Ted Lieu's message to loyal Trump "coronavirus hoax" MAGAts is the best thing you'll read today.

[Miles Archer]

Ted Lieu
@tedlieu

If you think Democrats worked with the entire world on a “new hoax” to take down @realDonaldTrump, then yes I think you are stupid, disrespect you and believe you are part of a cult.

BECAUSE LIVES ARE AT STAKE. NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT TRUMP. TAKE YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE SAND.

Link to tweet

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. First time I ever saw "ass" referred to as "sand". Learn something every day.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Where do you think the term "sandbagging" came from...

[Harker]

5. And "go pound sand." n/t

[hvn_nbr_2]

13. I was thinking first time I heard "sand" as a synonym for Putin's butt" nt

[tulipsandroses]

2. I agree. I have stopped mincing words about these idiots. They are dangerous

If you are still a Trump believer you are a fucking idiot or racist. Period. And you deserve to be mocked and disrespected.

[Stuart G]

4. K and R..Thank You for posting this. !!!!, and I really like Ted Liu...says Stu.

[Brainfodder]

6. uh, Ted Lieu for President?

I prefer people who can think and don't require obviously dyed ego blankets on their skulls?

Almost anyone but blob!

These clowns floating more Trumps for future presidents makes me more than anything.

[avebury]

17. Unfortunately he was not born in the US

so he can’t run for President.

[Brainfodder]

18. Bummer, but a good fit where he is, silver lining!

[area51]

23. I need to learn more about this,

as Ted Cruz, John McCain and Mitt Romney have all run for president and weren't born in this country.

[Pacifist Patriot]

24. Parentage is a factor.

Someone born abroad during a military deployment to one or both parents who are US citizens would be considered native born despite birth on foreign soil for example.

My mom flew back to US in 7th month to avoid the bureaucracy for me and my twin sister. But if she had stayed in Germany and given birth to us there, we would still be eligible for presidency. (Just not qualified or interested.)

[NewJeffCT]

27. don't sell yourself short

you'd be 1000x better than Trump at presidenting

[Pacifist Patriot]

28. Ha ha! That is not saying much!

[hangaleft]

31. Yep. 1,000 x 0 equals 0

No disrespect to you intended.

[Pacifist Patriot]

38. None taken.

I was in a profession for over a decade that required intense self-reflection and brutal appraisal by others. I am extremely comfortable with my limitations and faults.

I believe I would make a competent legislator (nowhere near a Nancy Pelosi, but light years ahead of a Devin Nunes for example), have no qualifications whatsoever for the judiciary, and no interest in being a chief executive of any kind. And I know from experience I appear to be a fantastic political candidate on the exterior and a dismal one in practice.

Cheers!

[Karadeniz]

20. Unfortunately, he was born in Taiwan.

[orleans]

7. and by "sand" he meant to say ass n/t

[central scrutinizer]

8. Ironically

Burying your head in the sand would be a pretty effective way to avoid catching the virus

[eppur_se_muova]

30. I encourage all MAGAts to try it. Use fine, wet sand, so it's airtight. nt

[calimary]

9. Ted Lieu speaks for me!

I’m fed up with the deliberate, even prideful, stupidity of those who still worship trump.

Lost patience with ‘em.

Lost compassion for them.

Lost the inclination to try to understand them.

At this point all I’ve got is two words: fuck ‘em! THEY deserve him. I don’t. Neither does the majority of reality-based, truth-loving, fact-friendly, clear-eyed Americans.

[PatSeg]

10. Oh my god!

The Democrats have recruited governments from around the world, as well as The World Health Organization to participate in this massive hoax!!! I had no idea!!!

[the_sly_pig]

11. "Treasonous cult".

[Hekate]

22. LINK PLEASE, MakeAmericaLoveAgain

[Ferrets are Cool]

14. Love it, but he was too nice....should have been "out of your ass"

But, I do understand why he used "sand"

[Karadeniz]

21. That was exactly what I thought!!!❤

[czarjak]

15. Hoaxer says huh?

[keithbvadu2]

16. If it is such a hoax, why are you spending so much money on it, Donald?

If it is such a hoax, why are you spending so much money on it, Donald?

[Scarsdale]

19. Why not?

He is very experienced at spending money on "hoaxes". Look at his wall!!

[smirkymonkey]

25. Hah!

Good point!

[John Fante]

26. Trump's vocabulary is so limited, he has no choice but to use

the same 6-7 words that bounce around in his empty fucking head. That he often uses them incorrectly shouldn't come as a surprise.

Even if Democrats were politicizing this crisis (and they're not), that doesn't make it a "hoax". That's not what the word "hoax" means.

[hangaleft]

32. Trump doesn't know what the word "exploit" means

Sad!

[Beartracks]

29. Wasn't there a quote like, "To believe Trump you'd have to believe that...

... all scientists, all journalists, all teachers, all over the world, are lying to you." Or something like that.

It may have been about climate change specifically. And it may have been about Republicans in general, and not just Trump.

True, either way.

Anyone recall that? For all I know, it was just someone's post here at DU.

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[dustyscamp]

35. I don't know who said that quote, but there is a related story on that

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/trump-supporters-have-little-trust-in-societys-institutions-and-heres-why-thats-disturbing/?utm_source=push_notifications#comments_section_start

[scardycat]

33. Ted Lieu is the best!! n/t

[blakstoneranger]

34. HE ADMITS THERE ARE AT LEAST 15 CASES

Then in the same breath, he calls it a hoax! This man is truly full of s....t! People are getting sick and dying and he playing games. You see this is another example of how trump shows poor judgment in the commencement of his duties as president. TRUTH BE TOLD TRUMP IS TOO STUPID TO BE PRESIDENT LET ALONE AN AUTOCRAT! I WOULD THINK THAT IF WE WANTED AN AUTOCRAT, WE WOULD PICK SOMEONE WHO IS SMART AND SOMEONE WHO EXEMPLIFIES GOOD SOUND JUDGMENT IN HIS DECISION MAKING--NOT THIS IDIOT. HE'S TOO STUPID TO BE A DICK TATER.

[MissMillie]

36. The real irony is that Trumps actions on this

feed into the hysteria.

It is public knowledge that he has directed officials not to talk about this unless he OKs it. Which would make people think that they're hiding something.

He'd do a lot more in the way of calming people down if he'd quit this "nothing to see here, folks" stuff, and let the CDC do it's job.

[krakfiend]

37. awesome

Mr. Lieu always have a way with words. Funny and smart.

[marble falls]

39. He misspelled 'ass'.