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If Donald Trump had Captained the Titanic... (Original Post) Soph0571 Apr 2020 OP
The iceberg snuck up on us. John1956PA Apr 2020 #1
He would con them into believing duforsure Apr 2020 #2
more here demtenjeep Apr 2020 #3
He woulda found a way to sink it w/out the iceberg Blue Owl Apr 2020 #4

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
1. The iceberg snuck up on us.
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 07:26 AM
Apr 2020

From https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/03/18/trump-china-should-have-given-earlier-notice-about-coronavirus-disease-snuck-up-on-us/#7b8d6c4646cf :

March 18, 2020:

President Trump said during a Wednesday news conference that China should have given the U.S. “earlier notice” about the coronavirus, after claiming that the virus “snuck up on us,”—and that saying “Chinese virus” is not “racist at all”—as the White House task force provided updates on its efforts to combat the disease’s spread.



duforsure

(11,885 posts)
2. He would con them into believing
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:01 AM
Apr 2020

While they're sinking fast all is ok and under control, then slipping off in his personal lifeboat, watching it go down, then laughing at them for believing his lies.

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