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[NightWatcher]

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[leftieNanner]

1. He went back inside Walter Reed?

Not to the WH?

Seriously?

[soothsayer]

3. Pretty sure it was just a drive by

[bottomofthehill]

32. There are no National Security Implications here.

This guy is just nuts.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. This is a bad take.

You're okay with him putting lives at risk for this? He could have easily found another avenue than this. it's dangerous and the fact you're glad he purposely risked spreading the virus as he walked through the hospital, got into a closed SUV and then drove around is some sick shit.

[NightWatcher]

12. This isn't how I would have done it, however.

I'm sure he cannot walk far on his own and this was a way for him to be seen while also being under a ton of control.

[Drunken Irishman]

18. So, you're cool with him spreading the virus?

You're glad, remember that.

[HipChick]

4. Strength as a nation left a while back...

ever since he came into office..

[wryter2000]

5. How does he reflect any strength?

He’s nuts, and everyone in the world knows it.

[Statistical]

6. He doesn't. He needed to use the 25th to give acting Presidential powers to Pence.

That is what a leader putting the good of the nation ahead of his vanity would do.

He went on a joyride to see his brain dead supporters. He is in 'adoration of the rally' withdraw.

[Rice4VP]

7. Whatever

He needs to resign. Who wants to sit in a car with a COVID patient with the windows closed? He’s selfish

[LisaL]

8. You have got to be freaking kidding me.

NT

[choie]

9. That's bullshit

Did Ronald Reagan leave the hospital after he was shot?

[Marius25]

10. But now it makes me question whether

he was actually given those drugs the doctors said they gave him.

None of this makes sense.

[Maru Kitteh]

28. Dex is a powerful steroid, provides a very real burst of energy

Also increases anxiety, agitation, sleep disruption, paranoia, appetite/weight gain and depresses the immune system.

Fucker has pneumonia, you can be sure of that, otherwise they would be showing us how awesomely normal his chest imaging is.

[bearsfootball516]

11. Yikes.

[mobeau69]

13. That could have been achieved without a motorcade.

Honest transparency would have been a good start.

[pnwest]

14. No flaming from me. I am glad too, for your reasons,

and to help put rest to MOST of the conjecture about him hovering near death, etc. This was smart / not smart. Not smart to exert that much energy and put so many people at risk - smart to be seen upright, but maybe waving from a window or balcony might have been smarter? Of course, he DID say, not to use the word smart with him.... But yes, I'm with you, I hate looking at the man, but it is good to know we don't have a president circling the drain...

[Drunken Irishman]

21. Really weird to be glad about him risking spreading the virus for this.

That's a really weird take my friend.

[pnwest]

26. did you READ what I said?

"Not smart to exert that much energy and put so many people at risk"

[Drunken Irishman]

27. Did you read what you typed?

Let me help you:

No flaming from me. I am glad too, for your reasons,

You stated you were glad.

[rzemanfl]

15. Consider yourself flamed. Bigly. n/t

[locks]

16. Totally disagree

Just another one of his clown apprentice showoffs. Putting many staff at risk. Has nothing to do with the strength of our nation.

[wishstar]

17. He could have just put out the video that he posted to twitter a few minutes ago

instead his ego required this motorcade stunt in front of the crowd of his supporters where we only caught brief glimpse of him sitting in car with mask, not exactly a projection of strength. The video was more convincing as far as his condition than the motorcade stunt although he sounded quite raspy in the video.

[NightWatcher]

23. We live in the days of deep fake videos. Anything could be faked

Hell, this could be a body double, but he needs to show he's ok if he won't pass on to Pence due to the 25th.

[Statistical]

31. So if anything could be faked this could be fake so it did nothing.

Like you acknowledge the real civic duty here would be to use the 25th to give power to Pence temporarily. Not pull a joyride stunt because Dumpy hasn't been able to go to a rally in a week and wants to see his stupid MAGAts cheering for him.

[exboyfil]

19. He could have accomplished the same thing by videoing from his hospital room

with the television on at the same time.

[Tanuki]

20. He could have stood at a window or on a balcony and waved.

He didn't have to risk exposing and infecting innocent people (about whom he obviously cares nothing).

[NightWatcher]

25. I doubt he could stand and walk on his own. This was a way to control that

We didn't see him get to the SUV nor walk back inside.

[BlueStater]

38. So move him to the window in a wheelchair.

It’s not like anybody would be able to *see* the chair. This was just pathetic.

[BannonsLiver]

22. Were you listening to Lee Greenwood when you typed that?

[Statistical]

33. Damn you now I got that stupid song in my head. nt

[Docreed2003]

45. Lmfao, damn I snorted

[Duncan Grant]

24. That's not a show of strength -- it's a goddamn circus.

Sweet baby Jesus, just how stupid do you think hostile nations are?

[Sneederbunk]

29. He needs to be seen as selfish and stupid.

[bottomofthehill]

30. Crazy man driving around in circles does not inspire confidence

For National Security. It is what it is, a crazy man driving around in a car showing off that he can still order Agents into harms way.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. Bullshit.

He wasted our money and put his Secret Service detail and driver at risk.

[Ms. Toad]

36. Are you nuts????

Deliberately exposing the public employees who already risk their lives protecting him by forcing them to drive around in a very enclosed space with someone with an obviously extremely contagious form of COVID 19?

Trump driving around in a car doesn't project national strength - it projects the stupidity and narcisim of a small, vain man.

[Arkansas Granny]

37. Other world leaders have been infected with Covid19. I don't recall any of them doing photo ops

when they should have been in quarantine.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[MustLoveBeagles]

39. Respectfully,

I won't flame you but strongly disagree. I do get what you're saying but there were much better ways he could've done this WITHOUT endangering other people. What he did was reckless, stupid and potentially deadly. He gets no pass from me. I'm pissed.

[NightWatcher]

41. He's been endangering people since February, we've learned.

At least now everyone can wear a mask without risk of being fired.

Once again, I'm not excusing this, just explaining my opinion.

[MustLoveBeagles]

44. Oh I know he has

I understand you weren't condoning it and it's okay to state your opinion. I just think he could've accomplished the same thing by waving to his supporters from his window, as liberalmuse suggested, or posting a video message to Twitter via his phone. This stunt put people in needles danger masks or no masks. I can't forgive that so easily.

[liberalmuse]

40. He could have waved from his window.

Nope, this was reckless and he needs to be removed from office. He's unfit. All he had to do was step down and put Pence in charge. It's been done before. That would have projected strength and power of peaceful and temporary succession.

[world wide wally]

42. He needed an adoration fix.

[kacekwl]

43. Bullshit.

Take a picture in the hospital to show him "upright" if you must but going for a fucking ride around the block is is total bullshit. This whole shitshow is getting ridiculous now. These idiots have to go awsy. Vote goddamit.

[consider_this]

46. he could have just came out to the podium...

like those doctors did (assuming he can ambulate, stand up). He wanted the full stage show on the street and, yes, regardless of cost or risking health of others in the vehicle.
Drama, drama.
I do think it is good to see him so we know he is not on deaths door, but not like this.

and I did also did not like his video that implied he had a 'treat' for people, or something to that effect.

No treat hear! trick only IMO!

[MustLoveBeagles]

47. A brief speech at the podium would've been another safe option

[Talitha]

48. Farewell Tour?

[Demsrule86]

49. He was in a sealed vehicle...with SS...what a miserable thing for him to do...shows how

he cares for no one but himself. He could have used zoom.