occupydemocrats--2020-10-04--Kellyanne Conway has apparently passed the COVID-19 virus to her daughter

The relationships amongst the Conway family have been notoriously tense for quite a while now .
With Kellyanne Conway working full-time for Donald Trump as a senior White House Advisor until the end of August and her husband George working equally diligently with The Lincoln Project to ensure that the president is removed from office as soon as possible , their teen-aged daughter Claudia was quite vocal about her opposition to everything related to Trump and her lack of respect for her mother for helping run an administration that she regarded as totally evil .
The conflicts came to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a series of social media posts accusing both of her parents of physical and emotional abuse .
prompting both Kellyanne and George to proclaim that they were quitting their full-time work to spend some serious time paying attention to their family issues .
While it ’ s likely that Kellyanne was sincere in announcing the abandonment of her White House role , disentangling herself from her Trump administration duties was not so easy .
She still had an appearance at the Republican National Convention to make and , with a re-election campaign in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make , including attending the event for Trump ’ s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the White House last Saturday .
Little did she know that the event would become a ground zero super-spreader event for the upper echelons of the Republican party .
Her daughter Claudia was one of the first people to break the news of Kellyanne ’ s COVID-19 diagnosis which she announced in a social media post .
Her daughter ’ s post was quite different in tone from what Kellyanne herself posted about her medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to tell Mitch McConnell : No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration !
Now Claudia has another reason to be furious with her mother .
Kellyanne has now apparently spread the disease to her daughter .
Claudia posted the news to her Instagram account which she had been banned by her parents from using after she posted the abuse allegations .
While she didn ’ t specifically blame Donald Trump for her family ’ s positive status , Claudia ’ s past antipathy to the president and the likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus only serve to indicate that all fingers will be pointing in the president ’ s direction .
After all , in the end , just about every COVID-19 case in the country at this point is a direct result of the president and his administration ’ s failure to take proper national measures to contain the virus in the early days of the pandemic when the spread could have been greatly minimized as it has been in so many other countries around the world .
Let ’ s hope a speedy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those who didn ’ t contract the virus through foolish and reckless flouting of proper precautions for naked political purposes .
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The relationships amongst the Conway family have been notoriously tense for quite a while now.
With Kellyanne Conway working full-time for Donald Trump as a senior White House Advisor until the end of August and her husband George working equally diligently with The Lincoln Project to ensure that the president is removed from office as soon as possible, their teen-aged daughter Claudia was quite vocal about her opposition to everything related to Trump and her lack of respect for her mother for helping run an administration that she regarded as totally evil.
The conflicts came to a head in late August when Claudia wrote a series of social media posts accusing both of her parents of physical and emotional abuse. prompting both Kellyanne and George to proclaim that they were quitting their full-time work to spend some serious time paying attention to their family issues.
While it’s likely that Kellyanne was sincere in announcing the abandonment of her White House role, disentangling herself from her Trump administration duties was not so easy.
She still had an appearance at the Republican National Convention to make and, with a re-election campaign in full swing, some obligatory political appearances to make, including attending the event for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the White House last Saturday.
Little did she know that the event would become a ground zero super-spreader event for the upper echelons of the Republican party.
Her daughter Claudia was one of the first people to break the news of Kellyanne’s COVID-19 diagnosis which she announced in a social media post.
“Update my mom has covid,” Claudia wrote. “im furious. Wear your masks. dont listen to our idiot f@#king president piece of shit. protect yourself and those around you,” she explained in another post.
Her daughter’s post was quite different in tone from what Kellyanne herself posted about her medical condition on Twitter.
Tonight I tested positive for COVID-19. My symptoms are mild (light cough) and I’m feeling fine. I have begun a quarantine process in consultation with physicians. As always, my heart is with everyone affected by this global pandemic. ❤ — Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) October 3, 2020
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Now Claudia has another reason to be furious with her mother. Kellyanne has now apparently spread the disease to her daughter.
Claudia posted the news to her Instagram account which she had been banned by her parents from using after she posted the abuse allegations.
“Hey guys currently dying of covid,” Claudia Conway reportedly captioned a video that has since been deleted.
While she didn’t specifically blame Donald Trump for her family’s positive status, Claudia’s past antipathy to the president and the likely circumstances of Kellyanne’s contraction of the virus only serve to indicate that all fingers will be pointing in the president’s direction.
After all, in the end, just about every COVID-19 case in the country at this point is a direct result of the president and his administration’s failure to take proper national measures to contain the virus in the early days of the pandemic when the spread could have been greatly minimized as it has been in so many other countries around the world.
Let’s hope a speedy recovery to the Conway family, particularly those who didn’t contract the virus through foolish and reckless flouting of proper precautions for naked political purposes.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-04--Fox News’ Chris Wallace grills campaign advisor about Trump family flouting of mask rules

