Paranoid Just Like Nixon Now Picked
Up by Trump, Inc.
(Got my list, checking it
twice)
Wake Up, Mr. and Mrs.
America
(Time to see the
differences)
This post based on Trump's favorite and most-used word “hoax.”
Trump says criticism from
Democrats over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the globe is “their
new hoax.”
He then thundered recently at a SC rally, echoing an emerging Republican talking point: “A virus
starts in China, bleeds its way into countries around the world, doesn’t spread
into the United States because of the actions I took and the Democrats’ single
talking point is that it’s Donald Trump’s fault. Democrats want us to fail so badly in fighting the coronavirus that they’re
willing to hurt our country.”
Earlier that same day, “acting”
White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney called
the coronavirus the hoax of the day in an appearance at the
Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo, in testimony before Congress, was asked by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) whether
he agreed with Mulvaney’s assessment. Pompeo snapped back: “I’m not gonna comment on what others are
saying.”
Trump Jr. put it more bluntly
appearing on Fox News saying: “Democrats
were rooting
for the coronavirus to kill millions of people.”
This deadly virus seemed like an unusual topic at the SC raucous rally, which also featured Trump’s
signature attacks on the news media and undocumented immigrants, but Trump did
acknowledge that the coronavirus was indeed a threat to the U.S. saying: “Things happen in life and you have to be
flexible. We are preparing for the worst. We are ready, totally ready.”
My 2 cents: GOP’s tactics are clear: They have to blame DEMS for all
their woes, crazy statements we hear, and now blame them for this pandemic
virus outbreak saying it’s politics for 2020.
This GOP has collectively
mastered Trump’s techniques: Lie and reinforce it until it spreads. Irony, then
blame DEMS for uncovering their lies.
Trump
and his GOP practice “disinformation” spreading like a seasoned
Russian FSB or GRU agent, or some old former KGB pro, as also reported on here and here.
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