Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Edge-]

The WH has more active cases of COVID than the countries of New Zealand, Vietnam, and Taiwan combined.

That was before the weekend hit IIRC, I think we may be able to add another small country or replace 1/2 of the smaller countries with a bigger country by now.

[kaelleria]

Fucking Rose Garden Massacre has legs to it. How many more positive tests are we going to see? How many will come from the Rose Garden vs. interactions after the Rose Garden Massacre with infected people?

Is the WH even contact tracing? Last I heard they were trying, but it was a shambles of a shitshow so ain't nobody knows who brought the damn virus and was the superspreader.

Kayleigh McEnemy decided not to quarantine after coming in contact with Hope Hicks

After Hope Hicks tested positive, Kayleigh McEnany was pulled off President Trump’s trip to New Jersey and later informed she’d had direct contact with Hicks. Yet McEnany did not quarantine and was at the White House Friday and yesterday, citing multiple negative tests.

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/s...404267524?s=19

My assumption is this attitude was the norm so we'll probably see like 50-60 people when all is said and done.

[PhaelixWW]

Will we reach 30?

We just did.

CNN: Two of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany's staffers test positive

Two of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany's deputies, Chad Gilmartin and Karoline Leavitt, have also tested positive for coronavirus, two sources tell CNN.

Earlier today, McEnany confirmed that she had tested positive for Covid-19.

She said she is experiencing no symptoms and had no knowledge of Hope Hicks' testing positive before her briefing last Thursday. Hicks is one of President Trump's top aides.

McEnany said she will begin to quarantine.

[Shadowferal]

Fucking Rose Garden Massacre has legs to it. How many more positive tests are we going to see? How many will come from the Rose Garden vs. interactions after the Rose Garden Massacre with infected people?

Is the WH even contact tracing? Last I heard they were trying, but it was a shambles of a shitshow so ain't nobody knows who brought the damn virus and was the superspreader.

"Massacre?" How many died as a result?
Think about the optics.

[Edge-]

Kayleigh McEnemy decided not to quarantine after coming in contact with Hope Hicks

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/s...404267524?s=19

My assumption is this attitude was the norm so we'll probably see like 50-60 people when all is said and done.

So...willful endangerment lawsuits?

Also, in case we forgot things outside of covid exist...Eric Trump is sitting down for his deposition about the Trump family finances today in NY - https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/polit...yag/index.html

[kaelleria]

We just did.

CNN: Two of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany's staffers test positive

We're at 29 unless I missed someone.

[Edge-]

"Massacre?" How many died as a result?
Think about the optics.

It's a play on words. Nobody has died, but we're now up to 29/30 confirmed infections stemming from the largely maskless and distance-less Rose Garden event.

[kaelleria]

Just a reminder... this was a thing
https://twitter.com/mattwilstein/sta...47374156410884

”We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here… isn’t that refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of President Obama?” — Kayleigh McEnany, 2/25/20

[Elegiac]

We're at 29 unless I missed someone.

We have no news on how many housekeeping or other support staff may have caught COVID as a result of this, so the number may actually be higher.

[Edge-]

Just a reminder... this was a thing
https://twitter.com/mattwilstein/sta...47374156410884

This administration is serious about their speedrunning. I just wish they'd pick some different fucking categories like, "Improving health care." or "Balancing the budget".

[kaelleria]

We have no news on how many housekeeping or other support staff may have caught COVID as a result of this, so the number may actually be higher.

Oh definitely... My bet is most of the guests at the Rose Garden Massacre aren't bothering to get tested every day because they're asymptomatic and the WH has basically done 0 contact tracing so...

[Edge-]

We have no news on how many housekeeping or other support staff may have caught COVID as a result of this, so the number may actually be higher.

I'm hoping none, because I imagine they're all wearing masks and staying the fuck away from the crazies that walk around maskless screaming in the halls.

[Elegiac]

I'm hoping none, because I imagine they're all wearing masks and staying the fuck away from the crazies that walk around maskless screaming in the halls.

Sadly I don't think that the people in this regime have a problem abusing service staff for wearing masks in their presence.

[Edge-]

Sadly I don't think that the people in this regime have a problem abusing service staff for wearing masks in their presence.

Wouldn't be surprised, most of them are the kind of silver spooned fuckbois that look down upon "the help."

But I hope they're used to ignoring the abuse by now and care more about not infecting their families around these unhinged lunatics.

[Adam Jensen]

"Massacre?" How many died as a result?
Think about the optics.

No one died in the Saturday Night Massacre.

Sometimes it's just a figure of speech.

Besides, COVID typically takes its time with its victims so it's still very possible that someone among those 30+ will die. And possible that none will.

[Elegiac]

No one died in the Saturday Night Massacre.

Sometimes it's just a figure of speech.

Besides, COVID typically takes its time with its victims so it's still very possible that someone among those 30+ will die. And possible that none will.

I don't think I'll ever quite forgive Richard Dawkins for helping to push the narrative that being a pedant makes one intelligent, honestly.

You can really tell which people never quite grew out of the edgy internet atheist phase.

[melodramocracy]

The compressed timing of all these supposedly confirmed cases is a bit too convenient to take seriously.

[draynay]

"Massacre?" How many died as a result?
Think about the optics.

LoL, OK, lets not be too hasty to condemn the White House sponsored super-spreader event until the bodies start piling up.

[Edge-]

The compressed timing of all these supposedly confirmed cases is a bit too convenient to take seriously.

How? They threw a big party in the Rose Garden, largely unmasked, with portions of the event happening unmasked and indoors. You had people shaking hands left and right, hugging and kissing, talking closely to each other without masks.

We have thousands of pictures and hours worth of footage showing these people behaving dangerously and carelessly. We have additional video and pictures showing the Trump campaign continued this behavior in the leadup to the debate, and during the debate.

This is the natural consequence of their irresponsible behaviors and rejection of advice and guidance from medical professionals. Plain and simple.

[Elegiac]

The compressed timing of all these supposedly confirmed cases is a bit too convenient to take seriously.

Yeah it is kinda surprising how quickly a contagious respiratory infection can spread when you do absolutely fuck all to protect yourself and others against it.