If you wondered why Trump tweeted that condescending bullshit this morning:
Morning Consult tracked surveys showing that people older than 65 strongly believe — by a 6-to-1 margin — that the government should focus more on addressing the spread of coronavirus than on restarting the economy.
As the president signals that he wants to reopen states before their governors and public health experts recommend as responsible, older Americans are losing their support for him.
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But Morning Consult found that approval had drained away by 20 points over the past month — and now their support is lower than any age group besides 18- to 29-year olds.
Seniors would prefer not to live in prison for the rest of their lives so that Trump and his unhinged death cult can parade around waving flags and infecting everyone they know. It’s a bad bet. That’s what he’s offering people over 60 because he’s clearly ready to let lots and lots of people die so his cult and his business buddies can be appeased.
Good luck with this plan. There are many millions of liberal baby boomers and older who were never going to vote for him anyway. But there are many more who have been his avid fans. If he loses them, he’s got a problem. And just telling them that “special care” will be “given them” probably isn’t all that comforting. They may love to own the libs like al the Trump cultists do, but this is life and death and on some level these people know he is an ignorant clown.
And, by the way, many of the younger people who will get it in the inevitable successive waves because of reopening prematurely are in danger of suffering long term organ damage but I guess that’s fine too. (And killing black and brown people in large numbers is a feature not a bug, I’m sure. ) Trump is convinced that his re-election depends on risking killing all these people so he’s going to do it. It’s all he cares about.