Rather than spend the next day after a major news conference in which he claimed to be working hard to protect the United States from the coronavirus actually combating the outbreak, President Donald Trump spent Thursday with some of his most sycophantic supporters.
It was, frankly, one of the most disgusting displays ever assembled in the White House when Trump invited right-wing trolls such as Diamond and Silk and Candace Owens among many others for a meeting in the room where the president usually holds Cabinet discussions.
Trump is here with many guests including Candace Owens and Diamond and Silk. pic.twitter.com/JmLv10tP7b
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 27, 2020
Apparently, Trump’s way of recognizing Black History Month is to invite black supporters to lavish him with praise while attacking former President Barack Obama, the first black president in American history.
Two guests have called him the best president since Lincoln.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 27, 2020
Another guest just put on a MAGA hat.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 27, 2020
Diamond, of Diamond and Silk, says Trump is making history.
“Thank you so much. Thank you, first of all, for making Diamond and Silk famous,” she says. She calls Trump a champion.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 27, 2020
“You couldn’t have been sitting at this table under the Obama administration,” Diamond, aka Lynette Hardaway, says here at this West Wing event.
“This would not have happened under the Obama administration,” Silk later adds, thanking Trump for inviting them.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 27, 2020
Indeed, Obama would not have invited such trash to the White House. Owens herself has tried to legitimize Hitler while Diamond and Silk are shameless hucksters who spread Trump’s lies.
But the most insulting praise came from former NFL safety Jack Brewer, who literally called Trump the first black president.
We’re wrapping up. Jack Brewer, one of the guests, just said to Trump: “I gotta say this because it’s black history month: man, you the first black president.”
The guests then prayed for Trump.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 27, 2020
Again, Obama is the first black president. But Trump certainly appreciated his guest’s attempt to erase him from history.
Trump gives a shout-out to Brewer, who earlier called Trump America’s first black president.
Trump doesn’t repeat the phrase at this event, which has more people, but thanks Brewer and says it was a beautiful statement.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 28, 2020
Adding further embarrassment to the day, Trump bragged about his response to the coronavirus thus far even though it’s been a complete disaster as he contradicts health experts and moves to silence them so he can continue misleading the American people. The stock market has also suffered record losses for four straight days due to fears of a pandemic from the coronavirus. Trump once again blamed Democrats and the media for the losses instead of taking responsibility.
At a reception afterwards, Trump then attacked NBC reporter Hallie Jackson for stepping out for a moment after forcing the assembled journalist to stand and wait for him for 90 minutes. Jackson, it should be noted, is nearly nine months pregnant.
He re-upped the attack again soon after, saying it was “pretty pathetic” that the NBC reporter had slipped out of the room.
(I don’t know why she left. But reporters had been standing for nearly 90 minutes, either outside the room or in it.)
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 27, 2020
Trump had also spent 45 minutes inside the Oval Office with the producers behind a right-wing play.
Trump spent 45 minutes today w/producers behind a play that dramatized the text messages between FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, complaining about why “some people are in prison and others aren’t.” He is now meeting with Diamond and Silk and others. https://t.co/5jIxvyyUfl
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 27, 2020
The only thing Trump did about coronavirus on Thursday is whine about it and blame others for his failures. That’s not leadership.
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