Trumps Axios Interview

Can any Trump supporter honestly say they are proud of how Trump answered questions in this interview? He either dodged, spun, or outright lied in almost every statement.

If Trump is doing so well then why can’t he Just honestly address these topics?!

please don’t give your opinion if you haven’t watched the interview. I’m not interested in ignorant talking points.



I watched some of it after the fact; there is little reason for me to pay attention to the interviews and such since I had my mind made up in 2017 not to vote for this guy. Anyway, I saw some of the interview clips the other day on Twitter and it was like an SNL skit. I thought I was watching an SNL skit at first with Trump actually being self deprecating for once. But alas....no. It was reality.

Covid 19 is under control? Really?
 
Can any Trump supporter honestly say they are proud of how Trump answered questions in this interview? He either dodged, spun, or outright lied in almost every statement.

If Trump is doing so well then why can’t he Just honestly address these topics?!

please don’t give your opinion if you haven’t watched the interview. I’m not interested in ignorant talking points.


You're not going to get someone who has sold their soul to this guy to back out now.

He has no shame, they have no shame.


The GOP is stuck with him. trump was able to get away with his lies in 2016. But his lies and his denial has lead to thousands of deaths in 2020. These lies will not be forgotten....

It would be interesting to see what happens within the GOP if Trump loses. The whole party needs a very serious re-examination (just like the Dems), but it certainly needs to rid itself of this ugly, arrogant ignorance. If Trump loses, it will be the Sean Hannity party, more arrogant ignorance.


If you remember the "post mortem" from the 2012 loss, they had it right. They narrowed their focus so much that it was going to hurt them going forward.
What happens doesn't really depend on the 2020 election. The shrinking base is still shrinking whether they manage to win or not. You're right that it will be interesting to see how the Party interprets a win or a loss and we should see what type of candidates they field in 2022 and 2024 as an indicator on whether they take the 2012 post mortem seriously or not. They didn't learn much from 2018. Trump called it a "complete victory".
 
Can any Trump supporter honestly say they are proud of how Trump answered questions in this interview? He either dodged, spun, or outright lied in almost every statement.

If Trump is doing so well then why can’t he Just honestly address these topics?!

please don’t give your opinion if you haven’t watched the interview. I’m not interested in ignorant talking points.

Trump whooped his ass, big league. The desperate leftist kept making unsupported assertions and trying to spin topics and Trump stopped him in his tracks every time.
 
Can any Trump supporter honestly say they are proud of how Trump answered questions in this interview? He either dodged, spun, or outright lied in almost every statement.

If Trump is doing so well then why can’t he Just honestly address these topics?!

please don’t give your opinion if you haven’t watched the interview. I’m not interested in ignorant talking points.


You're not going to get someone who has sold their soul to this guy to back out now.

He has no shame, they have no shame.


The GOP is stuck with him. trump was able to get away with his lies in 2016. But his lies and his denial has lead to thousands of deaths in 2020. These lies will not be forgotten....

It would be interesting to see what happens within the GOP if Trump loses. The whole party needs a very serious re-examination (just like the Dems), but it certainly needs to rid itself of this ugly, arrogant ignorance. If Trump loses, it will be the Sean Hannity party, more arrogant ignorance.


If you remember the "post mortem" from the 2012 loss, they had it right. They narrowed their focus so much that it was going to hurt them going forward.
What happens doesn't really depend on the 2020 election. The shrinking base is still shrinking whether they manage to win or not. You're right that it will be interesting to see how the Party interprets a win or a loss and we should see what type of candidates they field in 2022 and 2024 as an indicator on whether they take the 2012 post mortem seriously or not. They didn't learn much from 2018. Trump called it a "complete victory".

You read this board

Any loss will be declared fake, Dems cheated, they stole the election
 
The reporter sure as hell showed up ready, but even HE was having trouble keeping up with Trump's endless string of bullshit. Trump just keeps talking.

This simply can't be done in real time. You have to be able to pause and rewind.
Both sides have their separate narratives and talking points, and keep talking past each other.
Even here the democrats just refuse to see the truth when shown.
They weren’t “talking past each other” so much as the interviewer asked a question and Trump answered a different one.
That's not the interview I saw.
The interviewer refused to accept the real answer. He wanted the democrat's talking point to prevail. Trump did just fine.
See my posts #13 and #54 for detailed explanations.

I don't see these as "real answers", I see them as excuses.

