General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump: California too slow to reopen, suggests it's intended to hurt his election chances
SACRAMENTO President Trump suggested Friday that states that are not moving quickly to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, including California, may be doing it to harm his re-election chances.
In an interview on Fox News Fox and Friends, Trump singled out California for being too slow to restart its economy.
You look at some cases, some people think theyre doing it for politics, Trump said. They think theyre doing it because it will hurt me the longer it takes, it will hurt me in the election, the longer it takes to open up. And I can see some of that. Because some of these people are being unrealistic. Theyre being ridiculous. Ive looked at a couple of states that are being absolutely ridiculous.
The president specifically cited only California as a state that he felt was reopening too slowly, though he gave a shout-out at the same time to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The two clashed on numerous issues before the pandemic, but they have been mutually complimentary during the coronavirus crisis.
Gavin Newsoms been very generous to me in his statements, and I appreciate it, Trump said. But I think they can move a little quicker in California, to be honest. And I think the people are forcing it. The people are going to force it.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Trump-California-too-slow-to-reopen-suggests-15257207.php?fbclid=IwAR1LEPokNUlmmZULhk6X3ypq0FqOCG0EPppq0C0CTG1Pu6alP_0hjmZ28us
Skittles
(153,142 posts)he literally does not care about anyone but himself.....not even his own family
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)TO BE RID OF YOU!
He just can't go on without insults or being insulted, he's got the thinnest orangest skin out there?
CatWoman
(79,295 posts)LMAO!!!
Karadeniz
(22,492 posts)John Fante
(3,479 posts)COVID-19 has nothing to do with it.
Butterflylady
(3,541 posts)He's not gonna their electoral votes, so why care?
CatWoman
(79,295 posts)is so dependent on blue states
tanyev
(42,542 posts)Can you PLEASE just go play in your room for a few hours?
MiniMe
(21,714 posts)So how is it intended to hurt his election chances?
Let's talk again in a month when California death rates are steady or falling and Georgia, Texas, and Oklahoma? or whatever red state is opening quickly is dying off.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,881 posts)Big baby.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)strawberries.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What a despicable person!