{"id":41854,"date":"2020-03-23T22:36:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T22:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=41854"},"modified":"2020-03-23T22:36:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T22:36:51","slug":"trump-doesnt-seek-former-potus-advice-no-o-o-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=41854","title":{"rendered":"Trump doesn&#8217;t seek former POTUS advice? No-o-o-o!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=MAGA%20%23pandemic%20%23POTUS%20%23coronavirus&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/90-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41855\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/90-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/90-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/90-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/90-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/90-2.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No surprise here: Donald Trump says he hasn&#8217;t asked any of his predecessors for guidance, counsel or advice on how to handle the coronavirus outbreak that&#8217;s infecting tens of thousands of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, he said over the weekend that he&#8217;s doing a fabulous job. Besides, Trump said he likely wouldn&#8217;t &#8220;learn much&#8221; from any of the former presidents.<\/p>\n<p>What is a bit surprising, though, is his<i> phony magnanimity<\/i> when he said he doesn&#8217;t want to &#8220;disturb&#8221; any of them.<\/p>\n<p>What a fu**ing joke!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/03\/22\/trump-coronavirus-past-presidents-143131?fbclid=IwAR0Rs_Cn_2kh6OslVSsaeDxWY39AI4SufyF0FpB0EtHhbAZkyjH_nl2jDAg\">All the former presidents<\/a> have expertise to share. Barack Obama went through a couple of health scares on his watch; George W. Bush was thrust into war against terrorists and he had to deal with natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina; Bill Clinton had to undergo trauma caused by the Oklahoma City bombing; Jimmy Carter had that 444-day hostage crisis in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>President Bush sought help from his father &#8212; another former president &#8212; and from President Clinton in helping victims of Katrina; President Carter has engaged in many worldwide missions to promote human rights and free elections in the years since he left office.<\/p>\n<p>Trump won&#8217;t reach out. To do so &#8212; in what passes for his mind &#8212; would be tantamount to admitting failure. Why, we can&#8217;t have that, not from this &#8220;stable genius,&#8221; the guy who knows &#8220;the best words&#8221; and surrounds himself with &#8220;the best people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Preposterous.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=MAGA%20%23pandemic%20%23POTUS%20%23coronavirus&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No surprise here: Donald Trump says he hasn&#8217;t asked any of his predecessors for guidance, counsel or advice on how to handle the coronavirus outbreak that&#8217;s infecting tens of thousands of Americans. Indeed, he said over the weekend that he&#8217;s doing a fabulous job. 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