Trump calls coronavirus Democrats' 'new hoax'
Source: NBC News
Trump who has been criticized for painting an overly rosy picture of the outbreak, often contradicting his own health officials insisted on Friday that his administration was magnificently organized and totally prepared" to address the virus.
Trump again drew a misleading comparison between the coronavirus and the seasonal flu, telling his supporters that "35,000 on average each year die from the flu, that's a lot of people."
So far we have lost nobody to coronavirus," Trump said, suggesting the growing global panic was due to the press being in a "hysteria mode."
Experts say that the coronavirus is significantly more contagious than the flu and a vaccine is at least a year to 18 months away.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-calls-coronavirus-democrats-new-hoax-n1145721
Hell eat his words.
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)on this HOAX
LOOOOOOSER
Liberty Belle
(9,528 posts)like the chicken pox parties people used to have?
MAGA RALLY!
Darwinism at its finest.
docgee
(870 posts)I suggest not shaking hands with any of them.
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)The fucking moron never listens to anyone since he knows more than anybody in the history of the planet, just ask him.
Kablooie
(18,571 posts)He'll just say the Democrats deliberately spread it around to make him look bad.
And the miserable magats will believe him.
Denis Enko
(81 posts)Ya know, just to demonstrate his Invincible Machismo!
JudyM
(29,122 posts)Warpy
(110,910 posts)Preferably from the token black or Hispanic they stand behind him while he's blabbering as proof of how diverse a party that looks like a bloody box of mushrooms is.
Randomthought
(832 posts)what an ass
cstanleytech
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worse or if it will get better.
I lean towards the get worse camp though which is why it makes sense to try and take some basic precautions like washing my hands more often and being more careful about touching my face as those two things can go a long way in helping to reduce the chance of catching it and most other viruses really.
That aside I do not think think it will rise anywhere near the level of the fictional virus Captain Tripps that some are behaving and its why I am not going to build up a stockpile of food and water like a number of people did for the Y2K bug or the 2012 end of the world doomsayers did.
mahina
(17,506 posts)And back obs.
Bat soup Me President?
Hekate
(90,192 posts)I hope the governor and legislature have some good plans.
Im not too sure, I live in a little bubble. We got sideswiped by Il Douche choosing Hawaii as a quarantine site for travelers testing positive and that def felt like a petty vindictive move. We had minutes heads up before that was announced.
I see one out of maybe 100 people with a mask on, none more than the norm so Im guessing those folks are ill and are protecting others (to the degree that even is possible)
Lots of animosity built up against Gov Ige for being pro-TMT. Youve probably seen that. Not a lot of sympathy for his predicament. Lots of anti- dem feeling building up as a result to my sorrow.
I was near the airport last night before Costcos closing time so thought Id stop by for a small pickup. Jaysus, big mistake. The parking lot looked like a scene from Mars Attacks. A couple was stuffing huge piles of tp into their little car.
I remember the dock strike so I understand about the tp but still, hoarding is such an unflattering look.
The virus is all anyones talking about. I cad to call my insurance agent today and she said, when I asked, that she just hopes they will be able to continue doing their work. Same here.
Nobodys testing and we have lots of folks from Japan and Korea.
Do I need to say that the lack of effective leadership and values in the White House and half the Senate is at least half the problem?
How are things where you are? Hoping very well.
catbyte
(34,170 posts)mahina
(17,506 posts)Enjoy Maui, it is so lovely. Have you been before?
If not, pick up some bottled water when you land because I dont know why but the water on Maui tastes very funky.
Gorgeous island with wonderful people.
catbyte
(34,170 posts)I'm going to scatter my mom's and my late husband's ashes there. It was our favorite place on earth and it's still mine. My dad's ashes are already there and I've got instructions in my will that's where I want to end up. I love it so much. To just pull off the highway at Olowalu and snorkel with the turtles, watch humpback mamas teach their babies how to be a whale in Maalaea Bay, the rainbows over the West Maui Mountains, the nene geese and silverswords on Haleakala. Bringing food to the cat colony near the Iao Needle. The Maui Swap Meet on Saturday. The Thai Mee Up food truck by the airport and this time my friend and I are finally going to eat at Mama's Fish House to see if it's all it's cracked up to be. I could only get a reservation at 2:30 pm because I waited too long, lol. I always stay in either Unit A-3 or A-4 at Napili Point condos which has the most amazing view of Molokai. We always would say that we'd try another island, but we'd always end up on Maui, lol. I've never noticed the water tasting funky, but then I'm not much for tap water. Sorry, I'm babbling. It truly is paradise.
mahina
(17,506 posts)Peace to your Mom and husband. There has been more research showing that the diseases killing the native monk seals are coming from feral cat populations. I hope whoever is taking care of them is neutering them. Poor little kitties.
Heres the latest, sounds encouraging
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/02/28/breaking-news/gov-david-ige-holding-news-conference-on-coronavirus/
Thanks for loving Maui. I do too.
Aloha.
catbyte
(34,170 posts)by Eldad Hagar and Hope for Paws so it's a healthy community. Mahalo and have a great weekend! I live in Michigan and I just got an alert from a weather app that there's a Winter Storm Watch for Haleakala. I guess I'll be staying below 5,000 feet.
mahina
(17,506 posts)at140
(6,110 posts)But things can change at any time.
paleotn
(17,781 posts)to Japan, South Korea, Italy and several others last week. Word is, all international travel will be canceled starting this coming week.
Thats going to jam Hawaii up huge.
