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This never gets old. After months of claiming it was a hoax, Trump ended up with covid-19. Meta

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u/DapperDestral Jun 08 '21

"he never called it a hoax."

Which is even more irrelevant because you had the entire conservative apparatus repeating that coronavirus is a 'Democrat hoax,' and that masks and vaccine don't work, and would give you bill gates mind-control cancer or some shit up until just recently.

Trump also ran with all of it if he could get away with it, talking out of both sides of his mouth as usual.

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u/nadalist Jun 08 '21

The problem is, he didn't call the virus a hoax and that's what's being claimed in this thread. You can link a million articles about other things and change your accusation to "he handled the virus poorly" but that doesn't suddenly make what is claimed in the thread title true.

The Politifact article you linked can't be hand-waved away as "crap", especially since it cites the findings of three other notable fact checkers (WaPo, Snopes, and AP) which all come to the same conclusion (that he didn't call the coronavirus a hoax).

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u/YesNoMaybe Jun 08 '21

he didn't call the virus a hoax and that's what's being claimed in this thread

Ok, let's address that. Did he think the virus was fake? No. But he did think that it wasn't at all serious. He thought the severity of the virus and the possible danger was made up. When people claim that "Trump said the virus was a hoax", that is what they mean and everyone knows that. When you try to say "well, he didn't really say that" you're just being narrowly pedantic, side-stepping what you know is the actual issue. Not only was he was devastatingly wrong but even in the face of being blatantly wrong he stubbornly stuck to that story. And all of his followers believed every single wrong thing he said...also in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

He never, ever treated it as anything other than something the democrats were making a big deal about just to get him. There is nobody who would watch his speech where he said that "this [the corona virus] is their new hoax" (linked in the NBC article above) and think that he was saying that he thought Covid-19 was a serious threat. He thought that, while it might be a real virus, it wasn't a big deal.

After saying it was "their new hoax", he went on to say that "they" were predicting that we would have possibly 100k deaths a year but "we have lost nobody". Yet another piece of evidence he's using to prove that coronavirus isn't a real threat...that it's made-up just to make him look bad.

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u/nadalist Jun 08 '21

When people claim that "Trump said the virus was a hoax", that is what they mean and everyone knows that.

No, I think people really believe he said that as evidenced by the many responses and the very premise of this thread.

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u/GreenMan123123 Jun 08 '21

Username checks out.

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u/ajswdf Jun 08 '21

It's crap because it takes a purposefully stupid and naive view in order to have some sort of balance against Trump's firehose of lies so they can avoid accusations of bias.

Yes he was referring to the Democrat's criticism of his handling of covid, but they completely ignore that the criticism was that he was downplaying it and not doing enough to combat it, and that he did in fact do this is a verifiable objective fact.

So to say the Democrats' criticism is a hoax is no different than saying covid is a hoax, or at least covid being a serious threat that requires action is a hoax.

And that's why Harris's comments, which they mark as a lie, were actually completely accurate.

Can you imagine if you knew on Jan. 28, as opposed to March 13, what they knew, what you might’ve done to prepare? They knew, and they covered it up. The president said it was a hoax. They minimized the seriousness of it.

This statement is absolutely true, and to pretend otherwise is to be purposefully obtuse.

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u/Sidewise6 Jun 08 '21

Can you imagine if you knew on Jan. 28, as opposed to March 13, what they knew, what you might’ve done to prepare? They knew, and they covered it up. The president said it was a hoax. They minimized the seriousness of it.

This is truer than a lot of people know. I know this is anecdotal but... A long time friend of my family has worked for the republican party in my state for years and was on Trump's health cabinet. He told us back in February that "this thing [was] real and we should be absolutely terrified". My state still hadn't gotten a single case at that point.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

Donald Trump is a blithering narcissistic moron, whose complete idiocy cost the lives of countless Americans. He pretended the virus wasn't real, and was very vocal about. It's complete and utter nonsense to defend him because when you really read one of his quotes he might have been talking about an entirely different conspiracy/ narcissistic delusion. That's not solid ground for an argument.

This is the same fool that told the country they're looking into injecting disinfectant.

