What really distracted Trump during the early weeks of corona virus (hint: not impeachment):

[tblue37]

Link to tweet

[nature-lover]

1. Needs to be an ad for the Dems.

[Turbineguy]

2. The biggest problem with this COVID-19 stuff

is that it interferes with his rallies and golf.

[BigmanPigman]

59. I think the cold winter weather kept him from playing even more often.

[magicarpet]

66. No,.. no,.. no,... a little known reason why trDump's attentions was diverted from the pandemic.

Some people are saying it was not golf,...

Truth is,.. Melania was pregnant again.

But trDumpie was not the daddy,...

Get ready for this,...

The word is Pence was the Father of this love child. He admitted to knocking Melania up. Around the White House it is refered to as "The First Lady Fornication and Immaculate Abortion". Seeing how such an event as an unexpected pregnancy would gum up the re-election. They all decided, but particularly at the insistence of "Mother", that Melania should get an abortion. Melania was placed on a government jet and quickly flown to Canada for the procedure. This was all done on the hush hush seeing how embarrassing and awkward it was for all parties concerned.

Being the fact they are all repentful and devout conservative Christians, a dead baby in the basement of the White House would have been beyond ghastly so great haste was paramount.

[BigmanPigman]

67. If Pence is the dad than it must have been

an immaculate conception. Praise the Lord and pass the salt.

[magicarpet]

68. Well,... please pass the saltpeter,.. as Mother now says.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

77. *snarf*

[doc03]

3. Wow I knew he was a lazy SOB but that's even

worse than I thought.

[usaf-vet]

53. But!...But!...But!...... Obama [did or didn't] whining tweets occupied his "spare" time.

[pat_k]

4. Impeachment Articles voted down by sychophant Senate 2/5

The administration should have been mobilizing Jan 13, as soon as a test developed by the department of virology at Berlin’s Charité university hospital with help from experts in Rotterdam, London and Hong Kong was available, so the key dates are:


—January 9th - rally
January 13th - test available. CDC should have been sourcing sampling supplies and distributing to states, CDC should have been working to source supplies and mass produce the test while developing distribution network, FDA should have used emergency use (EUA) authority to give labs across the country the go ahead to produce and distribute that test, or their own.
—January 14th - rally
—January 18th - golf
—January 19th golf
—January 28th - rally
—January 30th -rally
-- February 1 - golf

19 of the most critical early days lost while he was MIA for 7 of them (and a lot more time than that planning his adulation fix dates)

_____________________

As virus silently circulates, with CDC's flawed (apparently distributed without quality control) is "fixed" followed by such limited distribution it was effectively useless.

—February 10th - rally
—February 15th - golf
—February 19th - rally
—February 20th - rally
—February 21st - rally
—February 28th - rally
—March 7th - golf
—March 8th - golf

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213199039

[tblue37]

6. And when he wasn't rallying or golfing, he was watching TV and tweeting. nt

[smirkymonkey]

8. Seriously. Can we get a compilation of his tweet history during that period?

I'm sure it's all about "Shifty Schift", "Nervous Nancy" and the "Do-Nothing Democrats".

[trusty elf]

10. excellent suggestion!

Make a precise timeline of his farting around on twitter, his "executive time", the golfing, the rallies, everything!

[calimary]

12. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!

[trusty elf]

14. Thanks, calimary!

just trying to do my part!

I'm glad you approve!

[calimary]

17. I especially love the graphic!

Bowling pins and The Ball.

[pat_k]

42. See post 39 (Trump twitter archive)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213209118#post39

[malaise]

15. Down to the Fux Gnus

Perfect

[Hermit-The-Prog]

19. That would be great on a calendar ...

Put that image above the typical 'boxes and numbers' calendar, with each box filled with the Grotesque Orange Pustule's activity for that day. Moscow Mitch's calendar would be a bonus.

Might be a bunch of empty boxes, but doesn't everybody have a day or two of working each month?

