The essence of Trump is his total stupidity. He made fun of something he knew nothing about.

[Stuart G]

He said words to effect that there would be 4 or 5 cases and then zero and it would go away. Trump thought he had knowledge about something, and he knew exactly nothing. He faked it, and the fake was totally wrong. Something to prove his stupidity to those who think he is not stupid. Further, this is about a "life and death matter" and he should have kept his mouth shut. But he had to fake it, and act like he knew it all, but all he did was prove that he is stupid and knew nothing about the issue. (And Yes, Trump had experts who he could turn to for more info, but he didn't turn to them, because he "knew it all." Now, sometime later, he has turned to the experts for information.

[NCDem47]

1. Yeah. This fake it did not make it.

[captain queeg]

2. But he is still applying the same usual formula

Deny he ever said/did whatever, congratulate himself on the great job he did, take credit from others, repeat over and over. More and more people are figuring it out but the koolade bunch will lap it up.

[Stuart G]

3. Yes, his "koolade bunch will lap it up", but that bunch is slowly getting smaller. A few at a time

are leaving the "bunch." We have read about some of the "leavers" here at DU, and there will be more. I think his koolade bunch will get smaller and smaller. But that is my opinion about what is happening as Trump spins out more and more lies about more and more ideas.

[Blues Heron]

4. It's so intensely painful to be exposed to the pestilence that is Trumps mind

going on 4 years of this and its as bad as anybody imagined.

[Stuart G]

5. Yes, you are totally correct. Who could have imagined Trump would make up stuff about

something so important as life threatening virus. Trump has no bounds at all. He makes up stuff about anything and everything. And never admits to previous made up stuff..(as mistakes)

[hkp11]

6. hopefully the lies of life and death

will be the death of his presidency!!! affecting people's lives like this SHOULD have a cost to those who see the actual FACTS from the local governments closing everything down to contain the virus - the Faux news can't hide this!!! Faux news & Drumpf can no longer blame Democrats & Obama on this!!! Failure of testing kits, shortage of masks, medical equipment, hospital beds can be seen and not hidden away from Drumpf supporters any longer!!! As Drumpf supporters will also be impacted by this deadly virus!!!

[Tanuki]

7. His ignorance and complacency harmed a lot of people who took their cue

from him and were lulled into a lethally false sense of security. He is directly responsible for some of illness and death that is both already happening and yet to come.

[Stuart G]

8. Thank You for saying this, "He is directly responsible for some of the illness and death..

..that is both already happening and yet to come."

No one could have said it better. His followers are leaving him as these words are written. Slowly and methodically, Trump will have fewer supporters. Yes, many will see his "ignorance and complacency" for the first time. Late, but better "late than never."

[malaise]

9. More Proof - and we must repeat this over and over

@realDonaldTrump
The Fake News Media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything within its semi-considerable power (it used to be greater!) to inflame the CoronaVirus situation, far beyond what the facts would warrant. Surgeon General, “The risk is low to the average American.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/486559-trump-fake-news-media-democrats-working-to-inflame-the-coronavirus

[Stuart G]

10. ..Thank You for your update. Trump just said this..

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....I have a theory about Trump. He has been told many times not to constantly text about this and that. Because he often hurts himself and our country with the texting. And further, he has been told by many different people not to text for reasons that are obvious.

..And, Trump has refused to follow that advise.

...Many times he has refused to follow the advise,...."Do not to text today."

Why? Because Donald Trump knows it all: The good, the bad, and the stupid.

[FiveGoodMen]

11. And I think the essence of this whole era we're living through

is that we defended lies as protected speech.

Eventually, no one could weed out the lies fast enough. Or do anything about them if they were exposed.

By now, more than 1 in 3 Americans thinks that Trump's lies are the truth. They and their children will be a plague upon the earth for the next century.

Civilization has zero chance unless we reverse this attitude/policy.

[keithbvadu2]

12. ___________ is what happens when you make stupid from concentrate and forget to add water.

from another topic...

___________ is what happens when you make stupid from concentrate and forget to add water.

(Trump)