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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOnce again, Trump fucks himself trying to protect himself.
Trump de funded the W.H.O. so he can put the blame on them. All it did was make him look like the fool he is. The backlash from this decision is world wide.
With every attempt Trump tries to cover up his massive failures the more his presidency falls apart. Trump is like a kid with chocolate all over his face, who says, I didn't eat the chocolate cookies.
RockRaven
(14,784 posts)A self-aware asshole would try not to draw attention to the timeline of what the WHO did and said and when -- because it looks shitty for Trump.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)👍
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,790 posts)Stallion
(6,473 posts)I mean since when did the United States delegate its responsibility to protect its citizens to the United Nations
Has the United States Army delegated its responsibility to protect and defend the United States to UN Armed Forces
This should be a Red Flag to even right wing Trumpers that he has failed miserably
(btw I'm a big fan of international cooperation through the United Nations organizations)
Caliman73
(11,694 posts)I know you were likely using "logic" as a rhetorical device, but the reality is that the "logic" from Trump supporters is that anything Trump says is correct, even when he says things that are completely contradictory.
Trump is picking a fight with WHO and with China for two reasons. 1. To divert from his horribly incompetent response to the virus. 2. Because to him and his supporters, insulting people is seen as a valid and effective response, even when you are actually not doing anything to address a conflict. When Trump insults China, his supporters think he is "fighting for us" even as his whole family is completely in bed with China and is complicit in China's actual problems.
It is all about show and Trump supporters buy it every time.
generalbetrayus
(506 posts)even when it contradicts itself internally.
subana
(586 posts)I think part of the reason why he did so little to counter the virus is because he thought he could spin it like he always does! He thought he could lie about it & it would just go away or if that failed, he could blame it on the dems!
diverdownjt
(699 posts)Wash tour hands on Nov. 3rd!!!
forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)Kellyanne Conway is as useful as a broken doorknob...
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,790 posts)Phoenix61
(16,954 posts)I know what its covering up. The harder it tries to hide what it did the easier it is to see it.
Blue Owl
(49,937 posts)Unbelievable...
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Just watch.
Stallion
(6,473 posts)Blue Owl
(49,937 posts)Dammit...
patphil
(6,035 posts)The clown prince of dump fuckery.
IronLionZion
(45,269 posts)he accepts that dare every time.
Woodwizard
(834 posts)bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Tea-party republican base.
Blame everyone else especially if they darker skinned or not born and raised in murica....
gibraltar72
(7,486 posts)dlk
(11,438 posts)Whether its defunding critical programs or stiffing contractors, inflicting pain on others makes him feel powerful in a twisted, sadistic way, and is part of his pathology. He is a very sick man. Thank you, GOP!
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)I posted an article for anyone interested in what Bill Gates thinks on this topic.
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@BillGates
Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds. Their work is slowing the spread of COVID-19 and if that work is stopped no other organization can replace them. The world needs @WHO now more than ever.
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DallasNE
(7,392 posts)The link below form January 13th contains a hot link and that link has extensive links at the bottom so WHO was putting out a lot of information. With spotty data they did get a few things wrong but they warned that the data would be updated as new information became available. For instance, they were not yet recommending against travel restrictions because they thought is was isolated to Wuhan, China. But this data should have set off alarm bells and triggered immediate preparedness. Instead two months were wasted and Trump can't cover this failure to prepare up.
https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-01-2020-who-statement-on-novel-coronavirus-in-thailand
Lock him up.
(6,874 posts)The Wuhan "wet" market is located just a few blocks away from the Hankou train station:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/22/world/coronavirus-spread.html
MontanaMama
(23,242 posts)Simple and very good.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)Everything Trump Touches Dies..
MLAA
(17,165 posts)calimary
(80,700 posts)THAT'S your clue that whatever wrongdoing it is - HE'S THE ONE DOING IT!!!
Seems to be a rule that you can take to the bank, with this asshole. Whatever he's railing against and pointing the finger at, HE'S THE ONE DOING IT!!!
I usually think, when he's criticizing something, he's really talking about himself!!
calimary
(80,700 posts)he constantly repeats a couple of things over & over. 1, he constantly tells us how great he is & 2, criticizing someone else which is also intended to tell people how great he thinks he is by trying to tear someone else down!!!
subana
(586 posts)many times he has tried to make an explanation that he apparently thinks makes sense but in the end, he simply reveals he is even more stupid than we thought he was before! He would have had fewer troubles if he had simply shut his big mouth! But I don't think he can resist the temptation!
Takket
(21,425 posts)What % of their budget did we cover? Are they in danger of being unable to fund research on the virus?
pwb
(11,205 posts)Why would anyone help us the way trump treated them all.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)OneBlueSky
(18,536 posts)can't fuck himself . . . dick's too small . . .
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)I think so many folks in DU are missing the point. His base views covid related lockdowns and restrictions as liberal policies because anything science based is elitism to the .The fact that trump gave in to science is what base doesnt like, not his slow and inadequate response to pandemic. His base wants to keep businesses and schools open and let the weakest die. Cruelty is the point and it is a key to his reelection. His base is not interested in saving lives.