His cavalier attitude towards a pandemic that has now killed 210,000 plus Americans is simply appalling.
Update: Trump has even begun making flu analogies again. At 8:03 am, he tweets this: "Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu. Are we going to close down our Country? No, we have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal!!!"
Blogger's Note: Originally published at 12:00 am.
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Many of God's messengers are imperfect vessels. President Trump is not a perfect vessel but he is filled with the spirit. He has upheld American values. He was given the Virus to show people how to face it and defeat it. God works in wonderous ways.
He did his walk-in twice. He needed to expose those around him not wearing masks to more risk. For a better photo op.
He's not only a clown but also a fool.
This is the first time I heard the Secret Service was being forced to quarantine. Don’t know why that would be necessary, they were all wearing masks. Were they diagnosed as having tested positive? Where did you read/hear this?
The actual video of Trump arriving back to the White House lawn shows him wearing a mask walking from the helicopter, across the lawn, then all the way up the steps to the balcony of his private residence. Only then did he remove his mask in a normal fashion. I don’t wear a mask around my home, or when outside on my property, either.
The important part of his departure from the hospital and later remarks served to assure citizens they CAN defeat this virus. He personally demonstrated certain medications are effective and readily available. Plus, once infected, most can go home for rest and full recovery. A week from now, I hope he is fully cleared.
I found the entire incident to be very encouraging. Also admired his resolute leadership under pressure. There’s good news here for those
willing to see it.
330,200.000 people in the United States didn't die of Covid.
Really?
1) The Secret Service is around Trump anyway. They were in the helicopter the President took to Walter Reed, and they're constantly checking on him.
2) There wasn't anyone around him for 100 feet when he "defiantly ripped off his mask". He "endangered" nobody.
3) There is a great lesson to be learned here, one that the mainstream media is doing its best to obscure. People get sick, from Covid and other things, all the time. People get treatment as needed. People recover - including an overwhelming majority of those with Covid 19.
4) Making sure that our hospitals had the capacity to treat those who caught Covid was the focus of the federal government's response - as it should have been.
5) The Democrats believe they need people living in fear to enhance their election chances in November and provide cover for a historically bad candidate to hide from the press and public. Trump, and an increasing number of others, aren't playing that game.
We can argue issues and positions all day long. What I will never understand is how anyone can think this guy cares about anyone but himself!?
I don’t think so! When he did his car ride at Walter Reed., he was wearing a mask. Are you telling me that masks don’t work? Then, why wear them. But, you failed to mention that the secret service agents who accompanied him were volunteers and, oh yeah, they were in that age group that does not suffer severe effects. You miss the point. In sharp contrast, The President, is saying do not let the virus control your life. We are suffering as a society over fear. True, if you are elderly and are compromised with medical conditions, you must be careful. But, that does not mean the rest of us must be sentenced to life in our basements. I am in my 70’s and do not want to spend the majority of my remaining life in a closet. That is my choice. Not yours. By the way, I had COVID, came close to death, and survived. One important lesson of my near fate that I can pass on: masks don’t work. If you don’t want the disease, lock yourself in your house. Otherwise, permit the rest of us to proceed with our lives.
Typical left comment - we're now concerned about the health and safety of cops, generally healthy young men. But when cops are killed or injured during "peaceful protests" we turn a blind eye.
Maybe the eye was blinded by a green laser or firework.
DOTARD!
If 1,000 people a day were dying in airplane crashes and Trump said not to worry about getting on the next plane, would you get on the plane?
Evaluating an illness based on deaths is the wrong metric. It's convenient for confirmation bias. It really should be evaluated on its specific overall impact. In particular the government's (local, state and federal) response. Clearly Trump is taking a bold step to put this virus in context. First, this virus and all other viruses are a permanent feature on the planet. ebola, rabies, the flu, cov1, cov2, cov?, whatever. Hiding in one's closet until everything is clear is a personal choice and should not be mandated by the government. Second, a healthy immune system goes a long way. It has protected human existence for millions of years. A healthy immune system comes from a healthy lifestyle and exposure to possible pathogens. Hiding from pathogens is a fool's errand.
96 people have died every single day for decades from traffic crashes. Millions are injured annually. STOP DRIVING!!!
Lock yourself in your home forever if you like. Just don't ask the rest of us to do so!
Mankurt at 6:12,
1) They have to be around him. No choice.
2) When he defiantly ripped off his mask, he was not next to anyone. Then he marched into the white house without a mask, and that place was full of people.
3) I think we are all aware we are mortal, but that's no justification for needless risks.
4) That's bc the federal government screwed up on every other metric. No PPE, no tests,no ventilators. Great job!
5) No, you do not fear the virus, but you respect what it can do. It's quite rational. Trump would have you afraid of peaceful protests, Mexicans, Democrats, Chinese, blacks, etc.
Please get 4:03 some rationality meds soon. TRump’s God is greed, racism, immorality and pettiness. 210K have died under his watch.
Trump is holding back. Next he's going to go with a full-blown Mussolini salute.
