Chief Prick

The "law and order" president defying Nevada laws.

In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump on Sunday hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was making the last turn in defeating the virus. Eager to project a sense of normalcy in imagery, Trump soaked up the raucous cheers inside the warehouse venue. Relatively few in the crowd wore masks, with one clear exception: those in the stands directly behind Trump, whose images would end up on TV, were mandated to wear face coverings.

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All entrants to the rally were given temperature checks and while masks were encouraged, few wore them.

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Nevada’s governor, Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, has limited in-person gatherings indoors and outdoors to 50 people since May, a recommendation based on White House reopening guidelines.

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“To put it bluntly: he didn’t have the guts to make tough choices,” Sisolak said of Trump’s handling of the virus. “He left that to governors and the states. Now he’s decided he doesn’t have to respect our state’s laws. As usual, he doesn’t believe the rules apply to him.”

The city of Henderson informed Xtreme Manufacturing on Sunday that the event as planned was in direct violation of the governor’s Covid-19 emergency directives and that penalties would follow. The Trump campaign pushed back against the restrictions with the president saying he would support those in attendance if “the governor came after you”.

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There was no early mention from the president that the pandemic had killed nearly 200,000 Americans and was still claiming 1,000 lives a day.

“We are not shutting the country again. A shutdown would destroy the lives and dreams of millions Americans,” said Trump.

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A Covid-19 death will do that, too.

Also on Sunday night, author and journalist Bob Woodward, whose book Rage detailed Trump publicly playing down the virus while privately knowing it was more serious, told 60 Minutes that an hour and a half after he told Trump his book would be tough on him, the president Tweeted that Rage was going to be fake.

Name one.

On Monday Trump will travel to California to receive a briefing on the devastating wildfires racing through the region. He has largely been silent on the blazes that have claimed dozens of lives in Oregon and California.

Bet: He's going to say the Democratic governor of California is an idiot failure who won't listen to Trump when he tells him he needs to rake the forest floors and is responsible for all the damage and loss of life.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.