I cannot shake the nagging suspicion

[COLGATE4]

that the truth of what's happening is that Dumpy finally realized the truth of all the polls that show him losing handily to Joe. His Plan A was to impugn the validity of the election so as to throw it into the Supreme Court where his hand picked newest justice would cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of Trump. But that plan takes too long and still has a degree of uncertainty. So, in one of his moments of "stable genius" he came up with Plan B - declare himself infected with Covid-19 which, sadly prohibits him from campaigning in the last critical month before the election. This ploy not only gives him the perfect excuse for why he "lost" the election. It also permits him to endlessly feel even sorrier for himself than he already does,

[drray23]

1. no he likely has it.

Given his behavior and that if his posse, its not far fetched to see that he would eventually get it. no need for any conspiracy theory.

[lame54]

8. Quit calling it that...

It's perfectly reasonable to not believe Trump
This story is less than 24 hours old
People want to be convinced

[MoonchildCA]

2. I'm fine with that. Whatever makes him leave without a fight...

[COLGATE4]

4. I'm with you.

[TruckFump]

3. I say he has CV19.

He has been so flaunting the chances of getting it, it had to happen. I don't give a shit if he has it, or if Melania gets and the same for the Pences. Also, Amy Cony Berrett is in with them, she and her asshole spouse. HOWEVER, there are minor children and grandchildren that these pieces of willingly exposed and that makes me ill. These kids had NO choice in the matter.

[Mike 03]

5. I'm leaning towards Trump having Covid, but I don't discount this idea entirely because

Trump's mindset is such that he is always looking for a way out of a jam, and he is currently losing badly.

But there's a lot of circumstantial evidence that this is for real. It is also not in character for Trump to show weakness, and for him, falling victim to COVID is hugely embarrassing.

Let's see if anyone in the Biden side of the debate audience contracts COVID. That would put an end to needless speculation.

[EarlG]

6. He is not a super genius

He's a fucking idiot.

He has done everything that the experts told people NOT to do. He ignored the science, didn't wear a mask, didn't socially distance, crowded into enclosed spaces with other people who were also not following protocols. Of COURSE he caught it.

I get that with all the lies we have been told over the last five years, the instinct to not believe what he says is strong. But the coronavirus is real, highly contagious, and doesn't care who it infects. If you don't take precautions -- the same precautions that Trump and the Republicans have been telling everyone not to worry about -- then this is exactly what happens.

I believe this about Trump: he's is an irresponsible jerk who has been putting everybody in danger for the last six months and is now hoist on his own petard.

[Wicked Blue]

7. Amen! nt