The Donald Trump Score Card

Opinion | Drop the Curtain on the Trump Follies

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"At Monday’s briefing, two journalists asked about a new report by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services indicating that many hospitals were still grappling with testing delays. Mr. Trump first dismissed anyone with the job of inspector general. “Did I hear the word ‘inspector general’? Really?” Suggesting the report was politically motivated, he demanded to know the official’s name (Christi Grimm), when she had been appointed (this January) and how long she had served in government. When told she had served in the inspector general’s office since 1999, he erupted as if he’d uncovered a coup.

“You’re a third-rate reporter, and what you just said is a disgrace!” he ranted at Jonathan Karl of ABC News, pronouncing, “You will never make it!”

The closest the president came to addressing the original question was to assert that testing isn’t really his problem: “We’re the federal government! We’re not supposed to stand on street corners testing!”"

 

Trump would have seen the memo from his own person, Navarro, warning of the virus if he hadn't been squandering time watching Fox & Friends.



Chaos rocks Trump White House on virus' most tragic day
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
Updated 7:54 AM ET, Wed April 8, 2020

Trump's White House in chaos on coronavirus' most tragic day - CNNPolitics

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"The revelation undercut the President's repeated declarations that nobody could have foreseen the consequences of the virus. It also left him in a tricky spot. Either he had to admit that he had seen the warning, or if he said it didn't reach him, he would paint a picture of dysfunction at the White House.

He did neither, seeking to foster misinformation and confusion around the document designed to disguise his own culpability.

The President maintained that he did not see the memo or memos until several days ago."

 

1800 more coronavirus deaths in the U.S. in a single day and over 12,000 deaths total in the U.S.



Chaos rocks Trump White House on virus' most tragic day
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
Updated 7:38 AM ET, Wed April 8, 2020

Trump's White House in chaos on coronavirus' most tragic day - CNNPolitics

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"Trump's acting Navy secretary quit after an episode in which he called an aircraft carrier captain dismissed for raising the alarm about virus infections among his crew "stupid."

New White House press secretary downplayed pandemic threat and said Democrats were rooting for coronavirus

Then Trump insisted he hadn't seen January memos by a top White House official warning about the pandemic at the same time the President was dismissing it as a threat.

He also announced he was placing a "very powerful hold" on funding for the World Health Organization, even though it correctly identified the scale of the virus and he didn't. Then moments later, he insisted he did no such thing.

Adding to the sense of farce, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham was moved out, without ever having given a briefing, on yet another day of staff turmoil. CNN's KFile reported Tuesday that her replacement, Kayleigh McEnany, recently said that thanks to the President, "we will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here.""

 

Kayleigh McEnany is a total media shill for Trump, which is why he selected her to be his next 'press secretary'.

 

The memo was issued in January warning of mass death.

Trump is supposedly ten steps ahead of everybody.

 

How a Wisconsin Supreme Court race could impact the presidential election
By Maria Cardona, Opinion Contributor
04/05/20 07:00 AM EDT

How a Wisconsin Supreme Court race could impact the presidential election

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"Amid the coronavirus pandemic, there is little room for any other news. But this Tuesday, April 7, Wisconsin is poised to make news as it holds primaries that include a critical Supreme Court race.

Democrats fought to turn the election into an all vote-by-mail affair in order to protect voters. But the Republican-led state legislature on Saturday voted to hold in-person voting this Tuesday.

This election could profoundly affect the country, with many saying that Wisconsin is the “tipping point” state in the November presidential election.

Why does this Supreme Court race matter? Because Trump allies have proposed a massive purge of Wisconsin voters using suspect data. They want to suppress the votes of Democratic-leaning voters.

Why else would the Wisconsin GOP intentionally kick hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin voters off the rolls in this swing state?

Justice Dan Kelly, an incumbent with an exceedingly thin résumé, was appointed by former Governor Scott Walker. He’s been endorsed by President Trump, and he’s running his “nonpartisan” campaign out of the Wisconsin Republican Party Headquarters. Kelly has recused himself from that voter purge case, but he signaled last month he would likely rejoin the case after this election.

