Trump to resume COVID-19 briefings

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Monday said he will resume giving regular coronavirus briefings this week, reviving a practice that is controversial among some aides as infections surge across the United States.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he would deliver a briefing at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. It would mark his first time participating in a coronavirus briefing since late April.

Some advisers have pushed in recent weeks for him to bring back the briefings, however, as his poll numbers sink and the outbreak worsens. They have argued the briefings would allow Trump to show the public he is taking a leading role in responding to the virus, even as he continues to insist it will "disappear."

The president gave daily briefings from the White House through March and April, providing updates on the administration's response to the pandemic. But the question-and-answer sessions regularly devolved into Trump bashing governors, sparring with the press and making factually inaccurate statements that undercut the federal government's overall messaging.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/508106-trump-to-resume-covid-19-briefings

[in2herbs]

1. The news reporters should not show up. It's a rally, not a briefing. nt

[Thekaspervote]

2. These are Coronavirus briefings..this is holding an audience and teefee captive while I blabber

[Zambero]

3. Paging Sarah Cooper

[Sedona]

4. Please proceed you orange fascist asswipe

[pandr32]

5. If he gets any coverage it needs to include fact checking

...in real time.

[cyndensco]

14. Problem is he has redirected the data.

HHS will probably verify anything he manufactures in his demented, evil mind.

We're f*cked.

[pandr32]

17. True, but we still have research to refer to

...regarding the virus, testing, contagiousness, etc. Add to that the fact that he will likely spend most of the time talking about himself.

There should be a banner under the video reminding people that Trump did nothing as the pandemic approached, and how many days have passed since the story broke about Russian bounties on Allied troops and still no action from BLOTUS.

[ProfessorGAC]

27. Others Have The Data

Both Worldometer & Johns-Hopkins get data directly from county boards of health.
They don't get data from the government.
So, real numbers are being published, and will continue to be.

[Lonestarblue]

6. I wonder if Fauci will be there or just sycophant Birx.

If just Birx, it’s a useless waste of time.

[durablend]

22. Oh come on now

Don't you wanna see which scarf she picked out today?

[Hugin]

7. Must be that evil rain is forecast on all of the local Trump golf courses...

What with Me-Me Teletubby not knowing how to use an umbrella and all.

[Evolve Dammit]

8. Just SHUT UP. You offer NOTHING and it is all about you. Sick of his inane blather.

Useless. Actually worse than useless. Destructive, divisive and vengeful at a time of crisis.

[EarlG]

9. Please proceed

Another few months of "it will go away on its own," "it's just the sniffles," "I had the greatest pandemic response in history," "the cupboards were bare," and "open the schools immediately or I'll cut off funding," and his polls numbers should completely disintegrate.

[ProfessorGAC]

28. Good Call!

His approval ratings were falling while they were running that TV circus.
The briefings were among the causes.
He hurt himself before, he'll do it again.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

10. He will use these as free ad space.

He's not having a rally anytime soon, this is the next best thing. The media did a lot of the heavy lifting for him in the last election. I expect to hear very little about the virus.

[louis-t]

11. It's a rally. Rah, rah, we're winning.

Now that he controls the data, magically the virus will 'disappear'.

[Vinca]

12. Guess Biden can look forward to even higher poll numbers. LOL.

[KPN]

13. They are clueless. They have no bearing, no direction, other than to clasp tightly to

Power. They have no other goals. Nothing with which to garner votes except fear, hatred and lies which are only attractive to the fearful and weak-minded.

[McKim]

15. Republicans Told Him to Look Better

Republicans told him to look better so he is resuming the Coronavirus Updates....more lipstick on this pig will not make it look good. This is going to be a PR stunt, not leadership. The republicans had their chance to get rid of him but they decided to ride the train from hell with no light at the end of the tunnel!

[duforsure]

16. He should do the right thing and resign

Before he's exposed that everything he's done was to prevent the response, and they will uncover the truth on what trump has done, and why.

[iluvtennis]

18. It should be presentation from doctors and scientists, not trump. If it's the trump/pence show, I

won't watch. I want useful/pertinent info on the virus and what trump is doing for a national response.

[blakstoneranger]

24. THE MEDIA LOVES HIM!!

They won't question not one single thing he says. They will report everything he says as fact. I hope there will be some fact checking. I dont think I can stand to watch pence pine all over trump and lie. Pence is going to hell for his actions. calling trump a success and great leadership in handling the pandemic is an out-and-out lie and he knows it.

[blakstoneranger]

19. HE'S STOLE THE DATA, NOW HE CAN REPORT WHAT HE WANTS

He can feel free to mislead the public to ensure his personal success. Foxnews and right wing radio will help out with the biggest con in american history. And it's being done right in our faces! Who are we to contradict the info he's giving us. We know that he is a pathological liar, we know that he stayed away from the briefings because the info was so bad. By redirecting the data to the white house he can now shape the info any way he wants--AND HE'S DOING IT RIGHT IN OUR FACES!!

REMEMBER WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH. IF HIS INFORMATION IS NOT BACKED UP BY 2ND HAND SOURCES---DON'T BELIEVE A WORD HE SAYS, NOT ONE.

THIS IS AMERICA!

WE ARE NOT RUSSIA, YOU CAN'T PUSH BULLSHIT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, SMILE AND THEN WALK AWAY.

[IcyPeas]

20. this is all because of what kellyanne conway said:

To hear Conway tell it, Trump's polls "were much higher" when he did daily coronavirus briefings. I'm not sure she's fully thought this one through.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Friday advocated for President Trump to resume giving regular coronavirus briefings as approval of his handling of the pandemic sinks in public polls.

Asked on Fox News why most Americans oppose Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis, Conway replied, “The president’s numbers were much higher when he was out there briefing everybody on a day-by-day basis about the coronavirus, just giving people the information.”

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/kellyanne-conway-acknowledges-spins-trump-s-drop-polls-n1234168

[blakstoneranger]

23. So by that logic

Trump is much more honest when he gives briefings. Trump is more trustworthy when he gives briefings, trump is less of a crook when he gives briefings. I DON'T BELIEVE CONWAY OR ANYONE ELSE IN THAT SYCOPHANTIC ADMINISTRATION. THEY ALL LIE FOR HIM. And she's lying his numbers were not higher because of the briefings. His numbers were slipping then and now they are even worse.

The only credibility this man has is with his base. Nobody with good sense will take this self-promoting crook at his word.

[iluvtennis]

25. Yeah, right (..sarcasm..) Kellyanne - this will be another epic FAILURE. nt

[yaesu]

21. now that he's hiding the real numbers he will use the briefing to tell everyone its much, much bette

[Omaha Steve]

26. OOPS

[dalton99a]

29. Excellent. Idiot president running his mouth for three hours every evening

[GulfCoast66]

30. Please proceed...

It was his unhinged Covid press conference performances which started his free fall in the polls.

And Americans are more frightened now than they were in April and May.