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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 01:59 PM Mar 2020

Trump was NOT "caught flat-footed" by this virus!

If a tornado sweeps in upon you "out of nowhere" with no broadcast warning and no reason to expect a storm, you were "caught flat-footed".

If tornado warnings are broadcast well ahead of the twister and repeated often on your local media and your sister and several neighbors call to be sure you heard the warnings and you simply shut the front door and practice putting in your back yard while otherwise TOTALLY IGNORING THE THREAT and the tornado kills you or a family member, you were NOT "caught flat-footed"! The deaths are ON YOU!

I am ashamed that so many of my fellow citizens need this explained to them. China told the CDC about the Corona virus on JANUARY 3RD! The CDC promptly told Azar who acknowledged the serious threat and promptly notified Defense.

"Flat-footed" my ass!

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Trump was NOT "caught flat-footed" by this virus! (Original Post) Atticus Mar 2020 OP
Maybe flat-lined would be better. Lindsay Mar 2020 #1
Trump wanted to cover it up to protect his re-election chances nothing more nothing less. Thomas Hurt Mar 2020 #2
January 3rd 2020. A day that will live in infamy. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #3
LIHOP! Newest Reality Mar 2020 #4
Caught with his eyes clamped shut and fingers in his ears yelling "I can't hear you!" RockRaven Mar 2020 #5
He was busy being a temper tantrum throwing vctim 2naSalit Mar 2020 #6

Lindsay

(3,276 posts)
1. Maybe flat-lined would be better.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 02:02 PM
Mar 2020

The man's brain in clearly dead. He's just going through the motions of grabbing all the glory and profit for himself and a few chosen allies, and hating on everyone else.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
2. Trump wanted to cover it up to protect his re-election chances nothing more nothing less.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 02:02 PM
Mar 2020

The bet was it wouldn't be bad or impact the markets...once that cat was out of the bag...then it is a problem.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
4. LIHOP!
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 02:13 PM
Mar 2020

I can come to no other conclusion, considering Trump's stated ulterior motive that people thought were just sarcastic jabs or liberal bating.

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)
5. Caught with his eyes clamped shut and fingers in his ears yelling "I can't hear you!"
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 02:18 PM
Mar 2020

And let the record reflect those behaviors were purposeful and knowing.

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
6. He was busy being a temper tantrum throwing vctim
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 02:49 PM
Mar 2020

because he was at the time being tried for impeachable offenses. NOW he wants revenge on 2/3 of Americans for letting that happen to him.


And here we are. he didn't expect us to be able to outsmart him and it pisses him off so he'll just sit back and watch a lot of us die while believing that those who die are his enemies.

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