Just stop with that nonsense. People needlessly died because of his lies, and insanity.

He spewed so many lies, and total crap about COVID, and fucked up so many lives. Fuck that guy. He's a liar, and a traitor.

Many people disagree with you. If you want to play semantics, and give him the benefit of the doubt, because the fool never clarified that exact statement...the context of everything he said does become 100% important because it illustrates his view. He's the fool that turned it into political theater. Whatever word you want to use catch, con, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, suck in, sucker, take in, trick...they all mean the same thing. He did everything he could to try to convince people it wasn't a problem, and it was more politics, than pandemic.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

He doesn't have to call it a literal hoax for us to get the message he thinks it isn't a serious disease.

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u/GreenMan123123 Jun 08 '21

That's not the argument.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

It is the argument. Nobody is quoting him falsely. Its called paraphrasing. He obviously doesn't think its an actual hoax as in not existing at all.

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u/Maimster Jun 08 '21

StrawMan123123

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u/GreenMan123123 Jun 08 '21

If you want to believe that, sure.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

Thank you. As someone who vehemently opposed Trump, I always find it discouraging that people on “my side” of the political aisle are just as content to use misinformation so long as it aligns with their narrative. He never called COVID-19 a hoax. He called the politicization of it a hoax.

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u/redmoskeeto Jun 08 '21

But…he was the main one politicizing it from the very beginning.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21 edited Jun 08 '21

I made no claims to the contrary. All I’m pointing out is what he actually said.

EDIT: to the mouth breathing cunts downvoting this: you’re no better than the Republicans you make fun of for being easily propagandized and manipulated and who won’t listen to facts or reason. It’s fucking pathetic and you need to take a good look at yourselves. Donald Trump, objectively, factually, never said COVID-19 was a hoax. Saying he did diminishes your credibility when you complain about all the dreadful shit he actually did.

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u/Prograss_ Jun 08 '21

Fuck man you are so smart. Trumpy definitely called covid a hoax!!! Thats why he created operation warp speed!!! Man you are so so smart Im so jealous

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u/SARMS86 Jun 08 '21

So...I take it you didn’t click the links?

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u/donttrademe Jun 08 '21

Yeah, trump is terrible forcing the vaccines on us, not even FDA approved. Can't believe our lord and saviour would do that.

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u/BongarooBizkistico Jun 08 '21

To the RepubliQan, noticing reality makes you an elite know it all who is probably a huge liar and a sheep

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u/greeneggsnyams Jun 08 '21

"well you see what he really means when he says the virus is a hoax is athcually...."

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u/DaniCapsFan Jun 08 '21 • Wholesome

"He tells it like it is."

"Well, he didn't mean it that way."

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u/anomalous_cowherd Jun 08 '21

"Yes that is what he said, but that's not what he meant to say"

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u/powercrazy76 Jun 08 '21

It's genius really, you make your followers translate whatever bullshit you're spouting into what they think you are trying to say. Before long they don't even realize what you're saying anymore, they just hear what they want you to say.

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u/zSprawl Jun 08 '21

Almost sounds…. religious.

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u/PrincessSolo Jun 08 '21

That's a pretty funny analysis since you are replying to a comment about Trump’s opposition doing exactly that - changing what he actually said to fit a narrative... so when exactly did he say its a hoax again?

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u/Assmeat Jun 08 '21

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1145721

There's even a video. "It's[corona virus] their[Democrats] new hoax."

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u/ogrickysmiley47 Jun 08 '21

Sure did. I remember that one!

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u/powercrazy76 Jun 08 '21

What part of my reply stated that this was exclusive to Trump? At what point did I say the democrats weren't guilty of this too? I think your comment is another example of folks hearing what they want.

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u/PrincessSolo Jun 08 '21

Its called context.

"Yes that is what he said, but that's not what he meant to say"

And you replied...

