Unbelievably, Trump used what is supposed to be a press conference – something where he gives out information, and the press asks questions, and after he gets Fauci to rewrite history and humiliate himself on the podium – Trump literally ran a video that was nothing BUT a campaign commercial, showing video of all kinds of “great” clips from governors, and timing.
This was a humiliating attempt at manipulating the American people, and finally MSNBC interrupted the commercial. But they didn’t succeed in interrupting the commercial until it was ending.
A sampling of the comments thundering from around the nation.
Trump is currently showing a very highly edited video making the case for his coronavirus response.
It skips…the entire month of February.
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) April 13, 2020 [1]
Exactly.
Now, during a briefing where we might be hearing about what's happening now – given 23,000+ dead and staggering job losses – Trump is playing what amounts to a campaign ad.
— Chris Jansing (@ChrisJansing) April 13, 2020 [2]
Jansing is a flat out pro, been doing it a long long time, and hit it on the head.
Trump’s video also misused video from Maggie Haberman who appears to be appropriately furious.
The president is using audio of me on The Daily to bash my reporting in the paper (though I’m so glad they listen to the Daily). Their use of the audio is misleading – I went on to say I said he treated that travel limitation as a Mission Accomplished moment.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 13, 2020 [3]
My God this is awful:
This is so bonkers. Trump is now playing TV clips back to the media to make it seem as though they were complicit in downplaying the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/lmzc4QDnzK [4]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 13, 2020 [5]
I am speechless:
Straight up North Korea-style propaganda going on right now in the White House briefing room. Get a load of the dramatic music. pic.twitter.com/p3KO6Ap2Sp [6]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 13, 2020 [7]
Trump is obviously deeply mentally ill:
Trump played an extended clip of @maggieNYT [8] talking pic.twitter.com/jCoLrZx4L1 [9]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 13, 2020 [10]
Trump was called out for the propaganda video and of course he lied:
JON KARL: That video looked a bit like a campaign ad. Who put that together for you?
TRUMP: "A group in the office"
KARL: That was produced here in the White House?
TRUMP: "Yeah" pic.twitter.com/rYRFn4KTco [11]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 13, 2020 [12]
LOL, this man has dementia:
"The caranavirus" pic.twitter.com/MTaba3oxTx [13]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 13, 2020 [14]
This is insane, Trump simply cannot admit he did anything wrong:
Trump won't admit that he made a single mistake during the course of the coronavirus response. More than 23,000 Americans have now died, more than any other country. pic.twitter.com/4ef2OyGMVX [15]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 13, 2020 [16]
And then…Trump LOST IT.
Thank God we have a reporter who called Trump out for his lies, and Trump was furious and STILL didn’t answer the question!
Trump to @PaulaReidCBS [17], who asked him about the slow federal coronavirus response: "You are so disgraceful … you know you're a fake." pic.twitter.com/6iKl6eyPX3 [18]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 13, 2020 [19]