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MissMillie

(38,546 posts)
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 12:11 PM Apr 2021

HHS secretary: 'A lot of folks would listen' if Trump made vaccine PSA

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hhs-secretary-a-lot-of-folks-would-listen-if-trump-made-vaccine-psa/ar-BB1g6FPl?li=BBnb7Kz


President Joe Biden’s top health official on Tuesday encouraged former President Donald Trump to make a public service announcement promoting coronavirus vaccines to his supporters — many of whom remain skeptical of the shot at a critical moment in the U.S. vaccination effort.

“Any time someone who you trust tells you something will work, you pay more attention. And so we would love all those who have the respect of the constituencies out there in America to get out there and help us,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told MSNBC.



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Kind of a catch-22 for The Orange One. He can't get credit for the vaccine (which he wants so badly) without helping POTUS look good in his efforts to get the pandemic under control.

You know he'd HATE it if President Biden got any credit for anything.
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HHS secretary: 'A lot of folks would listen' if Trump made vaccine PSA (Original Post) MissMillie Apr 2021 OP
They need to offer him money. Beakybird Apr 2021 #1
He would take the money and in the end, speak and then put a caveat on his endorsement PortTack Apr 2021 #10
Reverse psychology might be the only way. Pobeka Apr 2021 #2
Maybe one of his upcoming criminal sentences will include some community service. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2021 #3
No, they'll say it's a deep fake, it's an impersonator, it's AI soothsayer Apr 2021 #4
Trump wants as many people to die as possible under Biden. Girard442 Apr 2021 #5
☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Apr 2021 #9
he had his chance to lead. he failed. ZonkerHarris Apr 2021 #6
Most cult members don't know he took the vaccine dalton99a Apr 2021 #7
It only if they listened past dweller Apr 2021 #8
He had 4 years to be a public servant Mr. Ected Apr 2021 #11

PortTack

(32,754 posts)
10. He would take the money and in the end, speak and then put a caveat on his endorsement
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 02:17 PM
Apr 2021

Something like yes, take the vaccine...but it’s a personal choice, so do what you think

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
2. Reverse psychology might be the only way.
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 12:15 PM
Apr 2021

Let Trump know that the *last* thing Biden wants is Trump doing a PSA promoting vaccines. Then old Donny boy would get interested. It's only fun if he thinks it annoys someone who he dislikes.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
4. No, they'll say it's a deep fake, it's an impersonator, it's AI
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 12:22 PM
Apr 2021

It’s Joe in a trump skin mask, it’s a hologram.

They’ll manufacture a million reasons not to listen.

dweller

(23,625 posts)
8. It only if they listened past
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 02:00 PM
Apr 2021

His whining about the stolen election, claims of voter fraud and every other slight he imagined happened to him in his life ... and then he’ll mumble something about the vaccine only after promoting bleach, hydroxychlorquine and a light bulb up your butt ...

Personally I never want to see his assface on tv again

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Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
11. He had 4 years to be a public servant
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 02:20 PM
Apr 2021

He couldn't do it. Not even for a day.

What kind of Public Service Announcement would he be able to make if he only spoke to his voters and he wasn't given a shitload of money to read someone else's words?

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