Trump Trudges On With Reality TV Coronavirus Briefings After Hijacking Tuesday News Conference To Wish Epstein-Ally Well | Talking Points Memo

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President Trump is scheduled to hold a coronavirus press conference at the White House at 5:30 p.m. ET.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1321925
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I hope the media will continue to ignore these briefings until someone other than him is allowed to speak uninterrupted and without distraction about the facts.

Until that happens, not one scintilla of airtime.

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Jonathon Karl just trudged in, slumped into his chair, and sighed.

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Easy banter between the reporters and technicians. The good feelings will fade fast when the talent takes the podium.

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The only reason this “briefing” is being held is to maintain a visual presence to the Base. In fact, that’s been the entire Game Plan from Minute One.

When looked at from the standpoint of “what have you done”, the only things done have been maintaining contact with the Base and destroying a functioning government…norms, laws, rules, agencies, people, etc.

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These briefings give me longings for what we had and what we lost.

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Don’t start down that path for your own mental health.

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I wonder if OANN lady is here today.

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Season 2, Episode 2: What crazy distraction will cover for Trump’s lies today?

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I would think somebody will ask him pretty soon why we can’t be sending troops to cities to help with the virus if we can do it for graffiti.

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What is the shortest route to getting Trump to blow his stack?

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4 million recorded cases. 140 thousand deaths.
The only thing I want to hear from Trump is, “I resign, effective immediately.”

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What kind of leverage would it take to get him to do that?

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Why am I here? Why can’t I not look at the train wreck?

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Why does anyone pop a pimple?

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Dropping of all lawsuits

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Call him a loser to his face.

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William Barr is suddenly incapacitated.

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“at the tone, the time will be 5:46 and 20 seconds.”

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