Some republicans want Trump to ask Obama to help with coronavirus

[KayF]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-press-briefing.html

In interviews, Republican lawmakers, administration officials and members of his re-election campaign said they wanted Mr. Trump to limit his error-filled appearances at the West Wing briefings and move more aggressively to prepare for the looming recession. Some even suggested he summon a broader range of the country’s leaders, including former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, in an all-hands-on-deck moment to respond to the national emergency.

[applegrove]

1. So he can share the blame? Not working to blame the states cause that is

just running into a wall called Andrew Cuomo and all republicans have done is make him a star.

[uponit7771]

8. +1

[ProfessorGAC]

26. Pritzker, Too

He, even in most vague ways, references federal failures in nearly every daily briefing.
His recommendation to not ingest cleaning products was said with a very dismissive, "head shaking" fashion.
JB is a real billionaire too, so he isn't taking any guff from a fraud.

[BComplex]

2. Hahahahahahaha!!!!

When hell freezes over will trump ever be man enough to ask Obama for help.

[napi21]

3. Did they REALLY ask him that? Are they still alive? For someone to ask DT to look for help from a

former Prez is bad, but ASKING OBAMA? that GETS YOU DEATH!!!!!

[KayF]

5. only anonymously to a NYT reporter

I agree, to say this publicly or to Trump, we would just never see them again. No one would no what happened to them.

[Jamastiene]

4. It would be better if he did.

We need some intelligent thought in the leadership of this country. Right now, that is lacking hard.

[Jake Stern]

6. Torn on this

Barack Obama and Dubya can lend some steady hands and valuable experience during this BUT I fear they're setting a trap where Trump can "pass the buck".

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. No worries. tRump will never ever agree to work with Obama. . . . nt

[canetoad]

25. I agree

He'd sooner turn over all his tax and financial records than ask Obama for assistance. And that ain't gonna happen.

[Iliyah]

7. President Obama would do it because he cares for the USA . . .

but, I could see the WH taping the meeting and they are so mean spirited cutting and pasting it and using it to try and destroy BHO.

[Cha]

9. That would be a cold day in trump's personal hell..

when he asked President Obama to help him out of the "tremendous" Lethal Crisis he created by Firing Obama's pandemic Team in 2018.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

10. George W. Bush? Aren't things bad enough?

[jimlup]

11. Trump is quite incapable of this ....

it is far beyond his conception - it will never happen Trump is a narcissist to the core.

[FuzzyRabbit]

12. They want someone to blame for Trump's incompetence.

Republican lawmakers, administration officials and members of his re-election campaign

are the ones suggesting Trump get Obama and Bush to help them. This is so that Trump can blame them for the disaster he made.

[Dem2]

13. Sounds crazy

It's obviously a good, common sense idea if Rump wasn't such an insecure juvenile.

[Mr. Ected]

14. I'm hoping and I'm praying

That these cowardly enablers of Trump would grow a set and speak their mind directly to the camera for once.

Until then, they can wish and dream all they want privately with a reporter; it's a fantasy position that does not indicate their true intentions.

[Caliman73]

15. Oh yeah, that is going to happen ... real soon.

See Trump. That is


There is NO WAY IN HELL that Trump would EVER reach out especially to President Obama. It is silly of people even to think about this as a strategy. To be sure, President Obama would graciously accept and do everything in his power to help.

To Trump however, asking for help in general is simply weakness...Period. Asking him to ask President OBAMA for help is like asking him to shove a pineapple up his ass, leaf side forward.

[stillcool]

16. not Borowitz?

written by Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman? This is out there, even for her.

[lindysalsagal]

17. Gee: almost sounds like they give a damn

I'm not fooled.

[Blue_true]

18. If that is true, it shows that republicans are really, really scared about what comes next.

Trump is in way, infinitely over his head, but his fragile ego would never allow him to ask Bush and particularly President Obama for guidance. Unless those former Presidents are given free hand to right the ship, they shouldn't accept without conditions that their studied decisions are final, not to be overruled by Trump.

[JI7]

19. Why do they continue to support him for President ?

FUck them

[A Brand New World]

21. No doubt that President Obama would add needed intelligence

And expertise. But like others have stated, I see it as a strategy to shift blame. I also see the Republicans using it to pull Obama from the campaign trail for Biden, if and when that is able to commence.

[Hekate]

22. Why? So Trump can spread the blame around? Everything Trump Touches Dies...

Every good reputation is soiled past redemption.

[TeamPooka]

23. Nope. Too late. trump owns this. no sharing and no backsies.

[struggle4progress]

24. "Can't I just close the CDC?"

[Buckeye_Democrat]

27. Sarah Palin is a better fit for Trump.

I hope Obama doesn’t waste his time on the clown.

[live love laugh]

28. I thought this was from the onion