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"Trump's Wasted Briefings"--WSJ Editorial Staff--I agree
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:46 pm
I will post exerts for those that do not have a subscription
quote:
A friend of ours who voted for President Trump sent us a note recently saying that she had stopped watching the daily White House briefings of the coronavirus task force. Why? Because they have become less about defeating the virus and more about the many feuds of Donald J. Trump.
The briefings began as a good idea to educate the public about the dangers of the virus, how Americans should change their behavior, and what the government is doing to combat it. They showed seriousness of purpose, action to mobilize public and private resources, and a sense of optimism. Mr. Trump benefitted in the polls not because he was the center of attention but because he showed he had put together a team of experts working to overcome a national health crisis.
But sometime in the last three weeks Mr. Trump seems to have concluded that the briefings could be a showcase for him. Perhaps they substitute in his mind for the campaign rallies he can no longer hold because of the risks. Perhaps he resented the media adulation that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been receiving for his daily show. Whatever the reason, the briefings are now all about the President
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]One of the ironies of this Presidency is that Mr. Trump claims to despise the press yet so eagerly plays its game. Every reporter knows the way to get a TV moment, and get a pat on the back from newsroom pals, is to bait Mr. Trump with a question about his previous statements or about criticism that someone has leveled against him. Mr. Trump always takes the bait.[/b]
On Tuesday Mr. Trump was asked, in a typically tendentious question, why he had compared the coronavirus to the flu. Instead of saying he had been hoping for the best but was wrong when he'd said that, he got into a fight over the severity of the flu. This sort of exchange usually devolves into a useless squabble that helps Mr. Trump’s critics and contributes little to public understanding.
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The President’s outbursts against his political critics are also notably off key at this moment. This isn’t impeachment, and Covid-19 isn’t shifty Schiff. It’s a once-a-century threat to American life and livelihood.
The public doesn’t care who among the governors likes Mr. Trump, or whether the Obama Administration filled the national pandemic stockpile. There will be time for recriminations. What the public wants to know now is what Mr. Trump and his government is doing to prevent the deaths of their loved ones or help the family breadwinner stay employed.
If Mr. Trump thinks these daily sessions will help him defeat Joe Biden, he’s wrong. This election is now about one issue: how well the public thinks the President has done in defeating the virus and restarting the economy. If Americans conclude he succeeded in a crisis, they will forgive him for reacting more slowly than he and many others might have in January. But on that score, voters will be persuaded by what they see in their lives and communities come the autumn. They will judge Mr. Trump by the results, not by how well he says he did.
This post was edited on 4/9/20 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:47 pm to I B Freeman
I agree with Bill O'Reilly who said he needs to shorten these and only take about 7-10 questions. No need to stay there for 2 hours.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:47 pm to I B Freeman
I read the first sentence.
That’s more than most of your posts.
That’s more than most of your posts.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:47 pm to I B Freeman
quote:
I agree
So that's the official Chinese position then?
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:48 pm to I B Freeman
I love seeing My President on TV during these briefings. I think they are a really terrific service to every American who is scared or sick from this really really horrible man made virus. He is doing the country that he loves, a wonderful and terrific duty for having these briefings.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:49 pm to I B Freeman
Nobody forces you to watch
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:49 pm to the808bass
Yeah I know the WSJ is off limits for you.
No need to read something that disrupts your view of reality.
No need to read something that disrupts your view of reality.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:50 pm to I B Freeman
Your philosophy on life and ridiculous generalities you used to form an ideology have gone bankrupt. Go away.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:50 pm to I B Freeman
quote:
A friend of ours who voted for President Trump sent us a note recently saying that she had stopped watching the daily White House briefings of the coronavirus task force. Why? Because they have become less about defeating the virus and more about the many feuds of Donald J. Trump.
This never happened
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:50 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I don't--they are so over the top that I think only those that worship Trump and those that despise him watch.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:50 pm to I B Freeman
quote:does someone put a gun to your head to force you to watch?
I B Freeman
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:51 pm to I B Freeman
WSJ is just another globalist rag. It's for the people who think they aren't too gullible to fall for the NYT presentation of the indoctrination.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:51 pm to I B Freeman
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But sometime in the last three weeks Mr. Trump seems to have concluded that the briefings could be a showcase for him.
Maybe, just maybe this has to do with dipshits like Jim Acosta consistently asking questions which have absolutely nothing to do with the virus.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:52 pm to I B Freeman
The first 20 minutes are always great. It stagnates after that. It picks back up when he leaves.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:52 pm to I B Freeman
quote:
Every reporter knows the way to get a TV moment, and get a pat on the back from newsroom pals, is to bait Mr. Trump with a question about his previous statements or about criticism that someone has leveled against him. Mr. Trump always takes the bait.[/b]
And I guess to the staff at the WSJ, this is acceptable behavior, but Trump’s behavior is beneath that of a president!
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:53 pm to I B Freeman
Most compelling TV since college football
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:53 pm to I B Freeman
Man. Those briefings must have really helped his approval ratings.
Posted on 4/9/20 at 2:54 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I already said I don't watch them and only Trump worshippers and those that despise him watch.
Which are you?
Which are you?
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