Trump prepares to hit the road

[babylonsister]

Trump prepares to hit the road
Stuck in the White House compound and deprived of boisterous rallies, the president wants to send a message that America is reopening for business.
By GABBY ORR
04/22/2020 04:30 AM EDT


President Donald Trump is eager to hit the road.

As his own health officials continue to warn against non-essential travel, Trump has privately urged aides over the past week to start adding official events back to his schedule, including photo ops and site visits that would allow him to ditch Washington for a few hours. The day trips would be similar to those Vice President Mike Pence has made visiting businesses during the viral pandemic, according to three people familiar with the planning.

Speaking at a coronavirus task force briefing this week, Trump noted he hasn’t “left the White House in months,” except to send off the USNS Comfort from a Virginia naval base and visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s headquarters in March. The president has otherwise stayed within the executive complex for six weeks, an extraordinary stretch of confinement for a president who — even while stuck in Washington — loves to golf and visit his businesses. Trump's last big trip outside the beltway to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta ended with a three-day fundraising swing in Florida, during which he stayed at his Mar-a-Lago beach club and golfed at a nearby course he owns.

His itch to get away from Washington comes as his administration pressures governors to begin loosening restrictions on interstate travel, business operations and public gatherings — part of a three-phase plan the federal government released last week to reopen the U.S. economy after a near-total shutdown due to Covid-19. The roadmap has been criticized by some state officials who say they lack the testing capacity needed to safely reopen communities in accordance with the president’s timeline. Trump officials insist enough testing is already available to handle the first phase of reopening.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/22/trump-rally-coronavirus-200107

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Leadership by example. NOT. Oh, wait, there is leadership vacuum at the top that Biden will fill. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Good. It's time he got out and mingled with the people.

Georgia would be a good first stop; then maybe a few Florida beaches and some meat-packing plants.

[PJMcK]

7. Then he should relax

Maybe he could go to the theatre.

[fleur-de-lisa]

13. He also needs a massage, a tattoo, a manicure and a haircut.

That shit on his head is not gonna' cut itself.

[Zoonart]

17. Sic sempre tyrannis!

[BComplex]

23. My favorites, too. He needs to go shake hands, and take part in those "liberate Tennessee" rallies

and, of course he needs to do a campaign rally! Florida or Louisiana would be my preferences!

Go for it, (t)rump breath.

[boston bean]

3. Let him go!

[Vogon_Glory]

4. I hope he shakes a lot of hands and kisses a lot of babies n/t

[Frustratedlady]

5. Hit it! Scratch your itch! Stay awhile.

Get a bunch of guys together for a relaxing 18-holes. The exercise will do you good...might even improve our lives in the end.

You go, guy!

[saidsimplesimon]

6. IT can hardly wait to offer

members of his cabal PPE stolen by Jared from states and cities, imo.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. I thought this was going to be about 45

Stepping down.

And thus, I has a sad.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

9. Come to Daddy!

Does this mean a respite from his idiotic daily briefings?

[Neerav B. Trivedi]

10. Trump: I will not get coronavirus

Coronavirus: Alright then, here, hold my beer. LMAO!

[Delmette2.0]

29. Behind the closed WH doors,

I wonder if everyone is wearing a N95 mask and gloves. Perhaps they have to do this so Dipshit doesn't have to.

[underpants]

11. Oh I think taking an entourage down to The Villages sounds nice

Go ahead.

[Mike 03]

12. First stop Georgia? Those calls he had to make to Governor Kemp were

probably not to chastise him, but to set up some events. Hopefully, small, packed venues where he can really press the flesh and meet his most devoted followers face to face.

[llmart]

27. I've always wondered about this...

Disclaimer from me: I have never watched any of his so-called Nazi rallies so I could be mistaken but does he ever actually go near enough to his adoring fans and shake lots of hands and give hugs, etc. etc.? From the still shots that I occasionally see here on DU, I've not seen much of him mingling with the low-lifes.

[Glimmer of Hope]

15. Fine by me!

[sop]

16. Trump's taking his shit show on the road.

[Arthur_Frain]

18. Please begin with the leper colony.

nt

[Chainfire]

19. He needs mega rallies

With thousands of gun-toting, Nazi supporters with dry coughs and slight fevers. (oh, that is right, he won't allow guns at his rallys.)

[Buns_of_Fire]

20. Alright! More MAGANAZI rallies!

With Dear Leader up there on stage, soaking up the adulation (and airborne droplets) from his drooling, brain-dead worshippers. (I think there are probably lots of Precious Bodily Fluids floating around these events.)

[blaze]

21. Hasn't left the White House in months?

https://trumpgolfcount.com/displayoutings

[Turbineguy]

22. Hit the road?

as in jumping out of a tall building and missing the sidewalk?

[MoonRiver]

24. Hit the Road (Jack/Don)!

I don't care where you go, just don't you come back no more.

?t=14

[katmondoo]

25. Visit a nursing home to calm their fears. Go to a meat packing plant.

Just a few suggestions.

[MineralMan]

26. Yes, he's eager to get more exposure in public gatherings.

[crickets]

28. Sadly he will likely stay far from the hoi polloi -

while they mingle and infect one another, he will skate away virus free.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

30. Please procede

He's in the vulnerable age group.

[Happy Hoosier]

31. I encourage him to visit as many MAGats as possible.

Hug them, shake their hands, the WORKS. DO IT. DO IT NOW.

[greenjar_01]

32. I encourage him to hold many handshake lines and walk among his people

For appearance's sake, of course. It would really inspire.