[pat_k]

43. See post 39 (Trump twitter archive)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213209118#post39

[Hermit-The-Prog]

46. Thank you.

[denem]

27. Wonderful!

Yabba Dabba Doo

[pat_k]

41. See post 39 (Trump twitter archive)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213209118#post39

[trusty elf]

52. Thank you!

I hope someone is weaponizing this information.

It would be great to find a leaker who could also tell us how much time he spends every day on that ridiculous hair and grotesque fake tan of his.

I'm sure just that alone adds up to a hell of a lot of hours not spent on important matters.

I know, I know, the less he touches, the less havoc he wreaks.

[pat_k]

54. Needed to correct -- not sure if you saw before or after.

[pat_k]

39. Your wish is granted: Trump tweeter archive (corrected)

Original daily average error corrected.
---------------
Here you go:

http://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/

You can set criteria and output for viewing in Excel or Free LibreOffice Calc application.

From 1/13 (when test was available) to March 8 (when they started acting)

Total tweets = 1851 (average 32 per day)
His tweets = 816 (average 14 per day)
His retweets = 1035 (average 18 per day)

Procedure
1. Selected Full Archive from top menu bar.
2. Left Options the default (show retweets and Show manual tweets checked).
3. Entered dates (01/13/2020 to 03/08/2020)
4. Left Anytime and All Devices alone
5. Selected CSV from Export drop-down

It creates the CSV content in text box above results list.

6. Copied content to Notepad and saved as .csv file

Output includes

source - Even though All Devices set, the source for all was Twitter for iPhone
text - Test of tweet
created_at - Date
retweet_count - Number
favorite count - Number
is_retweet -- True or False

For those who have Excel, but aren't familiar.
(I assume Libre Office works about the same)

7. Opened .csv file in Excel.
8. Saved as .xlsx
9. Selected all (click upper left corner)
10. Selected Format Cells from drop-down

Formatted a bit (On Alignment tab set Horizontal to left, Indent to 1, and checked Wrap Text.

11. Selected Data tab
12. Selected Sort and set criteria by selecting is_retweet from Column drop-down.

[smirkymonkey]

40. Wow, very handy site!

Thanks!

[pat_k]

47. Searchable

I was just retrieving all in a date range, so didn't take advantage of the search function, but Tips drop-down gives search examples.

Collections include:

Authoritarianism
Birtherism
Global Warning
Profanity
Retaliation
Vaccines
Women
Along with a few "feuds" (Lord Sugar, Rosie O'Donnell, Mac Miller, Toure)

[pat_k]

55. Needed to correct

Not sure if you saw before or after. (Originally spaced out and thought I was just looking at first 20 most critical days. Actually went through 3/8, when they actually started doing some damn thing.

Actual averages per day:
32 tweets (14) + retweets (18)

[Lock him up.]

58. That reply deserves its own OP.

Add a copy of this thread's OP (with permission) and it should rise to the top of the Greatest Page.

[pat_k]

63. I could (or you could) post something like this:

Is this the sort of thing you were thinking of??

I'm not sure the best time to post to get attention (most of my posts seem to drop like stones). If you want to revise to get more attention and post, go for it!! Or perhaps message original poster to see if they want to post an "expansion."

If you don't, I could tomorrow (pls recommend if there is a "best time" ).

________________________________________________________________________________________

Expansion on "What really distracted Trump in the early weeks of coronavirus (hint: not impeachment)"

Here's an expansion on This Post (summarized rallies and golf dates in the critical early weeks).

Events and fundraisers added to the original list of dates are from the Wikipedia Q1 timeline and news reports.

Events Timeline

Timeline is from January 8, when scientists in China announced the discovery of a new coronavirus, to March 8, when the "task force" started accomplishing a few things (but mainly just left it to states to deal with the fallout of their colossal failures).

— January 9th -- rally Toledo
— January 13th

Test available. CDC should have been sourcing sampling supplies and distributing to states while simultaneously working to source supplies and mass produce the test and developing an effective distribution network. The FDA should have immediately used emergency use (EUA) authority to give labs across the country the go ahead to produce and distribute that test, or their own.

