Posted on 04/28/2020 5:34:29 AM PDT by Kaslin
Did we see a serious political stumble by President Trump in his spat with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp last week?
While some may wonder, he seems over all to be handling the coronavirus crisis deftly enough. He’s been giving due deference to the medical brain trust of Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx -- perhaps too much, some fear. At the same time, he’s hammering away at the need to limit the brutal economic consequences of the lockdown as soon as possible. All this while parrying relentless attacks from the press and, of course, from an opposition party desperate to recapture the White House.
All of which gave us the phased reopening guidelines from the Fauci-Birx team, announced on April 17. Recall, by the way, that the President a couple of weeks earlier had expressed the hope that the lockdown could end around Easter Sunday, April 12. The usual media hysteria greeted that idea, so Trump followed up by clarifying, as if clarification was needed, that the hope was just that, not a firm date. The appearance of the guidelines gave proof that Trump was continuing to heed the advice of Dr. Fauci, et al.
Only three days after the guidelines dropped, Gov. Kemp announced that many businesses in Georgia, especially smaller businesses like spas, gyms, hair salons, and barber shops, could start reopening as soon as Friday, April 23. In doing so, he neglected to cross-check his plans with the Fauci-Birx team. His announcement was certainly consistent, however, with Trump’s repeated desire that the cure -- i.e., devastation of the nation’s economy -- not be worse than the disease. Kemp’s explanation of his plan was a model of clarity and of respect for the common sense of his constituents:
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
To be honest, all we know is what came from the press.
I trust DJT more than I do the word of the press.
Yes. Big mistake.
He did lay it on pretty thick. He praised Lib govs and threw Kemp under the bus.
President Trump isn’t stopping governors. He is voicing concern and caution and that is politically smart. If Trump supports fast re-opening, and something goes wrong, he would pay a steep price and the bill will come due in November. So President Trump voices concern and caution. It’s pretty harmless.
disagreement was spun as criticism.
the writer is unfit to be read. He purveys fake news for a living
Did Trump Err in Criticizing Gov. Brian Kemp?
Nope.
Head fake to establish that he cares about more than the just the economy.
He might not be happy with Kemp on the outward side, but hoping and praying he is wildly successful on the inward side!
Great article. It continues with the 3D chess meme, and I think it is correct. i.e. Trump sees what is happening through the eyes of voters in November. The author of the article also deftly shows his work that brings him to that position.
And I concur.
Who isn’t tickled that trump, early on, did what he did with China travel, creating tons of sound and video bites for his campaign ads from the MSM and democrats. :)
I have honk he was playing the Dems.... woulda been no big deal without Hannity saying it over and over and over ....
Trump put out guidelines for reopening and Kemp ignored them all. So Trump either criticizes Kemp and supports his guidelines or admits the guidelines were a joke and backs Kemp. Lose/lose situation any way you look at it.
He shouldn’t have to be this cute in order to neutralize a couple of doctors on his own payroll, but I guess that’s where we are.
Here’s what Freeper Dick Bachert said happened;
Hey, Brian...Don here.
Hey Don.
Listen Brian, I need to try to keep these media morons off my ass. I’m calling to let you know that I’ll be making some comments about you tomorrow that you and your folks won’t much like. Just know that they’re strictly for the media morons.
You OK with that?
Hell yeah. I completely understand.
Thanks man.
Later.
Trump doesn’t care whether he errors.
What he was really doing was hedging his bets. He wanted it to be clear that he was not on board just in case it goes bad. Plus he hates Kemp’s guts due to the fact that he would not appoint the senator we wanted. It was a no brainer.
One of the biggest mistakes and stupidest things President Trump has ever done was to attack Kemp over Kemp ending the shutdowns.
The mind just boggles.
Instead of attacking Kemp he should be praising Kemp every single day and thanking him.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Trump endorsed the blueprint that the task issued as guidance for states to get back to business. Georgia did not meet the criteria, so Trump stuck by the government’s guidelines. I don’t think there was much choice.
On the other hand Trump didn’t try to stop it, in line with his stated principle that states should govern themselves.
This is not a big deal.
He was attacking his decision to open up close contact businesses like spas and tattoo parlors, not the whole state
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