Chris Wallace of Fox News has a right to be angry .
As the host of last Tuesday ’ s presidential debate , he was among those exposed to Donald Trump ’ s shedding viral load as the maskless president spewed his infectious aerosol droplets while reading his lies and misinformation on stage in Cleveland .
What ’ s even worse was the fact that everyone in the limited audience at the hall at Case Western Reserve University where the debate was held was also exposed — including his Democratic challenger Joe Biden and his wife and staff — despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Biden campaigns had agreed to in advance .
The impunity with which the Trump family violated those protocols by removing their required masks upon taking their seats for the debate has led to much finger-pointing as well as accusations that the president ’ s positive diagnosis was a result of the general contempt for any CDC-recommended guidelines for face coverings among Republicans and those right-wing science deniers who affiliate themselves with the party of death and extreme selfishness .
Wallace rightfully held the Trump campaign ’ s feet to the fire this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared on his Fox News Sunday program today .
The Fox News host referred back to the White House event honoring Trump ’ s latest controversial Supreme Court nominee , Amy Coney Barrett , last weekend — a crowded affair filled with GOP luminaries all glad-handing with each other and almost all without a single face mask in sight — when he asked Cortes about the wisdom of holding such a risky event in the middle of a pandemic against all medical recommendations from their own health agencies .
Cortes replied with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in place to protect the president , including testing people in close contact with him , failing to address the issue of everyone else who was exposed to — and some cases infected by — COVID-19 due to the foolish and risky event .
The “ servant of the people ” apparently has no regard whatsoever to those around him , even when they are members of his own administration and party , which should tell you nothing about the president ’ s character that you didn ’ t already know .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ risks , ” Wallace countered .
“ Because there was the debate on Tuesday night that I moderated .
The rules from the Cleveland Clinic could not have been more clear .
Everyone in the audience was to wear a mask.
” “ After the first family came in , they all took off their masks , ” the Fox News host reminded Cortes .
“ So did the White House chief of staff Mark Meadows .
Do they think that the health and safety rules for everybody else do no apply to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell Mitch McConnell : No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration !
Wallace got to the heart of the obvious contradiction between a president whose campaign is based on a message of “ LAW & ORDER ” and the simple fact that he and his family have acted as if the rules , including the rule of law , do not apply to them , a frequent malady among the ultra-wealthy .
“ Steve , it doesn ’ t matter , ” Wallace interrupted his guest .
“ Everybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cleveland Clinic ’ s regulation was , it didn ’ t matter , everybody except for the three of us on the stage was to wear a mask and people from the Cleveland Clinic came over and offered the first family masks , thinking maybe they didn ’ t have them .
They were waved away and the Commission on Presidential Debates has issued a statement saying , from now on if you don ’ t wear a mask , you ’ re going to be escorted from the hall.
” “ So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Wallace continued .
“ Everybody was tested beforehand .
No !
I ’ m going to finish my question .
Everybody was told to wear a mask .
Why did the first family and the chief of staff feel that the rules for everybody else didn ’ t apply to them ?
” Calling masks “ very useful , ” in a reversal of the usual right-wing attitude towards facial coverings during the pandemic , the Trump campaign surrogate pivoted to the typical GOP response about mask-wearing .
At this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Trump ’ s own handbook .
When cornered by a question , simply ignore it and start attacking the interlocutor .
Wallace had a quick retort to the accusations of political bias being aimed his way .
Perhaps avoiding the question of why the Trump family was so audacious in the breaking of the ground rules for attending the debate is not best accomplished by directing attention to another instance of a Trump acting like the rules don ’ t ever apply to himself .
It ’ s also why the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defeat at the ballot boxes in exactly a month from today .
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Chris Wallace of Fox News has a right to be angry.
As the host of last Tuesday’s presidential debate, he was among those exposed to Donald Trump’s shedding viral load as the maskless president spewed his infectious aerosol droplets while reading his lies and misinformation on stage in Cleveland.
What’s even worse was the fact that everyone in the limited audience at the hall at Case Western Reserve University where the debate was held was also exposed — including his Democratic challenger Joe Biden and his wife and staff — despite the coronavirus protocols that both the Trump and Biden campaigns had agreed to in advance.
The impunity with which the Trump family violated those protocols by removing their required masks upon taking their seats for the debate has led to much finger-pointing as well as accusations that the president’s positive diagnosis was a result of the general contempt for any CDC-recommended guidelines for face coverings among Republicans and those right-wing science deniers who affiliate themselves with the party of death and extreme selfishness.
Wallace rightfully held the Trump campaign’s feet to the fire this morning when Trump campaign advisor Steve Cortes appeared on his Fox News Sunday program today.
The Fox News host referred back to the White House event honoring Trump’s latest controversial Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, last weekend — a crowded affair filled with GOP luminaries all glad-handing with each other and almost all without a single face mask in sight — when he asked Cortes about the wisdom of holding such a risky event in the middle of a pandemic against all medical recommendations from their own health agencies.
“People packed together, the vast majority not wearing masks,” Wallace said. “How does that make sense?”
Cortes replied with the usual claptrap about the “tremendous precautions” in place to protect the president, including testing people in close contact with him, failing to address the issue of everyone else who was exposed to — and some cases infected by — COVID-19 due to the foolish and risky event.
“The fact that he still got infected shows us that unfortunately this virus has that kind of power,” Cortes claimed “The president, though, and he’s made this clear, he was unwilling to completely sequester himself, to take no risk, because leaders take risks. And he is the servant of the people as well as the commander-in-chief and so he said he must be around the people he serves. He took reasonable risks.”
The “servant of the people” apparently has no regard whatsoever to those around him, even when they are members of his own administration and party, which should tell you nothing about the president’s character that you didn’t already know.
“Let’s talk about reasonable risks,” Wallace countered. “Because there was the debate on Tuesday night that I moderated. The rules from the Cleveland Clinic could not have been more clear. Everyone in the audience was to wear a mask.” “After the first family came in, they all took off their masks,” the Fox News host reminded Cortes. “So did the White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Do they think that the health and safety rules for everybody else do no apply to them?” Sign the petition to tell Mitch McConnell: No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration!
Wallace got to the heart of the obvious contradiction between a president whose campaign is based on a message of “LAW & ORDER” and the simple fact that he and his family have acted as if the rules, including the rule of law, do not apply to them, a frequent malady among the ultra-wealthy.
“No, that’s not the reality,” Cortes tried to reply. “Everybody was tested before that event as you well know. Those of us who went first were tested by Cleveland Clinic directly.”
Wallace wasn’t taking Cortes’ excuses at face value.
“Steve, it doesn’t matter,” Wallace interrupted his guest. “Everybody in that room was tested and the Cleveland Clinic’s regulation was, it didn’t matter, everybody except for the three of us on the stage was to wear a mask and people from the Cleveland Clinic came over and offered the first family masks, thinking maybe they didn’t have them. They were waved away and the Commission on Presidential Debates has issued a statement saying, from now on if you don’t wear a mask, you’re going to be escorted from the hall.” “So forget this question of being tested beforehand,” Wallace continued. “Everybody was tested beforehand. No! I’m going to finish my question. Everybody was told to wear a mask. Why did the first family and the chief of staff feel that the rules for everybody else didn’t apply to them?”
Calling masks “very useful,” in a reversal of the usual right-wing attitude towards facial coverings during the pandemic, the Trump campaign surrogate pivoted to the typical GOP response about mask-wearing.
“We also believe in some element of individual choice,” Cortes continued. “People were distanced and they had been tested.”
A determined Wallace refused to back down.
“No!” he interjected. “Steve, they weren’t distanced and there were rules and there was no freedom of choice. They broke the rules!” “I was there like you were and they were distanced!” Cortes tried to peddle his fictional account of what actually happened. “No, they broke the rules!” Wallace continued to insist. “Why did they break the rules?”
At this point, the cornered Cortes took a page from Trump’s own handbook. When cornered by a question, simply ignore it and start attacking the interlocutor.
“Chris, the way you’re starting to harangue me now actually reminds me of what you did to the president during that debate on Tuesday night,” Cortes responded. “You were not a neutral moderator then. I don’t mind tough questions. I welcome reasonably tough questions. What I don’t think is OK is for you to become the effective opposition to the president.”
Wallace had a quick retort to the accusations of political bias being aimed his way.
“The president interrupted me and the vice president 145 times,” Wallace observed. “So I object to you saying I harangued the president. I know it’s the talking point.”
Perhaps avoiding the question of why the Trump family was so audacious in the breaking of the ground rules for attending the debate is not best accomplished by directing attention to another instance of a Trump acting like the rules don’t ever apply to himself.
It’s also why the Trump campaign is likely to face an ignominious defeat at the ballot boxes in exactly a month from today.
You can watch a video of Chris Wallace’s interview with Trump campaign advisor Steve Cortes in the clip below.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-04--Trump Sunday morning health update reveals new details of his condition and treatment

With all trust in information regarding Donald Trump ’ s medical condition having been undermined yesterday by the conflicting information relayed by Trump ’ s White House physician , Dr. Sean Conley , and by his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows who told reporters off the record that the president ’ s condition had been worse than what the doctor revealed , Dr. Conley gave the media another update on Trump ’ s health this morning .
Conely told the assembled journalists that the president ’ s condition has “ improved ” and that he had experienced significant drops in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Saturday .
The White House physician also said that Trump has not run a high temperature since Friday morning and that he could be discharged from Walter Reed Medical Center as soon as tomorrow .
Today ’ s briefing from Dr. Conley filled in a few of the open questions about the progress of the COVID-19 infection that has invaded Trump ’ s body like the Nazi Panzer divisions that he likely admires and about the treatment he has received so far , details sorely lacking in yesterday ’ s press conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Dr. Conley revealed that Trump had been running a high fever when he was still at the White House on Friday and that he had been given supplemental oxygen at that time .
Dr. Conley hurt his credibility yet again , however , when he said that he didn ’ t know whether any additional oxygen had been administered when the president ’ s oxygen levels dipped a second time on Saturday .
Sign the petition to tell Mitch McConnell : No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s attending physician would know all of the details of the president ’ s treatment , particularly before going in front of the press to brief them on his condition , but Conley ’ s uncertainty led some to continue to believe that the full story of Donald Trump ’ s condition and how his disease has progressed is still being carefully managed to prevent the entire truth from reaching the public consciousness .
The president ’ s doctor also revealed this morning that Trump is being given dexamethasone , a steroid that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for someone who requires oxygen .
Journalists called out Dr. Conley for his neglecting to offer the details of Trump ’ s oxygen treatment when he spoke in front of them just yesterday .
Conely offered an excuse that indicated that journalists should never trust him for an honest account of the president ’ s true condition .
“ I was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude that the team , the president , over his course of illness , has had , ” the physician said .
“ I didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steer the course of illness in another direction .
And in doing so , you know , it came off that we were trying to hide something , which wasn ’ t necessarily true .
… The fact of the matter is that he ’ s doing really well.
” Conley also addressed the discrepancy in the difference in the accounts of the president ’ s condition yesterday between what he had said and what White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters off the record .
“ The chief and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stated .
“ And I think his statement was misconstrued .
What he meant was that 24 hours ago , when he and I were checking on the President , that there was that momentary episode of the high fever and that temporary drop in the saturation , which prompted us to act expediently to move him up here.
” “ Fortunately , that was really a very transient limited episode , a couple hours later he was back up .
Mild again .
You know , we , I ’ m not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was about so early in the course but he ’ s doing well , ” The White House physician added .
We ’ ll soon see if Trump recovers quickly enough from the free government-provided medical care that he refuses to allow every American citizen to access for their own health needs .
If indeed , he is released from Walter Reed tomorrow , you can be assured that we ’ ll never hear the end of how his superior genes defeated the virus and how its deadly nature is just an overblown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has lost a significant chunk of valuable campaign time close to the election and the time for him to turn his failing bid for re-election is quickly running out .
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With all trust in information regarding Donald Trump’s medical condition having been undermined yesterday by the conflicting information relayed by Trump’s White House physician, Dr. Sean Conley, and by his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows who told reporters off the record that the president’s condition had been worse than what the doctor revealed, Dr. Conley gave the media another update on Trump’s health this morning.
Conely told the assembled journalists that the president’s condition has “improved” and that he had experienced significant drops in his oxygen saturation levels on both Friday and Saturday.
The White House physician also said that Trump has not run a high temperature since Friday morning and that he could be discharged from Walter Reed Medical Center as soon as tomorrow.
Today’s briefing from Dr. Conley filled in a few of the open questions about the progress of the COVID-19 infection that has invaded Trump’s body like the Nazi Panzer divisions that he likely admires and about the treatment he has received so far, details sorely lacking in yesterday’s press conference health update.
For the first time, Dr. Conley revealed that Trump had been running a high fever when he was still at the White House on Friday and that he had been given supplemental oxygen at that time.
Dr. Conley hurt his credibility yet again, however, when he said that he didn’t know whether any additional oxygen had been administered when the president’s oxygen levels dipped a second time on Saturday.
“I’d have to check with the nursing staff,” Conley told the reporters outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. “I don’t think that — if he did, it was very, very limited. … And the only oxygen that I ordered, or that we provided, was that Friday morning, initially.”
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One would think that Trump’s attending physician would know all of the details of the president’s treatment, particularly before going in front of the press to brief them on his condition, but Conley’s uncertainty led some to continue to believe that the full story of Donald Trump’s condition and how his disease has progressed is still being carefully managed to prevent the entire truth from reaching the public consciousness.
The president’s doctor also revealed this morning that Trump is being given dexamethasone, a steroid that is now considered the standard of care for someone who requires oxygen.
Journalists called out Dr. Conley for his neglecting to offer the details of Trump’s oxygen treatment when he spoke in front of them just yesterday. Conely offered an excuse that indicated that journalists should never trust him for an honest account of the president’s true condition.
“I was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude that the team, the president, over his course of illness, has had,” the physician said. “I didn’t want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction. And in doing so, you know, it came off that we were trying to hide something, which wasn’t necessarily true. … The fact of the matter is that he’s doing really well.”
Conley also addressed the discrepancy in the difference in the accounts of the president’s condition yesterday between what he had said and what White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters off the record.
“The chief and I work side by side,” Conley stated. “And I think his statement was misconstrued. What he meant was that 24 hours ago, when he and I were checking on the President, that there was that momentary episode of the high fever and that temporary drop in the saturation, which prompted us to act expediently to move him up here.” “Fortunately, that was really a very transient limited episode, a couple hours later he was back up. Mild again. You know, we, I’m not going to speculate what that limited episode was about so early in the course but he’s doing well,” The White House physician added.
We’ll soon see if Trump recovers quickly enough from the free government-provided medical care that he refuses to allow every American citizen to access for their own health needs.
If indeed, he is released from Walter Reed tomorrow, you can be assured that we’ll never hear the end of how his superior genes defeated the virus and how its deadly nature is just an overblown, Democratic hoax. Either way, Trump has lost a significant chunk of valuable campaign time close to the election and the time for him to turn his failing bid for re-election is quickly running out.
You know who to vote for to keep him out of the White House for four more years.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-05--Social media erupts in mockery after Trump “claims he feels better than he did 20 years ago”

