Trump’s coronavirus rally today was a real doozy. I had thought maybe his reportedly concerned staff had persuaded him to back off, let the expert speak and try to be more statesmanlike because his numbers were not looking good.
But I’ll bet he saw this outlier poll and decided that the country just loves his crude, partisan, insults in a time of crisis and so he went for it.
It’s a political rally not a briefing.
He doesn’t know the difference between bacteria and viruses. I’m so glad he’s making the life an death decisions about America’s health during a global pandemic.
There was a lot more. It went on for hours.
As I’ve said before, I understand why anyone would simply skip these rallies. They are infuriating, anxiety-producing and ultimately depressing considering the stakes. But I also think it’s important to bear witness to this atrocity and so I put up these clips, generously supplied by Vox’s Aaron Rupar so my readers can at least see the highlights.
This is the most astonishing thing I’ve witnessed in my lifetime…