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Arkansas Granny

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3. Except he wasn't joking. He wants to hide the numbers because they make him look bad.

Reply to duforsure (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2020, 07:02 AM

Jun 2020

That's the same reason he wouldn't allow those cruise ships to dock. That's why he said tests were overrated. No tests, fewer cased.

He doesn't care how many get sick or die as long ad he doesn't get blamed for it.

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When a president jokes about reducing testing during a very active and deadly pandemic [View all] duforsure Jun 2020 OP

He wasn't joking-- he's just stupid enough to think what he said makes sense. TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 #1

+1 Hugin Jun 2020 #6

anybody remember the Bush slide show at the press dinner? agingdem Jun 2020 #2

I will never forget that...looking under the couch for weapons of mass destruction. Freedomofspeech Jun 2020 #4

Except he wasn't joking. He wants to hide the numbers because they make him look bad. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #3

Exactly! duforsure Jun 2020 #7

True-- as I said above, he's too inept to know, or care, that the disease will be there... TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 #13

For our country's sake I hope you're right about Boomerproud Jun 2020 #5

I have faith , duforsure Jun 2020 #8

This guy doesn't joke. He hated testing from the start. He hates America. spanone Jun 2020 #9

He thinks testing makes him look bad. He doesn't realize that he looks bad regardless. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #11

Absolutely! spanone Jun 2020 #12

Joke or not, it was a very twisted thing to say dlk Jun 2020 #10

"He was just joking." "I was just joking." -- the new standard response Buns_of_Fire Jun 2020 #14