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LEE MORAN
Apr 29th 2020 10:09AM
An ex-speechwriter for former President George W. Bush on Tuesday argued that President Donald Trump is sacrificing the lives of other Americans to the coronavirus crisis in a desperate bid to save himself politically.
In a thread on Twitter, David Frum claimed reports the White House is now pivoting its pandemic messaging to the economy showed Trump is consciously choosing to risk higher virus casualties in the second quarter of 2020 in hope of jolting the economy into revival in Q3 to save his re-election in November.
Its a desperate gamble to save himself by sacrificing others, wrote Frum, who is now a senior editor at The Atlantic, warning: Its also not very likely to work.
Frum noted in a later tweet how many leaders would be daunted by the human costs of Trumps desperate re-election plan.
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Mike 03
(16,616 posts)and rec.
KPN
(15,714 posts)mercuryblues
(14,602 posts)No shit Sherlock was my 1st thought.
Towlie
(5,345 posts)PCIntern
(25,799 posts)After considering several facts which have come To my attention, some of which through clandestine avenues, I have come to the conclusion that water is wet.
Towlie
(5,345 posts)trump is killing his own voters. How is that going to work?
uponit7771
(90,408 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)That the ultracrepidarian cockwomble has made dictatorial President for life references all along.
He is not just desperate about the election, but about that intent. If you look at his behavior carefully it is evident. So, basically, he wants a Trump Family Dynasty. What would you expect from a malignant narcissist?
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,501 posts)that he is grooming Ivanka (or Don Jr.) to take over the Presidency in 2024 (assuming he wins re-election), so that he can continue to ensure that any investigations of him are squelched and that he stays out of jail. We need to stop the cycle this year, so that the Trump crime family dynasty can't even be allowed to take root.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)I agree, as I am sure everyone does here.
No doubt about it. Trump has to go or we have a very terrible future ahead as a country. That's a fact.
malaise
(270,087 posts)This is hardly rocket science
Bleacher Creature
(11,265 posts)He has zero attention span and operates from crisis to crisis. Hell, that's why he refused to take this seriously in January and February, when he was so worried about any downturn in the stock market, even though such downturn never would have come close to what actually happened.
Towlie
(5,345 posts)ramen
(800 posts)I don't think there is a plan in place. I think he is just a moronic, demented, malignant narcissist who waddled into power at exactly the wrong time. There is not a strategic part of him that I have seen yet.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)He's not making them to tell us on the left what we already know. To the extent he's burning off any credibility he has in conservative circles, though, his remarks might make better sense there, and actually encourage more people to hop off the Trump train as it careens toward Shonash Ravine.
We are at the point of the movie where the criminal mastermind, in a desperate chase to escape the law, begins tossing minions over the side to lighten the load and go faster.
KPN
(15,714 posts)uponit7771
(90,408 posts)dalton99a
(82,083 posts)Does he really care about old people?
Danascot
(4,714 posts)He's cruel and a sadist and he gets his jollies from seeing people suffer and die, even his supporters.
SWBTATTReg
(22,460 posts)and that Barr asked for unlimited powers to hold detainees indefinitely, w/o getting in front of a judge, etc.
It sounds like they knew that the CV was coming in advance, otherwise why take these steps?
NotHardly
(1,062 posts)you are not understanding what has been happening to American democracy, decency, and a whole hell of a lot of money while citizens die and Republicans/Corporations loot this country.
gab13by13
(21,884 posts)unless he rigs the numbers more so than he is doing now. Florida just got caught not reporting Covid-19 deaths.
What's he going to do to stimulate the economy, force people to take cruises, fly on airplanes, eat at restaurants, go to movies and plays?
Unless people feel safe they aren't going to return to normalcy.
relayerbob
(6,580 posts)IronLionZion
(45,840 posts)Typical republican strategy of human sacrifices so rich executives can get richer
Midnight Writer
(22,013 posts)usaf-vet
(6,328 posts)Here is another low mark IMHO
The White House Gift Shop is selling coronavirus commemorative coins now
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142482483
Who gets the profits from that evil venture?
Follow the money.
bucolic_frolic
(43,879 posts)dlk
(11,679 posts)We are seeing this in real time every day.
Javaman
(62,590 posts)at the end of the Nuremberg Trials, a psychologist that was interviewing the nazi's summarized his interviews and research with this quote, "a monster is a person without empathy"
we have a monster in the white house.
True Blue American
(18,009 posts)Trump put it, We have a crazy man running the train! He is voting straight Democratic this year, along with 5 others in his Focus Group! All life long Republicans.
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)Sounds just like him.
bubbazero
(296 posts)BaronChocula
(1,702 posts)Smartypants like Frum who want desperately to sound like smartypants contrive theories behind "Trump strategy" when the most obvious explanation is that there is no strategy. We will think Frum is smart when he stops assuming Trump has the attention span to execute a single plan.
BrightKnight
(3,567 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Instead lives and fortunes will be lost. Because trump.
uponit7771
(90,408 posts)pmtrindade
(25 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,914 posts)Amaryllis
(9,529 posts)Grasswire2
(13,587 posts)....and hoping nobody remembers that his casinos went bankrupt.
struggle4progress
(118,494 posts)dreamin of the day when everyone is dead"