‘Biological weapons attack’ conspiracies surface over ‘suspicious’ timing of Trump, GOP senators, suddenly getting COVID-19

Biz Pac Review ^ | October 3, 2020 | Jon Dougherty

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Scores of Americans are developing conspiracy theories about what they see as suspicious timing after President Donald Trump announced Friday he and first lady Melania Trump — and other Republicans — have suddenly contracted the disease.

First and foremost, there are the optics of the president getting sick: Conspirators note the irony that Trump has now come down with an illness he has, in the past, downplayed as not so serious — which is technically true, given that the earliest models predicting millions of deaths in the United States alone were grossly inaccurate.

Then there is the matter of politics: As of Saturday, the election is just a month away, and already there is speculation that contracting the virus this close could hurt the president politically.

“I think it’s going to make the COVID virus and how the virus is being handled and how the president has dealt with it and how Joe Biden handled it, that puts it right to the top of the political agenda again and makes it a very important issue in this campaign,” Fox News host Chris Wallace, who moderated the first debate between the candidates last week, told the network on Friday.

The president’s illness also puts in doubt the next two debates with Biden — debates that Democrats have, for months, been advising the former vice president to avoid. In fact, there were new calls by Democrats for Biden to ditch the debates again following the first one on Tuesday.

[EEGator]

I expect no arguing or name calling on this thread...
:)

[gundog]

If so, did he know it was coming?

https://heavy.com/news/2020/08/watch-trump-last-time-youll-see-me/

[sageburn]

I am always skeptical of conspiracy theories, they’re so hard to prove. Regardless of how President Trump contracted COVID-19 I think he will come through it OK. He is simply amazing. He has weathered and bested everything that has been thrown at him. I’m not Christian but I’m starting to have second thoughts about divine intervention.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

I don’t like to indulge in conspiracy theories, but there are so many people and political entities, including entire world powers, that so desperately want Trump out of office that you really have to consider that they might try something like what’s being bandied about, and they’d certainly have the means to do it. I mean, they didn’t mind wrecking the world economy to get their way.

[RummyChick]

There is some fantastic news on the Remdesivir front. One step closer to getting this treatment at home. Perhaps it will get a push now that Trump took it and is better

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/09/30/covid-19-patients-at-two-area-hospitals-first-to-receive-trial-nasal-spray-of-antiviral-drug-remdesivir/

[Tennessee Conservative]

LOL, good luck.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

I’m not Christian but I’m starting to have second thoughts about divine intervention.

I don't think the notion of divine intervention is limited to Christians. That's pretty standard fare for any religion, even some of the darker ones.

[BunnySlippers]

Chris Wallace looked shifty-eyed and guilty!

[refreshed]

It is hard NOT to be a conspiracy theorist these days. That said, “scores of Americans” do a lot of things that don’t effect my daily life.

[Biggirl]

I knew from the time news of this covid-19 having first came out that this virus came from the Biological Lab in Wuhan, 🇨🇳 China.

[4Runner]

Given the propensities of the other side, it’s not unreasonable for individuals capable of critical thinking to suspect foul play.

[Biggirl]

It will not only help this treatment, but also be a BIG PUSH FOR A VACCINE.

[Biggirl]

Well the CHICOMS you can NEVER TRUST.

[sageburn]

I agree, its just that most peope I hear referencing divine intervention are Christians. Which also means I tend to associate more with Christians, they’re nice people.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” Nietzsche

[SERKIT]

We may need to rename it the WuHuCoupFlu. The aptly named Lincoln Project may be out to decapitate the Administration.

[jerod]

Probably a member of the press who knew he had covid and then got close enough to the inner circle to spread it around.

[Grampa Dave]

Many of us believe that today’s rats and their financial buddies including the ChiComs are capable of any actions to damage or take out our president and his people.

[Sirius Lee]

If the mockingbirds are already trying to get out front and call something most people aren’t even considering a “conspiracy theory” them it is probably an actual conspiracy. It is axiomatic.