President Trump, as if waving an invisible magic wand, wished COVID19 away. ‘I think we are going to be very good with the Coronavirus. I think that, at some point, that it's going to sort of just disappear, I hope.’ Hmmm. This comes as Donald’s United States of COVID19 recorded 43,000 new cases in just one day. Gawd Bless America!
The Lone Trumper? Donald’s own Republican Party called for the President to wear a mask in public, to set a good example. Donald had resisted wearing a mask, saying it would be unseemly for the commander-in-chief to wear a mask as he meets heads of state. Changing his tune, he assured America that he does wear one. ‘I sort of liked the way I looked. It was a dark black mask and I thought it looked OK. It looked like the Lone Ranger.’ For any millennials out there, the Lone Ranger is a fictional masked ex-Texas Ranger, who rode the Old West shooting bad guys. Just wear the f***ing mask, Ke-mo sah-bee!
The masked Democrat? As waves of COVID19 infections spread across the South and West of America, Donald’s rival for the Presidency, former Vice-President Joe Biden came out in favour of wearing masks. Saying that if elected he would pursue a federal mask mandate. While Donald countered by saying a federal mandate was unnecessary and was at the end of the day, a matter of choice. He then weighed into Joe for making a speech through his mask, while being some distance away from his audience. It’s called being safe, Mr President!
Back Area Wearer? Trump groupie and White House adviser, Kellyanne Conway said about Donald wearing a mask, ‘I’ve said wear them, the First Lady has said wear them, the president’s administration has said wear them.’ She assured Americans the President and the Vice President are regularly tested. Along with aides, White House visitors and members of the Fake News media, that Donald allows in. Apparently, there is photographic proof of him actually wearing one. That was behind-the-scenes on a trip to the Michigan Ford Assembly Plant. The 45th President said he wore a mask in a ‘back area’, only because ‘I didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.’ Grow up!
Leaders in Masks! Meanwhile Canada’s Justin Trudeau and France’s Emmanuel Macron, have been wearing masks, while encouraging their people to do the same. But in Washington, the President refused to entertain that America might have opened too soon. This is in spite of Florida, New York and Texas, pausing or slowing down reopening, amid recent increases in confirmed COVID19 cases. Donald even accused his political opponents of hyping the spike for gains come November. ‘I think the Democrats would like to see the country stay closed as long as possible because they figure that’s probably good for the election.’
The ‘Miracle’ hasn’t happened yet! Back in March President Trump predicted the Coronavirus would disappear ‘like a miracle’. Not wanting to rain on the President’s next inauguration but the miracle hasn’t happened. Way out west, Californian bars, theatres and restaurants are closing down again. Nearly half of their intensive care, hospital beds have COVID19 patients in them. Dr Anthony Fauci, a leading U.S. infectious disease expert, worryingly warned his country was ‘going in the wrong direction’. I’m no virus expert but that doesn’t sound good, America.
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