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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,189

    Trump kept saying victory over the coronavirus was near. Then he got sick.

    Oct. 5, 2020 at 3:00 a.m. EDT
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    “I had no choice because I just didn’t want to stay in the White House. I was given that alternative. Stay in the White House. Lock yourself in. Don’t ever leave. Don’t even go to the Oval Office. Just stay upstairs and enjoy it. Don’t see people. Don’t talk to people, and just be done with it. And I can’t do that. I had to be out front.”

    — President Trump in remarks from Walter Reed hospital in a video posted by the White House on Oct. 3

    The president, now ill with covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, argued in a video message from his hospital suite that he had “no choice” but to actively campaign before large crowds and mingle with people (without social distancing or the use of masks).

    He indicated he would not change his behavior going forward: “I look forward to finishing up the campaign the way it was started and the way we’ve been doing and the kind of numbers that we’ve been doing. We’ve been so proud of it.”

    The president’s upbeat message in the face of stubborn facts is in keeping with the way he has discussed the pandemic since the first signs of the novel coronavirus emerged in January. Month after month, as the death toll climbed, the president has proclaimed that success was just around the corner and that his administration has done a terrific job in confronting the pandemic. Here’s a sampling.

    January

    “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.”

    — Jan. 22

    February

    “A lot of people think that goes away in April with the heat — as the heat comes in. Typically, that will go away in April. We’re in great shape, though. We have 12 cases — 11 cases, and many of them are in good shape now.”

    — Feb. 10

    “It’s a little like the regular flu that we have flu shots for. And we’ll essentially have a flu shot for this in a fairly quick manner.”

    March

    “We had a great meeting today with a lot of the great companies, and they’re going to have vaccines. I think relatively soon, and they’re going to have something that makes you better, and that’s going to actually take place, we think, even sooner.”

    — March 2

    “We’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.”

    “So I think Easter Sunday, and you’ll have packed churches all over our country. I think it would be a beautiful time. And it’s just about the timeline that I think is right.”

    “We can expect that, by June 1, we will be well on our way to recovery. We think, by June 1, a lot of great things will be happening.”

    April

    “We’re starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. And hopefully, in the not-too-distant future, we’ll be very proud of the job we all did.”

    — April 5

    “We continue to gain ground in the war against the unseen enemy, and I see light at the end of the tunnel. I actually see a lot of light at the end of the tunnel.”

    May

    “Coronavirus numbers are looking MUCH better, going down almost everywhere. Big progress being made!”

    — May 11

    June

    “I think, in the fall, you’re going to see the schools all open and in great shape.”

    — June 5

    July

    “I think we are going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think that, at some point, that’s going to sort of just disappear.”

    — July 1

    “You will never hear this on the Fake News concerning the China Virus, but by comparison to most other countries, who are suffering greatly, we are doing very well - and we have done things that few other countries could have done!”

    — July 21

    August

    “America is winning the war against the virus.”

    — Aug. 11

    “Our numbers are excellent, really really good, and hopefully, we’re rounding the final turn on that disaster given to us by China.”

    — Aug. 31

    September

    “We’ve done a fantastic job on this China virus, the invisible enemy. I get no credit for it.”

    — Sept. 4

    “I really do believe we’re rounding the corner. … We’re rounding the final turn.”

    “The only thing we did badly on was public relations because we were working so hard. … We did a hell of a job.”

    October

    “The end of the pandemic is in sight.”

    — Oct. 1

    Oct. 2: Trump announces he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus.

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  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,610
    brianlux said:
    DewieCox said:
    brianlux said:
    DewieCox said:
    brianlux said:
    My wife told me something she read that goes basically like this:

    Stop asking people if they believe in COVID-19 and ask them is they understand it.  It's science, not Santa Claus.
    I thought that was global warming? 😂

    Leave it to me to fuck up a joke.
    :rofl:

    Sounds to me like it was probably something with the way your wife relayed it to you. 😂🤣 Still applies and there are probably several other things you could fill in the blank when talking about these dolts. 

    You are too kind, Dewie.  I'm pretty sure it was told to me by my wife as "global warming"!  But yes, come to think of it, both work!

    Bentleyspop said:
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    Claudia Conway is positive. Nice, responsible parenting Kellyanne. 
    Kayleigh McEnany now too

    Boom, boom, boom... one after another.

    Hello right wing America, are you awake yet?
    They don't like the idea of being "woke" but they have had "the Great Awakening" so who knows.

