Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings

[babylonsister]

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9 mins ago - Politics & Policy
Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings
Jonathan Swan


President Trump plans to pare back his coronavirus press conferences, according to four sources familiar with the internal deliberations. As soon as next week, he may stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances when he does, the sources said.

Why this matters: Trump's daily press conferences — televised to a largely homebound population — have dominated the public discourse about the coronavirus.

Behind the scenes: A number of Trump's most trusted advisers — both inside and outside the White House — have urged him to stop doing marathon televised briefings.

They've told him he's overexposed and these appearances are part of the reason polls aren't looking good for him right now against Joe Biden.
"I told him it's not helping him," said one adviser to the president. "Seniors are scared. And the spectacle of him fighting with the press isn't what people want to see."

But Trump has defended the practice, telling critics that the briefings get good ratings.

One source cautioned that decisions like this one are never final until they're final.
A senior administration official involved in the discussions said: "He should keep everyone guessing as to whether he appears day by day. And leave the technical briefings to others. Be there to announce victories."

Another source close to the deliberations said there simply isn't enough new material to justify Trump appearing before the press every day. "I mean, you wonder how we got to the point where you're talking about injecting disinfectant?" the source wondered aloud.

These conversations were underway before Trump suggested that researchers investigate whether doctors could cure coronavirus by injecting people with disinfectant. But a source said it finally seems to have dawned on Trump, after this incident, that these briefings aren't helping him. The CDC and other public health officials responded obliquely to the comment by telling people not to drink bleach.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That's going to suck for him. His sad, needy little ego *demands*

that he be on TV as much as possible since he hasn't been able to do rallies. Maybe he'll start holding rallies even sooner than planned so that he doesn't completely decompensate.

[malaise]

2. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!

The sad truth is that even his fucking base knows that you can't either drink or inject disinfectant.
Media is calling him a brazen liar for trying to walk back that suggestion. It is all downhill from here. He will never recover from this one. He finally 'outconned' himself with stupidity.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Wish that was true,

have heard from the Trumpetts in the Family,they believe there are benefits. Waiting for the phone call saying your Brother in the ER as well as his Spouse.

[kentuck]

3. He's getting ready to start up his "rallies" again.

Would be my guess?

[coti]

4. When you're convincing the few people who still trust you to inject a hardcore disinfectant into

their body, maybe it's time to cut down on public exposure. And the meds, too.

[3_Limes]

5. I don't believe this.

I don't think he can do it. His need for camera time is way too strong.

[BigmanPigman]

8. Agree.

He is always ready for "his close up, Mr DeMille". He reminds me of Sunset Blvd and Gloria Swanson. He gravitates towards cameras like moths to a flame.

[bullwinkle428]

16. I'm thinking by next Monday, he'll practically be jumping out of his skin.

[tanyev]

6. "The thing is, sir, when you talk on and on like that, it removes all doubt that you're an idiot."

[Wounded Bear]

9. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt...

Often attributed to Lincoln or Twain, but maybe not.

quoteinvestigator.com

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/17/remain-silent/

[Caliman73]

10. If it does happen, it won't last long.

Trump won't be able to stand being out of the spotlight that long. He will either do something stupid like try to have a rally in one of the states relaxing social distancing, which will end disastrously, or he will try to sneak back into the briefings if they are still happening.


He cannot NOT be the center of attention for long. Count on it.

[dixiechiken1]

12. This. Exactly this. n/t

[crickets]

13. +1

[tblue37]

11. As soon as he feels the news cycle has buried yesterday's embarrassment, he'll be back,

because the spotlight is to him what the flame is to the moth. He can't help being drawn to it, even if it could destroy him.

[eleny]

14. He opens the fridge for a midnight snack and talks for 10 minutes when the light goes on

He won't curtail a thing.

[SoonerPride]

15. He's going back to the rallies

Georgia on his mind

[Raven]

17. I have an employee who is a mini-Trump. He is a drama junkie. If he's not feeling that he's

getting enough attention, he creates a crisis. He is totally predictable in this. So is Trump.

[misanthrope]

18. I hate to hear that

His unhinged daily pressers are the best campaign material the Biden campaign could hope for. Polls show the damage is already happening, which is why they want to change it.

I have a feeling Trump won't be able stand adhering to this for long.