Pro Tip: If you find yourself bleating, "But he literally said that," you are demonstrating that you don't understand how words work. Meaning requires context. It never matters what someone LITERALLY said. It only matters what they meant, which context can help you discern.
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It seems you concede the disingenuousness of it. If he meant it, he showed monstrous ineptitude; if he was being sarcastic to own the libs/media, he was playing at games during a presidential briefing on an emerging pandemic and public health crisis. It isn’t really defensible.
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You should take a class in media relations. (I have.) Then compare his "Only Rosie O'Donnell" move with his "I was being sarcastic" move. One learns how to change the topic to avoid creating more targets for the press. That's all it was in both cases. Fact-checking it is dumb.
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Yep, he certainly avoided being branded a liar by lying about being sarcastic. And this story has certainly run out of steam as a result. Haven't heard a word about it since...
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I think he was giving them a taste of their own medicine, if they are going to play stupid during an emergency he can play aloof
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Presidents demonstrating effective, competent leadership don’t have to play at anything.
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