1. Saying we only have more cases because we test more? That's a rational consideration, sometimes we do only show a rise in cases because testing is more widespread. This is thought to be the primary underlying factor of the increase in cases of autism, for example. However, you can't just say that's the reason cases are going up unless you do the work to determine if that's true or not. And when people do the work, to determine if cases are truly rising or if we are just identifying more cases, the answer is that cases are indeed going up.


So Trump's answer isn't a real answer, it's wishful thinking.

2. I think the interviewer makes a good point in asking why he was having rallies with thousands and thousands of people in the arena. Trump says Tulsa didn't really have any cases, which isn't necessarily true. Add to that Trump's support for protests against restrictions, not wanting to wear a mask until very recently, and I think it's a valid criticism that people aren't doing the necessary social distancing and that he's not providing a good example.
Thx for the thoughtful reply.
1. I don't want to get into the weeds of "asymptomatic" vs symptomatic, vs hospitalized. Most other countries don't test until the patients go to the hospital. So their numbers are artificially low. Even in the US, how many people with mild cases just blow it off as "allergies" or a "cold" without testing? So the "number of cases" is a very squishy number. I'll direct you to the "scorekeeper" for the number of cases. Johns Hopkins. Lets hope it keeps dropping.
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2. I agree that the Tulsa rally was a bad idea, and rallies in general are not good. Trump is in an election and likes rallies. Trump gets it now, he cancelled the convention. Trump supporters just want to get back to work, and back to normal. I think Trump's messaging of "mitigate but get back to work" is being misinterpreted. He's trying to do two things at once. Save lives, and save the US economy. I agree that he leans more toward the economy than mitigation, so the criticism is valid.

I don't know precisely what other countries are doing or not doing in terms of testing and I assume there is broad variation.

So we have three factors, cases, population and deaths. Population doesn't change much, but cases and deaths do. Now, if you want to claim that the cases have only increased due to increased testing, then death rate (deaths per case) will fall because the cases number is increasing despite the pandemic being no better or worse (i.e. due to the fact that extra testing means more mild or nonhospitalized cases are being added into the statistic).

I think going forward we should dismiss the idea that cases are only going up because of more testing. Although that's probably one factor, cases are going up because more people are being infected.

I agree with you we should probably try to come up with a convenient way to determine how we are doing in the pandemic. Death rate per case is indeed a good measure. If our medical system is functioning well, then the death rate per case will indeed drop, especially when looking at death rate per hospitalized case. That's a good measure. But that depends on the number of cases, since it's deaths per case and that makes it incomplete in my mind. If we have an enormous surge of cases, what good is it if we are a little better at treating the cases? Would you rather live in Country A where the virus is running rampant but has a lower death rate of 1% or in Country B with very few infections and a 5% death rate? I'd pick country B in a heartbeat because their society is managing the spread of the virus better and I'd much rather prevent cases than manage them.
 
agree with you we should probably try to come up with a convenient way to determine how we are doing in the pandemic. Death rate per case is indeed a good measure

Deaths per capita is the only reliable measure
 
Can any Trump supporter honestly say they are proud of how Trump answered questions in this interview? He either dodged, spun, or outright lied in almost every statement.

If Trump is doing so well then why can’t he Just honestly address these topics?!

please don’t give your opinion if you haven’t watched the interview. I’m not interested in ignorant talking points.


He was asked stupid got cha questions. From a 4 foot tall dweb

No he wasn’t. They were legit questions and Trump couldn’t give a straight answer. Can you give one example of a question that he was asked that you find inappropriate?

Your asking him stupid questions.. got cha questions. It’s said .. little dick democrats can’t get over a big powerful white man winning

What in the fuck are you rambling on about? There are some adults having a discussion here.
 
agree with you we should probably try to come up with a convenient way to determine how we are doing in the pandemic. Death rate per case is indeed a good measure

Deaths per capita is the only reliable measure
Every statistic has pros and cons.

The other poster is correct that total deaths per population does not give you an indication of how well people are doing now since Italy is very high on that list but has COVID under better control now.

So everything needs context.

A more up to date number might be deaths per week per population.
 
The reporter sure as hell showed up ready, but even HE was having trouble keeping up with Trump's endless string of bullshit. Trump just keeps talking.

This simply can't be done in real time. You have to be able to pause and rewind.
Both sides have their separate narratives and talking points, and keep talking past each other.
Even here the democrats just refuse to see the truth when shown.
They weren’t “talking past each other” so much as the interviewer asked a question and Trump answered a different one.
That's not the interview I saw.
The interviewer refused to accept the real answer. He wanted the democrat's talking point to prevail. Trump did just fine.
See my posts #13 and #54 for detailed explanations.

