Donald Trump Lashes Out At Michelle Obama's DNC Speech, Gets Near-Instant Fact-Check
Written by Black Voices on August 18, 2020
“Any individual please clarify to @MichelleObama that Donald J. Trump wouldn’t be right here, within the lovely White Home, if it weren’t for the job accomplished by your husband, Barack Obama,” the president wrote on Twitter early Tuesday, hours after Obama slammed Trump’s “utter lack of empathy” in her speech. She additionally warned that “for those who suppose issues can not probably worsen, belief me, they will” and urged folks to assist presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden within the November election “like our lives rely upon it.”
Trump raged in his tweets that the Obamas’ assist of Biden was “merely an afterthought.”
Any individual please clarify to @MichelleObama that Donald J. Trump wouldn’t be right here, within the lovely White Home, if it weren’t for the job accomplished by your husband, Barack Obama. Biden was merely an afterthought, motive for that very late & unenthusiastic endorsement…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
He additionally tried to spin his administration’s catastrophic mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic and repeated his unfounded declare that the Obama White Home spied on his 2016 marketing campaign, which he known as “Treason.”
“Thanks to your very form phrases Michelle,” Trump concluded.
….My Administration and I constructed the best economic system in historical past, of any nation, turned it off, saved thousands and thousands of lives, and now am constructing a fair better economic system than it was earlier than. Jobs are flowing, NASDAQ is already at a document excessive, the remaining to observe. Sit again & watch!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
Trying again into historical past, the response by the ObamaBiden group to the H1N1 Swine Flu was thought-about a weak and pathetic one. Take a look at the polling, it’s actually dangerous. The massive distinction is that they obtained a free go from the Corrupt Pretend Information Media!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
The ObamaBiden Administration was probably the most corrupt in historical past, together with the truth that they obtained caught SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN, the largest political scandal within the historical past of our Nation. It’s known as Treason, and extra. Thanks to your very form phrases Michelle!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
Critics have been fast to fact-check the president:
The bizarre factor is he clearly believes this, regardless of having handed virtually no respectable financial measures (apart from an unproductive tax lower for the rich). https://t.co/7vSDqSW16r
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) August 18, 2020
Right here is Trump as soon as once more taking credit score for shutting down. Extremely. He certainly would not actually imagine that he saved thousands and thousands of lives. Absolutely not. https://t.co/4mX6EVC3Va
— Jeffrey A Tucker (@jeffreyatucker) August 18, 2020
Greater than 5.6 million Individuals have been contaminated with COVID-19 and 173,000+ have died. A powerful (greater than 23 million unemployed on the highest in April?) economic system is not the one signal of presidential worthiness. https://t.co/wKW9GN9sdT
— Luke Cooper (@luke__cooper) August 18, 2020
No, the “large distinction” is that H1N1 killed round 12,000 Individuals whereas covid-19 has killed, at a minimal, 170,000 Individuals, with round 1,000 extra dying day by day since you proceed to do nothing apart from shift blame. https://t.co/1KhMJl78d5
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 18, 2020
The most important distinction between the H1N1 and the Coronavirus is the demise toll.
12,500 folks died within the US from the Swine Flu in a single 12 months. That variety of folks died within the first 12 days of August from COVID-19. https://t.co/alrMCZ7CvV
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) August 18, 2020
