I thought this was an effing parody account. I just blew a gasket. What a colossal POS.

[catbyte]

Link to tweet

“President Trump is a ratings hit. Since reviving the daily White House briefing Mr. Trump and his coronavirus updates have attracted an average audience of 8.5 million on cable news, roughly the viewership of the season finale of ‘The Bachelor.’ Numbers are continuing to rise..

[In_The_Wind]

1. I didn't watch.

[pat_k]

2. This man is extremely mentally ill. We know it, but he still manages to surprise. (nt)

[Botany]

9. "This man is extremely mentally ill."

We are looking @ over 1 million dead Americans (if we are lucky) and he is tweeting
about the bachelor a make believe reality TV series?

He needs gone now.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213194593

[pat_k]

16. Yes. I wish I could see a way see him "gone now."

Tragically, I don't see his sycophantic minions using the 24th and his minions in the Senate would vote down new articles.

BTW, millions is a worst case scenario. We need to know it, but projections assuming the continuation of strong social distancing measures and other protective measures are more in the 100,000 range (horrific enough -- compare to 58,000 reported deaths in Vietnam).

The point, that his obsession with "ratings" when Americans are dying in large numbers is an obvious sign of mental illness applies whether we are looking at 40,000 deaths or more than a million.

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at University of Washington projects 80,373 (range 38,242 - 160,883 -- see "Total deaths" graph for the US. You can also view state specific projections).

Of course, things WOULD be far worse if DT got his wish and the nation were to go back to "business as usual" by Easter. (Per estimates in NY Times it would mean a difference between 14 million and 128 million infections. That's 9 x worse. For which we can assume total deaths would be AT LEAST 9 times more (about 360,000 to 1.4 million) and probably worse than that given degradation in care.

[Botany]

21. I ran the #s and got 3,960,000 dead

330,000,000 (US Population) x .4 (infection rate for those exposed is 40 to 70%) x .03 (3 % death rate) =
3,960,0000 dead

[pat_k]

24. According to current models that assume social distancing, that number is vastly reduced...

... IF we keep up strong social distancing and other precautions.

To view the methods used to produce the IHME projections click here.

[KayF]

3. going after "the invisible enemy"

aka the Bachelor.

[BigmanPigman]

4. The tRump Show SUCKS!

Please cancel show mid season.

[mercuryblues]

5. Like watching a train wreck

[Beringia]

6. Roger Ailes in heaven, saying Right on my sweet boy!

Mark Burnett, You Go Donnie, best ratings ever

[Mz Pip]

7. People are checking in

But not to hear Trump. Fauci is the big draw.

[gratuitous]

8. Because that's what matters when people are dying

Good to see that Trump has his priorities in order. By the way, the next time Trump expresses sympathy for the victims will be the first time.

[mia]

10. Moments ago he said to the world:"I don't want high approval ratings for this."

Lie after lie. He can't stop.

[dalton99a]

14. Yep.

[Fozzledick]

12. Richard Nixon's resignation speech drew 110 million viewers.

One way he can catch up...

[FormerOstrich]

13. yeah, well we might not be in such a dire

fucking mess had you not killed off the daily briefings to begin with. Ya, know the reporters, might have been asking hard questions, spurning action, you know....that kind a thing. Can you spell accountability, fool?

[LudwigPastorius]

15. It's just another beautiful day for the Psychopath in Chief.

He's a textbook, honest-to-god lunatic, and should be shot full of thorazine and locked away for life.

[a kennedy]

17. I DON'T WATCH HIM, EVER.

[Luciferous]

18. I turn it off when he comes on- I can't stand listening to him lie.

[smirkymonkey]

19. He needs to go.

What a sick, motherfucking pig. Somebody, do something please!

[GusBob]

20. We have a tee vee president We are a tee vee nation

19 years TV free here

Its kinda like watching people in a zoo our TV nation

[Cha]

23. 18 years tv free here, GusBob..

StaySafe!

We have a psychopathic tv monster in charge.

[Cha]

22. Shows how fucking seriously the USA & the Planet

are being FUBARD by DT & his cult.