That’s going to be tricky. He’s already announced at least five “cures” – just off the top of my head, 1) magic – COVID will be gone like magic in “just a few days”; 2) hydroxychloroquine – in the ultimate celebrity endorsement, he said he was taking it himself; 3) injecting or drinking Clorox bleach, 4) shining a very bright light up your ass, and 5) warm summer weather will kill the virus (more magic). The last three are probably the funniest and most farcical, #5 because the current worst COVID hotstpots are Texas, Florida, and California.
As for announcing a vaccine, useless or otherwise, remember the mentality of Trump’s base. “I ain’t takin’ no stinkin’ gubbermint vaccine” is practically a religious credo with these fucking knucke-dragging troglodytes who won’t even wear a mask.
That’s going to be tricky. He’s already announced at least five “cures” . . . 5) warm summer weather will kill the virus (more magic). The last three are probably the funniest and most farcical, #5 because the current worst COVID hotstpots are Texas, Florida, and California.
Yes, it will be gone in just a few days, just like the man said. By WaPo’s count, he said it at least 19 times. Thanks to the Orange Peril, under his leadership the USA will have the bigliest comeback in history. No one else could have done what the Orange One has done.*
Apparently Trump’s handlers have been trying to do everything they can to cheer him up (sorry washington post paywall)
Other top White House advisers — including Hope Hicks and Dan Scavino — have also sought to buttress Trump’s mood with events they thought he would enjoy, such as celebrating truckers by bringing 18-wheelers onto the White House South Lawn in mid-April or creating social media videos that feature throngs of his adoring fans, according to aides.
Now Donnie I know you’re all upset about the nasty virus, but look out the window! There’s Trucks!, Trucks! They might even let you toot the horn!
Well, heat may well slow it down, but it also chases everyone indoors to the A/C, both reducing the temperature and making it easier to breathe recycled virus droplets.
Something pinged my radar about this. Ah yessss........
That yahoo article cites a ProPublica/TexasTribune article, but fails to mention something that the cited article does mention:
This is the same company that was controversially given the contract last May, after the company owner had been lavishing praise on Trump on Fox interviews and his family had been donating lavishly to Republican candidate US Sen. Kevin Cramer who seems to have connections with Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon. IIRC there was some question whether this company had any business or expertise in building walls like this, not to mention being located in far-off North Dakota.
Yeah, that company.
So now Trump trashes them because they deliberately built the wall just to make him look bad.
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