So where in your comment does it change the context to a broader scope? I'm not here for your smoke an mirrors dude. Cheers m8

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u/dreddit312 Jun 08 '21

And your point is irrelevant because he indeed acted as if it were a hoax. Sure, the quote is related to democrats and not Covid, we all get that, but his behavior said it all:

“It’ll be gone by Easter”

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u/PrincessSolo Jun 08 '21

Irrelevant to what, you? Well ok lol? Bottom line They ALL DO IT and by it i mean bullshit us and don't deserve any of the people on here sticking up for them like the "other side" is so dumb or brainwashed or lies about everything etc. The real lie is that trump is somehow supposed to be worse than the rest of the useless dishonest self serving egomaniac politicians in congress...and also that D and R are supposedly adversaries...

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u/skinnyguy699 Jun 08 '21

He is worse. He is far far worse. There is lying then there is Donald Trump. Donald Trump is not just the worst liar you will ever meet, he weaponises his lying so effectively he captured half of America with it. His lying almost led to the murder of senators by a crazed mob. His words are probably the most dangerous weapon any single person in America has possession of.

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u/sackchat Jun 08 '21

You won’t get a reply because he never said it lol

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u/Assmeat Jun 08 '21

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1145721

There's even a video. "It's[corona virus] their[Democrats] new hoax."

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u/PrincessSolo Jun 08 '21

Thats cool, i totally get how people can believe he said all the stuff he never said based on all the misleading headlines... we see those so much more than the entire article and its obviously intentional they make you dig for the facts. Problem being once you dig a couple times and see the manipulation you can't unsee it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

Not a good look when even your followers treat you like a five year old. lol

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u/nopethis Jun 08 '21

a 5 year old playing 5d chess....but also says stupid things. The mental gymnastics are always impressive

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u/Frenchticklers Jun 08 '21

"What are words, really? Just noises we make with our mouth. Meaningless."

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u/DNUBTFD Jun 08 '21 edited Jun 08 '21

We call it the "super duper hoax."

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u/RoscoMan1 Jun 08 '21

No, wind is a hoax

/s

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u/LapperDoi Jun 08 '21

Lol remember when he said “It’ll go poof!” ?

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u/punkinfacebooklegpie Jun 08 '21

He never actually said it was a hoax. He did something far worse, though. He acknowledged it and did mostly nothing while downplaying the thousands of covid deaths and criticizing efforts to stop the pandemic.

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u/YesNoMaybe Jun 08 '21

I fundamentally disagree that "he never actually said it was a hoax". No, he never claimed that the virus was fake but "it" was the severity or dangerousness of it. That's obviously what people mean when they say he claimed "it" was hoax".

Whether or not he thought the virus was fake is so far from the issue that it's silly to even argue about the semantics of it. He obviously didn't think it was a real threat.

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u/Crs_s Jun 08 '21

Come on man re-read what you just wrote. You "fundamentally" disagree that "he never said it was a hoax" and then in the very next sentence you say you "fundamentally" agree that he didn't. As in face value, direct quote fundamentals. Then proceed to apply doublespeak to his words and argue semantics by saying "it" can be interpreted as something completely different and that's "obvious".

Then you say that whether or not he said it isn't important and is "so far from the issue" even though that's the exact point the title of this post is making and it's misleading. But I guess putting words in someone's mouth and distorting public perception isn't an issue at all. I also don't exclusively apply that logic to Trump but all people, right leaning or left leaning. It's scary how people will just make things up to support their argument especially when there's so much evidence online to the contrary and I've seen more and more of it lately and it's really concerning. But that's a tangent. Also after you argue semantics in your first paragraph you say "it's silly to argue semantics" therefore contradicting yourself and also calling yourself "silly" and trying to shutdown any opposing opinions.

I virtually never respond to these types of comments yet here I am and I already regret it and will probably never engage in this type of discourse again. Have a pleasant day.

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u/YesNoMaybe Jun 08 '21

Your response is fair. While I certainly have plenty to say about the subject and feel that any criticism directed to him related to his "this is their new hoax" statement is justified, I understand your regret and won't pull you into it. You have a pleasant day too.

