Is there a historical precedent for the White House downplaying a major crisis impacting the country? David Ignatius discusses. Aired on 5/5/2020
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A Historical Precedent For White House's Handling Of Virus? | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Oh, he’ll go down in history all right. Also, in infamy…
James Hutchins how you gonna do that when democrats are scared to leave their closest
@Blondie SL excactly !! Ty
@James Hutchins ty vote him out !!
@David Hale it’s called vote by mail !!
Eve M not gonna happen. To much voter fraud involved.
By now, we all know Trump is a deeply disturbed man. He’s no leader. In fact, quite the opposite. He exercises negative leadership, fomenting hatred and division. Plain and simple, he doesn’t know what he’s doing. He has no clue. If he could at least tell the truth, he might have a chance.
If somebody needs to give you examples, you are truly lost. Every day of the Trump presidency is an example for you. And to say ‘Democrats were literally praying for the economy to crash’ is about as dumb as saying we want to slit our own throats. Listen to what you’re saying! What made you into a blind sheep?
Trump has no chance this late in his presidency, he is an incompetent among other things. Worst president ever and worst American politician ever. An all around failure and bad guy.
@Mark bodman there’s nothing Americans want more than to let they’re kids play in the park have a prom but with no testing sites or safety plan put together we’re risking our lives and the innocent lives of our children. Is that to much work for him and his geriatric side kicks
@Mark Lyles yes he is even after know about the virus he tried to say it’s a political attack against him .And then a HOAX while people continue to die every second he stands in front of a camera lying . Some of them are his own supporters no loyalty there from him
@Penny Sutch if he told the truth his fat orange head would explode
I knew he was going to be a bad president but he’s worse than I imagined he could be.
@frictionRx9 What are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be outside with your gun and your confederate flag “liberating” your state?
frictionRx9 MORE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE DIED IF WE DIDNT HAVE A LOCKDOWN!!! Wtf is wrong with trump supporters? 70,000+ dead and you’re still acting like this a democrat vs Republican thing. If you have a family member who has the coronavirus and they end up in icu are you going to questioning the treatment recommended just because the doctor isn’t a trump supporter? Because guess what majority of them aren’t.
frictionRx9
You’re delusional. Just like Trump himself, you paranoidly think everyone is in some conspiracy against the orange god. That’s how paranoid children act; not adults. Believe it or not, people don’t care that much about Trump; the American people just want our country to succeed. It’s no conspiracy to note the obvious reality that Trump ignored, downplayed and denied the threat of this epidemic. Do you really think that countries all around the world are in on this bizarre conspiracy to take Trump down?! You’re insane.
Chris Mitchell I have been thinking the same. We knew it was going to be bad, but this is beyond the pale.
@jax jaxie now there’s a great question .
My own father, a Trump supporter, has turned on Trump based on his handling of this pandemic. I’m happy about that, but sad it’s taken this tragedy to make people wake up to the dangers of Trump’s narcissism and incompetence.
@Deplorable How long has your dad been a narcissistic liar?
Not everyone
@Raydensheraj
Obama isn’t my Dad’s
DGM
Let’s take heart in the fact that Biden won’t last long; he’ll go downhill and retire before his first term is up. We’ll be voting for his VP.
Mark bodman
If we had aggressive testing and contact tracing right from the beginning, we wouldn’t have needed to quarantine the healthy; we could have just quarantined the ill and gone on with life. But Trump doesn’t understand these simple concepts. And you’re wrong: all of what’s occurring now happened during the 1918 pandemic.
In six months it’s judgment day for Trump.
3 weeks it judgment for the US. – Coronavirus
@Karl Foster Hi, I’m in England too, I don’t see Dems destroyng themselves at all.
85% of the negative posts about Biden are non Dems aiming to split the Dem vote by alienating niches of Democratic core.
Trump is a disaster for us too, as well as EU (although I voted to leave, I’d like a strong EU to be a counterweight to Russia in Europe) as well as bad for world democracy overall.
Playing to a base who are prepared to literally disbelieve their own eyes and ears, and who are still prepared to say _Oh, Donald meant this_ or _Donald was joking._
@Karl Foster no, she’s not the epitome of evil.
You are a one trick pony. (Probably a dog faced pony😉)
You can’t promote or even defend the pos Trump, so you just slag off Dems.
Karl Foster
As much as I dislike Hillary you are wrong. She has been investigated uphill and down dale and has not been found guilty of anything. The Republican run Department of Justice cleared her of ANY wrong doing last year. That’s on the public record. Rumours, conspiracy theories and downright lies about her does not mean your opinion is correct. Trump has been threatening to lock her up for nearly 4 years. So much for that BS.
@Karl Foster You haven’t presented any evidence, and you ignored his pints about being being investigated by a partisan Republican Senate.
Your weak trolling and regurgitation of debunked bs makes you appear to be catastrophically incompetent to vote.
You wouldn’t want to be standing beside Donald Trump, you’ll be called “next to useless”!!!
