Michael Caputo, HHS assistant secretary of public affairs, reportedly held an emergency meeting with Health and Human Services staffers after he claimed that a “resistance unit” of “seditious” government scientists at the CDC are working to undermine President Trump during a Facebook livestream.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1332201
Worried he’s gonna get poisoned?
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kiwi
September 15, 2020, 6:17pm
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blamed his histrionic remarks on a combination of health issues and death threats against his family
The party of personal responsibility strikes again.
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Desperate people do desperate things. This asshole is now going to sink so low as to plead for sympathy. Resign, you wanker!!
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irasdad
September 15, 2020, 6:18pm
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“One former HHS official who spoke to Politico separately said that Caputo was weighing going on medical leave.”
Caputo yesterday, in the NYT :
“I don’t like being alone in Washington,” he said, describing “shadows on the ceiling in my apartment, there alone, shadows are so long.”
“Medical leave”, indeed .
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caltg
September 15, 2020, 6:18pm
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Oh please Michael, just leave . Forget the excuses, just get the hell out of our lives!
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maximus
September 15, 2020, 6:19pm
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Getting ready to welcome the ant overlords, while blaming it on Democrats?
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Make that a “mental health break”. He certainly needs one.
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j.dave
September 15, 2020, 6:20pm
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There really is no “quiet part” at all with these people, is there?
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maximus
September 15, 2020, 6:20pm
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irasdad:
“I don’t like being alone in Washington,” he said, describing “shadows on the ceiling in my apartment, there alone, shadows are so long.”
Medical leave, indeed.
Sounds like a vampire’s lament about daylight savings time.
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Alex Azar should resign.
Caputo is a piece of conservative shit, a Putin whore. He and his family can do as they please.
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docd
September 15, 2020, 6:21pm
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I think leave is a good call, although I have to wonder how much leave he could have accrued since he joined the department. Although that might be something that the little people have to worry about.
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Eh, Nancy Pelosi’s been getting death threats for decades. Next.
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randome
September 15, 2020, 6:23pm
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Nothing was overheard at the water cooler. It’s just that everyone in the fucking office burst out laughing when Caputo entered after his unhinged tirade.
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definitely time for detox
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ghost
September 15, 2020, 6:24pm
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So a right wing nut job is actually admitting he’s a nut job?
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Only if you read between the lines.
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jtx
September 15, 2020, 6:26pm
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Medically he is fine, mentally that is different story.
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