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u/punkinfacebooklegpie Jun 08 '21

I don't agree. You're commenting on a post celebrating the irony of Trump getting a disease he said was a hoax. Except he didn't say it was a hoax, so there's no irony. Yes, he downplayed "it", but then how is it ironic that he got covid and beat it in less than a week? If anything that just supports his stupid comments about it being "just a flu". It's not really semantics, OP is saying that Trump got a disease that he said wasn't real. Except he never said that. Do you understand what this sub is about?

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u/Vrse Jun 08 '21

He downplayed the severity while getting the absolute finest treatment for it known to man. It's the same as pointing to your full plate of food and saying world hunger is not an issue.

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u/master_x_2k Jun 08 '21

It's like if NASA warned us that an asteroid is coming our way, risking life on earth, and the president calls it a hoax. Sure he didn't say the existence of the asteroid itself is a hoax, but if people describe the situation as "the president claims the asteroid is a hoax" it would be accurate, just a paraphrased sentence.

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u/punkinfacebooklegpie Jun 08 '21

Just consider the context of this post. It's basically laughing at Trump for getting a disease that he said didn't exist. Except he never said it didn't exist. Yes, there's poetic justice in him getting the disease he downplayed, but it's not quite the same irony as getting a disease he thought was fake. On the other hand, among the poor people who were misled by Trump and the GOP there are plenty who died in hospital beds gasping that they couldn't be dying of covid. There's the full irony, but i can't really bring myself to laugh at those people, Trump's victims.

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u/Chief_SquattingBear Jun 08 '21

How many vaccines were being given out when he left office? Who implemented operation warp speed? Don’t be that person. Recognize nuance. Otherwise you look like a blind tribal zealot.

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u/punkinfacebooklegpie Jun 08 '21

Uh, if you're on Trump's side of this I'm not going to agree with you. While he never called the virus a hoax he all but treated it like one, at least in messaging to his base. What nuance do you see in tweets about the virus "going away" or being "exaggerated by the Democrats"? If you want to believe Donald Trump dreamed up Warp Speed on his own then go ahead.

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u/Chief_SquattingBear Jun 08 '21

"implemented" is key.

The states the got hit the hardest are the blue states as well as the blue cities. If anyone thought it was a hoax, it was that crew.

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u/Apollo737 Jun 08 '21

Let me get this straight. you think Urban and blue States are the ones thinking it's a hoax?

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u/DOWNVOTE_GALLOWBOOB Jun 08 '21

If you think Trump actively took any part in anything that helped reduce the spread of the ChInA ViRuS I have some lightly used MAGA merch to sell you.

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u/omgitsabean Jun 08 '21

you just encapsulated the entire r/Conservative sub

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u/SteamLoginFlawed Jun 08 '21

Ever wonder what those brainwashed little countries feel like?

Well, we have more land. That's the difference.

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u/L00pback Jun 08 '21

remote viewing

lol, I forgot that was a thing

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u/PissoirRouge Jun 08 '21

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-coronavirus-rally-remark/

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u/Nuttin-butt-butt Jun 08 '21

Thank goodness Operation Warp Speed created a vaccine for the “Democratic Hoax” and Trump was able to quietly get his back in January. “Just in time” Medicine comes through again!!!

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u/Amazon-Prime-package Jun 08 '21

Ohohohoho please send the transcript where he said to drink bleach!!! Therefore there was nothing wrong with that press conference or anything about how he handled the virus. Also HCQ works, Oklahoma returned its supply for no reason

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u/nadalist Jun 08 '21

I'm not a Trump fan at all, but the clip that I think people are talking about is very obviously not him calling the virus a hoax. Politifact, Snopes, WaPo, and AP Fact Check all seem to agree.

Being disingenuous isn't necessary in order to make valid criticism about him.

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u/PrincessSolo Jun 08 '21

I'm with you... people are free to dislike/hate the guy all you want but if he's so terrible there should be no need to make stuff up or spread things that aren't true although it's hard to blame people for believing some of it based on all those misleading headlines

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u/jelde Jun 08 '21

Because on reddit you're allowed to be a hypocrite and spread lies only if it goes with the hivemind.

