Trump Says He's Suspending All Travel From Europe for 30 Days

[EarthFirst]

Source: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said he will suspend all travel from Europe to the U.S. for the next 30 days, the most far-reaching measure yet in the administration’s efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.

The restrictions, which will not apply to the U.K., will go into effect Friday at midnight, he said Wednesday in an Oval Office address.

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[Piratedog]

1. Maybe he doesn't realize that

It’s already here!!!

[C_U_L8R]

2. That just sounds stupid.

How's that supposed to work? And does he realize that planes don't fly one way?

[yaesu]

14. it is stupid, they did that with Asia "with exceptions" which is why this won't work nt

[Grokenstein]

23. How's that supposed to work?

It doesn't, if you assume the goal is to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

It makes perfect sense if you assume the goal is to induce additional chaos.

[yonder]

31. +1.

[RockRaven]

3. This is ESPECIALLY pointless if it does not apply to the UK.

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All it means is everyone's going to have a layover in London. Which is fairly common to start with, depending on your origin/destination.

It is pointless, even malicious, in any case. But doing it half-assed when there is obvious work-around is that plus dumb.

[C_U_L8R]

26. Don't forget, Trump is an expert on the airline business.

He ruined and bankrupted the Trump Shuttle (which he bought from Eastern Airlines)

[earthside]

4. So ... you can still fly to Europe from here.

And ... Croatians have to go to London first, then fly from there if they want to come to the U.S?

And ... billions of dollars in revenues to U.S. and European airlines will be lost?
(Sell airline stocks!!!)

What about private and/or charter flights ... for Trumps mega-wealthy pals, are those affected?

[bucolic_frolic]

5. An invisible border wall to close the border

Give them a tube of Alex Jones Traveler's Toothpaste. Won't that keep the virus out and cure Europeans?

[Historic NY]

6. First time I've see him without the accordian...almost.

there are a lot of Americans stuck in italy an other countries that have shut down. Colleges better get their students recalled.

Had to give him a shot or three the he was able to read the teleprompter

[nilram]

7. THE HORSE IS OUT! LOCK THE BARN DOOR!!!

[EarthFirst]

8. + 1 nt

[Warpy]

9. Stuffing a foot up McConnell's ass might have done more

in getting that emergency sick leave compensation through. Stuffing a foot up his team's asses to get more large scale testing done might have helped. Putting the SG in charge of the response might have done something.

Stranding travelers in Europe won't do a single fucking thing except feed the rabid bigots, starting with himself.

[nature-lover]

12. Two questions: What's with the UK exemption? What was with his almost closed eye?

[yaesu]

16. nothing he is doing makes any sense. nt

[generalbetrayus]

21. Donald looked to me like he was fighting to stay awake the whole time. I thought

both of his eyelids were drooping. And his voice was completely flat. Drugged? Sick? It's not like he hasn't been exposed to the COV-19 virus.

[Warpy]

25. Are you really expecting anything this dumbass does to make sense?

Or was that a purely rhetorical question?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. He's clearly trying to punish the EU.

[mahina]

38. Maybe someone read a tweet about Syrian refugees coming through Turkey to the EU?

If we look long enough we’ll see how this benefits Vladimir.

How can any rational person support him? It’s as if the stupidest bully in 5th grade jumped into a bad movie.

[mwooldri]

35. I wish I knew.

Because Trump has golf properties in the UK?
Because he thought Brexit detached the UK physically from Europe?
He wanted to do Boris a solid?

His almost closed eye I bet was him squinting at the teleprompter. Apparently he needs glasses to read but he's apparently too vain to wear them.

His sniffling worries me. He may already be sick from Covid-19. (I'd argue he's sick from other things but that's another thread altogether).

[frazzled]

10. Except from Britain. WTF?

Makes no sense

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. In his mind it does because he's trying to fuck the EU.

EU countries plus some other non-EU Schengen-area countries are the only ones affected.

[iluvtennis]

11. What is he doing to mitigate coronavirus here in the US. What about testing kits, what about

drive thru test centers, what about 14 days of pay for anyone affected by Covid-19, what about banning all events with over 250 ppl (Like Gov of Washington did), what about putting more scientists on team to find vaccine, etc.

[Botany]

13. Anybody want to get that barn door

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. What about Leo Varadkar, the Irish PM?

He is supposed to be here for St. Patrick's Day.

Where's Guiliani?

[flibbitygiblets]

17. So, nothing being done about testing, community support, actual $ help

The virus is already here. What's being done to test people to find out who fucking has this thing, which schools and companies etc. need to close temporarily? What's being done to get food and medical supplies to caretakers and people who are quarantined (including the elderly and immunosuppressed, like my mother)?

The payroll tax cut is useless if you live paycheck to paycheck, with no sick leave stay home if they're sick (or quarantined) 0% of $0 is still $0, fuck-tard.

As for low-interest small business loans, this is also not particularly helpful. My husband has a small business (40 employees). It's construction, so they can't work from home. He offers a week of sick pay, anything more than that he'll have to absorb, or start laying people off. If he gets a loan, he's still paying for people not working. We need FEDERAL PAID SICK LEAVE, STAT. Not a fucking loan.

[Danascot]

18. I was expecting something stupid

but that was really stupid.

[Grokenstein]

24. He never fails to disappoint, does he?

...I mean, depending on what you expect from him, that is.

[HarlanPepper]

37. It's maybe the dumbest thing he's done in 3 years

I told my wife as he was “speaking” does he not understand that we could literally get on a plane to London tonight and take the Chunnel train and be in France, or points beyond, in a matter of hours? And then we could turn around and come home and nobody would be the wiser. It’s moronic.

[cstanleytech]

19. Is anyone really surprised the twit from twitter has proven himself stupid yet again?

The focus should at this time be on finding a treatment regime that works because for now that is all we really can do.

[ashredux]

20. Markets will react to his speech

D
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[CaptainTruth]

22. Note the "ban" doesn't apply to legal permanent residents of the US.

So no one can travel to/from Europe for 30 days ... except for the 331 million US residents who can travel to/from Europe.

[link:https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/11/u-s-institutes-30-day-travel-ban-on-europe-taps-sba-and-tax-deferrals-to-stimulate-the-economy/|]

[C_U_L8R]

27. Airlines simply won't go along with this.

Trump has no idea how any of this works. His idea is stupid... from every angle.

[maddogesq]

30. Wish I owned a bar or eatery at Heathrow.

I would be serving a martini called the Layover45.

[yonder]

32. I've had a Hangover45 for almost 3-1/2 years.

[Polybius]

33. Too late

The time for a ban was January, and only a worldwide one would have worked.

[diva77]

34. Maybe he's plannning to route all flights through Prestwick Airport in Scotland?

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/air-force-trump-scottish-retreat-1484337

[olddad65]

36. Watching that dickwad trying to read a teleprompter from the oval office....

Looks like a cheap imitation of an Alec Baldwin skit from SNL. Gotta give credit where credit is due. Hats of off to Vlad Putin. He pranked the greatest nation in the world into electing a complete fucking buffoon as the president. Greatest prank ever.

[a la izquierda]

39. I canceled my trip to Europe because of this stupid shit.

Because we have no fucking clue what dickhead Donnie's next move is, I wasn't willing to get on a plane only to have to turn around and fly immediately home.