occupydemocrats--2020-04-24--White House Dr. Birx gives absurd excuse for Trump’s disinfectant comments: He was having a “dialogu

White House Dr. Birx gives absurd excuse for Trump’s disinfectant comments: He was having a “dialogue”

Donald Trump now wants us to believe that his completely sincere suggestion at yesterday ’ s White House press conference that injecting disinfectants into the human body might help fight COVID-19 were , in fact , sarcastic .
“ I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen , ” the president said to a journalist earlier today .
“ I was asking a sarcastic , and a very sarcastic question , to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside , ” he added shortly after .
The explanation is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of footage from the presser shows .
Trump ’ s aides were reportedly blindsided by his idiotic pronouncement .
Apparently , Trump was a bit confused by some information he received before going in front of the cameras .
He was told how coronavirus living on surfaces can be killed with disinfectant and removed from human hands by sanitizer .
While trying to discuss this fact “ the president took it a couple steps further ” said one official .
The plain fact here is that the President of the United States is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firepower of a gerbil .
Since we now live in an Orwellian world where facts are actively and gleefully denied by the White House though , it should come as little surprise that government officials are twisting themselves into knots to defend Trump ’ s remarks .
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Dr. Birx , Trump ’ s Coronavirus Response Coordinator , appeared on Fox News today and tried to handwave the criticisms away by claiming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the information he received before giving the presser .
“ When he gets new information he likes to talk that through out loud and really have that dialogue and so that ’ s what dialogue he was having , ” Birx said .
“ I think he just saw the information at the time , immediately before the press conference and he was still digesting that information , ” she went on .
Birx ’ s defense is obviously complete rubbish .
This is the president , not a five-year-old child .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ digest ” the idea that injecting disinfectants into the human body is a deranged , dangerous idea .
He wasn ’ t having a “ dialogue ” with himself , he was speaking to the American people in the midst of a devastating pandemic .
Even by Trumpian standards , Birx ’ s explanation is absurd .
For reference , this is how Birx reacted to Trump ’ s comments in real-time yesterday : We want to hear what YOU have to say .
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Donald Trump now wants us to believe that his completely sincere suggestion at yesterday’s White House press conference that injecting disinfectants into the human body might help fight COVID-19 were, in fact, sarcastic.
“I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen,” the president said to a journalist earlier today. “I was asking a sarcastic, and a very sarcastic question, to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside,” he added shortly after. The explanation is obviously rubbish as even a cursory review of footage from the presser shows.
Trump’s aides were reportedly blindsided by his idiotic pronouncement. Apparently, Trump was a bit confused by some information he received before going in front of the cameras. He was told how coronavirus living on surfaces can be killed with disinfectant and removed from human hands by sanitizer. While trying to discuss this fact “the president took it a couple steps further” said one official.
The plain fact here is that the President of the United States is a blithering ignoramus with all the intellectual firepower of a gerbil. Since we now live in an Orwellian world where facts are actively and gleefully denied by the White House though, it should come as little surprise that government officials are twisting themselves into knots to defend Trump’s remarks.
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Dr. Birx, Trump’s Coronavirus Response Coordinator, appeared on Fox News today and tried to handwave the criticisms away by claiming that the president was simply “digesting” the information he received before giving the presser.
“When he gets new information he likes to talk that through out loud and really have that dialogue and so that’s what dialogue he was having,” Birx said. “I think he just saw the information at the time, immediately before the press conference and he was still digesting that information,” she went on.
Birx’s defense is obviously complete rubbish. This is the president, not a five-year-old child. He shouldn’t need time to “digest” the idea that injecting disinfectants into the human body is a deranged, dangerous idea. He wasn’t having a “dialogue” with himself, he was speaking to the American people in the midst of a devastating pandemic. Even by Trumpian standards, Birx’s explanation is absurd.
Dr. Birx defends the President: When he gets new information, he likes to talk that through out loud and really have that dialogue and so that’s what dialogue he was having. I think he just saw the information at the time immediately.. and he was still digesting that information pic.twitter.com/3XrNvs8UjX — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) April 24, 2020
For reference, this is how Birx reacted to Trump’s comments in real-time yesterday:
Dr. Birx(The Coronavirus Response Coordinator)'s reaction when President Trump asks his science advisor to injecting #disinfectant to fight the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/Lv88LUmqyN — Nazmi TARIM (@tarimnazmi) April 24, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-24--Shocked aides: We told Trump to promote disinfectants on surface, not bodies

Yesterday , the President of the United States suggested that injecting disinfectant into COVID-19 patients might be a viable strategy for combatting the virus .
The idiotic idea—because that ’ s exactly what it is , no other description fits–prompted Lysol to release a public statement urging people not to ingest or inject their products .
Understandably , Trump ’ s submoronic suggestion to administer deadly cleaning products to coronavirus patients was met with genuine shock and a tidal wave of mockery .
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden even got in on the action and directed Americans to not “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House aides were shocked by Trump ’ s comments .
NBC News reports that administration officials—who were given no prior warning since the president didn ’ t consult anyone about the statement prior to delivering it—watching the press conference live began to text each other as the president launched into his bizarre impromptu theorizing because , as one official revealed , they thought “ this was going to be bad.
” Apparently , Trump was a bit confused by information he received before going in front of the cameras .
He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be killed with disinfectant and removed from human hands by sanitizer .
While trying to discuss this fact “ the president took it a couple steps further ” said one official .
The comments were “ totally ad-libbed ” and “ off-the-cuff ” explained one aide .
“ I think what he did was conflate the disinfecting product with heat and light .
They are not the same things .
The disinfectants are for surfaces , ” the aide added .
So what does Trump have to say in the face of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When asked by a reporter to clarify his suggestion that injecting disinfectants could be a remedy for COVID-19 the president unconvincingly claimed that his remarks were sarcsatic “ I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen , ” Trump said before rambling on about hand sanitizer .
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“ I was asking a sarcastic , and a very sarcastic question , to the reporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inside , ” he said , circling back .
“ But it does kill it and it would kill it on the hands and that would make things much better .
That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters , ” he added .
The reporter pointed out the problem with Trump ’ s response , namely that he asked his medical experts on camera to look into his harebrained disinfectant theory .
“ Uh no .
No , no , no , no .
To look into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hands… But whether or not sun can help us because I mean he came in yesterday and he said they ’ d done a big study—this is a study—this isn ’ t where he hasn ’ t done it , ” responded Trump .
“ This is where they ’ ve come in with a final report that sun has a massive impact , negatively , on this virus .
In other words , it does not live well with humidity and it doesn ’ t live well with sun , sunlight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live well with heat and sun and disinfectant .
And that ’ s what I brought out and I thought it was clear , ” Trump said .
Unfortunately for the president , the footage of his original comments is still available .
He was not just talking about the effect of sunlight on the coronavirus and he very clearly was not being sarcastic .
Watch his pathetic explanation below .
And please , don ’ t inject yourself with bleach .
We want to hear what YOU have to say .
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Yesterday, the President of the United States suggested that injecting disinfectant into COVID-19 patients might be a viable strategy for combatting the virus. The idiotic idea—because that’s exactly what it is, no other description fits–prompted Lysol to release a public statement urging people not to ingest or inject their products.
After hearing presentation President Trump suggests irradiating people's bodies with UV light or injecting them with bleach or alcohol to deal with COVID19. pic.twitter.com/cohkLyyl9G — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 23, 2020
Understandably, Trump’s submoronic suggestion to administer deadly cleaning products to coronavirus patients was met with genuine shock and a tidal wave of mockery. Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden even got in on the action and directed Americans to not “drink bleach.”
I can’t believe I have to say this, but please don’t drink bleach. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 24, 2020
Perhaps not surprisingly, White House aides were shocked by Trump’s comments. NBC News reports that administration officials—who were given no prior warning since the president didn’t consult anyone about the statement prior to delivering it—watching the press conference live began to text each other as the president launched into his bizarre impromptu theorizing because, as one official revealed, they thought “this was going to be bad.”
Apparently, Trump was a bit confused by information he received before going in front of the cameras. He was told how coronavirus living on surfaces can be killed with disinfectant and removed from human hands by sanitizer. While trying to discuss this fact “the president took it a couple steps further” said one official.
The comments were “totally ad-libbed” and “off-the-cuff” explained one aide. “I think what he did was conflate the disinfecting product with heat and light. They are not the same things. The disinfectants are for surfaces,” the aide added.
“The plan was to stress during the daily WH coronavirus briefing that disinfectants should be used on surfaces but then…the president took the briefing information on disinfectant and sunlight and appeared to do some ‘deductive reasoning’ that it could be injected into people.” https://t.co/8jzr0lNYYt — Laura Rozen (@lrozen) April 24, 2020
So what does Trump have to say in the face of all the backlash? Lies of course.
When asked by a reporter to clarify his suggestion that injecting disinfectants could be a remedy for COVID-19 the president unconvincingly claimed that his remarks were sarcsatic
“I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen,” Trump said before rambling on about hand sanitizer.
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“I was asking a sarcastic, and a very sarcastic question, to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside,” he said, circling back. “But it does kill it and it would kill it on the hands and that would make things much better. That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters,” he added.
The reporter pointed out the problem with Trump’s response, namely that he asked his medical experts on camera to look into his harebrained disinfectant theory.
“Uh no. No, no, no, no. To look into whether or not sun and disinfectant on the hands… But whether or not sun can help us because I mean he came in yesterday and he said they’d done a big study—this is a study—this isn’t where he hasn’t done it,” responded Trump.
“This is where they’ve come in with a final report that sun has a massive impact, negatively, on this virus. In other words, it does not live well with humidity and it doesn’t live well with sun, sunlight, heat. It doesn’t live well with heat and sun and disinfectant. And that’s what I brought out and I thought it was clear,” Trump said.
Unfortunately for the president, the footage of his original comments is still available. He was not just talking about the effect of sunlight on the coronavirus and he very clearly was not being sarcastic.
Watch his pathetic explanation below. And please, don’t inject yourself with bleach.
Reporter: Could you clarify your comments on injections of disinfectants?
Trump: I was asking the question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen…
Reporter: But you were asking your medical experts to look into it pic.twitter.com/T0hzizjgpN — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) April 24, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-24--Trump backpedals on injecting disinfectant, says he wanted to “see what would happen”