On Monday afternoon , President Trump took to Twitter to brag that he feels “ better than he did 20 years ago ” after spending the weekend in the hospital battling COVID-19 .
It is infuriating to see the president tell the public to “ not be afraid of COVID ” or let it “ dominate your life ” after 211,000 people have died thanks to his reckless approach to the virus— people who did not have access to the best healthcare and the most advanced drugs available like Trump does .
The immediate reaction from the public was that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the powerful steroids he was given to battle his infection and lying through his teeth in order to make himself seem tough to the public .
Dr. Conley ’ s announcement that he still “ wasn ’ t out of the woods ” yet is a clear indication that Trump is demanding he be returned to the White House and his favorite television as soon as possible , no matter how medically appropriate it would be to do so .
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” quote , using photos of some of cinema ’ s ugliest men to hit home just how absurd that statement is .

On Monday afternoon, President Trump took to Twitter to brag that he feels “better than he did 20 years ago” after spending the weekend in the hospital battling COVID-19.
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
It is infuriating to see the president tell the public to “not be afraid of COVID” or let it “dominate your life” after 211,000 people have died thanks to his reckless approach to the virus— people who did not have access to the best healthcare and the most advanced drugs available like Trump does.
The immediate reaction from the public was that he was still feeling the effects of the powerful steroids he was given to battle his infection and lying through his teeth in order to make himself seem tough to the public. Dr. Conley’s announcement that he still “wasn’t out of the woods” yet is a clear indication that Trump is demanding he be returned to the White House and his favorite television as soon as possible, no matter how medically appropriate it would be to do so.
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Social media immediately erupted in mockery of the “better than I did 20 years ago!” quote, using photos of some of cinema’s ugliest men to hit home just how absurd that statement is.
https://twitter.com/LCosmonaut647/status/1313196966684233728?s=20
President Trump: "I feel better than I did 20 years ago!"
THAT'S the dexamethasone (i.e. steroids). — Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA (@celinegounder) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/briggityboppity/status/1313202733088989201?s=20
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! pic.twitter.com/C4Z4k7BmVa — sassy gravy (@sassygravy) October 5, 2020
ABOUT TO EAT AN ENTIRE DEEP'N DELICIOUS CAKE IN ONE MEAL. DON'T BE AFRAID OF CALORIES. DON'T LET IT DOMINATE YOUR LIFE. I FEEL BETTER THAN I DID 20 YEARS AGO! pic.twitter.com/lnKwNaossb — RealChangeBot (@RealChangeBot) October 5, 2020
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! pic.twitter.com/iKnaek5Zfd — Sarcastic Logical Rationalist (@TheEpicDept) October 5, 2020
DON'T BE AFRAID OF COVID
I FEEL BETTER THAN I DID 20 YEARS AGO pic.twitter.com/hEZsM0jraO — RufusKings1776 (@RufusKings1776) October 5, 2020
Haven't felt better in 20 years! pic.twitter.com/Q006lHhvKR — Colin Taylor (@ColsBols) October 5, 2020
Feel better than I have in 20 years! https://t.co/RcwYBGwTf9 — Zeddy (@Zeddary) October 5, 2020
I feel better than I did 20 years ago! pic.twitter.com/eYWGfQkveD — Amish-Juggalo Butt Ghost (@MuskYutaniCorp) October 5, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-05--Trump downplays danger of COVID-19 in reckless tweet announcing hospital departure

President Trump has announced via Twitter that he will be leaving Walter Reed Medical Center tonight at 6:30 PM after a weekend of treatment for his COVID-19 infection .
The past few days have been a swirling vortex of speculation as it remained unclear for much of his stay exactly what kind of state the president was in .
While the White House insisted that Trump was fine throughout the weekend and that the hospital trip was made out of an abundance of caution , the administration ’ s complete lack of credibility after four years of nonstop lying made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a single word they said .
Sources indicated at several points that Trump he was in truly dire shape and being administered all manner of emergency drugs .
Now that it appears that he ’ s on the mend , Trump is rushing to exploit his illness in exactly the manner many of us feared he would .
In the same tweet announcing his pending discharge , Trump stated that he is now feeling “ really good ” and then absurdly urged his followers to not be “ afraid ” of the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illness to mislead the public about the severity of the pandemic is not surprising at this point , but it is inexcusable .
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“ Don ’ t let it dominate your life , ” Trump went on .
“ We have developed , under the Trump Administration , some really great drugs and knowledge .
I feel better than I did 20 years ago.
” It ’ s difficult to fully articulate just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 200,000 Americans are now dead from COVID-19 and millions of others have contracted it and suffered terribly while the White House fumbled its response to the outbreak .
People need to be more , not less , afraid of this virus because being afraid of it is the only thing that will encourage people to take the proper precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones .
This president , after seeing firsthand how terrible the virus is , chose not to give the American people an accurate picture of the coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ stress the need for masks , social distancing , and good hygiene .
Instead , he ’ s chosen to once again downplay the pandemic to whitewash his own culpability in letting things get as bad as they have .
The fact that many of his supporters believe that the coronavirus is a hoax or is at least overblown also clearly factored into the decision to pen such a deranged tweet .
This man is a menace and public health risk and November can not come soon enough .
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President Trump has announced via Twitter that he will be leaving Walter Reed Medical Center tonight at 6:30 PM after a weekend of treatment for his COVID-19 infection. The past few days have been a swirling vortex of speculation as it remained unclear for much of his stay exactly what kind of state the president was in.
While the White House insisted that Trump was fine throughout the weekend and that the hospital trip was made out of an abundance of caution, the administration’s complete lack of credibility after four years of nonstop lying made it difficult for most Americans to believe a single word they said. Sources indicated at several points that Trump he was in truly dire shape and being administered all manner of emergency drugs.
Now that it appears that he’s on the mend, Trump is rushing to exploit his illness in exactly the manner many of us feared he would. In the same tweet announcing his pending discharge, Trump stated that he is now feeling “really good” and then absurdly urged his followers to not be “afraid” of the coronavirus. That Trump would use his own illness to mislead the public about the severity of the pandemic is not surprising at this point, but it is inexcusable.
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“Don’t let it dominate your life,” Trump went on. “We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs and knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago.”
It’s difficult to fully articulate just how perverse this tweet is. Over 200,000 Americans are now dead from COVID-19 and millions of others have contracted it and suffered terribly while the White House fumbled its response to the outbreak. People need to be more, not less, afraid of this virus because being afraid of it is the only thing that will encourage people to take the proper precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones.
This president, after seeing firsthand how terrible the virus is, chose not to give the American people an accurate picture of the coronavirus. He could have used this moment to stress the need for masks, social distancing, and good hygiene. Instead, he’s chosen to once again downplay the pandemic to whitewash his own culpability in letting things get as bad as they have. The fact that many of his supporters believe that the coronavirus is a hoax or is at least overblown also clearly factored into the decision to pen such a deranged tweet. This man is a menace and public health risk and November cannot come soon enough.
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-05--Mark Meadows appears to blame Secret Service for infecting Trump

