship of state during these perilous times .
Even President Lyndon Johnson at the height of the Vietnam War had the sense to quit the race for re-election when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ path to victory in either the war or at the ballot box .
Donald Trump ’ s infinite ego won ’ t allow him to do that , so America will have to suffer through the next six months and wonder whether America ’ s democracy can survive Trump ’ s inevitable contention of the results that likely will see him losing by a landslide .
But hey , since when did the popular vote matter anyway ?
It does when a momentous landslide for Biden is the only way to pry the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greedy and desperate hands .
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Anonymous insiders are exactly the kind of journalistic sources that Donald Trump loves to decry when he accuses the mainstream media of being “Fake News,” despite the fact that the president’s own frequently tweeted conspiracy theories come from much less reliable narrators than the kind of lower-level White House aides who may be on friendly terms with a White House correspondent.
Vanity Fair‘s Gabriel Sherman is a gregarious, well-connected journalist with many contacts in the Trump administration — and much to Trump’s consternation, Sherman has little compunction in contacting those sources to get the latest insider scuttlebutt to enlighten the world on the president’s latest mood swings and most potent current grudges.
In his latest article, the Vanity Fair columnist painted a bleak portrait of the president’s Memorial Day weekend temperament as witnessed by White House insiders and people close to Trump.
It was a weekend where the president threw an extended cry-baby tantrum as he played the victim card to the full hilt — as if he himself was soon to be among the nearly 100,000 dead Americans, instead of merely a soon to be ex-commander-in-chief.
“’He was just in a fucking rage,’ said a person who spoke with Trump late last week. ‘He was saying, ‘This is so unfair to me! Everything was going great. We were cruising to reelection!”’ Even as the death toll neared 100,000 and unemployment ranks swelled to over 38 million, Trump couldn’t see the pandemic as anything other than something that had happened to him. ‘The problem is he has no empathy,’ the adviser said. Trump complained that he should have been warned about the virus sooner. ‘The intelligence community let me down!’ he said,” Sherman starts his article.
Those psychiatrists who have written of their diagnosis of Trump as suffering from malignant narcissism will recognize all of the symptoms.
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The outburst was likely triggered by Trump’s growing realization that his con-man shtick is no longer working and that more than half the country hates his guts (or at least disapproves of his performance as president), as new polls show his popularity plummeting among older voters, women, and, frankly, anyone with half a brain and former Vice President Joe Biden leading by a significant margin in key swing states.
“Trump knows the numbers are bad. It’s why he’s thrashing about,” one Republican familar with the White House’ internal polling data told Sharman.
The beauty of having close White House contacts is that Sherman is able to get insider gossip like the fact that First Lady Melania Trump had more sense when it came to sussing out the early potential dangers of the pandemic than her husband did.
“According to a source, Melania Trump warned the president during their trip to India in February to take the virus response seriously. ‘He totally blew her off,’ the source said. Melania later told people that Trump ‘only hears what he wants to hear and surrounds himself with yes-people and family,’ the source added.”
It’s the ability to find juicy quotes like these that Sherman has built his reputation on and he does not disappoint in this most recent article.
He describes Trump’s moves to shake up his campaign operations today by naming former White House political director Bill Stepien as his new deputy campaign manager and Stephanie Alexander, his Midwest political director, to the position of campaign chief of staff.
According to Sherman:
“The moves are being seen by many in Trumpworld as a demotion for Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, who has been at odds with Trump for weeks over his spending and the president’s deteriorating poll numbers. ‘Trump has been screaming at Brad, ‘How many fucking times do I have to tell you I don’t like this! Are you fucking stupid?”’ said a Republican who’s overheard the conversations. (‘Your source is wrong,’ a campaign spokesperson said in an email. ‘The President never said that about Brad.’) ‘Once you get on the wrong side of the mountain with Trump, it’s hard to get back,’ said a Trump friend.”
A former White House official told Sherman that “This is a sign the campaign realized they needed to bring in the big boys.”
