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brooklynite

(94,748 posts)
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 11:59 AM Oct 2020

Trump calls Fauci 'a disaster' in a call with his campaign staff.

Source: New York Times

President Trump attacked Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease specialist, as a “disaster,” said that people were “tired of” the coronavirus and want to be left “alone,” and denounced his media coverage in a call with campaign staff on Monday morning.

The call, which reporters were able to listen to as it took place, was between Mr. Trump and a broad array of campaign staff. The campaign manager, Bill Stepien, began the call by talking about metrics like the Republican ground game efforts that he said support the path he and others believe they have to victory.

But Mr. Trump had other things on his mind.

“People are tired of Covid,” Mr. Trump complained about the coronavirus. “People are tired of hearing Fauci and these idiots, all these idiots who got it wrong.”


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/19/us/trump-vs-biden/trump-calls-fauci-a-disaster-in-a-call-with-his-campaign-staff



Basically another rally speech with a new audience.
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Trump calls Fauci 'a disaster' in a call with his campaign staff. (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2020 OP
Of course he did kwolf68 Oct 2020 #1
Projection, as always. TwilightZone Oct 2020 #2
In a sense, he's right. We ARE tired of COVID. Laelth Oct 2020 #3
Many of over 200,000 were left 'alone' to die from Trumpvirus when their families were not allowed t keithbvadu2 Oct 2020 #4
Just saw the NYT breaking banner BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #5
When a moron calls a revered scientist an idiot it is PAST time to listen to the scientist. cayugafalls Oct 2020 #6
Guess who's the disaster, mr president projector. truthisfreedom Oct 2020 #7
Tell us more about hydroxychloroquine, idiot. Grokenstein Oct 2020 #8
Jesus H. Christ, he is SUCH... 3catwoman3 Oct 2020 #9
People ARE tired of covid. You're the one who got it wrong, Donnie Asshole. Nt raccoon Oct 2020 #10

kwolf68

(7,365 posts)
1. Of course he did
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 12:09 PM
Oct 2020

Because Dr. Fauci is saying things the giant orange toddler doesn't want to hear. That's why something that should not be political has become political, because his idiot followers believe everything that comes out of his mouth.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
3. In a sense, he's right. We ARE tired of COVID.
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 12:14 PM
Oct 2020

What he fails to grasp is that ignoring COVID won’t make it go away. That would take actual leadership—something Trump is constitutionally incapable of providing.

-Laelth

keithbvadu2

(36,937 posts)
4. Many of over 200,000 were left 'alone' to die from Trumpvirus when their families were not allowed t
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 12:32 PM
Oct 2020

Many of over 200,000 were left 'alone' to die from Trumpvirus when their families were not allowed to be with them.

BumRushDaShow

(129,560 posts)
5. Just saw the NYT breaking banner
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 12:44 PM
Oct 2020

It's really nothing "new" or even "breaking". It's been the strategy since day one of creation of that purported "task force". No one has even seen the Surgeon General much anymore either. And as a note about his importance, the Surgeon General heads up the Public Health Service, one of the "uniformed" services in the U.S. along with the army, navy, air force, marines (and I guess the "space force" now).

cayugafalls

(5,645 posts)
6. When a moron calls a revered scientist an idiot it is PAST time to listen to the scientist.
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 01:31 PM
Oct 2020

I finally hate dump, and I don't hate...

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