The Worst Possible Pandemic President

The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

News, Politics

4.6 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump's handling of the pandemic continues to worsen as it exacerbates the worst parts of his personality. His lying. His narcissism and cruelty. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down more enraging chapters in this enraging story and explain some of the more seemingly inexplicable aspects of this crisis.

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0:00.0	Well, Mr. President, before you leave, one last question.
0:05.0	Could I ask you one last question? How can we pray for you?
0:08.0	Well, I would love that. I would love to say how the evangelical community, for the most part, have really been on my side.
0:15.0	And it's always a great honor.
0:18.0	Well, the Bible is clear. We need to pray for our leaders, and we are praying for you.
0:21.4	Many in this country are clinging to God right now. So thank you, Mr. President. We have Monday night football-type ratings. Now, I didn't say that. I have no idea what they are, in a sense. But I know that the Times, they say it's all the news that's fit to print. I say it's all the news. It's not fit to print.
0:38.7	When they don't want the President of the United They say it's all the news that's fit to print. I say it's all the news that's not fit to print.
0:38.7	When they don't want the president of the United States to have a voice, you're not talking about democracy any longer. You said it on Sean Hannity's Fox News. You said that you might. You know, why don't you people act? Let me ask it. You said some state. Why don't you act in a little more positive?
0:54.6	It's always trying to get you.
0:56.3	My question to you.
0:56.3	Get you, get you.
0:57.3	And you people act? Let me ask it. Why don't you act in a little more positive? It's always trying to get you. My question to you. Get you. And you know what? That's why nobody trusts the media anymore.
1:01.5	Hey, everybody. Welcome to the muck rake podcast. My name is Nick H. Houselman, and I'm joined by my co-host, Jared Y. Sexton. And we are up to almost 160,000 confirmed cases in the U.S.
1:14.4	of COVID-19.
1:16.3	And there's a lot of unrest and uneasiness going on out here.
1:19.6	We're going to extend our extreme social distancing until the end of April.
1:26.1	And Jared, how are you holding up?
1:29.2	I'm so angry. I'm sure there are people who are listening who feel this way. Like when we
1:35.2	started talking about this in this podcast, you know, it was this fear and anxiety of the people that
1:39.7	I loved and the people who were vulnerable to this disease.
1:48.8	And, you know, the idea that they could possibly be hurt or exposed to it, particularly by social negligence and or incompetence by the government.
1:53.4	You know, I'm like a lot of other people, I know people who have it.
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