Trump: There’s An Upside To The Ebola Outbreak

Donald Trump appears on the 'Fox & friends' television program in New York Monday, Sept. 16, 2013.
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Never without a serious opinion, real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to remind his followers of the bright side of the Ebola virus.

As the lone US Ebola patient remained in critical condition, The Donald decided to focus on the benefits of widespread panic:

Trump gave no further context as to why the end of handshakes should be heralded as a net positive for society.

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  1. Trump hates shaking hands, he has for decades. One reason you couldn’t take his political ambitions seriously, among a million others.

  2. Avatar for debbie debbie says:

    Who’s the bigger pox on humanity, Ebola or Trump?

  3. Avatar for meta meta says:

    Because eeewww. Cooties. It is always all about me and OCD.

  4. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    The Donald.
    Making Tony Shaloub’s Monk seem normal.

    jw1

  5. That growth on his head is taking over his brain!

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