Still many people in the administration are beginning to realize that the problem isn’t with the campaign staff but with Trump himself.
“’Trump is doing it to himself by tweeting idiotic conspiracy theories about Joe Scarborough. Women are tired of this shit,’ said another former West Wing official. An outside adviser agreed. ‘Trump can’t pivot to a different strategy,’ the adviser told me. ‘He only knows one strategy—which is attack. It worked in 2016. But now it’s not what people are looking for.’ The adviser told me that Trump’s New York friends are planning an intervention to get him to stop tweeting about the Morning Joe cohost,” Sherman writes.
If they are planning an intervention, they had better start quickly since the president was digging that Scarborough hole even deeper today.
Sherman’s closing paragraphs show both the depths to which the president has sunk and that the race is now Biden’s to lose.
“And when he’s not feeling helpless or aggrieved, Trump continues to cling to magical thinking. ‘He lives in his own fucking world,’ the outside adviser said. Trump recently told a friend that the Moderna vaccine is going to be ready in months.” “At this point many Republicans I spoke to said the only hope for Trump is that Biden implodes. As one prominent Republican put it: ‘Right now the only person who can change the dynamic is Joe Biden.’”
Trump is not only his own worst enemy, but he’s also the biggest danger that America faces — since his ego and incompetence prevents someone with actual management and leadership skills and a respect for science, process, and the rule of law from guiding the ship of state during these perilous times.
Even President Lyndon Johnson at the height of the Vietnam War had the sense to quit the race for re-election when it became clear that he had no path to victory in either the war or at the ballot box.
Donald Trump’s infinite ego won’t allow him to do that, so America will have to suffer through the next six months and wonder whether America’s democracy can survive Trump’s inevitable contention of the results that likely will see him losing by a landslide.
But hey, since when did the popular vote matter anyway? It does when a momentous landslide for Biden is the only way to pry the nuclear football out of Trump’s greedy and desperate hands.
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Original reporting by Gabriel Sherman at Vanity Fair.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-26--Trump’s spokeswoman clashes with reporters, blames Morning Joe for Trump’s wild accusations

On Tuesday , the press finally decided to challenge the president ’ s press secretary over his now almost daily promotion of a vile conspiracy theory blaming MSNBC host Joe Scarborough for the tragic death of his aide Lois Klausutis .
This morning saw the president once again calling for the opening of a “ cold case ” investigation into “ Morning Joe , ” hinting heavily that Joe was responsible for murdering her .
Bizarrely , the president claimed he would “ always be thinking about ” the crime when he was conducting his softball interviews with his former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he included a crude dig at Scarborough ’ s wife and co-host Mika Brezinski by slamming her as his “ wacky future ex-wife.
” During this afternoon ’ s press conference , ABC ’ s Jon Karl spoke out and demanded to know why the president continues to promote unfounded conspiracy theories , to the horror of Klausutis ’ bereaved family .
“ This is pretty nuts , isn ’ t it ?
The president is accusing somebody of possible murder .
The family is pleading with the president to please stop unfounded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this ?
” demanded Karl .
He ’ s the president of the United States…and he ’ s accusing somebody of possible murder .
This is different .
He ’ s not a private citizen .
He ’ s the president.
” McEnany tried to pivot by arguing that is was Morning Joe who had been making false accusations .
“ Joe Scarborough , if we want to start talking about false accusations , we have quite a few we can go through , ” snapped back McEnany .
“ Mika accused the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s incredibly irresponsible .
They ’ ve dragged his family through the mud .
They ’ ve made false accusations that I won ’ t go through .
They should be held to account for their falsehoods !
Joe Scarborough should be held to account for saying people will die by taking hydroxychloroquine.
” He was quickly followed up by the White House Correspondent for PBS , Yamiche Alcindor , who tried to get the Secretary to answer why Trump wouldn ’ t give Klausutis ’ widower some peace .
In response , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ joked ” about the incident himself in a radio interview with Don Imus and immediately tried to jump to a question from the sycophantic OAN reporter .
