The "We Have Met The Moment, And We Have Prevailed*" Edition
*: "Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won." Donald Trump, March 29, 2020
Most White House officials will be asked to wear masks, but directive will not apply to Trump https://t.co/NnzUSNl6eF— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 11, 2020
Trump has been having some trouble reading his prepared remarks pic.twitter.com/TH6oAo9MYL— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
Trump is doing a show and tell with various coronavirus testing products pic.twitter.com/eaVe52EhuD— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
Trump characterizes the US coronavirus death numbers as "at the best part of the pack" pic.twitter.com/KG1JqnVelf— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
Trump is really trying to make "transition into greatness" a thing pic.twitter.com/fTZJUCRo1Y— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
"We had one of the best weeks in the history of our border between the United States and Mexico, our southern border" -- I'm not surprised people aren't excited to come to the US right now pic.twitter.com/jnzmRHGGt6— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
The US has more than twice as many deaths (81,285) than the second-worst country (the UK with 32,065), in part because we didn't have testing when it mattered most pic.twitter.com/qMm6tiEycR— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
Trump prematurely declares victory on the coronavirus: "We have met the moment and we have prevailed." pic.twitter.com/YhmwI2BwA3— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
"Things happen" -- Trump downplays two White House staffers testing positive for coronavirus pic.twitter.com/33D3HnbSsq— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
Trump claims American workers will be able to get tested every day "very soon." (US testing capacity is nowhere near that level -- we're testing about 300k a day.) pic.twitter.com/SDr9CEtuAp— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
Trump claims that the science of wearing face masks during a pandemic is "not a one-sided thing, believe it or not." (It is a one-sided thing.) pic.twitter.com/V1aDX4I2LV— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
TRUMP: "You never prevail when you have 90,000 people [dead], 100,000 people, 80,000 people as of today." pic.twitter.com/6i6Bg07SUZ— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
Hold on. So it’s BAD for people to needlessly die?— RenoSparksCow (@RenoCow) May 11, 2020
TRUMP: "It is a transition to greatness, and greatness is next year, right from the beginning. I think we will do fantastically well." (Sounds like Trump isn't optimistic about economy improving during the election ... ) pic.twitter.com/11HpK4Bzwr— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
“Prosperity is right around the corner” - H Hoover— Tilt@Windmills (@Tilt_Windmills) May 11, 2020
Trump's explanation for not wearing a mask is basically that everyone else is wearing one so he doesn't think he has to pic.twitter.com/pmEqwJB7CG— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
REPORTER: Isn't there a double standard when WH staffers can get tested every day and normal Americans can't at all?— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
TRUMP: If we didn't get the tests, you'd be up complaining ... I understand you very well. Better than you understand yourself pic.twitter.com/xlZpLs8pny
The president didn't answer the question but went on to attack the Q saying, "If we did no test at the WH you would be complaining, why aren't you getting tested? We can't win. I understand you very well. Better than you understand yourself...you can't win."— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) May 11, 2020
REPORTER: How can you recommend Americans go back to work when the White House cannot contain the spread among staff?— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
TRUMP: "I think we are doing a really good job and watching it, and I think it is very well contained, actually." pic.twitter.com/WuoLSDD2od
"It's a tiny percentage ... the children recover from that" -- Trump downplays a new potentially fatal coronavirus-related syndrome in children. An HHS official immediately clarifies that it's a very serious matter. pic.twitter.com/cg0qGvt5Js— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
Adm Brett Giroir politely corrects the president who said children recover from rare complication of COVID 19. Giroir noted that the syndrome in children can be fatal.— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) May 11, 2020
Trump lies and says "Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people." The US is nowhere near the top of the list in this metric. https://t.co/E8Hy6XHa3F pic.twitter.com/svZEuNJVST— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
"If someone wants to be tested right now, they will be able to get tested." -- this is not true pic.twitter.com/nk46FLr5Rp— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
"Don't forget, people are dying the other route ... you look at drug addition. You look at suicides ... you could make the case it's in even greater numbers" -- Trump's argument on behalf of opening the economy immediately is a grim one pic.twitter.com/wy0YLtILE6— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
"The numbers are coming down very rapidly all throughout the country" -- Trump lies about coronavirus case numbers and casts doubt upon models projecting that more than 100,000 Americans could be dead by end of the summer pic.twitter.com/HvWqfOk3XT— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
"You know what? I don't want to think about it even" -- Trump on his expectations for the ultimate US death toll pic.twitter.com/ljQcY4AIfF— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
It's weird when he goes honest.— 💎✒️🧶Rebellious Heroine👩🏼🏫🖋💎 (@RHBrotchner) May 11, 2020
He didn't need to even say this, spending his entire weekend ranting on Twitter like a lunatic said it loud and clear.— chris-angrily eating a hamberger-topher (@McBleej) May 11, 2020
"I will mandate it, if you like" -- Trump tells a reporter he'll mandate that all people at nursing homes get tested for coronavirus if he likes pic.twitter.com/wXFx4enHYw— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
.@PhilipRucker: You appeared to accuse Obama of a crime yesterday. What did he do?— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
TRUMP: "Obamagate."
