I can put myself in the shoes of the defending General at Velikiye Luki

[WarGamer]

Or the head of the Army attacking Culp's Hill...

But I CAN NOT understand the logic behind Trump and Co NOT advocating for the vaccine. Let me explain.

There was TREMENDOUS political UPSIDE to playing COVID and the Vaccines "properly"

If he would have come out on TV frequently and said "The vaccines are coming, just hold on a little longer... keep your masks on, we're almost there. These "Made in the USA" Patriot Vaccines are going to bring FREEDOM back into our lives and in the Great American way, we're going to lead the WORLD and help the WORLD get immunized."

It would have been BRILLIANT if he contacted the Former POTUS's and said "Hey I know we don't agree on much of anything but we're facing the greatest crisis to hit the nation in a century. I need you guys to start filming PSA's with ME to encourage the American people to use reasonable caution until the "Patriot Vaccines" are ready in a few months.

He didn't even use the opportunity for promotion when he HIMSELF got vaccinated.

Use social media, "MAGA Vaccines... Trump Vaccines... etc"

But even putting myself into Trump's shoes as POTUS, I can't understand the upside for playing it the way he did. I know the election pissed him off but he didn't play the pandemic right for political gain pre-election either.

Recently the former POTUS's DID get together for PSA's... Trump refused.

Stupid MF'er... we're lucky he was such a dunce. A smart Trump would truly be dangerous.

[The Magistrate]

1. Interesting Reference, Sir

A dress rehearsal from which the wrong lesson was learned....

[Hoyt]

2. Yep. He had so many opportunities to "redeem" himself with CV19.

Even now. It’s a tragic flaw — among many — that just makes me despise him more.

[mercuryblues]

3. And that is why he lost reelection

All he had to do was mitigate the the destruction this virus did. He couldn't even do that. He lied to the American people about it from day 1. He is still lying about it. Sure his followers believe him, the rest of us don't.

[WarGamer]

5. Yup...

Being the eternal pessimist I don't believe the USA would have EVER had the pandemic success of a South Korea or Japan because of cultural issues, etc... our hospitalization/fatality numbers more closely followed other Western European nations with similar economies, cultures, infrastructure and populations...

BUT... the lack of effort out of the "45" White House was pathetic. We certainly could have done BETTER.

[abqtommy]

4. The reTHUGS have depended on lies, terrorism, THE SCAM and ratfucking for so long they

got overconfident that their allies sPUTIN and our domestic Fascists would always pull them
through. Welcome to the world, guys.

[Shellback Squid]

6. I Believe he savors every US death from covid, even the youngest

he'll have killed the most Americans than any other US president in history

[world wide wally]

7. Trump prides himself on his ability to lie and believes that is his best weapon in any circumstance.

Covid in included

[WarGamer]

8. Then he shuld have lied to his BENEFIT, lol...

All his lies led to his election loss.

He's a very stupid man.

I'll give him credit for some level of charisma or "bullshitting" ability but he's really REALLY stupid.

[world wide wally]

9. I NEVER meant to insinuate that he wasn't stupid

[rsdsharp]

10. Yes. All he had to do was appear to TRY to combat the virus.

Instead he tried to lie it away. The virus didn’t care what he said about it. It just went about its deadly business, which included killing Trump’s presidency.