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Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States of America:

President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he might have contracted Covid-19 from Gold Star family members who were too close to him when telling stories of their loved ones who died in the line of duty.

In an interview on Fox Business, Trump told host Maria Bartiromo that he "figured there would be a chance" he would become infected with the coronavirus, citing his meetings with the families of America's war dead.

"Sometimes I'd be in groups of, for instance, Gold Star families. I met with Gold Star families. I didn't want to cancel that," Trump said. "But they all came in and they all talk about their son and daughter and father. And, you know, they all came up to me, and they tell me a story."

The president proceeded to recount some of those interactions, saying the family members would approach him to "tell me a story about, 'My son, sir, was in Iraq'. Or, 'He was in Afghanistan.' And, 'Sir, he did this, and he did that, and then he charged in order to save his friends.' And, 'Yes, sir, he was killed, but he saved his friends. He's so brave, sir.'"

Trump explained that as he is being told these stories about fallen soldiers, "I can't say, 'Back up, stand 10 feet,' you know? I just can't do it."

Trump claimed to have "went through, like 35 people" whose family members had died, "and everyone had a different story."

"I can't back up, Maria, and say, 'Give me room. I want room. Give me 12 feet. Stay 12 feet away when you talk," he said.

The Gold Star family members "come within an inch of my face, sometimes," Trump said. "They want to hug me, and they want to kiss me. And they do. And, frankly, I'm not telling them to back up. I'm not doing it."​

Also, ferrets deserve a better comparison.

 

Aside from Baby Boomers who remember the 1970s and still call her "Hanoi Jane," does anybody care what Jane Fonda thinks?

Ted Nugent balances the scale.

 

He'll reverse course by the end of the day. Passing up either remaining debate opportunity is awfully risky. I still think he can steal this. But he has to give himself a better chance to get within stealing distance.

 

This may be the greatest analogy I have ever read. I think we have all had our Jim Tomsula moments.

 

Theocracy.

 

"Some people did something"

 

And what, pray tell, is "prospefity" ?

Also: Is this the most obvious example of saying the quiet part out loud in Twitter history? A United States Senator is downplaying the significance of democracy. Think about that one for a moment.

 

And what position of authority does Jane Fonda hold? Is she, for example, a United States Senator who says preservation of democracy isn't particularly important?

 

He just wants to make sure the trains run on time.

 

Really surprised the fly that landed on Pence wasn't the green kind that eat dogshit.