Does White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows want Donald Trump to be taken out by one of his own Secret Service agents ?
With a shiv or a discrete dose of novichok ?
Those are logical questions to ask after Meadows alienated the president ’ s entire security force by insinuating that one of them may have been responsible for Trump ’ s infection with COVID-19 when he called into Fox & Friends this morning .
Entirely in keeping with the buck-passing president who takes no responsibility for any of his own disastrous actions but takes credit for anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no matter how little he may have had to do with it — the Chief of Staff ’ s comments ignored Trump ’ s own refusal to wear masks , his attendance at sardine-packed rallies filled with maskless supporters , and his general insistence on ignoring his own CDC ’ s recommendations for coronavirus prevention on a daily basis as more compelling reasons he may have caught the disease .
The comments on Twitter about Meadows ’ unproven finger-pointing towards the Secret Service as the source of Trump ’ s infection were predictably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president of responsibility for his own behavior .
While it may be hard to imagine this particular president watching even more TV than usual , it seems that is certainly preferable to risking the infection of Trump ’ s Secret Service detail by taking needless joyrides simply to feed the president ’ s bottomless pit of an ego .
Trump should only hope that a rogue Secret Service agent isn ’ t cracked up by the stress of their job and decides to seek vengeance for the likely baseless and uninformed accusations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a danger that all authoritarian leaders face , but one that the United States has never seriously been considered prey to…until the Trump administration .

Does White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows want Donald Trump to be taken out by one of his own Secret Service agents? With a shiv or a discrete dose of novichok?
Those are logical questions to ask after Meadows alienated the president’s entire security force by insinuating that one of them may have been responsible for Trump’s infection with COVID-19 when he called into Fox & Friends this morning.
Mark Meadows: "Here's the interesting thing — they're criticizing, 'well, he put his Secret Service agents at risk.' Well, the Secret Service agents — how do we think he got here?" pic.twitter.com/VxMK6289mI — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 5, 2020
Entirely in keeping with the buck-passing president who takes no responsibility for any of his own disastrous actions but takes credit for anything good that happens in this country — no matter how little he may have had to do with it — the Chief of Staff’s comments ignored Trump’s own refusal to wear masks, his attendance at sardine-packed rallies filled with maskless supporters, and his general insistence on ignoring his own CDC’s recommendations for coronavirus prevention on a daily basis as more compelling reasons he may have caught the disease.
The comments on Twitter about Meadows’ unproven finger-pointing towards the Secret Service as the source of Trump’s infection were predictably savage, given the attempts to absolve the president of responsibility for his own behavior.
In Hospital covid wards,pts are isolated,med staff make limited contact & when they do,wear PPE,double masks& some still get sick/die.+No visitors&must quarantine when return home.Because Covid is highly contagious.These ppl still are in denial.And that is dangerous for us all. — Linda Mintun (@linda_mintun) October 5, 2020
I take this as they are blaming the Secret Service agents for his getting COVID – unreal. — Watching in Raleigh (@JamesKahl9) October 5, 2020
Mark doesn't think very clearly. He believes the risk/reward of getting a sick president to hospital compares to the risk/reward of a narcissist photo op. It's like he's saying "why don't they just kill themselves? they will die for him anyway". — Howard Davidson (@hd_1a) October 5, 2020
Absolutely right. My mom is in a nursing home. She has not hugged her kids or grandkids in 9 months. Can not use a phone or ipad by herself so we wait for understaffed home to call us. My mom's speech is declining because she only has conversations once every 2 weeks. So sad!!! — cmcfamily (@cmcfamily) October 5, 2020
How can they not understand this?? My guess is they do, but their just hoping his base doesn’t. This administration…I hate them all. #VoteBidenHarris2020 — Ms Universe (@Mj07810) October 5, 2020
Trump was so 'exasperated' by Meadows handling of his medical information that this morning, while "feeling great, might be discharged" he allows Meadows to be his voice on a call in with Fox & Friends? Come on. WTF is happening.https://t.co/UODcsXCoIJ — SheaCat (@TheSheaCat) October 5, 2020
While it may be hard to imagine this particular president watching even more TV than usual, it seems that is certainly preferable to risking the infection of Trump’s Secret Service detail by taking needless joyrides simply to feed the president’s bottomless pit of an ego.
Trump should only hope that a rogue Secret Service agent isn’t cracked up by the stress of their job and decides to seek vengeance for the likely baseless and uninformed accusations being made about them. It is a danger that all authoritarian leaders face, but one that the United States has never seriously been considered prey to…until the Trump administration.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-05--Trump tweet about “selfish” Ebola doctor comes back to haunt him after Sunday joyride

It is deeply ironic that the novel coronavirus outbreak that is currently sweeping through the Trump White House — a staggering 30 officials have now tested positive since the now infamous Rose Garden event that turned into a super-spreading COVID hotspot — was entirely preventable if the Trump team wasn ’ t so insistent on disregarding all common courtesy and refusing to take preventative measures to protect themselves or others .
Several infected members of the Trump team and Republican Senators have exposed themselves to others , some even knowingly .
Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) attended an Oktoberfest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany spoke to reporters without a mask yesterday , and the President himself insisted on putting seven Secret Service agents in danger of infection so that he could get in his car and wave to his swinish supporters that have been holding vigil outside his hospital .
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The Secret Service agents in question were not happy with the president ’ s impulsive and monstrously selfish stunt .
“ He ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” complained one agent , while another said that “ we ’ re not disposable !
” Health experts at Walter Reed Hospital were similarly not pleased with his decision .
Of course , it wouldn ’ t be a Donald J. Trump disaster if there wasn ’ t some old tweet where he scolds someone for doing the exact same thing .
A 2014 tweet about an Ebola doctor who flew to New York and then went out in public is suddenly making the rounds against after a VERY SELFISH MAN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the men sworn to protect him to a deadly disease so that he could soothe his aching ego .
You really can ’ t make this up , folks .
Trump was very vocal about the Ebola outbreak since it was an excuse to blame President Obama for something beyond his control and to disparage the “ shithole countries ” that Trump hates so much .
It ’ s safe to say his hypocrisy has come back to bite him in the most appropriate fashion .

