Overheard Outside a White House COVID-19 Briefing
Reporter: Come
on, Joe, the old boy really can’t be serious about ending social distancing so
soon. Is it all for show?
WH Aide: No,
he is really serious about this. In
fact, it’s pretty personal.
Reporter: You
mean he wants to look like a decisive leader to his base?
WH Aide: No,
he has tickets to the Masters this year.
Reporter: The
Masters?
WH Aide: Yes,
it’s a golf tournament. They play it …
Reporter: I
know that, but I still don’t understand why it’s so important.
WH Aide: Are
you kidding? It’s easier to buy a
congressman than to score tickets to the Masters, but this year he got lucky in
the lottery.
Reporter: The
lottery? But he’s President of the
United States. Can’t he just call them
up and say he’s coming?
WH Aide: You
don’t think he’s tried that? They are really strict at Augusta. This
year’s tournament has already been postponed and if this social distancing goes
on much longer, he’s afraid they might cancel. He thinks this year might be his last chance
to go.
Reporter: What
about next year?
WH Aide: Let’s
say, last chance to see it in person, instead of on a wide-screen TV at a minimum
security federal prison.
Reporter: It’s
starting to make sense.
