Tweets Of The Day -- Distractiongate

Trump's Coronavirus Great Depression must rattling him badly if  he's a desperate enough dolt to poke a murder hornets nest, a.k.a. the most popular politician in America.   But, in the spirit of "forewarned is forearmed":

On 'Obamagate': niche programming for Trump super-fans, and the political equivalent of retreating to his safe space and hiding under his blanket for the pandemic-challenged President.

My new column: https://t.co/YEC9MQYvuk via @NewYorker

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) May 15, 2020

"Trump’s attacks on Barack Obama, above all else, are a barometer for measuring the level of Trump’s raging insecurity" https://t.co/yHjQxHFatA

— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) May 15, 2020

"Obamagate" = Birtherism

— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) May 15, 2020

How about “unsubstantiated allegations which do not appear to violate any federal law”? https://t.co/Q25JRO9yy7

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) May 15, 2020

I trust you’ll report on my statement that I am a three-time Super Bowl champion, even though there’s no hard evidence to support my claims. https://t.co/ojyPXt334N

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) May 15, 2020

Going to be hilarious when MAGAs at Trump rallies are asked about Obamagate and they struggle to come up with a coherent reply about what it is but the press keeps repeating the term divorced from any actual meaning and Trump gets re-elected.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) May 15, 2020

Editors and reporters around the country have a grave choice to make here. Are you going to collaborate in smearing the former president during this election? https://t.co/hRDQuh4tZ6 pic.twitter.com/ZFYPRmDyxj

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 15, 2020

And, finally,

Wow:

"Trump hopes enough info will be released by his intelligence appointees to lend a patina of confusion about what Obama may have done, according to people familiar with his thinking."

NYT: https://t.co/F3bkwxTpN2

Now that we know this, we'll all stop doing this, right: https://t.co/NqWgd6v91m

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 15, 2020

BONUS:  The Washington Post has an explainer about "unmasking."