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Impeachment didnt distract from coronavirus preparations. Trump did.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/31/impeachment-didnt-distract-coronavirus-preparations-trump-did/
Impeachment didnt distract from coronavirus preparations. Trump did.
But it turns out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was just getting started.
Full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic
On Tuesday, he added to the disgrace by claiming that impeachment distracted officials from dealing with the coronavirus. Speaking to radio host (and Post columnist) Hugh Hewitt, McConnell said the virus came up while we were, you know, tied down in the impeachment trial. And I think it diverted the attention of the government, because everything, every day, was all about impeachment.
This is gaslighting of the highest order. Leave aside that the president now claims that he presciently felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic and that he always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously."
Look at the calendar. The impeachment trial ended on Feb. 5. In reality, it was over before it even started, thanks in large part to McConnell. The only drama was about whether thered be any witnesses and that ended on Jan. 31, when the Senate voted not to hear testimony. That left plenty of time to deal with the virus.
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For Trump, its always about Trump and only Trump. If anything, it was McConnell and his fellow Senate Republicans refusal to remove him, not the impeachment itself, that helped bring us to where we are today.
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MyOwnPeace
(16,888 posts)trying to imagine what dinnertime with Kellyanne (alternative facts) must be like at the Conway house!
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)dinnertime sat the tRump gold plated mansion. tRump would be in bed surrounded by Big Macs, fries and cokes, watching Faux. Maleriawould be somewhere else with someone else, nibbling on lettuce. Off topic, but that infomercial she made, telling us "Ve most Vork togedder" sure disappeared in a hurry. It has been taken down. Too much blowback?
forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)Methinks Stonewall Turtle doth project too much.