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One can understand the frustration of some with so much political discourse on this thread. But how do you separate out the political aspect of the fight against COVID-19 when the man in charge of the country has made himself a major part of any discussion on the virus by consistently minimizing its threat? By his ignoring his own health experts? By refusing to wear a mask and setting a poor example for the country? By admitting to taking a drug that health experts warn against and in fact, may deprive people in need that drug? Has not Trump made his politics and his personality a integral part of any discussion on COVID-19. Just a thought.

"Does Elon Musk remind you of Howard Hughes? What an interesting comparison. Yes. As one who has read a fair amount about Hughes' life and followed him in the news during his later years, I would say that there are definitely a lot of similarities.

Its funny, I was thinking of all the crazy risky things I have done in my lifetime. Fast cars, fast boats, skydiving, and other dumb stuff I am too embarrassed to admit. Yet the other day I did one of the most life threatening things ever. I went to the supermarket.

He has probably just been posting out of boredom, now that school is out.

... and “poof”, just like that, Cubsfan rides off into the sunset when he is exposed for the troll he is. Perhaps he will be off to infect another thread for a while now. Anything to avoid having to support his position.

"This is just trolling. You never say anything concrete, contradict any evidence with other evidence. You just assert things and hope nobody notices the tumbleweeds blowing throw the gaps in your logic." Nailed it. Describes Cubsfan to a "T" Now Cubs, if you are so adamant that Trump doesn't have mental issues go back to my last post where I outlined some of his issues and explain where each issue I mentioned doesn't apply. In other words, put up or shut up. "Aside from what some of his followers believe, Trump has serious mental problems. One does not have to do very much research to confirm this. Megalomania - obsession with the exercise of power, especially in the domination of others. Narcissism - A personality disorder characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance Sociopath - someone who has antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). People with ASPD can't understand others' feelings. They'll often break rules or make impulsive decisions without feeling guilty for the harm they cause. Paranoia - A personality disorder which involve odd or eccentric ways of thinking, an unrelenting mistrust and suspicion of others, even when there is no reason to be suspicious. Delusional - Delusions are the main symptom of delusional disorder. They're unshakable beliefs in something that isn't true or based on reality. Persecution complex - An acute irrational fear that other people are plotting one's downfall and that they are responsible for one's failures."

Aside from what some of his followers believe, Trump has serious mental problems. One does not have to do very much research to confirm this. Megalomania - obsession with the exercise of power, especially in the domination of others. Narcissism - A personality disorder characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance Sociopath - someone who has antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). People with ASPD can't understand others' feelings. They'll often break rules or make impulsive decisions without feeling guilty for the harm they cause. Paranoia - A personality disorder which involve odd or eccentric ways of thinking, an unrelenting mistrust and suspicion of others, even when there is no reason to be suspicious. Delusional - Delusions are the main symptom of delusional disorder. They're unshakable beliefs in something that isn't true or based on reality. Persecution complex - An acute irrational fear that other people are plotting one's downfall and that they are responsible for one's failures.

"The Democratic playbook does not allow for hiring the "best" people or most qualified, but hiring based on "quotas" and total nonsense." As opposed to Trump hiring his family and buddies?

During WWII there were line ups at the recruiting offices. When the war with Iraq started there were some members of the reserve forces who were crying to get out, “We want out, we never thought we would have to actually go and fight”

Today marked a new record high of COVID-19 cases reported in a day worldwide.

"Can we stop wasting time on someone who can't reason his way out of a paper bag and get back to COVID19." It is hard to ignore the Trump Troll, when he makes so many misinformed statements and ignores all sense and logic. Unfortunately, Trump and his actions has such a major impact on what will happen with with COVID 19 it is hard to separate the two subjects.

Yup. You quote an actor and ignore all the experts that try to tell you the guy is off the rails. Nice. You are delusional if you believe Trump loves America. Trump loves Trump. Period.

No, Cubs was quoting Woods as he was some sort of expert. Great actor, but I don't think he qualifies as an independent expert. And no one here to my knowledge was quoting any of the many actors who don't agree with Trump. Actors are not necessary to quote as there are so many experts available who disagree with Trump

All the best and don't be afraid of expressing your views when the mood hits!

And just imagine if he was on a reality show. It is a wonder some here are not quoting the Kardashians.

And James Woods is an acknowledged expert on the subject how? What specifically are his qualifications. Oh, yes, he is a Trump supporter so he must be right.

Trump ignored WHO’s warnings back in January and is now trying to blame WHO for it. As far as funding WHO is concerned, the US is $200,000,000 in arrears. And yet Cubs complains about NATO members not paying their share? Ironic isn't it. Remember those cult members that Trump said would still vote for him if he shot someone on 5th Ave? He was talking about Cubsfan. According to Cubs, Trump is a very stable genius who is always right. If trump said black was white, Cubs would agree and no amount of logic here would change his mind.

Asked why he [Trump] started taking this drug [hydroxychloroquine], he said he's gotten "so many letters," "a lot of positive letters...” But Don, those letters were all from Democrats. Apparently the drug can be damaging to the heart. Shouldn’t be a problem in this case.

But LC, he has already stated that he knows more than the generals. Reminds me of another guy who knew more than his generals back in the 1940's and we know how that worked out don't we.

"You get the prize for the most idiotic post of the month. "Trump is mentally ill ..." And you don't agree? And where did I say "so is his supporters?"

It is extremely naive just to assume the US would prevail over China in any type of war. The US has not a very good track record - Afghanistan - Vietnam - Korea. Those were tiny, undeveloped countries compared to China.

It is quite obvious to anyone with even the slightest knowledge of psychology that Trump is mentally ill. So what does that say about those who continue to support him and may vote for him again? It is not much wonder that the “make America great again” has been such a dismal failure. So that is fine from their point of view, but the real problem is that these people are going to take a lot of others down with them.

What scared me was that he was in charge of POLICY and didn't even realize that the gold standard had been abandoned decades ago.

Paul, I have a true story for you. A few years ago I sat beside a retired senior federal civil servant on a long trans Atlantic flight. My seatmate had been in charge of policy for a major federal government financial institution. He was telling me about the sleepless nights and decisions he had to make during the meltdown in 2008-9. So I mentioned my concern that we no longer followed the gold standard and that it really concerned me. So now are you ready for this... He laughed and said “Oh no, you don't need to worry about that. We're still on the gold standard. What made you think we weren’t?” Wellllll... I'm just a nobody and he was a nice guy and an expert in the finance field with all sort of degrees and no doubt years of experience and with a yearly retirement income probably bigger than I would make in 10 years. So I was really rather dumbfounded and at a loss for words. I told him that as far as I knew, it had been many, many years since we dropped the gold standard and now governments basically just printed money as they needed it. He kind of laughed and politely assured me that I was mistaken and as far as he knew we still followed the gold standard. Now I am sitting beside this guy for 6 or 7 hours so I kinda had to behave myself so I politely, but firmly told him that I believed he was wrong. He assured me that he would certainly be checking my story out shortly after we landed. Wish I could have been around to see if he did.

As Liberty quoted... Trump: Katie, she tested very good for a long period of time and then all of the sudden today she tested positive... This is why the whole concept of tests aren’t necessarily great And if you still don’t think this guy is nuts he went on to say.. “Today, for some reason, she tested positive...: For some reason?? Well DUH!