Yesterday , the President of the United States suggested that injecting disinfectant into COVID-19 patients might be a viable strategy for combatting the virus .
The idiotic idea—because that ’ s exactly what it is , no other description fits–prompted Lysol to release a public statement urging people not to ingest or inject their products .
Understandably , Trump ’ s submoronic suggestion to administer deadly cleaning products to coronavirus patients was met with genuine shock and a tidal wave of mockery .
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden even got in on the action and directed Americans to not “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to say in the face of all the backlash ?
Lies of course .
When asked by a reporter to clarify his suggestion that injecting disinfectants could be a remedy for COVID-19 the president unconvincingly claimed that his remarks were sarcsatic “ I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen , ” Trump said before rambling on about hand sanitizer .
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“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very sarcastic question , to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside , ” he said , circling back .
“ But it does kill it and it would kill it on the hands and that would make things much better .
That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters , ” he added .
The reporter pointed out the problem with Trump ’ s response , namely that he asked his medical experts on camera to look into his harebrained disinfectant theory .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no , no .
To look into whether or not sun and disinfectant on the hands… But whether or not sun can help us because I mean he came in yesterday and he said they ’ d done a big study—this is a study—this isn ’ t where he hasn ’ t done it , ” responded Trump .
“ This is where they ’ ve come in with a final report that sun has a massive impact , negatively , on this virus .
In other words , it does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t live well with sun , sunlight , heat .
It doesn ’ t live well with heat and sun and disinfectant .
And that ’ s what I brought out and I thought it was clear , ” Trump said .
Unfortunately for the president , the footage of his original comments is still available .
He was not just talking about the effect of sunlight on the coronavirus and he very clearly was not being sarcastic .
Watch his pathetic explanation below .
And please , don ’ t inject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear what YOU have to say .
Scroll down and let us know in our NEW comment section !

Yesterday, the President of the United States suggested that injecting disinfectant into COVID-19 patients might be a viable strategy for combatting the virus. The idiotic idea—because that’s exactly what it is, no other description fits–prompted Lysol to release a public statement urging people not to ingest or inject their products.
After hearing presentation President Trump suggests irradiating people's bodies with UV light or injecting them with bleach or alcohol to deal with COVID19. pic.twitter.com/cohkLyyl9G — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 23, 2020
Understandably, Trump’s submoronic suggestion to administer deadly cleaning products to coronavirus patients was met with genuine shock and a tidal wave of mockery. Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden even got in on the action and directed Americans to not “drink bleach.”
I can’t believe I have to say this, but please don’t drink bleach. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 24, 2020
So what does Trump have to say in the face of all the backlash? Lies of course.
When asked by a reporter to clarify his suggestion that injecting disinfectants could be a remedy for COVID-19 the president unconvincingly claimed that his remarks were sarcsatic
“I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen,” Trump said before rambling on about hand sanitizer.
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“I was asking a sarcastic, and a very sarcastic question, to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside,” he said, circling back. “But it does kill it and it would kill it on the hands and that would make things much better. That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters,” he added.
The reporter pointed out the problem with Trump’s response, namely that he asked his medical experts on camera to look into his harebrained disinfectant theory.
“Uh no. No, no, no, no. To look into whether or not sun and disinfectant on the hands… But whether or not sun can help us because I mean he came in yesterday and he said they’d done a big study—this is a study—this isn’t where he hasn’t done it,” responded Trump.
“This is where they’ve come in with a final report that sun has a massive impact, negatively, on this virus. In other words, it does not live well with humidity and it doesn’t live well with sun, sunlight, heat. It doesn’t live well with heat and sun and disinfectant. And that’s what I brought out and I thought it was clear,” Trump said.
Unfortunately for the president, the footage of his original comments is still available. He was not just talking about the effect of sunlight on the coronavirus and he very clearly was not being sarcastic.
Watch his pathetic explanation below. And please, don’t inject yourself with bleach.
Reporter: Could you clarify your comments on injections of disinfectants?
Trump: I was asking the question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen…
Reporter: But you were asking your medical experts to look into it pic.twitter.com/T0hzizjgpN — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) April 24, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-24--“Marie Antoinette of the Senate!” Top Republicans unload on Mitch for state bankruptcy remarks

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell shocked the nation when he declared earlier this week that he would rather allow states to go bankrupt than spend any federal funding bailing them out , and it now appears that he ’ s even provoked anger from within his own party .
Maryland ’ s Republican Governor Larry Hogan told POLITICO that McConnell “ probably regrets saying that…If he doesn ’ t regret it yet , I think he will regret it .
The last thing we need in the middle of an economic crisis is to have states filing bankruptcy all across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to people who desperately need them .
I ’ m hopeful that we ’ re going to be able to … convince Sen. McConnell that maybe he shouldn ’ t let all the states go bankrupt.
” He was joined by Republican Rep. Pete King of New York , who labeled McConnell the “ Marie Antoinette of the Senate ” and unloaded on the Republican leader in anger : “ McConnell ’ s dismissive remark that States devastated by Coronavirus should go bankrupt rather than get the federal assistance they need and deserve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis is projected to blow a half-trillion-dollar hole in the budgets of America ’ s 50 states .
If the states are not bailed out , the shortfall is likely to trigger crushing austerity , massive job losses , and an abrupt end to critical public services that could push our economy into years of recession or even a great depression to rival the 1929 crash .
But rather than spend the public ’ s money to protect the jobs and pensions of the first responders that politicians love to tearfully canonize as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell announced yesterday that he would rather see the states go bankrupt .
It ’ s reassuring to see there are at least some members of the Republican Party who haven ’ t entirely sacrificed their common sense to the dark god of plutocratic austerity and are willing to speak out against their maniacal leader .

