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My Advice to the President
Townhall.com ^ | April 30, 2020 | Emmett Tyrrell

Posted on 04/30/2020 10:41:56 AM PDT by Kaslin

Washington -- What tack will President Donald Trump have to take to ensure that he will not have to employ moving vans after Election Day this autumn? He has to win a majority among the Republicans and the independents, and it would be nice if he picked up a few Democratic voters. You know, the Democrats who luxuriated in the Trump economy until March 13, when the thunderbolt hit. How can he do it?

My suggestion is that he, in his own inimitable style, will have to maul the Chinese, maul the Democrats and, if Joe will come out of his basement, maul Joe Biden.

China is the origin of the Wuhan virus. Oh, I am sorry. Make that China is the origin of the coronavirus, which is not to be confused with a Mexican beer similarly named. As we understand the virus's origins now, it was first spotted in the Chinese city of Wuhan, most probably in a Chinese virology laboratory that is located very near an exotic foods market. It goes without saying the zoning regulations in China are pretty lax.

When the Chinese authorities smartened up, they curtailed all flights from Wuhan to other parts of China -- but not flights from Wuhan to other parts of the world. For instance, to Europe and to America. By the time the rest of the world had caught on that something was amiss in Wuhan, as many as 5 million passengers had left Wuhan for the outside world, some infected, some not.

Trump had the good sense to shut down air travel from China to America on Jan. 31. The rest of the world was more dilatory. As a result of the president's alertness, a hostile press and his Democratic opponents called him a racist, a xenophobe and other unpleasant things. He was not called an opponent of air travel, but I bet the thought occurred to a few of his critics.

The president might take note that the charges of xenophobia and racism did not go over very well with the American people. Frankly, I believe that the American people do not have a very high opinion of the Chinese government, and it is not because of the government's race or the fact that it is a long way away from our shores. It is because China's business practices are not on the up-and-up. Moreover, the Chinese government is communist. China's government has no conception of the Bill of Rights. Back in 2019, 57% of the American people polled thought the Chinese were up to no good. More recently, according to a Gallup poll taken in February, that figure was up to 67%. That was before the American people discovered that China has been exporting the Wuhan virus, or the coronavirus or whatever we can call it.

My guess is that a country that engages in patent infringements, dumping, and stealing intellectual property, along with allowing pandemics to be shipped around the world, is going to be increasingly unpopular. Anyone who has a good word for the country that allowed a virus to infect over 180 countries will be in the minority. So, Mr. President, come the autumn election, you would be wise to let the Chinese government have it.

Moreover, I think it would be wise of you to remind the American people of your early acts during the pandemic. The Democrats attacked you as a racist and a xenophobe. Remind the electorate of that. The Democrats attacked you for shutting down air travel from China. Once again, remind the electorate of that. What is more, you might call Joe Biden "Sleepy Joe," but no one was quicker to attack you for shutting down air travel than Sleepy Joe. His policies have been open borders and open skies. Remind the world of Joe's generosity during a time of national crisis.

One other thing: The Democrats told us during the Obama years that a growth rate of barely 2% was the new normal for our economy. You proved them wrong by giving us a growth rate in the neighborhood of 2.5%. If we want to get out of this recession, we will need to return to the growth rates you gave us.

So, let us get on with the election. If the president merely reports to the American people what he has done in recent weeks, and reports honestly what the Democrats have done, he will have no need of moving vans for another four years.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: china; coronavirus; demonrats; election2020; presidenttrump

1 posted on 04/30/2020 10:41:56 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

The key is defining Joe Biden. People need to know how bad this guy will be for this country in all the areas: economy, foreign policy etc.

It is too easy for a casual voter to vote for someone they don’t know well and Joe Biden is still undefined for many.

As the article states:

MAUL JOE BIDEN
MAUL JOE BIDEN
MAUL JOE BIDEN


2 posted on 04/30/2020 10:55:57 AM PDT by ChronicMA
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To: Kaslin

Good job! Thanks for the obvious response to Democrat dishonesty.


3 posted on 04/30/2020 10:58:22 AM PDT by Gumdrop
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To: ChronicMA

Maul Biden after the convention. Make sure he gets the nomination.


4 posted on 04/30/2020 11:01:56 AM PDT by datura
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To: ChronicMA; Kaslin

Yes!


5 posted on 04/30/2020 11:36:34 AM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: Kaslin

My advice to Trump is to cease to attack “Basement Biden” until AFTER the DNC Convention.

Given that it will be a cakewalk to beat Biden, it’s strategically unwise to lash out at Biden now.

We should be HELPING Biden become the Dem Nominee.

Second piece of advice for Trump is to stop being such an egotistical blowhard. When he’s always tooting his own horn, it starts to look like he’s an insecure man, overcompensating.

He also got this need to seem like he’s “big Daddy” to everyone, which causes him to act overconfident at times when it’s not the right time to do so. His comments about the virus in early March were something like “We’ve got it under control and it’ll be gone in a few weeks.” That was insane to make such a statement.

His misspeaking and bloviating continually gives the opposition a lot of ammo to use against him. The UV rays and disinfectant blather was another woeful mistake.

Don’t his family members give him a reality check about his personal flaws now and then?

If he eliminated some of these deep character flaws, he’d be an even better president than he is now.

Other than those comments, Trump has been the ideal political pitbull we’ve needed to dismantle the fascist leftist regime and fake news. I have no doubt he’ll win the election.


6 posted on 04/30/2020 11:36:45 AM PDT by AlanGreenSpam (Obama: The First 'American IDOL' President - sponsored by Chicago NeoCom Thugs)
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To: ChronicMA

I am beginning to think that Shotgun Quid Pro Joementia Biden the groping Pedo won’t be the Rat Candidate.

If he somehow makes it and wins, her will last a Year and then hand it over the Female Stalin he selected as his Running Mate.


7 posted on 04/30/2020 11:39:55 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: ChronicMA

Joe Biden is a plastic laptop drive bay plastic cover, a holding place...If we haven’t figured that out by now we are all stupid.


8 posted on 04/30/2020 1:51:08 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Be still, and know that I am God...Psalm 46:10)
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To: ChronicMA
MAUL JOE BIDEN

And then, two weeks befoe the election; Ol' Joe has a SERIOUS medicL PROBlem and has to drop out; leaving the nominee being A Dark Horse

NOW what??


9 posted on 04/30/2020 4:03:31 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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