Nitwit NPR reporter suggested "perfect spokesman" (Drumpf) for an Administration PSA on vaccine

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https://www.mediaite.com/news/reporter-floats-a-trump-vaccine-psa-during-white-house-covid-briefing/

Reporter Floats a Trump Vaccine PSA During White House Covid Briefing

During a briefing by President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Response Team, NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith floated the idea of a Donald Trump public service announcement for the coronavirus vaccine.

At Friday morning’s briefing, White House Senior Advisor for COVID-19 Response Andy Slavitt joined Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Rochelle Walensky to brief reporters on the pandemic.

During the Q&A period, Keith asked a multi-part question that concluded “Has anyone in this administration tried reaching out to president Trump, who got his vaccine privately, about maybe doing a PSA?” ....

After responding to the other parts, Slavitt said “Do you have another part of your question? I’m sorry, I feel like I’ve forgotten one thing that you asked.”

After a few seconds, Keith chimed in “Yes, the question was whether anyone in this administration has reached out to President Trump, who quietly and privately got his vaccine, but would seem to be a perfect spokesman for a public service announcement to supporters who might be experiencing hesitancy.”

“Well we are glad that everybody who has taken the vaccine is talking about it, including him,” Slavitt said, although Trump’s news was made public via an unnamed adviser.

“We’ll also note that we have governors of both parties who have taken the vaccine and who are being very public about it, and others as well. I think many people are waiting their turn , but we find it helpful for everybody,” Slavitt said.

“I particularly like the Dolly Parton song myself. It’s one of my favorites,” he added, a reference to the music legend’s impromptu “Jolene” parody during her own televised vaccination. ....



https://www.vpr.org/people/tamara-keith#stream/0

Tamara Keith

has been a White House correspondent for NPR since 2014 and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast, the top political news podcast in America. Keith has chronicled the Trump administration from day one, putting this unorthodox presidency in context for NPR listeners, from early morning tweets to executive orders and investigations. She covered the final two years of the Obama presidency, and during the 2016 presidential campaign she was assigned to cover Hillary Clinton. In 2018, Keith was elected to serve on the board of the White House Correspondents' Association.

Previously Keith covered congress for NPR with an emphasis on House Republicans, the budget, taxes, and the fiscal fights that dominated at the time. ....

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[lagomorph777]

1. Turd is incapable of a decent act like that, but it would reach some MAGAts.

So, in that sense, not an insane idea.

[gratuitous]

2. If you're jonesing for a Trump fix that bad, Ms. Keith

Perhaps you should ask for a transfer from the White House beat to the Mar-a-Lago beat.

[Blues Heron]

3. Tamara seems to be lacking in the brain cell dept.

Does she not know who he is, what he's done? WTF

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Why on earth would anyone consider asking him to say anything-- it's too dangerous...

since he's always veering off script.

[NewHendoLib]

5. she both sideses it on Mondays with Amy Walter on PBS Newshour

[70sEraVet]

6. Yeah, its an interesting idea

I could see SNL having fun doing a spoof PSA. Something along the lines of Alex Baldwin screaming "It's MY vaccine, and Sleepy Joe STOLE it!"

[Caliman73]

7. Trump would be a HORRIBLE spokesperson.

Not just saying it because I detest him, but because he has very little talent as a spokesperson. He has talent as a bullshit con artist instigator. He can rile up a crowd of supporters and read the emotional content of a room. He is horrible at reading a script. He is horrible at tone and pitch. His timing is horrible. A PSA from Trump would be a disaster because it would either be stilted in his stupid monotone voice (often called his "hostage voice) or he would try in some way, to make it about himself.

You do have to wonder whether that was a serious question, or whether the reporter was just throwing it out there as a potential story. I mean, I understand that there is a belief that Trump might get his supporters to get vaccinated (unlikely true), but it is a really stupid idea in practice.

[SharonClark]

8. https://help.npr.org/contact/s/

You can send a message.

[nolabear]

9. Non-sociopaths find sociopaths very hard to comprehend.

It’s a fundamental difference in personality structure. He doesn’t give two 💩💩 whether he helps anyone but himself. If he can use your death to help himself, good.

[Cha]

10. Is she not aware that it's the

GD trump VIRUS!

That Thousands would Not have Died if he hadn't called it a "democrat hoax" for months & did everything possible to spread the Virus after that?!!

Damn the Stupid!

[jeffreyi]

11. Nice Polite Republicans.

[Grins]

12. Disagree.

It could have been phrased better:

“Why haven’t you used the announcement that the one guy who said Covid was a hoax, recommended disinfectants for internal use, ignored masking and got infected, took the shot his “base” refuses to take?”

Or... “Hey, you morons. Look who just got effing vaccinated!”