Trump Admits He Artificially Downplayed COVID To Be A ‘Cheerleader’ For The US

President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a news conference in the briefing room at the White House on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump conceded on Wednesday that he did purposefully downplay the COVID-19 in its early stages despite privately acknowledging it was “deadly stuff” — but he did it for you, America!

“I’m a cheerleader for this country,” Trump said during a press conference at the White House Wednesday, when asked about claims in journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, which reportedly quotes Trump admitting to soft-peddling the virus. “I love our country and I don’t want people to be frightened … and certainly I’m not going to drive this country or the world into a frenzy.”

“We want to show confidence. We want to show strength. We want to show strength as a nation. And that’s what I’ve done,” he added. “And we’ve done very well.”

Trump argued his falsely rosy portrayal of the pandemic early in the year, during which he claimed COVID-19 was no more serious than the flu, was all about showing “leadership.”

“And leadership is all about confidence. And confidence is confidence in our country,” he said.

The Woodward book and audio clips from which Trump’s private remarks about the pandemic emerged are “just another political hit job,” according to the President.

Yet Trump also indicated that he didn’t know much about the book, telling reporters he had “no idea” what Woodward had written and “frankly, we’ll see how the book turned out.”

The President refused to take responsibility for the devastating effects of COVID-19, which has killed nearly 190,000 Americans so far.

“I think if we didn’t do what we did, we would have had millions of people die,” Trump told reporters before once again shifting the blame onto China, claiming the country “could have stopped” the virus.

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  1. “We want to show confidence. We want to show strength. We want to show strength as a nation. And that’s what I’ve done,” he added. “And we’ve done very well.”

    This is beyond delusional. This is insanity. It’s because he didn’t want to fight the pandemic. It’s because he wanted someone else to take the blame for it. It’s because he’s incompetent. It’s because he wants to be re-elected and wants everyone else to live his delusion. It’s because he’s a “fucking moron”.

  2. From “cheerleader” to “fearleader”.

    How quaint…

  3. “I’m a cheerleader for this country,”

    200,000 dead.

    Jesus.

  4. Oh, bitch, please! Bitch, PUH-LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!

  5. Well guys, if you’ve ever wanted to get fucked by a cheerleader, this was it.

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