Started with some hearsay about .5m mail in votes that were incorrect in VA that spawned some garbage about Russia and the USPS not being equipped for it.
Went into additional propaganda about the success of the stock market. Note Trump and Mnuchin are pumping money into the stock market and US debt has been downgraded.
nytimes.com/live/2020/07/3…
Then, hopefully there's not some big national emergency, or more of one, but the conference ended abruptly.
If no disaster, it's a good thing to save us on some propaganda.
And he's back.
Sounds like some shooter in the area.
Outside of the premises, but in the area.
More propaganda about economic records and beating expectations during an historic economic collapse.
"I think we'll have a vaccine before the end of the year"
hedged by
"more concerned about having a therapeutic".
Since experts almost universally dispute the availability of a vaccine by the end of the year, this is notable spin.
Capital Gains Tax cut.
Middle income tax cut.
No specifics.
Notably, he continues to say "China Virus" even though it is documented that this is offensive to asians, violence against asians is on the rise, and it is ostensibly racist.
Spin on testing repeated.
We still do not have a national testing and contact tracing plan.
More spin on other countries having a hard time of it. Says "Latin America" note that this is largely Brazil, with his spawn, Bolsinaro.
He says they're focused on nursing homes and gave a rosy glasses view of the virus.
Note that Nursing Homes and Assisted Living account for approx 45% of all deaths and these deaths are rising again:
wsj.com/articles/nursi…
"At the end of a fairly short period of time you're going to be in good shape."
Rest well! #sarcasm
"We must stop politicizing the virus"
LOL
Executive Action Speak:
Payroll Tax holiday.
Big deal for people, yet this is a tax corporations pay that funds Medicare and Social Security.
Eviction Relief and Extend Student Loans.
Just a bunch of BS, as usual.
ON TO THE QUESTIONS:
Within the next week or 2, states will be able to execute.
Are states ready?
Note this has all just created confusion:
nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/…
97K children tested positive in July, any pause about schools reopening?
Trump: tiny fraction of death. They get better pretty quickly.
They don't catch it easily. They don't transport it.
Not fact-based:
usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
Biden Hurt God question:
A guy that agrees with Bernie Sanders won't be good for religion. Trump claims to be improving rapidly in polls.
Says Biden is farther left than Bernie in "their manifesto".
It will destroy our country. Dbl and Trpl taxes. 80m will lose healthcare.
Good follow up on that BS.
Exec Order on Preexisting Conditions:
Talked about getting rid of individual mandate, which he called an unpopular disaster that he has "been given thanks for by many people".
This is not completely true, and the conference is a rambling mess now.
Talk to any Democrats, Mnuchin?
Some, but not Schumer or Pelosi. Happy to meet.
Trump claims Schumer should have done something in the last 4 weeks.
Gettysburg?:
He's been there many times, Nat. Park, Nat. Historic Site, important place, looking at it. WH would be easier, least expensive.
Audience?: Could, plenty of space.
Update on China/Response to Sanctions?:
We've already responded in many ways. What?
CHI-Na! "This was released everywhere except China."
Dog whistle to conspiracy theorists and BS.
"We are upset with China because of what they did."
Trump claims Iran, NK, and China will own this country if Biden wins.
Will have deal with Iran in 1 month. Check this with the healthcare plan.
Says Russia doesn't want him to be prez.
Rambled about how he helped NATO.
Asked if he has directly talked to Russia about election meddling.
Trump conflated China and Iran and said the Democrats are meddling by insisting on mail-in ballots.
Had 160K people died on Obama's watch, would you have called for his resignation?
No.
Claims it would have been millions and we've never seen anything like this.
Says Spanish Flu killed 150m, fact check, it killed ~675K.
US Ambassador in Brazil to eliminate ethanol tariffs?:
We might. Touts great relationship with Bolsinaro.
Goes out of his way for soft opinion Q from OAN:
Leads on Susan Rice selection because she is best to coverup Obama crimes. OMG!
This looks staged for him to be able to do his debunked rhetoric.
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