(1) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Trump started sparring w/ press early in today's briefing. Repeating multiple lies & half-truths he bails on written text, then resumes his monotone reading. Redfield tries to clarify his warning re 2nd round. FLAG: Illegal formation.

(2) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Trump's cognitive impairment & the defenses I've earlier outlined are evident as he bullshits & freestyles during his reading of prepared remarks. "Tremendous military air shows" are planned, apparently that's big news.

(3) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Trump clarifies that "Harvard" is "Harvard University." His team ( #MalignantEnabling) feeds him trivial stuff to read so he's on TV longer. "Telehealth has become a big deal," he reveals. He's punting deep in his own territory.

(4) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Trump has replayed his "ventilator BS" x3 @ 6:40pm. "Some people are big on testing, nobody's done it like we've done it, incredible professionals..." He's covering his deficit, i.e. the fact that he can't understand the testing issues.

(5) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: The Q&A today may get chippy at the line of scrimmage. We've already had a couple of personal fouls & crack-back comments. "You just have to look at what's going on," Trump says, about nothing in particular. Still reading.

(6) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Another substitution as Pence trots onto the field, his clean jersey a contrast to the stained uniforms of the doctors. He has ice water in his veins as he drops back & goes deep with "repurposing manufacturing lines." Incomplete.

(7) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Pence still under center as the clock runs. I count 11 times he's said "Mr. President." Also "No American anywhere has been denied a ventilator." Oops. Make that 13 times plus "light at the end of the tunnel." Fauci joins the huddle.

(8) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Fauci is reviewing the guidelines, the guidelines that are being ignored by some governors. He says if there is a rebound it will sabotage the recovery. The press has questions. His QB rating is falling. He's playing not to lose.

(9) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Fauci says what the Georgia governor is doing is "leapfrogging into phases where you should not be." Trump now is in the pocket under a very heavy rush, & he's scrambling.

(10) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Trump takes Q but there's no A. He responds to immigration question by saying "We'll have 160 miles of wall, 530 by next year." This is not what was asked. Trump covers deficits by talking about what was NOT asked.

(11) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Asked about Dr. Bright's firing, Trump says, "I never heard of him, I don't know who he is." This is another example of covering deficits. He has no clue what to say, so he just says it's nothing. Buried behind the line of scrimmage.

(12) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Trump is now rambling, wandering, even talking about the July 4 air show. Q about testing irritates Trump, who doesn't understand testing. He says it's "a media trap" & bullshits about governors complaining. Back to ventilators again.

(13) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Stung by the testing question he can't understand or answer, Trump riffs on ventilators & repeats himself twice. This is a defense against his cognitive slippage & mental incapacity. "Not everyone believes in testing," he says again.

(14) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Trump has cycled through his bullshit about testing several times now, wandering into his "tremendous testing" stuff that makes no sense. The Q on immigration next evokes a response about farmers -- not an answer. "We'll see..."