Trump Says He Told Pence to Ignore Governors in Hard-Hit Areas If They Are 'Not Appreciative'
Source: The Daily Beast
As the U.S. death toll reached 1,500, the president says he told the head of the White Houses coronavirus task force not to bother calling state governors in some hot spot areas.
Shortly after the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 1,500 on Friday, President Donald Trump took to the podium at a White House press briefing and complained that certain states governors are not appreciative enough of the federal governments helpso much so that he said hed told Vice President Mike Pence, the leader of the coronavirus task force, to skip calling governors of some hard-hit areas.
Trump singled out the Democratic leaders of Washington and Michigan, noting that he had advised Pence not to call them as the healthcare crisis plagues their states and people fall sick and die.
He calls all the governors, Trump said. I tell him, I mean, I'm a different type of person. I say Mike, don't call the governor of Washington, you're wasting your time with him. Don't call the woman in Michigan.
If they don't treat you right, I don't call, Trump said. Michigans health department is reporting 3,657 COVID-19 cases and 92 deaths. In Washington, there have been 3,700 cases, according to the state, and 175 deaths.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-says-he-told-mike-pence-to-ignore-governors-in-hard-hit-areas-if-they-are-not-appreciative?via=twitter_page
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)He's really not even being subtle about it.
I'd like to say how I really feel, but I don't want a couple of guys in suits knocking on my door.
bluestarone
(16,722 posts)If they don't LIE for us, or join our death panel then don't speak to them!
Me.
(35,454 posts)patphil
(6,035 posts)So, "F" that woman from Michigan.
Big mistake.
ananda
(28,783 posts)People are dying.
Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,788 posts)BigOleDummy
(2,260 posts)"the woman in Michigan" jumped right out at me when I read it. Smh...... how this piece of excrement can STILL have any followers at all is freaking unbelievable to me. It's also very disheartening
Firestorm49
(4,004 posts)not_the_one
(2,227 posts)Come November, he is going to find out exactly how "Not Appreciative" we the people really are.
bubbazero
(296 posts)Does this sound familiar; In order to ensure these rights, Governments are instituted amongst men, Drawing their Just Power from THE CONSENT OF THOSE GOVERNED!................If this is not an impeachable offense, I don't know what the FUCK IS!
Marthe48
(16,692 posts)this traitorous evil vile disgusting thing needs be removed from power now. This is not how human systems work and keeping him another minutes is ridiculous. If pence or others obeyed this whacked out edict, they need to go too. NOW. No one can wait until the election.
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)The governor of MI said that she heard the same thing from 4 different blue city and state leaders.
Isn't this an impeachable offense?
jmowreader
(50,453 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)Maybe the individual states should at least start the conversation about secession since the Federal government is abrogating its part of the deal. I dunno, see if Canada will take them in.
Efilroft Sul
(3,573 posts)This is worse than Ukraine.
Canoe52
(2,944 posts)npk
(3,660 posts)Trump wins Michigan, one of the many surprise victories for him in 2016 that got him elected, and now he is effectively saying "fuck" those people because their Governor is mean to me. Let's hope the people in Michigan remember that in November.
It is very hard to feel sorry for them that did. But as a Christian I am called to do so.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)He no longer gives a shit since he dodged impeachment.
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)spudspud
(508 posts)They are part of the death cult.
certainot
(9,090 posts)will now shift to local blaming of democratic representative, governors, etc for the disaster, with no sense of guilt or shame
Laelth
(32,017 posts)They have built a powerful and dangerous media machine.
-Laelth
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)trumpie -- GO FUCK YOURSELF.
Eight days a week, Jay Inslee's dead skin is smarter than you.
NBachers
(17,007 posts)I see enough of this already - "Trump signs off on coronavirus checks!"
SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)"Bow down and stroke my ego, or the citizens of your state die." What a complete and total ASSHOLE!
Berlin Expat
(946 posts)openly admitting that hes withholding help from those states that refuse to kiss his ass.
The governors of California, Oregon, Washington, Michigan and New York just need to say, Really? OK then, fuck you Donnie, were withholding our Federal tax dollars until you give us our supplies.
Trump clearly thinks hes some kind of king. Its time to put this fuckwad in his place.
BigOleDummy
(2,260 posts)And well said!
Laelth
(32,017 posts)The money (most of it) flows in the other direction.
Employer withholding>IRS>Federal Treasury>States (in the form of block grants for roads, medicaid, Title 1 education grants, etc.). Theres no mechanism for states to withhold taxes paid to the Federal government. States dont pay taxes to the Federal government. Individuals do, usually through their employers, and then that money gets doled out to the states according to the formula established by the Federal congress.
-Laelth
unblock
(51,974 posts)i think fast, i talk fast, and i need you to act fast if you want to get out of this.
now pretty please.
with sugar on top.
give us the f*cking ventilators and federal aid."
rocktivity
(44,555 posts)If they don't treat you right, you confess to conspiracy to mass murder?
rocktivity
C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)That's also very impeachable... but for evil Republican fuckwits.
PS. Governors ought to be recording their conversations with Trump.
underpants
(182,279 posts)The family was on speaker phone with the in-laws and my mom catching up on things.
We had the presser on mute but I could tell from Johnathan Karl's (I believe that was the reporter) expression on disbelief that Trump had just said something stupid or outrageous.
I muted our call and said to my wife "I don't know what just happened but something just happened".
The "cutie pie" bit was later.
Trailrider1951
(3,409 posts)What the fuck do you expect from this psychopath?
dhill926
(16,234 posts)that we can't assemble right now. This should be a torches and pitchforks moment.....
Locrian
(4,522 posts)McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)Does he think that voters in Michigan will look at the bodies of the dead piled up and tell themselves "We should have voted Republican"?
Mc Mike
(9,107 posts)That's not to say they deserved to die, that's not MY view.
But I'd like to point out that it's HIS view.
Those dead tRump voters in WA and MI didn't back him fully enough, or their states wouldn't have Dem governors. The voters in those states weren't sufficiently devoted to tRump. In his view.
He measured those dead Americans, and found them lacking. So he can dismiss their deaths.
Even the ones who voted for him.