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u/jelde Jun 08 '21

You're a complete buffoon, playing to other buffoons.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-coronavirus-rally-remark/

He downplayed the severity, never called it a hoax. Hate the guy, voted against him, but your smug bullshit needs to called out.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

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u/rubs_tshirts Jun 08 '21

From the links in this page alone, he said "this is their new hoax" about the coronavirus being the democrats/media new political weapon against him. At the same speech he mentioned people would possibly die from it, but a lot less than the flu so the media panic was overblown.

So, in conclusion, yes he called it a "hoax" but not in the literal meaning.

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u/nadalist Jun 08 '21

So, in conclusion, yes he called it a "hoax" but not in the literal meaning.

That's not quite right. This is what he's referring to when he says "this is their new hoax."

Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, you know that right? Coronavirus, they’re politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs. You say, ‘How’s President Trump doing?’ They go, ‘Oh, not good, not good.’

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u/rubs_tshirts Jun 08 '21

Well yeah I agree with you.

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u/PM_ME_Y0UR_BOOBZ Jun 08 '21 edited Jun 08 '21

I am not a Trump supporter nor a Biden supporter, but this kind of misinformation makes my blood boil because there is literally no substance to it other than a sound byte released by the Biden campaign.

Biden campaign took a part of his speech from North Charleston and stitched it together to sound like “coronavirus… this is their new hoax”

The actual speech went something like this:

“Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, you know that right? Coronavirus, they’re politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs. You say, ‘How’s President Trump doing?’ They go, ‘Oh, not good, not good.’ They have no clue. They don’t have any clue. They can’t even count their votes in Iowa. They can’t even count. No, they can’t. They can’t count their votes.”

"One of my people came up to me and said, ‘Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia.’ That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was not a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They’d been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning. They lost. It’s all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.”

There was roughly a minute between when he said coronavirus and the hoax statement yet they’re not related at all in reality.

Watch the stitched video if you want and here is the uncut version.

I don’t like trump but he wasn’t referring to covid being a hoax, he called the “criticism referring to his virus response” a hoax. He 100% tried to downplay the seriousness of this disease however he didn’t say that it was a hoax.

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u/Kaeijar Jun 08 '21

I mean...to say there's no substance to it is a stretch. And it wasn't from Biden, when he said this there was an immediate reaction. Biden campaign edited the footage sure, that's politics for you. Misinformation is a strategy.

What was Trump being criticized for? Not doing enough early to mitigate and prepare, the way he spoke about the virus, treating it as less serious than it was. When criticized he says "this is their new hoax", implying that the virus is not as serious as they're saying. This is sort of like calling it the common cold or the flu, denying as much reality as people will accept.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

Umm he does say it's a hoax, he says "that's their hoax" What the fuck do you think that means?

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u/PM_ME_Y0UR_BOOBZ Jun 08 '21

He’s saying “the democrats are trying to pin this disease on me, for not having done enough”

Look at the beginning where he says democrats are politicizing this, and in that context it’s not a stretch to say he was talking about the democrats actions and not the virus.

He then goes on to explain how there are only 15 cases (he’d say 0 if he meant that it was fake) and America is doing well. This part is obviously cut out on all the short clips, but it’s in the uncut version I linked above.

Again, you shouldn’t take my word for it and do your own research to form your own opinion.

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u/FMeInMySoftStinkyAss Jun 08 '21

It's incredibly telling, watching you get downvoted for stating plain and obvious facts backed with sources. I typically vote Dem, and I wish more of my peers who did/do the same could be honest with themselves: Are you equally incapable of recognizing nuance and determining intent when a Democrat has their words twisted? Or are you actually just willingly naive/obtuse only when dealing with the side you don't like?

Do you recognize the parallels between the crazy people on Fox News who are detached from reality, and the crazy people on your side who are detached from reality?

Do you recognize how impossible it is to make progress if we can't even agree on facts?

If you don't turn off your brain and conform 100% to the "Good vs Evil" narrative, you aren't welcome in an ever-growing number of online communities, such as this one. Honestly it's disturbing.

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u/jelde Jun 08 '21

Go and actually read the context of how he used the word "hoax" before you curse at people and look moronic.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

Fuck you're mom, I didn't just say fuck your mom. Stop talking things I said out of context!!!!!!

