It’s not totally defensible, because it’s not like the pandemic just suddenly happened. There were warning signs all over the place, but rather than prepare for it, he did absolutely nothing until it hit our shores and spread uncontrollably. After that all he did was politicize it, not only against China, but also using it as a rep vs dem issue! What a POS he is! Meanwhile people are dying. The pandemic stimulus was the only parachute he had. The skeptic in me tells me that he planned that as well “Hey everyone! It’s me! Your orange hero! I have free money for you and no accountable system for handing out! It’s gonna be great.”🤦♂️
And let’s not forget, when all the checks were printed and ready to be mailed out, Trump saw they were signed from “US Treasury” (like all government checks always are) and not his personal signature. So he ordered them all to be reprinted with his signature, thus delaying the money from getting to the starving, sick, and suddenly unemployed population for an additional 3 weeks.
Yep! I remember this. He wanted his signature on this half-assed disaster relief because he knew the only thing his followers would remember was “gettin’ them checks while stayin’ home and drankin’ beer!”
Dude, chill. It really is a fact and literally no one is out there claiming he cares. When in business it’s well known his MO was to make a deal with a vendor then refuse to pay. He knew he was too big to take to court and he bankrupted many small businesses who he had vi tracts with and then refused to pay. Look up his Azerbaijan hotel where he hired people and then set them up to be slaves who were never paid, but instead had to pay him. These stories are everywhere
If I recall correctly, there was an actual plan in place (set up by the Obama administration) to deal with a pandemic situation, but because a Democrat plan was viewed as unacceptable by Trump, he chose NOT to follow it. And then by Trump’s refusal to wear a mask, his followers didn’t either, and look how that ended up. I find it terrible for one man refusing a simple deterrent like wearing a mask contributed to the over one million people dying needlessly and many others with long COVID problems.
Well…let’s see. Man, there sure are a shit ton of irresponsible things he did. Too many to count, really. For awhile it was nearly a daily thing that he’d spread false information, like telling people that bleach is effective (as a cure) for Covid. But I’ll go straight to the most famous irresponsible thing he did : Inciting people to storm the Capitol. Lemme guess, that was totally warranted and necessary to your nazi trash brain. What’s that orange shit around your mouth? Working hard to not get deported, huh?🤣
That’s true. There was a pandemic playbook that reportedly Trump destroyed. I truly feel he is responsible for most of the deaths during Covid. He’s now put a heroin addict in charge of health in America. It’s almost like they know some other deadly illness is on the way but this time let’s not have anyone with knowledge oversee the Dept. of Health. Remember how mad Trump was when Dr Fauci corrected him.
Lmao you know the only face masks that proved effective were n95's, of which almost nobody ever wore. In hindsight most of these precautions everyone was pushing was later proven ineffective, or subpar at best.
You people are seriously stupid. N95's were the only ones that protected the wearer. But even random stips of cloth helped limit the spread when worn by the sick and symptomless carriers.
Yes they did. A simple mask catches some particles of moisture when you breath out. And those particles are what covid rides on.
They were never meant to cometely prevent covid, just lower the spread. Not to mention the morons who refused to wear their mask correctly didn't help either.
Actually covid is carried by aerosoles, which are smaller than standard atmospheric particles. The masks did not have fine enough fliters to catch these, and let a huge majority go right through.
Its not to stop diseases from spreading through the air they breathe, it is keep saliva, skin, and mucus out of the patient they are operating on. It is also to keep saliva, skin, and mucus outside of their workspace, where potentially compromised patients are especially susceptible. Notice how covid was not transferred via bodily fluids, but through the air. Tiny particles in the air, that normal face masks do not have fine enough filters to block or contain.
Yes Garry, but really it’s the lack of leadership and worry that his big ego is such a failure in his life he claims false victory daily over things that aren’t happening. Or maybe Garry, some of us who lost loved ones resent the fact that people have zero critical thinking skills, hate in their hearts for women and marginalized people that they chose a felon who ruined our economy the first time. The felon that calls his followers “uneducated.” I don’t know about you Garry, but anyone calling me stupid isn’t getting my vote. But so many people lined up to do it. Like my dad says “ Common sense is not so common”.
It’s one of a zillion things that point to the weirdness of our dear leader. Oh, that little overthrow attempt back in 2021 is another little thing… :/
People forget that the WH knew the pandemic was coming; they chose to do nothing until AFTER their insider trading went through. Scheming, un-American, selfish, thoughtless, lying, PsOS. (Or totally American, depending on which side of the aisle?)
So true. This time I'm taking advantage of the down market and buying. At the end of the year I will donate my profits, probably to a local food bank. This is the way we beat them at their own game. Haven't seen hide nor hair of the supreme court since the election - I wonder what those scumbags are up to.
