The book taped excerpts show that Donald Trump KNEW the gravity of the Covid-19 virus from the jump….
He says because he didn’t want a panic…
But CNN and other media channels are running the Trump tape comments that he knew the severity , but has been bull shitting all along …..
And the lies we could believe Trump thought he could make political gains…
Trump does NOT even take the steps to push masks and social distance…
The book goes on to quote several close in staffers on what we have heard over and over…
That Trump has NO attention span….
That Trump lies continually …
President Trump’s head popped up during his top-secret intelligence briefing in the Oval Office on Jan. 28 when the discussion turned to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.
“This will be the biggest national security threat you face in your presidency,” national security adviser Robert O’Brien told Trump, according to a new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward. “This is going to be the roughest thing you face.”
Matthew Pottinger, the deputy national security adviser, agreed. He told the president that after reaching contacts in China, it was evident that the world faced a health emergency on par with the flu pandemic of 1918, which killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide.
Ten days later, Trump called Woodward and revealed that he thought the situation was far more dire than what he had been saying publicly.
“You just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed,” Trump said in a Feb. 7 call. “And so that’s a very tricky one. That’s a very delicate one. It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flu.”
“This is deadly stuff,” the president repeated for emphasis.
At that time, Trump was telling the nation that the virus was no worse than a seasonal flu, predicting it would soon disappear, and insisting that the U.S. government had it totally under control. It would be several weeks before he would publicly acknowledge that the virus was no ordinary flu and that it could be transmitted through the air.
[70 days: The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged]
Trump admitted to Woodward on March 19 that he deliberately minimized the danger. “I wanted to always play it down,” the president said.
Aside from exploring Trump’s handling of the pandemic, Woodward’s new book, “Rage,” covers race relations, diplomacy with North Korea and a range of other issues that have arisen during the past two years.
The book also includes brutal assessments of Trump’s conduct from former defense secretary Jim Mattis, former director of national intelligence Daniel Coats and others.
The book is based in part on 18 on-the-record interviews Woodward conducted with the president between December and July. Woodward writes that other quotes in the book were acquired through “deep background” conversations with sources in which information is divulged and exchanges recounted without sources being named.
“Trump never did seem willing to fully mobilize the federal government and continually seemed to push problems off on the states,” Woodward writes. “There was no real management theory of the case or how to organize a massive enterprise to deal with one of the most complex emergencies the United States had ever faced.”
Woodward questioned Trump repeatedly about the national reckoning on racial injustice. On June 3, two days after federal agents forcibly removed peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square to make way for Trump to stage a photo opportunity outside St. John’s Episcopal Church, Trump called Woodward to boast about his “law and order” stance.
“We’re going to get ready to send in the military slash National Guard to some of these poor bastards that don’t know what they’re doing, these poor radical lefts,” Trump said….
Note…
This book is sourced and will be a media feeding ground that Trump will have issues with 6 weeks out from the election…
A sorta ‘Comey’ Hillary drop for Trump?
The media is gonna lean on the lies with evidence to counter….
The story is already that Trump’s way caused infections and lives...
I ‘m looking for a Fox piece on the Woodward book…
Nothing , yet….
Trump did these interviews on his own….
No staff members present….
He HAD to think he could bull shit the book….
Damage control will be started by staff…
But expect Trump to ultimately double down on his comments in the end..
He seldom takes back his off the cuff comments…
The cable news media narrative developing IS that Donald Trump IS Responsible for infections and deaths…
Sobering…..
Rachel “The Doc” Bitecofer
@RachelBitecofer
Former Rep
@RyanCostello
(PA) is right- having Trump on tape lying about a virus that killed them is one thing. Getting it to penetrate the information barrier the GOP has erected to control what their voters see and hear is another.
Need to get that audio on right wing radio
Post coming later….
Biden goes HARD on Trump’s lies from the Woodward book…
He’s trying to tie Trump TO the virus ….
‘It sa discgrace’
‘What’s the value of a promise?’
