It turns out that President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is even more embarrassing: He reportedly called former Yankees shortstop Alex Rodriguez for advice on the pandemic while continuing to ignore health experts.
Alex Rodriguez is not an infectious disease expert, nor is he a health professional of any kind. Yet Trump consulted him for advice this week as the pandemic ripped through the country, infecting over 100,000 Americans and killing over 1,500 so far.
Multiple sources tell @ABC Pres. Trump turned to former Yankee Alex Rodriguez for advice this week. A source close to Rodriguez described the call as “pleasant” adding that Trump was seeking thoughts from ARod about the coronavirus response.
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) March 28, 2020
During marathon day of meetings earlier this week, President Trump continued outreach across the country regarding coronavirus & phoned former Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez. Multiple sources tell ABC, the president spoke to ARod from the Oval Office via me & @KFaulders
— John Santucci (@Santucci) March 28, 2020
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A source close to Rodriguez told @ABC the call with Trump was “pleasant” adding that Trump was seeking thoughts from ARod about the coronavirus response. Sources say there was no discussion of AROD or his fiancé Jennifer Lopez taking on any official effort.
— John Santucci (@Santucci) March 28, 2020
Why Trump would reach out to Rodriguez is anyone’s guess. After all, his fiancé Jennifer Lopez took a shot at Trump’s border and child detention/kidnapping policies during the Superbowl in February. Perhaps Trump thinks that because A-Rod played in New York that he has some insight on the current coronavirus crisis unfolding in the city. But Rodriguez is not an expert on city emergencies and emergency planning either. Maybe because Rodriguez allegedly took steroids Trump thinks he’s an expert on drugs that could fight the virus? Regardless of the reason, it just doesn’t make any sense.
Trump, of course, denied the multiple reports by calling it “fake news” on Twitter.
More Fake News! https://t.co/URewvfAUDl
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2020
But it appears Trump did make that call and did seek advice on his coronavirus response. And Twitter users were not amused.
More evidence that the world ended in 2016 and we are in hell pic.twitter.com/ZcqlimLEyN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 28, 2020
Trump called ARod but said there was no point in calling former Presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton & Carter because there was nothing he could learn from them. https://t.co/uzrKhhK0qb
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) March 28, 2020
Hey guys, I just looked this up. You’re not gonna believe this shit.
Alex Rodriguez isn’t a doctor, an immunologist, a virologist, or an epidemiologist.Turns out he’s a fucking baseball player.
I shit you not. pic.twitter.com/7d0RCq1tWq— Barry Schapiro, MD, FAAOS (@bschapiroMD) March 28, 2020
Today, @realDonaldTrump will seek advice from Jose Canseco and Manny Ramirez on how to control COVID-19.https://t.co/6CXrDZsstE
— *you’re (@RKJ65) March 28, 2020
It’s not like Trump has access to the world’s finest epidemiologists and stuff might as well call Alex Rodriguez right
— Seth K. (@FiftySeth) March 28, 2020
I can only assume this is how Alex Rodriguez told Trump to handle the virus. pic.twitter.com/MR6cM7Evxy
— Jake (@TwinsJake) March 28, 2020
Imagine if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on hockey great Wayne Gretzky for coronavirus advice in the middle of a worldwide pandemic?
Get the puck outta here! https://t.co/oT9a42n8WF
— cαηα∂α нαтεs тя☭мρ (@Trump_Detester) March 28, 2020
And #AlexRodriguez has a doctorate in “what”????
— Vickie Rock (@Rockblotter) March 28, 2020
If anyone needed any more evidence that Trump has no idea what he’s doing, look no further than him consulting a retired jock instead of top health experts while Americans die.
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