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Have you noticed that trump has not (Original Post) Lunabell Mar 2020 OP
He's probably already forgotten about it. Siwsan Mar 2020 #1
Well, in Trumps defense.... AZ8theist Mar 2020 #18
Or pray. skypilot Mar 2020 #21
nope he's just crying like a whobum about Democrats, fuck him. Afromania Mar 2020 #2
He doesn't give a damn about anyone but himself. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #3
He's not capable of empathy. RockRaven Mar 2020 #4
Maybe he can't tweet from his isolation chamber? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #5
Seems to be obsessed with Hillary Clinton's emails. Different Drummer Mar 2020 #6
He thinks he's in more trouble Turbineguy Mar 2020 #7
He still believes it's a hoax.. kentuck Mar 2020 #8
Have they shown the pics of him praying? marlakay Mar 2020 #9
He did tweet the same old bullshit comparing H1N1 to COVID pat_k Mar 2020 #10
doesn't feed into his "this is overblown bullshit" view Skittles Mar 2020 #11
It's about him. The only time he mentions victims is when he says how 'few' have died... spanone Mar 2020 #12
No money in sending condolences The Genealogist Mar 2020 #13
There is zero humanity in that sack of shit dalton99a Mar 2020 #14
Oh, please, those ill should count themselves lucky Warpy Mar 2020 #15
He would only send a message of condolence to himself. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #16
Trump doesn't do empathy... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #17
Never Expect Rob2861 Mar 2020 #19
Why would he? warmfeet Mar 2020 #20

Siwsan

(26,251 posts)
1. He's probably already forgotten about it.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 04:53 PM
Mar 2020

Plus, he still doesn't see this as affecting him, in the least. Give it time.

AZ8theist

(5,417 posts)
18. Well, in Trumps defense....
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:46 PM
Mar 2020

You need to have both hands on the golf club to properly hit a golf ball. Makes it hard to tweet.

kentuck

(111,053 posts)
8. He still believes it's a hoax..
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 05:03 PM
Mar 2020

...and his supporters believe that he believes it is a hoax. He's just playing along with the game. They know it.

marlakay

(11,431 posts)
9. Have they shown the pics of him praying?
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 05:03 PM
Mar 2020

Don’s prayer, lord please please please make this go away and the stock market go up, I am fine with you taking all your people to heaven but please only take the democrats and the poor ones that can’t afford to stay in my hotels. Amen.

pat_k

(9,313 posts)
10. He did tweet the same old bullshit comparing H1N1 to COVID
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 05:04 PM
Mar 2020
....The USA was never set up for this, just look at the catastrophe of the H1N1 Swine Flu (Biden in charge, 17,000 people lost, very late response time), but it soon will be. Great decision to close our China, and other, borders early. Saved many lives!


While that death toll may sound high, it’s over an entire year and, in fact, ended up being far lower than was initially expected. The strain of influenza also turned out to have a case fatality rate of just 0.02% — well below even many typical seasonal influenzas.

Contrary to Trump’s suggestion that the Obama administration did “nothing,” officials declared a public health emergency early in the H1N1 outbreak, secured funding from Congress and ultimately declared a national emergency, as we’ll explain below.

On top of that, the CDC sequenced the new virus, created testing kits, and the Food and Drug Administration approved multiple vaccines, among other actions.

Rep. Michael Burgess, a Republican from Texas, praised the CDC at a House hearing in 2016 for quickly developing a vaccine for the swine flu in about six months — in time for the start of the school year in September 2009. “So that’s a 6-month time frame if I’m doing my math correctly that you were able to identify the genetic sequence of the virus, reverse engineer a vaccine, test it, assure its safety and efficacy, and get it to school teachers on the second week of school. That’s pretty impressive,” he said.

On April 15, 2009, the first infection was identified in California, according to the CDC, and less than two weeks later, on April 26, 2009, the Obama administration declared a public health emergency. The day before, on April 25, the World Health Organization had declared a public health emergency.

Dr. Richard Besser, then-acting director of the CDC, confirmed to the press on the day of the U.S. declaration that there were 20 cases of H1N1 in the U.S., and that “all of the individuals in this country who have been identified as cases have recovered.”


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https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-h1n1-swine-flu-pandemic-spin/

spanone

(135,795 posts)
12. It's about him. The only time he mentions victims is when he says how 'few' have died...
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 05:06 PM
Mar 2020

....to make himself look good (he thinks)

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
13. No money in sending condolences
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 05:06 PM
Mar 2020

There is nothing in it for him. He has no capacity for empathy or sympathy, anyway. If his twitter account did tweet out something about victims of the virus, it would likely be an underling sending it out in an attempt to save Trump face.

Warpy

(111,169 posts)
15. Oh, please, those ill should count themselves lucky
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:38 PM
Mar 2020

he's not doxing them in his tweets for the effrontery to get this virus and inconvenience him by screwing up the stock market.

Yeah, he's that bad and we all know it.

Rob2861

(39 posts)
19. Never Expect
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:48 PM
Mar 2020

Trump is worthless who things only of himself. So never and I mean never expect decency from anyone who lacks decency.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
20. Why would he?
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:51 PM
Mar 2020

This is about him, and him only. The Dow Jones Average has been falling. It may affect his re-election chances.

Please keep up - this is the ultimate asshole we are talking about.

Sarcasm is in regard to keeping up, not his being the ultimate asshole. We all know who the ultimate asshole is - he tweets the answer every day.

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