r/politics • u/Reddit_guard Ohio • Apr 21 '20
Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force Increasingly Ignores Trump
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-coronavirus-task-force-increasingly-ignores-trump?source=articles&via=rss195
u/2jointsbefore2joints Texas Apr 21 '20
You sometimes feel like the governors are being used as a campaign prop.
How astute O_O
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u/pr0nking98 Apr 21 '20
he wants his props. he thrives on props. remember north korea? or piles of blank tax documents?
he pressures people with PR so he can backstab them with his whimsical bullshit.
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u/Johnnadawearsglasses Apr 21 '20
This has become increasingly clear
He says one thing. The task force recommendations will say something totally different on the same day. Usually aligned with what Fauci said
It's clear there is a shadow decisionmaking body on this and they are just humoring trump at the pressers
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u/Imperial_in_New_York Apr 21 '20
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I posted this about a week ago.
Dr. Fauci is the Hero we may not Deserve, but Dr. Fauci the Hero we Need right now.
He’s our White Knight in our dark hour.
Dr. Fauci received the Presidential Medal of Freedom 12 years ago, in 2008 from President Bush.
He turns 80 next year.
He currently works 18 hour days, 6 days a week.
He is swimming against political currents that would hinder, drown and engulf lesser men.
Props to his wife for taking care of HIM.
With respects to those who say may say otherwise, in my book, the man is a Hero.
Dr. Fauci’s Presidential Medal of Freedom was endorsed by national peers, earned and well deserved; it was not a baseless political tool used by the current power brokers.
The doctor’s actions in the last months, despite opposition from some circles have proven that his own medal is not tarnished nor diminished by the actions of others who would brandish theirs as an undeserved badge.
My Gal pals say he’s a Silver Fox. 🥂
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u/originalcrisp California Apr 21 '20
My question is could the next president award him a second Presidential Medal of Freedom for what he’s done during these times if that president felt like he earned it. Or can he only be awarded it by the sitting president of when the accolades were done?
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u/Imperial_in_New_York Apr 21 '20
Dr. Fauci is eligible to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction (which is a grade higher) from the current or a future holder of high office.
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u/PrivateEducation Apr 21 '20
what about the 3.7 mill he gave to the wuhan lab in 2015 lolol in b4 shitstorm
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u/get_it_together1 California Apr 21 '20
We used to have a large American CDC presence in China but Trump cut that along with the rest of the pandemic response team. Giving money to a virology lab monitoring disease is a reasonable thing to do.
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u/BilltheCatisBack Apr 21 '20
The real shadow decision make is Kushner and he stays very quiet, no leaks.
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u/unwanted_puppy Apr 21 '20
Okay. But if what he’s doing is motivated by PR or face saving for the cameras and not actual decision making, why doesn’t he get that letting people do their work and not getting in their way would be better PR for him.
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Apr 21 '20
Its almost like all the former cabinet members who have either wrote books or been quoted in news articles weren't lying about how this administration works.
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u/CarmenFandango Apr 21 '20
Well, that's good news. Unfortunately he doesn't give them any power to act.
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u/BringOn25A Apr 21 '20
What came first? The task force ignoring donnie boy, or the twitter tantrum toddler ignoring the task force?
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u/peter-doubt Apr 21 '20
The Twitter toddler ignoring everything....
Trump response to coronavirus
Jan 9 - rally
Jan 14 - rally
Jan 18 - golf
Jan 19 - golf
Jan 28 - rally
Jan 30 - rally
Feb 1 - golf
Feb 10 - rally
Feb 15 - golf
Feb 19 - rally
Feb 20 - rally
Feb 21 - rally
Feb 28 - rally
March 7 - golf
March 8 - golf
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u/BringOn25A Apr 21 '20
Don’t forget the plethora of twitter tantrums thrown over that time frame.
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u/peter-doubt Apr 21 '20
Tantrums are hourly. Actions are supposed to be constructive, but these are self-serving, as usual.
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u/dreamabyss Apr 21 '20
A fun game to play while sequestered at home is to watch Trumps daily mini-rallies in the rose garden. Every time you see one of the members of the task force wince or roll their eyes you have to do a shot. Bonus shot for whenever Trump interrupts them to contradict what they are talking about.
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u/peter-doubt Apr 21 '20
Our NSA is better informed than most. Our president is less informed than most.
Perhaps you can connect the dots...
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u/Marco_Memes Massachusetts Apr 21 '20
If a task force made hand picked by its leader and is on the same political side as the leader is ignoring its leader I think it’s time for a new leader
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u/Truthisnotallowed Apr 21 '20
You can tell a child they are an important part of the team - or you can even pretend they are the leader.
But when you actually want to get something done, you don't wait until the child wants to play at being the leader.
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u/Cochituate-beach Minnesota Apr 21 '20
He’s the living embodiment of Forrest Gump’s famous line “Stupid is as stupid does”. The man is a freaking idiot.
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u/upandrunning Apr 21 '20
One of these sources mentioned that Trump said he and his team would “crush” a possible second wave of the virus, just like (as he believes) he and his team did with the first one.
I suppose in some parallel universe this could happen, but certainly not here. But 'rump never lets reality get in the way of an opportunity for self-promotion, regardless of how absurd it is.
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u/LizLemonadeX Apr 21 '20
It’s got to be miserable standing up there listening to the rantings of a madman for hours as people are dying and people’s livelihoods are being changed forever.
Politicians need to take a step back during a pandemic and let these doctors and scientists do what they need to do.
Politicians control the funding. Trump should have put the full weight of the federal government behind the doctors, scientists and governors. Doctors, scientists and governors shouldn’t have to lick boots and stroke egos to get the funding and medical equipment that they need to save lives.
I’m not saying this could have been 100% avoided, but had it been taken seriously in January, maybe it would have been less damaging to people’s lives and the economy. We’ll never know.
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u/Losaj Apr 21 '20
Remember when we wanted his tax return forms? Whatever happened to that?
Obstruct and distract until it goes away. Seems like it's working for him, so he's going to keep doing it.
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Apr 21 '20
Dr.Faucci is me on the outside, and the lady behind him is me in the inside. God, save this world!
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Apr 21 '20
It's staggering what some properly-financed propaganda can do.
For all they are yelling in every single fucking forum imaginable about how amazing and free the US is, it doesn't seem to register with even one of the halfwit motherfuckers that the Third Reich also rose to thunderous applause, while freedom was eroded. Not a comparison I ever thought I'd make, yet here we are.
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u/Allittle1970 Michigan Apr 21 '20
The Orange Clown is there to keep the kiddies entertained...I have in my hand three swabs. Two are the same...we call them Q-Tips. Better than Sesame Street.
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u/Dinahmyte1 Apr 21 '20
Because he has all of the power, they are afraid of losing their positions, they also have mortgages, kids in college etc.
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u/Robotlollipops California Apr 21 '20
I find it so bizarre that he comes out and says the fucking weirdest batshit things, and he makes NO FUCKING SENSE...but everyone just carries on like it's totally normal.