# Trump has COVID! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 2, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022 "2020-10-02T10:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 36
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/702 "2020-10-07T18:42:27Z")
C’mon, Trump wouldn’t slander the troops and call them a bunch of… Oh. ---
**Author:** ![Pantastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/703 "2020-10-07T19:21:32Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > Downfall is definitely worth watching if you’ve never seen it. It’s about Hitler’s last days in the bunker at the end of World War 2. Also, both the director of the film and the actor playing Hitler have stated that they enjoy the parody clips. > **[The Director of Downfall Speaks Out on All Those Angry YouTube Hitlers](https://www.vulture.com/2010/01/the_director_of_downfall_on_al.html)** > > Surprise: He loves them! ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/704 "2020-10-07T19:50:33Z")
There was a while when the powers in charge of the distribution of Downfall demanded that all such parodies be taken down as copyright violations, which seemed to me to be one of the stupidest business decision ever made. The parodies gave the actual movie more exposure than any traditional ad campaign could dream of. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/705 "2020-10-07T20:02:40Z")
I watched the film because of the parody videos, for what it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/706 "2020-10-07T20:34:47Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > I watched the film because of the parody videos, for what it’s worth. Same here. Excellent (but disturbing) film. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/707 "2020-10-07T20:46:13Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Same here. Excellent (but disturbing) film. Same here. The most disturbing part for me being Joseph Goebbels and his wife murdering their six children before committing suicide. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/708 "2020-10-07T22:08:55Z")
Dude, isn’t that like spoilering that the Titanic sinks and Apollo 13 gets home? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/709 "2020-10-07T22:19:53Z")
In case calling them “suckers” and “losers” wasn’t bad enough… > **[White House Quietly Told Vets Group It Might Have Exposed Them to COVID](https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-quietly-told-vets-group-it-might-have-exposed-them-to-covid/)** > > The first known White House warning to visitors about a coronavirus risk came the same day that the president acknowledged getting the virus. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/710 "2020-10-07T22:20:10Z")
He seems to be cured. > > > Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/711 "2020-10-07T22:23:30Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Dude, isn’t that like spoilering that the Titanic sinks and Apollo 13 gets home? I spoilered it because it’s deeply disturbing, even for a monster like Goebbels, not because it’s a surprise. (However, I was not aware of that particular horror before watching the movie.) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/712 "2020-10-07T22:35:52Z")
I would say it’s more like spoiling that Isidore Strauss and his wife died on the Titanic. I still think spoilering it was appropriate, though. I might know the Titanic sank, but I might appreciate learning the details as I’m immersed in the story. But, lol, no big deal either way. Back to the clusterfuck! Or the COVID nightmare! Or the election fraud! Whatever this thread is about! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/713 "2020-10-07T23:19:22Z")
Free Regeneron for everybody!! ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/714 "2020-10-07T23:23:24Z")
“The war is not lost! The war will never be lost!” lol [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Jy4jER2mZ9A/maxresdefault.jpg "The war is not lost") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy4jER2mZ9A) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/715 "2020-10-07T23:37:42Z")
Question I don’t think I"ve seen asked here: With all of the turmoil in the Trump administration, and the campaign manger testing positive, along with the Spokesbeing, and the reptilian Miller… Isn’t this going to have a very serious impact on their ability to run a campaign? I mean, they’ve lost a lot of top people in a short time - I imagine the campaign is a total shit-show now. And what about the folks in regional offices running local campaigns? Are they just going wait for the Republican Covid wave to wash over them and make them sick in the next few weeks? If I were them, I’d be quietly staying home and making excuses for why I could not show up to the campaign office. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/716 "2020-10-07T23:52:42Z")
There’s been some speculation that people are just raiding the coffers. If that’s true then… it’s almost game over. He can’t debate, he can’t do rallies, they were pulling ads from swing states anyway because his numbers were tanking. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/717 "2020-10-08T00:03:10Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I imagine the campaign is a total shit-show now. How could you tell? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/718 "2020-10-08T00:07:38Z")
Trying to replenish their spent coffers is pretty hopeless – who’s going to give money to a party led by a demented drugged-up roid-raging idiot who might not even live to see Election Day? (Well, yes, the common Trumpoltroons will, but their small-donor base just isn’t enough, especially with so much of the money being wasted through graft and corruption.) ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/719 "2020-10-08T00:26:26Z")
“I’ll give you a cure and China is going to pay for it!” There’s something familiar about that. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/720 "2020-10-08T00:43:04Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I have so much to learn… There are oodles of parodies of that scene. Just search YouTube to find a bunch. If you’ve read Waiting For Godot, then try this one: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwuG-slQFGY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwuG-slQFGY) ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/721 "2020-10-08T00:48:44Z")
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