As U.S. Hits 87,000 Daily COVID Cases, Trump Claims ‘You’re Gonna Get Better’ | Talking Points Memo

The nation broke a previous record for the most coronavirus cases reported in a single day since the pandemic began with more than 87,000 new positive tests for COVID-19 reported on Thursday, as infections surge in many parts of the country. 


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So, he’s admitting it’s not a hoax?

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The death toll over the holidays is going to be horrid.

But Trump won’t care, one way or the other, the election will be over, and he’ll be back out to the golf course.

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Four days to tell people the best reasons he can think of for retaining him as president, and “It’s just not a problem, stop being such big worriers all the time” is his closing argument. OK.

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If there’s no tests, there’s no cases. Wingnut logic.

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The callousness of this person in our highest office is barbaric. My wife and I see these man-in-the-street interviews in which people say they’re voting for Biden or Trump. “Well, I think Biden would bring socialism”-- or some similar idiocy. No evident sense displayed that tRump is insane and has done so much damage to our gov’t and institutions that it may be irreparable. On what planet do these people dwell?

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I plan to get better. It starts November 3rd. Or a few days afterwards.

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Looks like we’re getting a “rocket ship” after all. Just not the one this asshole promised. Meanwhile, between now and Nov. 3, Trump will be basking in the adoration of his cult members as thousands of families across the country say a sad, final, and socially distanced goodbye to their loved ones. So tragic, so unnecessary, so unforgiveable.

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Well no, uh, see, it’s still a hoax! Which is why you’re gonna get better, duh. You just have to think the corona away and you’ll realize it never existed at all.

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They’ve been told for decades that the Dems are going to eat their children so that anything an R does pales in comparison.

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In other words, the lawyers at Fox told him that the company can’t afford the expected settlement.

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“There are a lot of documents about Hunter Biden’s personal life that we haven’t brought to you and we are not going to and we will tell you why,” he said, noting the obvious reason that Hunter is not running for president.

“Probably too strong to say we feel sorry for Hunter Biden, but the point is pounding on a man, jumping on, and piling on when he’s already down is something we don’t want to be involved in.”

Tucker is all about compassion.

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Yeah, I sort of thought it would play out like that. The package is a MacGuffin, unimportant in itself, serving mostly as a trigger for the unfolding narrative.

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Ironically, one of Mr. Trump’s strengths is his total lack of reservation or limits. He created an alternative ‘MAGA’ universe and now he is going all-in on it. As the Covid infection toll rises he simply says the pandemic has peaked and is going away, and dares anyone to contradict him. I think he is going to lose big on November 3rd, but this audacity carried him through 4 years.

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Perhaps he realized that someone would want to know where that FLASH drive came from, and he’s just too modest to drop his trousers.

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Assuming Biden wins (please, please), I wonder how many will have voted for him that will never see him assume the office because of COVID.

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And…it’s not working.