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https://politicaltribune.org/photo-of-trump-exiting-air-force-one-has-americans-spitting-mad-hes-robbing-us-blindIf theres one thing that literally everyone other than the ultra-rich and maybe celebrities have in common during the pandemic, its that weve all been learning to go without things. Weve gone without our favorite people, our favorite foods, trips to our favorite stores or in some cases, ANY stores and its all been because we normal people dont have the money and we dont have special privileges.
Sure, weve lived vicariously through actors doing interviews and videos via Zoom, pretended we were our Food Network celebrity heroes by making up bizarre and inedible recipes that belong among the posts of Facebooks favorite Flavortown-themed group, and downloaded computer wallpapers with pictures of the tropical resorts we wished we were vacationing at instead of our apartments.
But really, what weve wished is that Home Goods was open or that we could go to Target and not run back to our cars when we hear someone cough.
Living in constant fear of catching the first pandemic virus that mainstream America was actually in danger of catching has been a frustration utterly compounded by the fact that Trump has gotten literally every aspect of the response to this crisis disastrously, hideously wrong.
But even worse than that has been watching him act as though nothing is wrong. I mean, we know he knows theres a problem, or he wouldnt have everyone around him tested for COVID twice a day. But in order to project a commanding sense of domination over Mother Nature, Trump simply pretends the virus doesnt exist for him and goes about his business doing all the relaxing things we wish we were doing, instead of trying to remember not to stand up and show the Skype meeting that we still have pajamas on the bottom with our shirts and ties.
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Ferrets are Cool
(21,126 posts)tanyev
(42,726 posts)we could all go on as if the virus didnt exist, too.
Martin Eden
(12,898 posts)And many other horrible things, too time consuming to post.
Traildogbob
(8,958 posts)Causes Covid, why hasnt he and his entourage had Covid multiple times. Please, one reporter ask him, with all the testing you get, arent you afraid it will give you Covid? Asking for a nation.
onecaliberal
(33,049 posts)uponit7771
(90,379 posts)Klaralven
(7,510 posts)A C-32, also known as a Boeing 757-200, operates as Air Force One into the Morristown, NJ airport, which is too small to land a 747.
Kid Berwyn
(15,228 posts)Thank you for the heads-up on the wasted $16 million. A hearty welcome to DU, Klaralven!
Initech
(100,182 posts)And how he does not yet have it is a mystery for the ages.
nuxvomica
(12,492 posts)He's no superman but he is a person of extraordinary privileges who could be getting the plasma from military personnel administered by military doctors, all in the strictest secrecy. Only a monster would do such a thing while encouraging others to dispense with protective practices, though, so that remains only a wild, unproven theory so harsh in its judgment that it would rank him among history's worst villains.
PatrickforO
(14,616 posts)A real evil.
DBoon
(22,451 posts)is proof that he is, in fact, doing such a thing
nuxvomica
(12,492 posts)For example, a stronger imagination would've predicted the devastating economic effects of his frightfully lackluster response to the pandemic. Beyond the furtive trips to Walter Reed, the hematoma on his hand, the seemingly cavalier attitude to personal safety, there is really nothing to indicate he is doing these treatments. If he were, it would likely be only at Putin's suggestion.
Mariana
(14,863 posts)He's at much less risk of catching it than Jill and Joe Blow, who have to go out into the world without the benefit of having everyone they might come into contact with tested ahead of time.
PatrickforO
(14,616 posts)"Im gonna go out on a limb here and guess that like me, the rest of these commenters cant wait to see him deplane in front of the prison hell be spending his life in."
Yes, I'm one of those that can't wait. In light of the 'Friday Night Massacre' at the USPS, the guy is uprooting what is left of our republic and getting ready to topple it over. He cannot be brought to justice soon enough, and we still have a long ways to go until the election.
PatSeg
(47,833 posts)He couldn't take a limo?
alterfurz
(2,477 posts)PatSeg
(47,833 posts)moves any distance outside the White House, it will be expensive, but he takes it much too far, while enriching himself when he goes to his own properties.
Excellent meme!
Illumination
(2,458 posts)big protruding butt of his...
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