I Suppose It's An Improvement

Donald Trump Jr.'s disgusting claim that coronavirus deaths have dropped to "almost nothing" is the perfect encapsulation of his father's reelection platform. Trump really does believe the current levels of sickness and death aren't a big deal. New piece:https://t.co/KG1VXsu5rO

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 30, 2020

...on treating 1000 deaths in a day as a "rounding error." 

I guess I had to start there, huh? Still waiting for the "Don Jr. was joking! It was a joke!" excuse/explanation.

Listening to Trump once again accuse doctors of inflating COVID death figures so they can "get more money."

"When in doubt, choose COVID," Trump jokes.

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) October 30, 2020

POTUS does stand up; bombs. But wait! Let's put it in context!

This is truly one of the sickest lies he's ever told, and that's saying something. https://t.co/N7TOGJrskH

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) October 30, 2020

No, that doesn't help. Maybe more context:

Dept of “If he was trying to lose...” https://t.co/U4Ywjxstt1

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 30, 2020

I'm really just setting you up for the "right" context:

What’s amazing is senior WH officials are supplying him w this/encouraging it https://t.co/VZ85YtZJNV

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 30, 2020

So it's:

a) the sabotage is coming from inside the White House! (very appropriate to the season!); or

b) the White House officials still there are even dumber than POTUS; which explains why they are still there.

I'm goin' with b).  Just because:

"We have made America safe again," Trump proclaims at the end of his speech in Waterford Township, Michigan, as 1,000 Americans die each day as part of the largest mass death episode in a century. Fox News's Dana Perino loved it. pic.twitter.com/x0C162VBWn

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 30, 2020