— January 14th — rally Milwaukee
— January 17th — entertains Louisiana State football team at WH (College football champions)
— January 18th — golf
— January 19th — golf
— January 19th — addresses American Farm Bureau in Austin, touting his greatness
— January 24th — addresses anti-abortion March for Life rally
— January 28th — rally Wildwood, NJ
— January 30th — rally Des Moines
— February 1st — golf
— February 5th — vote on impeachment
— February 6th — addresses National Prayer Breakfast
— February 6th — in what he calls a "celebration" (of impeachment vote) he delivers remarks from WH
— February 9th — attends National Governors Association dinner
— February 10th — rally Manchester, NH
— February 15th — golf
— February 15th — headlines fundraising dinner at billionaires home (link)
— February 19th — rally Phoenix
— February 20th — rally Colorado Springs
— February 21st — rally Las Vegas
— February 28th — rally North Charleston
— February 29th — speech to Conservative Political Action Conference
— March 2nd — rally Charlotte
— March 7th — golf
— March 8th — golf
— March 8th — Mar A logo fundraiser (some attendees later tested positive)

He was also very busy on twitter:

Tweets from January 13 to March 8 = 1851 (average of 32 per day — 14 his tweets, 18 his retweets)

From search of Trump twitter archive (For those interested, procedure for exporting searches to Excel/Libre Office Calc) in this post.)

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If anyone else finds report of an exclusive fundraiser (like the ones on Feb 15 and Mar 8) please post.

[Mc Mike]

74. Great info compilation, thanks pat. rec, nt

[malaise]

73. Brilliant

Thank you

[Stuart G]

5. This is it, and this is..."ALL OF IT".."GET TO THE GREATEST PAGE" quoting another member.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. Doesn't look like the typical worker's schedule.

[calimary]

11. Certainly doesn't!

[Tweedy]

9. Don't forget the hours tweeting

and "executive time."

What is "executive time" anyway? Calling his cronies to plan their next pillaging of our federal treasury?

[Scarsdale]

16. Probably

hair and makeup? "Alone time" with top aide Ivanka?

[FailureToCommunicate]

13. Well, to be fair, "non-essential" people WERE told to skip coming in to work.

[cp]

18. K&R x 1M

Wow.

[rustysgurl]

20. Billboard in Every Major US City

I can't figure out how to post a pic ... can someone help me? Thanks!

[scarletwoman]

23. Is it this one?

[dalton99a]

25. +1. Spread it far and wide

[tblue37]

28. Like the coronavirus. nt

[rustysgurl]

38. Yes!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

48. Needs "RALLY" dates added.

[scarletwoman]

50. Yes, that would be great. But I don't know who made the graphic in the first place.

I suppose someone could make a new graphic that includes the rally dates - I don't have the tools, myself.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

56. I'm glad they made it; wish I could do such a good job.

[scarletwoman]

21. Remember - he attended Davos on Jan. 21-22, & visited India on Feb. 24-25.

That's why he missed out on some rally and golf dates.

[meadowlander]

22. And that doesn't count all the Executive Time on the days he was "working".

[dalton99a]

24. Kick

[crickets]

26. K&R for visibility.

[keithbvadu2]

29. Trump: 'I would rarely leave the White House'

Trump: 'I would rarely leave the White House'

http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/245884-trump-i-would-rarely-leave-the-white-house

“I would rarely leave the White House because there’s so much work to be done,” Trump, 69, tells ITK. "I would not be a president who took vacations. I would not be a president that takes time off.”

[MyOwnPeace]

30. AND - just so you remember:

[Frustratedlady]

31. What fun. Don't they realize this info is available after a few clicks?

So much info to refute their claims is on video, since he LOVES being seen/heard.

Moscow Mitch surely figured that out, right? Hmmm!

