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The Fix Analysis
Trumps pre-spin seems to blame military, police interactions for coronavirus diagnosis
By Aaron Blake
Oct. 2, 2020 at 9:37 a.m. EDT
A couple of weeks ago, President Trump was fending off a brutal, anonymously sourced story in the Atlantic about comments he had allegedly made disparaging military veterans and the nations war dead. The comments sounded like things Trump had said publicly before, particularly about the late senator John McCain, yet he denied he would ever be so insensitive.
But in the hours after we learned that counselor to the president Hope Hicks had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and before we learned Trump himself had it, he offered some strange comments that seemed to lay the groundwork for how he could explain his impending diagnosis: It might have come from the military or law enforcement.
You know, its very hard, when youre with soldiers, when youre with airmen, when youre with Marines, and Im with and the police officers, Trump said. Im with them so much. And when they come over here, its very hard to say, stay back, stay back. Its a tough kind of a situation. ... Trump then turned to his own test and to Hicks. So, I just went for a test, and well see what happens. I mean, who knows? But you know her very well. Shes fantastic. And shes done a great job.
And then he again returned to the alleged potential spreaders. ... But its very, very hard when you are with people from the military or law enforcement, and they come over to you, and they want to hug you, and they want to kiss you, because we really have done a good job for them, Trump said. And you get close, and things happen.
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Aaron Blake
Aaron Blake is senior political reporter, writing for The Fix. A Minnesota native, he has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Hill newspaper. Follow https://twitter.com/aaronblake
Trumps pre-spin seems to blame military, police interactions for coronavirus diagnosis
By Aaron Blake
Oct. 2, 2020 at 9:37 a.m. EDT
A couple of weeks ago, President Trump was fending off a brutal, anonymously sourced story in the Atlantic about comments he had allegedly made disparaging military veterans and the nations war dead. The comments sounded like things Trump had said publicly before, particularly about the late senator John McCain, yet he denied he would ever be so insensitive.
But in the hours after we learned that counselor to the president Hope Hicks had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and before we learned Trump himself had it, he offered some strange comments that seemed to lay the groundwork for how he could explain his impending diagnosis: It might have come from the military or law enforcement.
You know, its very hard, when youre with soldiers, when youre with airmen, when youre with Marines, and Im with and the police officers, Trump said. Im with them so much. And when they come over here, its very hard to say, stay back, stay back. Its a tough kind of a situation. ... Trump then turned to his own test and to Hicks. So, I just went for a test, and well see what happens. I mean, who knows? But you know her very well. Shes fantastic. And shes done a great job.
And then he again returned to the alleged potential spreaders. ... But its very, very hard when you are with people from the military or law enforcement, and they come over to you, and they want to hug you, and they want to kiss you, because we really have done a good job for them, Trump said. And you get close, and things happen.
{snip}
Aaron Blake
Aaron Blake is senior political reporter, writing for The Fix. A Minnesota native, he has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Hill newspaper. Follow https://twitter.com/aaronblake
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mahatmakanejeeves
Oct 2020
OP
Hahahaha! Dude, if you want any chance of holing up in the White House after you lose,
lagomorph777
Oct 2020
#1
If he tries it, refutation is that his Neediness for attention and affection made him go close. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2020
#5
Gee, I dunno...maybe if they had all been required to wear masks, or something...
SeattleVet
Oct 2020
#6
If Hicks contracted Covid19 from spending time with military personnel, that's on tRump.
NoRoadUntravelled
Oct 2020
#15