How is 55% of the country in approval of Trumps response to the virus?

Piff Perkins

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Do you think Birx doesnt know or she just dont give a fukk?

Ie maybe Faucis wrong and shes right?

What's she right or wrong about? She barely says anything. From what I understand (I didn't see the presser) today she admitted the social distancing thing hurt the economy. I haven't seen any reports saying she said that everyone can go back to work "soon." Maybe I'm wrong, correct me if I am.

End of the day, Trump doesn't determine when people go back to work. Governors do. CA's schools will be closed until May, and will likely be closed even further than that. NY isn't opening up anytime soon. Those two states alone kill any chance of us returning to normal and "saving" the economy from ruin.

Now what Trump could do is restrict access to tests and cut off federal aide to states that don't get back to work. That would be a disaster and backfire on him. He owns this. There is no quick fix. He's constantly looking for one, which is why he kept peddling the medication bullshyt even after Fauci shat on it. He wants a miracle. There won't be one. The Surgeon General today said that this upcoming week will be bad. The week after will be bad too, guys. This isn't stopping simply because the WH set up an arbitrary date to re-access progress.
 

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What's she right or wrong about? She barely says anything. From what I understand (I didn't see the presser) today she admitted the social distancing thing hurt the economy. I haven't seen any reports saying she said that everyone can go back to work "soon." Maybe I'm wrong, correct me if I am.

End of the day, Trump doesn't determine when people go back to work. Governors do. CA's schools will be closed until May, and will likely be closed even further than that. NY isn't opening up anytime soon. Those two states alone kill any chance of us returning to normal and "saving" the economy from ruin.

Now what Trump could do is restrict access to tests and cut off federal aide to states that don't get back to work. That would be a disaster and backfire on him. He owns this. There is no quick fix. He's constantly looking for one, which is why he kept peddling the medication bullshyt even after Fauci shat on it. He wants a miracle. There won't be one. The Surgeon General today said that this upcoming week will be bad. The week after will be bad too, guys. This isn't stopping simply because the WH set up an arbitrary date to re-access progress.
She pretty much said it will be concentrated in a few states

The way I understood it
 

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I'm just basing it on history. The US' current trajectory for this virus is worse than China and Italy. Things are going to continue getting bad. Trump wants to reopen things, and if republican governors go through with it the numbers are going to be even worse. Given that democrats control CA and NY, and both states are probably doing the best right now in terms of response...and both states run the US economy...it's safe to say the economy is going to be fukked for awhile. Bad economy, recession, people dying, hospitals overrun, and a president who is incapable of addressing any of it...he's fukked. We're just at the tip of the iceberg man.
He's screwed either way but he could chose the way that saves lives. It's quite clear that orders from the top are never going to come down to shutter the country for the two weeks. He's going to continue letting governors do as they please where the blue state ones shut down and the red state ones mostly are business as usual.

Again this is the price this country pays for electing Trump as president. It's unfortunate people have to die because of it.
 

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Given the rest of the world a warning and sporting chance at slowing the spread :what:
Turn the trump hate down for a second and look at the bigger picture. Had China sounded the alarm earlier many people around the world may still be alive.

I agree that China is the main culprit and needs to be held accountable for not doing enough to contain the virus and warn others.

but the question is based on grading Trumps *response* to the crisis which given his initial response downplaying the crisis, the outburst and blaming the reporters and news outlets, calling the Coronavirus the *Chinese* virus, giving false and misleading info regarding vaccines to help treat those effected, his obsession with the stock market when ppl are dying, and now him telling ppl he wants them to ignore the precautions in the next couple of days especially when this doesn’t seem to be close to over baffles any rationale human why any ppl *approve* of how he’s handled this.
 

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He has lied every day and has had multiple blowups. I guarantee you the polls will look worse going forward. As I said, the initial response to a disaster is to rally around the president. 911, Katrina, etc. Then people start judging the response. As with Katrina, people are gonna look at this and be disgusted.

When has lying ever actually hurt Trump? :francis:

He's been lying nonstop since before he even ran for office and America has usually rewarded him for it. Unfortunately I don't see any reason to think that will change.
 

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Because nobody is holding his feet to the fire for his terrible response to the virus.

Because nobody is reporting that he was fukking around for at least a month and even after he started taking the virus seriously he didn't take correct steps to address it.

Because MSNBC is interviewing George Takei about how insensitive calling it China Flu is instead of sending reporters to NY hospitals and getting first hand reports/interviews about shortages.

Because Pelosi and Schumer don't have a plan, charisma or willingness to get in front of this and take control of the situation.

Because unless you post on The Coli or personally follow AOC or Rashida you wouldn't even know that Democrats even care if people get any kind of support. All you see in the media is Trump's plan or McConnell's plan.

Because Joe Biden is the laziest Presidential candidate in history of Western Civilization.

Because The Coli 'progressive' posters cheer and gloat when actual progressive candidates lose to neo-liberal shill incumbents who have no agenda or ideas besides status quo and being moderate.


This post saddens me because how much of it is true
 

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Because nobody is holding his feet to the fire for his terrible response to the virus.

Because nobody is reporting that he was fukking around for at least a month and even after he started taking the virus seriously he didn't take correct steps to address it.

Because MSNBC is interviewing George Takei about how insensitive calling it China Flu is instead of sending reporters to NY hospitals and getting first hand reports/interviews about shortages.

Because Pelosi and Schumer don't have a plan, charisma or willingness to get in front of this and take control of the situation.

Because unless you post on The Coli or personally follow AOC or Rashida you wouldn't even know that Democrats even care if people get any kind of support. All you see in the media is Trump's plan or McConnell's plan.

Because Joe Biden is the laziest Presidential candidate in history of Western Civilization.

Because The Coli 'progressive' posters cheer and gloat when actual progressive candidates lose to neo-liberal shill incumbents who have no agenda or ideas besides status quo and being moderate.

:wow:
 

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When has lying ever actually hurt Trump? :francis:

He's been lying nonstop since before he even ran for office and America has usually rewarded him for it. Unfortunately I don't see any reason to think that will change.
I'd argue this is difference since lives and money are at stake. People are scared, getting sick, dying, losing money. It's not stopping in 15 days as he claims.
 

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Because nobody is holding his feet to the fire for his terrible response to the virus.

Because nobody is reporting that he was fukking around for at least a month and even after he started taking the virus seriously he didn't take correct steps to address it.

Because MSNBC is interviewing George Takei about how insensitive calling it China Flu is instead of sending reporters to NY hospitals and getting first hand reports/interviews about shortages.

Because Pelosi and Schumer don't have a plan, charisma or willingness to get in front of this and take control of the situation.

Because unless you post on The Coli or personally follow AOC or Rashida you wouldn't even know that Democrats even care if people get any kind of support. All you see in the media is Trump's plan or McConnell's plan.

Because Joe Biden is the laziest Presidential candidate in history of Western Civilization.

Because The Coli 'progressive' posters cheer and gloat when actual progressive candidates lose to neo-liberal shill incumbents who have no agenda or ideas besides status quo and being moderate.


This is hilarious because it's fukking accurate as hell.

Everybody's got their own agenda :snoop:
 
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:wow:

ehhh not so sure about that.

Before this flubbed coronoavirus response and oil war, I woulda said Trump was going to be hard to beat...so all hands on deck.


now... I don't think Biden actually needs to reachout to the progressive wing anymore. Think Biden sweeps in Nov barring anything major happening to boost Trump back up.

Posted that on the 11th... and although I still think Biden will sweep... I am not as confident about that as I was two weeks ago. This dude is proving himself to be completely teflon
 
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