He marched into the place where he lives! Do you wear a mask walking around your house LOL. I am quite sure he went straight up to the residence wing.
BO - 8:51
1) That's the point - they're around him anyway. Whether he's in a car or in an office at Walter Reed. Duh!
2) The White House is his residence. Presumably Melania (also a Covid patient) is also there, so anyone inside is already aware of the risks and taking the measures they deem necessary. I doubt that the President went inside and kissed everyone, or even just sniffed their hair as Biden would have done.
3) He's not taking a risk, or putting the others at risk. See above.
4) No PPE, no tests, no ventilators? What planet are you on? He got the PPE; he used the defense production act to make ventilators that Andrew Cuomo claimed he needed but actually didn't; he built a massive field hospital in NYC and dispatched hospital ships to NY and LA; and he's ramped up testing as tests have become more reliable. He also has the country on the cusp of three different vaccines in less than a year - an unprecedently fast amount of time.
5) It seems you're actually agreeing with Trump here, since he said not to fear the virus or let it dominate you. Maybe you think it would be better for the US President to cower in fear in his basement for months like Biden did. But that's not what Presidents do.
6:22 - my quickest, easiest to understand, response to your question would be this. President Trump never needed the job in the first place! He was a very wealthy man with a wonderful family, and in comfortable position to have a long and peaceful retirement in private. I could go on, but doubt you would understand.
I am quite sure he went straight up to the residence wing.
Then you are quite wrong. He was filmed doing a second walk-in through the door. A retake for better photos. Those near him can also be seen without masks.
He learned nothing. Low IQ.
Mankurt,
1) Simply because they must provide security is no excuse for exposing agents to needless risks. He now has two less agents providing security bc they've been quarantined.
2) The White House is OUR residence, not his. He's a tenant. He walked in there infected and unmasked, with absolutely no regard for the staff inside.
3) See above.
4) Testing kits were botched and it was not for months after the pandemic started that they became available. There was a great shortage of PPE, which is why mask use was initially discouraged. They were needed at hospitals.
5) He does not respect the virus or what it can do.
When someone mentioned Trump and God I could not help but be reminded of some passages:
Romans 16:18 - For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
2 Timothy 4:3 - For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears
1 Corinthians 14:33 - For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints
Matthew 24:24 - For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Of course we should be afraid of COVID, just as we should be afraid of being run over by a semi or heart disease.
Oh C'mon BO, you are being unreasonable about this. If I rent an apartment I am a tenant, but it's still my home, my house, my residence. If Joe Biden did the exact same thing you would make the same argument I am making. Your bias is showing. As far as security goes, where were all the democrats when protesters were screaming in cops faces for the last 6 months with no masks. Now, all of a sudden, they care about law enforcement. They care about law enforcement when it's politically convenient for them. For the record, I am not a big fan of Trump, but I do like many of his policies, I just wish he wasn't such a loud mouth blowhard. He is unpresidential and lacks any sense of presidential decorum, but I also feel he is not treated fairly by the media, and hasn't been since day one.
He cray cray. But he's still a better pick than senile racist Uncle Touchy. This is where we are, sadly. This is the best we can do. Think about this the next time you're feeling great about America. 330 million people and we're left with these two. We're a joke and they're the punchline.
The argument that he put the SS at risk is silly. By that logic, anyone covered by SS protection shouldn’t engage in any non-essential activity. It is SS job to put their lives at risk 24/7.
Disclosure: my ballot has been submitted. Biden voter.
Looks like the final month before the election will become peak silly season. Most criticisms have been pretty weak already. Accusations and claims with no real evidence. But, now . . . Some are complaining “ How dare President Trump make decisions about his own healthcare?Who does he think he is, going back home to continue his treatments, talking so confident?”
10:45 is correct. This (Trump) IS the best that we can do. In any other year, the Democrat candidate might be the best choice to lead our nation. Not this year!
I’m confident public logic will prevail, and President Trump will win a second term. My only fear is having to get past illegal ballot tampering. Sadly, that won’t be easy. There is no vaccine for TDS.
@9:49 - "President Trump never needed the job in the first place! He was a very wealthy man with a wonderful family, and in comfortable position to have a long and peaceful retirement in private. I could go on, but doubt you would understand"
You could go on, and truly nobody would understand, but only because you've refused to believe your own eyes. You're basically insisting that the sky is red.
He WAS NOT a wealthy man, he is/was over leveraged and deep in debt. In simpleton terms for you, he was sort of like your neighbor with a house, a yard and a couple cars, but has 2 mortgages on the house that exceed its value, plus a couple of car loans too, not to mention 2 or 3 maxed out credit cards that he can't even meet minimum payments on regularly. That is Trump but just on a bigger scale. Living paycheck to paycheck, robbing Peter to pay Paul to keep up appearances and always hustling to find the next gig to prop up the charade.
The way people hero worship this loser, who in reality actually HATES simple people/things is mind blowing at times. But sure, wonderful family and the sky is red.
The mainstream media and guys like you are now into maximum overdrive with your wild claims, spinning, out of context statements, and negative piles of misinformation. The obvious reason is that you have seen the future, and it does not bode well for holding the house, let alone gaining the Senate or White House. Woe is you, as it should be.