Biden in Michigan knocks Trump on trying to keep jobs…
‘He hopes we have poor memories’
He is first President ‘to see lost of jobs during his term’…
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Benjy Sarlin Retweeted
Jonathan Allen
@jonallendc
“He failed to do his job ON PURPOSE” Biden says of Trump playing down coronavirus.
I’ll have more later
Ok…
One more….
Biden is stealing Trump’s ‘ Buy American policy’….
And he’s doubling down on kicking China….
What’s puzzling is why Trump agreed to talk to Woodward.
I mean did he think Woodward was going to do a puff piece?
Check Woodward’s record!
Crazy!
The great Trump was talking to the GREAT Woodward?
Yea …
It does seem stupid….
I’m.guessing Woodward kissed Trump’s ass.
Trump is a sucker for flattery.
True THAT!
I think that maybe Woodward said or implied that if Woodward was already interviewing — and sure to quote or paraphrase anonymously or on the record— those around Trump, then it was only fair and right for the President to speak for himself, and presumably to counter what Trump considers to be false or slanderous.
Of course, Trump, who’s never claimed much in the way of legal training let alone practice, usually ties himself in knots (especially since truth and falsehood have never distinguished themselves very well in his cloudy mind) and successfully tempts himself into intemperate or untrue remarks that then have to be explained away.
I wonder DSD….
I would think Trump would have spread the word , or his handlers fir NO one to cooperate ….
Trump’s comments sound to me like someone who THINKS they are just dealing one or one with a ‘buddy’
Again?
Trump does not have political experience and does have an ego the size of the state of Texas…
@Jack:
That is the first thing I texted to James when I saw the article break, why would you say this to Woodward…on the record and for a guy who has a track record of publishing big books that make him and his publishing house a lot of money…
It is almost deliberate self sabotage, but why? Is it because he really doesn’t care and recognizes that no matter what he does, he has a large support system that will follow him to the ends of the earth…Messiah Complex?
Among others things….
His last 4 years or so HAVE proved that NO MATTER how stupid he may come off as?
He STIIL gets the attention and gets OVER….
I am hoping these comments change enough old white people in Florida to throw this guy out…that would make me sleep easier at night…
As Jack would probably say BDog?
All this Woodward stuff won’t affect the Trump base people at ALL….
As I would say?
Biden just needs more than 70,000 people to come out and vote FOR HIM in a few states….
Get the over 300 EV’s to seal Trump’s exit…
Whoa!
Does Erickson leave Trump AGAIN?
Karen Tumulty Retweeted
Erick Erickson
@EWErickson
FACT some of you will be enraged by, but it’s FACT: President Trump could have taken steps to guide the states based on the facts, as he articulated them to Woodward, that would have helped the states better prepare. He provided rudderless leadership and mixed messages.
Scrambling for scapegoats?
Chris Cillizza
@CillizzaCNN
Cool. But it was 18 interviews.
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Daily Caller
@DailyCaller
Tucker Carlson says that he has a source who told him that it was Sen. Lindsey Graham who brokered the interview between President Trump and Bob Woodward
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White House officials warned President Trump that talking to Bob Woodward was a bad idea, CNN reports.
But Trump went forward with the hours of interviews anyway. A source, who has direct knowledge of discussions, said Trump and Jared Kushner thought Woodward interviews were a good idea.
Kushner is “quoted extensively” in the book, the Washington Post reports.
Politicalwire…
Who cares?
By Election Day the Right Wing extremist will be back in his natural habitat…with Trump.
It’s a money thing.
In fact a good amount of American’s care….
And see this as ANOTHER confirmation of the Trump major political policy of Lying to them for his benefit….
While you continually mention Trump’s support among the party people?
The OVERALL support for the guy REMAINS in the low 40’s%….
Joe Biden IS leading among the American public…
The thing will be to get the voting public to cancel Donald Trump’s tenure in his job…
THAT will be a demonstration of ‘for the people…By the people..’
Who Trump holds with distain…
Is this supposed to be a reply to my comment on Erickson?
Once again, as is common ,with you,your response had nothing to do with my post.
