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But will he be happy tomorrow? (Original Post) malaise Mar 2020 OP
Down about 1,000 points. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #1
As we'd say here malaise Mar 2020 #2
The ironic thing, of course, is that if he'd led an appropriate response... TwilightZone Mar 2020 #4
That often happens to self serving idiots malaise Mar 2020 #5
I'm not sure which would be worse. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #7
It's all of the above and it's important to remember that he's a raving lunatic malaise Mar 2020 #8
Not good so far. Cattledog Mar 2020 #3
He was so puffed up and happy as he walked away earlier malaise Mar 2020 #6

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
4. The ironic thing, of course, is that if he'd led an appropriate response...
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:43 PM
Mar 2020

he wouldn't have crashed the market. No one to blame but himself and he's not making it any better.

malaise

(268,992 posts)
5. That often happens to self serving idiots
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:52 PM
Mar 2020

He thought he could bully a virus or spin some shit about having it under control. We ain't see anything yet.

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
7. I'm not sure which would be worse.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:53 PM
Mar 2020

If he's lying about everything (the most likely option) or if he really thought he could either cover it up or stall thinking it would go away.

Or all of the above.

malaise

(268,992 posts)
8. It's all of the above and it's important to remember that he's a raving lunatic
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:56 PM
Mar 2020

lie, cover up, stall...rinse, repeat

Cattledog

(5,914 posts)
3. Not good so far.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:43 PM
Mar 2020

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock futures tumbled, wiping out half of the furious last-hour rally Friday and tripping exchange trading curbs, as investors worried that emergency measures by the Federal Reserve will fall short of cushioning the coronavirus’s blows to the economy.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-stock-futures-tumble-limit-221736058.html

malaise

(268,992 posts)
6. He was so puffed up and happy as he walked away earlier
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:53 PM
Mar 2020

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. He is a disaster.

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