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell shocked the nation when he declared earlier this week that he would rather allow states to go bankrupt than spend any federal funding bailing them out, and it now appears that he’s even provoked anger from within his own party.
Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan told POLITICO that McConnell “probably regrets saying that…If he doesn’t regret it yet, I think he will regret it. The last thing we need in the middle of an economic crisis is to have states filing bankruptcy all across America and not able to provide services to people who desperately need them. I’m hopeful that we’re going to be able to … convince Sen. McConnell that maybe he shouldn’t let all the states go bankrupt.”
He was joined by Republican Rep. Pete King of New York, who labeled McConnell the “Marie Antoinette of the Senate” and unloaded on the Republican leader in anger: “McConnell’s dismissive remark that States devastated by Coronavirus should go bankrupt rather than get the federal assistance they need and deserve is shameful and indefensible.”
The coronavirus crisis is projected to blow a half-trillion-dollar hole in the budgets of America’s 50 states. If the states are not bailed out, the shortfall is likely to trigger crushing austerity, massive job losses, and an abrupt end to critical public services that could push our economy into years of recession or even a great depression to rival the 1929 crash.
But rather than spend the public’s money to protect the jobs and pensions of the first responders that politicians love to tearfully canonize as Real American Heroes (TM), McConnell announced yesterday that he would rather see the states go bankrupt.
McConnell tells Hugh Hewitt he prefers states be allowed to declare bankruptcy over sending them direct federal aid. pic.twitter.com/cvj8Hfj7Tb — Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) April 22, 2020
It’s reassuring to see there are at least some members of the Republican Party who haven’t entirely sacrificed their common sense to the dark god of plutocratic austerity and are willing to speak out against their maniacal leader.
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-24--Ocasio-Cortez scorches Huckabee Sanders for accusing her of not working hard enough

In an interview with Vice TV released on Wednesday , Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) made a compelling argument that the coronavirus , as horrific as it ’ s proving to be , could offer an opportunity for workers to improve their quality of life by refusing to simply return to work without concessions .
“ When we have this discussion about going back or ‘ reopening ’ I think a lot people should just say : ‘ No we ’ re not going back to that .
We ’ re not going back to working seventy hour weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the table and not even feel any sort of semblance of security in our lives , ” she said .
It ’ s a reasonable idea and Americans should give serious thought to collectively bargaining for better pay and benefits when this crisis finally starts to wind down .
Sarah Huckabee Sanders , former White House Press Secretary for Donald Trump and infamous liar , apparently saw AOC ’ s compassionate call for better working conditions and decided to do the bidding of her party ’ s plutocratic benefactors .
Republicans are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which workers are habitually underpaid and mistreated because it ’ s better for the ruling class ’ s bottom line .
“ @ AOC says Americans should boycott work .
As usual she ’ s wrong , ” Huckabee Sanders tweeted without a trace of irony .
“ The goal should be for Americans to SAFELY return to work because unlike AOC and members of Congress , most of us actually have to show up at work to get paid and support our families !
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The idea of Huckabee Sanders , a woman who was paid to gleefully lie for the worst president in American history , doing any kind of meaningful , societally contributive “ work ” is downright laughable .
Her commentary can be safely and confidently disregarded by Americans for the rest of her life .
As she often does , Ocasio-Cortez was quick to respond to the bad faith attack and did so by making quick work Huckabee Sanders and her disgraceful record .
“ Look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for work !
The woman didn ’ t hold a press conference for months while holding a job as press sec , ” wrote AOC .
“ If you ’ re so supportive of this admin ’ s plan , why don ’ t you go out and try delivering groceries for a living w/o health insurance or mass testing ?
” the Congresswoman added .
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In an interview with Vice TV released on Wednesday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) made a compelling argument that the coronavirus, as horrific as it’s proving to be, could offer an opportunity for workers to improve their quality of life by refusing to simply return to work without concessions.
“When we have this discussion about going back or ‘reopening’ I think a lot people should just say: ‘No we’re not going back to that. We’re not going back to working seventy hour weeks just so that we could put food on the table and not even feel any sort of semblance of security in our lives,” she said.
It’s a reasonable idea and Americans should give serious thought to collectively bargaining for better pay and benefits when this crisis finally starts to wind down.
Only in America does "liberation" mean going back to work.@AOC sits down with @anandwrites to talk about why a return to normalcy isn't enough in a post-coronavirus world. SEAT AT THE TABLE premieres tonight at 10p. #seatatthetable pic.twitter.com/fNE9reHeKG — VICE TV (@VICETV) April 22, 2020
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House Press Secretary for Donald Trump and infamous liar, apparently saw AOC’s compassionate call for better working conditions and decided to do the bidding of her party’s plutocratic benefactors. Republicans are determined to defend a status quo in which workers are habitually underpaid and mistreated because it’s better for the ruling class’s bottom line.
“@AOC says Americans should boycott work. As usual she’s wrong,” Huckabee Sanders tweeted without a trace of irony. “The goal should be for Americans to SAFELY return to work because unlike AOC and members of Congress, most of us actually have to show up at work to get paid and support our families!”
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The idea of Huckabee Sanders, a woman who was paid to gleefully lie for the worst president in American history, doing any kind of meaningful, societally contributive “work” is downright laughable. Her commentary can be safely and confidently disregarded by Americans for the rest of her life.
.@AOC says Americans should boycott work. As usual she’s wrong. The goal should be for Americans to SAFELY return to work because unlike AOC and members of Congress, most of us actually have to show up at work to get paid and support our families! #ProtectLivesProtectLivelihoods — Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) April 23, 2020
As she often does, Ocasio-Cortez was quick to respond to the bad faith attack and did so by making quick work Huckabee Sanders and her disgraceful record.
“Look who’s talking about showing up for work! The woman didn’t hold a press conference for months while holding a job as press sec,” wrote AOC.
“If you’re so supportive of this admin’s plan, why don’t you go out and try delivering groceries for a living w/o health insurance or mass testing?” the Congresswoman added.
Maybe next time Huckabee Sanders will think twice before trying to take on someone who truly advocates for the American people instead of simply giving lip service to it like she does.
Look who’s talking about showing up for work! The woman didn’t hold a press conference for months while holding a job as press sec. If you’re so supportive of this admin’s plan, why don’t you go out and try delivering groceries for a living w/o health insurance or mass testing? — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 23, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-24--Trump brags he’s getting “great reviews” for coronavirus response as death toll breaks 50,000

It ’ s painfully clear to the entire nation that Donald Trump views the presidency as a very different job than the one a portion of the country elected him to do .
From day one , he has been more obsessed with boosting quantifiers that he sees as barometers of “ success , ” like inauguration ratings , rally attendance numbers , and the stock market , than doing any actual governing .
Even with a pandemic raging across the globe and thousands of Americans dying every week , the president still insists on using the presidency as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throwing temper tantrums because the “ lamestream media ” isn ’ t giving him enough credit for the high ratings of his daily virus press conference updates — ratings that are high because the nation is desperate for information about the pandemic that is killing thousands of Americans every week .
Now the president is claiming that he and the federal government are getting “ good reviews ” on their coronavirus response as if he is running a service on Yelp and is not the president of the United States of America .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ projection , one of Trump ’ s endless attempts to convince everyone that in fact everything is fine and he hasn ’ t just entirely and , in some areas , deliberately bungled our nation ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic .
Contrary to the president ’ s brags about virus testing , the Trump team ’ s infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci warned yesterday that the nation isn ’ t performing anywhere near the number of tests we would need in order to even consider re-opening the economy again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on paper it might look OK , but we absolutely need to significantly ramp up not only the number of tests , but the capacity to actually perform them.
” Thanks to Trump , America lagged far behind the rest of the world in testing and in declaring quarantine protocols , allowing the virus to spread at ease through major population centers .
” The system is decentralized and not coordinated…And the federal government has not stepped in to provide that coordination and help ramp up the manufacturing .
Finally , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are playing a terrible game of catch-up , ” warned Kaiser Family Foundation global health director Jen Kates to VOX .
No matter how hard he tries , Trump will not be able to tweet his way into convincing the American people that 50,000 people aren ’ t dead and that tens of millions no longer have jobs ; it ’ s up to us to make sure he can ’ t convince them that it ’ s not his fault .
Social media did not think very highly of the president ’ @ @ @