I don't see these as "real answers", I see them as excuses.

1. Saying we only have more cases because we test more? That's a rational consideration, sometimes we do only show a rise in cases because testing is more widespread. This is thought to be the primary underlying factor of the increase in cases of autism, for example. However, you can't just say that's the reason cases are going up unless you do the work to determine if that's true or not. And when people do the work, to determine if cases are truly rising or if we are just identifying more cases, the answer is that cases are indeed going up.


So Trump's answer isn't a real answer, it's wishful thinking.

2. I think the interviewer makes a good point in asking why he was having rallies with thousands and thousands of people in the arena. Trump says Tulsa didn't really have any cases, which isn't necessarily true. Add to that Trump's support for protests against restrictions, not wanting to wear a mask until very recently, and I think it's a valid criticism that people aren't doing the necessary social distancing and that he's not providing a good example.
Thx for the thoughtful reply.
1. I don't want to get into the weeds of "asymptomatic" vs symptomatic, vs hospitalized. Most other countries don't test until the patients go to the hospital. So their numbers are artificially low. Even in the US, how many people with mild cases just blow it off as "allergies" or a "cold" without testing? So the "number of cases" is a very squishy number. I'll direct you to the "scorekeeper" for the number of cases. Johns Hopkins. Lets hope it keeps dropping.
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2. I agree that the Tulsa rally was a bad idea, and rallies in general are not good. Trump is in an election and likes rallies. Trump gets it now, he cancelled the convention. Trump supporters just want to get back to work, and back to normal. I think Trump's messaging of "mitigate but get back to work" is being misinterpreted. He's trying to do two things at once. Save lives, and save the US economy. I agree that he leans more toward the economy than mitigation, so the criticism is valid.

I don't know precisely what other countries are doing or not doing in terms of testing and I assume there is broad variation.

So we have three factors, cases, population and deaths. Population doesn't change much, but cases and deaths do. Now, if you want to claim that the cases have only increased due to increased testing, then death rate (deaths per case) will fall because the cases number is increasing despite the pandemic being no better or worse (i.e. due to the fact that extra testing means more mild or nonhospitalized cases are being added into the statistic).

I think going forward we should dismiss the idea that cases are only going up because of more testing. Although that's probably one factor, cases are going up because more people are being infected.

I agree with you we should probably try to come up with a convenient way to determine how we are doing in the pandemic. Death rate per case is indeed a good measure. If our medical system is functioning well, then the death rate per case will indeed drop, especially when looking at death rate per hospitalized case. That's a good measure. But that depends on the number of cases, since it's deaths per case and that makes it incomplete in my mind. If we have an enormous surge of cases, what good is it if we are a little better at treating the cases? Would you rather live in Country A where the virus is running rampant but has a lower death rate of 1% or in Country B with very few infections and a 5% death rate? I'd pick country B in a heartbeat because their society is managing the spread of the virus better and I'd much rather prevent cases than manage them.
Well written post, I hope my reply can do it justice:

1. This link has a lot of current data for comparison, yet none of the numbers are presumed "totally accurate". What I see on TV is that most countries only test when a sick person goes to the hospital.

2. Agree that the deaths/case shows a lower ratio in the US because we do much more testing, finding more cases.

3. Also agree that the number of cases is always a squishy number because in all countries asymptomatic and mild cases will rarely be tested.

4. Deaths per hospitalized case sounds like a more accurate measure than deaths/case. That assumes that hospital capacity exists and is uniformly used in all countries. I don't know is that assumption is valid in all countries. That may exclude deaths in nursing homes??

5. This is where all country-to-country comparisons turn to bullshit: The populations in various countries do not comply with guidance equally. In the US there are "covid parties", crowded beaches, crowded bars, crowded protests, while in the EU or other countries compliance may be much better. So the metric that may matter most when comparing Country-A to Country-B is "compliance" (masks, distancing, hand washing, using disinfectant and sanitizers, etc.), which really can't be measured.

6. So my "bottom-line" comparison, which may not work country to country, is deaths/case/month or deaths/hospitalized case/month. This metric compares the medical progress treating covid over time, especially as new therapies are approved.