Clever
He isn’t useless, he’s an incredible man! After all, a single man is causing the downfall of USA lol
LOL thank you for the morning laugh!
Please take care and stay safe! 🙂❤
we could actually have had 4 years of having no president and be better off. a prez-cation.
Good one. Post more, please
Top of the list. Trump finally gets that accolade. WORST President ever!
@Agent Fungus yes I understand. But we getting imuned to bacterial infections. Which drops down our immune system and leaves you open for a virus contamination. It’s all about a weakening of the immune system.
@Mark bodman you are obviously not a smart person. That’s not your fault but try to find the truth. Don’t just get information from Fox news and other conspiracy trump propaganda
@a. barker Yes, I agree, but so many in the US, including the doofus in the WH, are unaware of the difference between bacteria and viruses. I learned of the differences in 5th grade science and I went to public schools.
Don’t impeach. Annul.
@Mark bodman The best president ever when you’re an American hating moron. One who thinks 70,000 dead and 30 million unemployed is fantastic.
*Coronavirus or not, Non-Deplorable America is going to turn out in DROVES to vote Traitor Trump (R – Impeached) out of office. Count on that Blue Tsunami, MAGAdummees!*
@Mark bodman
Are you still hanging out at bus station restrooms, Panty-Boy? I’ll bet your “business” has dropped way off.
Don’t worry – Denny’s will be rehiring soon and you can get back to scrubbing toilets in no time.
@Mark bodman Have you ALWAYS been a gutless coward, Panty-Boy?
@Mark bodman When did you first realize that you had “special feelings” about other boys, junior?
Yep just watch us take back America, both houses and white house.
@Jesus Says if I gave a 10 gauge shotgun with unlimited ammunition, what would you do with it?
*Traitor Trump (R – Impeached) should just relax. He’s not getting reelected anyway.*
@Mark bodman Rapeublicans love to throw stones from inside their glass houses.
Then cry about the draft.
Donny doesn’t like drafts, does he?
@Colin Cleveland Bill Clinton was a draft dodger. I bet your parents were the pacifist mucks spitting on and calling our soldiers coming back from Vietnam baby killers.
@Colin Cleveland untuck and let the hair grow back soy boy.
Jesus Says maybe he should chill ax and take in a movie !
@Mark bodman
This was Trump’s chance to prove himself and boost his election, and he failed big time, along with his people!
He showed his true colors once again and this time is undeniable.
You people are stupid
@nosuchthing8 He is pathologically self-destructive, and takes others with him. Too bad, given his lifelong wealth and privilege.
Right? I figured he’d be selfish enough to pretend to care and play the game to win people over. But I guess he just so self absorbed that he is truly shooting himself in the foot (while killing the rest of us)
@Sotheysaylooloo We Americans love a leader and are infinitely forgiving. Trump did not have to be perfect. Starting Day 1, he had a precious opportunity to earn respect, even love. All he had to do was be a halfway decent human being, and care for ordinary Americans.
Blood Red
Trump = IMPEACHED ….. Trump = WORST President in history . Trump = Most INCOMPETENT President in history . Trump and RepubliCONS responsible for the deaths of Americans .
Richard Thomas he is a common their and crook who bows to Putin.
@Deplorable 🤣
Finally the u.s became no1 in the world of most people died because incompetence handling of a pandemic!🤔
@Grace Bertrand i’m with you fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me .Not happening this time hes out
@Richard Thomas TRUMP = your ignorance for believing MSNBC. You are being deceived because your mind is easily manipulated.You’re not the only one so I don’t have too much pity on yourself
America is sinking .Captain trump says “The Titanic will magically stay afloat ‘” .As Captain Trump pushes woman and children out of the way to get on the first lifeboat, he tells get back to work ,keep the ship afloat , I’ll be back after my round of golf with all my corrupt buddies .Everything great ,wonderful, we are doing a fabulous job , never seen anything greater than this !!!
Brilliant!
@Mark bodman not in the same short amount of time and not in a way that overwhelmed the hospitals. It’s about context. Straight numbers don’t account for rate of spread and percentages and other variables.
Mark bodman Was it a Pandemic? In one year 80,000. Not in 3 months! I bet you’re looking after yourself Mark?
@Christopher Seton-Smith dont waste ur time trying to talk sense in these MAGATS makes not one bit of diff how they try to make trump sound a little bit smart but its impossible trump is BEYOND STUPID
The use of the English language should be closely examined before we support a comment. The last thing we need is outside hate supporting local ignorance. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: those who profit off our nation’s division comment FAR more than we do. Just look through any anti/pro red/blue thread. They’re SO obvious and they’re inciting comments are always misspelt or oddly phrased base rhetoric. If Trump supporters weren’t so focused on the left they may actually be equally offended by the invasion. America: wake up, stop feeding these outside trolls.
Edit: A great way to recognize their presence; they make extremely derisive comments and never return. Much like THIS one.
t’rump always wanted to make history. Too bad it will be for being the worst president in history.