It is deeply ironic that the novel coronavirus outbreak that is currently sweeping through the Trump White House — a staggering 30 officials have now tested positive since the now infamous Rose Garden event that turned into a super-spreading COVID hotspot — was entirely preventable if the Trump team wasn’t so insistent on disregarding all common courtesy and refusing to take preventative measures to protect themselves or others.
Several infected members of the Trump team and Republican Senators have exposed themselves to others, some even knowingly. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) attended an Oktoberfest fundraiser while knowing he was infected, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany spoke to reporters without a mask yesterday, and the President himself insisted on putting seven Secret Service agents in danger of infection so that he could get in his car and wave to his swinish supporters that have been holding vigil outside his hospital.
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The Secret Service agents in question were not happy with the president’s impulsive and monstrously selfish stunt. “He’s not even pretending to care now!” complained one agent, while another said that “we’re not disposable!” Health experts at Walter Reed Hospital were similarly not pleased with his decision.
WashPost >> Secret Service agents are livid about Trump’s drive outside Walter Reed hospital A few reacted with outrage to Trump's SUV drive with agents. “Where are the adults?” said one former agent. “He’s not even pretending to care” said another.https://t.co/XuuikF5x13 pic.twitter.com/gAarZLbV0m — Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) October 5, 2020
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Donald J. Trump disaster if there wasn’t some old tweet where he scolds someone for doing the exact same thing. A 2014 tweet about an Ebola doctor who flew to New York and then went out in public is suddenly making the rounds against after a VERY SELFISH MAN who SHOULD HAVE KNOWN just exposed 7 of the men sworn to protect him to a deadly disease so that he could soothe his aching ego.
The Ebola doctor who just flew to N.Y. from West Africa and went on the subway, bowling and dining is a very SELFISH man-should have known! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2014
You really can’t make this up, folks.
Trump was very vocal about the Ebola outbreak since it was an excuse to blame President Obama for something beyond his control and to disparage the “shithole countries” that Trump hates so much. It’s safe to say his hypocrisy has come back to bite him in the most appropriate fashion.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-05--Social media erupts in mockery after Matt Gaetz brags about Trump’s COVID-19 infection

One of the more disgusting talking points to emerge from the shared fever dream that is the Republican Party ’ s collective psyche in the wake of President Trump ’ s contraction of COVID-19 is the idea that recovering from the virus is simply a matter of strength and “ toughness.
” Conservatives are obsessed with this idea that Trump is some kind of hyper-masculine ubermensch who excels in all physical and mental categories because they can ’ t get themselves to admit the simple and obvious fact that he ’ s an elderly , obese man with poor fitness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Beyond the pathetic nature of this absurd hero worship , such commentary is deeply insulting to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have died from COVID-19 or found themselves inflicted with chronic health problems or disabilities due to the virus .
These people didn ’ t suffer and in some cases die because they ’ re somehow weaker than Trump .
They died because their government , led by Trump , misled them about the risks of the coronavirus .
They died because Republicans are working around the clock to gut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t have access to the kind of doctors and healthcare that Trump has access to .
How many of these people would have survived if they too had a private suite at Walter Reed Hospital , the world ’ s best doctors doting on them around the clock , and a steady stream of expensive medications pumped into them without concern for the cost ?
Trump ’ s recklessness and flagrant irresponsibility landed him in the hospital .
Receiving medical care that most people could only dream of is what will get him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matt Gaetz ( R-FL ) , one of Trump ’ s most reliably obsequious little minions , took the right-wing ’ s stomach-churning rhetoric about Trump ’ s physical prowess to a pathetic new low .
He blasted out what he presumably thought was a flattering joke about the president and said that Trump “ won ’ t have to recover from COVID ” and that “ COVID will have to recover from President Trump , ” tossing in a # MAGA for a little extra brown-nosing oomph .
The tweet is nonsensical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s obviously hyperbolic but it trades on a presumption that Gaetz ’ s audience genuinely thinks Trump has an underlying , unique strength in the face of the virus .
It ’ s as childish as it is deluded and just the latest tweet from Gaetz showing how desperate he is for the president ’ s attention and approval .
This is a man who has devoted himself to a corrupt , cruel , cryptofascist in his mercenary pursuit of power .
The sooner the Congressman is voted out of office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be .
Twitter users , many of whom are by now well aware of Gaetz and his frequently odious messaging , swarmed him with mockery .
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One of the more disgusting talking points to emerge from the shared fever dream that is the Republican Party’s collective psyche in the wake of President Trump’s contraction of COVID-19 is the idea that recovering from the virus is simply a matter of strength and “toughness.”
Conservatives are obsessed with this idea that Trump is some kind of hyper-masculine ubermensch who excels in all physical and mental categories because they can’t get themselves to admit the simple and obvious fact that he’s an elderly, obese man with poor fitness habits and an aversion to wearing masks.
Beyond the pathetic nature of this absurd hero worship, such commentary is deeply insulting to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have died from COVID-19 or found themselves inflicted with chronic health problems or disabilities due to the virus. These people didn’t suffer and in some cases die because they’re somehow weaker than Trump. They died because their government, led by Trump, misled them about the risks of the coronavirus. They died because Republicans are working around the clock to gut our healthcare system and they didn’t have access to the kind of doctors and healthcare that Trump has access to.
How many of these people would have survived if they too had a private suite at Walter Reed Hospital, the world’s best doctors doting on them around the clock, and a steady stream of expensive medications pumped into them without concern for the cost? Trump’s recklessness and flagrant irresponsibility landed him in the hospital. Receiving medical care that most people could only dream of is what will get him out.
On Twitter today, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), one of Trump’s most reliably obsequious little minions, took the right-wing’s stomach-churning rhetoric about Trump’s physical prowess to a pathetic new low. He blasted out what he presumably thought was a flattering joke about the president and said that Trump “won’t have to recover from COVID” and that “COVID will have to recover from President Trump,” tossing in a #MAGA for a little extra brown-nosing oomph.
The tweet is nonsensical in addition to being embarrassingly fawning. It’s obviously hyperbolic but it trades on a presumption that Gaetz’s audience genuinely thinks Trump has an underlying, unique strength in the face of the virus. It’s as childish as it is deluded and just the latest tweet from Gaetz showing how desperate he is for the president’s attention and approval. This is a man who has devoted himself to a corrupt, cruel, cryptofascist in his mercenary pursuit of power. The sooner the Congressman is voted out of office, the safer all of us will be.
President Trump won't have to recover from COVID. COVID will have to recover from President Trump. #MAGA — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) October 5, 2020
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New GOP message: The 210,000 Americans who died from this virus were insufficiently masculine and strong. – @maxasteele — Justin Satzman (@jsatz23) October 5, 2020
dude. this is pathetic. — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 5, 2020
I believe Covid has moved on at this point in the relationship — david cross✍ (@davidcrosss) October 5, 2020
That’s just stupid. — Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) October 5, 2020
tell me this is the alcohol talking — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/redheadb3/status/1313128178974625793?s=20
COVID has been *thriving* under President Trump with 210,000 *confirmed* dead already, and infection & hospitalizations increasing into a likely 3rd wave of suffering & death. — David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) October 5, 2020
So, Trump is more sickening than COVID. Refreshing honesty, Matt. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/JaimePrimak/status/1313153777457934336?s=20
https://twitter.com/murray_nyc/status/1313150288526823427?s=20
Joe Biden won't have to recover from COVID. Because Joe Biden took the necessary steps to avoid becoming infected. — James Buchanan (@POTUS_15) October 5, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-05--Outrage erupts after Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for COVID after speaking maskless to press

It ’ s almost like the COVID-19 virus feels the same way about the Trump administration as the majority of the American people do .
As the news broke this morning that the White House press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has contracted the coronavirus , it seemed as if the virus was as anxious to rid Washington DC of the infection of lies and corruption that accompanied Donald Trump ’ s arrival to the presidency as we are .
McEnany appropriately announced her diagnosis in a post on Twitter .
It ’ s interesting to note that someone whose job essentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now considered “ an essential worker.
” Many of those who read the tweet were more outraged that McEnany had been continuing to work and mingle with journalists and other White House staffers after having been exposed to COVID-19 , ignoring the incubation period for the disease , and refusing to quarantine while the not completely accurate rapid tests she was given continued to show negative results .
They let the press secretary know how they felt in their own posts on the social media platform .
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Kayleigh even got some celebrity attention .
The outrage over McEnany ’ s careless conduct after having confirmed contact with someone who has COVID-19 was entirely justified , a point that was driven home by the breaking news that two of the junior staffers working with her have now also tested positive for coronavirus , including a relative of hers in the nepotistic administration .
While many may take an attitude of “ I told you so , ” perhaps the best way to respond to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply quote her boss Donald Trump : “ It is what it is.
” Let ’ s hope that the diminished workforce in the Trump administration makes Joe Biden ’ s job of decimating him at the polls even easier than it would have otherwise been .
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It’s almost like the COVID-19 virus feels the same way about the Trump administration as the majority of the American people do.
As the news broke this morning that the White House press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has contracted the coronavirus, it seemed as if the virus was as anxious to rid Washington DC of the infection of lies and corruption that accompanied Donald Trump’s arrival to the presidency as we are.
McEnany appropriately announced her diagnosis in a post on Twitter.
It’s interesting to note that someone whose job essentially consists of lying for a living is now considered “an essential worker.”
Many of those who read the tweet were more outraged that McEnany had been continuing to work and mingle with journalists and other White House staffers after having been exposed to COVID-19, ignoring the incubation period for the disease, and refusing to quarantine while the not completely accurate rapid tests she was given continued to show negative results.
They let the press secretary know how they felt in their own posts on the social media platform.
She was not wearing a mask during a gaggle with reporters yesterday. https://t.co/ckuQzrq66q pic.twitter.com/fqNj7Xnaop — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 5, 2020
Kayleigh McEnany says she didn't know Hope Hicks had tested positive when she briefed reporters on Thurs. But she also briefed them on Friday and Saturday — without wearing a mask — after everyone knew Hicks and Trump had tested positive. https://t.co/mmaJ64eIYT — Sonam Sheth (@sonam_sheth) October 5, 2020
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Weak ass statement from the White House correspondents association. Kayleigh McEnany directly endangered the lives of those around her, including members of the press. I expect a stronger defense of journalists from the WHCA when their safety is at risk, @ZekeJMiller. pic.twitter.com/UxYbupVBfb — Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 5, 2020
I would probably toss Kayleigh McEnany's binder in a hazardous materials bin. — JeremyNewberger (@jeremynewberger) October 5, 2020
”We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here… isn’t that refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of President Obama?” — Kayleigh McEnany, 2/25/20 https://t.co/5snfvsi96r — YS (@NYinLA2121) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/bradshawmu/status/1313139722370330626?s=20
Kayleigh even got some celebrity attention.
Kayleigh McEnany is finally the perfect spokesperson and poster girl for this administration. Congratulations, Kayleigh!! — Sean Penn (@SeanPenn) October 5, 2020
The outrage over McEnany’s careless conduct after having confirmed contact with someone who has COVID-19 was entirely justified, a point that was driven home by the breaking news that two of the junior staffers working with her have now also tested positive for coronavirus, including a relative of hers in the nepotistic administration.
Two of Kayleigh McEnany’s deputies in the press shop have now tested positive as well, CNN has confirmed. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1313157046192144384?s=20
While many may take an attitude of “I told you so,” perhaps the best way to respond to Kayleigh McEnany’s diagnosis is to simply quote her boss Donald Trump: “It is what it is.”
Let’s hope that the diminished workforce in the Trump administration makes Joe Biden’s job of decimating him at the polls even easier than it would have otherwise been. When the GOP propaganda machine starts losing parts, who knows how long before it breaks down altogether?
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-05--Trump team argues it’s actually good that Trump got COVID-19 in bizarre defense

