Trump Already Undermining His New Strategy on Virus

[applegrove]

Trump Already Undermining His New Strategy on Virus

March 19, 2020 at 10:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 74 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/19/trump-already-undermining-his-new-strategy-on-virus/

"SNIP.....

CNN: “Only days after dismissing the coronavirus threat as a distraction, he’s now assumed the title of a resolute war time president fighting an ‘invisible enemy’ while promising to rally the nation behind him in pursuit of ‘total victory.'”

“Trump’s new posture is in response to a crisis that is worsening by the hour and appears to be partly designed to cover up the administration’s failures in distributing testing kits that have might help authorities slow the virus’ advance.”

“And it is already being undermined by his own actions. He’s casting doubt over whether he will actually implement a move to invoke the Defense Production Act — that he signed on Wednesday and that gives him authority to order industry to work towards homeland defense and national goals. In this case, it could speed the production of badly needed ventilators, masks and other supplies for hospital workers.”

......SNIP"

[msongs]

1. he wants people to beg and grovel so he can be the savior nt

[applegrove]

2. Movement Conservatives want to bring back plagues to cull the herd.

And i thought them being anti-enlightenment was bad.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Perhaps he's scrambling to form Kushner Medical Supplies to they can get a No Bid contract.

[BComplex]

3. He dosn't want people to live unless they're rich.

The wealthy and famous are the ones who definitely get the test if they want it.

Everyone else can wait.

[uponit7771]

4. Census has been postponed, this is all on purpose

[Ms. Toad]

8. The follow-up fieldwork has been postponed.

The basic census is out. The date of the census is fixed as 4/1/2020. It may take longer to get the responses that have to be chased down, but that is not the same as postponing the census.

[gratuitous]

5. Sounds like Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

Trump is creating a crisis, making it worse, then wants full marks (and then some) for riding to the rescue. Or saying that he's riding to the rescue. If you point out that the problem was one of Trump's own making, he'll whine that you're being unfair.

[duforsure]

6. War time president,

Who sends in the troops ( Our Medical professionals ) to fight the battle without being given the tools to fight it with, then claim he's great. Watch now as he plays games with this next bill playing both sides by lying, and after a deals made he stops it unless he gets something . When he said he wanted to go big, he was lying, again , he'll try and cheat us.