# Trump VS the covid 19 Coronavirus **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 17, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622 "2020-03-17T02:06:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622/62 "2020-03-22T21:42:44Z")
I mean, it’s not like the Trump administration[fired the person](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cdc-exclusiv-idUSKBN21910S?taid=5e77d0c8ef5fb4000146878f&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter) whose job it was to monitor China for emerging viruses just before this all happened or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622/63 "2020-03-22T22:35:57Z")
> [@tim4rmthe](#): > > \ If there were real justice in the universe, your worthless tush would be in prison. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622/64 "2020-03-23T02:18:55Z")
What will Trump’s analog be to Hoovertowns? What will we call the most visible manifestation of his failure to address the coronavirus? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622/65 "2020-03-23T05:14:01Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > What will Trump’s analog be to Hoovertowns? > > What will we call the most visible manifestation of his failure to address the coronavirus? Mass graves? ---
**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:** [March 23, 2020, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622/66 "2020-03-23T05:25:13Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Mass graves? Trump’s family will try to make a profit off of these. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622/67 "2020-03-23T05:59:05Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Trump’s family will try to make a profit off of these. Well, graves and cemeteries are real estate, and Trump is a real estate mogul, so … yes, you’re correct. He will figure out a way to make money off these mass graves. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622/68 "2020-03-23T10:25:30Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Well, graves and cemeteries are real estate, and Trump is a real estate mogul, so … yes, you’re correct. He will figure out a way to make money off these mass graves. I’d bet he’ll try to segregate the lots, too. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622/69 "2020-03-23T14:14:56Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Trump’s family will try to make a profit off of these. They’ve probably already taken steps to in **corpor** ate (SWIDT) their new full-service mortuary, funeral, [del]cemetery[/del] memorial park business. Good use for all those idle golf lawns. Golf club members get first choice at selecting their plots at reasonable six-figure prices. Hell, plant people there, put down new turf, and back in the golf business in no time! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622.md?page=3)