FFS: President Trump says he is resuming 5 PM coronavirus briefings.

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[countingbluecars]

1. Daily campaign rallies. n/t

[soothsayer]

2. Yep

[jcgoldie]

7. Except there's a lot of senior citizens like my 94 yo racist grandma...

...who voted for that asshole but are terrified of Covid because they know it will kill them... they don't have a lot of patience for his theatrics in this context.

[woodsprite]

3. He needs his rallies to stroke his ego. nt

[underpants]

4. Proceed douchebag

More rope AND a bigger shovel? Have at it.

Nice pandemic you guys got going here.

[rurallib]

5. Sounds like desperation.

And he will fuck it up just like he did before.

[Hoyt]

6. Good. Recommending the injection of bleach just doesn't go over well.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Please, God, NO!

[Thomas Hurt]

9. Donnie is jonesing for tv time again. His touch myself rallies have flopped. Falling back to plan B

[soothsayer]

18. He'll be posing with and kissing fauci

To glom on to the good doctor’s popularity.

Or he’ll leave him in some far away place on zoom or something.

[getagrip_already]

33. If fauci is there he will have a gag and bit on.....

Trump only wants props, not actual science being spoken. Look, I think fauci is now just a dottering old fool trying to keep his job. But trump is evil, and he doesn't want even a hint of contradiction, so no fauci.

Brix seems to be his lapdog, so maybe he will let her be there.

[demmiblue]

19. Yep.

Trump says he is bringing back the daily coronavirus briefings starting tomorrow because they got good ratings. “I was doing them and we had a lot of people watching, record numbers watching in the history of cable television, and there’s never been anything like it,” he says.

Link to tweet

[PCIntern]

25. Yes. Watching the end of the world.

Nothing ever like it.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. Writing more ads for the Anti-Trump groups.....

And for Joe Biden.

I hope Dr. Fauci shows up to contradict Trump and Pence lies.

Trump is DESPERATE.

[Mike 03]

11. Jared Kushner and Hope Hicks can't get it through his thick skull:

Some of Mr. Trump’s closest advisers are adamant that the best way forward is to downplay the dangers of the disease. Mark Meadows, the chief of staff, has been particularly forceful in his view that the White House should avoid drawing attention to the virus, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Mr. Meadows has for the most part opposed any briefings about the virus, while other Trump advisers, including Hope Hicks and Jared Kushner, have been open to holding briefings so long as they are not at the White House — where Mr. Trump could show up and commandeer them. Mr. Pence’s team would like to hold more briefings with the health experts, but some of Mr. Trump’s communications aides do not want the vice president to be part of them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/19/us/politics/republicans-contradict-trump-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

[Wednesdays]

30. Gaah! Not one of them is on the same page!

What a clusterfuck!

[demmiblue]

34. Very interesting.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

48. Real fissures. Pence breaking-away...losing their grip. nt

[SoonerPride]

12. He saw Kanye and now wants more airtime for his own insane rambing nonsense

[soothsayer]

13. Our favorite family happy hour!

I fix cocktails and we yell at the tv!

Maybe Monday mojitos today.

[IcyPeas]

43. hold on there

they don't start until tomorrow

[myccrider]

45. Tuesday Tequila Sunrises? nt

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. He'll tout the new, sanitized COVID stats "see, I told you it was going away, and now it's gone" nt

[SoonerPride]

15. Is scarf lady going to be there to lie to us too?

[Wednesdays]

39. She'll just sit quietly while tRump spouts his bullshit

[Sancho]

16. WTF...tan suit, high-waters, and black socks??? He could really use Dragnificent!

Is that Mitch looking ratty?

[obamanut2012]

17. Good

[NCDem47]

20. Trump won't admit it,

But he was wrong about COVID-19. Poll after poll suggests Americans are thirsting for national leadership to tackle this. He thinks by being visible on this again, he can turn around these polls. WE know this is all theatre and NOTHING of substance will be said or acted on. Major gaslighting will take place while everything burns to the ground. I’m hopeful Americans will see through this sham.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

21. *Ugh*

[LiberalFighter]

22. And I am resuming not watching the scumbag.

[Talitha]

23. Are the tv stations obligated to give him air time?

[brooklynite]

26. No, and they won't...just like they didn't before.

[Talitha]

31. Thanks for the quick reply!

I never watched any of them but was wondering if he might be trying to hog airtime. Joy Reid's show begins tonight, and IIRC she'll have Joe and Hillary on.

[brooklynite]

41. They will TRY to...

...but the networks have learned to cut away or cancel coverage when the briefings turn into rants or stream or consciousness monologues.

[brooklynite]

24. Drug Withdrawal is always difficult...

[demmiblue]

27. The Daily Show: Dear God. It's the second wave.

Link to tweet

[Takket]

29. He really can't win in this...

If he holds the briefings he says idiotic things that make the situation worse. If he doesn’t he is hated for showing zero leadership. This is what happens when you let the idiots at the bottom of the gene pool pick an idiot to be president.

[UTUSN]

32. That otta finish off his ratings!

[Peacetrain]

35. This!!!

[lpbk2713]

36. Less on CV, more on Trump campaign.

I'll pass. It's entirely predictable.

[demmiblue]

37. Kristen Welker on MSNBC said that not only will there will be briefings...

there will be events, whatever that means. One thing is for sure, there will be props... lots and lots of props.

[Buns_of_Fire]

51. Don't miss the new "Cooking with Ivanka" segment!

Brought to you by Goya. Today: Beans a L'Orange (daddy's favorite!).

[getagrip_already]

38. Wondering if he will enforce the no mask rule for the press?

You can't attend if you wear a mask. He doesn't care - he has a curtain of hepa filtered air, oxygen enriched, between him and the seats. None of the bugs in the room will get to him while he is behind his podium.

[nolabear]

40. Want to do an over/under on when he attacks Chris Wallace?

[Wednesdays]

42. Some of the replies are downright hilarious!

[NightWatcher]

44. Gotta jam up the local news so that people don't accidentally hear the truth

[smirkymonkey]

46. Bloody hell!

It's like being slowly tortured to death.

Someone, please! Just make him go away!

[Bettie]

47. Is that a TAN suit I see on Moscow Mitch?

I ask because I have heard that tan suits are unseemly and unprofessional.

[malaise]

49. I am delighted

The shithound will only make things worse during his shitshow - please proceed asshole!

[Cognitive_Resonance]

50. Maybe a "Face in the Crowd" moment awaits? nt

[AwakeAtLast]

52. Please proceed.

When someone is in the process of ruining his campaign, stand back! At this rate, Biden won't have to speak until his acceptance speech!