If I had to do an ad to exploit this situation, here's how it would go. 

Voiceover: Here's how Donald Trump reacted to the news that his political opponent had come down with a serious illness

[Play video of Trump mocking Clinton's pneumonia}

Voiceover: Get well soon Mr. President

END

Now if Melania were to write this, the ad would conclude with "Be wellest, Mr. President"

Just now, Kelsall said:

He will come through this and should get a sympathy bump in the polls like Reagan did after he was shot.  The leftist press is trying to put out that fire now.

You think if Reagan shot himself he would have gotten that sympathy bump? You think if he had recommended that other people shoot themselves he would have gotten that sympathy bump?

23 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

Now who is delusional? The four presidents leading up to Trump were all psychopathic narcissists with a massive death toll, the war on terror killed millions and increased terror 6000%

What a president should be is not what you will ever get, but at least Trump has pumped the brakes a little on war mongering.

Even if you're nonsense about the previous presidents being narcissistic psycopaths were true, why leave out Reagan. Or does the brutal wars he illegally supported in Central America not count?

Just now, cyril sneer said:

get well soon Donald, you're the best x

Was that "x" meant to be a variable or placeholder because you can't come up with anything acceptable?

13 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

True actually. For all the horrors that is Trump starting wars isn't one of them. He's aided and abetted dictators and turned a blind eye to many nasties but if there is some credit due it's that he hasn't started World War 3. 

On the other hand, he's withdrawn the US from a couple of nuclear treaties and is enthusiastically pushing for more nuclear weapons.

3 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Calling cops "Keystone Cops" from the safety of a keyboard is weak.

Playing the "you had to be there" card to counter the evidence is what's weak.

Just now, sucit said:

They are both fine. Johnson scared everyone, but he is much more of a slob than Trump. 

Johnson certainly wasn't fine. People who know him say he still hasn't fully recovered his strength from his near death experience. As for Trump, exactly how do you know he's fine? Because people who are "fine" routinely go to the hospital. It's very early days  in his infection. And he's overweight, unfit,  and 74 years old.

22 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Trump has personally guaranteed debt of $421 million coming due over the next 4 years. He needs cash flow from the government to service that debt, which is why he charged the Secret Service protecting him $765,000 for golf buggies, and a further $950,000 for their accommodation while he was playing golf at his Doral complex. That property has a $125 million debt falling due in 2023.

If he loses, that cash flow dries up. Why else would he have fought so long and hard against the release of his tax returns? His creditors can pull the plug any time they want.

In Australia, a bankrupt cannot hold public office. Maybe he is not bankrupt, but he looks awfully damn close to me.

I would guess that if he loses he will be bailed out by certain parties to whom that is chump change. Remember we know that Kushner's family got bailed out of Jared's terrible billion dollar real estate purchase via a sweetheart deal at least partially financed by Qatar. (the source of most of the funding was kept secret)

5 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Nothing like coaching from the keyboard.

There's been lots of evidence presented how the raid was ill-conceived from the start. 

1 hour ago, Kelsall said:

Good move, an abundance of caution.

An abundance of caution for himself. But given is penchant for going maskless, even when he already felt ill and potentially could infect others, not so much.

1 hour ago, TopDeadSenter said:

The narrative here is still very fluid.

 

"Breonna Taylor's boyfriend said SHE opened fire on cops during no-knock warrant before changing his story"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8799423/Breonna-Taylor-cops-knocked-three-times-grand-jury-testimony-reveals.html

 

 I believe the police's account of events. And the surefire takeaway from these events is to co-operate when encountering police. Wherever and whenever. 

First you have to know that they are the police. Most of the neighbors who heard what went down said that the police didn't identify themselves. The only one who did actually at first said that they didn't. It was only a few months later that he changed his report. Were those other neighbors called before the grand jury?

10 minutes ago, Boon Mee said:

Glad to hear that Biden and his wife have posted negative for the Wuhan Cooties. I'd never wish sickness on anyone. 

I'm not a liberal. 

How about mocking someone for having a case of pneumonia? I guess that's approved practice for people on the right if Trump's behavior is anything to go by. But it's not like he's now the President or anything...oh wait a minute.

10 minutes ago, polpott said:

At last an honest Trumpette. Trump and his followers have zero empathy for others, its all about "Me, me, me". And you wonder why Americans have such a bad rep with the rest of the world?

If it were only about zero empathy. I've repeatedly pointed out and posted that nasty video of Trump ridiculing Clinton when she had pneumonia. Trump supporters simply ignore it. I guess, there's no way that even they can explain that away.

13 minutes ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

I'm not buying it. Awfully convenient timing. Low in the polls, questionable performance in the debates. Handling of Corona, handling of the protests, all the natural disasters, etc., followed by his ridiculous Tweets. "Man, I sure could use an ace in the hole. Oh I know, I'VE GOT CORONA!" Oh our brave president fighting Corona, just like one of us. All that anger is just melting away into sympathy. I don't think anyone could ask for a better October Surprise.

Given Trump's psychopathology, I don't think that any kind of ruse like that is possible. Apparently, to the dismay of his advisers and fellow Republicans, he thought that he had won the debate.

3 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

 It's a brilliant move by Trump, The attention will all be on him, while the criticism will be more subdued for the sake of decorum.  After the recovery the Dems won't have time to pick up momentum. 2020 is in the bag,

And to complete the picture the Trump campaign should run a video of how Trump responded to the news that Hillary Clinton had pneumonia. His viciousness and ridicule were just what the doctor ordered. If the doctor's name was Mengele.

And the fact that Trump and his family have consistently refused to wear a mask and that Trump himself has repeatedly questioned the need for one will count for nothing.

23 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-family-members-not-wear-masks-during-debate-joe-biden-2020-9

Trump's family at the debate where they refused to follow no mask rules. 

"On the Trump side of the hall, Mrs. Trump came in wearing a mask but took it off once she sat down," Wallace said. "I didn't see when they came in but all the other members of the first family that I saw there, including Ivanka, Tiffany, when they sat down they weren't wearing masks."

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-family-refused-masks-debate-145855920.html

The White House Knew Trump Had Likely Been Exposed to the Virus. He Traveled and Held Events Anyway.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/trump-knew-exposed-maskless-campaign-trail-hope-hicks-showing-symptoms.html

30 minutes ago, donnacha said:

Yes. He was the first American president to make the plight of the Uighirs a matter of official policy. Most of his predecessors said nothing about many human rights issues involving China because they were too worried about upsetting the applecart.

Among those who actually care about human rights, even left-wingers admit that this aspect of his presidency has had good consequences.

I'm sure his concern about these Muslims was genuine. I guess he didn't see any of them celebrating in New Jersey  the collapse of the Twin Towers.

1 hour ago, onthedarkside said:

Developing news as more details leak out:

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-experiencing-mild-covid-symptoms-why-first-week-matters-n1241778

 

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519322-trump-experiencing-mild-symptoms-after-testing-positive-for-virus

 

 

Even though he felt unwell and know that Hicks was ill, he still had a meeting with supporters at the White House. A meeting at which neither he nor they were wearing masks.

Some psychologist did an experiment where he played a recording of a basketball game to viewers. Afterwards, he asked them if they noticed anything out of the ordinary. Most didn't. It turns out that during the game someone in a gorilla suit ran out onto the court. But the viewers were blind to that gorilla. Much in the same way that they are apparently blind to Trump's appalling behavior. The same behavior that they denounce in others.