As usual, an excellent ’toon from Mike Luckovich, this time highlighting two crises — a human massacre of unimaginable proportions from COVID and a crisis on our southern border — both of which are the result of criminal negligence on the part of Donald Trump:
The COVID 19 crisis in the United States is 100% due to Trump’s negligence and incompetence, who unraveled pandemic management resources and plans developed under Obama, ignored early warnings from his own people, ignored serious proposals for early action that were being called for in JANUARY, and refused to take serious action for two months, while his tape-recorded interviews with Bob Woodward confirm that he fully understood (well, to the degree Trump is capable of “understanding” anything) the seriousness of the coming pandemic, even as he intentionally downplayed it for political reasons (which is ironic, since his catastrophic failure likely made the difference is causing him to LOSE THE ELECTION by MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION VOTES and an Electoral College “landslide” (his description of that margin in 2016).
The current border crisis is also on Trump’s hands. By the end of Obama’s tenure, preventive strategies of working with the troubled countries of Central America to stabilize communities had been so successful, that Obama turned over to Trump a border with attempted illegal crossings at a 40-year low. By dismantling Obama’s policies, Trump drove millions of people into desperation. Many joined large caravans to the U.S. seeking refuge. And when it became clear that he would be leaving office, Trump LIED and promoted the FALSEHOOD that Biden would have a policy of open borders, which is not true. This gave would-be migrants the FALSE IMPRESSION that they would be welcomed, which they are not. Families that arrive intact are being turned away. Only UNACCOMPANIED minors arriving WITHOUT PARENTS are being allowed in for protective custody, as a humanitarian gesture.
It all depends on what bothers YOU. People with a conscience, a shred of empathy or some idea that we should all strive for okayness if not greatness will be bothered by some things. People who worry about ☞ invaders ☜ or (gasp) letting someone ☞ unfairly ☜ reaping some advantage without paying for it are bothered about something else.
Are they not all issues to be dealt with as best we/you can. We/you have thrown unlimited resources to fix one.. the other one impacts even more people.. those “kids” at the border are just the most visible (at the moment) of a much larger immigration/undocumented problem.
Those kids are dirt poor and non-white. That’s two too many strikes against them as far as the Qupublinuts are concerned. But it’s still something handy to place all the blame on the Biden administration. Their hero knew how to deal with “those” people.
It’s true that minorities were and are disproportionately affected by Covid, but facts are stubborn things: IF it had ensured Trump’s re-election, Traitor Trump could not have cared less if TWENTY MILLION Americans had died of Covid. Even if every single one of them was so white that he glowed in the dark. Trump is incapable of caring about anyone or anything but himself.
Bringing more Covid into the country. The kids can have in school classes but American children can’t. Hmm let me see, if you liberals care about children, why do you abort babies? We can’t take in everyone from all around the earth. Democrats don’t even help our homeless people.. Ask why Biden is putting them all in cages. The same one that Obama built.
DD Wiz Premium Member about 3 years ago
As usual, an excellent ’toon from Mike Luckovich, this time highlighting two crises — a human massacre of unimaginable proportions from COVID and a crisis on our southern border — both of which are the result of criminal negligence on the part of Donald Trump:
The COVID 19 crisis in the United States is 100% due to Trump’s negligence and incompetence, who unraveled pandemic management resources and plans developed under Obama, ignored early warnings from his own people, ignored serious proposals for early action that were being called for in JANUARY, and refused to take serious action for two months, while his tape-recorded interviews with Bob Woodward confirm that he fully understood (well, to the degree Trump is capable of “understanding” anything) the seriousness of the coming pandemic, even as he intentionally downplayed it for political reasons (which is ironic, since his catastrophic failure likely made the difference is causing him to LOSE THE ELECTION by MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION VOTES and an Electoral College “landslide” (his description of that margin in 2016).
The current border crisis is also on Trump’s hands. By the end of Obama’s tenure, preventive strategies of working with the troubled countries of Central America to stabilize communities had been so successful, that Obama turned over to Trump a border with attempted illegal crossings at a 40-year low. By dismantling Obama’s policies, Trump drove millions of people into desperation. Many joined large caravans to the U.S. seeking refuge. And when it became clear that he would be leaving office, Trump LIED and promoted the FALSEHOOD that Biden would have a policy of open borders, which is not true. This gave would-be migrants the FALSE IMPRESSION that they would be welcomed, which they are not. Families that arrive intact are being turned away. Only UNACCOMPANIED minors arriving WITHOUT PARENTS are being allowed in for protective custody, as a humanitarian gesture.