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It is a show of callous cruelty from the president and his lackey , whose protests that the deceased woman was “ in their prayers ” immediately proven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scarborough .
This morning , Klausutis ’ widower issued a heartwrenching plea to the president to please stop abusing the memory of his dead wife to pursue some bizarre and entirely baseless feud with a morning talk show host .
But it appears his words have fallen on deaf ears .
After Joe Scarborough and his now-wife Mika Brezinski had a public falling out with their former friend Donald Trump after criticizing him on the air , Trump began to publicly suggest that there was foul play involved in the 2001 death of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was a Florida Congressman .
Medical examiners have concluded that 28-year-old Lori Klausutis died in Scarborough ’ s office after an abnormal heart rhythm caused her to lose consciousness and she tragically struck her head on a desk .

On Tuesday, the press finally decided to challenge the president’s press secretary over his now almost daily promotion of a vile conspiracy theory blaming MSNBC host Joe Scarborough for the tragic death of his aide Lois Klausutis.
This morning saw the president once again calling for the opening of a “cold case” investigation into “Morning Joe,” hinting heavily that Joe was responsible for murdering her. Bizarrely, the president claimed he would “always be thinking about” the crime when he was conducting his softball interviews with his former friends.
In typical Trump fashion, he included a crude dig at Scarborough’s wife and co-host Mika Brezinski by slamming her as his “wacky future ex-wife.”
….about whether or not Joe could have done such a horrible thing? Maybe or maybe not, but I find Joe to be a total Nut Job, and I knew him well, far better than most. So many unanswered & obvious questions, but I won’t bring them up now! Law enforcement eventually will? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
During this afternoon’s press conference, ABC’s Jon Karl spoke out and demanded to know why the president continues to promote unfounded conspiracy theories, to the horror of Klausutis’ bereaved family.
“This is pretty nuts, isn’t it? The president is accusing somebody of possible murder. The family is pleading with the president to please stop unfounded conspiracy theories. Why is he doing this?” demanded Karl. He’s the president of the United States…and he’s accusing somebody of possible murder. This is different. He’s not a private citizen. He’s the president.”
McEnany tried to pivot by arguing that is was Morning Joe who had been making false accusations. “Joe Scarborough, if we want to start talking about false accusations, we have quite a few we can go through,” snapped back McEnany.
“Mika accused the president of 100,000 deaths and that’s incredibly irresponsible. They’ve dragged his family through the mud. They’ve made false accusations that I won’t go through. They should be held to account for their falsehoods! Joe Scarborough should be held to account for saying people will die by taking hydroxychloroquine.”
.@PressSec is asked about President Trump's tweets accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murdering his intern. "I would point you back to Joe Scarborough who laughed and joked about this item on Don Imus' show. It's Joe Scarborough that has to answer these questions." pic.twitter.com/fExrM7OJdt — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 26, 2020
He was quickly followed up by the White House Correspondent for PBS, Yamiche Alcindor, who tried to get the Secretary to answer why Trump wouldn’t give Klausutis’ widower some peace.
Yamiche: Why won’t the President give this widower peace and stop tweeting about this conspiracy involving his wife? pic.twitter.com/fk30hW9on0 — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) May 26, 2020
In response, Kayleigh McEnany claimed that Scarborough himself had “joked” about the incident himself in a radio interview with Don Imus and immediately tried to jump to a question from the sycophantic OAN reporter. Mika Brzezinski quickly took to Twitter to set the record straight on that front:
The Press Secretary is lying. IMUS made the callous joke in 2003 during a break and then repeated it on air. Joe was embarrassed and said, “What are you going to do?”trying to move on to talk about the show. No lies can cover up the hatefulness of Donald Trump. — Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) May 26, 2020
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It is a show of callous cruelty from the president and his lackey, whose protests that the deceased woman was “in their prayers” immediately proven insincere by her continued smearing of Joe Scarborough.
This morning, Klausutis’ widower issued a heartwrenching plea to the president to please stop abusing the memory of his dead wife to pursue some bizarre and entirely baseless feud with a morning talk show host.