Nothing less than our democracy is at stake in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. No one knows what other shenanigans conservative special interests will try to pull off through the court. But on Tuesday, when voters also pick presidential candidates, mayors and school board directors, the integrity of the November election in Wisconsin, and the nation, is surely on the ballot."

 

Poll: Majority of Americans now disapprove of federal coronavirus efforts, Trump's handling of crisis
The survey shows that Americans are developing a more solid opinion of the president's response to the outbreak.
By QUINT FORGEY
04/08/2020 07:27 AM EDT

Poll: Majority of Americans now disapprove of federal coronavirus efforts, Trump's handling of crisis

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"More than half of Americans now say the federal government has poorly managed the coronavirus' spread within the United States, according to a new survey, and a majority also disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the public health crisis.

A CNN poll released Wednesday reports that 55 percent of respondents think the federal government has done a "poor job" of preventing the spread of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, while 41 percent think it has done a "good job" working to thwart the disease's transmission. Four percent said they had no opinion."

 

Lol, the CNN poll

Most of the other polls put Trump admin over 50%

RealClearPolitics - Election Other - Public Approval of President Trump's Handling of the Coronavirus

 

Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sources
JOSH MARGOLIN and JAMES GORDON MEEK
Good Morning America
April 8, 2020, 4:01 AM EDT

Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sources

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"From that warning in November, the sources described repeated briefings through December for policy-makers and decision-makers across the federal government as well as the National Security Council at the White House. All of that culminated with a detailed explanation of the problem that appeared in the President’s Daily Brief of intelligence matters in early January, the sources said. For something to have appeared in the PDB, it would have had to go through weeks of vetting and analysis, according to people who have worked on presidential briefings in both Republican and Democratic administrations.

"The timeline of the intel side of this may be further back than we’re discussing," the source said of preliminary reports from Wuhan. "But this was definitely being briefed beginning at the end of November as something the military needed to take a posture on.""


"ABC News contributor John Cohen, who used to oversee intelligence operations at the Department of Homeland Security, said even the best information would be of no use if officials do not act on it.

"When responding to a public health crisis or any other serious security threat, it is critical that our leaders react quickly and take steps to address the threat identified in the intelligence reporting," said Cohen, the former acting undersecretary of DHS. "It’s not surprising to me that the intelligence community detected the outbreak; what is surprising and disappointing is that the White House ignored the clear warning signs, failed to follow established pandemic response protocols and were slow to put in place a government-wide effort to respond to this crisis.""

 

November you say?

 

Trump urges Republicans to 'fight very hard' against voting by mail
President previously said efforts to make it easier to vote would mean ‘you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again’
Sam Levine in New York
Published on Wed 8 Apr 2020 10.30 EDT

Trump urges Republicans to 'fight very hard' against voting by mail

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"Trump’s tweet came the day after Wisconsin controversially held an in-person election, despite the public health risk of coronavirus. The state’s governor, a Democrat, moved at the last minute to cancel in-person voting and to mail a ballot to every voter. But Republicans, who control the state legislature, refused. There were long lines in Milwaukee on Tuesday as the city had to consolidate its polling places after poll workers dropped out over concerns about their health.

Voter fraud in the US is extremely rare, but Republicans have long used it to justify restrictions on voting rights. Five states in the country conduct their elections entirely by mail and have developed systems to preserve the integrity of ballots. Nonetheless, Trump, who voted in Florida with a mail-in ballot in March, has repeatedly spoken out at his daily White House briefing against efforts to make it easier to vote by mail so that people don’t have to risk their health to vote."

 

^^^post 21921 above.


This is a prime example of what Trump IS very proficient at - blame. Blaming others for his own incompetence, late response to corona virus outbreak, (after downplaying it's seriousness and telling the American citizens, "It'll magically disappear.") and mockery of the corona virus by his televised, fake "a-choo" and arm's length distancing from Dr. Birx - broadcasts what a total stain he truly is.

