1. COVID-19 never had to be about Trump. Like with everything, Trump made it about Trump. And that is why we are all paying the price.
Had his administration treated this like the public health emergency it is, rather than a PR issue, people would have still gotten sick...
Had his administration treated this like the public health emergency it is, rather than a PR issue, people would have still gotten sick...
2....but we would have had access to self-protection information - like, oh, how the elderly and immune compromised should stay off of planes - and had faith that the government was not lying. But they have been lying. Trump himself admitted he is willing to risk people's lives..
3...just to hold down the numbers reported as infected. Not the number - the number reported. @KellyannePolls and @larry_kudlow go on national television and lie *about a frigging public health crisis* in a disgusting attempt to bolster the stock market. As if investors are...
4...going to go "Oh, Kelly and Larry says everything is ok! I'll just ignore the fact that the entire northern half of a country has been shut down. I will ignore that thousands are dying around the world. I'll just rely on Fox News spin."....
5...there has only been one president who has been using his platform on twitter in an effort to educate and calm people: @BarackObama. Thank you, Mr. President.
Meanwhile, Trump spews his nonsense, tweet-rages, tells people to do the exact opposite of what science demands...
Meanwhile, Trump spews his nonsense, tweet-rages, tells people to do the exact opposite of what science demands...
6...and preens about how many people are telling him how brilliant he is about science.
One thing I fear: That this time it is true. That the people surrounding him, out of desperation to force him to listen, spend half of their meetings praising him like a demented toddler...
One thing I fear: That this time it is true. That the people surrounding him, out of desperation to force him to listen, spend half of their meetings praising him like a demented toddler...
7...just long enough so he can pay attention and - if not fix things - stop making them so so much worse.
These events will go down in history. It will hopefully, finally prove that politics is not a game, that this is not "my team, your team." This is about having competent...
These events will go down in history. It will hopefully, finally prove that politics is not a game, that this is not "my team, your team." This is about having competent...
8...people who understand the national interest, who have the intelligence to recognize that their job is to make Americans safer, not rage about ratings on TV shows while constantly bragging about their own self-perceived brilliance that only an ignorant person would see.....
9...this IS a public health crisis. More people will die. Trump made it about himself. I will ignore Trump, stop criticizing him, if he stops focusing on himself and follow expert advice.
Until then, Mr. President: Sit down & shut the hell up. Adults have reality to deal with.
Until then, Mr. President: Sit down & shut the hell up. Adults have reality to deal with.
