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Nothing. The POTUS just said this was a "democratic hoax." After appointing someone to deal with it. It's beyond politics at this point. Trump can't run the c

Nothing. The POTUS just said this was a "democratic hoax." After appointing someone to deal with it. It's beyond politics at this point. Trump can't run the country, and because of his policies, our response is limited and ineffective.

WillPostForFood 7y ago
You have a citation for that quotation? Looks fake.
- ntsplnkv2 7y ago
  https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/trump-says-the-coronavirus-is-the-democrats-new-hoax.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/trump-says-the-coronavirus-i...
  - nsxwolf 7y ago
    The quote they use is so decontextualized I had to go find another source to figure out what he actually said. It's pretty clear he's saying the Democrats' criticisms of his administrations response to coronavirus is "the new hoax", not the virus threat itself. I had to watch the actual rally where he said the words. Article after article uses the decontextualized "the new hoax", or simply "hoax", and most even editorialize that he's claiming there's no threat from the virus. This sort of thing is what gives Trump credibility when he accuses the media of "fake news".
    - fzeroracer 7y ago
      He's literally saying that the Democrats are politicizing it and that it's a hoax. The moment that the numbers take a turn for a worse (and they will, because we are not at all prepared for this and are doing nothing to prepare) he'll call them fake, made up and continue down the line of a democratic hoax. He's doing the exact same thing he did during Hurricane Maria and I would hope that people would learn quickly from the way he's behaved in the past.
      - WillPostForFood 7y ago
        Without context your can't tell. He obviously doesn't believe coronavirus is a hoax, so it appears what he said is the Democrats attacks on unpreparedness is "their new hoax". The full comment is: Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. They have no clue, they can't even count their votes in Iowa. This is their new hoax
        fzeroracer 7y ago
        When he says the coronavirus is a hoax, he's explicitly referring to the numbers and the people infected. Because again, he's already done this exact same plan before! At that point it does not matter if he believes the coronavirus is fake or if he believes that the virus is a complete non-issue because the end result is the same.
        nsxwolf 7y ago
        When who says? Trump? Because he's never said that coronavirus is a hoax, at least not from what I can find. Certainly not in the decontextualized quote being talked about now.
        zaroth 7y ago
        This is just the typical way that Trump is misquoted. Drop a word here or there, ignore the context, and you have another great headline. A staffer telling Trump “this is their new ‘hoax’” has a readily understandable meaning which is not even remotely calling Coronavirus itself a hoax.
    - freen 7y ago
      Pompeo won’t say that the coronavirus is not a hoax. https://mobile.twitter.com/owillis/status/1233411766400540672 https://mobile.twitter.com/owillis/status/123341176640054067...
      - nsxwolf 7y ago
        It appears more like he refused to entertain Rep. Ted Lieu's mischaracterization of something that Mick Mulvaney said.
- defterGoose 7y ago
  Really? Seems pretty in-character for him.
- anigbrowl 7y ago
  Sadly legit. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485245-trump-hits-democrats-over-coronavirus-criticism-this-is-their-new-hoax https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485245-trump-hits-demo... "The Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus," he told the crowd in North Charleston. "One of my people came up to me and said, 'Mr. President they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia. That didn't work out too well," Trump said. "They tried the impeachment hoax." "This is their new hoax," he said, apparently referring to Democrats' criticism of the official coronavirus response. Trump, who opened the rally by declaring the "fake news just doesn't get it," accused the press of being "in hysteria mode" in its coverage of the virus.

WillPostForFood 7y ago

You have a citation for that quotation? Looks fake.

ntsplnkv2 7y ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/trump-says-the-coronavirus-is-the-democrats-new-hoax.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/trump-says-the-coronavirus-i...
- nsxwolf 7y ago
  The quote they use is so decontextualized I had to go find another source to figure out what he actually said. It's pretty clear he's saying the Democrats' criticisms of his administrations response to coronavirus is "the new hoax", not the virus threat itself. I had to watch the actual rally where he said the words. Article after article uses the decontextualized "the new hoax", or simply "hoax", and most even editorialize that he's claiming there's no threat from the virus. This sort of thing is what gives Trump credibility when he accuses the media of "fake news".
  - fzeroracer 7y ago
    He's literally saying that the Democrats are politicizing it and that it's a hoax. The moment that the numbers take a turn for a worse (and they will, because we are not at all prepared for this and are doing nothing to prepare) he'll call them fake, made up and continue down the line of a democratic hoax. He's doing the exact same thing he did during Hurricane Maria and I would hope that people would learn quickly from the way he's behaved in the past.
    - WillPostForFood 7y ago
      Without context your can't tell. He obviously doesn't believe coronavirus is a hoax, so it appears what he said is the Democrats attacks on unpreparedness is "their new hoax". The full comment is: Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. They have no clue, they can't even count their votes in Iowa. This is their new hoax
      - fzeroracer 7y ago
        When he says the coronavirus is a hoax, he's explicitly referring to the numbers and the people infected. Because again, he's already done this exact same plan before! At that point it does not matter if he believes the coronavirus is fake or if he believes that the virus is a complete non-issue because the end result is the same.
        nsxwolf 7y ago
        When who says? Trump? Because he's never said that coronavirus is a hoax, at least not from what I can find. Certainly not in the decontextualized quote being talked about now.
        zaroth 7y ago
        This is just the typical way that Trump is misquoted. Drop a word here or there, ignore the context, and you have another great headline. A staffer telling Trump “this is their new ‘hoax’” has a readily understandable meaning which is not even remotely calling Coronavirus itself a hoax.
  - freen 7y ago
    Pompeo won’t say that the coronavirus is not a hoax. https://mobile.twitter.com/owillis/status/1233411766400540672 https://mobile.twitter.com/owillis/status/123341176640054067...
    - nsxwolf 7y ago
      It appears more like he refused to entertain Rep. Ted Lieu's mischaracterization of something that Mick Mulvaney said.
defterGoose 7y ago
Really? Seems pretty in-character for him.
anigbrowl 7y ago
Sadly legit. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485245-trump-hits-democrats-over-coronavirus-criticism-this-is-their-new-hoax https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485245-trump-hits-demo... "The Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus," he told the crowd in North Charleston. "One of my people came up to me and said, 'Mr. President they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia. That didn't work out too well," Trump said. "They tried the impeachment hoax." "This is their new hoax," he said, apparently referring to Democrats' criticism of the official coronavirus response. Trump, who opened the rally by declaring the "fake news just doesn't get it," accused the press of being "in hysteria mode" in its coverage of the virus.