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"When trump wanted camps built in a hurry to lock children in, he got them." (Original Post) Leghorn21 Mar 2020 OP
Let's call it the "Trump Virus"...give credit where it's due. n/t DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #1
Congressional Republican Virus as without their assistance he would not be in office now. nt cstanleytech Mar 2020 #12
This was rhetorical, correct? Freethinker65 Mar 2020 #2
There is a perfectly simple answer. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #3
His grifting friends encouraged it because Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #4
Great question. dalton99a Mar 2020 #5
How would that help the stock market? tclambert Mar 2020 #6
pfft, well there you go. crickets Mar 2020 #7
Why wasn't a huge stink made about the fees? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #8
Prolly becuz the child cages were just that - chain link fenced enclosures... GReedDiamond Mar 2020 #9
Sadly, it is because there were profits to be made in setting up PatrickforO Mar 2020 #10
He's a psychopath. They thrive on chaos. littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #11
No-bid secret contracts, at that. eppur_se_muova Mar 2020 #13
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
3. There is a perfectly simple answer.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:58 PM
Mar 2020

It's because he just doesn't fucking care. The only reason that he cares about this crisis is because it is tanking the stock market and it's making him look bad.

He could give a damn about the suffering and hardship of our nation's citizens. Evil POS!

Phoenix61

(17,003 posts)
4. His grifting friends encouraged it because
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:59 AM
Mar 2020

they could make a shit ton of money because their actions are hidden. Hard to do that when everyone’s watching. Plus, they’d have to actually do their job and do it correctly.

crickets

(25,969 posts)
7. pfft, well there you go.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:39 AM
Mar 2020

Actually in the end, it likely would, but sociopaths don't see it that way.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
8. Why wasn't a huge stink made about the fees?
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:41 AM
Mar 2020

That was pointed out and it's an insane cost with no justification other than greedy mofos?

GReedDiamond

(5,312 posts)
9. Prolly becuz the child cages were just that - chain link fenced enclosures...
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:45 AM
Mar 2020

...with no "amenities" beyond a cement floor and that chrome silver "blanket" they were given to stay "warm."

Adding actual beds and medical devices etc would cost way more than the $700 a night they get for the child cages.

This is what you get when you elect a preznit who treats the federal gubmint like one of his bankrupted casinos.

PatrickforO

(14,573 posts)
10. Sadly, it is because there were profits to be made in setting up
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:51 AM
Mar 2020

the concentration camps.

Now, those awful Democrats want to (gasp) actually GIVE the testing and vaccine away, even to (double gasp) foreigners!

littlemissmartypants

(22,656 posts)
11. He's a psychopath. They thrive on chaos.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 02:01 AM
Mar 2020

To love is to hurt. The bigger the pain, the more they thrive. It's a twisted dimension, worse than sadistic but along the same lines.

eppur_se_muova

(36,262 posts)
13. No-bid secret contracts, at that.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:11 PM
Mar 2020

Can't do the same thing to help prevent people from dying, though. Nosiree.

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