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At a briefing on Thursday, Trump hypothesised about using disinfectants or ultraviolet light inside the body as a treatment. His comments which have been widely criticised by doctors.
Disinfectants are hazardous substances and can be poisonous if ingested.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said: "President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment, a point that he emphasised again during yesterday's briefing.
"Leave it to the media to irresponsibly take President Trump out of context and run with negative headlines."
Peak Darwinism. Coronavirus has come about strictly due to overpopulation (and I might say misuse of Earths resources, depending on the source of the virus). People who want to inject disinfectants into the body, or otherwise follow Trumps advice, let them. Let nature take its course.
Regardless of what the president says, if people think injecting disinfectants is a good idea, we don’t need them.
Fair enough, reminds me of the whole tide pods fiasco... definitely an unfortunate time for children who don’t have the guidance of reasonable adults.
So, he now claims that his remarks were “sarcastic”, as if that somehow renders his comments mute.
While I don’t want to go all political here, Its’ actually reveals a lot about his character that while nearly 50,000 of his fellow citizens are being buried (at last count), his first inclination is to “work the room.”
Sad…..
- either he is ill-informed => a president surrounded by bad assistants is unfit for duty.
- or he knows he's just spreading a lot of bull but does so with a straight face => such a president is a sociopath and clearly unfit for duty.
- or he simply is terribly unintelligent or going senile or acting paranoically and "weird" => clearly, such a president is unfit for duty.
His recent comments regarding Corona suggest all three. Oh, and when I say, "unfit for duty", I'm really saying "dangerous" and "a humiliation for all good Americans out there".
Absolutely. And that's not politics - I wish it were. It's plain common sense. The man is deranged and plain stupid. And, as such, unfit for duty. Anyone who doesn't see this is unfit for anything that involves any intelectual capacity.
Univex out.
Agreed, getting a little off topic.
This is not a political statement but what an incredible moron the US has for President and to bad his secret service will stop him form injecting himself.
On another topic the world will drastically change after this pandemic kinda slows down, we will need to find a vaccin that actually works and prepare for the next pandemic that is bound to happen, which would mean some serious changes to the pharmaceutical industry.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller together in an adaptation of Frankenstein ? Oh, I'm there. I'm so there !
Yeah, that's really smart. In times of a deadly crisis, with over 20 000 fatalities in New York alone (!), let's report false things one day and turn them around the next day. Clarity and reliable information are, of course, absolutely meaningless in these times; no, instead, let's add insult to injury by performing a few social experiments on top of everything else. Mister "Fake News" is now deliberately--supposedly--spreading fake news himself "just to see what would happen." Let's not forget that this is the same man who, along with his media stooges, called corona a "Liberal hoax". Remember when self-righteous journalists were scoffing at corona not even two months ago? Americans who have lost loved ones to corona... how do they respond to something like that? I'm quite frankly surprised no public lynchings have taken place yet...
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Trump is a senile old fool, a sociopath, and a bully. A few years ago, some here were thrilled to announce him as the "president-elect"; they reverently called him "Mister Trump", a man who would bring "a much-needed change for America". Well, I guess he did, in the worst of ways. Now look, Corona isn't Trump's fault, that's for sure. But I keep wondering how many of the corona casualties in the USA could have easily been avoided if a real president had been in charge, giving solid advice, locking things down systematically, fast and with force. I bet the current president doesn't even know the difference between viruses and bacteria.
Don, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash! Even Joe Exotic would be a better president; he'd feed the virus to tigers. ... Oops, that was 'sarcasm', Don.
In times of a pandemic like this one, a true leader
- has to have all the answers, even if he doesn't (hence, really good advisors, whom he listens to)
- has to act quickly, rather too soon than too late
- knowing damn well that many will be displeased, knowing damn well that in the first stage of a pandemic, lives come before any other priority, including work and entertainment
- has to do what's best for his country, not worrying about the next elections in the slightest
- has to lead by example, sternly showing people how to behave and what to do and what NOT to do--not by saying that the WHO claims one thing while he himself, for reasons of comfort, will do something else ("they say you should be wearing masks but I'm not gonna.")
- has to make the unity of his country stronger and not divide people over petty little arguments
- has to show gratitude to science, not ridicule science
A virus cannot be shot, cannot be intimidated, cannot be bullied or economically boycotted. It doesn't live in a place we can shoot up next, or go away by majority vote. A virus, the smallest "creature" biology knows of, is as potent a killer in the biggest country in the world as it is in the smallest. It neither discriminates by nationality nor by creed, race or sexual preferences. The entire world has failed, I'm sorry to say, to fight this thing together, as one. The way the rest of Europe has turned its back on Italy and Spain, for example, is an absolute disgrace, and yes, I'm looking at my own country too. But many countries have been able to at least respond well at a national level. Good leaders with good advisors and experts make that happen. And then there are some that fail at that level too. That would simply create interesting statistics...
