Trump goes on wild tweetstorm to distract from Fauci testimony

[Zorro]

Source: CNN

Hours before his top medical adviser is expected to contradict his assurances that it's safe to reopen America, President Donald Trump is on a Twitter tear amplifying conspiracy theories and covering up for his own racially-tinged rhetoric to distract from his failures during the pandemic.

Trump is making unfounded charges against his predecessor Barack Obama and wading into the row over his treatment of an Asian American journalist ahead of an appearance before a Senate committee by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease specialist, and oral arguments before the Supreme Court about Trump's attempt to keep his financial information and tax returns from Congress and New York prosecutors.

In a preview of his likely testimony, Fauci told The New York Times in an email on Monday night: "If we skip over the checkpoints in the guidelines to: 'Open America Again,' then we risk the danger of multiple outbreaks throughout the country."

"This will not only result in needless suffering and death, but would actually set us back on our quest to return to normal," Fauci continued.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/12/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-reelection/index.html

[RKP5637]

1. When will his cult finally get they are worshiping a crackpot ... probably never. n/t

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Some will, some will stick with him even after he is a one term loser...

some are willing to die for him and a few will be willing to kill for him.

[truthisfreedom]

4. Strangely, the haters are not with him.

The "haters" have turned on 45 simply because he's the incumbent. He's never going to evade prison at this rate. He's gotta be going nuts knowing he's got no escape.


https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/12/donald-trump-haters-joe-biden-clinton-244629

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. That definition of "haters" is quite unusual; it means "those who think politicians are worthless"

It does not mean "those with a significant hatred of certain groups of humans", which I think is what most of us would take it to mean.

[Ferryboat]

19. Your right about doing time

All of the stonewalling on his taxes, credible sexual assaults, and a myriad of other investigations are all coming to a head in the next few months.

Living and doing business as a bullshit artist only goes so far.

A cornered man will do desperate things.

Fearful time for our countrys future.

[smb]

26. Yep

[keithbvadu2]

28. Good one!

[tavernier]

29. Stealing, sharing!

[not fooled]

34. Hahahahahaha

That's great!

[RKP5637]

42. Excellent!!! K&R!!! n/t

[Lonestarblue]

22. I don't think Trump fears prison.

Nor do I think he will ever go to prison. If he loses the election, he will simply resign a couple of days before January 20 and have President Pence pardon him for ll federal crimes. Unless New York State decides to prosecute him for tax fraud, the payoffs to his sex partners before the election are likely to result in fines rather than prison time. Unfortunate, because no one deserves prison more than Donald Trump—along with at least three of his children.

[DENVERPOPS]

31. And O'Connell

and the Entire RepubliCON senators, Trump's entire administration and appointees. Leavenworth would be overflowing.
Maybe send the top 50 to Colorado's super max to live out their putrid lives.....

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. They're crackpots too.

We just didn't realize how widespread the crackpotism is.

That's what I think every time I see one of the polls that Biden wins 50-42 or similar. It's always presented as good news, because of course, Biden is ahead. But when I look at it I think WTF is wrong with people that it's not 95-5 ?????? How the hell can it be close enough to steal when republicons are behaving criminally and abhorrently right out in the open?

It is a cult, and they are feeble-minded weaklings at their core.

[RKP5637]

9. We always knew there was a portion of the population that was always off their

rockers, but many also came around to reasonable thinking. This love affair with tRump is shocking in how they cling to such a con artist and a damn fool, as well, despite clear evidence to the contrary of what he says/mumbles/shouts.

[LisaM]

24. Americans have been prey to con artists for centuries.

It's a weird strain in the American character, that's for sure. We were talking about the Second Great Awakening not too long ago (which is not really taught in our history classes), and that's a perfect example of charlatans and crackpot religions and a desperate need by some percent of the American population to follow in the wake of some charismatic. I would love a deep dive into the reasons for this.

[RKP5637]

27. It would make for an interesting thesis. ... maybe someone has ... n/t

[at140]

13. As soon as the stock market crashes, their 401-k's melt away,

and the economy is tanked, the cult will melt away.
All we need to do is delay opening the economy until election time.

[HotTeaBag]

21. 'We' need to delay the opening of the economy until election time?

I have to assume you are independently wealthy and are hoping to watch everyone else slip into poverty, losing their homes/cars/jobs just so they stop supporting Trump.

That is exactly the talking point that the Right is using against the Left - I never thought anyone actually believed (or would say out loud) that that was worth wishing for.

Nice.

[at140]

35. Only 5 months to election

and there is something called unemployment checks in the meanwhile.