If President Trump contracting COVID-19 has taught us anything at all , they ’ re lessons we ’ ve already learned .
The man is dangerously irresponsible and the manner in which he has constantly downplayed the seriousness of the virus and mocked the wearing of masks led us to this place .
We ’ ve also been reminded of what a deeply selfish , ego-driven man he is , as evidenced by his decision to drive around in the back of an SUV and wave at his fans , putting the lives of his Secret Service agents in danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with him .
Even though the president has months of briefings on the virus and access to as much information on it as he has would like to read , he says that his contracting it means he now “ understands ” COVID-19 .
Apparently , over 200,000 Americans dying and the entire world grinding to a halt wasn ’ t enough to convince him of the severity of the situation .
No , he had to be personally affected because he has a seemingly pathological inability to care about anything that doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than accepting responsibility for his irresponsibility and being humbled by this experience like a normal thinking and feeling person might , it seems Trump intends to exploit his coronavirus experience the way he exploits everything .
Erin Perrine , the Communications Director for the Trump 2020 campaign , appeared on Fox News and absurdly tried to use Trump ’ s diagnosis to attack the Biden campaign .
“ Well first-hand experience is always going to change how someone relates to something that ’ s been happening , ” Perrine said when host Sandra @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s campaign messaging about the pandemic .
“ The president has coronavirus right now he is battling it head-on as toughly as only President Trump can , ” Perrine added , engaging in the shared bizarre right-wing delusion that Trump is some paragon of health and fitness .
It should also be noted that implying that surviving COVID-19 is a matter of toughness is deeply insulting to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have died from the virus .
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“ And listen of course that ’ s going to change the way that he speaks of it because it ’ ll be a first-hand experience , ” Perrine went on .
“ But you know that experience , not only of coronavirus but being President of the United States .
That ’ s why you just see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He has the first-hand experience.
” Smith interjected to ask if Trump would start talking about the coronavirus in his campaign speeches more frequently and pivot away from his “ Law & Order ” and economy talking points .
“ And he ’ s talked about coronavirus as well .
He ’ s talked about it all , ” said Perrine , pushing back on Smith ’ s salient point that Trump hasn ’ t been consistent or strong with his remarks about the pandemic .
“ And listen he has experience as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businessman , he has experience now fighting the coronavirus as an individual .
Those first-hand experiences ?
Joe Biden , he doesn ’ t have those , ” Perrine said before unleashing a slew of smears on Biden and insisting that Trump ’ s experiences will get him reelected .
Conveniently , Perrine left out the nature of Trump ’ s experiences .
He has served as commander-in-chief yes , but he ’ s done a historically poor job of it , succeeding only in alienating our allies and emboldening our allies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but he was an absolutely terrible one who managed to stay afloat by inheriting hundreds of millions of tax-evaded dollars from his father , constantly declaring bankruptcy , and incurring massive debts from shady corners of the global financial markets .
Her final point that Biden is less qualified because doesn ’ t have COVID-19 is truly absurd .
Biden hasn ’ t contracted the virus because unlike Trump he has taken it seriously since the beginning of the outbreak and has taken the proper safety measures .
Trump ’ s recklessness is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his illness doesn ’ t change the fact that his apathy and incompetence are why the virus spread so quickly and so far in the first place .
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If President Trump contracting COVID-19 has taught us anything at all, they’re lessons we’ve already learned. The man is dangerously irresponsible and the manner in which he has constantly downplayed the seriousness of the virus and mocked the wearing of masks led us to this place. We’ve also been reminded of what a deeply selfish, ego-driven man he is, as evidenced by his decision to drive around in the back of an SUV and wave at his fans, putting the lives of his Secret Service agents in danger by forcing them to share confined quarters with him.
Even though the president has months of briefings on the virus and access to as much information on it as he has would like to read, he says that his contracting it means he now “understands” COVID-19. Apparently, over 200,000 Americans dying and the entire world grinding to a halt wasn’t enough to convince him of the severity of the situation. No, he had to be personally affected because he has a seemingly pathological inability to care about anything that doesn’t directly affect him.
Rather than accepting responsibility for his irresponsibility and being humbled by this experience like a normal thinking and feeling person might, it seems Trump intends to exploit his coronavirus experience the way he exploits everything. Erin Perrine, the Communications Director for the Trump 2020 campaign, appeared on Fox News and absurdly tried to use Trump’s diagnosis to attack the Biden campaign.
“Well first-hand experience is always going to change how someone relates to something that’s been happening,” Perrine said when host Sandra Smith asked if this experience will change Trump’s campaign messaging about the pandemic. “The president has coronavirus right now he is battling it head-on as toughly as only President Trump can,” Perrine added, engaging in the shared bizarre right-wing delusion that Trump is some paragon of health and fitness.
It should also be noted that implying that surviving COVID-19 is a matter of toughness is deeply insulting to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have died from the virus. Not only does it affect people differently and with varying symptoms, not everyone has access to a presidential suite at Walter Reed and the best healthcare in the world like Trump.
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“And listen of course that’s going to change the way that he speaks of it because it’ll be a first-hand experience,” Perrine went on. “But you know that experience, not only of coronavirus but being President of the United States. That’s why you just see a different tone overall from him. He has the first-hand experience.”
Smith interjected to ask if Trump would start talking about the coronavirus in his campaign speeches more frequently and pivot away from his “Law & Order” and economy talking points.
“And he’s talked about coronavirus as well. He’s talked about it all,” said Perrine, pushing back on Smith’s salient point that Trump hasn’t been consistent or strong with his remarks about the pandemic. “And listen he has experience as commander-in-chief, he has experience as a businessman, he has experience now fighting the coronavirus as an individual. Those first-hand experiences? Joe Biden, he doesn’t have those,” Perrine said before unleashing a slew of smears on Biden and insisting that Trump’s experiences will get him reelected.
Conveniently, Perrine left out the nature of Trump’s experiences. He has served as commander-in-chief yes, but he’s done a historically poor job of it, succeeding only in alienating our allies and emboldening our allies. He may have been a businessman, but he was an absolutely terrible one who managed to stay afloat by inheriting hundreds of millions of tax-evaded dollars from his father, constantly declaring bankruptcy, and incurring massive debts from shady corners of the global financial markets.
Her final point that Biden is less qualified because doesn’t have COVID-19 is truly absurd. Biden hasn’t contracted the virus because unlike Trump he has taken it seriously since the beginning of the outbreak and has taken the proper safety measures. Trump’s recklessness is what caused him to get it and his illness doesn’t change the fact that his apathy and incompetence are why the virus spread so quickly and so far in the first place.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-05--Trump fires off manic 16-tweet all-caps spree after beginning steroid treatment