@Big Ern Dog your white America will be torn down, by peace loving, unified human beings of Americans.
@Big Ern Dog 🤣 Typical Trumpturd Speak.
@marc jasper marc, if I gave you a 12 gauge shotgun with unlimited ammunition, what would you do with it?
@CTMclean it, put it in the cabinet and continue raising my family and persuing my career. But that’s an (at the moment) response. I am interested in where this is going though.
Lol
Not just Trump . Republican leadership has major problems with power , greed .
@COOKIE CAT – Americans aren’t going to do anything.
You are cattle who are being farmed by American Capitalists.
Know your place, and be Content.
….also…..ANGER AND STUPIDITY…..
THESE THINGS DO NOT MOVE THE
PEOPLE INTO POSITIVE PROGRESSION
BUT, INTO STAGNATION AND A REGRESSION OF…..LIFE.!
“stagnation and regression” -@Vivian Simes
Good news for Russia.
@COOKIE CAT if I gave you a 10 gauge shotgun with unlimited ammunition, what would you do with it right now?
Yes, time to get rid of Moscow Mitch and Leningrad Lindsey!!!!!
Forget about political ideologies, Trump is incompetent and has assembled a dysfunctional administration full stop. A shame people are paying for it with their lives.
Donald Trump Administration. An administration of incompetence.
@Mark bodman
🇺🇸WELL AMERIKKKA YOU REALLY HAVE GOTTEN THE LYING RACIST PSYCHOPATH YOU WANTED AND VOTED FOR, WITH THE HELP OF PUTIN OF COURSE!!!🇺🇸
🇺🇸THE HYPOCRISY OF AMERIKKKA HAS TAKEN THE WORLDS CENTER STAGE!!!🇺🇸
🇺🇸
https://youtu.be/-Ue5F57dZMU
Clive Littler the adults have clearly left the room.
we pay for this twat’s golf trips too.
Wendy Carney-Hatch 👍
The virus doesn’t care about Trump’s re-election and hundreds of thousands will die before November!
I honestly believe that’s what he’s hoping and that it’ll be enough to sway the election his way. He lost the popular/majority vote and I think that this still burns him up. Too bad those about to be hit the hardest are the very people who support him.
Please take care and stay safe! 🙂❤
Everyone Stay Home
Trump is KILLING people
Jeff Chrapcynski ….and you think you’re smart in the face of the opinion polls? You’re going down to a historic defeat; Trump’s only way out is to cancel the election.
@Mike Sommers Whose opinion polls? The same pools that had Hillary Clinton winning 90%. You’re such a fool when are you gonna wake up and see your manipulated by your main stream fake news media. I don’t care I love making fun of you people. Let’s talk about Russian collusion that didn’t exist. You probably still believe it. Everything else they threw a Donald Trump fell to the wayside but you probably still believe all of it don’t you? You have a real problem.I bet you can’t wait until the next fake news scandal. When his MSNBC been right on anything yet?
@Joseph Woehler II You can’t cancel the election. That would be unconstitutional.
@Jeff Chrapcynski I’m still trying to find out which media news outlets are REAL media outlets. Please point me in the right direction. I need names.
@Jeff Chrapcynski I believe he is the most honest and competent president we ve ever had!!! that is why the world is looking at us in this pandemic!! we re number ONE!! THE MOST NUMBERS!!! WE RE WINNING!! F$%^ it let s go to the ballpark have a DRANO LYSOL SMOOTHIE!
We live in a democracy? Really? That ship sailed a long time ago. They rig elections so they can remain in office. They do it openly. They don’t even try to hide it anymore. Stop being in denial.
Only the Dictator is above the law.
Trump is totally incompetent !! He blames everyone but, himself he lies constantly people are fed up !! He’s a dangerous ! He has blood on his hands ! He was warned several times about this Virus n did nothing !! He’s totally detached from reality !
Oh Eve I am so sorry.There is so much truth and pain your comment.I am so sorry.Praying for you and the people in US
Finally the u.s became no1 in the world of most people died because incompetence handling of a pandemic!🤔
🇺🇸WELL AMERIKKKA YOU REALLY HAVE GOTTEN THE LYING RACIST PSYCHOPATH YOU WANTED AND VOTED FOR, WITH THE HELP OF PUTIN OF COURSE!!!🇺🇸
🇺🇸THE HYPOCRISY OF AMERIKKKA HAS TAKEN THE WORLDS CENTER STAGE!!!🇺🇸
🇺🇸
https://youtu.be/-Ue5F57dZMU
When the number of deaths spike in 2 – 3 weeks does anyone imagine he will take responsiblity? You already know the answer.
He will spin it over to blame Pence and the governors. He will have forgotten how he ignored the medical community, incited demonstrations, and bullied governors. Liberate Michigan…. He will claim the media is picking on him AGAIN, in spite of being the best president ever. (sarcasm)