Reporter tells NPR that Trump deliberately slow-walked virus testing to ease his re-election

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  1. PeppermintTwist

    PeppermintTwist Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    This is not some crazy new revelation and this has had to have occurred to anyone their right mind as we all know Trump is the pinnacle of self-serving. If this is proven true, another check mark in the Donald Trump criminality column.
     
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    Nothing like an anon source to provide information that is probably taken out of context. Orange man bad ya know.
     
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    Refusing test kits from foreigners is a good strategy. It's the government's job to protect us, not to outsource it to dubious organizations that do not have America's interests in mind...
     
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    I think that is one of several reasons. Aggressive testing only works to prevent the disease from entering the USA. Once the tests failed, and the disease had gotten through, there wasn't really anything that could stop it.
     
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    vman12 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    At least 3 of these in one day.

    That's how you know they know it's not working.
     
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    Talon Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Man, we ALL didn't see that coming, did we? :roll:
     
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    Sounds like marxist propaganda.
     
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    Yeah, like it's NEVER been done before.
     
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    The walls are closing in.
     
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    LogNDog Well-Known Member

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    Just one more thing!!!
     
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    It's certainly a possibility. The man did admit publicly that he didn't want that cruise ship to dock because it would drive up the numbers. And it certainly fits his personality.

    But it could be just that. It seems like something he'd do but it doesn't necessarily mean he did.
     
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    Do you know how to tell when trump is lying? He's breathing.
     
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    Ah, the infallible liberal logic. We think he did it because we don't like him. And that's as good as being guilty, even if he's not.
     
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    So when I said that assuming he would doesn't mean that he did, you interpreted that as "we think he did it because we don't like him. And that's as good as being guilty even if he's not"?

    I'll tell you what, I'll give you another shot at that. :)
     
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    And when it's an on-the-record quote your excuse is that it comes from a Never Trumper, thereby dismissing it.

    Circular logic writ large.
     
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    So instead they did neither. Bravo!
     
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    Or trump will admit it and they’ll say how brilliant a plan it was.
     
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    Trump told lots of lies about this...
    It was either because he’s pathological
    Or to help himself politically.
     
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    This report is about as credible as Hunter Biden sitting on a Ukrainian Energy Board.

    No named sources = Fake News from the MSM
     
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    And named sources = liars
    Multiple named sources = deep state coup
    Or trump just admits it then its fine and totally not a big deal and everyone does it.
    We’ve all seen this movie. Most predictable script ever.
     
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    "Reporter tells NPR that Trump deliberately slow-walked virus testing to ease his re-election"

    I hope that is not true, but I could see Trump doing that
     
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    Either that or he just lies to us for fun
     
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    Trump took real steps back in January while Democrats did NOTHING.

    We don't have the kits because we were short key materials thanks to Clinton, W. Bush, and Obama sending our manufacturing to China.
     
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    lying could be something that give him joy, even in a crisis, never know
     
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    Trump is the President, what he did was lie to the American people, said there was only 15 cases and dropping and would soon be zero... like a miracle said the chosen one - this is the guy that uses a magic marker to lie about the weather, what would he do to cover up the counts going up early on?
     
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