What's the White House's plan, anyway?

[Jolly]

I suspect China has tightened up security at their bioweapons lab and as soon as we get past this current mess, we may not have another major pandemic for several decades.

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in What's the White House's plan, anyway?:

The Feds can advise. The Governors have the power, just as they have the lockdown power.

[Mik]

@jon-nyc Why would you think that? The CDC didn't seem to have a plan for much of anything else.

[Copper]

Yes, Mr. Trump has been saying it is up to him

He has his emergency

The states have their emergencies

They each want their own toy

I'm just happy they are talking about it, that will lead to action eventually

[89th]

Jon, the plan? My gut is it’ll be a “we are going to follow the advice of experts and wait” delay tactic until a few states naturally ease restrictions and once that becomes palatable, Trump will endorse it and claim credit.

[Doctor Phibes]

@jon-nyc said in What's the White House's plan, anyway?:

@Jolly said in What's the White House's plan, anyway?:

The Feds can advise. The Governors have the power, just as they have the lockdown power.

With all due respect to President Trump, I think I'll wait and see what the MA Governor and my company management have to say.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in What's the White House's plan, anyway?:

@Jolly said in What's the White House's plan, anyway?:

The Feds can advise. The Governors have the power, just as they have the lockdown power.

Mr. Trump is wrong. He can advise, he cannot compel.

Of course, he owns some mighty big sticks and carrots.

[Mik]

That might have been his most boneheaded tweet yet. specially after putting a lot of responsibility on governors to get their own PPE. Very, very bad move and it will come back on him n November.

[Doctor Phibes]

He really is his own worst enemy. His opponents would be better off gently tweaking him like this, and letting him go off on a tear and making himself look insecure, than attacking full frontal, which is what he enjoys.

It's a bit like those family meals where you see if you can get certain relatives to go off an a rant by just dropping a couple of words into the conversation about national service, or The Empire or something.

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in What's the White House's plan, anyway?:

He really is his own worst enemy.

Indeed. It takes a lot of effort to distinguish what he does from what he says. If he could just STFU....

[Copper]

@jon-nyc said in What's the White House's plan, anyway?:

Does anyone know?

If you are really interested in what they might be planning the Whitehouse web site still works

https://www.whitehouse.gov/

For more specific Corona virus stuff they will direct you here

https://www.coronavirus.gov/

For more tncr fodder try

https://www.cnn.com/

[Rainman]

Isn't this typical Trump?

IT'S MY DECISION. Then the media goes crazy.

Then after awhile, he talks about how he is working with and listening to governors, agrees with them, they cringe and then compliment him, the media gets played while trying to understand federalism and the commerce clause, while trying to trap him.

Strong, decisive, yet open to collaboration along the way. See you in November.

[jon-nyc]

@Mik said in What's the White House's plan, anyway?:

That might have been his most boneheaded tweet yet. specially after putting a lot of responsibility on governors to get their own PPE. Very, very bad move and it will come back on him n November.

I think his view is that he has absolute power and absolutely no responsibility.

[jon-nyc]

[Rainman]

@jon-nyc
There you go again, Jon. Stating what he must be thinking as if fact.

Better IMO to state it as:
Trump was recorded in a conversation with Melania, where he stated, "I HAVE ABSOLUTE POWER AND ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSIBILITY. NOW MAKE ME A SAMMICH."

[jon-nyc]

John Yoo of torture memo fame:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/no-trump-cant-force-states-to-reopen/

[Jolly]

Gee,let's drive it home, shall we?

[xenon]

The President clarified it in person today.

Link to video

He sums it up at the 4min mark if you want the quick hit

[89th]

Xenon thanks.

My favorite part, “Ok let me clarify what power the president has. The power of what the president can do is what the power of the president can do.”

[Mik]

I just don't see yet how we really do it safely. Lots of administrative healthcare infrastructure needed.