{"id":64669,"date":"2025-01-09T14:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T22:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=64669"},"modified":"2025-01-10T02:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T10:31:42","slug":"the-daily-show-trump-gives-us-a-reminder-of-what-his-leadership-looks-like-in-times-of-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=64669","title":{"rendered":"THE DAILY SHOW: Trump Gives Us a Reminder of What His Leadership Looks Like in Times of Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the first occupation of the White House by Donald Trump, he proved that he was utterly inept and incapable of governing in a mature, responsible manner that would benefit the nation and respect the Constitution. He left office by staging a violent coup and stealing hundreds of classified documents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=THE DAILY SHOW: Trump Gives Us a Reminder of What His Leadership Looks Like in Times of Crisis%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=64669\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to Tweet this article<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-phone-pacifier-fox.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump Pacifier Fox\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43093\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From Trump&#8217;s deadly mismanagement of the COVID pandemic, to his disastrous failures with the economy and jobs, Trump performed with the same neglect, incompetence, and deliberate malfeasance that marked his business bankruptcies and personal debacles. And now he is gleefully preparing to exceed his own record of ruin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=64641\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s Press Conference is the Best Evidence Yet that He is Positively, Irreparably Insane<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The horrific fire storm in Los Angeles has driven thousands of people from their homes and put families and businesses at risk. Yet despite the turmoil and fear, everyone in the impacted communities, and their representatives in state and federal government, have united to combat the threat, restore order, and prepare to recover.<\/p>\n<p>Well, almost everyone. True to form, Trump and his heartless MAGA minions have endeavored to wring every ounce of political animus out of the tragedy. Desi Lydic of the Daily Show noticed and led Wednesday night&#8217;s program with an apt description of Trump&#8217;s response.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;While everyone else is deeply concerned about what is going on in Los Angeles right now, Trump is handling the tragedy like the statesman that he is.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whereupon Lydic played a CNN clip noting that Trump is blaming California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the fires. And in addition to his lying flagrantly, he deploys his infamously infantile nicknaming by calling the Governor <em>&#8220;Newscum.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lfdee3636s2k\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreifz4x27cqraas5m5ljly7tdbr4ywnjyudbpa3bspvtme76halsqxu\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Trump&#39;s response to the LA wildfires is a perfect reminder of what his leadership looks like during a crisis<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va?ref_src=embed\">The Daily Show (@thedailyshow.com)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va\/post\/3lfdee3636s2k?ref_src=embed\">2025-01-09T18:59:32.046Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, Lydic only scratched the surface of Trump&#8217;s malicious immaturity and callous insensitivity to the real suffering that people are undergoing. On <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=64392\" target=\"_blank\">his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social<\/a><\/strong>, Trump posted six separate, certifiably insane comments attacking Gov. Newsom, President Biden, and other Democrats as somehow being responsible for the fires. Needless to say, virtually all of Trump&#8217;s rants were flat-out lies, including that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/28995\" target=\"_blank\">ONE<\/a>: &#8220;Fire is spreading rapidly for 3 days \u2014 ZERO CONTAINMENT. Nobody has ever seen such failed numbers before! Gross incompetence by Gavin Newscum and Karen Bass\u2026.And Biden\u2019s FEMA has no money \u2014 all wasted on the Green New Scam! L.A. is a total wipeout!!!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/28994\" target=\"_blank\">TWO<\/a>: &#8220;One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground. It\u2019s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/28975\" target=\"_blank\">THREE<\/a>: Let this serve, and be emblematic, of the gross incompetence and mismanagement of the Biden\/Newscum Duo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/28974\" target=\"_blank\">FOUR<\/a>: &#8220;NO WATER IN THE FIRE HYDRANTS, NO MONEY IN FEMA. THIS IS WHAT JOE BIDEN IS LEAVING ME. THANKS JOE!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/28973\" target=\"_blank\">FIVE<\/a>: &#8220;As of this moment, Gavin Newscum and his Los Angeles crew have contained exactly ZERO percent of the fire. It is burning at levels that even surpass last night. This is not Government. I can\u2019t wait till January 20th!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/28972\" target=\"_blank\">SIX<\/a>: &#8220;Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North&#8230;He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt&#8230;He is the blame for this.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/28996\" target=\"_blank\">LATE ADDITION<\/a><\/strong>: [Because Trump thinks there&#8217;s a big faucet in Northern California] &#8220;Governor Gavin Newscum should immediately go to Northern California and open up the water main, and let the water flow.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Note that, in addition to Trump&#8217;s utterly dishonest caterwauling, he doesn&#8217;t offer a single word of condolence or concern for the people affected. He is wholly consumed by his political hostilities and his shamelessly childish nicknames and insults. He couldn&#8217;t care less about the victims. Trump added to his online harangue in an impromptu press avail&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:fviqe3xscfdntuwbuzppqetg\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lfdipslvbs2n\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreie4p43apx3zcd3tjl3m3iqmgwzbp7dlsjmbw5ygwd2dhrczykiblq\">\n<p lang=\"en\">TRUMP: The biggest homes, some of the most valuable homes are just destroyed.First: There are no fires in Beverly Hills.Second: Trump is only interested the biggest, most valuable homes. He doesn&#39;t bother to mention the thousands of working class people who have been hurt.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:fviqe3xscfdntuwbuzppqetg?ref_src=embed\">News Corpse (@newscorpse.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:fviqe3xscfdntuwbuzppqetg\/post\/3lfdipslvbs2n?ref_src=embed\">2025-01-09T20:17:40.684Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And finally, this seems like a good time to recall this throwback from a few months ago&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last September Trump threatened to withhold federal aid for fires in California. He&#39;s extorting victims of disaster to get his way on a political matter.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: It&#39;s not Trump&#39;s money! They&#39;re not Newsom&#39;s fires! Expect more of this careless, self-serving pettiness from Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FkaNNda4UL\">https:\/\/t.co\/FkaNNda4UL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsCorpse\/status\/1877324347808891159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=64627\" target=\"_blank\">WTF? 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He left office by staging a violent coup and stealing hundreds of classified documents. Click here to Tweet this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1,15,8,16],"tags":[82,1528,554,1400,377,1133],"class_list":["post-64669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-humor","category-propaganda","category-wankery","tag-daily-show","tag-desi-lydic","tag-donald-trump","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-joe-biden","tag-propaganda"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-phone-pacifier-fox.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-gP3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68070,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68070","url_meta":{"origin":64669,"position":0},"title":"Lara Trump Attacks the No Kings Movement By Quoting a Fake Trump Truth Social Post on Fox News","author":"Mark NC","date":"10\/18\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"As millions of Americans hit the streets for the \"No Kings\" protest against Donald Trump and his authoritarian aspirations, the Trump regime's propaganda mouthpieces are taking to the MAGA media to viciously malign these patriotic protesters. 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