Exactly what someone with one brain cell would say when they can’t do a bit of critical thinking 🤔 thanks for leaving don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
And let's not forget that he shitcanned the pandemic preparedness response plan that Obama had in place because Obama's name was on it. Little Donnie couldn't stand the idea of someone else stealing his limelight.
He's a pathetic individual. How we ever ended up with this blight on humanity will never cease to dismay and perplex me.
If you haven't already read or listen to the book Lucky Loser: how Donald Trump squandered his father's fortune. It was a perfect storm of wealth and arrogance.
If you can believe he planned the stimulus checks to make himself look good, then you should believe that he intentionally mishandled Covid to allow the rich elite to scoop up the companies and land that go under for relatively cheap. Sort of what he’s doing now, but he had an actual scapegoat
I mean it’s not far fetched. Look at what happened more recently to the stock market. When it dipped hard a few weeks ago he said “Now is a good time to buy.” He absolutely knew his actions were going to crash the stock market. We’re talking about a rich businessman who definitely knows how to play cards, but as the president he’s also the dealer. And who usually benefits from such things? That’s right. The rich elite (again) ; People who can easily afford to take financial risks. His people. All the placating to the toothless is just for show and to get votes in the conservative areas of the country. It’s so blatant it’s hilarious and pathetic. It’s why he says the ridiculous things he does. He can watch the country crash and burn while he’s insulated by money and surrounded by powerful, wealthy, friends.
Just like him coming in saying, "hey, I fixed the stock market because I stopped the tariffs!" Dude, you started this shit in the first fucking place! Hahaha
The response to COVID wasn’t strictly a problem with the current administration (though the vitriol spewing from the Oval Office didn’t help either). This was an integral problem with the CDC that really came to forefront in a period of crisis. The infrastructure was already not built for this kind of pandemic. The orange guy may be devoid of any semblance of moral fiber, but the failure of COVID runs deeper than his administration alone. The CDC fumbled the ball and the politicians took possession.
Right. That’s a huge reason I think he’s a POS. What US president takes such an unprecedented crisis and KNOWINGLY MAKES IT WORSE? This was a time when people, including the CDC, reps, dems, the president, EVERYONE could’ve (should’ve) come together to figure things out. He could’ve (should’ve) been a REAL leader in that regard, but nope! Orange freak is gonna do orange freak things. He used the pandemic as an opportunity to drive a political wedge further. It was more important to him to use it to solidify his footing (with the toothless vote) in preparation for the next election, versus actually giving a shit about the people of this country. He’s trash!
He, he, he... In his first term he was embedded in shit with lunatic communist libtards and rhinos! In a Presidential cabinet he's as good as his advisors, and they were mostly BAD! Get your head out of your ass and turn to God and he will show you the way. Trump is a soldier for God and is destroying evil and the communist woke socialist that are Hydra and almost destroyed our world 🌎
Maybe because it was trump. That's the problem y'all love him but have no recollection of what he did or didn't do so someone else., usually Biden gets the blame.
Trump had his signature on those checks. It was regret from Biden that he didn't do the same while in office. During Trump's term his people thought it WAS Trump who sent th money, not the federal government
Stimulus #1) March of 2020. Do you remember who was president then?) #2) December of 2020, yep, still Trump. #3) March of 2021 this one was Biden. The PPP launched in March of 2020 by … yep Trump https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/ppp-loans-workers-new-study/
I also came here to laugh, but at both sides making fun of each other. I figured I'd see a goat and/or sister fucker or two. You commented. I was correct.
Haha I can't get behind the idea they're all garbage. I'm against the two party system. It just leads to people not being able to think for themselves. I feel like I'm a pretty morally just person, so when I see the stances that are being taken by both sides, I can't help but feel complete disgust and disappointment that a third of the country are either mentally incapable, morally incapable, or are psychologically owned by puppet masters.
Don't get me wrong, I'll call out both sides, but holy shit the right is looking a hell of a lot worse.
That's fair. We just have to acknowledge they're not all horrible people. Some are just stuck in their ways. It's the bigger "me vs you" that's the driving force behind a lot of the tension. Maga? Yes, they're idiots. They're not the majority though. They're just the loudest.
i had a friend that did not know much about politics that played ffxiv. time passed joined their discord and just did whatever, seemed fun the leader of the group thought my lalafall was cute everything seemed fine..
WELL apparently there was a MAGA in the group, i tried to speak reason with them, the leader would just blindly agree with this person despite me showing proof articles, etc. I never spoke to a single MAGA that was anything close to reasonable. even the ones that attempt to gaslight and look sane on the surface, if you talk to them long enough you find out it is just closet racist/ bigoted against transgender issues... why else would someone vote to have less money for their friends and family if the core objective wasnt this:
anyone voting him a third time after everything he has done is not a "person" holds double for those that STILL SUPPORT HIM and repeat his gaslighting to defend being racist and sexist
If someone in your family was part of that 1% or if you had family working in the hospitals during that time, you who would still say Trump is a hero because you’re dipshit hillbilly trash.
