This is one of those headlines that you have to read about three times, then check the top address bar to ensure you didn’t drift to The Onion by accident, and only then is your jaw dropped by where this country stands right now with respect to the coronavirus fight, and more generally, I suppose.

First, absorb the fact that Trump hasn’t been happy with Pence’s original response to the coronavirus fight, and thus Pence has been all but pushed aside in favor of … you guessed it, Jared!

Trump had appointed Vice President Mike Pence to oversee the coronavirus task force, but Kushner has taken a more active role in the face of mounting criticism of White House’s response to the public health emergency, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

But it doesn’t stop there. Those of you who read us two days ago are aware that the government’s decision on coronavirus policy and whether to declare a state of emergency was delayed so Jared Kushner had time to do his own research and then present the matter to Trump. Now we find out that Kushner used his time wisely, after all, he had an “uncle” know knows this stuff like you wouldn’t believe. Yes, it is like “My Cousin Vinny” only not even close to funny.

Let’s just set the family link out real quick, as brought to us by Rawstory. Jared’s little brother is married to model Karlie Kloss (I guess if you have enough money anyone can marry …). Model Karlie Kloss is not a doctor, don’t worry, the nation’s coronavirus policy isn’t riding on Karlie’s views. But Karlie’s dad is a doctor. I guess that made him an expert whom Jared should consult, although I am not exactly sure why. My dad is a doctor, too (Hi, dad!), and I don’t know think Jared needs my dad’s number.

Anyway, part of Jared’s “research” that we’ve all been waiting upon, was to hear from his brother’s father in law – Dr. Kloss, who is an ER doctor – what he thought. Dr. Kloss used the opportunity to …ahem, consult his peers:

“Tonight I was asked by Jared through my son-in-law for my recommendations, that’s when I turned to you my fellow BAFERD’s for help,” Kloss posted, using the acronym for the nickname Bad Ass Fucking Emergency Room Doctors. “Between patients tonight I have reviewed your responses and will summarize what I am sending to Jared for your PEER review before I send it.”

In Atlanta, the government pays the world’s most elite physicians to study and computer model disease and the body’s responses in departments we call “the Centers for Disease Control” and the “National Institutes of Health.” But Jared skipped talking to the folks in Atlanta in favor of contacting his family and seeking out the opinions of a Facebook group called “Bad Ass Fucking Emergency Room Doctors.”

We are all going to die.

We cannot possibly get to president Biden, or hell, even President Pence (why not? Can’t be worse!) soon enough.

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Peace, y’all

Jason

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