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Sunday, March 29th, 2020

In Exchange for Aid, Trump Wants Praise From Governors He Can Use in Campaign Ads

Author:     Robert Mackey
Source:     The Intercept
Publication Date:     March 27 2020, 11:13 p.m.
 Link: In Exchange for Aid, Trump Wants Praise From Governors He Can Use in Campaign Ads
Stephan:   Have you noticed? Trump and the Trumplicans are working the Covid-19 crisis not to produce wellbeing, but to restructure the public's perception of the pandemic in such a way that it furthers his chance of being re-elected, and the Trumplicans retaining dominance in the Senate. It is absolutely explicit and blatant, and I think it may be working.

A screenshot from a gauzy new campaign ad for President Donald Trump, featuring praise for his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Credit: Donald J. Trump YouTube channel

As he increasingly tries to shovel blame for the shortage of medical supplies onto the governors of states with densely populated areas that are suffering the most from the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump was asked on Friday what more he wants them to do. It was, he said, “very simple: I want them to be appreciative.”

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President Trump on what he wants from the governors: “All I want them to do, very simple, I want them to be appreciative. I don’t want them to say things that aren’t true. I want them to be appreciative. We’ve done a […]

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1 Comment

  1. Sam Crespi on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Fivethirtyeight.com has the Dems taking back the Congress by a wide margin. I believe the only thing that might stop that is foreign hackers, problems with the polls, whether it’s closing them or shortening hours. Thank God, for Stacy Abrams and the multi-state organization (Fair Fight) she began that’s working on those challenges. She has my utmost respect for seeking to make voting a right for everyone!