But it appears his words have fallen on deaf ears.
After Joe Scarborough and his now-wife Mika Brezinski had a public falling out with their former friend Donald Trump after criticizing him on the air, Trump began to publicly suggest that there was foul play involved in the 2001 death of one of Scarborough’s aides while he was a Florida Congressman.
Medical examiners have concluded that 28-year-old Lori Klausutis died in Scarborough’s office after an abnormal heart rhythm caused her to lose consciousness and she tragically struck her head on a desk.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-26--Ted Lieu claps back at Trump for mocking Biden’s mask

Congressman Ted Lieu ( D-CA ) has been a persistent thorn in Donald Trump ’ s side ever since the president took office .
As one of the most active and vocal members of Congress on social media , Rep. Lieu has consistently spoken out against Trump on issues ranging from immigration — a personal issue for the Taiwan-born legislator — to the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 elections to now the massive failures of the administration to effectively deal with the coronavirus pandemic on a timely basis .
Representative Lieu continued his personal Twitter oversight of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called out the president ’ s horribly mixed messages to the public about the wisdom of wearing masks in public to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus , a practice that Trump has personally dismissed through his own bad example of refusing to wear a mask even as the federal government ’ s own CDC guidelines recommend their usage .
Lieu ’ s tweet was likely all the more goring for the president by its use of a photo of a dashingly masked Joe Biden as the example of what a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an epidemic to set a proper paragon for presidential behavior .
Congressman Lieu rightfully chastises Trump for his confusing cross-purpose messaging and utter disregard for the additional infections and deaths his poor example-setting may cause .
Judging from the responses to his post , many of Lieu ’ s Twitter followers agree with his critique of the president and his portrayal of Joe Biden as a leader who teaches by example .
It ’ s hard to believe that the act of wearing personal protective equipment — in the middle of the worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ century — has become a political statement .
If the decision to wear a mask to protect one ’ s own health as well as that of anyone else one may come into contact with , however , is now a statement about whether or not you are compassionate enough to care about your fellow human beings , then we can wear our masks as a badge of honor .
Only the dishonorable – like our current president — will appear in public without a face covering until a cure or vaccine for @ @ @ @

Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) has been a persistent thorn in Donald Trump’s side ever since the president took office.
As one of the most active and vocal members of Congress on social media, Rep. Lieu has consistently spoken out against Trump on issues ranging from immigration — a personal issue for the Taiwan-born legislator — to the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 elections to now the massive failures of the administration to effectively deal with the coronavirus pandemic on a timely basis.
Representative Lieu continued his personal Twitter oversight of the Trump administration today with a post that called out the president’s horribly mixed messages to the public about the wisdom of wearing masks in public to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, a practice that Trump has personally dismissed through his own bad example of refusing to wear a mask even as the federal government’s own CDC guidelines recommend their usage.
Lieu’s tweet was likely all the more goring for the president by its use of a photo of a dashingly masked Joe Biden as the example of what a real leader would be doing in such an epidemic to set a proper paragon for presidential behavior.
Dear @realDonaldTrump: You retweeted the below tweet (of a very fit & cool looking @JoeBiden) to suggest people shouldn’t wear masks. At the same time your Surgeon General is telling people to wear masks to stop the virus. Stop confusing the American people. Lives are at stake. https://t.co/z98Ko5cpmp — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 26, 2020
Congressman Lieu rightfully chastises Trump for his confusing cross-purpose messaging and utter disregard for the additional infections and deaths his poor example-setting may cause.
Judging from the responses to his post, many of Lieu’s Twitter followers agree with his critique of the president and his portrayal of Joe Biden as a leader who teaches by example.
Only Trump would attempt to mock Americans protecting Americans. Also, it blew up in his face. pic.twitter.com/JX51RYEKkA — csd (@csd) May 26, 2020
It’s hard to believe that the act of wearing personal protective equipment — in the middle of the worst pandemic the world has seen in a century — has become a political statement.