... if it wasn't for all those people dying, suffering. How many didn't have to?
"Shapps's use of the names Michael Green and Sebastian Fox attracted controversy in 2012. He denied having used a pseudonym after entering parliament and, in 2014, threatened legal action against a constituent who had stated on Facebook that he had. In February 2015 he told LBC Radio presenter Shelagh Fogarty, "Let me get this absolutely clear ... I don't have a second job and have never had a second job while being an MP. End of story."[64]
However, in March 2015, Shapps admitted to having had a second job whilst being an MP, and practising business under a pseudonym.[65][66] In his admission, he stated that he had "over-firmly denied" having a second job.[67] Under the name Michael Green, Shapps had offered customers a "get-rich-quick scheme" costing $497, and promised customers a "toolkit" that would earn them $20,000 in 20 days, provided they followed its instructions.[68] In March 2015, Dean Archer, the constituent previously threatened with legal action by Shapps, threatened Shapps with legal action.[69]"
In the last election, 66% of the electorate in his area thought he was "fit and proper" to be an MP.
Yeah, and, honestly, I've been skimming the last couple of pages. The Trump stuff -- he's an idiot and unfit for office -- has been obvious to many of us New Yorkers for awhile, and I'm certainly not going to give the moronic far-right fringe any attention. I'm mostly interested in news about development of a vaccine and how the U.S. re-openings are going to be handled at a state/local level. I've been watching Gov. Cuomo's press briefings pretty much every day for a lot of that.
What Trump said, given his position, was completely irresponsible and potentially deadly.
Leaders have been removed from office for far less than what the orange clown is doing and saying. But the Republicans around him lack the courage to do so.
Even Nixon's peers knew when it was time for him to go.
100 deaths reached on January 27th (18 days later).
500 deaths reached on February 5th (9 days later).
1,000 deaths reached on February 10th (5 days later).
5,000 deaths reached on March 13th (32 days later).
10,000 deaths reached on March 19th (6 days later).
15,000 deaths reached on March 23rd (4 days later).
20,000 deaths reached on March 25th (2 days later).
25,000 deaths reached on March 27th (2 days later).
30,000 deaths reached on March 28th (1 day later).
35,000 deaths reached on March 30th (2 days later).
40,000 deaths reached on March 31st (1 day later).
45,000 deaths reached on April 1st (1 day later).
50,000 deaths reached on April 2nd (1 day later).
60,000 deaths reached on April 4th (2 days later).
70,000 deaths reached on April 6th (2 days later).
80,000 deaths reached on April 7th (1 day later).
90,000 deaths reached on April 9th (2 days later).
100,000 deaths reached on April 10th (1 day later).
110,000 deaths reached on April 12th (2 days later).
120,000 deaths reached on April 14th (2 days later).
130,000 deaths reached on April 15th (1 day later).
140,000 deaths reached on April 16th (1 day later).
150,000 deaths reached on April 17th (1 day later).
160,000 deaths reached on April 18th (1 day later).
170,000 deaths reached on April 20th (2 days later).
180,000 deaths reached on April 21st (1 day later).
190,000 deaths reached on April 23rd (2 days later).
200,000 deaths reached on April 24th (1 day later).
Whatever one thinks of the restrictions...it doesn't look like liberation right now.
No joke. I genuinely think the man is mentally retarded in some capacity, through either age or ego. He is unhinged and incompetent. Is there anything in American law that supports removal if the president is incapacitated mentally?
Possibly, although I doubt anything like that would be enforced even if it were on the books. Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's during his second term, and the illness was kept from the public while Vice President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Nancy Reagan basically ran the show. I suspect even now that VP Mike Pence is doing a lot of the legwork for Trump.
Sadly, the Democratic National Committee has decided to nominate a candidate who many of us believe may also be in the early stages of something, Joe Biden. Like Trump, he's facing allegations of sexual assault and is in the pocket of the health insurance industry, big pharma, and probably a lot of other corporate ogres. Of course I'll vote for him (as a symbolic gesture, because my state goes blue anyway), but I can't say I'm too thrilled about it. Really hoping he picks a good VP.
@Matt007 I've not followed the Swedish approach too closely, but as far as I've seen in the media, there have been some questions about their approach. Time will tell how the differences in handling this situation will turn out.
Yes. The 25th Amendment to the US Constitution. Article 4 of that amendment specifies how it would occur: basically, the Vice-President and the majority of the Cabinet have to AGREE that the President is "unable to discharge his duties" and the VP becomes president. This can happen temporarily (if the president is, say, having a medical issue from which he is expected to recover) or it can be a permanent solution (in a situation like the current one.) The problem is that the VP and the cabinet have to actually acknowledge: "Hey, this guy has gone froot loops." I don't expect that to be happening, much as some of us would like it...