'God-tier genetics': A stunned MAGA world offers blame, adulation after Trump's diagnosis

[brooklynite]

Politico

Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis has stunned MAGA world, but it hasn’t changed how it reacts to bad news: blame others, accuse the left of craven behavior and cling tighter to the president.

As updates around Trump’s health fluctuated throughout the day — before the medical staff decided to move Trump to Walter Reed hospital Friday night — Trump’s hardcore base seemed unable to deviate from its traditional impulses.

The president’s backers furiously descended upon commentators who pointed out Trump’s comorbidities, such as his borderline obesity and age, which raise the risk of serious infection. Conservatives accused journalists and liberals of celebrating or even questioning Trump’s diagnosis, compiling lists of who they claimed were the most prominent offenders. On Capitol Hill, Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) tweeted that China “gave this virus” to the president and first lady, and demanded: “WE MUST HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.”

Out on the MAGA world fringes, people were divided. Some swiftly predicted rosy outcomes — the president was already healthy, he could take hydroxychloroquine, a much-hyped drug Trump has touted as a Covid-19 treatment with no conclusive evidence. Others concocted theories that the Democrats were, somehow, trying to steal the election once again.

[Rorey]

1. "Borderline obesity"???

Borderline? He crossed that border a LONG time ago.

[Yavin4]

7. Maybe he should have built a wall on that obesity border. n/t

[redstatebluegirl]

2. I ventured out to my crazy cousins twitter account.

He says that the Democrats intentionally infected everyone who went to the rose garden ceremony to get back at them for their SC pick. Really? Really? They have lost their damn minds.

[The Magistrate]

3. i Wish We Were That Good, Ma'am

If we were, our economic and social life, and our politics, would be much different....

[tanyev]

6. So the fiendish super-villains capable of doing that just sat back and let Trump win in 2016???

[Newest Reality]

4. The weather report for Trump:

A strong chance of cytokine storms with extremely high temperatures and occasional mud clots due to possible flooding in the lower regions.

[Nexus2]

5. God Tier Genetics?

WTF?

[intheflow]

8. "Democrats were... trying to steal the election once again."

Wait, wut? When did Democrats ever steal an election?

[robbob]

9. In their fevered minds getting people out to vote

= “trying to steal the election”. Especially, you know, “those” people...