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SouthernCal_Dem

(851 posts)
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 04:56 PM Jul 2020

Anyone else getting the sense that Trump WANTS to infect as many Americans as possible? [View all]

Even his own supporters. He doesn't care.

He's slowly starting to realize that he's gonna lose reelection and has shifted to a scorched Earth policy of burning everything down to the ground. A normal President would be pouring their heart and soul into fighting the virus as it would actually help them look like a real leader and win reelection.

Instead Trump appears to be intentionally trying to infect as many Americans as possible by organizing events where thousands of people could be infected.

He's essentially organizing super spreader events at a time when the US is seeing a record number of cases.


Much Of U.S. Scales Back On Holiday, But Trump Plans To Go Big

WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases spike, public health officials are pleading with Americans to avoid large crowds and hold more muted Independence Day celebrations, but subdued is not President Donald Trump’s style, and he aimed to go big, promising a “special evening” in Washington that could bring tens of thousands to the National Mall.

Trump’s “Salute for America” celebration on Saturday evening was to include a speech from the White House South Lawn that he said would celebrate American heritage, as well as a military flyover over the city and an enormous fireworks display that could pack people downtown.

The president kicked off the holiday weekend by traveling to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota for a fireworks display Friday night near the mountain carvings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

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His participation in big gatherings comes as many communities have decided to scrap fireworks, parades and other holiday traditions. The goal is to try to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, which large gatherings could spur.

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For the Mount Rushmore event, GOP Gov. Kristi Noem, a Trump ally, insisted social distancing wasn’t necessary and masks were optional.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cautions that mass gatherings like the one scheduled for Washington present a high risk for spread of the virus.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fourth-of-july-trump-holiday_n_5f00937fc5b6ca97091f1090

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