It’s painfully clear to the entire nation that Donald Trump views the presidency as a very different job than the one a portion of the country elected him to do. From day one, he has been more obsessed with boosting quantifiers that he sees as barometers of “success,” like inauguration ratings, rally attendance numbers, and the stock market, than doing any actual governing.
Even with a pandemic raging across the globe and thousands of Americans dying every week, the president still insists on using the presidency as an extension of his own ego, constantly throwing temper tantrums because the “lamestream media” isn’t giving him enough credit for the high ratings of his daily virus press conference updates — ratings that are high because the nation is desperate for information about the pandemic that is killing thousands of Americans every week.
Now the president is claiming that he and the federal government are getting “good reviews” on their coronavirus response as if he is running a service on Yelp and is not the president of the United States of America.
Getting VERY good reviews of the job the Federal Government is doing on CoronaVirus. Ventilators, building hospitals, beds and yes, Testing, have been handled incredibly well. Testing is getting exponentially better every day. Love seeing our Country safely opening up! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2020
This morning’s tweet is pure projection, one of Trump’s endless attempts to convince everyone that in fact everything is fine and he hasn’t just entirely and, in some areas, deliberately bungled our nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Contrary to the president’s brags about virus testing, the Trump team’s infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci warned yesterday that the nation isn’t performing anywhere near the number of tests we would need in order to even consider re-opening the economy again, telling TIME Magazine that “I mean, on paper it might look OK, but we absolutely need to significantly ramp up not only the number of tests, but the capacity to actually perform them.”
Thanks to Trump, America lagged far behind the rest of the world in testing and in declaring quarantine protocols, allowing the virus to spread at ease through major population centers.
”The system is decentralized and not coordinated…And the federal government has not stepped in to provide that coordination and help ramp up the manufacturing. Finally, we have such a testing deficit that we are playing a terrible game of catch-up,” warned Kaiser Family Foundation global health director Jen Kates to VOX.
No matter how hard he tries, Trump will not be able to tweet his way into convincing the American people that 50,000 people aren’t dead and that tens of millions no longer have jobs; it’s up to us to make sure he can’t convince them that it’s not his fault.
Social media did not think very highly of the president’s remarks:
50,372 people could not be reached for comment https://t.co/4fOs97K9QI — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 24, 2020
You’re an idiot, why would you recommend people to inject themselves with disinfectant? Yes you said this, me and millions of people heard you say this. — David Weissman (@davidmweissman) April 24, 2020
good reviews from who, Bleachdrinkers Weekly? — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) April 24, 2020
50,000 people are dead. You haven't said a single heartfelt word about any of them. You expressed more sympathy for Kim Jong Un. — Pé (@4everNeverTrump) April 24, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-25--Trump’s afternoon Twitter tirades explain why he ceased holding his news briefings

With Donald Trump and his reelection campaign team now realizing that his lengthy daily press briefings have been counterproductive and that it would be politically inadvisable to continue them after the furor that his bonkers public musings over the effectiveness of disinfectant as an internal treatment for coronavirus infections , the president now has a lot of time on his hands .
Apparently no one told Trump that his tweets can be just as politically damaging as his televised appearances have been , demonstrating an equally ill-informed leader whose every statement oozes resentment , anger , and mental instability .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the morning , the president returned to Twitter this afternoon with a post that explained his own reasoning behind yesterday ’ s truncated press briefing in which Trump bailed out as quickly as possible without allowing a single reporter to ask him questions about his previous day ’ s demonstrably idiotic bleach bombshell .
Perhaps —if he wanted people to parse his thought process accurately — the president should have phrased that improperly-punctuated question along the lines of : Not only were those briefings not worth Trump ’ s time and effort , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ray of positive news in the otherwise bleak rising death tolls that the public must deal with hearing every day while stuck in quarantine .
While the president seemed to have plenty of time to compose his tweets in the absence of the daily press conferences , he was tone-deaf to the implications of his next tweet on his previous speculation about the use of ultraviolet light and disinfectants inside the human body to fight the COVID-19 virus .
If only someone had mentioned this to Trump before he made the remarks that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York City ’ s Poison Control Center after the people who heard them decided to try the household cleaning products on their own virus-ridden bodies .
Trump is perhaps realizing that his tardy response to the pandemic is the biggest political vulnerability he has ever faced — one that no amount of assistance from Russia , China , Saudi Arabi , or Ukraine can help him recover from .
He returned to Twitter to repeat for the umpteenth time that he never called the coronavirus a “ Hoax , ” but was merely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his utter failures in confronting the outbreak was what he was referring to in using the word .
Trump ’ s sudden insistence that his opposition be precise in their language contrasts sharply with his own wanton ways with words ( covfefe , anyone ? )
and does nothing to mitigate the fact that he downplayed the risks of the virus consistently from his January 22nd statement that “ We have it totally under control ” to his February 25th press conference statement that “ I think that ’ s a problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” — adding , erroneously , “ We ’ re very close to a vaccine ” — to his statement the very next day when he said that “ within a couple of days [ the number of cases ] is going to be down to close to zero , ” and compared the virus to the common flu .
Democrats may not have called the president a “ Hoax , ” but there is no doubt that he is a hoax of a president that is all too real .
The earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
And COVID-19 is Mother Nature ’ s way of telling us something ’ s wrong , acting as Earth ’ s own anti-viral agent to reduce damage to the overpopulated , overpolluted , climate-disaster-bound planet .
And that , my friends , is no hoax .
It ’ s what ’ s happening around us right now .
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With Donald Trump and his reelection campaign team now realizing that his lengthy daily press briefings have been counterproductive and that it would be politically inadvisable to continue them after the furor that his bonkers public musings over the effectiveness of disinfectant as an internal treatment for coronavirus infections, the president now has a lot of time on his hands.
Apparently no one told Trump that his tweets can be just as politically damaging as his televised appearances have been, demonstrating an equally ill-informed leader whose every statement oozes resentment, anger, and mental instability.
After a grudge-powered social media binge in the morning, the president returned to Twitter this afternoon with a post that explained his own reasoning behind yesterday’s truncated press briefing in which Trump bailed out as quickly as possible without allowing a single reporter to ask him questions about his previous day’s demonstrably idiotic bleach bombshell.
What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately. They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
Perhaps —if he wanted people to parse his thought process accurately — the president should have phrased that improperly-punctuated question along the lines of:
“Why should I even talk to the press if they insist on bringing up facts contrary to what I want them to believe and thoughtlessly transmit to the gullible public? They get record ratings & I get consistently falling poll numbers the longer this pandemic goes on and more people subsequently die, all while I look like an incompetant dunce.”
Not only were those briefings not worth Trump’s time and effort, but their discontinuance is also the one ray of positive news in the otherwise bleak rising death tolls that the public must deal with hearing every day while stuck in quarantine.
While the president seemed to have plenty of time to compose his tweets in the absence of the daily press conferences, he was tone-deaf to the implications of his next tweet on his previous speculation about the use of ultraviolet light and disinfectants inside the human body to fight the COVID-19 virus.
Remember, the Cure can’t be worse than the problem itself. Be careful, be safe, use common sense! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
If only someone had mentioned this to Trump before he made the remarks that inspired a doubling of calls to New York City’s Poison Control Center after the people who heard them decided to try the household cleaning products on their own virus-ridden bodies.
Trump is perhaps realizing that his tardy response to the pandemic is the biggest political vulnerability he has ever faced — one that no amount of assistance from Russia, China, Saudi Arabi, or Ukraine can help him recover from.
He returned to Twitter to repeat for the umpteenth time that he never called the coronavirus a “Hoax,” but was merely pointing out that Democrats blaming his inaction for his utter failures in confronting the outbreak was what he was referring to in using the word.
I never said the pandemic was a Hoax! Who would say such a thing? I said that the Do Nothing Democrats, together with their Mainstream Media partners, are the Hoax. They have been called out & embarrassed on this, even admitting they were wrong, but continue to spread the lie! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
Trump’s sudden insistence that his opposition be precise in their language contrasts sharply with his own wanton ways with words (covfefe, anyone?) and does nothing to mitigate the fact that he downplayed the risks of the virus consistently from his January 22nd statement that “We have it totally under control” to his February 25th press conference statement that “I think that’s a problem that’s going to go away” — adding, erroneously, “We’re very close to a vaccine” — to his statement the very next day when he said that “within a couple of days [the number of cases] is going to be down to close to zero,” and compared the virus to the common flu.
Democrats may not have called the president a “Hoax,” but there is no doubt that he is a hoax of a president that is all too real.
The earth is the host. Humans are the virus. And COVID-19 is Mother Nature’s way of telling us something’s wrong, acting as Earth’s own anti-viral agent to reduce damage to the overpopulated, overpolluted, climate-disaster-bound planet.
And that, my friends, is no hoax. It’s what’s happening around us right now.
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-25--Donald Trump Jr. brutally scorched on Twitter after snarky reply to Hillary Clinton tweet

