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Stop for a moment to consider the enormity of what Trump has done.
He has endangered the very existence of the Executive Branch.
He has exposed every top US official to a deadly disease.
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He has endangered the very existence of the Executive Branch.
He has exposed every top US official to a deadly disease.
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No one on Earth is immune.
There is no cure.
There is no preventative.
There is no vaccine.
Treatments are, at best, analgesic.
At least 2%-5% of those infected will die.
Perhaps 20% will have permanent and serious damage.
Perhaps 10% simply do not recover.
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There is no cure.
There is no preventative.
There is no vaccine.
Treatments are, at best, analgesic.
At least 2%-5% of those infected will die.
Perhaps 20% will have permanent and serious damage.
Perhaps 10% simply do not recover.
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Those numbers are =far= higher for people who are older, or have any of several existing conditions.
Trump has exposed everyone who works in, or visits, the White House.
Every cabinet member.
Every general.
Everyone who works for a cabinet member or a general.
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Trump has exposed everyone who works in, or visits, the White House.
Every cabinet member.
Every general.
Everyone who works for a cabinet member or a general.
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Every senior Republican elected official.
Many more junior Republicans.
Everyone on their staffs.
Everyone who has traveled on Air Force One or Marine One.
And, by the way, all of their families.
Trump has demanded they all interact with him without masks.
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Many more junior Republicans.
Everyone on their staffs.
Everyone who has traveled on Air Force One or Marine One.
And, by the way, all of their families.
Trump has demanded they all interact with him without masks.
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This is putting aside the cult members who attended his rallies and everyone they touch. I'm just talking about the senior officials who run the US executive branch, the Pentagon, senior RNC officials, anyone who works for them, and anyone they've come into contact with.
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It takes 3-7 days--as long as two weeks--for symptoms to appear. That's why you isolate for two weeks if you're in contact with someone who's infected.
You're contagious for nearly that whole time even before symptoms show up.
Trump's been infecting people for a long time.
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You're contagious for nearly that whole time even before symptoms show up.
Trump's been infecting people for a long time.
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How many senior US officials are now infected?
How many are older?
How many have existing health conditions, putting them at greater risk?
How many has Trump just given a death sentence, or put out of commission for some extended period?
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How many are older?
How many have existing health conditions, putting them at greater risk?
How many has Trump just given a death sentence, or put out of commission for some extended period?
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We don't yet know.
During special events (like a State of the Union speech), some senior officials stay away, because a disaster where everyone is present could incapacitate the federal government.
Well, the disaster happened, and no one stayed away.
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During special events (like a State of the Union speech), some senior officials stay away, because a disaster where everyone is present could incapacitate the federal government.
Well, the disaster happened, and no one stayed away.
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We don't yet know how badly Trump has damaged the ability of the military, the Executive Branch, and senior GOP Congresspeople (which means, the Senate) to function.
But if an enemy foreign government wanted to decapitate the US government--
--this is how they'd do it.
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But if an enemy foreign government wanted to decapitate the US government--
--this is how they'd do it.
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