Donald Trump has completely bungled the entire federal response to the coronavirus. The CDC is underfunded and in chaos. Coronavirus Czar Mike Pence wants to pray away the viral infections. Trump is more worried about the market than actual people who might die. It took the administration forever to simply lift restrictions on TESTING. And on and on. So where should we assign the blame? Donald Trump, that paragon of bigliness, thinks it’s all Barack Obama’s fault. Yep. Donny is pretty certain that Obama is to blame, somehow.
President Trump sought on Wednesday to deflect criticism of his administration’s response to the coronavirus onto his predecessor, complaining that a federal agency decision under President Barack Obama had made it harder to quickly enact widespread testing for the virus.
“The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing, and we undid that decision a few days ago so that the testing can take place in a much more accurate and rapid fashion,” Mr. Trump said. “That was a decision we disagreed with. I don’t think we would have made it, but for some reason it was made. But we’ve undone that decision.”
It was not entirely clear what he was referring to. Health experts and veterans of the government during Mr. Obama’s presidency said they were unaware of any policy or rule changes during the last administration that would have affected the way the Food and Drug Administration approved tests during the current crisis. Moreover, if there were, Mr. Trump did not explain why his administration did not change the rules during its first three years in office. The coronavirus outbreak is now into its third month. Testing restrictions were lifted over the weekend.
Mr. Trump appeared intent on focusing attention on the Obama administration at a time when his own handling of the outbreak has come under intense criticism. He made a point of using the former president’s name in comments to reporters during a White House meeting with airline executives, called to discuss the economic effect of the virus. Among other things, critics have pointed to the dismantling of a White House effort set up by Mr. Obama to respond to global health emergencies. The officials involved have left and not been replaced over the past two years, a point made by Obama administration veterans in recent days.
I enjoy the fact that the NY Times (and other papers) were like “Trump said ‘blame Obama’ and we literally looked and tried to find a way to blame Obama but we couldn’t find anything, so…???” Obama is not to blame for Trump’s anti-science, anti-life, chaotic-in-a-crisis energy. Trump is just obsessed with Obama because Donny knows he’ll never be as witty, intelligent, competent, well-liked or respected as Obama.
Speaking of, our real president had some thoughts about corona.
Protect yourself and your community from coronavirus with common sense precautions: wash your hands, stay home when sick and listen to the @CDCgov and local health authorities. Save the masks for health care workers. Let’s stay calm, listen to the experts, and follow the science.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 4, 2020
I love that Obama knows that he still has the ability to calm people in a crisis, and he can do more with one tweet than Bigly can do in three months.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Avalon Red.
loser. take his name outta yo mouth. trick.
The only good thing I can find to say about Trump is he is consistent. He is a consistent misogynist, racist, ignorant, treasonous asshole. That’s all I got on anything that comes out of his mouth.
Yes, and thank you!
Agreed!!
He’s such a tool. I believe Russia changed votes to give Donnie his “win,” but I cannot believe how many morons voted for him of their own accord, who look at him racistly and sexistly and think, yes, this orange traitor is presidential material.
That’s just hating your country to own the liberals.
For real. My mom always wants me to encourage our Trump-loving relatives to see the light, and I’m like… honestly? If they look at him and think he’s worthy of being President of the United States, there’s not much I can do to help them. It disgusts me.
My mom and dad knew there was no hope for half her side. They have their head in the sand and always will. They are also racist and misogynist AF and the women are the worst offenders.
I also think Russia was heavily involved in our last presidential race. But just to be accurate, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, Trump won the Electoral College vote so he took the Presidency as the archaic Electoral College is still a function of our Presidential election. I think it should be one person — one vote and the Electoral College system should be abolished. It worked 200 years ago when our country was founded, but it doesn’t work now.
Totally agree with you. It’ s truly scary how many people voted for this waste of oxygen, and will do so again.
Also Trump: “I haven’t touched my face in weeks. I miss it” when photos show him touching his face two days ago.
This man cannot help but lie. Even we he does not have to.
He’s also unable to stop whining. About Obama, Hillary, etc. He claims the Dems are using this against him. Yeah, dude, they are. That’s what happens when you’re in charge and screw up: people use it against you to say you shouldn’t be in charge.
The man simply does not know how things work..
He also claimed on Faux News that people have gone to work with coronavirus and have gotten better. Basically insinuating its ok to go to work with it! Then claims the fake news made it up. Uh dude there is audio of you saying it!!!
He is so irresponsible and dangerous!
Telling people to go to work even if they feel bad is the WORST thing a president can do in this situation!
What a bitter, moaning twat he is. I just (still) don’t understand how anyone can get to be his age and remain so wilfully ignorant and utterly stupid. Im not American, but, worryingly, I think he’ll get re-elected. Put his corrupt shenanigans and the voting morons together and…. ugh. I hope I’m wrong. God, I hope I’m wrong.
Compulsive liars can’t help themselves – once they start they can’t stop as it becomes not only second nature to them but they also begin to believe whatever comes out of their mouth even if they can’t track the lies they tell.
Did you see that Matt Gaetz wore a gas mask on the floor when the vote for the money to help fight the coronavirus?
He is such a tool. He represents the district where I grew up. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people that he represents who are just like him.
and he’s such a dumbass that he didn’t even have it ON correctly. stunt queen.
a dem had to come over and “fasten” it for him.
That little stunt queen is so thirsty, it’s pathetic.
I stopped by my elderly trump living in-laws after running errands the other day. I said I wanted to wash my hands before greeting them. My father in law began saying how the virus is all a liberal hoax meant to crash the stock market and make trump look bad. So instead of washing my hands straight away I gave them big hugs first. His call. They also refuse flu shots every year because “flu shots make you sick”. I try to avoid my in-laws but sometimes I have to interact with them.