If the decision to wear a mask to protect one’s own health as well as that of anyone else one may come into contact with, however, is now a statement about whether or not you are compassionate enough to care about your fellow human beings, then we can wear our masks as a badge of honor.
Only the dishonorable – like our current president — will appear in public without a face covering until a cure or vaccine for COVID-19 is developed.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-26--Trump uses 100,000 virus death milestone to brag about how “well” he’s done his job

As the United States reaches the grim milestone of 100,000 lives lost to the ravages of COVID-19 , President Trump found it appropriate to insult the memory of those lost by using it as an opportunity to shower himself in praise .
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday morning , the President had the repulsive nerve to claim that the staggering death toll was evidence that he had done well in managing the virus , holding up worst-case scenario projections that showed up to two million potential deaths to prove his point .
He wrongly asserted that he shut down entry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implying that this had stopped the influx of COVID-19 into the United States , which it did not .
Trace research shows that more virus cases arrived in the US from Europe , not China , but of course that doesn ’ t fit the xenophobic narrative the president is using to push the blame off of himself .
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He even had the gall to assert that “ complainers ” like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he was moving “ far too fast , ” which is anything but the truth .
The truth is that studies show that the implementation of social distancing measures and quarantine lockdowns just one week earlier would have saved tens of thousands of lives .
The testimony of government health officials and the scoops from investigative journalists show that President Trump and his team deliberately ignored the warnings of experts acted slowly to respond to the pandemic in a callously selfish and poorly-considered effort to minimize the damage to the economy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire pandemic , Trump has downplayed the severity of the crisis and pushed to re-open the economy before it is safe to do so , doing his damndest to ensure that even more people needlessly die so that he can once again take credit for gains in a stock market that almost exclusively benefits only the top 10 % of Americans .
Having bungled the beginning and middle sections of the crisis , he is intent on doing the same to the recovery period .
While far too much ink and bytes have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president has displayed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic , it still is shocking to see him claim 100,000 dead Americans as evidence that he ’ s done a good job when in reality it is an abomination that we must make him pay for at the first chance we get .

As the United States reaches the grim milestone of 100,000 lives lost to the ravages of COVID-19, President Trump found it appropriate to insult the memory of those lost by using it as an opportunity to shower himself in praise.
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday morning, the President had the repulsive nerve to claim that the staggering death toll was evidence that he had done well in managing the virus, holding up worst-case scenario projections that showed up to two million potential deaths to prove his point.
He wrongly asserted that he shut down entry from China “very early,” implying that this had stopped the influx of COVID-19 into the United States, which it did not. Trace research shows that more virus cases arrived in the US from Europe, not China, but of course that doesn’t fit the xenophobic narrative the president is using to push the blame off of himself.
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He even had the gall to assert that “complainers” like “Crazy Nancy” [Pelosi] said he was moving “far too fast,” which is anything but the truth.
….One person lost to this invisible virus is too much, it should have been stopped at its source, China, but I acted very quickly, and made the right decisions. Many of the current political complainers thought, at the time, that I was moving far to fast, like Crazy Nancy! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
The truth is that studies show that the implementation of social distancing measures and quarantine lockdowns just one week earlier would have saved tens of thousands of lives.
The testimony of government health officials and the scoops from investigative journalists show that President Trump and his team deliberately ignored the warnings of experts acted slowly to respond to the pandemic in a callously selfish and poorly-considered effort to minimize the damage to the economy and his 2020 election chances.
Throughout the entire pandemic, Trump has downplayed the severity of the crisis and pushed to re-open the economy before it is safe to do so, doing his damndest to ensure that even more people needlessly die so that he can once again take credit for gains in a stock market that almost exclusively benefits only the top 10% of Americans.
Having bungled the beginning and middle sections of the crisis, he is intent on doing the same to the recovery period. While far too much ink and bytes have been spilled on criticizing the monstrous behavior the president has displayed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it still is shocking to see him claim 100,000 dead Americans as evidence that he’s done a good job when in reality it is an abomination that we must make him pay for at the first chance we get.
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