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Trump is Under the Cosh
2020-03-18
Having issued a travel ban from the European Union with a view to keeping visitors from Europe at bay, President Trump and his put-upon patsies like Mark Levin are playing the blame game over the the origin of the covid-19 pandemic. For good measure, they seem to be going the extra mile to pin blame on China for trying to blarney and even jawbone most American news outlets into buying into what they call Chinese propaganda.

Such moves have provoked a backlash against Trump as more and more celebs join the bandwagon of clapping back at Trump's racist comment after Trump called covid-19 the Chinese virus. Katie Leung, who played the role of Cho Chang in the Harry Potter film series, excoriated Trump for being a racist on Twitter, and even used an obnoxious Irish slang term to describe Trump's conduct. " Kiss my arse you racist gobshite," She tweeted. Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue, was rankled by Trump's invective against foreign nations as well. She posted an article on Vogue's website, in which she explained why would she decide to vote for Joe Biden.

"Like everyone else, I have been experiencing this COVID-19 crisis as a series of hurtling developments, where one never knows quite what each new day will bring. Through it all one fact, however, remains stubbornly unchanged: President Trump. I, like so many of us, have been appalled by how he has responded to the pandemic—the optimistic and fact-free assurances that all will be fine, the chaotic implementation of travel bans and claims about a “foreign virus,” the narcissistic ease with which he has passed blame to others, his dishonesty with the American people, and worst of all, his shocking lack of empathy and compassion for those who are suffering and fearful. Meanwhile, his administration has been unforgivably slow to provide testing, and to mobilize treatment to all who will need it. These weeks have been a reminder—as if we needed a reminder—that America must choose a new president. And it is my belief that we should choose Vice President Joe Biden. I have been impressed with the wider field of Democratic candidates this primary season, but after Biden’s decisive victories on Super Tuesday, I, like so many Americans, made up my mind to rally behind the Vice President. He is unmistakably a man of character and has so many qualities that we are in desperately short supply of in Washington right now: decency, honor, compassion, trustworthiness, and best of all experience. I know that we will get through COVID-19, but on the other side more challenges await—not the least of which is grappling with our ongoing climate crisis. We must choose a president who is ready to govern, who understands how to get results out of Congress, and who can set this country on a path to sustainability. And what a relief it will be to have a president who puts the well-being of others before his own, who doesn’t constantly think of himself first. For all these reasons, I look forward to casting my ballot in November for Joe Biden—together with whatever running mate he chooses (and he has wisely committed to choosing a woman). I am confident she will be qualified and equipped with the experience that Biden knows—as well as anyone—is required for the job," Anna Wintour writes.

Most top-tier American publications like The New Yorker and The Atlantic seem to take the same stance: their writers are no slouch at exposing Trump and his lickspittles' biases and abuses of power, arguing that America needs a benevolent leader willing to rub shoulders with the needy than an actor like Trump, who is a dab hand at selling political snake oil on stage and Fox News.

Either way, I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump kiss up to his followers and act like a bootlicker in the next few months in his quest to get reelected. Katie Leung for that reason, may have a shot at hoodwinking Trump into licking her boots by telling Trump-who is said to have been a fob who pines for the totty- that she is going to vote for Him.

Too bad that Katie Leung was born in Scotland.

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