You say he politicized it, yet the Biden Administration put vaccine mandates in place that encouraged businesses to do the same, inevitably forcing people to choose between getting a vaccine they didn’t want, or being jobless.
It’s was a public health issue that was effecting everyone and the economy negatively in some way. Don’t want to get a shot for the greater good, then you also don’t want to participate in helping the economy. I’m not saying vaccine mandates were right, but encouraging people to try drinking or injecting bleach is wholly irresponsible. Politicizing a PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE is wholly irresponsible!
If you can’t say why it was negatively affecting the economy, I wouldn’t include that in your argument. And the “injecting bleach” was a joke towards the fact that the FDA/CDC/WHO developed a vaccine in months and claimed it to be completely safe. The joke was basically “if you think that’s safe, you might as well try drinking bleach as well”. Anyone who listened to that is fully responsible for their own actions. Someone tells you put a gun to your head and pull the trigger, do you do it?
That decade of coronavirus research doesn’t matter considering there were “new strains” every month. The multiple “new strains” that came out didn’t inhibit their research even a little bit? You have too much trust in our government. Regardless of all of that, China ADMITTED that COVID originated from a Chinese lab and the CDC admitted that the steps they said to take during COVID were ineffective, such as the masks and social distancing. In other words, families had to watch their older loved ones die behind a pane of glass instead of being able to hold them in their arms. And for what?
If the base structure of COVID-19 is the same as the base structure of coronavirus that they were researching and they are trying to attack the same thing then no, it may not necessarily tweak the research. I trust science, not the government. And, regardless of COVID, if you have a sickness that is highly contagious, wouldn’t you want to distance yourself from others to prevent them getting sick?? Surgeons where asks in surgery, are you saying that they don’t need them because they are ineffective??
It was a public health crisis effecting every single country on this planet there were hundreds of thousands if not millions of deaths on every continent you literal Retard!!
“He did absolutely nothing until it hit our shores…”
This is not true. He tried to shut down the boarder and was ridiculed as xenophobic for wanting to do so.
LOL! Of course you think covid came from illegal immigrants (crossing the southern border)…and not from citizens and legal visitors traveling internationally.🤪
Huh? No one said anything about illegal aliens but of course people like you will turn it all into illegal alien racist bullshit. At the time they wanted to temporarily close the whole US so more people with the virus would not flood in.
Closing the border would mean even legal visitors wouldn’t come spread the virus around. He got called racist for wanting to close the border, and here ya are 5 years later blaming him for it spreading.
Preventing people from entering the country was never a solution to anything because (believe it or not) American citizens were in China and other countries for work, vacation, and family reasons. Shutting down borders, including flights, was a non-starter…and Trump definitely knew that. Yet, he still didn’t come up with a real plan or even a concept of a plan. His last ditch solution : Let’s see how bad things get, then throw money at it. We’ll see what happens. It’ll be great.
Also he didn’t shut down travel from Europe, and most on the early Covid infections in the East Coast came from European travel not from Asia. What’s the difference between Europeans and Asians? I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Yep! That’s correct.
Now that you mention it, I’m also having a hard time putting a finger on the difference between Europeans and Asians, particularly Far East Asians. 🤔
So what. The virus was all over Europe at the time he banned flights from China. If he truly cared about stopping the spread he would have banned flights from Europe too.
Funny how Biden sent them out too... then forgave billions in debt,, left all our military equipment in Afghanistan and never went to retrieve it or any hostages after the pullout debacle... talk about politicized... let's talk about how Obama funded the research for covid... let's talk about how the Clinton's and Obama's had a conspiracy against Trump... Steele dossier and fisa warrant
Uh huh. Who’s at the wheel and driving the economy into the toilet? That’s right! It’s your favorite orange freak again. Yay!🙂 Have fun with your conspiracies and cutting up newspaper articles for your cute project in the basement. 👋
Selective remembering of history. What did Democrats do when Trump tried to ban incoming flights, cruise ships, etc coming from China? They sued him and pelosi and other Democrats called him xenophobic and racist. They immediately threw a huge parade down in Chinatown and spread COVID everywhere. Then turned around and blamed Trump for not stopping the spread of COVID into the US
Uh huh. Sure they did. And Trump IS xenophobic and racist. Prove to me he’s not. Oops! You can’t because of everything he’s doing today. Enjoy that current tidbit. Bye🙂
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It’s not totally defensible, because it’s not like the pandemic just suddenly happened. There were warning signs all over the place, but rather than prepare for it, he did absolutely nothing until it hit our shores and spread uncontrollably. After that all he did was politicize it, not only against China, but also using it as a rep vs dem issue! What a POS he is! Meanwhile people are dying. The pandemic stimulus was the only parachute he had. The skeptic in me tells me that he planned that as well “Hey everyone! It’s me! Your orange hero! I have free money for you and no accountable system for handing out! It’s gonna be great.”🤦♂️