The real reason for yesterday's press farce?

[kentuck]

"Only I can do it."

"I take no responsibility at all."

"I have total authority."

Those are defining quotes of the Trump presidency.

Yesterday was about who to blame? He wants to open the country up but the Governors are preventing him from doing it. He says he has total authority but he doesn't want to be responsible.

With Donald Trump, it is always about covering your ass. (CYA) Now, if the economy doesn't recover satisfactorily, it is not his fault. He had the greatest economy in the history of the world and he did it all by himself. The Governors are preventing him from bringing it back, by calling the simple "flu" a pandemic. He wants to get the people back to work. Many people agree with him. Many at FOX News agree with him.

Yesterday was about not taking responsibility. It was about shifting the blame. He did nothing wrong. He was not late in recognizing and addressing the scourge that attacked our nation. (He has a political ad to prove it.) It was the responsibility of the Governors to take care of their states. It wasn't the responsibility of the Federal government. They did not prepare properly.

So, the entire purpose of the press farce yesterday was to create a scapegoat for the pandemic, for the depressing loss of jobs, for the losses on Wall Street, for the general mess in which we find ourselves. It was about creating a political position for the next election.

[cyclonefence]

1. It was about Anthony Fauci

telling the world that Trump did nothing wrong.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. That's why his campaign

keeps filing suit to stop "that" ad - we've got the real proof, right there on film!

[jimfields33]

3. I wish they did a poll

Do you feel comfortable opening the country up May 1st?

Do you feel comfortable opening up the country June 1st?

Would be fascinating to see the results. They never ask questions like that. No. Can’t do straight up factual polls. Always have to write them agenda driven.

[jayschool2013]

26. Great idea

I like to think in terms of our obsession with entertainment.

Ask:
1. Would you attend a professional sporting event on X date?
2. Would you attend a sold-out concert/movie on X date?

[Grasswire2]

45. there is a poll out there w/ opinions about opening up.

I saw it reported today on MSNBC I think.

[duforsure]

4. He's trying to now turn states against each other

And now is claiming Governors, and the Republicans in our Congress ,and judges have to answer to him. He claims he has absolute power, lol. He'll soon find out he doesn't. Has he already corrupted and compromised some of the Supreme Court? Roberts?

[dchill]

10. NOBODY had to corrupt Roberts.

[Scarsdale]

14. Very true.

Roberts showed EXACTLY where his loyalties lie during that impeachment farce. I am no lawyer, but even I know there is no trial without questions being ASKED and ANSWERED from both sides. Everyone, including Roberts knew what the verdict would be, even before anyone showed up at the hearing. Moscow Mitch had everyone, including Roberts signed, sealed and delivered to tRump.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

28. 👆👆🏾👆🏻

[malaise]

35. THIS

Roberts is a tool - a disgrace to Supreme Courts everywhere

[mercuryblues]

27. He sure is

how many will recognize his hypocrisy?

1st he said the governors are on their own with getting supplies. When they do trump move in on them, like a * and seizes their orders. Then blames governors for doing a bad job, and they should praise him more to get the help they need.

2nd trump says the federal government is not there to help the states, buoyed by jared who claimed the National stockpile is not for the states to use in emergencies, but for their own use.

Again reaffirming that the federal government has any responsibility over the states. Now he claims responsibility over the states and can force them to open back up for financial reasons. If they don't agree with him, see point #1

[ashredux]

6. You nailed it.....

[Skidmore]

7. Yesterday was an attempt to reassert power

after he overplayed his his hand in trying to deflect responsibility to governors by using the state power gambit Republicans love so much. The governors called his bluff and refused to acquiesce. He hustled his ignorant butt out to do damage control because his crown was askew and he was caught out naked with nary a fig leaf in sight.

[underpants]

20. I agree. Clean the slate. From here on out I'M IN CHARGE

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I’m guessing they think they can take ownership of the flattening of the curve. Of course other curves are popping up in the states that blindly followed him.

I’d love to know if Stephen Miller thought that was a good performance and if he thinks they are still “owning the Libs”.

[Skidmore]

37. I don't think that the governors

will hand the issues around COVID back to Trump. Cuomo was on Morning Joe and said the states would not. He promised a huge constitutional fight if Trump tries.

[underpants]

38. I know they won't

Trumps staff knows they won’t.
Pence knows they won’t.

Trump probably really thinks he’s all powerful. It’s an instinct with him- always forwards always in some way (to him) positive.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. "Press Farce" is the term to use for them

The sooner the public realizes it the better

Reminds me of the Space Farce

[beachbumbob]

9. trump can say whatever, 55% of the country will NEVER believe him

so the deeper the hole he digs for himself and the gOP

[johnthewoodworker]

12. The cat grabber's people will never desert him. The rest of us will never support him.

[beachbumbob]

21. way more of "us" than "them"

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Total authority with zero responsibility is a deadly combination. . . . nt

[gab13by13]

13. I'm not so sure Kentuck,

Trump can't bully a virus, can't just Tweet it away. Red states listened to Trump and because of that they are going to get hit harder.
No way the numbers coming out of Texas are accurate, 1/4 of Texas doesn't have insurance and that not only contributed to their health problems but because those people didn't go to hospitals Texas hospitals will be less equipped to handle more people.
No way the numbers in Florida are accurate with its older population. DeSantis already has been caught hiding nursing home deaths.
Trump can't make the virus just go to blue states, it's going to hit Trump supporters who still believe the virus is no worse than the flu.
They are such a cult maybe even death won't change their minds?

