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People in the world don't know the truth
The media should cut this shit off
handmade34
(22,757 posts)he smiled "Oh, they treat me good" and yes trump, you are a racist
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,585 posts)Walleye
(31,045 posts)rhiannon55
(2,671 posts)Smdh
malaise
(269,157 posts)Ah well plant was right - so if you call him racist you're siding with China - get it.
dem4decades
(11,304 posts)Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)A reporter shouldn't be labeling other reporters at a press conference, no matter what the press conference is. Totally bad etiquette and unethical.
malaise
(269,157 posts)spanone
(135,873 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)Her mediocre life history will shortly be exposed
spanone
(135,873 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)almost laughable
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)All you will see in these pressers will be propaganda stooges thinks this bitch.
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)That press conference went how long? And that reporter sits quiet the whole time until it's just about over and THEN asks a question? It's almost as if Trump knew exactly what she was going to say, and purposely made it be basically the last thing of the press conference.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Last question sets up Trump rant on the news media. What bullshit.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Did you hear him earlier when he said they're too close and maybe he should pick those he liked to be in the room
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)SHould be an OP
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)2naSalit
(86,775 posts)I saw or heard him say the crap he said.
Something has to change, and today is the 20th and I suspect something is going to happen during the next 36 hours that will be big and unexpected. I have no idea what but it will affect everything... I hope it's good.
Zorro
(15,749 posts)Trump's Daily Coronavirus Bullsh*t, Or Who Or What The Hell Is 'Chanel Rion'?
https://www.wonkette.com/trumps-daily-coronavirus-bullsh-t-or-who-or-what-is-a-chanel-rion
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,600 posts)
Chanel Rion is an American author, political illustrator, and White House Political Correspondent for One America News Network. Born in Texas and grew up in Missouri, Texas, and Florida, and overseasin France and South Korea.
Chanel's upbringing required keeping her schooling at home. Except for her early schooling in France and debate camps at conservative America's famous Patrick Henry College, near Washington D.C., neither she nor her brother or sister ever set foot in a school until university.
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steve2470
(37,457 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)That was beyond vulgar
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,600 posts)Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
HEALTHCARE
Issued on: March 19, 2020
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
11:31 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. I think this is going to be a very important conference and Ill get to that toward the middle, but I have a few things to report. And I want to thank you all for being here.
And I have to say, I think with social distancing that the media has been much nicer. I dont know what it is all these empty these in-between chairs. We probably shouldnt have anybody sitting behind you either. You know, you should probably go back. But I love it. Its so much nicer. But I shouldnt say that because youll get me now.
Thank you all for being here. And we continue our relentless effort to defeat the Chinese virus.
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Our entire team, headed by Secretary Mnuchin, is on the Hill. Were working with Democrats and Republicans and theres a lot of goodwill going on. This was something that happened that was, some people would say, an act of God. I dont view it as an act of God; I would view it as is something that just surprised the whole world. And if people would have known about it, it could have stopped been stopped in place. It could have been stopped right where it came from China if we would have known about it, if they would have known about it.
But now the whole world, almost, is inflicted with this horrible with this horrible virus and its too bad. Its too bad because we never had an economy as good as the economy we had just a few weeks ago.
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But most importantly, the American public has been incredible. We took the best economy weve ever had and we said Stop. You cant work. You have to stay home. You know, theres never been a case like this. Normally, you pay a lot of money to get things going. Heres a case were paying a lot of money to stop things because we dont want people to be together so that this virus doesnt continue onward. So theres never been anything like this in history. Theres never been a nobody has ever seen anything like this.
But were doing the right thing. We have to get rid I mean, our big war is not a its not a financial war. Its a war its a medical war. And we have to win this war. Its very important.
With that, Id like to just introduce Dr. Stephen Hahn. And he again, Id like to send back with Stephen our thanks to all of the people working in the FDA who are fantastic, talented people. We appreciate it very much, everything youve done, especially the speed that you got these two elements, these two very important drugs passed. Thank you very much. Thank you, Stephen.
DR. HAHN: Thank you, Mr. President. I want to thank you for your leadership during this coronavirus outbreak, and thank you for the kind words about the FDA staff.
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DR. HAHN: Yeah. And thank you for that question because I just want to be clear about this: Remdesivir is going through the normal process. We are using our internal processes at FDA to set up, with the company, the protocols to actually collect the data. And youre right, we need to actually know about the safety and the effectiveness, and thats done through the clinical trial process. So its those data that are going to inform the decisions that are ultimately made about safety and efficacy.
This is an unprecedented situation. This is a really significant time. And one thing that, with the Presidents leadership, FDA has done is said, Okay, how do we approach these extraordinary times with extraordinary measures, knowing that we have a sacred trust with the American people about safety and efficacy, but still, at the same time, enable these treatments to get into patients? And thats what were doing.
