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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,739 posts)
Thu May 14, 2020, 09:43 PM May 2020

Trump says he's mobilizing military to distribute potential coronavirus vaccine

President Trump said Thursday he would prepare the U.S. military to disburse COVID-19 vaccines when they are ready.

"We're mobilizing our military and other forces, but we're mobilizing our military on the basis that we do have a vaccine," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo.

"You know, it's a massive job to give this vaccine. Our military is now being mobilized so at the end of the year we're going to be able to give it to a lot of people very, very rapidly," he added.

Trump said the mobilization process for distributing the virus is "starting now" to get a head start once the vaccine is finished, adding, "We will have a tremendous force because assuming we get it, then you have to distribute it."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-hes-mobilizing-military-to-distribute-potential-coronavirus-vaccine/ar-BB1463uZ?li=BBnbfcL

He may be out of office by then.

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Trump says he's mobilizing military to distribute potential coronavirus vaccine (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP
He won't be president warrior1 May 2020 #1
He will be a lame duck by then. DrToast May 2020 #11
Pretty sure nobody is mobilizing at this point flying rabbit May 2020 #2
Was this in his fake 8/2019 Pandemic plan? OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 #3
If he is, in fact, mobilizing the military now, why in the world should we believe his stated reason Atticus May 2020 #4
LIAR-trumpGate. Cha May 2020 #5
I thought he said he was doing that several weeks ago. Doreen May 2020 #6
Another bdamomma May 2020 #7
We might not see a vaccine for 3 years SoonerPride May 2020 #10
If it works, there will be vaccine later this year DrToast May 2020 #12
He is so full of shit. smirkymonkey May 2020 #8
I was in the military, Corgigal May 2020 #9
He will use howitzers for rapid vaccine deployment. Xipe Totec May 2020 #13
I am not sure Timewas May 2020 #14
So in other words, the military is not being mobilized. LuckyCharms May 2020 #15
Right. And neither are "many other forces". Many, many, many. When he uses that word SammyWinstonJack May 2020 #21
Mr. Covid Pandemic Fuck Off is busy burnishing his persona,... magicarpet May 2020 #16
Well, THAT should trigger a RW uprising blm May 2020 #17
Wait, so there's a vaccine now? Goodheart May 2020 #18
Vaccines will be shot out of a humvee in your neighborhood milestogo May 2020 #19
"Everyone will get a free injection of bleach!" struggle4progress May 2020 #20

flying rabbit

(4,626 posts)
2. Pretty sure nobody is mobilizing at this point
Thu May 14, 2020, 09:50 PM
May 2020

Fat Nixon just had to remind everyone that he is commander in chief. His nitwits will eat it up though.

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
4. If he is, in fact, mobilizing the military now, why in the world should we believe his stated reason
Thu May 14, 2020, 09:54 PM
May 2020

for doing so? Why "mobilize" military forces NOW to distribute a currently non-existent vaccine six months from now

Why do dictator wannabes usually "mobilize" their military?

SammyWinstonJack

(44,129 posts)
21. Right. And neither are "many other forces". Many, many, many. When he uses that word
Fri May 15, 2020, 07:21 AM
May 2020

it's obvious he doesn't know wtf he's talking about.

magicarpet

(14,119 posts)
16. Mr. Covid Pandemic Fuck Off is busy burnishing his persona,...
Thu May 14, 2020, 11:01 PM
May 2020

.... so come second term election time he looks like Johnny On The Spot and ahead of the curve on the Covid Pandemic Catastrophe he long ignored or called an outright meaningless hoax not to worry about.

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