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Dr. Anthony Fauci was appointed Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in1984. He oversees an extensive research portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat established infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis and malaria as well as emerging diseases such as Ebola and Zika. NIAID also supports research on transplantation and immune-related illnesses, including autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies.
Dr. Fauci has advised six Presidents on HIV/AIDS and many other domestic and global health issues. He was one of the principal architects of the Presidentās Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has saved millions of lives throughout the developing world.
Dr. Fauci also is the longtime chief of the Laboratory of Immunoregulation. He has made many contributions to basic and clinical research on the pathogenesis and treatment of immune-mediated and infectious diseases. He helped pioneer the field of human immunoregulation by making important basic scientific observations that underpin the current understanding of the regulation of the human immune response.
Dr. Fauci is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and has received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science, the Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Ā He has been awarded 38 honorary doctoral degrees and is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than 1,200 scientific publications, including several major textbooks.
In a 2019 analysis of Google Scholar citations, Dr. Fauci ranked as theĀ 41st most highly cited researcher of ALL TIME.Ā According to the Web of Science, he ranked 8th out of more than 2.2 million authors in the field of immunology by total citation count between 1980 and January 2019.
And Trump thinks he knows more about viruses and infectious diseases than this guy, simplyĀ because he had an Uncle who attended MIT. Let that sink in for a moment.
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The true character of an individual will always be revealed when they are faced with a crisis or adversity. And the eternal question will always be: at the moment of truth, when it truly mattered, what did they do? How did they respond?
In the midst of a national health crisis, when America needed a leader the most, Trump has categorically failed. He failed at the moment of truth. It has been a catastrophic failure, with lethal consequences. His lies, indifference, and downplaying of the coronavirus pandemic, will be remembered as the greatest dereliction of duty in presidential history. It is why this virus will be remembered by historians as The TrumpVirus, and rightfully so, because it didn't have to be this way. The needless loss of more than 200 thousand American lives is now Trump's legacy.
We owe it to the more than 220 thousand American souls that are no longer with us, to remove Trump from office.
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Trump: "Today, I am officially terminating my relationship with reality. I don't like the way reality has treated me. It's been very unfair....so tremendously unfair."
Trump Jan. 24, Twitter:.
āChina has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!ā
Trump Feb. 7,Ā Twitter:
āJust had a long and very good conversation by phone with President Xi of China. He is strong, sharp and powerfully focused on leading the counterattack on the Coronavirus. He feels they are doing very well, even building hospitals in a matter of only days ā¦ Great discipline is taking place in China, as President Xi strongly leads what will be a very successful operation. We are working closely with China to help!
Trump Feb. 7,Ā Remarks beforeĀ Marine One departure:
"Late last night, I had a very good talk with President Xi, and we talked about ā mostly about the coronavirus. They're working really hard, and I think they are doing a very professional job. They're in touch with World ā the World ā World Organization. CDC also. We're working together. But World Health is working with them. CDC is working with them. I had a great conversation last night with President Xi. It's a tough situation. I think they're doing a very good job.ā
Trump Feb. 10, Fox interview:.
"I think China is very, you know, professionally run in the sense that they have everything under control," Trump said. "I really believe they are going to have it under control fairly soon. You know in April, supposedly, it dies with the hotter weather. And that's a beautiful date to look forward to. But China I can tell you is working very hard."
Trump Feb. 10,Ā rallyĀ in Manchester, N.H.:
āI spoke with President Xi, and theyāre working very, very hard. And I think itās all going to work out fine.ā
Trump Feb. 23,Ā before boardingĀ Marine One:
"I think President Xi is working very, very hard. I spoke to him. He's working very hard. I think he's doing a very good job. It's a big problem. But President Xi loves his country. He's working very hard to solve the problem, and he will solve the problem. OK?"
Trump Feb. 27, press conference:
āI spoke with President Xi. We had a great talk. Heās working very hard, I have to say. Heās working very, very hard. And if you can count on the reports coming out of China, that spread has gone down quite a bit. The infection seems to have gone down over the last two days. As opposed to getting larger, itās actually gotten smaller.ā
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"Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million,ā Trump told a crowd at an Alabama rally on Aug. 21, 2015. āAm I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.ā
In 1991, as Trump was teetering on bankruptcy yet AGAIN, and scrambling to raise cash, he sold his 282-foot Trump yacht āPrincessā to Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin-Talal for $20 million.
Four years later, the prince came to his rescue again, joining other investors in a $325 million deal for Trumpās money-losing Plaza Hotel....Which eventually went under anyway.
In 2001, Trump sold the entire 45th floor of the Trump World Tower across from the UN for $12 million, the biggest purchase in that building to that point, according to the brokerage site Streeteasy. The buyer: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Since Trump took the oath of office, the Saudi government and lobbying groups for it have been lucrative customers for Trumpās hotels.
A public relations firm working for the kingdom spent nearly $270,000 on lodging at his Washington hotel through March of last year, according to filings to the Justice Department. A spokesman for the firm told The Wall Street Journal that the Trump hotel payments came as part of a Saudi-backed lobbying campaign against a bill that allowed Americans to sue foreign governments for responsibility in the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Attorneys general for Maryland and the District of Columbia cited the payments by the Saudi lobbying firm as an example of foreign gifts to Trump that could violate the Constitutionās ban on such āemolumentsā from foreign interests.
