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Yonnie3

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19. My take on the reason is 'Rump's vanity.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:41 AM

Mar 2020

The vanity requires that the spotlight must be focused on 45*(impeached). Pence is the fall guy and shouldn't take any air time away from 'Rump.

It is saddening and scary that such vanity and ignorance rule in the White House while the virus proliferates.

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White House Bans Filming At Coronavirus Briefing, Triggering Backlash [View all] spanone Mar 2020 OP

rump probably ran out of makeup is why they didn't allow pics or audio to be taken of ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #1

I don't think he was even there. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #11

I was making a joke, eh? nt SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #13

Yes.🤣 dewsgirl Mar 2020 #14

This shit should be widely and loudly condemned. dalton99a Mar 2020 #2

Pushing and probing to see what they can get away with. Girard442 Mar 2020 #3

+1 2naSalit Mar 2020 #5

COVER UP malaise Mar 2020 #4

Absolutely. ⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧ spanone Mar 2020 #6

They can't stop governors or medical experts from telling the truth malaise Mar 2020 #16

For those claiming that "China skewed the numbers" regarding the death rate, bullwinkle428 Mar 2020 #7

We've had 9 die out of 130. Nearly 7%. The Chinese numbers were definitely "rounded down". PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 #12

Some might have it but not sick enough to be counted. Nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #20

They want to control he mssage Fullduplexxx Mar 2020 #8

They pulled this crap occasionally way back when there dewsgirl Mar 2020 #9

Weird. Pointless even. Maybe it's not a lack of transparency from Trump's administration so much as... MrModerate Mar 2020 #10

You nailed it! Massive ineptitude all around, though...nt SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #15

The cowardice is strong in the GOP. N/t bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #17

Meanwhile central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #18

My take on the reason is 'Rump's vanity. Yonnie3 Mar 2020 #19

Hiding Incompetence BruceWane Mar 2020 #21