'They're in denial': How Trump's White House is ignoring the pandemic

[Mike 03]

CNN
By Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Jim Acosta, CNN
Updated 1:58 PM EDT, Wed June 17, 2020

(CNN)President Donald Trump has largely tuned out the persistent coronavirus contagion -- which is causing spikes in new cases across 21 states and daily death tolls that reach into the hundreds -- to focus instead on reviving both the economy and his own political prospects.

The insistence on pressing forward with reopening and a return to normal, even as cases increase in some areas, has led to concern among some administration officials that Trump and his aides are ignoring an inconvenient truth.

"They just don't want to deal with the reality of it. They're in denial," one administration official close to the coronavirus task force said.

Others close to the President say he his not in denial but instead is focused on putting Americans back to work and providing optimism after a dark period for the country.

Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/17/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-reelection-vaccine/index.html

[Wounded Bear]

1. Of course. Narcissism requires denial...

[struggle4progress]

2. "Here in the White House, we're busy counting how many fucks we would give if you die: zero so far"

[Thomas Hurt]

3. The amoral Pig and his minions are pissed that they couldn't just...

ignore COVID, do nothing, let the economy and society deal with it.

You can tell Trump has always wanted to do so, thinks at best that it doesn't matter how many people die and worst, to him, it is an hoax, overblown reaction that has endangered his poll numbers.

[Ohiogal]

4. How you gonna revive the economy

with so many people sick and dying?

[gratuitous]

6. That's more of a "you" problem than a "Trump" problem

It's such a handy all-purpose excuse, and nobody ever calls the administration on it.

[crickets]

8. There's always more 'human capital stock' waiting in line for those jobs, dontcha know. nt

[intrepidity]

5. Are they testing everyone who comes near Trump?

Then they know damn well what they're doing.

[0rganism]

7. "the President...is focused on...providing optimism"?

so he's resigning post-haste? no?
these "Others close to the President", somehow i don't trust their assessment