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misanthrope

(7,405 posts)
Fri May 8, 2020, 12:01 AM May 2020

Trump's daily COVID testing could be used against him

It would be very easy to use the daily tests being given in the White House, contrasted against the difficulties many Americans, including healthcare and essential personnel have in getting needed tests. Use it in advertising to cast Trump in a Marie Antoinette light.

Better yet, compare him directly to Antoinette and stir his misogyny to create self-defeating rage. "If your enemy is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him." - Sun Tzu

We know class resentment is alive and well. Trump and his bunch lassoed it to their advantage. It could also be turned back on him if done correctly.

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Trump's daily COVID testing could be used against him (Original Post) misanthrope May 2020 OP
Oh, for sure! It would be stupid NOT to use it! scarletwoman May 2020 #1
He said COVID-19 is a hoax . . Iliyah May 2020 #2
More along the lines of "Why should he get a test every single day when you can't?" misanthrope May 2020 #4
agree nt live love laugh May 2020 #8
What if they flip it the other way? GusBob May 2020 #3
That doesn't remove his demand for privilege misanthrope May 2020 #5
That's what I hate about politics. There's always another way to spin things. Hoyt May 2020 #6
Tested for a hoax? RainCaster May 2020 #7
Well ya GusBob May 2020 #9
No one can get tested every day JohnnyRingo May 2020 #10
You're thinking of old, obsolete testing for the peasants. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #11
i agree. Swabbing the furthest reaches of his sinus daily is unnecessary. Buns_of_Fire May 2020 #12

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. He said COVID-19 is a hoax . .
Fri May 8, 2020, 12:06 AM
May 2020

if that is true, why does he need testing?

If COVID-19 is the flu, again, why does he need testing?

misanthrope

(7,405 posts)
4. More along the lines of "Why should he get a test every single day when you can't?"
Fri May 8, 2020, 12:10 AM
May 2020

Or the sentiment that "He doesn't care if you get a test or not, he needs them all for himself."

Show photos of first responders and healthcare workers and ask, "Why should he get a test every day when they can't?"

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
3. What if they flip it the other way?
Fri May 8, 2020, 12:09 AM
May 2020

By saying: we were all closely around our coworker who tested positive ( the valet) and none of us got it! Now, get back to work peons

misanthrope

(7,405 posts)
5. That doesn't remove his demand for privilege
Fri May 8, 2020, 12:12 AM
May 2020

Hell, throw in some pictures of his gold toilet and obscene digs in NYC. As the economy continues to suffer, class resentment is only going to intensify. It always does.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
9. Well ya
Fri May 8, 2020, 01:53 AM
May 2020

They can claim hey, close contact, no masks, no social distancing
Were not sick, get back to work peons!
I can see that on Hannity

Shit maybe this whole valet story is a troll

JohnnyRingo

(18,580 posts)
10. No one can get tested every day
Fri May 8, 2020, 03:02 AM
May 2020

Maybe for a few days in a row, but then I think it would really start to get painful. Anyone who's had it done understands.

Trump is more likely demanding everyone on staff go through it daily, but it still won't work.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,021 posts)
11. You're thinking of old, obsolete testing for the peasants.
Fri May 8, 2020, 03:51 AM
May 2020

The new, rapid test for orange nobility is:
Drop the subject in a half-filled septic tank.
If it floats, there's no virus.
If it sinks, it's sick.

trumPutin should be tested every 4 hours.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,119 posts)
12. i agree. Swabbing the furthest reaches of his sinus daily is unnecessary.
Fri May 8, 2020, 06:19 AM
May 2020

So in the spirit of accomodation, I humbly suggest that the swabbings be alternated with colonoscopies. Never can tell what you'll find up there (other than Pence, Barr, and maybe a few Big Mac wrappers).

Even-numbered days: Nasal swabs.
Odd-numbered days: Colonoscopies.
Sundays: No testing, so the "president" can attend church.
So simple.

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