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In reply to the discussion: McConnell: Impeachment 'diverted attention' from coronavirus [View all]pat_k
(9,313 posts)24. Here's what DT was up to
Here's an expansion on This Post (summarized rallies and golf dates in the critical early weeks).
Events and fundraisers added to the original list of dates are from the Wikipedia Q1 timeline and news reports.
Events Timeline
Timeline is from January 8, when scientists in China announced the discovery of a new coronavirus, to March 8, when the "task force" started accomplishing a few things (but mainly just left it to states to deal with the fallout of their colossal failures).
January 9th -- rally Toledo
January 13th
Test available. CDC should have been sourcing sampling supplies and distributing to states while simultaneously working to source supplies and mass produce the test and developing an effective distribution network. The FDA should have immediately used emergency use (EUA) authority to give labs across the country the go ahead to produce and distribute that test, or their own.
January 14th rally Milwaukee
January 17th entertains Louisiana State football team at WH (College football champions)
January 18th golf
January 19th golf
January 19th addresses American Farm Bureau in Austin, touting his greatness
January 24th addresses anti-abortion March for Life rally
January 28th rally Wildwood, NJ
January 30th rally Des Moines
February 1st golf
February 5th vote on impeachment
February 6th addresses National Prayer Breakfast
February 6th in what he calls a "celebration" (of impeachment vote) he delivers remarks from WH
February 9th attends National Governors Association dinner
February 10th rally Manchester, NH
February 15th golf
February 15th headlines fundraising dinner at billionaire's home (link)
February 19th rally Phoenix
February 20th rally Colorado Springs
February 21st rally Las Vegas
February 28th rally North Charleston
February 29th speech to Conservative Political Action Conference
March 2nd rally Charlotte
March 7th golf
March 8th golf
March 8th Mar A logo fundraiser (some attendees later tested positive)
He was also very busy on twitter:
Tweets from January 13 to March 8 = 1851 (average of 32 per day 14 his tweets, 18 his retweets)
From search of Trump twitter archive (For those interested, procedure for exporting searches to Excel/Libre Office Calc) in this post.)
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If anyone else finds report of an exclusive fundraiser (like the ones on Feb 15 and Mar 8) or other "non-presidential duty" activity, please post.
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That huge aluminum plant given to Kentucky by Russian oligarch Derapaska, Putin's buddy.. nt
mitch96
Apr 2020
#39
Didn't seem to divert His Lardship's attention from golf or rallies.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2020
#2
So, these people can only work on one thing at a time, eh? Hmmm...sounds like we got some...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2020
#3
Really. These people have really tough, very tough questions to answer, and I suspect that ...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2020
#15
The implication being that 45 is either too stupid to walk and chew gum at the same time, or has
alwaysinasnit
Mar 2020
#4
How? Trump didn't sit for any depos, went to no hearings, and turned over ZERO documents.
SunSeeker
Mar 2020
#6
OMFG! *LAME* excuse, Moscow Mitch! I mean, holy FUCK does he think we don't own calendars?
flibbitygiblets
Mar 2020
#7
And yet he has the time to focus on undoing Obama's emissions statndards in the midst of a pandemic
Cetacea
Mar 2020
#12
Dornell: Trump Sociopathy and Incompetence Led to Impeachment and Coronavirus Bungles N/T
BaronChocula
Mar 2020
#16
No, you fucking, lying partisan hack. Impeachment was over in DEC. IN THE House, and the grifter in
niyad
Mar 2020
#18
And McTurtle diverted attention from the impeachment trial, so maybe Moscow Mitch should be blaming
olddad65
Apr 2020
#28
Nonsense. And what distracted Moscow Mitch from voting on the relief packages?
lagomorph777
Apr 2020
#41
He never even broke a sweat over impeachment because Mitch told him that
world wide wally
Apr 2020
#43