Today's presser was not one of his better moments, that's for sure. Watching it, I just wanted him to just stop talking. He's had a couple that were good, but this was not one of them.
Pence did a good job and there was good information from Deborah Birx and the FEMA rep, but I've got no idea where he got this 'packed churches' thing from. It sure as hell wasn't her or Fauci who, had he been there, might have anesthetized him on the spot.
I think maybe we do have some back to work by then, but packed churches, stadiums etc......No ******* way that's happening, maybe not this year, much less by Easter.
When we have a vaccine and some people have developed immunity, ok, let's all go get our hallelujah's in and hit the stadium for some beers with the buds, but that road is way longer than a few weeks from now.
Trump has been consistently wrong in his assessment of this crisis. From day one, he has downplayed the risk and put out overly optimistic assessments based on his “gut feelings”
Both Republican and Democratic Governor’s have been on the front lines making unpopular decisions and offering direct guidance that people need to distance themselves.
He's had good days, he's had bad days. Like a sports fan that calls my QB''s good and bad days like I see 'em, I'm trying to do the same with Trump.
He is the QB right now, like it or not, so I'm pulling for him. Some days he looks good, some days not. Today was not a good day but overall I think he has been taking the advice of the medical people and, as you indicate, on a state level governors have been taking other actions as the situation demands for their states. That's what they have to do too.
Nothing wrong with being optimistic about beating this virus. But Trump needs to stop with the quick fix projections based on his “gut feelings”. No, he doesn’t know more than the doctors.
He needs to tell people to make other plans to celebrate Easter. Not offer false hope
I agree. I do think he's trying to keep an optimistic tone also.
I think Easter is totally arbitrary. I also think they'll likely extend the social distancing timeline, which he alluded to, so I think he knows we're not out of the woods yet.
To this point, according to the Surgeon General, he has been taking their advice, so I would expect that when they tell him, which they will, that large gatherings by Easter isn't going to happen, he'll deal with it.
I do think what we're seeing is an edging towards reopening some segments of the economy. That we may actually see by Easter in some places and not in others that are harder hit.