The president ’ s eldest son was probably trying to be a smart-ass when he replied to a tweet sent by his father ’ s former rival for the presidency , Hillary Clinton , but — like any attempt by a member of the Trump family at intelligence or humor — Donald Trump Jr. ’ s post instead merely resulted in a heap of indignant derision at his own and his father ’ s expense from Twitter users .
After the president speculated at his Thursday press briefing on the efficacy of dangerous household disinfectants used internally in humans against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rival felt compelled to issue a warning against following Trump Sr. ’ s ill-advised treatment query .
As the eternal seeker of withheld parental approval , Don Jr. decided to pen this rejoinder to Mrs. Clinton with the mistaken impression that he was exhibiting some sort of sophisticated wit or snarky innuendo .
Trying to turn the conversation away from his father ’ s declining mental faculties and towards right-wing conspiracy theory-inspired insinuations that the Clintons were behind the supposed murder of the mutual friend they shared with Donald Trump Sr. while still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the server “ scandal ” that the FBI cleared the former presidential candidate of in 2016 .
The denizens of social media were not as impressed with Don Jr. ’ s trolling skills as he was of himself as the responses below indicate .
As for Donald Trump Sr. , he ’ s unlikely to ever give his dutiful son an ounce of love and respect no matter how far he debases himself by defending his father .
When claiming that his own businesses were now completely in the hands of his sons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he wanted to compare their numbers — meaning profitability — to his own when running the Trump Organization .
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The president’s eldest son was probably trying to be a smart-ass when he replied to a tweet sent by his father’s former rival for the presidency, Hillary Clinton, but — like any attempt by a member of the Trump family at intelligence or humor — Donald Trump Jr.’s post instead merely resulted in a heap of indignant derision at his own and his father’s expense from Twitter users.
After the president speculated at his Thursday press briefing on the efficacy of dangerous household disinfectants used internally in humans against the COVID-19 virus, his former political rival felt compelled to issue a warning against following Trump Sr.’s ill-advised treatment query.
Please don’t poison yourself because Donald Trump thinks it could be a good idea. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 24, 2020
As the eternal seeker of withheld parental approval, Don Jr. decided to pen this rejoinder to Mrs. Clinton with the mistaken impression that he was exhibiting some sort of sophisticated wit or snarky innuendo.
https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1254032473941585920?s=20
How clever!
Trying to turn the conversation away from his father’s declining mental faculties and towards right-wing conspiracy theory-inspired insinuations that the Clintons were behind the supposed murder of the mutual friend they shared with Donald Trump Sr. while still managing to get a dig in at the server “scandal” that the FBI cleared the former presidential candidate of in 2016.
The denizens of social media were not as impressed with Don Jr.’s trolling skills as he was of himself as the responses below indicate.
“I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”
– Your dad pic.twitter.com/Z4IxAlbsEv — jen pal (@jennyrachelpal) April 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/egheitasean/status/1254101147733782530?s=20
https://twitter.com/QuoththeRaven2/status/1254151841761210368?s=20
Your father basically pushed embalming people. https://t.co/9oS1PPKMAq
Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate … — Rhonda Harbison (@rhonda_harbison) April 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/FloofSpikey/status/1254095719125979137?s=20
It is 2020 53,500 dead in the last 7 weeks Junior STILL is obsessed over “but her emails” after 3 Republican led investigations that took YEARS to conduct found nothing. Not an unpaid library fine pic.twitter.com/LNso8Cdgc6 — (((Feddi Up))) (@FeddiUp) April 25, 2020
Reminds me of "moth to flame" behavior(s)… keep on keeping on. Denying himself a good relationship, because he is used to such a bad one.. — 47Gene (@47gene) April 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/DanielaChapma15/status/1254045783986442240?s=20
As for Donald Trump Sr., he’s unlikely to ever give his dutiful son an ounce of love and respect no matter how far he debases himself by defending his father. When claiming that his own businesses were now completely in the hands of his sons, the president made an aside saying that he wanted to compare their numbers — meaning profitability — to his own when running the Trump Organization.
Where’s the fulfillment of the Oedipus complex when you need it?
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-25--AOC issues a stark warning to Republicans about the “looming” housing crisis on the way

While the physical effects of the COVID-19 virus on the global population have been the primary concern of most people , the knock-on economic effects may perhaps be just as damaging and long-lasting as the medical crisis has already proven to be .
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) knows that the legislation that Congress has passed and is contemplating in its next moves to address the massive unemployment and sudden disappearance of personal and small business income due to the pandemic will determine the quality of life that millions of Americans will face in the months and years ahead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been a vociferous champion for working people and their families as Republicans continue to favor corporate interests in their legislative proposals to provide aid to counter the economic collapse engendered by the pandemic .
Ocasio-Cortez issued a stark warning about a danger that is looming on the horizon for many Americans as their rent and mortgage payments come due in the weeks and months ahead , but the meager and often delayed checks from the federal government meant to help them through these difficult times won ’ t be able to meet the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your name to reject Trump & Republicans ’ vile idea of sacrificing seniors ’ lives to save the stock market !
The New York representative put Republicans on notice that they will not be able to claim that they did not see the housing fiasco in advance and try to evade blame for not designing economic rescue plans that helped the people who need shelter rather than merely looking out for property owners and mortgage holders .
While it ’ s often difficult for people who are economically struggling to keep track of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose interests they are truly looking after , Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez ’ s tweets show who is truly concerned about the plight of impending homelessness and what the other party id failing to do to address it .
With any downtime you have during the lockdown phase of the pandemic , take some time to write your own representatives to let them know who you think should get priority in any further rescue aid packages , the already wealthy or those who face a new life living on the streets if they can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy .
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While the physical effects of the COVID-19 virus on the global population have been the primary concern of most people, the knock-on economic effects may perhaps be just as damaging and long-lasting as the medical crisis has already proven to be.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) knows that the legislation that Congress has passed and is contemplating in its next moves to address the massive unemployment and sudden disappearance of personal and small business income due to the pandemic will determine the quality of life that millions of Americans will face in the months and years ahead.
Thus, the progressive congresswoman has been a vociferous champion for working people and their families as Republicans continue to favor corporate interests in their legislative proposals to provide aid to counter the economic collapse engendered by the pandemic.
Ocasio-Cortez issued a stark warning about a danger that is looming on the horizon for many Americans as their rent and mortgage payments come due in the weeks and months ahead, but the meager and often delayed checks from the federal government meant to help them through these difficult times won’t be able to meet the demands of landlords and lenders.
I say this bc I don’t want GOP lawmakers to lie to the public & pretend they didn’t see a payment crisis coming. They know & are choosing not to stop it. Just like they pretended to act surprised when PPP went to the rich instead of mom & pops, when they WROTE the bill that way. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 25, 2020
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The New York representative put Republicans on notice that they will not be able to claim that they did not see the housing fiasco in advance and try to evade blame for not designing economic rescue plans that helped the people who need shelter rather than merely looking out for property owners and mortgage holders.
While it’s often difficult for people who are economically struggling to keep track of what their elected representatives are doing and whose interests they are truly looking after, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez’s tweets show who is truly concerned about the plight of impending homelessness and what the other party id failing to do to address it.
With any downtime you have during the lockdown phase of the pandemic, take some time to write your own representatives to let them know who you think should get priority in any further rescue aid packages, the already wealthy or those who face a new life living on the streets if they can’t make a living in the post-pandemic economy.
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-25--Trump Saturday tweet roundup: More medical advice and damage control mixed with media feuds