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Q At what point in the future will any American who wants to test be able to get a test? Because youre talking about not needing a test right now if youre not showing any symptoms, but a lot of those who
THE PRESIDENT: Not needing the tests?
Q or only getting tested if youre showing symptoms. But a lot of this
THE PRESIDENT: Well, no, you should only get
Q says (inaudible) being
THE PRESIDENT: You should I didnt have any symptoms and I got a test. But I got a test because you people were driving everybody crazy. So thats the only reason. I had no symptoms but I had a test. And my doctor told me, Dont get it. You dont need it. Everybody said, You dont need it. But I had to do it because the press was going crazy.
And then, after I got it, they said You shouldnt have gotten it. You had no symptoms. You know, the whole thing. So, in other words, if you get it, it was no good. But thats Im a unique case, unfortunately.
But, no, people that dont show symptoms and people that have doctors that say they shouldnt get it I would rely on that. Yeah, I would rely on that.
Q Mr. President, thank you. Mr. President, thank you. I have two questions. Do you consider the term, Chinese food
THE PRESIDENT: OAN.
Q Yes, sir. Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Very good. Thank you very much. They treat me very nicely. Go ahead.
Q I have two questions. Do you consider the term Chinese food racist?
THE PRESIDENT: No.
Q Because its food that originates in China or it has Chinese origins.
THE PRESIDENT: No, I dont think its racist.
Q And on that note
THE PRESIDENT: I dont think its racist at all.
Q On that note, major left-wing news media, even in this room, have teamed up with Chinese Communist Party narratives and theyre claiming you are racist for making these claims about the Chinese virus. Is it alarming that major media players, just to oppose you, are consistently siding with foreign state propaganda, Islamic radicals, and Latin gangs and cartels, and they work right here, at the White House, with direct access to you and your team?
THE PRESIDENT: It amazes me when I read the things that I read. It amazes me when I read the Wall Street Journal, which is always so negative. It amazes me when I read the New York Times. Its not even I dont I barely read it. You know, we dont distribute it in the White House anymore, and the same thing with the Washington Post. Because, you see, I know the truth. And people out there in the world, they really dont know the truth. They dont know what it is. They use different slogans and different concepts for me almost every week, trying to catch something.
Last week, it was all chaos. You see me. Theres no chaos. I have no chaos. Im the one telling everybody to be calm. Theres no chaos at the White House. We have unbelievable professionals. Its really I mean, I think I came up with the term I hope I came up with the term but it is fake news. Its more than fake news; its corrupt news. They write stories without calling anybody. They write a story today, I had a couple of stories where they they never call me ever, that I know of. At least nobody tells me. Theyll write a story about me without even asking my opinion on something. Its totally fake.
Ive never seen I mean, there is a story in the Wall Street Journal today about you know, about how weve done. Weve done a phenomenal job on this. The governors are even even Gavin Newsom, who you know Im usually fighting with over the fires and I think you should do a different kind of a job at the in the forests, and lots of things. We argue a lot. But Gavin Newsom has been very, very generous generous. Andrew Cuomo has been, really, very generous. I mean, theyre saying were doing a great job, and everybody saying.
But then you read this phony story in the Wall Street Journal or the Washington Post is going wild lately. I dont know what happened to them. I guess, something happened like we dont call them back or whatever.
But the Washington Post these are very dishonest media sources. Theyre very dishonest. And you know what? Someday, hopefully in five years, I wont be here and thatll be fine. I will have done, I think, a great job, because I dont think anyone has done as much in three and a half years as Ive done, I dont think and the administration. This administration has done a great job. But the press is very dishonest.
Q But more than dishonest, theyre siding with state propaganda overseas.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think they do. I mean I mean, they are siding with they are siding with China. They are doing things that they shouldnt be doing. Theyre siding with many others, Chinas the least of it. So why why theyre doing this, youll have to ask them. But if we had an honest media in this country, our country would be an even greater place.
So, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. We are very excited about we are very excited about you know, specifically, what we talked about with the chloroquine. I think the I think it could be something really incredible. It could totally depress the times that we had mentioned.
Q Can you provide a timeline of that, Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT: Wait. Excuse me. Excuse me. It could totally depress any time that were talking about, if it works. There are a lot of reasons that I have to believe again, Dr. Hahn is the expert, but a lot of reasons that I would have to think that it could have a very positive effect or a positive effect. Maybe not very, but maybe maybe positive. I think its, to me, very, very exciting.
And the beauty is I think I can say this, Steve the beauty is that these drugs have been out there. So the really danger part of the drugs especially chloroquine its been out there for years. So we know its something that can be taken safely. So its very important.
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THE PRESIDENT: Now well, I think thats enough. Thank you.
END
12:48 P.M. EDT
malaise
(269,157 posts)Thanks