First, some context.
Look who existential threat Donald "Moron Vector" Trump is taking his coronavirus policy lead from:
Fox News host Steve Hilton blasted “our ruling class and their TV mouthpieces whipping up fear” over the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday and warned that a recession due to shutdowns could be deadly.
Here's what Hilton said:Donald Trump seemed to be watching. Soon after the segment aired, the president fired off an all-caps tweet repeating some of Hilton’s talking points.
“Our ruling class and their TV mouthpieces whipping up fear over this virus, they can afford an indefinite shutdown. Working Americans can’t, they’ll be crushed by it. You know that famous phrase, ‘The cure is worse than the disease?’ That is exactly the territory we are hurting towards.”Here's what Moron Vector tweeted shortly after (note time stamp):
WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF. AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY PERIOD, WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2020
The fool, through his lizard brain fear of the consequences of his incompetence, will convince many of his drooling cultists that they don't need to self- quarantine and can get back to work.
The twitterverse responds:
The good news is that Trump doesn't have the power to lift the quarantines (it's handled by governors and mayors). Even Republican governors will be reluctant to do this. The bad news is if Trump goes anti-quarantine his many supporters will listen to him.— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) March 23, 2020
The president is signaling that after 15 days he wants to “isolate the high-risk groups” and tell everyone else to go back to work — based on a recommendation from a Twitter rando and in direct contravention to public health experts. pic.twitter.com/v68EQ8EYd4— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 23, 2020
Remember--the people of America never mattered to Trump. Haven't since he took office. He cares only about his re-election, his wallet and his status with his cronies. Those things drive his policies and explain his many errors. They are demanding America go back to work now. https://t.co/5Z7rI6ohUq— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) March 23, 2020
Thank God this lunatic doesn't have any power, right? pic.twitter.com/wIdblrVCG0— Schooley (@Rschooley) March 23, 2020
Meanwhile, Moron Vector continues to heed the advice of
Trump, getting more explicit, has now retweeted posts calling for everyone outside “high risk groups” to go back to work in early April to avoid economic damage: pic.twitter.com/orlPftTwbh— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 23, 2020