Still stinging from the application of disinfectant-injecting criticism he received at his Thursday press briefing , Donald Trump — rather than simply withdrawing his profoundly insane medical recommendations by claiming that they were a “ sarcastic ” trick he was playing on the media — tried to erase the memory of his embarrassingly idiotic home remedy for COVID-19 by posting retweet after retweet of legitimate medical advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the Surgeon General , and the National Institute of Health .
None were more important than this one , which tried to undo the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speculation had already caused : Add your name to reject Trump & Republicans ’ vile idea of sacrificing seniors ’ lives to save the stock market !
While many of the retweets were likely sent out by the president ’ s social media staff , eventually Trump began sending out tweets under his own name , starting with a series of tweets designed to portray him as a capable and relentless leader in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic ’ The president seemingly wants America to believe that we are so far along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the virus that we have plenty to spare for other countries that are not in such an advantageous position .
If he sounds a bit like Oprah Winfrey handing out huge prizes to her studio audience — “ you get a ventilator and you get a ventilator… ” — it was probably by design .
Of course , it ’ s not just ventilators that Trump is obsessed with convincing the public that he has under control .
Testing is the only way to know exactly who has the COVID-19 virus — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in its victims in its early but still highly infectious stages .
Trump continued to try to pass off the statistic on the total number of tests conducted in the United States as somehow more significant than the per capita testing number — a metric in which America still lags with only around 440,000 tests conducted out of a population of 328 million — less than one percent of the population .
With so much competing information and misinformation about exactly how much needed medical and protective equipment is available to states , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s campaign to paint himself as a capable leader in such a devastating crisis will likely be contradicted by the public ’ s own experiences which will vary depending on where they live and the trajectory of infections and deaths in their own communities .
Having completed the boasting portion of his social media workout , Trump shifted into attack mode for his next couple of tweets .
First , the president went after his political opposition .
Claiming that Democrats are a “ Hoax ” is immediately able to be confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is demonstrable evidence that Democrats do exist .
The claim that there will be a “ Miracle ” end to the pandemic not only underscores Trump ’ s “ science is bunk ” worldview but indicates that he ’ s been spending way too much time taking advice from the Jefferson Starship .
Among those who don ’ t seem to believe in miracles were the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal who slammed the president for his wishy-washy flip-flopping on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp ’ s decision to reopen fitness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , barbers , beauty salons and massage parlors in his state .
Getting heat from even one of his media mogul pal Rupert Murdoch ’ s premier publications did not sit well with Trump .
UPDATE : While the president fell silent for a brief period , he was still apparently seething over the horrible press he received over his curiosity on the effects of disinfectant and ultra-violet light on the COVID-19 virus inside the human body .
Too proud to admit that his blathering had already caused some of his followers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seriously harm themselves , Trump posted another press-bashing tweet trying to dig himself out of the outsized hole his words had created for himself .
Like a snappy comeback to an insult — thought of hours after it could have effectively been employed — Trump ’ s response is too late to have any effect on the widespread perception of his ignorance .
After his abbreviated press conference yesterday — reportedly cut short because the president ’ s political advisors had finally gotten him to realize that his daily appearances were digging him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and deeper hole as his ignorance and limited mental capabilities were on full display to the world — Trump ’ s social media foray this morning was smaller and shorter than usual .
That ’ s the only miracle that many people were willing to recognize as such today .
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Still stinging from the application of disinfectant-injecting criticism he received at his Thursday press briefing, Donald Trump — rather than simply withdrawing his profoundly insane medical recommendations by claiming that they were a “sarcastic” trick he was playing on the media — tried to erase the memory of his embarrassingly idiotic home remedy for COVID-19 by posting retweet after retweet of legitimate medical advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Surgeon General, and the National Institute of Health.
None were more important than this one, which tried to undo the damage that Trump’s potentially dangerous speculation had already caused:
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While many of the retweets were likely sent out by the president’s social media staff, eventually Trump began sending out tweets under his own name, starting with a series of tweets designed to portray him as a capable and relentless leader in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic’
Just spoke to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia. His Country needs Ventilators, and the U.S. is in good position to help him. We will! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
It is a wonderful feeling to know that our States are loaded up with Ventilators, many brand new and high quality just off of our production lines, and that we are now in a position to help other countries that so desperately need them. Every person needing a Ventilator got one! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
The president seemingly wants America to believe that we are so far along in our capabilities in fighting the effects of the virus that we have plenty to spare for other countries that are not in such an advantageous position. If he sounds a bit like Oprah Winfrey handing out huge prizes to her studio audience — “you get a ventilator and you get a ventilator…” — it was probably by design.
Of course, it’s not just ventilators that Trump is obsessed with convincing the public that he has under control.
Testing is the only way to know exactly who has the COVID-19 virus — which often doesn’t produce symptoms in its victims in its early but still highly infectious stages.
Trump continued to try to pass off the statistic on the total number of tests conducted in the United States as somehow more significant than the per capita testing number — a metric in which America still lags with only around 440,000 tests conducted out of a population of 328 million — less than one percent of the population.
We have now Tested more than 5 Million People. That is more than any other country in the World, and even more than all major countries combined! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
With so much competing information and misinformation about exactly how much needed medical and protective equipment is available to states, hospitals, and nursing homes, Trump’s campaign to paint himself as a capable leader in such a devastating crisis will likely be contradicted by the public’s own experiences which will vary depending on where they live and the trajectory of infections and deaths in their own communities.
Having completed the boasting portion of his social media workout, Trump shifted into attack mode for his next couple of tweets.
First, the president went after his political opposition.
The Do Nothing Democrats are spending much of their money on Fake Ads. I never said that the CoronaVirus is a “Hoax”, I said that the Democrats, and the way they lied about it, are a Hoax. Also, it did start with “one person from China”, and then grew, & will be a “Miracle” end! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
Claiming that Democrats are a “Hoax” is immediately able to be confirmed as “fake news,” since there is demonstrable evidence that Democrats do exist.
The claim that there will be a “Miracle” end to the pandemic not only underscores Trump’s “science is bunk” worldview but indicates that he’s been spending way too much time taking advice from the Jefferson Starship.
Among those who don’t seem to believe in miracles were the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal who slammed the president for his wishy-washy flip-flopping on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen fitness centers, bowling alleys, tattoo parlors, barbers, beauty salons and massage parlors in his state.
Getting heat from even one of his media mogul pal Rupert Murdoch’s premier publications did not sit well with Trump.
If the Wall Street Journal “Editorial” writers had called, as they should have, they would have easily found that I was “NOT happy with the Georgia Governor on Tuesday night.” You said the opposite, and got it wrong as you often do! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
UPDATE: While the president fell silent for a brief period, he was still apparently seething over the horrible press he received over his curiosity on the effects of disinfectant and ultra-violet light on the COVID-19 virus inside the human body.
Too proud to admit that his blathering had already caused some of his followers to attempt to try his proposed treatment and seriously harm themselves, Trump posted another press-bashing tweet trying to dig himself out of the outsized hole his words had created for himself.
Was just informed that the Fake News from the Thursday White House Press Conference had me speaking & asking questions of Dr. Deborah Birx. Wrong, I was speaking to our Laboratory expert, not Deborah, about sunlight etc. & the CoronaVirus. The Lamestream Media is corrupt & sick! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020
Like a snappy comeback to an insult — thought of hours after it could have effectively been employed — Trump’s response is too late to have any effect on the widespread perception of his ignorance.
After his abbreviated press conference yesterday — reportedly cut short because the president’s political advisors had finally gotten him to realize that his daily appearances were digging him and the Republican party into a deeper and deeper hole as his ignorance and limited mental capabilities were on full display to the world — Trump’s social media foray this morning was smaller and shorter than usual.
That’s the only miracle that many people were willing to recognize as such today.
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-27--Trump tries desperately to pass off his “Noble” prize misspelling as sarcasm

Donald Trump is using sarcasm as his all-purpose excuse every time he screws up nowadays .
Two days after trying to use it as an excuse for his ultra-violet light and disinfectant injection speculation at his Thursday press briefing , the president was back at it , attempting to explain away his mistaken substitution of the “ Noble ” prize in Journalism for the “ Nobel ” prize .
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Sarcasm works quite well when done right , except @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s claims that his typo was sarcasm when the Nobel Committees in Sweden and Norway don ’ t even award a journalism prize .
Sarcasm might also work if people thought that Trump personally exhibited an iota of understanding of what “ fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals ” actually would look like if he ever encountered them , an unlikely eventuality in his patently corrupt administration .
More likely than the prospect that Trump ’ s embarrassingly ridiculed error in his initial tweet was a failed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probability that he was trying to dig himself out of another self-dug hole with an unbelievable story that only the dumbest of his true believers will fall for .
After saying people who know him describe him as “ the hardest working President in history , ” Trump spent a good part of the day tweeting about his grievances with the media and his political opponents .
Gee , all the tweeting must be incredibly exhausting !
Sarcasm does work when done properly !
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Donald Trump is using sarcasm as his all-purpose excuse every time he screws up nowadays.
Two days after trying to use it as an excuse for his ultra-violet light and disinfectant injection speculation at his Thursday press briefing, the president was back at it, attempting to explain away his mistaken substitution of the “Noble” prize in Journalism for the “Nobel” prize.
Does anybody get the meaning of what a so-called Noble (not Nobel) Prize is, especially as it pertains to Reporters and Journalists? Noble is defined as, “having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals.” Does sarcasm ever work? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
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Sarcasm works quite well when done right, except that it’s difficult to regard the president’s claims that his typo was sarcasm when the Nobel Committees in Sweden and Norway don’t even award a journalism prize.
Sarcasm might also work if people thought that Trump personally exhibited an iota of understanding of what “fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals” actually would look like if he ever encountered them, an unlikely eventuality in his patently corrupt administration.
More likely than the prospect that Trump’s embarrassingly ridiculed error in his initial tweet was a failed attempt at sarcasm is the almost certain probability that he was trying to dig himself out of another self-dug hole with an unbelievable story that only the dumbest of his true believers will fall for.
Twitter denizens weren’t buying it.
Pretending that it was sarcasm when it was a careless mistake turns an innocent oversight into a really bad show of moral character. The American people don’t want a lying President, especially one who tells everyone to inject disinfectants and then says it was sarcasm. Stop it. — Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) April 26, 2020
nice try, goofus. we all know that you misspelled Nobel because you're too dim to know that journalists get Pulitzers. we're not as dumb as the bleach-guzzlers who worship you — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) April 26, 2020
After saying people who know him describe him as “the hardest working President in history,” Trump spent a good part of the day tweeting about his grievances with the media and his political opponents.
Gee, all the tweeting must be incredibly exhausting!
See?
Sarcasm does work when done properly!
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-26--Trump throws a hissy fit at Fox News as his usual media partner fails to meet his expectations

