So Trumpis canceling all flights from Europe, other than UK.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Am I the only one who thinks it is so that people can get to his UK resorts?

[djAdvocate]

I honestly don't know what it is about, but it seemed utterly bizarre to me.

[happyhoix]

I read that it may be to suck up with his pal Boris Johnson.

Didn’t bother to warn the EU in advance, and they are pissed.

Although it’s not like we have a lot of allies in the EU anymore.

[deminmaine]

Mar 12, 2020 11:57:12 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

I read that it may be to suck up with his pal Boris Johnson.

Didn’t bother to warn the EU in advance, and they are pissed.

Although it’s not like we have a lot of allies in the EU anymore.

Again, showing the utter incompetence of this administration.  After Trump's latest purge over at State is there anyone left who can advocate for even the simplest and most basic of protocol steps?  This is totally self inflicted.  

Of course even if someone had suggested it, trump could nix it out of pure spite and malice! 

[Tennesseer]

UK has several trump golf resorts.

[kadee79]

And he is now pondering limiting travel inside the US....didn't get a link, but who knows which way the wind will blow now. 

[Tennesseer]

Mar 12, 2020 16:23:41 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

And he is now pondering limiting travel inside the US....didn't get a link, but who knows which way the wind will blow now. 

Trump: Restricting travel in U.S. a 'possibility' if coronavirus pandemic gets 'too hot'

[dondub]

My worst expectation is Trump eventually declares Martial Law and cancels the election due to ‘national security’. He already mentioned the Stafford Law today and all the powers that he has under that.

[Opti]

Mar 12, 2020 16:25:57 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Mar 12, 2020 16:23:41 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

And he is now pondering limiting travel inside the US....didn't get a link, but who knows which way the wind will blow now. 

Trump: Restricting travel in U.S. a 'possibility' if coronavirus pandemic gets 'too hot'

Thanks for the link. I think Trump is petty and doesn't really think things through. He's mad at the EU, Italy makes a great target so he made his ban IMO with that in mind. Now this of course ignores its real easy to fly between the EU and the UK. People do it all the time. NJ news had a story and video from a guy who left Croatia and drove through Italy on the way to whatever airport he flew out of. It might have been a non Italy EU airport but for some reason I think he actually flew out of Scotland.

[Opti]

Mar 12, 2020 16:33:04 GMT -5 dondub said:

My worst expectation is Trump eventually declares Martial Law and cancels the election due to ‘national security’. He already mentioned the Stafford Law today and all the powers that he has under that.

This is 2020 not 2017 or even 2018. I do not think even most of the GOP would stand behind him if he does so. The GOP has egg on its face over the handling of this crisis, I think support for Trump is dropping daily with GOP movers and shakers.

[Tennesseer]

Mar 12, 2020 16:33:04 GMT -5 dondub said:

My worst expectation is Trump eventually declares Martial Law and cancels the election due to ‘national security’. He already mentioned the Stafford Law today and all the powers that he has under that.

Don-can you post a link for the Stafford Law please. When I search for it all I get is law firms around the country named Stafford.

Thanks.

[billisonboard]

Mar 12, 2020 17:25:22 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Mar 12, 2020 16:33:04 GMT -5 dondub said:

My worst expectation is Trump eventually declares Martial Law and cancels the election due to ‘national security’. He already mentioned the Stafford Law today and all the powers that he has under that.

Don-can you post a link for the Stafford Law please. When I search for it all I get is law firms around the country named Stafford.

Thanks.

Stafford Act Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, and Related Authorities as of June 2019

[Tennesseer]

Mar 12, 2020 17:28:50 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Mar 12, 2020 17:25:22 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Don-can you post a link for the Stafford Law please. When I search for it all I get is law firms around the country named Stafford.

Thanks.

Stafford Act Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, and Related Authorities as of June 2019

Thanks, Billis.

[Gardening Grandma]

Mar 12, 2020 16:33:04 GMT -5 dondub said:

My worst expectation is Trump eventually declares Martial Law and cancels the election due to ‘national security’. He already mentioned the Stafford Law today and all the powers that he has under that.

I’ve wondered about that, but hopefully by November, we’ll be through this - and people will remember how badly he screwed up.

[djAdvocate]

I heard this British epidemiologist talking about the UK non-ban. he said that the UK is doing the same horrible job of managing this as the US, and that there is no reason they should be excluded from the travel ban. he said that the ONLY reason that he could think of that it has gone this way is a political one- that the UK is friendly with the US, and that Trump is basically being kind to them for it. but how is it an act of kindness to expose the UK to our virus and our own people to theirs?

can we just invoke the 25th and get this guy out of office, yet?

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I heard this British epidemiologist talking about the UK non-ban. he said that the UK is doing the same horrible job of managing this as the US

Shocker.   As I told a friend of mine that lives there "Holy crap there is a British version of Trump too!"