President Trump , still in the hospital , let the nation have a little glimpse into how he ’ s feeling this morning with a desperate and absolutely manic tweetstorm demanding that Americans vote for him .
The announcement that Trump has been receiving steroids to treat his well-earned COVID-19 infection was met with much amusement on social media as the nation wondered what the “ roid rage ” would do for an already highly belligerent and volatile Trump , and well , it appears we have our answer : In an all-caps sixteen tweet spree , the President offered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some of which were just funny ( SPACE FORCE !
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and others deeply disturbing , like the extremely dystopian cry for “ Peace Through Strength.
” One has to wonder whether or not the drugs are making him even less capable of holding office than he usually is , especially since the side effects of the steroid Dexamethasone can be rather severe : Sign the petition to tell Mitch McConnell : No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration !
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Social media was very amused at the president ’ s outburst :

President Trump, still in the hospital, let the nation have a little glimpse into how he’s feeling this morning with a desperate and absolutely manic tweetstorm demanding that Americans vote for him.
Four pieces of information in that briefing: a) Trump's fever was "high" b) Trump's lung scans show "expected findings," unclear what that means but c) Trump is on a steroid the WHO recommends only for "severe and critical" COVID cases and d) Trump's oxygen lvls dropped again Sat — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 4, 2020
The announcement that Trump has been receiving steroids to treat his well-earned COVID-19 infection was met with much amusement on social media as the nation wondered what the “roid rage” would do for an already highly belligerent and volatile Trump, and well, it appears we have our answer:
The last time I took steroids was in March for Covid. I ripped a t-shirt off of my body from the neck down because the material was scratchy and irritating my skin. Here are Trump's tweets from the last hour and it's clear he's got that ROID RAGE. pic.twitter.com/mKJQO1pIeI — Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) October 5, 2020
In an all-caps sixteen tweet spree, the President offered up various reasons to vote for him, some of which were just funny (SPACE FORCE!!!) and others deeply disturbing, like the extremely dystopian cry for “Peace Through Strength.”
One has to wonder whether or not the drugs are making him even less capable of holding office than he usually is, especially since the side effects of the steroid Dexamethasone can be rather severe:
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Doctor on CNN Warns That Trump's Steroid Treatment Can Cause Psychosis, Delirium and Mania https://t.co/y9xlztmYTJ — Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 5, 2020
While the president is likely to find that his wishes are obeyed and the American public turns out in record numbers to vote, something tells us that he’s not going like the final outcome!
Social media was very amused at the president’s outburst:
make your own kind of music pic.twitter.com/Z3EX8EHZO2 — Rob (@robrousseau) October 5, 2020
i had to take steroids for a lingering cough a few years ago. they made me absolutely bugfuck, climb-out-of-my-own-skin crazy, too. pic.twitter.com/rVAW1gfhNF — molly conger (@socialistdogmom) October 5, 2020
Holy shit, after the "LOVE" tweet a few days ago trump woke up from that bullshit in ALL-CAPS roid rage from all the steroids they're pumping into his dilapidated, diseased body. — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) October 5, 2020
according to NPR the steroid Trump is taking “commonly increases irritability” so Roid Rage Trump will be a neat addition to the 2020 action set — shauna (@goldengateblond) October 4, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-06--Previously unrevealed “superspreader” event took place at the White House before COVID outbreak

While Donald Trump ’ s COVID-19 infection has been blamed on the risky and maskless White House reception for his Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett that took place on Saturday , September 26th , another previously unreported event that took place the next day may be responsible for the additional tranche of infections that is now hitting the senior levels of the Pentagon , according to new info that has come to light today .
Much has already been written about how the event for the right-wing extremist judge whom Trump nominated to take over the seat formerly held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was coronavirus ground zero for three Republican senators as well as White House officials and other guests at the ill-fated reception However , until today it was still a mystery how the majority of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were initially exposed to the virus that first blossomed into a positive diagnosis for the vice commandant of the US Coast Guard , Admiral Charles Ray , on this past Monday .
Fred Wellman , a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Army and the Senior Advisor for Veterans Affairs for Never-Trump Republicans at The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter discussing the Gold Star Mother ’ s Day event at the White House that was attended by much of the Pentagon ’ s senior leadership .
Wellman presents a compelling case that this second event was as much of a source for the pestilence now affecting so many of the senior leaders of the military as any other of the Trump administration ’ s deliberately pandemic restriction-free soirees .
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It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a president who has consistently refused to accept responsibility for any of the deadly effects of the pandemic would shirk the most basic of common courtesies by letting its guests know that they were potentially exposed to COVID-19 and should quarantine themselves for the health and safety of their loved ones and co-workers .
Until Fred Wellman connected the dots , the media failed to notice that the White House had held more than one ultra-risky public gatherings on the premises all while ignoring the most basic safety precautions available during this pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that were recommended by the top scientists and medical professionals at the government ’ s own health agencies .
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While Donald Trump’s COVID-19 infection has been blamed on the risky and maskless White House reception for his Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett that took place on Saturday, September 26th, another previously unreported event that took place the next day may be responsible for the additional tranche of infections that is now hitting the senior levels of the Pentagon, according to new info that has come to light today.
Much has already been written about how the event for the right-wing extremist judge whom Trump nominated to take over the seat formerly held by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was coronavirus ground zero for three Republican senators as well as White House officials and other guests at the ill-fated reception
However, until today it was still a mystery how the majority of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were initially exposed to the virus that first blossomed into a positive diagnosis for the vice commandant of the US Coast Guard, Admiral Charles Ray, on this past Monday.
Fred Wellman, a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Army and the Senior Advisor for Veterans Affairs for Never-Trump Republicans at The Lincoln Project, posted a lengthy thread on Twitter discussing the Gold Star Mother’s Day event at the White House that was attended by much of the Pentagon’s senior leadership.
Wellman presents a compelling case that this second event was as much of a source for the pestilence now affecting so many of the senior leaders of the military as any other of the Trump administration’s deliberately pandemic restriction-free soirees.
What he said on Thursday “It’s very, very hard when you are with people from the military or law enforcement, and they come over to you, and they want to hug you, and they want to kiss you, because we really have done a good job for them. And you get close and things happen" — Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 6, 2020
Today's NYT has this nugget: "General Milley and a number of senior (DOD) officials have also been getting tested frequently since last Sunday, when many of the Pentagon’s senior leadership attended a White House reception for “Gold Star” families of fallen troops." So, they knew — Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 6, 2020
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This event has been hidden and barely mentioned in the media or by the White House in the timelines of Trump's illness. We now know he attended the event the day after contracting COVID at the ACB event. He has literally infected our military survivor families…himself. — Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 6, 2020
More pics from the White House Flickr page….you can see Chad Wolfe is there from DHS. Has anyone asked him about his status? pic.twitter.com/HhjR3KMC8j — Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 6, 2020
I'm hearing from families now. Not one has been contacted by the White House about possible exposure or contact tracing. They were exposed to multiple people that have tested positive and the Trump Administration can't be bothered to even email them. — Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 6, 2020
It’s not surprising that the administration of a president who has consistently refused to accept responsibility for any of the deadly effects of the pandemic would shirk the most basic of common courtesies by letting its guests know that they were potentially exposed to COVID-19 and should quarantine themselves for the health and safety of their loved ones and co-workers.
Until Fred Wellman connected the dots, the media failed to notice that the White House had held more than one ultra-risky public gatherings on the premises all while ignoring the most basic safety precautions available during this pandemic — face masks and social distancing — that were recommended by the top scientists and medical professionals at the government’s own health agencies.
Chalk up yet another instance of total incompetence to Donald Trump and his administration and do everything you can, including casting your vote for Joe Biden, to prevent him from ever having another term in office.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-06--Republican tax collector who Matt Gaetz urged to run for Congress accused of child sex trafficking