Erickson was against Trump in 2016 …
Then joined the Trump bandwagon….
He seems to be joining the increased number of Republicans jumping ship…
But I KNOW Jack….
This isn’t REALLY a reality right?🙄
Erickson has endorsed Trump.Has he withdrawn that endorsement?
But really?Who gives a damn but you .
No it’s I who have been saying that the Democrats have to vote Trump out with increasing GOTV among minorities.
You who have been obsessed with Republicans deserting Trump .
And ,despite these various anecdotes about an occasional Republican here and there moving away from him, Trumps support among Republicans remains pretty much where it’s been for the last four years.
No Woodward’s revelations will have very little ,if any, impact among Republicans.
What impact it will have will likely be among real Independent who have been either undecided or leaning toward Biden.
Joe Biden needs 70,000+ votes from several swing states….
His campaign is looking for those votes from Democrats and disillusioned GOPer’s and Indie’s…
He’ll welcome them ALL….
Really ? A candidate wants all the votes he can get?
What insight!
Uh but James, this isn’t the last election and the world isn’t static.
You don’t know what the vote is going to be or how many votes Biden will need .SO…….
Your comment is dumb as is most of your drivel .
I see ur continued pessimism is intact this morning….
In the LAST election the Democrat GOT 3 mil MORE votes…
But it’s where the votes come from as I just pointed out….
I’ll bet on the 2018 INCREASE in Democratic votes driven by the Big Guy himself DJT…..
More drivel.
How is it “pessimistic “ to point out the simple FACT that this is not the last election and using that as a barometer(Your 70000 vote gambit) as to how many votes Biden will need is quite unknown at this time?
Unlike you,I am not a cheerleader.I don’t deal in this goofy optimist /pessimist gibberish of yours.Im a realist.
As has been said”, Politics ain’t bean bag.”
Biden has a fairly good lead at this point.If it holds he will win.The Election is 55 days or so away.Thats all one can realistically state right now
In every election a candidate needs every vote he can get.No one needs your cheerleading babble to understand that simple maxim.
You want to continue with that high school type bombast?Have at it.
He, he, he….
WE KNOW your pessimism is worn on your shoulders …
I understand how and why that is being a Red state…
You say Biden IS ahead?
Why did you say that?
Have you been reading the ‘polls’ Jack?
Fact?
Biden HAS to win the states Hillary Clinton LOST….
If for instance the vote would be the same?
Yea 70,000 votes…
But then it could be LESS , eh Jack?
We don’t factually know ANYTHING about November 3rd , Right Jack?
He, he, he….
Wow!
Everybody just sit on your hands till Nov 3rd?
I read the article earlier today, and now just listened to the tapes or the portions of the tapes they played on the news…
I am dumb founded…I wish they could/would impeach this M’fer again…
All the pandemic needed was real leadership in Washington and it would of been bad still, but it wouldn’t have been this bad…
No….
WE want his ass gone from the Presidency …..
Before this interview I was on the fence, but if Biden wins and the congress keeps firm hold of the H of R and wins the senate I want to see this guy go to jail…I didn’t want the government to waste any time on him before this, but now this m’fer and all his supporters need to be taught a lesson…this shit can’t go unchecked, losing an election is not a check enough on this kind of shit…If he was a Democrat and they did some shit like this, I would want to see them go down as well…Otisville would look a lot like Trump Plaza in Jersey…lol
You know I really feel the scientist in government need to make a stand and I feel that ethically and morally Fauci should resign in protest of the president. I know the old saying, being inside the system is the best way to change it, but this isn’t a system one can change because the defect of the system isn’t the system, but the guy running it and there aint no changing him…I think a Fauci resignation with a long letter indicating how the President failed the country would be even more damaging than the president’s own words because Fauci is a well liked guy…
Good bosses LISTEN to the experts and the troops…
Bad bosses don’t….
Fauci needs to stay where he is….
Biden could put him in charge of the CDC..
Trump probably won’t fire Fauci cause he’s be on the TV making money for CNN or MSNBC with no alliegence to Trump at all….