Coopersdad about 3 years ago
That’s why they are called “repulsicans”! They are the party of inhumanity!!!
Concretionist about 3 years ago
It all depends on what bothers YOU. People with a conscience, a shred of empathy or some idea that we should all strive for okayness if not greatness will be bothered by some things. People who worry about ☞ invaders ☜ or (gasp) letting someone ☞ unfairly ☜ reaping some advantage without paying for it are bothered about something else.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 3 years ago
There is NO ISSUE on which the Repugs will not resort to demagoguery.
Skylark about 3 years ago
It’s easier to blame the migrant situation on Biden now than it is to find someone or thing to blame for the covid thing.
baroden Premium Member about 3 years ago
The legacy of the Republican Party; always on the wrong side of history.
FrankErnesto about 3 years ago
Republicans always seem to make a huge mess, get voted out, and spend the next two years blaming the Democrats.
Alberta Oil Premium Member about 3 years ago
Are they not all issues to be dealt with as best we/you can. We/you have thrown unlimited resources to fix one.. the other one impacts even more people.. those “kids” at the border are just the most visible (at the moment) of a much larger immigration/undocumented problem.
Diane Lee Premium Member about 3 years ago
DDWIZ If you decide to run for president, let me know, I’d like to work on your campaign.
Ally2005 about 3 years ago
Those kids are dirt poor and non-white. That’s two too many strikes against them as far as the Qupublinuts are concerned. But it’s still something handy to place all the blame on the Biden administration. Their hero knew how to deal with “those” people.
Godfreydaniel about 3 years ago
It’s true that minorities were and are disproportionately affected by Covid, but facts are stubborn things: IF it had ensured Trump’s re-election, Traitor Trump could not have cared less if TWENTY MILLION Americans had died of Covid. Even if every single one of them was so white that he glowed in the dark. Trump is incapable of caring about anyone or anything but himself.
Michael G. about 3 years ago
If you can’t win, outlaw voting as much as you’re able, fascist assholes!
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member about 3 years ago
Nice.
ferddo about 3 years ago
The elephant wouldn’t consider immigration a crisis if it could get those immigrants to pledge that they would only vote Republican…
Radish the wordsmith about 3 years ago
How many gun deaths?
RabbitDad about 3 years ago
FOUR people dead from Ebola during the Obama years, and Trump called for Obama’s resignation for it.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 3 years ago
Just to quantify the extent to which Disaster Pumpkin is responsible for today’s …
New World Record in Ball Dropping
2020-01-07 • Presidential Daily Brief: “Analysts concluded [coronavirus] could be a cataclysmic event.” • Trump did nothing.
2020-03-11 • World Health Organization declares a global pandemic.
2020-04-15 • While continuing to lie about the pandemic, Trump suspends US funding for WHO.
2021-03-31 • US coronavirus deaths: 564,399 (63 weeks after PDB; 8959/week; 4% of the world’s population; 26% of its COVID deaths)
For comparison …
1941-12-07 • Pearl Harbor attack: 2,403
2001-09-11 • terrorist attacks: 2,977 (5 weeks after PDB warned Bush about it)
Korean War (33,686) + Vietnam War (58,220) + Afghan War (7,970): 99,876
WW1: 116,516 (83 weeks for US; 1403/week)
WW2: 418,500 (195 weeks for US; 2146/week)
Civil War: ~620,000 (213 weeks; 2911/week)
Spanish flu: ~675,000 (~117 weeks; 5769/week)
bakana about 3 years ago
Most of those kids have Brown Skin.
And, some of them will grow up and the rich people’s Pasty White offspring might even be willing to Date them.
grumpypophobart about 3 years ago
Well said Mike!
Awesome Steelers about 3 years ago
Sounds about right… Dont want to own shiggity!!!
RonaldHeater about 3 years ago
Bringing more Covid into the country. The kids can have in school classes but American children can’t. Hmm let me see, if you liberals care about children, why do you abort babies? We can’t take in everyone from all around the earth. Democrats don’t even help our homeless people.. Ask why Biden is putting them all in cages. The same one that Obama built.