Comment Re:Interesting Reaction (Score 1) 533
He called the media response a hoax, not the virus itself. In that same statement he recognized that there is a threat and prudent measures should be taken to limit the spread and put Pence in charge of the response team.
Stop listening to both him directly and the media and evaluate his actions objectively. You may find that the narratives put out by both sides are misleading.
I don't read or listen to narratives. I really don't listen to him much at all either, but it is hard to avoid. I quit watching/listening to mainstream news years ago, even before Obama came into office. Believe me, it is quite liberating, and while you may miss out on details of some news events, the amount of noise and BS you don't get it staggering. I am dead serious - I don't even watch the local news, unless I think it is something important - which 99% of it is not. I usually only check the BBC, and a few tech sites for news. (here, and Ars)
It is very hard to avoid Trump, and his outright lies. As you mentioned, in the SAME STATEMENTS he will tell a truth and a lie. He will say something, then come back later, sometimes MINUTES LATER and say he never said it. There have been books written about it already. Here's a wikipedia page on it. This isn't new for him. We know who he is from before he was President. He hasn't changed, and that is not a good thing.
I have never really liked any of our Presidents, but I can recognize when they do things right. Even GW Bush, who I think got a LOT of things wrong, handled the aftermath of 9/11 pretty well in my mind. Right up to the point where we decided to invade Iraq. But I can at least acknowledge and separate the good and the bad. That is so very very hard to do with Trump, because even though he might do some things right, he hasn't earned any trust. Even if we disagree with our President, deep down we should be able to trust them.