President and FLOTUS Test Positive for Covid-19

[_Gunnar]

What do you think the odds are that Trump actually does have the Virus? I wouldn't put it past him to be pretending he has the virus, so he can walk out of the hospital after a few days, claiming he has beaten it after having had only minor symptoms, or having been cured by one of the medicines he has been trying to promote, and then trying to assure everyone, "see, covid-19 is no big deal after all, so stop worrying about and go ahead and open up the economy!"

Glenn Kirschner may be on to something!

Ignoring all advice from the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Trump gathers the rich, the powerful, the influential and the connected together at the White House for a special super-spreader event. The "masters-of-the-universe" crowd (h/t to Thomas Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities), decides to ignore all CDC guidance: no masks, packed shoulder-to-shoulder, lots of hugs and kisses. The political titans apparently believe that their wealth, status and influence serve as a magical shield, protecting them from the coronavirus. Now, one after another, they are testing positive.

On another front, Trump has no less than 10 doctors in crisp, white lab coats closely and carefully monitoring his every vital sign as he sends DOJ attorneys into court to fight like hell to take health care away from tens of millions of America.

Donald Trump's deadly hypocrisy is the height of callousness.

[_ajax18]

"see, covid-19 is no big deal after all, so stop worrying about and go ahead and open up the economy!"

The economy needs to open up regardless of what the this anecdotal evidence of whether Trump lives or dies from Covid shows us.

Would you rather a depression worse than what we experienced in the 1930s or not quite as a long a delay in the deaths of 2 million older and vulnerable people?

[_Themis]

The economy needs to open up regardless of what the this anecdotal evidence of whether Trump lives or dies from Covid shows us.

Would you rather a depression worse than what we experienced in the 1930s or not quite as a long a delay in the deaths of 2 million older and vulnerable people?

The economy has been mostly open for a while now. The problem is not as much government restrictions as change in human behavior that is causing a disruption in how we do business. People are spending more money on certain things and less on others. Don't expect Restaurants or movie theaters to return to normal levels of business anytime soon. I suspect they will never return to the same numbers as this pandemic could permanently change some behaviors and accelerate ones that were already changing.

[_Jersey Girl]

Kayleigh McEnany and two of her staff have tested positive. Wonder is she thinks all that time spinning at the podium was worth it as she's now got the virus and has a young child at home.

Maybe that's what this administration needed in order for this to suddenly become real to them. A large part of me doubts they'll stop spinning over this and deal honestly with the pandemic and it's victims.

[_Some Schmo]

The economy has been mostly open for a while now. The problem is not as much government restrictions as change in human behavior that is causing a disruption in how we do business. People are spending more money on certain things and less on others. Don't expect Restaurants or movie theaters to return to normal levels of business anytime soon. I suspect they will never return to the same numbers as this pandemic could permanently change some behaviors and accelerate ones that were already changing.

This is what the idiots don't understand. Trump fu-cked up the economy by not dealing with the pandemic properly, which would have meant not politicizing the remedy, among other things. Now, you've got a third of the country acting like morons refusing to wear masks and everything else it takes to stop this, prolonging the pain. Many of us are saying, "Well fu-ck business. I'll go get only what I absolutely need and forego the rest. I can cook meals, eat, drink and watch movies at home." I do feel sorry for the all the small businesses the GOP has now fu-cked with their incompetence, unless they're owned by Trump supporters. I laugh at those people, and am more than happy for them to go bankrupt. Elections have consequences.

Seeing people these days talking to each other without masks in close quarters reminds me of people getting naked and jumping into a hot tub together for an orgy. It gives me the fu-cking willies. You people are disgusting.

I know I'm not the only one who's not going back to normal any time soon. This is what people mean when they say you can't fix the economy without fixing the pandemic. The economy is predicated on consumer confidence.

On the bright side... I'm saving a sh-itload of money these days.

[_Some Schmo]

Maybe that's what this administration needed in order for this to suddenly become real to them. A large part of me doubts they'll stop spinning over this and deal honestly with the pandemic and it's victims.

Usually, the only way a Republican feels empathy for an issue is if the issue affects them first. Otherwise, their default position is "selfish prick."

However, Trump has no empathy. He's permanently broken. He's already an example of every criticism he's ever launched. That's why the virus might as well kill him and put everyone out of his misery.

[_MeDotOrg]

The President says he is leaving Walter Reed at 6:30pm. Here's Trump's takeaway from the experience:

Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!”

I think my own fear of Covid-19 would be lessened if I knew there was an entire wing at Walter Reed to take care of me. When he says feels better than he felt 20 years ago, that sounds a little desperate.

[_Jersey Girl]

He's out of his freaking mind with that statement. Don't be afraid of Covid? Don't let it dominate your life? How about those who are grieving the LIVES of those 214+K persons who died of Covid? How about the over 700 million who have contracted it and don't get the immediate top notch medical attention that he did? How about those who went without Remdesivir because it's in short supply? How about those who can never get Regeneron because it's under study? How about those who are worried that their health care is going completely disappear because he's trying to cancel ACA with no apparent plan of his own in place?

What an tone deaf irresponsible elitist insane bastard!

He says he "gets it" now? After what, 7 months of knowing how deadly it is and neglecting his official duties in service to the American people? You have to be utterly out of your mind to vote to re-elect this guy!

[_Jersey Girl]

What do you think the odds are that Trump actually does have the Virus? I wouldn't put it past him to be pretending he has the virus, so he can walk out of the hospital after a few days, claiming he has beaten it after having had only minor symptoms, or having been cured by one of the medicines he has been trying to promote, and then trying to assure everyone, "see, covid-19 is no big deal after all, so stop worrying about and go ahead and open up the economy!"

I do think he's got the virus because we have evidence that others who were in contact with him also tested positive.

Otherwise, given his recent statement, you called it exactly right, Gunnar.

[_Some Schmo]

I really hope he's following the same pattern as others and is currently feeling better before the crash. He needs to feel the full impact of COVID.

Come on, you stupid virus. Do your thing. Teach that fat fu-ck a lesson.