 

Trump just kicked out 400 child immigrants. He has reclassified them as "single children" and assumes their presence as illegal. After the Supreme Court had ruled he could do what he wants with immigrants, he elected to kick them out. And so these children were sent back to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. In these places, children without the protection of parents, or other adults, would certainly die. They might be forced into prostitution by gangs, or used as drug carriers. In the end they would die. And they would die young on the streets of these nations. Ask your self: How heartless must one be to commit such a crime against humanity?

 

His base will think this is a great idea...

 

'We won't see coronavirus here' ... and other gems from Trump's new press secretary
Kayleigh McEnany, who replaces Stephanie Grisham, has embraced birtherism and claimed Democrats were rooting for the pandemic
David Smith and Emily Holden in Washington
Published on Wed 8 Apr 2020 16.08 EDT

'We won't see coronavirus here' ... and other gems from Trump's new press secretary

 

As a tabloid editor, I covered Trump – and his ego. He hasn't changed a bit
As Trump ad libs his way through the crisis, it’s shocking to realize he’s the same vain, bullying chancer we indulged all those years ago
Wed 8 Apr 2020 12.00 EDT
Last modified on Wed 8 Apr 2020 15.06 EDT

As a tabloid editor, I covered Trump – and his ego. He hasn't changed a bit | Martin Dunn

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"The president’s nightly, often rambling, performances in front of the White House and world’s press have developed a sad, deep, morbid fascination. It is unconscionable that even in the depth of one of the world’s most deadly crises, Trump displays the same unfiltered – and frequently uneducated – outbursts that typified his relationship with his hometown press in the 1980s and 1990s.

Instead of being the authoritative, inspiring voice that the nation so desperately needs in its darkest hour, Trump shows much of the same bullying, self-satisfied characteristics he learned in his dealings with the media in New York. In fact, Trump was more comfortable and coherent discussing gossip items as he is trying to inspire a frightened country.

It’s frightening enough that, with few exceptions, he surrounds himself with fawning acolytes who massage his ego with an obsequiousness that would bring shame in North Korea. It’s shocking to witness that the vocabulary of the supposedly most powerful man in the world extends only as far as “incredible,” “great” and “amazing”, mostly in reference to himself. And it’s disgraceful to witness him publicly berate journalists and governors who he feels don’t treat him with due deference, as opposed to the respect with which his predecessors were treated. Alone those things make his press briefings excruciatingly embarrassing."

 

As a tabloid editor, I covered Trump – and his ego. He hasn't changed a bit | Martin Dunn

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"And it’s heartbreaking to look back and realize how we feted and indulged him, never considering that with each headline, we were feeding the monster of his ego and enhancing his public profile – a profile that allowed him to eventually take control of the country.

When Trump teased journalists with hints of dalliances and bragged of business dealings all those years ago, the price of being beaten was newspaper bragging rights in the morning. Now the price of his uncontrollable narcissism is far more serious, and it’s being paid in American lives."

 

The briefings aren’t working: Trump’s approval rating takes a dip
Views of Trump’s coronavirus response are now breaking down along familiar lines of polarization.
By STEVEN SHEPARD
04/08/2020 06:49 PM EDT

The briefings aren’t working: Trump’s approval rating takes a dip

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“We saw something,” said Patrick Murray, the director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. “Whatever we saw was certainly not anywhere what the typical rally effect would look like, but there was a slight bump for him.”

Monmouth’s new poll, out Wednesday, showed Trump’s overall approval rating at 44 percent, down slightly from 46 percent last month, during the early days of the crisis.

In the new Monmouth poll, 46 percent of respondents said Trump was doing a good job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, while 49 percent said he was doing a bad job. Last month, 50 percent said Trump was doing a good job, compared to 45 percent who said he was doing a bad job.

 

Trump’s Fox News Cabinet Tells Him the Coronavirus Crisis Is Over
BLOWHARDS-IN-CHIEF
The right-wing cable channel’s biggest stars have begun pushing Trump to ignore those egghead medical experts and view the viral pandemic as over and done with.
Justin Baragona
Contributing Editor
Published Apr. 08, 2020 2:31PM ET
Updated Apr. 08, 2020 4:35PM ET

Trump’s Fox News Cabinet Tells Him the Coronavirus Crisis Is Over

 

That's it... VG must watch Faux News.