Hey, I was describing the easiest method to get rid of Trump and his cult.
You want to take a chance on him getting re-elected?:

[Yeehah]

37. Six months

I'm basically counting down the days at this point.

[DENVERPOPS]

32. The things you mentioned are true

But shortly after being corruptly "re-appointed" and keeping the RepubliCON senate majority, they will be full steam ahead on trashing Medicare, Medicaid, and most of all Social Security. THAT is when his Trumphumpers will finally see what a Frankenstein they created. They won't criticize Trump of course, they will blame it on that F***ing Obama.

Carville said it best the night of the election. He was pictured on TV with several Republican Talking Heads and Carville was laughing. They questioned why he should be laughing, the Dem's lost !!!!!!????

He said: "Because the RepubliCON voters are gonna learn their voting has consequences"

U.S. Citizens are about to learn what it feels like to live in China, North Korea, Russia, mid eastern countries, and all the other third world countries around the world.....(or shitholes as Trump describes them!)

I get a chuckle about one thing.......Do these RepubliCONs actually think that Putin will leave them holding ANY position of power once the COUP is finished, and they have all done his biding....???????????

[Dan]

36. I agree with you, reference Putin...

No one loves a traitor!!!

[Miguelito Loveless]

18. How many people poisoned themselves

at Jim Jones request?

[RKP5637]

20. Yep! They will die for tRump. n/t

[ancianita]

23. And will SCOTUS join them today.

[leftyladyfrommo]

41. They are worshipping a golden pig. nt

[RKP5637]

43. Excellent description!!! "The Golden Pig!" K&R n/t

[truthisfreedom]

3. Even his cult is tiring of his antics. Nothing about him is entertaining.

Everyone just wants to get through this somehow. Fauci seems sane to us all.

[RKP5637]

11. Absolutely " Fauci seems sane to us all." n/t

[RKP5637]

44. He's boring as hell. His whining, his droning, ripping others, scapegoats, lies, deception

and on and on. He's like a broken record. And that whinny voice of his, like a child.

[mopinko]

7. please be the hero we need, tony.

speak the truth in your loudest voice, toss a bomb into the room, and walk through that door w your head held up in the best hero saunter you have.

[richdj25]

8. If one doesn't do or want access

to twitter, Trump's distractions are pretty much a moot point. I wish more people would pay no attention to that guy. He offers nothing of substance what-so-ever.

[Mersky]

10. He had to do something, I mean, to distract from the absurdity

Of watching, say, lamar alexander ask via a remote connection how to convince parents to let down their guard and let their children return to university in Tennessee.

The republicon senator’s study is suitable for his attending this Senate hearing, but ya know, plebes need to pony up their lives for the sake of the appearance of a return to normalcy.

Is precisely where republicon double standard policy-making turns deadly.

[Sunlei]

12. Twitter should ban/abolish this POS's troll-cowards account once and for all.

Americas 'elected' government should be only on their official White House website.

We sure don't need some basement hiding, troll, keyboard coward trying to role play president. He's killing/has killed through his 'unfitness' hundreds of thousands, probably millions of people. Republican party enables this idiot and people like Fauci should have stood up to him when they had the chance!!

[at140]

14. Twitter probably likes the ratings with the troller-in-chief on board

and cash is king with most businesses.

[Sunlei]

15. haven't viewed/used twitter in years but of course media uses

......media uses the idiot troll presidents tweets as official government 'news', worthy of headlines-breaking news!

It is my wish for anyone who uses twitter to mark/flag his tweets as garbage.

[47of74]

16. Fuck you Jack

You could rein in this horseshit now and suspend the fuck stick's account but you're too much a goddamn coward to do so.

[TheCowsCameHome]

25. Watch for him to unload on Dr. Fauci later today

You know he will.

[MissMillie]

30. Not smart enough to realize

that most of us will pay attention to Dr. Fauci, and pay no mind to him.

[SergeStorms]

33. Fauci still doesn't realize...

that Trump and the accessory GOP don't give a shit how many people die. This is about Trump getting re-elected, and as far as republicans are concerned, the entire country can die to meet that end.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

38. It's not that Tony doesn't realize how these republicans think,

He has been in government for far too long not to understand the lay of the land.

It's just that he listens to a higher power. He always has.

[GETPLANING]

39. One Tweet every seven minutes, for eight hours

Let that sink in for a minute

[Linda Ed]

40. lived through Watergate

It’s very disorienting for those of us who lived through Watergate to realize the following: if you compare Group 1: Nixon/Mitchell/Haldeman and Group 2: Trump/Barr/Kushner, that the first group is undeniably better for America.

copied from another poster but it's worth repeating