That reminds me of that episode of The Office where Dwight says he stays healthy by exposing himself to germs, so then everyone in the office who has to sneeze or cough runs over to Dwight to sneeze/cough on him.
It’s really too bad your father-in-law doesn’t believe the stats on Covid-19 mortality rates for people >70 years (8%) and >80 years (15%) though. I mean even if it _was_ a hoax, why not take perfectly reasonable precautions we should be doing anyway, e.g. _handwashing_??
I get teary eyed when I even look at pictures of Obama, lol. He has such grace, kindness, and intelligence. I miss him and what he represented for our country so very much. No one is perfect, and certainly not politicians, but I miss when I believed our president was all-in-all a good man with a lovely family.
I’m with you. I remember when all of us were saying how much we would miss him and the whole family, but there was absolutely no way to imagine how bad it would be. In my opinion, the Obama family raised the bar on what a presidential family should be. I was so angry when I would see lovely pictures of Michelle, but the Republicans hissed about her bare arms! Now the escort in the WH wears things that show off her nipples.
I hope and pray for a gigantic voter turnout in November that not only sweeps Donnie “tiny hands” Trump from the WH, but I then add that I hope the Senate flips and that both McConnell and Lindsay Graham lose their elections. I’m for letting the Republicans know just what we think of how they have subverted justice with all their hysterical hearings and McConnell blocking all legislation. Send the bastards home and reveal enough of their machinations to insure that their reputations will be forever stained. May the stain of being a Trumpist collaborator follow them always.
Every. Single. Time.
I’m surprised it took him this long to blame Obama for this.
Obama stays in Trump’s head rent-free. Ugh I miss having a President with some damn sense! I can’t think about too long or I’ll get sad. And Trump and his administration’s handling of this virus is why so many people are in panic mode. A complete and utter mess!
I just can’t.
I’m glad I live in a state and near a major city with their own strict protocols and resources. I’m sorry so many others don’t.
This cretinous moron is going to kill us all. Pence is trying to accelerate End Times. And we have the GOP Senate to thank.
Of course he’s going to blame the Obama administration! Biden won a lot of delegates on Tuesday so let’s blame everything on Obama/Biden… Though there was a bigger than usual ebola outbreak during Obama’s administration and drugs and vaccines were tested quite fast thanks to massive international efforts
Yeah well…this country going to hell is Trumps fault. Tool.
Was there a very good looking, smart, kind young Black man in Trump’s childhood that he envied or something? The amount of hate and jealousy he has for Obama is insane. It’s like he secretly wishes he were him.
his father was a racist so he was indoctrinated early.
plus, O made a LOT of fun of him at a Washington Correspondents dinner, like REALLY burned him, and he never got over it. revenge and ego are what drive him.
Oh I didn’t know about the correspondents dinner (or maybe I forgot). Thanks.
Whatwhat-you are exactly right-it’s called malignant narcissism-
Some people think that’s what motivated Trump to run for president for reals this time. I adore Obama, but talk about unintended consequences !
I love that Obama still has the ability to get under Trump’s thin orange skin.
Honestly, this is one of the things I find most soul crushing. This bullshit right here.
Guilty children communicate this way when they know they’ve done something bad and they don’t want to own up to it. They blame their siblings, the dog, their invisible friend – literally anyone and anything.
And that’s how the President of the United States is communicating too every day. And so many people hear this childish ranting and think, yeah! It WAS Obama’s fault and will swear up and down that he did things that 45 just made up on the spot. It depresses the hell out of me.
45 is the biggest threat this country faces in regards to this virus right now, because he will do literally anything to not look bad, including lying and letting people die in order to make it look less serious than it is.
Kaiser, your writing gives me life. I Stan. Escapism can be smart!! Thank you
I’ve had such dark thoughts about this whole ordeal since the first cases outside of China were discovered and it was established this administration gave the order to let infected patients travel with on the same vessels as those who weren’t. I knew this administration would drop the ball in a big way regarding this; it’s the only thing they’re capable of.
Last weekend, I spend over $300 on antibacterial wipes, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, otc meds like ibuprofen and nyquil, bottled water, batteries and groceries (including canned food). Hopefully it won’t get bad, and the virus will burn out as the weather gets warmer. However, I don’t want to take any chances. Call me naive but if this were any other administration, I’d probably just buy a few extra packages of otc meds but I’d otherwise be thinking “they’ve got this”.
I’ve had dark thoughts this may turn out to be a reckoning of sorts. I feel bad writing this because a lot of innocent people may suffer but we’ve so many who outright deny reality, science and truth it seems like there has to be repercussions at some point. I don’t mean there’s an invisible man in the sky smiting us. I’m speaking of the sheer ignorance so many proudly display.
What is the cost of lies? Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth and eventually, that debt must be paid.
I’m so distraught. My mom is a high risk person because she has lung issues, but she volunteers with cancer patients at a hospital. I have been begging her to stop volunteering because her risk is too great, and hospitals are incredibly risky areas, but she doesn’t want to let the patients down and desert them during their time of need.
Trump’s irresponsibility is so enraging to me. He’s only trying to down play this because of what it means for HIM. He’s more concerned about the economy for selfish reasons than the fact that people will die if this isn’t handled properly. He’s such a selfish monster.
You mean he’s bungling another crisis that has gotten people killed?
Well what else is new? I hope everyone comes to vote and give a gigantic “You fired!! Good riddance!!” in the coming election”. And flip the senate blue to show these spineless bootlickers their “thanks” for doing nothing all those years.
How much funding has he stripped from the World Health Organisation? How have they replaced that funding? And how have they responded to this crisis?