April 20, 2020: Trump Claims He Hasn't Left White House for Months!

 

4/20/20: The Marion Correctional Institute in Ohio is a volcanic hotspot for COVID-19. After testing the entire inmate population, officials discovered that 73%, 1,828 prisoners, were infected. Throw in 109 guards and staff members. Across the state, 2,400 inmates are sick and 244 staff. Those numbers represent more than a fifth of all infections in Ohio (12,919). 

The economic and social costs, let alone the cost in lives, continues to cut in all directions. The $15 billion youth sports industry in this country has been snuffed. Softball players are no longer chasing long flyballs. Lacrosse goalies have no shots to stop. Elite soccer players are reduced to playing “Go Fish” at home. Thumb wrestling with yourself has replaced wrestling on mats. More than 113 youth sports organizations have signed on to a plea to Congress, asking for $8.5 billion in recovery funds.

The "prison" where Trump has been held!

 

At his press briefing on Monday, of course, the president is feeling sorry for himself. Here he is, stuck in the White House doing his job, and he hasn’t left the premises, he says, “in months.” 

White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, from NPR, begs to differ, in part because she knows how calendars work. 

When Alcindor reminds the president, “You held rallies in February and in March and there are some Americans...” he seems confused. 

“Oh, I don’t know about rallies. I really don’t know about rallies,” Trump replies. “I know one thing. I haven’t left the White House in months except for a brief moment to give a wonderful ship, the Comfort.” 

“You held a rally in March,” Alcindor reminds him. “March 2,” to be exact. 

“I don’t know. Did I hold a rally? I’m sorry. I hold a rally. Did I hold a rally?” the president says. “Let me tell you, in January, when I did this, we had virtually no cases and no deaths.”  So, as for holding rallies in January, the president explained, “How could I not?”

 

That was fine; but Alcindor was asking about February and March. By that time, the virus was exploding, and Trump was still likening it to flu. 

Plus, he spent the weekend of March 6-9 at his private resort in Mar-a-Lago, and even managed to get in more golf. 

So, Mr. President, before complaining about how hard you’ve had to work, try talking to a few nurses or doctors who have been putting in sixteen-hour shifts, and risking their lives every day, and doing it for weeks.