Comment by ModernMech
8 days ago
Communication is a two way street, and the fact that people heard “inject bleach” means that’s what Trump communicated. That we are arguing about this years later proves the point. You can say that’s not what he meant, but that’s what he communicated. He had experts there that day who are eloquent and have precise command over the science and the English language, unlike him. He chose to sideline them because his ego wanted attention, so he confused the nation at a time we were in need of clarity. He played no role except to make everything worse. His absence would have been the best thing he could have done for everyone that day. Failure of leadership at a critical juncture.
> the fact that people heard “inject bleach” me
You mean how did the aggressive media find a sentence they could give to their base to get clicks, that he didn’t even say? Give me a break.
Miscommunications happen. Now you’ve been corrected. Stop repeating false claims.
These communications were from Trump directly to people, they heard it with their own ears. And you can't even make it out to be a partisan thing because Trump's own experts in the room reacted with visible shock when he made those statements. I think it's fair to say if the President had done his job and let experts do the emergency communicating, no directives approximating "inject yourself with bleach" would have been understood by the general public. And that's why the failure lies with him.
> Miscommunications happen. Now you’ve been corrected. Stop repeating false claims.
I have not repeated this claim. My point is because miscommunications happen, the person in charge should have left it up to experts instead of just riffing, because now his sloppy words will live on forever.