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Soph0571

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Fri Sep 11, 2020, 07:28 AM Sep 2020

Donald Trump compares himself to Winston Churchill as he cites British wartime spirit as reason...

... he downplayed coronavirus

Likening himself to Winston Churchill, the US president added: "When Hitler was bombing, I don't know if you know this, when Hitler was bombing London, Churchill, great leader, would oftentimes go to a roof in London and speak.

"And he always spoke with calmness. He said we have to show calmness. No, we did it the right way and we've done a job like nobody."

[link:https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-keep-calm-carry-on-rally-coronavirus-a4545066.html|]

Seriously, that analogy makes no sense. I mean maybe if Churchill was saying to Brits everyday that they should ignore the evidence of their bombed out houses, that Germany was not bombing the shit out of them and one day it would just all disappear. Heh. Of course they are both disgustingly racist white supremacists, so they do have that in common. But other than that, not so much.
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Donald Trump compares himself to Winston Churchill as he cites British wartime spirit as reason... (Original Post) Soph0571 Sep 2020 OP
I was about to point out that the only thing he has in common with Churchill is the virulent racism. Solomon Sep 2020 #1
Great minds and all that! Soph0571 Sep 2020 #2
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