Donald Trump is about to hold the most dangerous press conference possible

| 2:43 pm EST February 26, 2020
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Donald Trump’s entire presidency has been one long reminder of the dangers of putting an incompetent stooge, deranged maniac, and career criminal in the Oval Office. Luckily, the United States hasn’t had to face a true external crisis during the three years in which Trump has been creating his own crises for us. But that’s now on the verge of changing, thanks to the coronavirus.

Trump’s ineptness and grifting have left the CDC underfunded, and his own administration clueless, when it comes to the nation’s response to the coronavirus threat. Instead of trying to get his act together, Trump posted this deranged tweet today: “Low Ratings Fake News MSDNC (Comcast) & @CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible. Likewise their incompetent Do Nothing Democrat comrades are all talk, no action. USA in great shape! I will be having a News Conference at the White House, on this subject, today at 6:00 P.M. CDC representatives, and others, will be there. Thank you!”

So this is great. Trump is in the kind of mood where he’s hurling idiotic insults at his political rivals instead of addressing the threat at hand, and now he wants to hold a press conference? This guy is going to try to reassure us about the coronavirus? Based on his tweet above, he doesn’t even know how to spell coronavirus.

Of course Donald Trump’s literacy issues are the least of our problems right now. He’s about to hold one of the most dangerous press conferences possible, in which he’ll make idiotic and false statements about a worldwide epidemic. If everyone realizes he has no idea what he’s talking about, it could set off a panic about the virus. Of course Trump is likely only doing this because the stock market is plummeting over coronavirus fears. But it’s telling that Trump’s handlers have steered him toward waiting until the market is closed before he speaks; they’re presumably afraid he’ll say something stupid and send the market plummeting even further.

Dear Palmer Report readers,

We all understand what a dark era we're heading into. Journalists will be prosecuted. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. Advertising networks can't be counted on. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight, because someone has to.

In that regard we're looking to start funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens or how dark things get. We've launched a reader supported fund, and we've already raised $3360 and counting. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can contribute here. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Bill Palmer
Palmer Report