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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,078
    Bentleyspop said:
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    Claudia Conway is positive. Nice, responsible parenting Kellyanne. 
    Kayleigh McEnany now too
    at this point i am starting to feel sorry for the virus.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,078
    right wing media is wondering why dems are not getting infected.

    its like, "hello, we have been wearing masks and distancing!!!!"

    fucking dolts.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,078
    i heard today that new zealand has declared victory over the virus. no new positives in the last 12 days. only 40 cases in the entire country right now. trump has that many in his cabinet.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • brianlux
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    gimmesometruth27 said:
    Bentleyspop said:
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    Claudia Conway is positive. Nice, responsible parenting Kellyanne. 
    Kayleigh McEnany now too
    at this point i am starting to feel sorry for the virus.

    :rofl:
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  • josevolution
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    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i heard today that new zealand has declared victory over the virus. no new positives in the last 12 days. only 40 cases in the entire country right now. trump has that many in his cabinet.
    Unreal there’s 3rd world countries who done better job than the greatest nation in the world! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    josevolution said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i heard today that new zealand has declared victory over the virus. no new positives in the last 12 days. only 40 cases in the entire country right now. trump has that many in his cabinet.
    Unreal there’s 3rd world countries who done better job than the greatest nation in the world! 
    come on now
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    PJNB said:
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    scary stuff
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,604
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    josevolution said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i heard today that new zealand has declared victory over the virus. no new positives in the last 12 days. only 40 cases in the entire country right now. trump has that many in his cabinet.
    Unreal there’s 3rd world countries who done better job than the greatest nation in the world! 
    come on now
    look it up there countries in Africa who’ve handled the pandemic better than what we have done here! 

    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Halifax2TheMax
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    edited October 2020
    josevolution said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    josevolution said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i heard today that new zealand has declared victory over the virus. no new positives in the last 12 days. only 40 cases in the entire country right now. trump has that many in his cabinet.
    Unreal there’s 3rd world countries who done better job than the greatest nation in the world! 
    come on now
    look it up there countries in Africa who’ve handled the pandemic better than what we have done here! 

    That, I am not arguing against.

    Still scared about this virus ravaging the poorer parts of the world. 
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    josevolution said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i heard today that new zealand has declared victory over the virus. no new positives in the last 12 days. only 40 cases in the entire country right now. trump has that many in his cabinet.
    Unreal there’s 3rd world countries who done better job than the greatest nation in the world! 
    NZ is not a 3rd world country...not even close.  
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    Meltdown99 said:
    josevolution said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i heard today that new zealand has declared victory over the virus. no new positives in the last 12 days. only 40 cases in the entire country right now. trump has that many in his cabinet.
    Unreal there’s 3rd world countries who done better job than the greatest nation in the world! 
    NZ is not a 3rd world country...not even close.  
    He doesn't say that.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • HughFreakingDillon
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    Meltdown99 said:
    josevolution said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i heard today that new zealand has declared victory over the virus. no new positives in the last 12 days. only 40 cases in the entire country right now. trump has that many in his cabinet.
    Unreal there’s 3rd world countries who done better job than the greatest nation in the world! 
    NZ is not a 3rd world country...not even close.  
    i could see why you thought he was referring to NZ as a third world country, but he wasn't. 
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  • dimitrispearljam
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    edited October 2020
    for your information..NZ  the best leader on this planet.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    dimitrispearljam said:
    for your information..NZ  the best leader on this planet.
    If so, why doesn't she make into law that every single copy of the Hobbit movies must be destroyed and never spoken of again?

    So, no. You are wrong.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Meltdown99
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    dimitrispearljam said:
    for your information..NZ  the best leader on this planet.
    I agree...
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  • Lerxst1992
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    edited October 2020
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    josevolution said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i heard today that new zealand has declared victory over the virus. no new positives in the last 12 days. only 40 cases in the entire country right now. trump has that many in his cabinet.
    Unreal there’s 3rd world countries who done better job than the greatest nation in the world! 
    NZ is not a 3rd world country...not even close.  
    i could see why you thought he was referring to NZ as a third world country, but he wasn't. 

    In August, NZ went 102 days with zero cases.

    Then they started getting a few a day from then til now.

    The cases were not traced to international travel, but to a cold storage warehouse.

    Thats chilling.

    Comparing the US to NZ is not fair. Only in a place like America do we elect and unqualified idiot. Only in America do we do nothing when assault weapons kill school children repeatedly. Only in America do we look to have more women dying in back alleys like they did before 1972. Yet these are the central tenants for that idiot’s voters.
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