7. Democrats keep trying to use numbers to show Trump did a poor job. That is just partisan wishful thinking.
 
agree with you we should probably try to come up with a convenient way to determine how we are doing in the pandemic. Death rate per case is indeed a good measure

Deaths per capita is the only reliable measure
Every statistic has pros and cons.

The other poster is correct that total deaths per population does not give you an indication of how well people are doing now since Italy is very high on that list but has COVID under better control now.

So everything needs context.

A more up to date number might be deaths per week per population.
More accurate than that would be hospitalizations.

Deaths have dropped for two reasons

1. The medical community is learning better methods to keep people alive

2. We WERE beating back the virus until it blew up in the sun belt and deaths lag infections sometimes by months
 
Republicans don't read Intel reports, especially the Trumped-Up President. There is no basis to claim any comparison of various reports at the Trumped-Up White House. That is famously well-known. So the charts and graphs appear to have looked like, "Flying Chinese," and so no immediate closing of the US National borders happened. No weeks-long assessment happened. The Northeast states became the international murder-capital of the planet: And by its own people.

No WWII level emergency was declared, and none still has been declared.

Regardless: The Republicans went back to a 2020 platform, advertised passed in 2016. The Republicans claim some nature of ability to cast the Trumped-Up Administration into "Outer Darkness." The Democrats mainly have to acknowledge it and fix everything all clearly in disarray.

"Crow, James Crow: Shaken, Not Stirred!"
(Matt 25: 14-30, of the prayers of nations, even!)
 
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Not a good interview for him.
No interview with a foreign liberal attack dog like Swan will go well for trump

it makes wonde4 why the president even lowers himself to the level of an argumentative aussie when he doesnt have to

I don’t think there was anything inappropriate about discussing covid death rates.

Trump was just completely unprepared as he fumbled through his charts.
 
Can any Trump supporter honestly say they are proud of how Trump answered questions in this interview? He either dodged, spun, or outright lied in almost every statement.

If Trump is doing so well then why can’t he Just honestly address these topics?!

please don’t give your opinion if you haven’t watched the interview. I’m not interested in ignorant talking points.


You're not going to get someone who has sold their soul to this guy to back out now.

He has no shame, they have no shame.

Sad but true... I am so curious about how his supporters feel when they watch an interview like this where he is either clearly lying for political purposes or insanely ignorant to the realities to the situation. I guess don’t expect them to honestly express their feelings on this board but bit maybe there is an honest soul out there willing to share their perspective.

I have a couple friends who were Trump
Supporters ready to vote for him this November that are now disgusted by him by the way he has handled this health crisis.


Yet, i bet they still vote for him. So few will admit they made such a yuge mistake!

Damn right we're voting for Trump again. I saw the entire interview. The interviewer just couldn't get past the democrat talking points. I can give you one example:
The US has so many infected because we test much more than other countries. That is a fact, yet the democrats don't grasp it. Here is the explanation:
1. Other countries do not test until the person enters the hospital with symptoms.
Take India for example, 20m tests and 15,000 tests/1m people, 1.9m cases found.
The US did 61m tests, and 186,000 tests/1m people, 4.9m cases found.
So it is not surprising that in the US we found many more cases (3x) by testing 10x more people per million.
In India there are many more "asymptomatic" or "mildly symptomatic" cases undetected, that would show positive in the US.

2. Trump's handling of the pandemic is totally dependent on citizens mitigating risk. If people party and don't social distance, and have covid parties, then the infection spreads. If people act responsibly, and wear masks, the pandemic can be reduced, see the attached chart. Trump can only lead the horses to water, he can't make them drink.
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You actually make two good points, I'm glad you chimed in. More testing is going to Statistically show more cases that is true. It it also gives opportunity to slow the spread as identifying cases leads to quarantine, early treatment and contact tracing which ultimately leads to less cases over time. The interviewer, who is very middle of the road and spends a lot of time on Fox, was asking about the death rate in relation to population with really is a more relevant stat. Trump, first failed to explain how we are "over testing" by referencing some unnamed books and manuals, and then he said the only death stats that we can look at are deaths per cases... This makes no sense. Be honest... It really makes no sense.

2. I totally agree about mitigating risk and this is where I think Trump has made his biggest misstep of leadership. He isn't leading horses to water, he is leading them to slaughter. He has been downplaying this virus from the beginning. Instead of being honest about the seriousness of the situation he has tried to dismiss it and score political points. He hasn't promoted masks or social distancing. He has held the largest group event since the shutdown with the Tulsa rally and then Tulsa spiked in cases a few weeks later. Thats crazy. It took him 3 months to finally say people should wear a mask. He had a few measured and read statements about and then when right back to his "Open it all up" attitude. That is just crazy and irresponsible. Do you not see it? Did you not see how he spun and lied through out that entire interview?


