Comments by "The Dude" (@The00Dude) on "Trump is going to run: Reince Priebus" video.
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@bratzylahh All trump corona lies
Slow start. Throughout the first two months of the year, Trump ignored warnings from administration intelligence and health experts, dismissing initial signs of the pandemic as transient. Some critics believe he relied too heavily on Chinese reassurances because of his eagerness for a big trade deal. The early delay contributed to later testing shortages.
Incomplete travel ban. In an action he touts as showing his strong action, Trump issued a partial ban Jan. 31 on travel from China, the origin of the pandemic. But the ban had loopholes, and his failure to similarly limit travel from Europe for six weeks left the country highly vulnerable to the virus, evidenced by sharp spikes of infections in the New York metropolitan area.
Mixed signals. Even after Trump declared an emergency and ordered a national lockdown in mid-March, he repeatedly sent false signals creating doubts he favored the actions he proposed. When a shortage of COVID-19 tests hampered the response, he said, “I don’t take responsibility at all.” Instead of creating a unified national response to what became the country’s greatest health crisis, he declared action was up to the states and bashed governors seeking more federal help. Within weeks, he prematurely sought to end his own restrictions, pushing to restart economic activity lest a prolonged recession derail his reelection hopes.
Premature reopening. Even before his own April 30 deadline, Trump was urging states to resume economic activity, successfully persuading Republican-led states like Texas, Arizona and Florida to act even though they failed to meet federal guidelines. In a symbolic but significant move, Trump undercut his own administration’s enforcement regimen by refusing to wear the protective mask that scientific advisers like Fauci repeatedly called the best way to curb the virus.
Ignoring reality. As the number of infections plateaued, then resumed to rise, Trump declared victory and switched his focus to economic revival and street protests on police crimes and broader racial issues. When his anti-pandemic task force held its first briefing in two months last Friday, Trump was absent. Vice President Mike Pence presented so optimistic a report that CNN’s Dana Bash likened it to the infamous “five o’clock follies” where military briefers gave misleading accounts of alleged progress in the Vietnam War
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