Trump Told a Crowd of Supporters He Got the Booster Shot. They Booed.
Frankenstein’s lost control of the monster.
Once again, Covid is ripping through the country at unprecedented rates, with Omicron variant caseloads doubling every two days. Of course, in the midst of it all it’s been interesting to see politicians like Donald Trump begin to change their tune on vaccinations. After the all too familiar drum beat of “freedom” and categorically refusing to encourage the GOP base to get vaccinated, Trump and other GOP figureheads have changed their tune. Unsurprisingly, considering the corporate interests that fund them have a vested interest in people being healthy, vaccinated, and back to work. That said, it’s been fascinating to watch people like Trump attempt to navigate it all.
At a recent event with a crowd of supporters, Trump told them he had gotten the booster shot. The crowd booed in response.
Ah, it seems as though it was only yesterday when we thought Trump was the monster the GOP was going to struggle to control. Unfortunately, it seems, he was merely the tip of the iceberg.
If there weren’t such deadly consequences, it would almost be funny to watch the GOP figure out how to handle this mess that they created. Funny if only for the simple fact that it’s all their creation. They…