Trump's an ass and Wolf just issued a set of ludicrous crowd control measures. Both sides are batshit crazy elitist authoritarians. Meanwhile 50% of those polled believe our country's CoViD-19 death toll stands at 30%. They think 110 million of 330 million Americans have died. And we're expecting a US electorate to make a rational decision on the information available? Lol ... because it beats crying all the time.
Cut out the Bible stuff. They all run to churches and say they're on God's side, while likely being in the express lane for hell. It cuts both ways. Bible re: creepy Biden:
Matthew 19:14 - Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not
"Trump Undermines Covid-19 Response"
Yup,
Mainly by not dying. Which use to be the main concern and why we shutdown and shit ourselves out of toilet paper.
But Trump, after having taken the weekend, is now back at work, and a lot people look like they exaggerated a common medical condition in order to perpetrate the robbing of the Treasury, along with changing how we vote, undermining the election, among a list of other assaults on the citizenry.
The MSM has tried hard to make Covid-19 our worst enemy and to frame Trump as it's deliverer, but some of us are immune to the Media.
Clergy doesn't need to take Confessions from these fools, hypocrites, and thieves, just to hear them complain about and express why they hate Trump works just as good as a confession.
WTF was that goof ball video about anyway? The lighting, the angles! What pageantry!!! What nitwit at the White House felt some over done cinematic fluff was needed/wanted to capture the President returning to his home after a weekend in the hospital? Trump's biggest problem from day one has been surrounding himself with clueless, tone deaf, pin heads.
The walk last night reminded me of the man in a tunic that had overthrown the tables and smashed the scales in the church courtyard. The only thing Trump seemed to be missing was the beard and long unkept hair and the white tunic.
How is fcking a porn star while cheating on your third wife upholding American Values, you twit. You need a lobotomy.
Bernie - While I am not defending Trump and I do believe COVID is serious, it does appear the vast majority of deaths are aged 65+, just like the flu. 150,000 deaths are in the 65+ age range. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm
Flu deaths appear to be in the 30,000 to 60,000 a year.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html
Not looking to stir the pot, just throwing some facts out there.
10.41
So why did the right wing go bonzo when President Obama had he feet on (his) desk?
course when photos of Bush doing the same thing well that's different.
As to law enforcement --two wrongs make a right?
try
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/27/day-after-being-referenced-at-rnc-boogaloo-linked-ex-air-force-sergeant-pleads-not-guilty-to-murdering-cop/
Where was the "blue lives matter crowd" or trump for that matter--are they on standby?
3.18
"Flu deaths appear to be in the 30,000 to 60,000 a year."
So mask wearing and distancing will help reduce normal flu deaths as well.
Sounds like a win/win scenario.
Would the reduction of say 10 percent of expected flu deaths be worthwhile?
3000 to 6000 lives?
"Anonymous said...
How is fcking a porn star while cheating on your third wife upholding American Values, you twit. You need a lobotomy.
October 6, 2020 at 3:12 PM"
Apparently you have never heard of "Floyd the Landlord".
What you have described is practically a prerequisite for a Golden Casket and Sainthood.
Trumps' COVITA parody on the balcony was ridiculous. He should have sang Don't Cry For Me Argentina. And gee, we aren't talking taxes and or the bounties on American servicemen and the other 100 million things this ass has done.
Again, this man doesn’t care about anybody but himself!
Open your eyes, and see the Truth! No bible verses needed, just a reality check!
Many many more deaths than the Flu! Like someone said, up to 60,000 a year, vs 210,000 in 7 months!
The People who are defending him, are blind to his evil ways!
He is a malignant narcissist! Sure the media is on him, he gives them fuel each day! He likes any attention!
Now he’s denying any corona virus relief, even though the stupid Congress and Senate aren’t doing their job quick enough!
His followers will blame this decision on someone else! They will follow him off the cliff to hell!
Come to your senses , vote Biden, even if you are not a fan! He is sane! Very very old to be President but SANE! Trump is not! Plus Trump is old too! Time for a youngin!
@11:33 "I’m confident public logic will prevail, and President Trump will win a second term. My only fear is having to get past illegal ballot tampering. Sadly, that won’t be easy. There is no vaccine for TDS."
Logic and sense will prevail, but I'm afraid your confidence is going to be shattered. This election is shaping up to be historically UGLY for Trump and by association all Republicans, particularly the Senate. Trump had the first 2 years with both houses, and a full 4 years with the Senate, now the pendulum swings back - and it will eventually swing back to the Republicans in a few years, but get ready for a few years of total Democrat rule in the country. The only TDS around here will be Trump Detachment Syndrome. All that money wasted on hats and flags... Such a shame.
In a recent Gallup poll, 56% of Americans say they are better off than 4 years ago.
This is the highest ever recorded since they started this stat in 1912.
To put it in perspective, Reagan had 48% this same time in his campaign, which led to an eventual landslide.
Only two times has this stat not predicted a winner since 1912.
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