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Like an SOS distress signal emanating from deep within the White House, the daily coronavirus briefing was on, then off, and then on again.
Monday mornings whiplash a news conference scheduled, canceled, and rescheduled all over the course of five hours was a stark reminder of the challenges of trying to restrain a president who doesnt want to be controlled.
Yet in the middle of a pandemic that has killed more than 55,000 Americans and claimed millions of jobs, White House officials and other informal advisers had attempted in recent days to do just that: to convince President Trump that speaking to the public about the health and medical implications of the virus is potentially too damaging to be worth the risk.
After a firestorm last week following Trumps dangerous suggestion that injecting bleach or other disinfectants might cure the novel coronavirus, White House officials, with the presidents blessing, held no briefings over the weekend. Monday would have marked the third straight day without a formal news conference until Kayleigh McEnany, the new White House press secretary, announced in a Twitter update that Trump would be holding one after all to discuss additional testing guidance to begin safely reopening the country.
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(12,712 posts)BComplex
(8,017 posts)The more he talks, the fewer republicans will be elected in November. We need to wear MAGAt hats and take to the streets. Ok. Maybe not the hats.
Chainfire
(17,467 posts)Trump can jump off of the Empire State Building and bounce back with little damage. The Republicans have given him a thick mat to land on. One day he will find the correct color or Kryptonite to remove his powers. Hopefully the rest of us won't die before his search is completed.
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Imply that he once had a focus, or was capable of focusing? 🤔