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It wouldn't surprise me if this is a hoax. Announcing Trump has Covid19 provides multiple political benefits to Trump:
1) Gets him and Pence out of debates
2) Gives him excuse to cancel his superspreader rallies without having to admit they were spreading covid
It wouldn't surprise me if this is a hoax. Announcing Trump has Covid19 provides multiple political benefits to Trump:
1) Gets him and Pence out of debates
2) Gives him excuse to cancel his superspreader rallies without having to admit they were spreading covid
3) If he loses, he can blame it on his inability to campaign because he was forced to quarantine
4) If he "survives" Covid without any ill effects, he can claim that he was correct all along about it being no worse than the flu, etc., and call himself "healthiest President ever"
4) If he "survives" Covid without any ill effects, he can claim that he was correct all along about it being no worse than the flu, etc., and call himself "healthiest President ever"
5) Now that he's sick, any Democratic criticism of him looks like we're kicking a man when he's down
6) If he claims that he has lung damage or other residual effects from it, he can gain sympathy during prosecutions/sentencing
7) He can stoke conspiracy theories that the
6) If he claims that he has lung damage or other residual effects from it, he can gain sympathy during prosecutions/sentencing
7) He can stoke conspiracy theories that the
radical left and the Biden campaign intentionally infected him with coronavirus, bolstering his "coup" claims
8) Gets him out of press conferences and facing reporter questions
9) Changes the subject away from his scandals and pre-empts any other new bombshells
8) Gets him out of press conferences and facing reporter questions
9) Changes the subject away from his scandals and pre-empts any other new bombshells
10) Gives Trump and the GOP a new argument to postpone the election
11) Gives Pence more justification to pardon Trump out of sympathy
12) Trump can say he is going to resign immediately after the inauguration, and that Pence is really who America is voting for. This allows
11) Gives Pence more justification to pardon Trump out of sympathy
12) Trump can say he is going to resign immediately after the inauguration, and that Pence is really who America is voting for. This allows
the GOP to essentially remove poisonous Trump from the race, and put less-controversial Pence on the top of the ticket. And, they can declare that a latina or black woman will be nominated to be the next VP.
13) Quarantine keeps loose cannon Melania imprisoned and quiet
13) Quarantine keeps loose cannon Melania imprisoned and quiet
14) During his "quarantine," since the President has no public schedule, Trump can secretly flee the country to avoid prosecution, and we'd never know until he was already gone
This thread was written prior to the news that Trump was going to Walter Reed Hospital. Obviously, that increases the legitimacy of this news story.
That said, it is certain that Trump's strategy team gamed out this situation months ago, and they will exploit it if they can.
That said, it is certain that Trump's strategy team gamed out this situation months ago, and they will exploit it if they can.
In any case, I do not wish death, illness, or tragedy on anyone. We're all human beings. I sincerely hope Trump and everyone else infected at the White House recovers fully and soon.