1. I watch FXN all day and don't recall ever seeing the Brit interviewer. He's from Axios. The death rate needs to be adjusted over time for many factors. First Cuomo sent covid patients to nursing homes and killed off about 35,000. So we need to adjust for that. Then we are getting much better treatments now, convalescent plasma, Remdesavire, etc. So I agree with Trump that looking at the death reduction over time is critical going forward. The doctors are getting much better at treatments. So looking at old death rates is meaningless. I also prefer deaths/cases/month to see the true trend. Be honest, that makes sense for trending curves.

2. We disagree. Trump has multiple responsibilities, he needs to address COVID-19 and keep the US economy up and running. I agree with Trump. He is doing a much better job with the pandemic and the economy than Biden could do, and you know it. Biden can't find his ass with both hands.

you actually did respond to my reply and I was the on that missed it. My bad.

1. Dana Parino is a big fan of swan so he appears on her show often and he is a regular on Special report with Bret Bair.
You didn’t address my point about death rate per population. That is really the most relevant stat to see how the virus has effected a country. The stat the Trump tours is deaths per cases which is dependent on the number of tests/cases identified. Since we test more than most countries then of course that number is going to be low. You see that right?

2. how can you think Trump is guiding the public in a responsible way? You admit that the virus is spread by people gathering and not social distancing. We see example after example of Trump promoting this type of behavior and belittling the recommended guidelines of cautionary actions that his own task force is coming out with.

1. Apology accepted, thanks. I miss stuff on occasion too. I like that you debate ideas and facts instead of slinging crap in a TDS food fight. This response is copied from my post #15. So the answer is, it depends if you want better numbers or worse numbers. I made a good living proving answers mathematically that the bosses want.
"The death rate needs to be adjusted over time for many factors. First Cuomo sent covid patients to nursing homes and killed off about 35,000. So we need to adjust for that. Then we are getting much better treatments now, convalescent plasma, Remdesavire, etc. So I agree with Trump that looking at the death reduction over time is critical going forward. The doctors are getting much better at treatments. So looking at old death rates is meaningless. I also prefer deaths/cases/month to see the true trend. Be honest, that makes sense for trending curves."
So look at each case:
a. Deaths per population:
The downside of this is that it doesn't capture trends, it is a much slower moving number. For example, when NY & NJ killed off their nursing home population, those "preventable" deaths stay in the number of "dead/population". Making the ratio look worse than it is. Not a good tool for tracking progress vs the virus.

b. Deaths per cases:
Its important to plot deaths/cases/month to show trends. Are we gaining or is the virus gaining? Look at the high deaths in NY & NJ at the start. Those deaths are "outliers" today. The stat that is most important is "are we winning or is the virus winning?"
I agree that using "deaths/cases/month" is a much more current statistic for how the nation is doing vs the pandemic. As treatments improve, death rates drop. Convalescent plasma and Remdesivir are game changers, as even more effective therapies are approved, the deaths/case will continue to drop. Agree that more testing means more cases and a lower ratio. But the "deaths/cases" ratio on a "per month" basis is the most accurate way to capture how we are doing vs the virus over time.

2. Trump always advises people to mitigate. He also needs the economy to reopen. Its a tough job when people keep partying. When the population "complies" we will beat COVID-19. Until then its not Trump's fault. It's China's fault.

I'm an engineer so I lean into the analytical and not the puff puff opinion stuff. So I always appreciate a substantive debate.

1. I understand what you are saying about the death/case stats. They are important when tracking trends within a country and working to mitigate the spread. The problem is, Trump is using those stats to brag about how great we are compared to other countries. Once you go there you aren't comparing like items. The only way to properly compare the effects of the virus in our country vs other countries is to look at deaths vs population and in that stat we are failing. The NY NJ nursing home accusation is a much larger debate which I would challenge your premise but lets not go there right now.

2. I get that Trump wants the economy to open, but when can you point to him encouraging people to take this seriously and commit to safe practices. Go back as far as you want, to the beginning of the shut down... People needed and still need to take this thing seriously and Trump has been downplaying it the whole time and literally encouraging the types of behavior that lead to more spread. You said "leading a horse to water" What exactly has Trump done to lead the horses to water and encourage the type of behavior that slows the spread? Can you point to some examples?

