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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump has completely painted himself into a corner with his no-mask-on-me policy.
If he starts wearing one now, it's an admission that things are worse. If he doesn't while all his staff do, it's a pretty open admission that he doesn't care about their safety. And if nobody does, it's a signal that they're going to Thelma-and-Louise the whole administration right into the canyon.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Seems super sensitive to trump's latest fart vapors on the subject.
Tough.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)It being in the WH does not mean he will be infected or if infected he will be sick.
As much as I would like to see the Pig on the short end of karma...he has too many resources, doctors and handlers to dodge this bug.
If he has a mild bout they will cover it up. He will have to be deathly ill or dead for it to see the light of day.
I don't care if he is fat and at risk the Pig is lucky on top of all that.
Shawn
Atticus
(15,124 posts)Blue Owl
(50,720 posts)Its right and just and natural.
OrlandoDem2
(2,076 posts)normalcy instead of pandemic pandemonium.
To bubba sitting in front of the TV, Trump will appear strong for not wearing one if Biden does wear one.
Its the 6% of undecideds who matter.
47% will definitely vote for Trump.
47% will definitely vote for Biden.
How does the other 6% vote?
And if its that close, and it will be, then we must have laser like precision analytics in order to get back the 78K votes they cost us the Blue Wall in 2016. I think we take PA and MI. Im not convinced of WI. That means we must also flip some combo of AZ, FL, IA, and NC.
pwb
(11,365 posts)I don't see it your way. Trump may get 40% if he is lucky. Those who gave him a chance know what an asshole he is now. He is toast .
OrlandoDem2
(2,076 posts)Perhaps college-educated women, and even working class women, will continue to trend away from Trump.
Trump is, however, a polarizing figure who is talented at motivating the pole that supports him.
Cosmocat
(14,609 posts)nm
KS Toronado
(17,598 posts)pwb
(11,365 posts)They were good at defending a few lies all along but Trumps lies are too much. They are screwed.
Miguelito Loveless
(4,485 posts)Someone as much in love with his own reflection is not going to don a mask. Also, he considers it a sign of weakness.
Javaman
(62,560 posts)malaise
(269,604 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)followers think. ... that a mask makes him weak and ineffective. Good luck with that ...
NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)severely mentally unstable and dangerously incompetent liar. What good can come of this?
Progressive dog
(6,939 posts)His staff will continue to support him.
They want to let covid19 wash over the population. Not one of them publically contradicted Trump on his virus treatment suggestions of using disinfectants and UV light internally. They are cultists, and cultists don't use resason.
lettucebe
(2,337 posts)That'll show em!
Cosmocat
(14,609 posts)locals playing the victim for 45 taking orders of 45 facemasks to own us libs.
FakeNoose
(33,035 posts)... he will refuse to wear a mask. He'll make everyone else around him DEAL with it!
niyad
(114,259 posts)Sycophantic, murder-loving thugs around him.
Silver1
(721 posts)No can do!
liberalla
(9,295 posts)Turn the music up, clasp hands and floor it, baby!
patphil
(6,284 posts)end up in a hospital.
I really don't want to see some of his people wearing a mask with a tube coming out of it.
It's unfortunate that Trump's ego "trumps" his capacity for rational thought.
Roc2020
(1,620 posts)and if someone in the white house gets really sick Trump will look worse than when he suggested injecting disinfectant will kill the virus. at this point he is fighting against a landslide loss.
tclambert
(11,089 posts)My son said, "You can verb anything."
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