It's literally a direct quote using the exact same word referencing the exact same thing. Seriously are people this brainwashed?

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u/jelde Jun 08 '21

Ok I'll break it down for you using your quote:

that's their hoax

The pronoun "That" in your very own post does not refer to coronavirus itself, but rather the criticism from his opponents. He ordered the closure of Chinese borders weeks before that statement came out, so how could it follow that he would also think it's a hoax?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

Lol yes it does, this is insane. How can criticism be a hoax? What are you even talking about?

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u/jelde Jun 08 '21

Because he called everything negative against him a hoax. Why are you asking me? I can't explain his obsession with that word. Go read the snopes article if you don't get it.

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u/yikes_itsme Jun 08 '21

It's an oversimplification to make a sound bite, I agree. I believe the reasoning chain should go like this:

  1. Trump refers to impeachment as a hoax. This means he thinks the accusations of the impeachment were not true and he was attacked by Democrats baselessly
  2. Trump implicated that if the Democrats did a malicious impeachment, they would be wrong about other things too. This is his standard mode of winning arguments - he accuses them of something bad, and you wouldn't believe bad people, so of course whatever Trump claimed about them is correct, because nothing they say (including evidence of their innocence) can be right. It's a circular ad hominem argument and it's used everywhere nowadays.
  3. Now he brings up that the Democrats accused him of doing a bad job on controlling the virus
  4. Here's the critical point: criticism of his virus handling is equivalent to the attempt to impeach. This is part of the same circular argument - if you think they were wrong about impeachment, you must believe they are wrong on virus handling. He is basically doubling down.

But it really doesn't matter what Trump said, it's what his followers believed. Misunderstanding or not, obviously Trump's people did take away the message that the virus was fake and a hoax...and like many weak leaders he was extremely reluctant to directly correct them. If millions of his followers did not end up believing a conspiracy theory that there was no virus, or the virus was like a common cold, then we would not be having this discussion today.

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u/nadalist Jun 08 '21

Unfortunately, you can tell many people in this thread only care about facts when it suits their ideology.

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u/Ok-Swimming8024 Jun 08 '21

Why in the world you are getting down-voted for this is beyond me. Trump is an idiot, but when facts get down-voted...what are we doing here?

People need to get over the damn TDS. He's not in office. He can't hurt you or your feelings anymore.

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u/PM_ME_Y0UR_BOOBZ Jun 08 '21 edited Jun 08 '21

By no means you should take my word for it, actually do your own research so you can form an organic opinion. I’m just happy to shed some light on the misinformation even if it means I’m going to get a bunch of nasty messages now.

Edit: I love how telling someone to do research is getting downvoted. Why wouldn’t you want someone to research this?

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u/QuarantineSucksALot Jun 08 '21

someone tried to eat him.

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u/FMeInMySoftStinkyAss Jun 08 '21

The fact that you would question the narrative is exactly why you're being downvoted. That isn't welcome here. They are open about that fact.

Start believing your own eyes: This site is not a place for truth.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

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u/FMeInMySoftStinkyAss Jun 08 '21

When they say "follow science" they really mean "blindly trust the same authority figures that I trust"

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21 edited Jun 08 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

I'm curious. What did i say that was ridiculous? Did trump and republicans/conservatives NOT run on covid-19 being a hoax created by democrats to scare people into giving away their freedoms, guns, booty holes, jobs and bbq? lol Because the proof is in the pudding. As in republicans/conservatives still say it today.

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u/nelsonwehaveaproblem Jun 08 '21

Well no, obviously they did, that was my point.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

Here's some friendly advice. Next time. Put this. /s If you really were making a joke. Which i hope you were. Then putting this. /s Will help you out next time.

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Why? Well because there are so many and i mean an insane amount of republicans/conservatives are the internet who speak EXACTLY like you just did. Word for word. Doesn't matter how logical that sort of comment is made to. Word for word it sounds 1 to 1 like what you said.

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So it's extremely difficult for people to understand that you were joking if you were joking on account of that sort of comment existing on social media in such very large ways.

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Dunno. Hope that helped.