RUCKER: What is the crime?
TRUMP: "You know what the crime is. The crime is very obvious to everybody." pic.twitter.com/EUueidNwGp
These guys want you to believe that you can just show up at a clinic right now and get a coronavirus test. You can't. pic.twitter.com/etI1ur165y— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
You have to be symptomatic and be an essential worker. No one else can get one.— Rebecca Butler (@RebeccaEnough) May 11, 2020
Trump still hasn't figured out that asymptomatic carriers spread the coronavirus pic.twitter.com/CaKRus7rK4— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
.@weijia: Why is this a global competition to you when Americans are losing their lives every day?— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
TRUMP: Maybe that's a question you should ask China.
WEIJA: Why are you saying that to me, specifically?
TRUMP: I'm saying it to anybody who would ask a nasty question like that. pic.twitter.com/hokJOXASh8
Trump throws a fit when @kaitlancollins of CNN tries to ask him a question and abruptly ends the press conference pic.twitter.com/58AVZ9CABl— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
The president calls on @kaitlancollins, then he abruptly tries calling on someone else as she gets to the microphone. He won't let her ask the question, turns and leaves.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 11, 2020
Scared of the women again.— Tardis_lass (@Heathfeath45) May 11, 2020
My favorite part is the random voice exclaiming "What the!?"— Alexander Fattal (@AGFattal) May 11, 2020
Cool Transition to Greatness at the end there.— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) May 11, 2020
Reminder
Daily reminder. pic.twitter.com/Sq7IqPRanW— Sonador@Dreamer (@SONADORLIVESON) May 11, 2020
“In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The White House, who makes up crimes, and the DOJ, who provide a dubious legal rationale to prosecute those crimes. These are their stories.” DUN DUN pic.twitter.com/DJrp3dj6TA— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) May 11, 2020
“Trump’s latest political ad—“American Comeback”—is a farrago of lies, distortions, exaggerations, wild bullshit, and unsound reasoning. Our small, honest effort was banned by Facebook, while the Bullshitter In Chief’s campaign runs free.“—@TheRickWilson https://t.co/iyDNZLekes— Rantt Media (@RanttMedia) May 11, 2020
So then why do they need gyms? https://t.co/7zBdWcrLUk— Bryan McGrath (@ConsWahoo) May 11, 2020
Pithy
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2020
OBAMAGATE!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2020
OBAMAGATE! https://t.co/mSmWsbfOWf— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020
TRANSITION TO GREATNESS!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2020
DRAIN THE SWAMP!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2020
Trump Tweeted/Retweeted 126 Times Yesterday
Trump fell 16 posts short of his single-day record of 142, which he hit during the impeachment trial in January https://t.co/VjdmMsdoOO— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
In any previous era the president using his platform to demand private companies fire employees he doesn't like would be a major scandal https://t.co/SC6QvMeQ3f— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
In a normal presidency, the president's latest Twitter meltdown would be a major national scandal. In Trump's America, it was Sunday. https://t.co/jGGx5ydYRn— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
Imagine having the entire US Intelligence Apparatus at your fingertips, but you still have to tread in conspiracy theories and vague allusions to "Obamagate" because most of your own employees can't even justify your delusions https://t.co/zjhtSOoY9I— Quaranteenagers From Mars, and We Don't Care (@thomdunn) May 11, 2020
Have Any Of You Noticed The Commander-in-Chief Has Declared A Tremendous Victory (With 82,000+ Dead Troops), Abandoned His Post, And Gone Home To Inhale A Few Big Macs And Tweet How Awesome He Is?
.@kilmeade is still broadcasting from home https://t.co/dHFbl8lJ5Q— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
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