I'm also a PE. So we both know our numbers.

1. I disagree that the "only way to properly compare the effects of the virus" vs other countries is deaths/pop. As you said initially, the deaths/case stat tracks how the US is doing over time as the medications improve. My argument against comparing countries is that we have no way of knowing if their numbers are accurate. So comparing countries is still apples to oranges, no matter what "squishy" numbers you compare.

2. I can recall Pence, Birx, and Fauci recommending washing hands, distancing, masks. Then I recall "covid parties", bars open, crowded beaches, and BLM protests, etc. Until the population complies with guidance the virus will spread.



1. I've heard that response, that you can't trust the other countries numbers. If thats what you are going with then there is nothing more to discuss. I can't prove the numbers are accurate and you can't prove they are false so the debate in then over. But if thats the case then we should both be in agreement that the comparisons that Trump is touting when he said we are doing better than the world with death rate is BS, right?

2. I recall Pence, Fauci, and Birx making those recommendations too. And then Trump tweeting and taking actions that promoted the opposite. Can you find any examples of TRUMP leading the horses to water? Because I have dozens showing him doing the opposite.

1. Absolutely! Total BS. Trump brags on the US and his record, and the Trump haters try to use false comparisons to make him look bad. Its all partisan bullshit using squishy numbers. The only true numbers as far as I can tell are deaths/case/month here in the US to see if the medical research is gaining on covid. If we get a "magic bullet" therapy we win, if we don't we live with covid. Even vaccines are not 100% effective, like the flu vaccine, we get 40,000 flu deaths a year, and don't bat an eye.

2. Trump has two problems, keeping covid patients alive, and keeping the US economy alive. The problems are interrelated. Trump is a businessman not a medical professional, so he tends to promote saving the economy and hopes that the task force can work the pandemic medically. The doctors only care about patients and not the economy, they apparently think money grows on trees. The US can't keep printing money or we lose our economy. So I agree with you that Trump's focus has been too much on the economy and not enough on mitigation, but we can't shutdown again, the schools need to open, and we need to either defeat covid or learn to live with it.
Trump should start and end every news conference with a reminder about mitigation measures, and to work safely.

I think we've reached agreement on point #1. Way to go!

As for point #2... We are close, except for I think my point still stands about Trumps irresponsible handling and messaging of this pandemic. Yes he is a business man and not a medical professional, he assigned a task force to address COVID, yet he belittles and contradicts the task force professionals on a regular basis. The fastest way to reopen the economy, which we agree is Trumps goal, is to get the virus under control. If going back to March Trump would have promoted mask wearing and social distancing and treated this virus as the serious threat that it is I truly believe we would be in a much better spot right now. All Trump did was play politics though. Pretend like it was no big deal, try to brag and claim wins about everything, deflect responsibly to the states, and push to reopen, which many governors listened too and now we are seeing their states as the hotbeds for resurgence. There is a direct correlation. Trump did and is still doing the exact opposite of leading horses to water when it comes to addressing the pandemic. I know you agree since you haven't provided any examples of Trump promoting mitigating behavior. The few statements he has read about masks and distancing he contradicts usually in the next breath. We all know where he stands and in my opinion it is going to be his undoing.


Its a fine line between "irresponsible messaging" and "skewed or incomplete messaging" based on conflicting and incorrect information. Trump apparently wanted to avoid a panic and everyone heading for the basement in terror. The initial info out of China and the WHO was conflicting and mostly wrong. "There was no human to human transmission"?? WTF? The CDC couldn't do adequate testing early on, etc. Should Trump shutdown air travel from China? Yes, he shut it down, a great decision. The democrats went nuts calling him xenophobic and racist. Then Nancy promotes going out to Chinatown?!
Hindsight being 20/20, I agree Trump did an okay job, probably way better than any PC democrat could have done handling the pandemic. Trump kept the "curve" flatter and within the medical system capacity by stopping flights from China so early. Could Trump have been more serious promoting masks, distancing, and avoiding crowds? Yes, sure, early on. But then there was a battle to reopen the economy or not. Many governors were keeping their states locked-down, and Trump wanted to avoid too many bankruptcies. He did not want to give the governors an excuse to stay shutdown. Right now about 50% of US restaurants are closed permanently. So Trump probably wanted to promote "normalcy" to save jobs and businesses, instead of the "new normal", that being normal but with masks and distancing.
I know this pandemic is China's fault, no one else's.

