Trump attacks 'China Virus' lockdowns in 'Democrat run states' as cases explode nationwide

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Source: raw story



December 26, 2020


Trump attacks 'China Virus' lockdowns in 'Democrat run states' as cases explode nationwide
Donald Trump speaking in the White House. (Naresh777 / Shutterstock.com)
On Saturday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to blame "Democrat run states" for the spread of COVID-19 — which he referred to as "China Virus."


The United States is currently experiencing a nationwide explosion of COVID-19 cases, although there is a slight downward trend in new cases this week. The numbers do not indicate that Florida is doing particularly better in new case counts than California.



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[Initech]

1. Oh fuck off! Loser president says what?

Go eat a bag of dicks, Chump.

[Grokenstein]

17. "I like to downplay it. I still do."

[tanyev]

2. STFU, Superspreader.

[turbinetree]

3. Take your bag of golf balls and clubs and put them where the sun don't shine

[progree]

4. They also found at least one whacka-doodle judge to rule against a lockdown measure, arghhhhhhhh

Excerpts:

Gym owners see Covid-19 ruling for Athletes Unleashed as promising 'precedent', Buffalo News, 12/24/20, Updated 12/25/20
https://buffalonews.com/news/local/gym-owners-see-covid-19-ruling-for-athletes-unleashed-as-promising-precedent/article_947be018-461e-11eb-b244-eb27f1852742.html

Owners of fitness facilities across the area hope a judge's ruling in favor of an Orchard Park gym will lead to relaxed restrictions for them, too.

In an oral ruling Wednesday, State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek granted a preliminary injunction allowing Athletes Unleashed on California Road to reopen at full capacity, despite orders from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo limiting gyms in “orange zones” to 25% capacity.

... The ruling will remain in effect indefinitely, as legal arguments continue in the case before Wojtaszek, Cambria said.

“He issued the injunction preventing the governor from enforcing a 25% capacity,’ he added.

The judge will hear further arguments in February on Cambria’s challenge to Cuomo’s legal authority to issue “any directive that lasts longer than 30 days” without approval of state legislators, Cambria said.

While Wojtaszek’s ruling only pertains to Athletes Unleashed, Cambria suggested that other gyms could be successful with similar legal actions.

I've been following some bar/restaurant resistor pages in Minnesota for some time -- those that are open in spite of Governor Walz's complete shutdown order (Minnesota was in the top 4, even briefly #1, in daily new cases per capita in late November). Their arguments boil down to:

FREEDOM

CONSTITUTION

Lockdowns don't work -- look at (one false comparison after another).

THIS IS AMERICA

If you are a scaredy cat, then stay home in your mama's basement. Nobody is forcing you to go to a bar, so STFU (no thought given about who the bar-goers might spread it to in their household and community, who will then spread it to others, etc. In the libertarian "mind", there is no concept of anyone but themselves)

[mpcamb]

5. Time has come to call it "THE trump VIRUS". 1/3 MILLION Americans Dead!

[Cha]

15. I've been calling it the trump VIRUS &

just did again in post #13.

The Sleazy fucker wants to blame his SHIT on China. Fucking Monster.

[truthisfreedom]

6. He spelled trump virus wrong.

[mpcamb]

10. ? "tramp" virus?

[Yeehah]

7. Trump does nothing but spew hate and lies

I hope he gets the rewards he so richly deserves.

[mpcamb]

11. It's up to the states to put him in court and the Feds to keep him there- till sentencing!

[LiberalLovinLug]

8. He's never going to ever admit he was wrong about the virus.

[IcyPeas]

9. aaaAnd he makes yet another headline

he is so good at staying in the news.

[Aerator]

12. He needs to check his facts

The top 6 states for infection per capita all have Republican Govenors.

[progree]

16. Yup, interesting

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

sorted by Total Cases/1M pop.

The first 3 are neighbors of Minnesota, sigh (North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa).

#7, Wisconsin, though having a (D) governor, Tony Evers, has not been able to impose the restrictions he wants to because of the state's RW Supremacist Court. Some major cities and counties have imposed local restrictions, but a lot haven't. (Wisconsin is Minnesota's other neighbor, we have 4 U.S. neighbors in toto).

[Cha]

13. Shut Up you Sleazy MF.. It's the

trump VIRUS.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. He uses Twitter like a Sharpie to alter reality to fit his screwed up mind

The world just doesn't work that way.