July 18, 2020 - 05:30 PM EDT
Trump administration seeking to block funding for CDC, contact tracing and testing in new relief bill

https://thehill.com/homenews/administra ... ct-tracing

thephan wrote:July 18, 2020 - 05:30 PM EDT
Trump administration seeking to block funding for CDC, contact tracing and testing in new relief bill

Also trying to seek funding for coronavirus - like if the virus needs any money or anything to help itself spread, the Trump administration is here to help.

thephan wrote:July 18, 2020 - 05:30 PM EDT
Trump administration seeking to block funding for CDC, contact tracing and testing in new relief bill

https://thehill.com/homenews/administra ... ct-tracing

I know we discussed a page or two back but seriously how can this possibly align to any sort of reelection strategy

because they will be hardly any covid cases! see, it went away, just like said it would!

The strategy is to blame the states.

Bucky wrote:because they will be hardly any covid cases! see, it went away, just like said it would!

have to assume he's already pitched curing cancer by november via this method to his team.

Narrator: There was no strategy

The Savior wrote:The strategy is to blame the states.

But even at the state level, red states are getting hammered by covid right now.

I know he’s been all about blaming Dem-led cities, but I still don’t see how that’s even relevant if he’s clearly intentionally not providing resources.

The states need to be doing this. It’s never been the Fed!

PSUsarge wrote:

The Savior wrote:The strategy is to blame the states.

But even at the state level, red states are getting hammered by covid right now.

I know he’s been all about blaming Dem-led cities, but I still don’t see how that’s even relevant if he’s clearly intentionally not providing resources.

But the red states wouldn't be hammered bc there won't be testing

thephan wrote:July 18, 2020 - 05:30 PM EDT
Trump administration seeking to block funding for CDC, contact tracing and testing in new relief bill

https://thehill.com/homenews/administra ... ct-tracing

But I thought "Slow the testing down please" was a joke?

Denying reality is the new reality


Literal political correctness. The Leader is displeased so the virus is over. Poof. Gone.

PSUsarge wrote:

The Savior wrote:The strategy is to blame the states.

But even at the state level, red states are getting hammered by covid right now.

I know he’s been all about blaming Dem-led cities, but I still don’t see how that’s even relevant if he’s clearly intentionally not providing resources.

Well, it would still be a relief bill. i guess the argument would be that he wants to put all the money directly in the hands of American people and businesses. They can do whatever they want with it. Buy a lung, whatever.

New ABC poll is a disaster for trump.

Biden +15% overall and gaining
Trump +4% of white RV (-14% since March)(+16% in 2016)
Trump -20% on COVID response (+2% in March)

Trump played his Virginia course for the third weekend in a row, which prompted me to look at Trump golf count website. I was curious how many of the 263 visits to his properties were unconfirmed but he had golfed compared to the 126 times he was known to have golfed. Using the metric of spending more than 4 1/2 hours starting no later than noon I came up with a possible 95 more times. That said, there are confirmed times that he golfed that have total time on property less than that for an a half hour mark as well, for property visits that I did not count. The people maintaining that site to a good job of recognizing weather which would keep him off the course and if there were some other event going on. Knowing that he lacks discipline, but has no difficulty whatsoever applying force to get what he wants, it’s pretty easy to come up with the idea that he indeed has played golf at least 220 times during his presidency. That’s pretty crazy.

https://trumpgolfcount.com/displayoutings

The Savior wrote:New ABC poll is a disaster for trump.

Biden +15% overall and gaining
Trump +4% of white RV (-14% since March)(+16% in 2016)
Trump -20% on COVID response (+2% in March)

The 15 is RV but LV is still 10. Not good if you want to be reelected.

President Donald Trump reportedly isn’t interested in tackling the novel coronavirus in the U.S., even as the virus continues to surge in parts of the country. According to one White House adviser who spoke to The Washington Post, Trump is “not really working this anymore. He doesn’t want to be distracted by it. He’s not calling and asking about data. He’s not worried about cases.”

Meanwhile several senators who are at home working on their reelection bid or telling a different story. Which McConnell and Lindsey Graham have both made strong statements about the virus and its significance.

There are three installations of living statues in DC now. One is trump standing with the Bible while a police officer beats a protester in front of him, another is him curled up with a teddy bear watching Fox News in his “bunker”, and the third is of him berating a mask child that she is admonished to get back to school while he menacingly hold a golf club in the air.

I’m not sure anybody will get these messages, but it’s a neat approach. Strategically these things are in place is like in front of his hotel.

President Donald Trump reportedly isn’t interested in tackling the novel coronavirus in the U.S., even as the virus continues to surge in parts of the country. According to one White House adviser who spoke to The Washington Post, Trump is “not really working this anymore. He doesn’t want to be distracted by it. He’s not calling and asking about data. He’s not worried about cases.”

Lost him at "novel." He was never much of a reader.

thephan wrote:There are three installations of living statues in DC now. One is trump standing with the Bible while a police officer beats a protester in front of him, another is him curled up with a teddy bear watching Fox News in his “bunker”, and the third is of him berating a mask child that she is admonished to get back to school while he menacingly hold a golf club in the air.

I’m not sure anybody will get these messages, but it’s a neat approach. Strategically these things are in place is like in front of his hotel.

Eh, let's just move on from this guy.