Trump's new 'somber tone' on the coronavirus isn't a reversal of his denial...

[Nevilledog]

Trump's new 'somber tone' on the coronavirus isn't a reversal of his denial of the seriousness of the pandemic — it's a realization that denial could cost him the election

https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-new-coronavirus-tone-is-about-his-re-election-2020-7

President Donald Trump seemed on Tuesday to grasp the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic during his first coronavirus task force press briefing since April.

But while news outlets and pundits praised the president for his "somber tone," the switch from heavily focusing on reopening (despite the warning of public health experts) to a sudden urging of the public to don masks and avoid bars, Trump's change of tone appears to not be a reversal on his denial of the threat of the pandemic, but rather a realization that the denial could cause him to lose the upcoming presidential elections.

According to CNN, Trump and his team had discussed election polls that showed him trailing former Vice President Joe Biden prior to his briefing on Tuesday. People familiar with the conversation told CNN that some aides brought up the fact that taking a serious tone on the coronavirus has in the past been successful for Trump.

"This is a case when you line it all up, it's the last season of 'The Apprentice,' we've got 100 days left and the reality TV star just got mugged by reality," Rahm Emanuel, who served in Congress and as White House chief of staff to President Barack Obama told The New York Times.

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[hatrack]

1. "Somber Tone"? Shit, the only thing they did was change his dosage . .

We're still getting the "it'll disappear" shoehorned into the minimal spaces afforded by the Five Magic Words that prove his Superbrain.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Trump is a self created Reality TV

wannabe Star. He always adjusts his tone to suit his new rendition of his act.

He plays to the Audience,nothing more nothing less. Just keep those checks a coming.

The Guy is a FAKE!

[HotTeaBag]

3. It's clear that his 'more somber' tone in recent days

was a reflection of the desperation his campaign is feeling, and it's utterly amazing to me that someone finally got through to him and he actually changed his behavior.

And, I am quite worried that if his numbers go up, he'll keep pretending to care and feign interest in the American people and that more people will buy it thereby helping them to forget the utter failure and monster that he is.

If he can manage to contain himself for even another month, his chances at a second term are just going to get stronger.

I am hoping every day that he goes off the rails again, but it's been quite a few days and he's been managing to remain reasonably less insane than he has for the past three and a half years.