The Republican Party has fallen into such a profound stay of disgrace and disrepute with the ascension of Donald Trump and their collective , full-throated embrace of kleptocracy , white-nationalism , and authoritarianism that a deeply suspicious eye must be cast on anyone running for office right now with an ( R ) beside their name .
Such skepticism should be applied twofold to any candidates who secure the endorsement of the president or any of the minions orbiting in his inner circle .
Fox News reports that a particularly disturbing story has emerged concerning the Republican tax collector in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been accused by federal prosecutors of paying for sex with an underage girl and exploiting the state ’ s motor vehicle database for individuals with whom he was carrying on “ sugar daddy ” relationships .
Greenberg , who resigned in June , allegedly engaged in sex trafficking with a girl between the age of 14 and 17 over the course of six months in 2017 .
He has denied the charges .
Greenberg was previously accused of stalking a political opponent , stealing their identity , as well as exploiting his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sign the petition to tell Mitch McConnell : No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration !
While this might seem like just another Republican sex criminal , Greenberg is of special note because he was urged to pursue a Congressional run in 2017 by President Trump ’ s favorite Congressional lapdog Rep. Matt Gaetz ( R-FL ) .
Previously , Gaetz said during an interview with WFLA that Joel had the best chance of defeating Democratic candidate Stephanie Murphy in Florida ’ s 7th Congressional District .
While Greenberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won the seat , Greenberg stated that he received an outpouring of people encouraging him to run after the Gaetz interview aired .
In short , Greenberg is exactly the kind of creature you ’ d expect a vile individual like Matt Gaetz to associate with .
Birds of a feather flock together and right now the GOP is little more than a flock of vultures .
Presumably , the Congressman is no longer too thrilled about the photographs he took with Greenberg .
Then again , perhaps he sees hanging out with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role model Donald Trump .
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The Republican Party has fallen into such a profound stay of disgrace and disrepute with the ascension of Donald Trump and their collective, full-throated embrace of kleptocracy, white-nationalism, and authoritarianism that a deeply suspicious eye must be cast on anyone running for office right now with an (R) beside their name. Such skepticism should be applied twofold to any candidates who secure the endorsement of the president or any of the minions orbiting in his inner circle.
Fox News reports that a particularly disturbing story has emerged concerning the Republican tax collector in Seminole County, Florida. Joel Greenberg has been accused by federal prosecutors of paying for sex with an underage girl and exploiting the state’s motor vehicle database for individuals with whom he was carrying on “sugar daddy” relationships. Greenberg, who resigned in June, allegedly engaged in sex trafficking with a girl between the age of 14 and 17 over the course of six months in 2017. He has denied the charges.
Greenberg was previously accused of stalking a political opponent, stealing their identity, as well as exploiting his office to make fake drivers licenses.
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While this might seem like just another Republican sex criminal, Greenberg is of special note because he was urged to pursue a Congressional run in 2017 by President Trump’s favorite Congressional lapdog Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Previously, Gaetz said during an interview with WFLA that Joel had the best chance of defeating Democratic candidate Stephanie Murphy in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. While Greenberg ultimately didn’t run and Murphy won the seat, Greenberg stated that he received an outpouring of people encouraging him to run after the Gaetz interview aired.
In short, Greenberg is exactly the kind of creature you’d expect a vile individual like Matt Gaetz to associate with. Birds of a feather flock together and right now the GOP is little more than a flock of vultures. Presumably, the Congressman is no longer too thrilled about the photographs he took with Greenberg. Then again, perhaps he sees hanging out with pedophiles as a way of mimicking his role model Donald Trump.
When Matt Gaetz speaks of morals, remember who his friends are, a convicted criminal like Roger Stone and Joel Greenberg, who’s charged with child sex trafficking. Birds of a feather. pic.twitter.com/puAXQANtx0 — Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) August 25, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-06--Stock market immediately plunges after Trump attacks Nancy Pelosi over stimulus talks

Perhaps feeling like his remission from COVID-19 symptoms means that the coronavirus is defeated , Donald Trump decided to call a halt to negotiations with Democrats over finally passing a second financial stimulus bill to prevent a further weakening of the pandemic-damaged American economy .
Wall Street let him know immediately how they felt about that idea by sending the Dow Jones industrial average plummeting .
The S & P 500 index took an equally steep drop at the news that Trump and his Republican cronies would continue to withhold aid to families struggling with the economic effects of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything to prevent the COVID-19 virus from continuing to spread at alarming rates .
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After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ushered the passage of a $ 2.2 trillion relief bill in the House of Representatives last week — already a steep decline from the over $ 3 trillion proposal that they initially sought to enact — the Trump administration countered with a measly offer of $ 1.6 trillion .
Filled with steroids provided by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that have the known side effect of clouding a patient ’ s judgment , Trump announced his market-tanking decision to call off negotiations with the Democrats in a series of tweets that provided proof that Republicans care more about confirming the nomination of a right-wing extremist to the Supreme Court than they do about the economic well-being of the average American citizen .
Sorry , Donald , but no one believes a word you say at this point , much less empty promises about what you will do after your supposed re-election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ falling further and further behind in the polling .
Reaction to Trump ’ s tweets extended far beyond the stock ticker , with some people speculating that the notoriously ethics-free president had shorted the market before making his announcement .
Others focused on the effect that the failure to pass a stimulus bill has been having on state and local governments across the country .
Many saw Trump ’ s latest move as an example of his incompetency , political or otherwise .
Then there were those who simply attributed his decision to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As much as we may like presidents who don ’ t get COVID-19 , the few , too short , nicely quiet days when Trump was in the hospital were preferable to the “ roid rage ” and mania that he ’ s exhibiting now .
Trump is even making “ sleepy ” an attractive adjective to describe a president as by comparison .
We can regain the serenity of a Trumpless White House if we only get out and vote and make sure that every single person we know does so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as your state allows you to .
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Perhaps feeling like his remission from COVID-19 symptoms means that the coronavirus is defeated, Donald Trump decided to call a halt to negotiations with Democrats over finally passing a second financial stimulus bill to prevent a further weakening of the pandemic-damaged American economy.
Wall Street let him know immediately how they felt about that idea by sending the Dow Jones industrial average plummeting.
The S&P 500 index took an equally steep drop at the news that Trump and his Republican cronies would continue to withhold aid to families struggling with the economic effects of the pandemic while continuing to fail to do anything to prevent the COVID-19 virus from continuing to spread at alarming rates.
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After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ushered the passage of a $2.2 trillion relief bill in the House of Representatives last week — already a steep decline from the over $3 trillion proposal that they initially sought to enact — the Trump administration countered with a measly offer of $1.6 trillion.
Filled with steroids provided by his doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center that have the known side effect of clouding a patient’s judgment, Trump announced his market-tanking decision to call off negotiations with the Democrats in a series of tweets that provided proof that Republicans care more about confirming the nomination of a right-wing extremist to the Supreme Court than they do about the economic well-being of the average American citizen.
…request, and looking to the future of our Country. I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business. I have asked… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2020
…also coming back in record numbers. We are leading the World in Economic Recovery, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2020
Sorry, Donald, but no one believes a word you say at this point, much less empty promises about what you will do after your supposed re-election, particularly when each new day shows you falling further and further behind in the polling.
Reaction to Trump’s tweets extended far beyond the stock ticker, with some people speculating that the notoriously ethics-free president had shorted the market before making his announcement.
What are the odds he directed a short position before making this announcement? — Greg (@thedeluxeux) October 6, 2020
Others focused on the effect that the failure to pass a stimulus bill has been having on state and local governments across the country.
The Federal Reserve Chairman literally said today that not passing a stimulus bill could be catastrophic to our ailing economy. Pelosi has been more than willing to negotiate, but you refuse to help Police departments by bailing out state and local governments. FUND THE POLICE! — Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) October 6, 2020
Trump gave trillions of dollars to the hugest corporations to buoy up Wall Street while completely ignoring Main Street and giving people a measly $1200 to pay for months of rent, food, and medical expenses. He cares more about corporations than people. That’s beyond inhumane. — Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) October 6, 2020
Many saw Trump’s latest move as an example of his incompetency, political or otherwise.
Stock Market crashing because Trump can NOT get Mitch McConnell to agree to a stimulus deal – Trump is simply too frail and powerless to make McConnell agree to this. Trump has lost all control of the GOP. #TrumpRecession — (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) October 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/mumblueprint/status/1313565308460777472?s=20
#BREAKING Guy Who Bankrupted Six Casinos Has Suggestion As To How Money Should Be Managed — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) October 6, 2020
Then there were those who simply attributed his decision to the president’s inherently poor character.
Americans… remember when you vote that Trump is more concerned about the SCOTUS than your well-being. All he cares about is himself. pathetic. — Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) October 6, 2020
President Trump's priorities are incredibly bad for & super unpopular. — David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) October 6, 2020
As much as we may like presidents who don’t get COVID-19, the few, too short, nicely quiet days when Trump was in the hospital were preferable to the “roid rage” and mania that he’s exhibiting now. Trump is even making “sleepy” an attractive adjective to describe a president as by comparison.
We can regain the serenity of a Trumpless White House if we only get out and vote and make sure that every single person we know does so as well. Do it as soon as your state allows you to.
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