Im sure the airlines wont make that decision unless it was necessary. Upside for the planet.
paleotn
(17,781 posts)COVID-19 will be just one of a host of human pathogens that on occasion kills people, the old and very young primarily. In perspective, this bug is way less lethal than hantavirus and many others.
at140
(6,110 posts)seems over-reaction.
paleotn
(17,781 posts)It's not who's diagnosed that's the issue. Your figure is those diagnosed. At the beginning of a pandemic there's far, far more infected that don't know or figure they just have a normal cold than those who've been diagnosed. They're taking no chances with their peeps.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)shutting down which means people wont be shopping, which means factories wont be producing, taxes wont be paid and add the fear factor disruption to that. At this point I would be surprised if we didn't see a world wide 1929 type of depression.
Hekate
(90,192 posts)...about not throwing his sorry ass out months ago when Mme Speaker gave them the chance.
Mitch? Lindsay? .... Susie C and Lisa M? .... Does anything haunt you in the wee hours?
SergeStorms
(18,898 posts)the vast majority of them are just as stupid and corrupt as their hero. As goes Trump, so goes the GOP.
SergeStorms
(18,898 posts)on the United States. The guy will nearly 3 million fewer votes wins. That isn't right, and Trump is an illegitimate, hoax of the president.
Aussie105
(5,214 posts)Hello from Australia!
Wish I could send good news, but alas . . .
Lady went overseas - won't mention where, not China - came back, did her job, felt ill, went to check with doctor, yep, quarantine her quick!
But she saw 40 customers (hair dresser/beauty shop, breathing on her customers all the while) before she took ill, so authorities are frantically trying to track them down.
Same story as elsewhere, not much chance of containing it.
And our Fearless Leader, Scott Morrison, is doing a Trump, ie full denial, don't scare the locals . . . not to worry he says, all under control, he says, we can cope, he says.
Seeing our hospitals are overflowing and not coping every flu season, I have my doubts.
Same Fearless Leader has decided we need the money from Chinese fee paying University students so welcome back, fly back in please students!
But Trump is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Single handedly improved the economy, stock market way up, 401(k) blossoming, all due to him. Now he needs to own the downwards slide of the last week too.
How long do Trump followers need to look at their shrinking 401(k) balances over the next few weeks/months before they realize they were sold a confidence trick or two?
mahina
(17,506 posts)How anyone believes that cheap hustler is a mystery.
McKim
(2,412 posts)This will damage Trump because his followers and founders care more about money than anything else. Their motto is : Screw you, I got mine!. When their friends or family members die it will hit home again.
duforsure
(11,882 posts)Random drug testing of all elected officials , and especially for trump.
EarthFirst
(2,877 posts)33taw
(2,420 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)Sleep-depraved Dementia fueled by hamberders and covfefe.
Is the damn secret sauce ever going to coagulate?
gademocrat7
(10,623 posts)The coronavirus has become a pandemic and all the orange buffoon has done is lie about it. No daily briefings from The CDC doctors or scientists. Every state should have assistance from the federal government to combat this disease. He is despicable.
Hugin
(32,778 posts)To kindly shed around Four Trillion ( with a "T" ) Dollars in value just because, Trump. They do it.
Cool story, Dude.
JudyM
(29,122 posts)Not the employees, just his friends.
Hugin
(32,778 posts)Cherry, meet frosting.
keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)drray23
(7,587 posts)Eventually, even his rabid followers will realize that when the virus starts spreading wide and making their family members sick or worse, causing them to lose their jobs, etc..
empedocles
(15,751 posts)not_the_one
(2,227 posts)I'm thinking this one will be, too.
No one wishes sickness for anyone, but IF the pandemic occurs, I hope it IS the turd's Katrina.
paleotn
(17,781 posts)Mark my words.....every single American will be touched by this virus in one way or another. A family member, friend or acquaintance dies or becomes critically ill. And it isn't going way. Ever. This mutation is in the human populace from now on. Welcome to a new human pathogen. We've been warned about this for decades now, but few took it seriously. Obama did. Reason 2,679,345 why he is one of our best.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-28/california-reports-second-coronavirus-case-of-unknown-origin
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)2naSalit
(86,057 posts)stopwastingmymoney
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Is what Rachel said on Thursday.
I had to run it back and take note.
I love her when shes containing anger.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Or he just watched the Wizard of Oz.
With all his sexual assault accusations, he's the Wizard of Ooze.
This disease sounds like something created by President Travel Ban.
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)and the assholes standing behind all have keys sticking out of there backs like fucking idiots believing this shit..................while Brad Parscale winds them up with his fucking disinformation bullshit over there in Roslyn, Virginia just putting out this misinformation...............bullshit....................
efhmc
(14,709 posts)Firestorm49
(4,002 posts)Initech
(99,915 posts)duforsure
(11,882 posts)Accused President Obama of not being born in the USA. The same guy who ran a crooked foundation while claiming President Clinton and Hillary did. The same guy who claimed he hasn't hasn't worked for Putin for help getting elected while he tried to get a Moscow tower deal done. The same guy running on making America great while doing everything he can to destroy our Democracy. The same guy who has lied over 20,ooo times since entering office, and now wants people to believe his latest bs claim others caused his firing of the pandemic group, or fired others in that area just because it was something President Obama had. Trump is attacking America, and Americans and our ally's, while going out of his way to please Putin, and be friends with Kim of NK. To top all that off he promoted science denier pence to oversee the virus crisis , which is really telling us they will hide the truth on this and lie , and how little they care about us, which is why the markets have zero confidence and dropped worse then normal. Trump not being trusted is hurting us all.Anything bad happens he always blames others for all his failures, and never himself.
at140
(6,110 posts)olddad65
(599 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Ofc that too is a lie.
He had gaffes on that whole subject.
Someone ask him: What happened to your nose?