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(1) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Trump started sparring w/ press early in today& #39;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& #39;s cognitive impairment & the defenses I& #39;ve earlier outlined are evident as he bullshits & freestyles during his reading of prepared remarks. "Tremendous military air shows" are planned, apparently that& #39;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& #39;s on TV longer. "Telehealth has become a big deal," he reveals. He& #39;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& #39;s done it like we& #39;ve done it, incredible professionals..." He& #39;s covering his deficit, i.e. the fact that he can& #39;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& #39;ve already had a couple of personal fouls & crack-back comments. "You just have to look at what& #39;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& #39;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& #39;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& #39;s scrambling.
(10) #Presidementia 04/22/20 Press Briefing: Trump takes Q but there& #39;s no A. He responds to immigration question by saying "We& #39;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& #39;s firing, Trump says, "I never heard of him, I don& #39;t know who he is." This is another example of covering deficits. He has no clue what to say, so he just says it& #39;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& #39;t understand testing. He says it& #39;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& #39;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& #39;ll see..."
