Just weeks ago at rally in Ohio, Trump said the coronavirus "affects virtually nobody"—just as many seniors, the group most vulnerable to COVID and many of whom spent the last year away from friends and family, are now contemplating spending the holidays, too, alone and scared.https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/1312742026081959936 …
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Replying to @zeynep
Contact context context ... don’t be a shill for clicks for $ ... you are better than that
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Transcript 1/3: On November 3rd, Ohio will decide whether we end the pandemic and return to record prosperity or whether we allow sleepy Joe Biden and his group of incompetence to delay the vaccine, shut down the country. He actually suggested that he would shut down the country
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2/3: We now know the disease. We didn’t know it. Now we know it affects elderly people with heart problems and other problems. If they have other problems, that’s what it really affects. That’s it. Donald J. Trump: (43:22) You know, in some States, thousands of people, nobody
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3/3: young below the age of 18, like nobody. They have a strong immune system. Who knows? Take your hat off to the young because they have a hell of an immune system, but it affects virtually nobody. It’s an amazing thing. By the way, open your schools. Everybody open your school
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Replying to @WithoutLimitz @zeynep
Not as insidious or callous as you were portraying.
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I’m talking about how seniors must feel, in context.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1312773489552691200 …
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepYep, it was embedded in a riff on young people. But it’s part of a theme, making statements playing down the broader impact—and I think that’s a big part of the age trends we’re seeing now. I’m not judging a single statement, I’m saying I don’t think seniors feel prioritized. https://twitter.com/jtcinct/status/1312771123264790528 …Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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He has continuously, along with the press secretary and the task force, talked about protecting the vulnerable. This argument is like saying he is racist b/c he didn’t disavow racist groups TODAY. This part of the speech aimed at the young NOT ignoring the seniors/vulnerable.
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I'm still saying that the reason seniors have flipped so dramatically may well be that they are hearing "it's not that big a deal" at a time their lives are completely upended.
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