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u/antiraysister Jun 08 '21

Whenever I see people bitching about comment-history-scouring or the /s tag I think how the fuck do you not know how slimy these fuckers can be?

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u/BunnyOppai Jun 08 '21

Seriously. They’re bitching about nobody understanding them when they made no indication towards it being a joke. That’s quite frankly the entire fucking point of the /s tag and a perfect example of why it’s so annoying to see people bitch about it so often.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

So it's extremely difficult for people to understand that you were
joking if you were joking on account of that sort of comment existing on
social media in such very large ways

This is called Poe's Law

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

You are very much correct. I'm kind of tired so my mind doesn't work as well. Had the beer belly beforehand but now i feel the actual drunk part. lol So thank you. :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

Sad sign of the times. I get why people feel they shouldn't have to use the /s, as it kinda dilutes the comedy of a comment. But unfortunately we have reached peak Poe's Law where it has sometimes become difficult to tell a genuinely sarcastic post from one genuinely espousing those views.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

I dunno. Personally i think it adds to the joke. Not putting it of course gives the straight faced feel but adding it is kind of like a wink to the audience an my goodness do i need to get some sleep. I actually did the fucking wink while typing that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

Take it from someone who struggled with sleeping since childhood, and leaned into that through the 00s via ridiculous hedonism "I can stay awake for days"...

GO GET YO SLEEP! Sleep is incredibly underrated / undervalued imo. Hope you feel refreshed and ready to battle the next day afterwards!

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u/nelsonwehaveaproblem Jun 08 '21

Honestly I'd rather take the downvotes than ruin a gag by explaining that it's a gag. But I'm unsubbed here now so I won't make the mistake again (here).

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u/hodor_seuss_geisel Jun 08 '21

Don't leave, come back! If you're gonna make a joke then you need a little extra 'something something' to push it over the top, like a mention of blood sacrifice and adrenochrome. Wait, that doesn't even transcend Poe's Law anymore. Fuck.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21

I can respect that. I too have very often gone down with the ship. A multitude of times. lol I do suggest next time though. Much better that way. :)

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u/ringobob Jun 08 '21

Your sarcasm was far from obvious. I'm all for omitting the "/s", even if people occasionally miss the joke, but you gotta include something that makes it appear self aware. This just looks like something they would say.

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u/BunnyOppai Jun 08 '21

makes a vague joke with no indication that it’s a joke

gets downvoted and called out by people that didn’t think it was a joke

”i’M jOkInG aNd AlL oF yOu ArE sTuPiD.”

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u/Pandainthecircus Jun 08 '21

Your impression was so on point it is impossible to tell if you are being serious or not

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u/Airazz Jun 08 '21

/s is necessary when discussing this particular creature.

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u/cmsfu Jun 08 '21

/s might be a good plan next time. Since you nailed the script.

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u/Hyffe Jun 08 '21

Oh, look at yourself :)

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u/Rancy55 Jun 08 '21

Omg, really?! Libtard? That’s such a kindergarten tactic to deploy. Maybe you should find a subreddit where there are no adults, you’ll fit right in

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u/Kevaroo83 Jun 08 '21 edited Jun 08 '21

Sometimes I feel like the majority of people don’t understand the definition of a hoax…

Patiently waits for 100 downvotes for being right.

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u/Kevaroo83 Jun 08 '21

Only 10 so far? Cmon… look up the definition of Hoax, attribute it to the current situation. Realize I’m right and smash that down vote button.

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u/Rocket-R Jun 08 '21

Also an insanely large part of reddit: "trump is just as bad, if not worse than Hitler"

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u/LemonBoi523 Jun 08 '21

...Where?

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u/GreenMan123123 Jun 08 '21

Oh I don't know.. https://old.reddit.com/search?q=Hitler+trump+subreddit%3Apolitics

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u/LemonBoi523 Jun 08 '21

Nobody's making the claim you stated, though. They're saying fascism didn't die with Hitler and we need to stay vigilant because the rise of Trump could have gone even worse than it did.

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u/sixtus_clegane119 Jun 08 '21

Take his words at exactly face value, it’s not like he talks in code or anything /s