If you didn’t know anything else about Donald Trump besides what was on his Twitter feed, then you might be surprised at the fact that he’s the president of the United States. This Sunday morning, he went on unhinged Twitter tirades yet again. This time, he targeted New York City’s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio, concern about the Coronavirus, and people who have criticized the usage of the Village People song “Macho Man” at his rallies. Indeed — as the U.S. grapples with the Coronavirus pandemic, the associated economic crisis, struggles around access to the ballot box, and more, Trump is spending his time patting himself on the back for the usage of a Village People song at his rallies.
They just don’t get it! https://t.co/kGV9geK4l8
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
On Sunday morning, Trump tried to depict New York City as some kind of crime-ridden land of chaos. Although rates of shooting incidents (and, concurrently, murder) in the area have risen recently, they are still below the levels that the city suffered when Trump’s own ally, Rudy Giuliani, was in charge of the city in the late 1990s. Ignoring this fact, as Trump does, and instead pushing for an across-the-board usage of violent force against Americans — as Trump also seems to do — is not going to somehow magically solve the actual issues at hand.
But people don’t want to get mugged, beaten up, or killed. Let New York’s Finest (who proudly endorsed me!) do their job. Rehire crime squad and fired police. They will bring safety back to NYC, FAST!!! https://t.co/u14t0oSNVN
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
Trump has recently been trying to convince voters that crime will come to the “suburbs” in huge waves if Joe Biden is elected to the presidency. There’s no evidence for this, however — in fact, Biden has explicitly pushed back against the idea of “defunding” police as any kind of standard operating procedure. Starting months ago, Biden has unequivocally condemned bouts of violent rioting that have marred American cities. Claims otherwise are lies, plain and simple.
On Sunday morning, Trump also tweeted glibly about recent signs of progress in the fight against the Coronavirus, as if he has had much of anything to do with it.
Actually falling very steadily and fast. Deaths and hospitalizations way down, and even cases down despite far more Testing than any other country in the World, by far. India second! https://t.co/dZQEh2F7Cf
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump below:
