Trump Blames WHO and Rushes to "Open Up America Again": A Closer Look

-Hello everyone and welcome back to the underground attic space. We've been focusing a lot on the little door back there, as well as the various miniseries books that mysteriously appear here on the side table. And I just want to say that I really hope a copy of the "John Adams" biography that inspired the "John Adams" miniseries starring Paul Giamatti appears, but, with an infestation of miniseries books like this, it's not necessary. you can choose the titles. They just appear. Anyway, speaking of presidents (classic transition), President Trump seems determined to

open

the economy by the end of the month, even though he doesn't have the power to do so and public health experts have warned

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st it.

To learn more about this, it's time for "A Closer Look." Since before Trump was even considered a serious presidential candidate, it has always been clear that he worshiped authoritarians and sought to emulate them. On the one hand, those are the world leaders he gets along best with. For example, he has repeatedly praised Chinese President Xi Jinping, even during the coronavirus outbreak. Trump tweeted...Trump wants us to forget all that now because he thinks our brains are like his, but they're not. Most of us can form and retain memories, while Trump has the memory of a pot-smoking goldfish. "Hey, man, has that... that treasure chest always been there?" And by the way, I know it's hard to remember more than one day ago, since every day is a year and every year is a month and every month is February-March-August-September, but Trump has stated many times that the article 2 of the Constitution, which outlines the powers of the presidency, allows him to literally do whatever he wants, even though that is obviously not the case. -Then I have article 2, where I have the right to do whatever I want, as president, but I don't even talk about that. -"I have an Article 2" is how a Queens taxi driver who will fight a traffic cop would say.

Come on, you can't give me a ticket for parking here! I received an Item 2 that tells me I can do whatever I want! Some people still held out hope that when he got serious, Trump would get serious, when, in fact, it was clear that he would. And sure enough, as recently as Monday, he was insisting, once

again

, that as president he had absolute power and could unilaterally order every state in the country to lift their stay-at-home orders and re

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their economies as soon as the May 1. What authority do you have? -Well, I have the highest authority.

I have the absolute right to do it, if I want. When someone is the president of the United States, the authority is total and that is how it has to be. The president of the United States has the authority to do what the president has the authority to do, which is very powerful. -Talk about a meaningless statement: "The president of the United States has the authority to do what the president has the authority to do." It's kind of a perfect sentence without information. It's like saying... Hey! It has to be me! Yeah, okay, but who are you, the wannabe dictator who's best friends with Kim Jong-un or the cherubic mascot of Love Handles Golf Resort & Spa?

Seriously, if the Continental Congress had actually written that on a scroll, Ben Franklin would have burst into the room and said, "Guys, guys, come on, what the hell is this? Were you guys drunk last time?" night?" And George Washington would have said, "Sorry, boss. We drank too much applejack." But John Adams would have said, "I was busy defending the soldiers in the Boston Massacre." See? You guys! I watched the miniseries. By the way, here's my impression of Paul Giamatti in "John Adams". Abigail. The truth is that a very good miniseries. Giamatti was very good. How good, Lin Manuel left John Adams out of Hamilton. " It's my theory.

And can we agree now that there should never, ever be a Donald Trump miniseries, or at least wait as long as HBO did after his term ended? Do "John Adams"? Just don't have an actor of Paul Giamatti's caliber ever say the line "The president of the United States has the authority to do what the president has the authority to do because that's a real line that came across." out of Trump's mouth, I mean, can you imagine if President Obama had said something like that? First of all, you can't, because Obama was a smart person who knew more than five words. press conference and I saw a chyron that said...

Secondly, Fox News would have gone into full meltdown mode. Sean Hannity would have screamed so loud your TV glass would have broken. Sorry, your grandfather's television. On his show this week, Hannity insisted that states could reopen before the end of the month; I think most states can reopen even sooner rather than later. We don't have to wait until May 1st. -It's okay, Sean. You go first. Take your show outdoors and perform in Times Square with Buzz Lightyear and Elmo. Ask people to cough on it. You can call it "Cough Talk." And then, after a major setback, President Werewolf apparently changed course and stated that he would consult with governors about when he would open their economies and authorize them to implement their own plans to do so. -I will then authorize each individual governor of each state to implement a reopening, and a very powerful reopening plan, of his state, at the most appropriate time and in the most appropriate manner. -You cannot authorize people to do something for which they already have authority.

It's like a boss who thinks he's being generous by telling his employees, "Hey, when your shift ends tonight, feel free to go home to your families or whatever. I give you permission to do that." Governors from across the country and across the political spectrum, from California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat; Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Republican; They have been skeptical that the country can magically reopen by the end of the month without mass testing and contact tracing to track the spread and isolate cases, and yet at their daily campaign rally in the Rose Garden on Wednesday The night, Trump insisted that governors are actually excited to reopen as soon as possible. -Tomorrow we will also speak with the governors of the United States and then we will announce exactly what is happening.

You already know that we will open states, some states, much sooner than others, and we believe that some of the states may open before the May 1st deadline. And I think it's actually going to be a very exciting time. The governors are

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ing forward to it. They are eager to get going. -No one is impatient at the moment. I'm still cleaning every piece of mail as if the return address said Chernobyl. Anyway, what do you mean by "open up"? You can't force people to go out. Are you going to have federal agents knock on people's doors and force them to go to the Olive Garden? "That's right, pass the breadsticks.