You sound like an intelligent person so I'm confused on how you don't see the correlation between Trumps messaging and the spread of the virus. It is very simple in my mind. There was a period of a few months April and May when we needed to take this shut down seriously. Wear masks and social distance. Instead of encouraging that kind of behavior he played tough guy talking about going to Easter mass and refusing to wear a mask or promote mask wearing. He belittled the seriousness of the virus, made fun of people who were taking it seriously, and threw seeds of doubt in everything and everyone that urged caution. That was the opportunity to get this thing under control. Instead he kept pushing for reopening and he got what he wanted in some states. Georgia was the first to move and Florida next... Look what happened! Is it really a mystery why the cases spiked in those states. Now 1000s a day are dying and Florida is the worlds hotbed. All helped by political games that Trump was playing. You have to see that. Safety and reopening did not need to fight each other, we could have worked together on this thing but Trump is not a person capable of that kind of unification which is why in my opinion he belongs no where near the White House.

Trump haters have one thing in common, TDS. Its not about truth or facts, its about blaming Trump for everything wrong, his fault or not. We shutdown the entire country Birx and Fauci were on TV always telling folks how to mitigate the virus. Trump and Pence were very busy saving NY & NJ from disaster, even the democrat governors said that the Trump team did great. Blaming Trump for the bad behaviors of people is flat wrong. Look at the crowded beaches, the bars, the protests, "covid parties", sending the infected back to nursing homes, and all the other bad behaviors. They are not Trump's fault. If anyone gets covid after all the warnings and guidance it's probably their own damn fault, not Trumps. Covid is not going away, even with a vaccine. Look at the flu, 40,000 die each year even with vaccines, and no one bats an eye. So stop the partisan accusations that you would never be able to prove in court. If anyone needs to be blamed for the pandemic, its China.

Trumps is also doing his best to blame it on China every time he talks about it. You like him are doing pretty good at deflecting as much blame as you can. It’s curious how easy it is for you blame everybody including the kitchen sink yet Trump comes out as the great leader who did everything he could. I’ve provided example after example of how he acted irresponsibly and you just ignore And deflect. I can tell you’re a smart guy so I know you get it. I can only assume that your ego just won’t let you admit it. So at this point I’ll just drop it... I don’t see this conversation going anywhere Especially after you turned down the TDS road.

nice try, we got close

One more cycle please...then we can agree to disagree....
1. Whose fault is the pandemic, Trump's or China's?
2. Deflecting blame is being honest if no blame is due. Trump is always being attacked for something by the MSM.
3. There are many people involved in the pandemic outcome, Trump, Congress, governors, employers, and each individual.
4. Does Cuomo get any "blame" for sending covid patients back to nursing homes?
5. Who gets the "blame" for meat packing plant outbreaks?
6. Who gets the blame for "covid parties", crowded beaches, crowded bars, and crowded protests?
7. If focusing on the economic recovery more than the virus is "acting irresponsibly" we disagree. Both need attention. Yet you always ignore the economic recovery. Before the pandemic hit the US was doing as well as I can ever remember, it was "prosperity".
8. Its not "ego" as much as "fairness". As much as Trump has been unfairly attacked maybe we do tend to "circle the wagons"
9. If you are a democrat you want Biden to win, so you throw rocks at Trump, I get that, its an election year, fine. But what "cankles" me is the way Trump hatred spewed from the MSM and democrats from his 1st day in office. We never treated any democrat president like that, ever.
10. Getting it all out on the table....
Trump's 1st term was a miracle in itself, the biggest upset in US election history. Hillary and the DNC actually colluded with and paid Russians for "dirt" on Trump, the "Steele Dossier". Obama used the power of the DOJ, FBI, CIA and other Federal agencies to illegally spy on and setup Trump for failure. Operations Crossfire Hurricane and Razor, the Mueller Investigation, Russian Collusion Hoax, the MSM's constant 95% negative coverage and "fake news", Never-Trump Republicans, the Lincoln Project, globalists of every stripe, the entrenched Deep State who all oppose Trump's policies, the planted leakers and whistle-blowers, and the RINOs who'd rather shill for K-Street than work for main street. Then add to all of that the outright hatred shown by the House democrats toward Trump, to the point of "non-crime" Impeachment Articles.
Now democrats are celebrating Deutsche Bank's release of Trump's financial records to NY prosecutors in hopes of nailing Trump with a crime, well good luck with that.
11. We'll see who wins in November, good luck with Joe Biden, hope he shows up for the debates.

p.s. enjoyed the discussion, this is what all forum discussions should be like. I'm sure we'll have more.

