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OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts) Thu Jan 21, 2021, 10:53 PM Jan 2021

What guided Trump's thinking on how the USG reacted to the Covid crisis?

I think the implications to his RE business holdings decided how he would deal with it. Business as usual. Loses in urban area's, no big deal.

Boy, did he fuck himself.

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What guided Trump's thinking on how the USG reacted to the Covid crisis? (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2021 OP

I think he wasn't thinking that far ahead. He was just doing his normal "deny that there's a problem RockRaven Jan 2021 #1

Your assessment is baser and more right then mine. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2021 #2

"How does this put money in MY pocket?" Retrograde Jan 2021 #3

What is the USG? Jeebo Jan 2021 #4

United States Government? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2021 #6

Purely economic and reelection considerations. magicarpet Jan 2021 #5

RockRaven

(14,967 posts)

1. I think he wasn't thinking that far ahead. He was just doing his normal "deny that there's a problem

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2021, 11:02 PM

Jan 2021

because even admitting that there is a problem makes me look bad in tomorrow's news" thing.

And then you add onto that his refusal to ever admit he was wrong... and the path was set long before he figured out what it meant to his businesses.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)

2. Your assessment is baser and more right then mine.

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 21, 2021, 11:11 PM

Jan 2021

Trump ran his own PR - that history is weird. Applying the Trump biz model to USA policy was probably not in our best, long term interests.

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)

3. "How does this put money in MY pocket?"

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2021, 11:15 PM

Jan 2021

"It doesn't? Then I'm not interested"

Jeebo

(2,025 posts)

4. What is the USG?

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2021, 11:19 PM

Jan 2021

United States Guard? Unsupported Seminal Graphics? I have no idea.

RE I guess means real estate, but I had to think for a moment about that one before I managed to figure it out.

This is why I hate abbreviations. I wish people would just spell it out so that nobody has to scratch his/her head trying to guess what it means. Which I have to do too often.

-- Ron

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)

6. United States Government?

Reply to Jeebo (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 21, 2021, 11:26 PM

Jan 2021

Sorry, typing short cuz I thought that was obvious.

Also, RE = Real Estate

magicarpet

(14,154 posts)

5. Purely economic and reelection considerations.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2021, 11:23 PM

Jan 2021

The blueprint he followed,...

Reagan got away with totally ignoring HIV/AIDS and let people die in astronomical numbers without taking any action.

Why couldn't trDump do the same thing ?

Besides,... trDump did not create or cause this pandemic problem. It was all China's fault. So why should trDump assume any of the blame.

Finally,... Blacks,.. Latino,... and the elderly were taking the brunt of pandemic illness and deaths. These three groups are all on welfare or Social Security government checks,... so if they kick the bucket it is good for government spending and tax payers, because if they croak fewer government checks are written to support these takers.. Which is a plus for the overall trDump economic numbers.

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