Everyone touch the basket! Everyone touch the basket! You simply can't force people to go to restaurants or stores because you want to. In fact, a new poll, published by Politico, is week, found that... When it comes to reopening the economy, voters want the government to move slowly, not faster. And that should be a good thing because moving slowly is the only thing Trump is good at, both metaphorically and literally. the White House lawn like a retiree spraying crabgrass. Do we have any herbicide? Just give me some Trump vodka In fact, that was the ad campaign... Public health experts warn us that premature reopening. things could have deadly consequences, just like waiting to act until it was too late had deadly consequences, and yet Trump is unable to absorb that reality.

Just take this truly chilling anecdote from the Washington Post... Dr. Anthony. ...Hmm, okay. And

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ing at their faces, I guess that's... bad, is that a bad thing? I mean, think about that. In fact, Fauci had to explain it to the president. No wonder he covers his face during press conferences. Soon, he will begin to dress to completely blend into the background. Fauci! I know you're here, Fauci. I can hear you sigh. I'm not going to hurt you, Fauci. I just want to talk with you. Trump seems determined to repeat the same mistakes he made at the beginning of this crisis.

For example, Trump has repeatedly boasted about his China travel ban, even though The New York Times reported that... And that, according to a genetic study... And that would probably surprise Trump, who tweeted in 2014 about the Ebola outbreak... You know how people always say, "If you could travel back in time, where would you go?" And some say ancient Rome of the Wild West. I would go back six years and introduce the Donald Trump of 2014 to the current Donald Trump, just so he could see what a hypocrite he is. Of course I understand. It immediately backfired. Before you send that tweet, I think you should know that six years from now, you'll be doing something very similar, as president.

Holy, am I going to be president? Yes, but that's not the point I was trying to make. President of the United States? What happened? Look, no, I brought you here to prove that you're a hypocrite. Well, I think you mean the president... Hypocrite. So now Trump and his allies are trying to blame his inaction on China and the World Health Organization. Now, of course, the World Health Organization has its flaws, but Trump is the one who repeatedly praised China for its handling of the coronavirus, and a global pandemic is the worst time to suddenly withdraw funds from the world's leading public health group.

And when you listen to the Trump team's reasons, you realize they are incredibly stupid. -But with the World Health Organization what happened there is a shame. Something is happening. Something is happening that is very bad. It's been going on for a long period of time and we don't want to be stupid anymore. -This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, friends, and that is what the people in charge of data and figures at the World Health Organization would think. -Correct. -I would be on top of that. -Oh my God, absurd Lady Beavis. COVID-19 is named after the year it was discovered, 2019.

There were no 18 COVIDs before this one. You're confusing it with the "Fast and Furious" movies. Do you think there is a spin-off called "Hobbs & SARS"? Although, it would explain why, when it comes to putting people in charge of the government, Trump's motto is... -I have no friends. I have family. -Well. I take it back. You can make a Trump miniseries now, only if Vin Diesel plays him. The president of the United States has the authority to do what the president has the authority to do. And all of this simply reveals the rot of bad faith at the core of the modern Republican Party.

Conservatives never meant any of that about limited government. In fact, as we are seeing now, Trump himself conveniently changes his mind when it suits him and the entire Republican Party turns in unison with him like a school of herring. When he wanted to claim absolute power, he insisted that the president make the decisions. But when asked about failures at the federal level to increase testing or when governors begged him for life-saving equipment like ventilators and protective gear, he said he didn't take responsibility and, in fact, boasted that he didn't. I would. He will even call governors unless they praise him. -Dr.

Fauci said earlier this week that the delay in testing was, in fact, a failure. Do you take responsibility for that, and when will you be able to ensure that every American who needs a test will be able to get one? What is the date of that? -Yeah. No, I do not assume any responsibility. Call all the governors. I tell him. I mean, I'm a different kind of person. I tell him, "Mike, don't call the governor in Washington. You're wasting your time with him. Don't call the woman in Michigan." -She Okay, first of all, she has a name, she is Gretchen Whitmer, and she is governor.

In addition to being a sexist, Trump's brain is so damaged that he talks about governors the same way your father talks about an actress he recognizes but can't name. "Who's the one that was in the movie... with the guy..." Diane Lane, dad. It's always Diane Lane. Look, we can't just open the economy before May 1. Not only does Trump not have the power to do that, but public health experts warn that we won't be able to return to normal until there is mass testing; contact tracing; and, eventually, a vaccine. A responsible president would be preparing the nation for that reality.

Instead, Trump is, once again, trying to brush aside the crisis. As the polls show, people simply don't believe him and that's because... -We don't want to be stupid anymore. -This has been "A Closer Look" and this, once again, is my impression of Paul Giamatti from "John Adams". Abigail, I'm upset. ♪♪ City Harvest is New York City's largest food rescue organization, and now, they are working hard to support local families who are out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you're watching this online, hit the donate button. Stay safe. Wash your hands. We love you.