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Trump rips coronavirus coverage, to hold news conference (6 PM)
The Hill ^ | 02 27 2020 | Brett Samuels

Posted on 02/26/2020 5:36:54 AM PST by yesthatjallen

President Trump said in an early-morning tweet on Wednesday that he will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. to address his administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

In the post, he continued to blame the media and Democrats for overstating the danger of the disease, even as health experts have warned of its spread.

Trump accused MSNBC and CNN of "doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible." The president initially misspelled the name of the virus.

He insisted the U.S. is "in great shape" in its handling of the disease, adding that he and health officials will hold a news conference at the White House on Wednesday evening.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: commoncold; coronavirus; covid19; falseflags; fluisworse; gonebyapril; pressconference; trumpchinavirus; trumpcoronovirus; trumppresser; trumptruth; virushoax
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If Democrats try to use the coronavirus as a political weapon against Trump they could trigger panic in major cities including panic buy of food, run on banks, and riots.

There doesn't have to be a major outbreak. Just rumors to light the fuse.

1 posted on 02/26/2020 5:36:54 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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If Democrats try to use the coronavirus as a political weapon against Trump they could trigger panic in major cities including panic buy of food, run on banks, and riots.

Yep, and there are never more at home than in that type of environment ...
2 posted on 02/26/2020 5:38:22 AM PST by GulfMan
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ABOUT TIME. Granted he was in India but having his administration hold a closed door briefing to Congress was simply wrong. He caused this mess by not getting in front of it, having full transparency, including honesty about the real numbers and deaths in China. Will we get the full story tonight? I hope so, else we'll see more Democrat and media criticism and conflicting reports.

This should be a long, boring conference with meaty details, not quick platitudes and then boisterous Q&A. Give us meaningful discussion and details!

3 posted on 02/26/2020 5:45:15 AM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Don’t put it past evil people to purposely have the virus brought in through those infected early and not showing signs. These people will do anything for power. President Trump needs to realize the means they will to go to take him out.


4 posted on 02/26/2020 5:45:40 AM PST by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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The democrats and their partners in the deep state will be working hard to spread the virus to multiple locations to make Trump look bad. As Rush would say “don’t doubt me” .


5 posted on 02/26/2020 5:45:53 AM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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Until very recently, the media has been downplaying it, as Trump has. It is easy to downplay it when the CDC is not testing people.


6 posted on 02/26/2020 5:47:30 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Linda Frances

Sad thing is they don’t have to bring it in. As you can see the CDC yesterday announced that “everyone should prepare for it’s arrival”. They are not going to shut down air travel from those places now heavily infected. The are welcoming it here and I bet some relish the fact


7 posted on 02/26/2020 5:47:46 AM PST by GulfMan
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This thing is being hyped big time!

The CDCs little telebriefing with the media was an abject joke! All they did was add fuel to the utter hysteria of this Coronavirus “outbreak.” The CDC provided no specifics, just warnings to foment fear among Americans!

The timing of their little telebriefing was very suspect! Sad so many FReepers are drinking the media kool-aid on this! It’s also troubling that Rod Rosenstein’s sister is the CDC official who had the briefing with the media! This apparently doesn’t bother some here who believe the Coronavirus hysteria.


8 posted on 02/26/2020 5:49:28 AM PST by Artcore (Trump 2020!)
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>>they could trigger panic in major cities including panic buy of food, run on banks, and riots.<<

Come on man! No...it won't.

Remember Zeka virus? How bout Avian, Swine, West Nile?

The so called experts at the World Health Org and CDC sent up the red flags during ALL of these strains....and then, they died.

It's all hype and most people look at it, then go get a cup of coffee or toodle on down to the pub as if nothing is going on.

9 posted on 02/26/2020 5:52:23 AM PST by servantboy777
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Odd Coincidence – Rogue CDC Official Pushing Coronavirus Panic Button is Rod Rosenstein’s Sister…


10 posted on 02/26/2020 5:57:24 AM PST by Bratch (“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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Google search: flu deaths around the world

Seasonal flu kills 291,000 to 646,000 people worldwide each year, according to a new estimate that’s higher than the previous one of 250,000 to 500,000 deaths a year. The new figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other groups were published Dec. 13 in The Lancet medical journal.


11 posted on 02/26/2020 5:57:28 AM PST by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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Trump ... to hold news conference

Acosta is furiously masturbating...

12 posted on 02/26/2020 5:57:44 AM PST by Magnatron
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“The president initially misspelled the name of the virus.”

Childish, irrelevant comment.


13 posted on 02/26/2020 5:59:15 AM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: Artcore

Heck, even the ordinary flu kills thousands of people a year here. I honestly don’t see the reason for panic.

I think it would be great to see better sanitation in hospitals and public places, and that would probably do more than anything else to reduce the chances of contagion. Disinfecting buses and subways every day could only be a good thing, especially since most cities have a “homeless” population that is a massive traveling vector of disease. So, yes, there are practical measures that need implementation.

Also, why wasn’t the CDC prepared in terms of equipment, testing and even simple things like protective gear? The bureaucrats just take their paychecks and shrug “who, me?” When confronted on their inactivity.

But the CDC’s “briefing” was nothing but a political stunt and was, in fact, intended to set off or encourage panic.


14 posted on 02/26/2020 5:59:55 AM PST by livius
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Infidels/deplorables (see how that works)

Another “insurance policy”? It works either way. The depth of EVIL in this republic is unprecedented in our history. Evil is in our face, in our house “she’ll cut your head off and you won’t even know you are bleeding”. (”Get in their faces”...(666) ways to Sunday., etc., etc.). Were the ayatollahs (Great Satan) right? Why wasn’t a fatwa issued for “we came, we saw, he died”? Were the fat azzes too lazy or hers too big to slap it on? Like all POWER CENTERS (even DC-Divide and Control) they weren’t specific naming the individual with supporting evidence were they? They’ve gotten richer, fatter and lazier since Rushdie. And our criminals...well...

PIGS all.


15 posted on 02/26/2020 6:01:11 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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Trump took some initial steps that made sense, establish team, discourage travel, then halt travel. After those quick steps it seems to have been nothing. Again, we need to see serious discussion and transparency. The mortality rate in Italy and Iran are in stark contrast to what China is sharing. Trump’s team needs to give update. It is great that were are less than 100 infected Americans here in the US, is that really true? Some reports say it is not. It is good that we seem to have stopped it at the border, are we doing enough? Should we close the borders? The economic impact may be most serious, are we doing enough to help companies transition production back to the US? That is a big area he might address. Bring those companies home! Minimize the impact on Americans.


16 posted on 02/26/2020 6:01:49 AM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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While the President was busy handling coronavirus from its outset, the democrats were busy handling impeachment.


17 posted on 02/26/2020 6:02:33 AM PST by FlipWilson
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I disagree. He was handling this but the media and democrats claimed that anything he was doing was a “distraction” from impeachment.


18 posted on 02/26/2020 6:03:43 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: rightwingcrazy

Sanders pronounces Cuba as Cuber.


19 posted on 02/26/2020 6:03:45 AM PST by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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Sanders pronounces Cuba as Cuber.


20 posted on 02/26/2020 6:03:46 AM PST by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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