"Trump began holding press briefings when he could no longer hold rallies, and for the same reason: He needs praise like he needs oxygen, and these briefings, like his campaign rallies, are his oxygen tank. Public health is not the point. They are about what Trump wants to hear, not what we need to know."
"When he talks about the pandemic, he's vague, misleading, and self-congratulatory, often at the same time. "We have a lot of things happening, a lot of very positive things"
"Trump boasts of the job he's supposed to be doing and cites people without proper names as confirmation. "Many doctors — and I've read many, many doctors — they can't believe the great job that we've done," he claimed. He said governors are "loving what we're doing," "were thanking us for the job we did," and "were very complimentary."
"When not praising himself, Trump vilifies those who fail to praise him as much as he does. He denounced "fake news" and "dishonest journalists."
"At his press briefings, Trump's sycophants, not health experts, do most of the talking, and most of their talking consists of praise for the president. They thank him for the opportunity to praise him. At Sunday's press briefing, the president's trade adviser Peter Navarro began his remarks by saying, "Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mr. President." He concluded by saying, "I salute you, sir."
"These are not press briefings. They are praise briefings."
https://theweek.com/articles/903682/what-trumps-coronavirus-briefings-are-really-about
Anyone other than a Trumpkin who has watched one of these Trump/Pence shows knows the article is correct. Especially nauseating is when Pence gets up and thanks President Trump for just about everything under the sun, I've even seen him get Trump's name in twice in the same short phrase. And the article doesn't even mention the misinformation Trump dishes out nearly daily. Is it any wonder Cuomo from New York has become a sensation with his daily updates
It is Trump attempting to make it all about Trump, again, "not press briefings, praise briefings," not quite what Americans are looking for from their President in a time of crisis
"When he talks about the pandemic, he's vague, misleading, and self-congratulatory, often at the same time. "We have a lot of things happening, a lot of very positive things"
"Trump boasts of the job he's supposed to be doing and cites people without proper names as confirmation. "Many doctors — and I've read many, many doctors — they can't believe the great job that we've done," he claimed. He said governors are "loving what we're doing," "were thanking us for the job we did," and "were very complimentary."
"When not praising himself, Trump vilifies those who fail to praise him as much as he does. He denounced "fake news" and "dishonest journalists."
"At his press briefings, Trump's sycophants, not health experts, do most of the talking, and most of their talking consists of praise for the president. They thank him for the opportunity to praise him. At Sunday's press briefing, the president's trade adviser Peter Navarro began his remarks by saying, "Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mr. President." He concluded by saying, "I salute you, sir."
"These are not press briefings. They are praise briefings."
https://theweek.com/articles/903682/what-trumps-coronavirus-briefings-are-really-about
Anyone other than a Trumpkin who has watched one of these Trump/Pence shows knows the article is correct. Especially nauseating is when Pence gets up and thanks President Trump for just about everything under the sun, I've even seen him get Trump's name in twice in the same short phrase. And the article doesn't even mention the misinformation Trump dishes out nearly daily. Is it any wonder Cuomo from New York has become a sensation with his daily updates
It is Trump attempting to make it all about Trump, again, "not press briefings, praise briefings," not quite what Americans are looking for from their President in a time of crisis
