As is becoming normal, Donald Trump began his Friday afternoon press conference sounding drugged. He just rolled out the same statements, “working so hard,” “vaccine delivered immediately,” “distribution within 24 hours,” all of this is fantasy world thinking. He also found an opening to slam Biden in the first two minutes. He said Biden was “anti-vaccine.”
Trump just lied, claiming that Joe Biden has "anti-vaccine theories." Biden is not anti-vaccine. Biden is against the possible politicization of a vaccine by Trump. Trump made other lies about the production of COVID vaccine that are not worth spreading, even in a fact check.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 18, 2020 [1]
He promised one-hundred million doses by the end of the year, “frankly much more than that.” This is the con. Everything he says is always the best, even better than you know. He then stumbled all over himself and MSNBC cut away to fact-check immediately, saying Biden is not anti-vaccine and pointed out that the scientists disagree entirely. MSNBC tossed the entire thing at that point.
Fox wouldn’t dare cutaway and Trump mumbled on.
It’s Mumbles McCrazee Hour at the White House. We skipped from vaccines to ISIS.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) September 18, 2020 [2]
Trump insulted the Puerto Rican people, saying his administration had done more than any president for Puerto Rico. Three years after the storm, Trump promised money to restore the grid.
He was barely awake, whispering at that point.
Low energy today. He sounds hoarse and looks extremely tired. Looks like the Adderrall is of no help.
— Eric Slater (@ericsslater) September 18, 2020 [3]
“No one’s even close” as to something about Puerto Rico. Don the con is always out front, no one even close, best anyone’s ever seen. This is about winning Florida. Trump wants Hispanics in Florida and Puerto Ricans across the country. This is why his promises are three years too late and it is just a “promise.” Trump blamed Democrats.
Low energy man then went toward questions while also mumbling that they’re so far ahead on vaccines, it would have been years in any other administration. This is, obviously, insane.
Trump: We’ve done more for Puerto Rico than anybody. pic.twitter.com/FG9jfbfue9 [4]
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) September 18, 2020 [5]
“I’m the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico” says the guy who left them to die after Hurricane Maria and referred to them at ‘sp*cs’ in ‘Apprentice’ days. @realDonaldTrump [6]
— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) September 18, 2020 [7]
On vaccines:
Trump has been busted lying to us over and over and over again what makes this true https://t.co/lt7jCW8gg9 [8]
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) September 18, 2020 [9]
Trump punted on the vaccine and had Dr. Atlas promise 100 million doses at the latest in January. Do keep in mind that this vaccine has not yet even passed its trials. As of right now, there is no guaranteed vaccine. Dr. Fauci said the more realistic timeline is next summer.
I do not trust this administration to roll out a vaccine because they’re sketchy as hell
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) September 18, 2020 [10]
Trump simply couldn’t get the words out, he sounded drunk – again. We heard the same complaints about last night. Trump quickly moved to the OAN slop kiss question. And slurred it out.
“Indusssstrrryyy,” the president says.
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) September 18, 2020 [11]
Quick detour to the OAN reporter. Once again, she is asking him a complicated foreign-policy question. He has no idea what she is saying and you can see his brain trying to keep up with it. He answers by riffing. I always love when his favorite network confuses him.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 18, 2020 [12]
“I kept the oil” says Trump referring to Syria and admitting to a war crime. @realDonaldTrump [6]
— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) September 18, 2020 [13]
It is simply unbelievable that Trump claimed that he personally “kept the oil.” He sounded like a guy on a balcony with a cigar and military uniform. “All of your women belong to me.”
Trump got challenged with a great question. He was asked how it was that he kept disagreeing with his own experts in disagreeing with the CDC director and the FBI director. Trump mumbled through an incoherent answer that involved something about “if the plague from China didn’t come in, it would be the best numbers of any country ever at any time.” Has anyone noticed a pattern with Trump? “It’s an incredible thing,” “a level no one’s ever seen,” “best numbers,” “never close to that,” “next year will have a great year.” One can just hear him trying to sell a building.
Trump says FBI director Christopher Wray’s definition of Antifa was absolutely incorrect. (Wray correctly said it’s a movement or ideology, not a specific organization.)
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 18, 2020 [14]
He ripped the Postal Service for “losing a lot of money.” It is not a business, it is a service. Trump became Postmaster General suggesting that they raise rates to “make money.” This is not the way it works. But Trump is about making money. He then said that the problem with mail voting wasn’t the Post Office, it was the people sending the ballots. There is tremendous corruption, he said.
In a truly awful statement, Trump then talked about his many judges out there that have many important decisions coming down on this “scam” of unsolicited ballots. He then said “everyone in this room knows it is scam.” It was a ridiculous statement and insulting. He also gave the game away, saying he was counting on the judges. Bet that he sues every purple state in which he loses, claiming a “scam.”
Same BS. Different day. @realDonaldTrump [6] pic.twitter.com/e3SmJm9So6 [15]
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) September 18, 2020 [16]
He lied and it picked up his energy. He is starting to worry about losing the election. “Everyone knows it’s a disaster.” Trump never sounded more dictatorial.
He is now drowning in the attempt, yet again, to explain the difference between absentee voting and mail in ballots
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 18, 2020 [17]
There are not 80 million “unsolicited” ballots; it’s under 50 million being mailed in states that mail them to all registered voters; many of those voters knew the states always mailed ballots to everyone; regardless, voting in these states is safe, reliable, non-fraudulent.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 18, 2020 [18]
One wants to cry upon hearing this. He is setting up his claim to reject the election. Why have an election? Trump is saying beforehand it will be the scam of all time? Why even hold the election? This is his goal, to eliminate the confidence in the election. Trump does not want an election. He simply wants to be appointed president again and he’s near ready to do it himself.
He then ended the press conference and stormed off.
"I think it's going to be a terrible time for this country … this is going to be the scam of all time" — Trump went on a completely unhinged, fact-free rant about mail voting, then abruptly ended the press conference pic.twitter.com/pViTaCK61x [19]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 18, 2020 [20]
It was truly awful.
“Everybody knows I’m right,” Trump says after being thoroughly wrong.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 18, 2020 [21]
Now that he has called on the federal bench to nullify millions of votes he’s decided to lumber off the podium because I think he realized once again that he’s pegged the crazy meter
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 18, 2020 [22]
The president is complaining that officials will want to count all the ballots before deciding who wins the election.
— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) September 18, 2020 [23]
Trump is lying again about mail-in voting. It is not a scam as he describes it. That is a lie.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 18, 2020 [24]
It was an awful press conference.
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Peace, y’all
Jason
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