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Rhiannon12866

(203,041 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 11:30 PM Jun 2020

Trump Vows to Ban Coronavirus Vaccine If Obama Invented It

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump on Friday threatened to ban a coronavirus vaccine if it turns out that it was invented by former President Barack Obama.

Trump’s threat took members of the White House press corps aback, since there are no reports to date of Obama attempting to invent a vaccine or any other pharmaceutical.

Trump acknowledged that he was not aware of any such activities on Obama’s part, but warned that, if the former President succeeded in inventing a coronavirus vaccine, “I’m not going to let that happen.”

“If Obama came up with a vaccine, it would only be to make me look bad,” he said. “Well, guess what? I’m not going to let him get away with something cute like that. We’re going to move quite powerfully on anything Obama does in terms of a vaccine.”

Trump added that, if former Vice-President Joe Biden is elected President in November, “It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if he approved a vaccine Obama invented, just to spite me.”

“Obama and Biden, they’re like two peas in a pod,” Trump said. “If you want a vaccine, vote for Biden. It’ll serve you right.”


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-vows-to-ban-coronavirus-vaccine-if-obama-invented-it



Photograph by Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg / Getty

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Trump Vows to Ban Coronavirus Vaccine If Obama Invented It (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 OP
The subject line had me laughing mysteryowl Jun 2020 #1
Just give him time... Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #2
You are right of course! mysteryowl Jun 2020 #3
Poor Andy Borowitz has to work fast to keep up with this guy Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #4
As usual these days, can't tell if it's satire. captain queeg Jun 2020 #5
There are so many posts here that I'm sure have to be either Borowitz or The Onion Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #6

Rhiannon12866

(203,041 posts)
4. Poor Andy Borowitz has to work fast to keep up with this guy
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 12:21 AM
Jun 2020

Today's satire could easily become tomorrow's headlines...

Rhiannon12866

(203,041 posts)
6. There are so many posts here that I'm sure have to be either Borowitz or The Onion
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 12:25 AM
Jun 2020

And I'm usually wrong...

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