Despite the daily regurgitation of his administration ’ s talking points by anchors like Sean Hannity , Laura Ingraham , Tucker Carlson , and others , Donald Trump seems furious that Fox News isn ’ t 100 % all Trump all the time .
Forgetting the distinction between the “ political analysts ” — who are free to substitute their opinions for facts over the Fox News airwaves — and the few actual journalists who show up in the non-prime time hours and must restrict themselves to reporting real news , Trump threw a tweeted hissy fit at the Rupert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News ‘ s refusal to completely adhere to his own twisted view of reality .
Perhaps the executives at Fox News are hedging their bets as they read their own polling data for the upcoming presidential election and see Trump ’ s performance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing economic meltdown .
Thus , they may be trying to pretend to show a modicum of impartiality in their news coverage to shake the widespread impression that they are the president ’ s version of state-controlled media .
This — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not appear to be something for which Donald Trump is mentally and emotionally prepared , judging from this Twitter thread .
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Trump displays the real reason for his anger in the third tweet of the thread .
By thanking himself for Fox News ‘ ratings , he betrays the fact that he can ’ t stand sharing the limelight with anyone else and feels that people watch the channel not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is the network ’ s specialty but to see Trump ’ s orange-hued face spout phony “ alternative facts ” day in and day out .
While Trump may fancy himself the greatest TV-programmer that ever lived and a better arbiter of quality journalism — a term which in his mind equates with grandiose praise for himself and his self-serving policies — than the “ Noble ” Committee ( which doesn ’ t actually award prizes for journalism ) , he appears to be enraged by the fact that his schtick is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ network prepares for an onslaught of liability lawsuits by the families of people who watched its anchors channel the president ’ s downplaying of the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic and — ignoring the recommendations of medical professionals pooh-poohed by the like of Hannity and Ingraham — went on to catch the virus and die .
Having vented his spleen at his former besties at Fox News , the president widened his aim to the “ Lamestream Media ” in general for his next menacing missive .
Trump proves that his instincts are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would respond after finding that their Secretary of Health and Human Services had bungled the handling of the crucial early days of the COVID-19 outbreak by hiring an inexperienced former Labradoodle breeder as the head of his pandemic response team .
Firing Alex Azar would be viewed by most people as a justified reaction to the administration ’ s molasses-slow response to the coronavirus as it began reaching American shores from China and Italy , if a poor substitute for having the buck stop where it belongs and having the president at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would be viewed as another case of scapegoating , but the public is so used to Trump ’ s blame-casting that most people wouldn ’ t even notice .
In fact , the “ Lamestream Media , ” as the president refers to them , doesn ’ t need to do anything “ to create the perception of chaos & havoc ” in the White House .
That is the one job that Trump handles quite well on his own , as his shambolic , incoherent , misinformation-filled press briefings demonstrated very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this last tweet is Trump ’ s declaration that Secretary Azar is doing “ an excellent job ” when hospitals and care facilities lack protective gear , testing kits for the virus are still in short supply , and coordination of efforts seems non-existent .
Perhaps if compared to the president ’ s own performance , one could say that Alex Azar has done an excellent job .
At least Trump ’ s tweets today have earned some sympathy for his First Lady Melania Trump .
If this is how the president celebrates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least gets some personal time on her special day without having to pretend to smile at his non-existent attention .
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Despite the daily regurgitation of his administration’s talking points by anchors like Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, and others, Donald Trump seems furious that Fox News isn’t 100% all Trump all the time.
Forgetting the distinction between the “political analysts” — who are free to substitute their opinions for facts over the Fox News airwaves — and the few actual journalists who show up in the non-prime time hours and must restrict themselves to reporting real news, Trump threw a tweeted hissy fit at the Rupert Murdoch-controlled cable channel this afternoon over Fox News‘s refusal to completely adhere to his own twisted view of reality.
Perhaps the executives at Fox News are hedging their bets as they read their own polling data for the upcoming presidential election and see Trump’s performance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing economic meltdown. Thus, they may be trying to pretend to show a modicum of impartiality in their news coverage to shake the widespread impression that they are the president’s version of state-controlled media.
This — like so many other things — does not appear to be something for which Donald Trump is mentally and emotionally prepared, judging from this Twitter thread.
.@FoxNews just doesn’t get what’s happening! They are being fed Democrat talking points, and they play them without hesitation or research. They forgot that Fake News @CNN & MSDNC wouldn’t let @FoxNews participate, even a little bit, in the poor ratings Democrat Debates….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
….fraud @donnabrazile (and others who are even worse). Chris Wallace is nastier to Republicans than even Deface the Nation or Sleepy Eyes. The people who are watching @FoxNews, in record numbers (thank you President Trump), are angry. They want an alternative now. So do I! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
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Trump displays the real reason for his anger in the third tweet of the thread.
By thanking himself for Fox News‘ ratings, he betrays the fact that he can’t stand sharing the limelight with anyone else and feels that people watch the channel not to hear the warmed-over right-wing talk radio rhetoric that is the network’s specialty but to see Trump’s orange-hued face spout phony “alternative facts” day in and day out.
While Trump may fancy himself the greatest TV-programmer that ever lived and a better arbiter of quality journalism — a term which in his mind equates with grandiose praise for himself and his self-serving policies — than the “Noble” Committee (which doesn’t actually award prizes for journalism), he appears to be enraged by the fact that his schtick is falling flat on Fox News as the network prepares for an onslaught of liability lawsuits by the families of people who watched its anchors channel the president’s downplaying of the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic and — ignoring the recommendations of medical professionals pooh-poohed by the like of Hannity and Ingraham — went on to catch the virus and die.
Having vented his spleen at his former besties at Fox News, the president widened his aim to the “Lamestream Media” in general for his next menacing missive.
Reports that H.H.S. Secretary @AlexAzar is going to be “fired” by me are Fake News. The Lamestream Media knows this, but they are desperate to create the perception of chaos & havoc in the minds of the public. They never even called to ask. Alex is doing an excellent job! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
Trump proves that his instincts are diametrically opposed to how any rational person would respond after finding that their Secretary of Health and Human Services had bungled the handling of the crucial early days of the COVID-19 outbreak by hiring an inexperienced former Labradoodle breeder as the head of his pandemic response team.
Firing Alex Azar would be viewed by most people as a justified reaction to the administration’s molasses-slow response to the coronavirus as it began reaching American shores from China and Italy, if a poor substitute for having the buck stop where it belongs and having the president at least resign if not commit seppuku.
Sure it would be viewed as another case of scapegoating, but the public is so used to Trump’s blame-casting that most people wouldn’t even notice.
In fact, the “Lamestream Media,” as the president refers to them, doesn’t need to do anything “to create the perception of chaos & havoc” in the White House. That is the one job that Trump handles quite well on his own, as his shambolic, incoherent, misinformation-filled press briefings demonstrated very clearly.
The most damning line in this last tweet is Trump’s declaration that Secretary Azar is doing “an excellent job” when hospitals and care facilities lack protective gear, testing kits for the virus are still in short supply, and coordination of efforts seems non-existent.
Perhaps if compared to the president’s own performance, one could say that Alex Azar has done an excellent job.
But that’s a damn low bar to clear.
At least Trump’s tweets today have earned some sympathy for his First Lady Melania Trump. If this is how the president celebrates his wife’s birthday, Melania at least gets some personal time on her special day without having to pretend to smile at his non-existent attention.
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occupydemocrats--2020-04-26--Trump posts a misspelled rant against reporters with “Noble” prizes in Sunday tweet attack

