CNN: "Contagion within the White House would be catastrophic for our national security."

[Girard442]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/09/opinions/coronavirus-cases-in-the-white-house-presidential-weekly-briefing-vinograd/index.html

President Trump's personal valet, the vice president's spokeswoman, Katie Miller, and Ivanka Trump's personal assistant (who has been teleworking for nearly two months) all tested positive for Covid-19, illustrating the manifold threats the pandemic poses to our government. The news raises questions about the legitimacy of the White House's own narrative about its ability to keep Americans safe, while highlighting the potential havoc the coronavirus could wreak on our government and national security.

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Bad headline CNN. Change "would be" to "is".

[Alex4Martinez]

1. Actually it could be the best thing in the long term for national wellbeing. eom

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[Newest Reality]

9. +1

[stopdiggin]

26. didn't even get to the end of the headline ... (nt)

[Lock him up.]

28. Oh yeah! President Nancy Pelosi for sure!!

3rd in line. According to the Constitution.

And buh-bye pompeobarrjarjarvankkka.

[malaise]

35. You speak for me

That simple

[Alex4Martinez]

2. The most deadly contagion in the White House has been there for a while now.

Three years plus!

[Girard442]

4. Not finding corroboration of that.

Maybe some confusion with Ivanka's assistant?

[applegrove]

13. I think it was Melania. I know about Ivanka's assistant. You make me doubt

myself. I looked for it too. Only time will tell. It was about a half hour ago. It was on DU. So not my mistake.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213416484

[applegrove]

18. I saw it on DU.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213416484

The link to twitter is gone. Maybe the original tweeter realized they made a mistake. Goid catch.

.https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213416484

[applegrove]

20. Here is the twitterer:

Link to tweet

?

[sfstaxprep]

5. Fuck 'Em

I don't really care if the entire WH gets the virus.

[Girard442]

8. Trump and Pence have been openly defiant of mask usage guidelines.

Puts me in mind of the snarky joke of my youth. "You're not useless -- you can alway serve as a bad example."

[musicblind]

36. I care in the sense that it makes us more vulnerable

should an enemy attack.

If the whole White House is down, we'd be in an awful way.

Sure, whatever crisis came, Trump would handle it horribly, but if the ENTIRE White House were wiped out, and there wasn't a single living soul in the building, it couldn't be handled at all.

Though, the odds of a virus taking out every last person without warning, is very, very slim.

[Lock him up.]

41. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would be sworn in as President.

3rd in line for the Presidency in the Constitution.

We would be a lot safer than with the actual nazi prick$ (we're not safe with).

[Takket]

6. i disagree........

the virus crippling the white house might actually get the executive branch to take this seriously, and dare i say if drumpf and pence became hospitalized and incapacitated, Pelosi would be in charge.

[musicblind]

38. Somehow, I envision Steven Miller getting appointed VP

at the last minute, Congress refusing to confirm him, the Supreme Court declares him interim President due to the stalemate, and then we're all screwed.

I just know they would never give up power because the Constitution says to. Just think about Bush in 2000 and Merrick Garland.

[RKP5637]

7. If it can be f'ed up, you can be sure it will be with tRump in the helm steering the ship.

Titanic????

[Newest Reality]

10. In this case...

In this case, all things considered, and maybe I am just odd, but it seems that it would strengthen our national security and remove the threats to it.

With nothing but bad global relations and a drive towards authoritarian dominance here, what have we got to lose? Where have I heard that before?

Internally, they are ripping this country to shreds in so many ways, from politics to the economy to human decency. That's seems important to national security, as well.

Is that a stock thing they have to say concerning this? It sounds like it. It doesn't seem to fit though.

[Blue Owl]

11. Sounds refreshing to get rid of Red Don's Russian Regime

n/t

[greenjar_01]

12. Meh..Trump literally called that idiot Sondland on a regular cell line in mother-effing Ukraine

I don't think there's any downside risk LEFT for national security with this bunch of shitheels.

[OAITW r.2.0]

14. Really? Not so sure. nt

[misanthrope]

15. Oh, we passed "catastrophic for our national security" back in December 2016

Everything else since then has just added to the momentum.

[Turbineguy]

16. As long as Nancy Pelosi is safe, we should be OK.

And as long as trump and pence are OK we're in deep shit.

[SunSeeker]

25. Exactly. nt

[dalton99a]

19. Perhaps there is some utility to this thing after all

[matt819]

22. Here's the conflict with reality

The WH believes it’s a hoax. At least that’s what they have repeatedly said publicly.

Or, at worst, it’s like a seasonal flu.

So, no masks, no gloves. No social distancing.

And if they want to stay credible with the cult, they can’t deviate from those public views. So mike pence didn’t wear a mask at the Mayo, and the idiot hasn’t worn masks anywhere.

And despite the report that trump was pissed that his valet, with whom he claims to have no contact, publicly he has to dismiss the news as irrelevant.

What’s troubling is that if trumpence don’t fall I’ll, they will use that as a sign from god. They are indestructible. It will further embolden then in their public statements and the continued non-response to the pandemic.

[musicblind]

39. Yeah, I'm afraid of that last paragraph there. n/t

[Gore1FL]

23. Do we have national security at this point? nt

[bamagal62]

24. It might be catastrophic for National security

But it sure would cause there to be dancing in the streets!

[Caliman73]

27. If the White House was worth a damn maybe.

I see nothing adverse about having Trump, all his people, and Pence incapacitated by COVID-19. In fact, if they were all to be unable to complete the duties of their office, then I believe that Nancy Pelosi would become the President and that would be wonderful. We would see an immediate increase in the level of intelligence, professionalism, compassion, and public service within the White House should that happen.

CNN is assuming that our national security interests are being protected by the idiots in the White House right now and that is a faulty assumption. We are by no means safe, let alone "safer" with that moron at the head of the government. He is the reason why the problem with COVID-19 is so severe in this country right now. He did nothing to actually protect us and worse, he has been spreading misinformation and poisoning the discussion about how best to mitigate the damage from the virus. What we are seeing in the White House, with the spread of the virus, are the natural consequences from an incompetent response by an incompetent administration. You don't manage a pandemic with polls, ratings, and trying to win the new cycle. You do it by allowing the experts to do their jobs and providing actual tangible support and coordination with the States. This is the negligence of the administration coming home to roost.

We will be better off when he is gone.

[PufPuf23]

29. Trump is whistling past a graveyard.

Trump digs an ever deeper hole and we are ever more at risk.

The catastrophe of a shit storm will continue until were ae freed from the pestilence that is Trump and his sycophants.

[dweller]

30. 🤔

✌🏼

[StarryNite]

31. So what's the downside?

[JustAnotherGen]

32. Speaker Pelosi

Needs to stay home. She can't be anywhere near Washington DC

[brer cat]

33. +1

[Vinca]

34. Actually, it could turn a nightmare into a happy ending. First woman POTUS.

[MissMillie]

37. There's been a contagion in the WH for 3.5 years now

And hell yeah, national security is most definitely threatened.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

40. White House will need a deep disinfectant cleaning next January.

After the trucks haul Trump's crap away, and the offices are cleared of S.Miller, Ivanka, KellyAnn, etc, then much disinfectant, UV light, heat, etc will be necessary to get ready for Bidens to move in.

I hope they can find some Clorox wipes in the market.

[JHB]

42. The contagion has been there since January 20, 2017.

That now Covid-19 is within Prince Prospero's refuge is just icing on a red, red cake.






Poe's The Masque of the Red Death, for those who don't get the reference.