{"id":44941,"date":"2020-04-21T13:02:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T20:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=44941"},"modified":"2020-04-21T13:20:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T20:20:52","slug":"trump-reveals-what-he-cares-about-now-going-around-fake-news-to-lie-to-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=44941","title":{"rendered":"Trump Reveals What He Cares About Now: ‘Going Around Fake News [to Lie] to the People’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The American people are struggling to cope with a crisis that most have never imagined. They are frightened for the welfare of themselves, their families, and their nation. And with the exception of a few misguided jackasses<\/a><\/strong>, they are bringing a profound measure of determination and courage to the fight to defeat the coronavirus pandemic and return to some semblance of normalcy.<\/p>\n

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And then there’s Donald Trump. From the outset of his presidency (and actually many decades before) Trump has demonstrated that the only thing he really cares about is himself. That’s repulsive and annoying for a private citizen or a reality TV game show host, but it’s frightfully dangerous for an alleged national leader.<\/p>\n

During Monday’s Coronavirus Task Force briefing (aka Trump 2020 Reelection Campaign Infomercial<\/a><\/strong>), Trump was asked<\/a><\/strong> “Is this really the time for self-congratulations,”<\/em> with nearly 800,000 Americans infected and tens of thousands dead. He responded by callously saying that “It\u2019s not about me. Nothing is about me.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course, that’s ludicrous. His answer went on to reiterate how, in his view, he is the most put upon president ever, despite all of the miraculous accomplishments that exist only in his cartoon brain. But on Tuesday morning Trump was apparently less than satisfied with his self-exaltations, so he blasted out a series of tweets lavishing more praise on himself. For instance…<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve had great \u201cratings\u201d my whole life, there\u2019s nothing unusual about that for me. The White House News Conference ratings are \u201cthrough the roof\u201d(Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale , @nytimes<\/a>) but I don\u2019t care about that. I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE!<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n