Jesus... you had to make 11 points?? Ok fine, here we go.

1. both Trump and China were wildly irresponsible and own fault for needless spread

2. Yes Trumpnis always blames by the MSM. Sometimes it is overblown and most of the time it is valid criticism. The point I’ve brought up are very valid critism.

3. True many people are involved. Trump is president he is going to get the largest spotlight

4. Cuomo handled the pandemic in a very open, honest, and scientific way. Hospitals were over crowding and he used needing homes that had the medical infrastructure to care for patients. The attacks on him are based on partisan spin and not reality. that said... I’m sure there are several things that he could have done better.

5 and 6. As you said blame is shared between leadership, business owners and individuals. Gotta look at case by case. It’s a virus so spread is inevitable so it every case can be link to a criminal act. I've never implied such a thing

7. I don’t see Trump focusing on economic recovery I see him as focusing on campaign 2020. As I’ve said before the best thing for the economy would have been to take the shelter seriously and get the virus under Control as quickly as possible so we could safely open up again. Trump did not do that.

8. I don’t blame you for sticking up for Trump. I welcome the debate. But when you shovel blame at everybody else and can’t acknowledge very valid areas of concern and documented lies and missteps then you become disingenuous.

9. I can only speak for myself but on Election Day I posted on this board to Dems encouraging them to give Trump a chance to lead and set an example of how to be a good minority party. They have failed miserable at that. Yes Trump has been attacked like no other. But that’s not because he is Republican it is because of who he is. Highly combative, blatantly dishonest, and Extremely offensive. It is why I don’t find him suitable for the office he holds. No president should be as hated or controversial as he is.

10. let’s not go down this rabbit hole right now

11. Biden is def not the most exciting candidate . He is old boring and past his prime. But he is leaps and bounds better than captain drama and will be a welcomed change.

Enjoyed the debate as well. Thanks for actually engaging and addressing the topic instead of devolving into the trolling insults. You made some good points that gave me better perspective which is what I look for on this site.

Look forward to the next one.
 
Not a good interview for him.
No interview with a foreign liberal attack dog like Swan will go well for trump

it makes wonde4 why the president even lowers himself to the level of an argumentative aussie when he doesnt have to

I don’t think there was anything inappropriate about discussing covid death rates.

Trump was just completely unprepared as he fumbled through his charts.
I know America is the center of the world and everyone wants to come here to make a name for themselves

but do we have to take in every stray dog in the neighborhood?

people like this australian sniper should never be given an interview
 
Not a good interview for him.
No interview with a foreign liberal attack dog like Swan will go well for trump

it makes wonde4 why the president even lowers himself to the level of an argumentative aussie when he doesnt have to
Arguments happen when any good interviewer is talking to a politician that is trying to lie and spin and spread false information. Trump brings that shit upon himself.
 
Not a good interview for him.
No interview with a foreign liberal attack dog like Swan will go well for trump

it makes wonde4 why the president even lowers himself to the level of an argumentative aussie when he doesnt have to

I don’t think there was anything inappropriate about discussing covid death rates.

Trump was just completely unprepared as he fumbled through his charts.
I know America is the center of the world and everyone wants to come here to make a name for themselves

but do we have to take in every stray dog in the neighborhood?

people like this australian sniper should never be given aninterview

Well, good luck with that. The interview questions were fine.
 
Can any Trump supporter honestly say they are proud of how Trump answered questions in this interview? He either dodged, spun, or outright lied in almost every statement.

If Trump is doing so well then why can’t he Just honestly address these topics?!

please don’t give your opinion if you haven’t watched the interview. I’m not interested in ignorant talking points.



I watched some of it after the fact; there is little reason for me to pay attention to the interviews and such since I had my mind made up in 2017 not to vote for this guy. Anyway, I saw some of the interview clips the other day on Twitter and it was like an SNL skit. I thought I was watching an SNL skit at first with Trump actually being self deprecating for once. But alas....no. It was reality.

Covid 19 is under control? Really?

Haha. Oh believe there will be SNL skits about this kind of idiocy
 
Arguments happen when any good interviewer is talking to a politician that is trying to lie and spin and spread false information. Trump brings that shit upon himself.
Not really

Swan’s job is to ask the question and let trump answer

arguments should not happen in a fair and balanced interview
 

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