[BigOleDummy]

15. Exactly

And the most depressing part of this travesty of an administration is the fact that 40% , give or take a few, of my fellow citizens support it. I will never look at people the same way again tbh. I find myself looking at people and thinking, now YOU are a trumpist. I know, I know its wrong but I can't help myself. Guess that's another way our chump in chief has soiled the country because I can't be the only one.

[Moostache]

29. You're not alone...

I find myself instantly disliking ANYONE who simply abides Trump...his supporters are scum of the Earth to me and his enablers are the scourge of history. We cannot afford to cater to their brand of insanity any longer.

To anyone who wants to coddle these people and say "we are going to need them to rebuild", I'm sorry, but you're wrong...we need to neuter them to get them out of the way or they will continue to fuck up things because that is their natural state of being...the equivalent of 'resting bitch face' - it's 'resting dictator fan'.

Fuck them all. Hard.

[mwb970]

16. This will only fool his existing cultists.

[gab13by13]

18. I'm not so sure about that,

Red states like South Dakota believed Trump that the virus was a hoax or that it is no worse than the flu, they were very slow in taking preventive measures and some red states took practically no measures.

Check out Sioux Falls South Dakota, it still doesn't have a stay at home order from the governor. The pork packing plant there employs a huge number of people, it has had to shut down. The people in that plant literally work shoulder to shoulder, when will that plant be able to open up again? Who will want to work there?

If death and job loss doesn't start to sway some of the cult's minds then they are just zombies.

I repeat, medical people have been urging the governor to call for a lock down and he still will not issue the stay at home order. Red states that believed Trump are going to get hit worse because they are not following advice from the experts.

I saw a headline but didn't click on it, did the governor of Florida deem pro wrestling an essential service?

[MyOwnPeace]

19. "did the governor of Florida deem pro wrestling an essential service?"

Yes.

Wouldn't you love to be living in a state with "leadership" like that?

[mwb970]

25. Yep.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241989596.html

[Sugarcoated]

17. Not gonna work

We all see he's not wearing pants...the cult is irrelevant

[spanone]

22. Defining quotes of a MadMan

[Blue Owl]

41. Bipolar von Bodybags

n/t

[spanone]

42. 👍🏼😎

[gordianot]

23. Oh for the good old days when scapegoats were so much easier to find.

Find a minority religious, racial, political and have at them. So many hate this vulgar orange POS it is really hard to find someone to scapegoat. He does it anyway to deepen the resolve of those wanting to be rid of him and his followers.

[grantcart]

24. Wisconsin. Taking out a conservative Supreme Court Judge

Have a judge in the family and once you get to advertise "Re elect Judge X", it's over. People just don't pay attention to races for Judge's seats. The only real exceptions to that is when local judges make a bad decision or somebody goes free on a tech or conservative launch a statewide campaign.

Winning that seat during a pandemic when only 5 polling locations in Madison open causing 5 hour waits was the equivalent of a gopher drawing to an inside straight in the morning poker game, hitting a hole in one on the first hole (with 35 MPH wins and then reaching in his pocket taking out an old Mega Millions ticket that hits a 9 figure grand prize.

They know that they have list MI. PA is gone. They now know WI is impossible for them. Oh by the way they are only 5 points ahead in Utah

AND THEY MAY HAVE SEEN THE AZ POLL THAT SHOWS THEM DOWN BY 8 IN AZ!!!!!!!

[Peacetrain]

30. Well said, well written Kentuck.. just like your book!!

You have the gift

[kentuck]

33. Thank you very much!

[Pepsidog]

31. Let's be honest, Trump is just a product of Fox. Without Fox support Trump is gone in two weeks. Fox

the greatest enabler of all time. Come on Bloomberg, buy up Fox stock and take control of the company. He could do more for America by correcting Fox than he ever could have as President.

[ooky]

32. Well, it certainly wasn't to address those massive food bank lines and how to

prevent hunger for people who have no money and no income.

[Paladin]

34. "A 3-year-old on a sugar high"

Thanks to Howell Raines on MSNBC yesterday evening, for that one. Perfect description of our lunatic "president."

[UCmeNdc]

36. excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses, that is what Trump is all about

Blame everything that goes wrong on someone else, Collect all the credit when things are going well.

[kentuck]

39. Like he says...

"I take no responsibility at all"...and "I have total authority".

The absolute worst person in the world to be President of the United States.

[Blue Owl]

40. K&R

[mia]

43. WHO is the scapegoat?

Or is it the United States governors?

[kentuck]

44. Yes, the Governors...

...and the WHO.

He has to blame someone.