Trump to deliver remarks from a White House that has become a 'scary' place to work

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

President Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks Monday on the role of testing in reopening the nation’s economy, as his aides scramble to contain a coronavirus outbreak within the ranks of the White House, which one senior adviser said has made it “scary to go to work.”

Trump and other administration officials are scheduled to appear in the Rose Garden late in the afternoon for what the White House is advertising as remarks from the president and a news briefing on testing.

The event comes amid intense focus on what is being done to contain the virus in the West Wing following announcements in recent days that one of Trump’s personal valets and Katie Miller, the spokeswoman for Vice President Pence, have tested positive.

“It is scary to go to work,” White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Sunday during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “But, you know, it’s the time when people have to step up and serve their country.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/11/coronavirus-update-us/#link-C6T6JN2NIBAZVFTJ2YZYNURRTA

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But the RATINGS!...

[Maxheader]

1. I wonder if they spray down the rose garden?

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[Renew Deal]

2. Hasn't he said multiple times that testing is bad?

It sounds like he wants to shout the correction.

[mpcamb]

3. Aw, come on, they're doing a great job! Handshakes and hugs all around!

[COLGATE4]

4. Fuck them and their "stand up and serve the country"

false patriotism. They show up for work because they know that if Dumpy gets even a whiff of distance from his present position they're toast. Nothing more.

[Scarsdale]

5. I really don't care. Do U?

Doesn't he mean "step up and destroy the country"? Personally, I could care less if everyone in the administration gets a raging case of the virus. I have as much sympathy for them, as they do for us mere mortals. I see the lines of cars waiting for food, and it breaks my heart. Lives are being destroyed daily. Who gives a flying you-know-what about the WH and the idiot in chief?

[rainin]

6. They are serving Donald Trump. Not our country.

[irisblue]

7. The political staff

my sympathy is shallow for, the Kitchen, housekeeping, grounds crew, them, I worry for.

[benld74]

8. tRump is scary enough, but add Covid19? DAMN!

[dawnie51]

9. Most of these idiots...

think they're trying out for a reality TV show. A few, like Miller, are in it to slash and burn for their "cause". But most of them are just sniffing around for the truffles on the ground, hoping to cash in bigly soon . This is their vehicle to do that, no matter who is harmed.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. Politically Polarized Precautions

will diminish the ranks of MAGAts. Blues should live prudent lives, maintain social distance, and use PPE. Trumpers will sort themselves out. This is a self-regulating mechanism to some extent.

[denem]

11. Oh Joy. Oh rapture.

Intubate him!

[Lulu KC]

12. Staff member just noticed it's scary there?

When one's head is up one's a$$, it's hard to see what's going on.
Try January 2017. That's when it got scary.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Look At Who The Staffer Is

The "tough guy" is the genius who built a "cubic model" (a meaningless term) that said CV deaths would be down to zero 3 days from today.
Now, going to work is scary!
Why, Kev? I thought deaths would be at zero on Friday!

[SeattleVet]

13. I'm sure it was already a pretty scary place to work...

given his well-known mercurial temper, and proclivity for attacking anyone within earshot.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

14. Trump will use the WH infection as an excuse to isolate himself at Mar-A-Lago.

He can say he's "social distancing" on the golf course, which is as beautiful as the Trump Country Club in Los Angeles that is opening soon, so reserve your tee times.