Congress is furious over Trumpās secret efforts to secure a nuclear energy deal with Saudi Arabia. Congress is rightfully furious when they discovered that the Saudis refused to accept limits preventing them from developing a nuclear weapon.
It was revealed that the Trump gave approval for companies to share certain nuclear energy technology with the kingdom without a broader nuclear deal in place.
House Democrats began investigating the administrationās nuclear talks with Saudi after the Oversight and Reform Committee announced in February it was launching a probe to ādetermine whether the actions being pursued by the Trump administration are in the national security interests of the United States or, rather, serve those who stand to gain financially as a result of this potential change in U.S. foreign policy.ā
Energy SecretaryĀ Rick Perry approved seven authorizations that let U.S. companies share certain nuclear energy technology with Saudi Arabia.Ā
lawmakers were outraged when they found out they were not told about the approvals, saying the secrecy violates the Atomic Energy Act, which requires that Congress be kept āfully and currently informedā of 123 agreement negotiations.
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Lindsey Graham is lying through his teeth.
Dems NEVER wanted a ridiculous wall. Dems have voted to increase funding for border security. Obama increased the funding for border security, and he increased the size of the Border Patrol. Now Dems are offering more money for improvements in border security, like surveillance, cameras, drones, sensors, barriers, and certain sections of walls. These are all practical and sensible improvements, that have proven to work. But Dems will NEVER provide funding for Trump's ridiculous wall.
Sorry Traitor Trump, but the American people will not pay for a lie you told during the campaign. Trump actually wants the American people to bail him out by paying for his ridiculous wall. I still remember reading the transcript of the phone conversation Trump had with the President of Mexico. Trump was literally begging him to do him a big favor, and announce to the media that Mexico would pay for the wall.šš. The president of Mexico laughed, and basically said "no way JosĆ©." ššš
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In Trump's diseased mind, he actually believes that thousands of Americans are willing, EVEN HAPPY, to go without pay for months, or even years, JUST FOR HIM. Trump's Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney was right when he said that Trump is a terrible human being.
Trump quote from 2004, a response to a Larry King Live caller asking how he handles stress. Trump: āI try and tell myself it doesnāt matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesnāt matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed. Honestly, it doesnāt matter."
Spoken like a true sociopath. Trump meets pretty much every diagnostic criterion of a sociopath.
ā¢ Manipulative and ConningĀ
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors asĀ Ā permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They may dominate and humiliate their victims.Ā
ā¢ Pathological LyingĀ
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities.
ā¢ Lack of Remorse, Shame or GuiltĀ
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.
ā¢ Callousness/Lack of EmpathyĀ
Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others' feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them.Ā
ā Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive NatureĀ
Rage and abuse. Believe they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others.Ā
ā¢ Irresponsibility/UnreliabilityĀ
Not concerned about wrecking others' lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause. Does not accept blame themselves, but blames others, even for acts they obviously committed.
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Hannity: "What are your top priority items if you were to get a 2nd term?"
Trump: "That's a tremendously great and powerfully strong question Sean. Well, as you know, I still have high hopes of getting a deal for that tower in Moscow that I've always dreamed of. I'm also going to work on getting rid of that stupid emoluments clause in the Constitution. You have no idea how hard it is for me and my family to grift with that emoluments clause aways getting in the way. And of course I plan on golfing a lot more. I barely got a chance to do any golfing during my 1st term. Can you believe it?Ā And last but not least, I am determined to lockup any and everyone who has ever mocked me, or made me feel inadequate, impotent, and insecure, like Hillary, Obama, Melania, Stormy Daniels, and umbrellas."
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Trump and his grifter family are running their criminal enterprise out of the white. That's what the entire Trump administration has been about since the very beginning. It's why Jared and Ivanka were brought into the white house. They aren't working for the country, or the American people, they are working for themselves. They are working to enrich themselves even more. Every move they make is a calculated business move for their own financial gains.
It's not an accident that Trump has been hostile towards America's longtime traditional allies, like Canada, Australia, The UK, and France. It's because financially, those countries don't really have anything to offer Trump and his criminal organization. And it's not an accident that Trump has been so cozy with Saudi Arabia,Ā Russia, and China.Ā Even before he became president,Ā he benefited financially from Saudi,Ā China, and Russia.Ā Many of Trump's products are manufactured in China, and Ivanka has received more than 20 new trademark deals in China since Trump became president.Ā Saudi Arabia bought an entire floor in Trump's Tower, and Saudis have been spending a fortune at Trump's new Hotel in DC. And we already know that Russians and Saudis, both bailed out Trump when he was going bankrupt in the 90s. If it were not for the Saudis and Russians, Trump would not have survived the 90s. What Trump and his family are doing,Ā amounts to nothing more than a smash & grab. All anyone has to do is take a step back and open your eyes, and you'll see that what Trump and his family are doing is happening right in front of our faces.
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