All that's left is they think we are too dumb to know they are lying? Really? We aren't Republicans, we are Democrats! Never forget it!

[Joinfortmill]

32. He didn't give a shit

[Mersky]

33. He's botched the response all along the way- remember the weekend of March 15?!

He hasn’t taken the pandemic seriously, has withheld resources, and in ruling by fiat, rather than listening to health experts, he’s endangered thousands upon thousands of lives.

I was floored when I saw footage of the public health clusterf’k taking place at international airports the weekend of March 14-15: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article241210376.html

That happened because of his crudely formed idea to block international travel without planning for the inevitable consequences of the announcement.

tRump golfed the weekend before. Smh, maybe he should have been working for the American people instead? As if the man even knows what that means - he only saves himself no matter the consequences to anyone else.

They don’t get to use impeachment as an excuse for his failures in this crisis.

[Varaddem]

34. I only remember him speaking to business people early on

Not healthcare professionals. He was worried about the Dow and making a profit. Turning down test from WHO and figuring how they could use this to their advantage.
While he was getting the private sector involved I don’t think you saw the magnitude of the catastrophe, But he still trying to use it to his advantage.And the media is distracted as are most of us.

[Sloumeau]

35. Mitch McConnell made sure everyone knew that Trump was

never going to be convicted. This is why Trump was pushing for the impeachment to be over quickly, so that he could brag about not being convicted at the state of the union. Clinton was impeached, and he never let the impeachment slow him down with what he got done. Trump's laziness and stupidity has nothing to do with the impeachment trial.

[SledDriver]

36. And he mocked Obama for golfing

“If I win I may never see my property — I may never see these places again. But because I’m going to be working for you, I’m not going to have time to go golfing, believe me. Believe me. Believe me, folks.”

[ThoughtCriminal]

44. + tweeting 30-times a day or more.

always time for that.

[pat_k]

49. Yep. 57 days from 1/13 to 3/8: 32 per day (tweets 14, retweets 18)

Total tweets = 1851
His tweets = 816 (average 14 per day)
His retweets = 1035 (average 18 per day)

See post 39
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213209118#post39

[NewJeffCT]

45. the impeachment vote was February 5th

I see at least 5 rallies and 3 golf outings since that time

[gademocrat7]

51. K&R!

Incompetent, lazy orange buffoon.

[Baked Potato]

57. And in between those dates he was busy planning revenge on Democrats

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

60. Well, no one can say he wasn't keeping his eye on the ball.

Of course, like everything else he does, Fat Donnie cheats at golf. He didn't even congratulate a teenager who beat him during a tournament; he turned his back toward the boy and waddled back to his golf cart.

[H2O Man]

61. Recommended.

[hangaleft]

62. My guess was gonna be...

Something shiny.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

64. So wtf..did trump dumb down the press corps that much? That

none would have this info at their fingertips??

Trump pulled passes from anyone with fire.

[Cha]

65. Of course he was playing golf and not paying attention

his Job.

Retweeted.. Good to have the dates! TY, tblue37!

[tblue37]

75. You're welcome. I see how that more people are shining a spotlight on these dates and

what he was actually doing.

[VOX]

69. And a Gallup poll has King Shit at 60% approval with how he's "handling" this crisis.

For him to reach that number while being totally checked out (prior to, and during the crisis), three things come quickly to mind:
1) 45 & Repugs rely on Fox to spin and provide cover. With so many people shut in, no doubt Fox is a “talking night light” on overtime;
2) $1200 checks buy approval;
3) Like 9/11, too many people under stress suspend critical thought and surrender their will.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

70. Trump is scum

And so is his republican buddies and the magats, I hate them all.

[lostnfound]

71. Charlotte NC March 2, "9000 people".

Last edited Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:21 AM - Edit history (1)

[lostnfound]

72. February 28 was Charleston SC, where he said it was a hoax

What’s their epidemic like?

[GoneOffShore]

76. Retweeted to IMPOTUS45 & the Turtle.