White House plans holiday parties as Americans urged to stay home

[Ohiogal]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to hold indoor holiday receptions in the coming weeks despite ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks and the advice of public health professionals urging Americans to sacrifice their normal holiday gatherings to curb the spread of the virus.

U.S. officials have warned against large gatherings on Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday, instead urging Americans to stay home and forgo traveling to see relatives in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus and protect vulnerable individuals as cases topped 12 million over the weekend.

While the White House has said President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will remain in Washington this week, skipping their annual Thanksgiving at Trump’s private club in Florida, the first lady plans to hold a holiday reception a few days later on Nov. 30, according to an invitation obtained by ABC News.

That follows a series of White House events in recent months that have been linked to a rash of outbreaks, including Trump’s own bout with the disease from late September into early October. A White House aide and four others have tested positive in recent days.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/white-house-plans-holiday-party-as-americans-urged-to-stay-home-idUSKBN2831S1

They are such entitled assholes ....

[SheltieLover]

1. Wtf would go to a Malaria covid parrty?

[tanyev]

8. A lot of ladies went to Mother Pence's Christmas Craft party.

I truly do not understand.

UPDATE: The photo is from last year’s party, but an invitation did go out for a party on Dec. 9. Maybe they’ll all wear their most festive holiday masks.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214595167

[SheltieLover]

9. Barf

I would literally rather _______. Fill in blank any way you choose.

How fking sickening.

[Walleye]

2. Nobody who went to this party is allowed to come anywhere near President Biden

[CatMor]

3. A party by Melania sounds so boring ...

does she have any friends to invite, I doubt it.

[jeffreyi]

4. Obscene.

Covid has decided to increase exponentially in my lightly populated community. No thxgiving celebrations for me and my friends. In fact, I want to get another test tomorrow because of in-office contact with no-maskers last week.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

5. I hope a LOT of Repug Senators attend and mingle. N/T

[NurseJackie]

6. Maskless, I hope. With lots of singing and caroling... and hugging and cheek-kissing!

That will be so sweet!

[Ilsa]

7. Trumps: "We've had COVID-19. We don't care if you catch it."

This attitude, along with the grifting and deaths of 250,000+ citizens, make donald one of the worst leaders of any nation in history.