The Trump Presidency: Part 21

[alfaniner]

Trump just announced he is suspending WHO funding.

WHO's fault it is.

 

[Resume]

Trump just announced he is suspending WHO funding.

Look, a squirrel!

 

[KDLarsen]

Sounds like trump is a greatest hits today. So far he's attacked the WHO, Govenor Cuomo, and President Obama.

 

[Resume]

Sounds like trump is a greatest hits today. So far he's attacked the WHO, Govenor Cuomo, and President Obama.

Look, more squirrels!

 

[thaiboxerken]

And he's claiming victory that tens of thousands of us have died so far......

 

[thaiboxerken]

Officially, about 6,000 Americans died from covid-19 today and he's claiming victory......

 

[Babbylonian]

"Is there some way I can increase the probability that, if I lose the election, the next president will have to deal with a viral pandemic? Defunding WHO will help? Do that!"

 

[Babbylonian]

What would be amazing: If one of our Trump-hating billionaires stepped up and covered this year's US WHO funding. Perhaps accompanied by the statement, "If things go well, I won't have to do this again next year because we'll have a new president."

 

[Craig4]

What the hell kind a ******* **** stain cuts funding for the WHO during a global pandemic? He really is just stupid. And now all the vile lick spittles and the Trumptrash scum are going fawn all over the **** like he took some bold action. Those few of its supporters with near human intelligence know just how stupid this is and they'll still say it was a great move.

I am amused by how the bastard put his tail between his legs while abdicating all responsibility for reopening the economy. NBC reported today that he's having a hard time getting CEOs and other executives to join his "task force". Most of them got to their positions by knowing how to avoid a complete **** show.

 

[Babbylonian]

I am amused by how the bastard put his tail between his legs while abdicating all responsibility for reopening the economy. NBC reported today that he's having a hard time getting CEOs and other executives to join his "task force". Most of them got to their positions by knowing how to avoid a complete **** show.

Even the CEOs who might complain about how long the economy remains closed are likely to be smart enough to not want to make that decision, especially prematurely as is certainly going to be Trump's the task force's recommendation.

 

[pgwenthold]

What the hell kind a ******* **** stain cuts funding for the WHO during a global pandemic? He really is just stupid. And now all the vile lick spittles and the Trumptrash scum are going fawn all over the **** like he took some bold action. Those few of its supporters with near human intelligence know just how stupid this is and they'll still say it was a great move.

I am amused by how the bastard put his tail between his legs while abdicating all responsibility for reopening the economy. NBC reported today that he's having a hard time getting CEOs and other executives to join his "task force". Most of them got to their positions by knowing how to avoid a complete **** show.

If Steve Wynn won't do it, then there is a serious problem.

We've got a great brain trust lined up. Scott Baiao, Kirstie Alley, Hulk Hogan...

 

[Stacyhs]

Well, I got that completely wrong.

Which is understandable considering Trump's blatant nepotism.

 

[Lurch]

Trump Tweets

My Administration is committed to protecting the Homeland from the scourge of narco-terrorists and traffickers seeking to destabilize the United States and our Hemisphere. Our military deployments in the Caribbean & Eastern Pacific will endure until these threats are neutralized!

Cheeto Benito is doing far more to destabilize the US than probably the entire collection of external terrorists.

 

[Stacyhs]

So Trump says he's granting authority to the governors as to when they open up their state. LOL! He has no power to 'grant authority' over this but it's amusing how he's trying to spin the fact that he was just plain wrong. Remember yesterday when he said he'd have a list of the legal reasons he has "total control" over the governors? He just can't admit he was wrong. Lying putz.

 

[newyorkguy]

Cheeto Benito is doing far more to destabilize the US than probably the entire collection of external terrorists.

I think once Trump is out of office for a while the stories are going to start coming out about how bad he really was. And I don't mean Rachel Maddow-style hit pieces, I mean good solid reporting. What we're seeing now is the tip of the iceberg. I'm convinced of it.

Once Trump is gone we're going to start finding out about all the damage he has done. Programs that were allowed to whither through neglect. Millions wasted because Donnie Boy couldn't be bothered with oversight. All the mistakes that were made. The mini-disasters. The fact is, far from being a 'fake' news media, because Trump IS the president, I'd bet there's all kinds of stuff the media is keeping the lid on because it would be just too damaging to the U.S. In fact, I'd bet there's tons of dirt Pelosi and Schiff have on the whackjob in the White House but they keep it quiet because they're ethical people. They pick their spots. It's corny but it's probably true: they love their country more than they despise Trump.

A precedent is Richard Nixon in 1974. The media never reported he was roaming the White House halls at night, three sheets to the wind, talking to the presidential portraits on the wall. And much worse. Back then the news media was reviled by Nixon the same way Trump attacks them today.

I just hope this insanity ends this November.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Trump Retweeted

The White House
@WhiteHouse
President @realDonaldTrump is halting funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess WHO's role in mismanaging the Coronavirus outbreak.

 

[Horatius]

I just hope this insanity ends this November.

It won't. Even if he loses the election, we're stuck with him until January.

And I'm betting that those months are going to make us nostalgic for the relative calm of March and April.

 

[slyjoe]

What would be amazing: If one of our Trump-hating billionaires stepped up and covered this year's US WHO funding. Perhaps accompanied by the statement, "If things go well, I won't have to do this again next year because we'll have a new president."

The US funds about $400 million of a $6 billion budget. He's cutting the funding so he has someone to blame - WHO was late in identifying a pandemic, so we are cutting their funding (very strongly).

 

[Minoosh]

In fact, I'd bet there's tons of dirt Pelosi and Schiff have on the whackjob in the White House but they keep it quiet because they're ethical people.

I'm pretty certain GOP lawmakers also have very damaging stuff on Trump but they keep it quiet because they still hope to ride his coattails to victory.

The RNCC called my mom's house with a question about whether the coronavirus coverage has been fair and accurate. The significance may be that this organization is tasked with getting/keeping Republicans in the House. Do they embrace Trump's "fake news" refrain or try to put some distance between their candidacy and Trump's coronavirus response?

I have plenty of criticism for CNN etc. but seriously, there's absolutely no doubt over who is more credible. I might critique how much "mainstream media" coverage seems aimed at getting people to click on "Trump controversy" stories, but it's far simpler to believe he really is that bad (and worse) than to posit that every single organization is following a "criticize Trump" business plan.

 

[Stacyhs]

Trump Retweeted

The White House
@WhiteHouse
President @realDonaldTrump is halting funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess WHO's role in mismanaging the Coronavirus outbreak.

Maybe we should halt funding Trump's visits to Mar a Lago and his golf outings until a review is conducted to assess his role in mismanaging the Coronavirus outbreak.

Oh, wait... The NY Times just did that.