Social media mavens were beginning to get worried .
Here it was almost noon on a Sunday and Donald Trump had yet to erupt on Twitter with one of his typical social media posts expressing his latest grudges , attacking his perceived enemies , or even posting a self-congratulatory tweet about what a great job he thinks he ’ s doing .
Had something dire happened to distract him ?
Granted , it is his wife Melania ’ s birthday today , as his first early morning post of the day had warned us .
Then came a post that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential silence , a religious exemption while the president “ attended ” an online mass from New York City ’ s St. Patrick ’ s cathedral .
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It didn ’ t take long after that unusually late start for Trump to compose a tweet that cleverly included both self-praise and media-bashing as if to make up for lost time .
While it ’ s uncertain which part of the Constitution enumerates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excursions as part of the president ’ s official duties , perhaps because we are not sufficiently educated in American history or simply don ’ t know Donald Trump well enough outside of what we ourselves watch on TV , the president ’ s claims ring rather hollow .
Delusional visions of non-existent accomplishment aside , it soon became clear that this particular presidential tirade of defensiveness stemmed from a New York Times examination of Trump ’ s work schedule and eating habits with which he took issue .
Trump ’ s ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by anyone who considers less than two months “ many , ” since the president held a campaign rally on March 2nd in Charlotte , North Carolina .
Apparently , reporters are not supposed to get information about the president ’ s work habits from anyone who works around Donald Trump and who can observe those details first-hand before passing those observations to the journalists in question .
Trump ’ s fractured syntax provides for interesting pull quotes , however .
Is the president describing some Ebenezer Scrooge-like visions when he says “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office late into the night & read & see that I am angrily eating a hamburger & Diet Coke in my bedroom ” ?
If so , treatment and the invocation of the 25th Amendment should be strongly urged .
Also , how unusual can it be that people with Donald Trump are always stunned , given the idiocy that flows so freely through his lips , unmediated by reason or facts .
Disinfectant , anyone ?
As for “ Anything to demean !
” , the president seems to hate it when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he demonstrated with his imitations of disabled reporters , his nicknames for political rivals of both parties , and his comments about anyone he perceives as a threat to his power .
Trump demonstrated one of the many reasons that , unlike his predecessor Barack Obama , he should not expect to become the recipient of a Nobel prize for any reason whatsoever : his inability to properly spell the name of the prize .
That the president would send this vindictive tweet out just days after a Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 U.S. elections to help elect Donald Trump seems particularly brain dead .
While it would be quite interesting to see the list of “ REAL REPORTERS & JOURNALISTS ” whom the president believes deserves a “ Noble ” prize — Sean Hannity ?
Tucker Carlson ?
Laura Ingraham ?
Jeanine Pirro ?
— it ’ s the unfortunate truth that the Nobel Committee doesn ’ t issue journalism awards , limiting its prizes to Physics , Chemistry , Medicine , Literature , Peace , and Economic Sciences .
Perhaps he was thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excellence in newspaper journalism , literary achievements , musical composition .
Either way , the answer to the president ’ s questions are in order of appearance are : Never , since no reporters — or anyone else , actually — have received “ Noble ” prizes .
Never , since there is no “ Noble Committee , ” and the Nobel Committee has never honored journalists .
Plus , the supposed fraud of the journalists ’ reports on “ Russia , Russia , Russia ” was confirmed as actually being true by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s own party , in addition to all U.S. intelligence agencies .
It ’ s unlikely that any “ great lawyers ” would take on a case arguing against a freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution .
And in answer to Trump ’ s final question , again , never , since there is no “ Noble Committee ” and no reason to act .
The ignorant and crazy old man in the White House deserves answers to his burning questions , but if writing tweets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his working “ from early in the morning until late at night , ” can you blame the press for questioning his work ethic ?
Or his intelligence ?
Most White House correspondents should be awarded Pulitzers simply for having the restraint to not throw their notebooks at Trump out of frustration whenever he insults them and calls them “ Fake News ” at press briefings .
Journalism is a ‘ Noble ” profession after all .
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Social media mavens were beginning to get worried.
Here it was almost noon on a Sunday and Donald Trump had yet to erupt on Twitter with one of his typical social media posts expressing his latest grudges, attacking his perceived enemies, or even posting a self-congratulatory tweet about what a great job he thinks he’s doing.
Had something dire happened to distract him? Granted, it is his wife Melania’s birthday today, as his first early morning post of the day had warned us.
Happy Birthday to Melania, our great First Lady! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
Then came a post that gave an excuse for the period of presidential silence, a religious exemption while the president “attended” an online mass from New York City’s St. Patrick’s cathedral.
.@CardinalDolan Thank you for a great call yesterday with Catholic Leaders, and a great Service today from @StPatsNYC! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
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It didn’t take long after that unusually late start for Trump to compose a tweet that cleverly included both self-praise and media-bashing as if to make up for lost time.
The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history. I don’t know about that, but I am a hard worker and have probably gotten more done in the first 3 1/2 years than any President in history. The Fake News hates it! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
While it’s uncertain which part of the Constitution enumerates watching cable news channels and frequent golfing excursions as part of the president’s official duties, perhaps because we are not sufficiently educated in American history or simply don’t know Donald Trump well enough outside of what we ourselves watch on TV, the president’s claims ring rather hollow.
Delusional visions of non-existent accomplishment aside, it soon became clear that this particular presidential tirade of defensiveness stemmed from a New York Times examination of Trump’s work schedule and eating habits with which he took issue.
….schedule and eating habits, written by a third rate reporter who knows nothing about me. I will often be in the Oval Office late into the night & read & see that I am angrily eating a hamburger & Diet Coke in my bedroom. People with me are always stunned. Anything to demean! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
Trump’s ability to count may be called into question by anyone who considers less than two months “many,” since the president held a campaign rally on March 2nd in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Apparently, reporters are not supposed to get information about the president’s work habits from anyone who works around Donald Trump and who can observe those details first-hand before passing those observations to the journalists in question.
Trump’s fractured syntax provides for interesting pull quotes, however.
Is the president describing some Ebenezer Scrooge-like visions when he says “I will often be in the Oval Office late into the night & read & see that I am angrily eating a hamburger & Diet Coke in my bedroom”? If so, treatment and the invocation of the 25th Amendment should be strongly urged.
Also, how unusual can it be that people with Donald Trump are always stunned, given the idiocy that flows so freely through his lips, unmediated by reason or facts. Disinfectant, anyone?
As for “Anything to demean!”, the president seems to hate it when other people steal his tactical playbook as he demonstrated with his imitations of disabled reporters, his nicknames for political rivals of both parties, and his comments about anyone he perceives as a threat to his power.
Trump demonstrated one of the many reasons that, unlike his predecessor Barack Obama, he should not expect to become the recipient of a Nobel prize for any reason whatsoever: his inability to properly spell the name of the prize.
That the president would send this vindictive tweet out just days after a Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed that Russia did indeed interfere in the 2016 U.S. elections to help elect Donald Trump seems particularly brain dead.
While it would be quite interesting to see the list of “REAL REPORTERS & JOURNALISTS” whom the president believes deserves a “Noble” prize — Sean Hannity? Tucker Carlson? Laura Ingraham? Jeanine Pirro? — it’s the unfortunate truth that the Nobel Committee doesn’t issue journalism awards, limiting its prizes to Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.
Perhaps he was thinking of the Pulitzer Prizes, awarded for excellence in newspaper journalism, literary achievements, musical composition.
Either way, the answer to the president’s questions are in order of appearance are:
Never, since no reporters — or anyone else, actually — have received “Noble” prizes. Never, since there is no “Noble Committee,” and the Nobel Committee has never honored journalists. Plus, the supposed fraud of the journalists’ reports on “Russia, Russia, Russia” was confirmed as actually being true by a Senate Committee controlled by Trump’s own party, in addition to all U.S. intelligence agencies. It’s unlikely that any “great lawyers” would take on a case arguing against a freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. And in answer to Trump’s final question, again, never, since there is no “Noble Committee” and no reason to act.
The ignorant and crazy old man in the White House deserves answers to his burning questions, but if writing tweets like these is what Trump considers part of his working “from early in the morning until late at night,” can you blame the press for questioning his work ethic? Or his intelligence?
Most White House correspondents should be awarded Pulitzers simply for having the restraint to not throw their notebooks at Trump out of frustration whenever he insults them and calls them “Fake News” at press briefings.
Journalism is a ‘Noble” profession after all.
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