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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.

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.