“Here we go,” Trump says as questions begin. Says there’s a very low incident of death and it’s smaller than was originally thought.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020
Dow is falling.— Timothy Aeppel (@TimAeppel) March 20, 2020
(Not an economic indicator, but certainly a barometer of public opinion.)
.@PeterAlexander pushes the president on what he says to Americans who say he’s giving false hope. Trump tells him he’s a terrible reporter. Voice starts rising. “Let’s see if it works. It might and it might not. Who knows, I’ve been right a lot.”— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020
(This is what happens when you follow Jennifer Rubin's advice. (Or perhaps it isn't; see below.) Trump doesn't collapse in a puddle of tears or resign immediately from office. Instead, he comes more belligerent, feeding the narrative that the press is "mean." That's okay; just don't expect Rumpletrumpskin to stamp his foot and disappear in a cloud of smoke when confronted with truth.)
I feel the many people who write to me recommending tougher or more confrontational questions to the president have never lived with a malignant narcissist. It doesn't work.— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) March 20, 2020
(Or to put it another way.)
“You know the expression? What the hell do you have to lose,” Trump says.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020
(As Rocket Racoon said in one of the movies (I think GOTG 2): "A lot. Speaking personally, I could lose a lot.")
Trump says he's a big fan of an unproven treatment for #COVID19. "We're going to know soon," he says.— Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) March 20, 2020
Fauci says, "It was never done in a clinical trial."
(If you're expecting it to get better, it's not going to get any better.)
Not just you https://t.co/kxMdtGvU5z— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020
(This is the leadership we voted for. Keep reminding yourself of that.)
President Trump says he invoked the Defense Production Act last night. He said there are "millions of masks" that coming. He says they will be here soon and shipping directly to the states.— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 20, 2020
(POTUS is scam artist, promising the pay off because he can't get out of town quite yet. He still hopes to be gone by the time his souffle of lies collapses.)
Trump: "There is a very low incidence of death."— Herb Scribner (@HerbScribner) March 20, 2020
(Blessed are those who mourn. "See? I'm passin' out blessings!")
“Our country has been incredible the way we’ve pulled together,” Trump says, cites his own convo w Schumer.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020
(Now call Pelosi.)
—@kaitlancollins asks Trump if attacking @PeterAlexander and NBC is appropriate given the country is going through a crisis.— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 20, 2020
Trump continues to go off on Alexander, saying he's "not a good journalist," among other things. pic.twitter.com/SdA6zwS4r8
(Because in a time of crisis the most important thing is the President's personal feelings. And this is what he's responding to):
.@PeterAlexander asks: "What do you say to Americans who are scared right now?"— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) March 20, 2020
“I say that you’re a terrible reporter. That’s what I say,” Trump says. " I think that’s a very nasty question, and I think that’s a very bad signal that you’re putting out to the American people.”
(Do not cross Dear Leader.)
VP Pence just said there are 20K ventilators in Strategic National Stockpile. Previously gave number of 12K. Prior to outbreak figure was 9K. Technically, SNS doesn't release #'s for national security reasons. But this change?— Tom Lyden (@LydenFOX9) March 20, 2020
(And Trumpist lies are contagious.)
Trump now says "so far we haven't had to" require companies to comply on production. Says "we are literally being besieged in a beautiful way" by companies. This appears to negate what he said earlier about invoking the DPA.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020
(So what is going on? God only knows, and God ain't tellin'.)
Now Trump says "I have" when asked if he's directed companies to make medical supplies.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020
(Wait for it...)
President Trump refuses to offer specifics when @kaitlancollins asked how many companies and/or which companies have been ordered to make ventilators. He just says he's made the order and moves on when pressed.— Vivian Salama (@vmsalama) March 20, 2020
The president has given at least three conflicting answers to this question about the DPA and how it's been invoked or whether it has been https://t.co/xumQtqZW17— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020
"Well, ok, I'm not hearing it," says @realDonaldTrump to @Yamiche when she says there are people with symptoms who cannot get tested.— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) March 20, 2020
(And if he's not hearing it, it isn't true. Ask that again, and it'll be another "nasty question.")
Dr. Fauci: I don't see how testing everyone in the country will help. Testing is important but let's not conflate testing with what you can do to protect against the virus.— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 20, 2020
(But wait a minute; about those contagious lies)
FAUCI, on testing:— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) March 20, 2020
"We are rapidly getting to the point where we will have many, many tests out there available for virtually everyone. Early on it wasn't the way it should have been but we're really now very much in the right direction flooding the system with it.”@TODAYshow
(Considering the massive lack of testing and tests still not available, Fauci gave a reasonable answer that is also pretty weak shit. It's what the lawyers call "non-responsive." But Fauci earlier contradicted this statement entirely; and clearly if we're going to get a handle on this virus, testing is the only way to be sure. If this is what Fauci brings to these things, we haven't really missed him.)
"I do think it's important that not everybody be tested," Trump says.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020
(And that's why. Turns out, it's worse than that, and it's Obama's fault)
Trump is flailing to blame Obama for federal government testing failures pic.twitter.com/MQSGB2VHnH— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2020
(Also why you don't confront a narcissist and think you will "win." But do note Trump only wants to test symptomatic people, i.e., people who were already contagious but no one guessed they might be until too late. This is precisely why South Korea and Germany are doing drive-thru testing. Feel any better, now?)
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