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U.S. intelligence officials with the National Center for Medical Intelligence issued a report in late November warning that a virus was taking root in China. Analysts concluded it could be a "cataclysmic event,” and the report was shared with the White House, the Pentagon’s Joint Staff and the Defense Intelligence Agency. There were multiple briefings about the report throughout Dec, Jan, and Feb for the National Security Council, and the White House..
On Dec. 31, China publicly confirmed that dozens of people in Wuhan were being treated for pneumonia-like symptoms. Three days later, on Jan. 3, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said he first learned of the spread of the virus in China at a White House briefing attended by CDC and Prevention director Robert Redfield. Trump fired Alex Azar shortly there after because he knew too much.
Public-health experts have stated that Trump's early efforts to downplay the threat of the virus robbed the US of valuable time needed to prepare for what is now a pandemic — potentially costing thousands of lives...
You need a president who’s willing to hear bad news, willing to understand that they’re going to have to focus on something that they may have not intended to focus on. President trump clearly did not want to hear that bad news when he heard about the outbreak in coronavirus,”
--Ben Rhodes, Former Deputy National Security Adviser under President Obama..
Trump spent "two months of completely ignoring every bit of scientific advice," Dr. Ashish Jha, the director of the Harvard Global Health Institute stated in mid-March. "We've wasted two months. And this is not a disease where you're allowed to waste two months."
Jha criticized Trump for telling Americans that everything was "under control" when it was very clear to anybody paying attention that it was not under control."
"I don't use these words lightly, and it's incredibly painful for me to say it," he said, adding: "The cost of all of this is that tens of thousands of Americans are going to die unnecessarily. It was wholly preventable, and not just preventable in hindsight — it was preventable in foresight. Everybody said this is how it was going to play out if they didn't act."
Trump said that COVID-19 “came out of nowhere” and “blindsided the world.” His comments left scientists, doctors, and national security experts in a state of disbelief. Experts had been warning about the next pandemic for years and criticized Trump’s decision in 2018 to dismantle a National Security Council directorate at the White House, that was created by President Obama, and was charged with preparing for WHEN, NOT if, another pandemic would hit the nation.
Trump’s elimination of the office suggested, along with his proposed budget cuts for the CDC, that he did not see or comprehend the threat of pandemics. Trump has defended his record, arguing, “I’m a "businessperson." I don’t like having thousands of people around when you don’t need them. When we need them, we can get them back very quickly.”
But experts argue that’s not how pandemic preparedness works, and that's definitely not how a virus works. “You build a fire department ahead of time,” Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security stated. “You don’t wait for a fire.”
“One year later I was mystified when the White House dissolved the office, leaving the country less prepared for pandemics like COVID-19,” Beth Cameron, the first director of the unit, wrote in an op-ed. She said the directorate was set up to be the “smoke alarm” and get ahead of emergencies and sound a warning at the earliest sign of fire — “all with the goal of avoiding a six-alarm fire.”
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While the coronavirus highlighted Trump’s indifference, criminal negligence and incompetence, we may look back at his response to the current protests as the moment when his longtime flirtation with authoritarianism hardened into something more sinister. There’s no limit to what Trump will inflict to get reelected. His own sister called him a cruel human being.
He called protesters “ter.rorists,” and suggested they should be locked up for at least a decade to silence them, encouraged the use of force against American citizens and the free press, and promised to unleash the military on American citizens. These are the actions of authoritarian regimes in countries the world over.
In many countries around the world, it would be distressing, but not surprising to see the government use the fear of ter.rorism to demonize and encourage the use of force to squash these protest movements. Playing up violent acts committed by a small minority is right out of the authoritarian playbook.
It shifts focus away from Trump's many failures, and assigns blame to a bo.ogeyman. This step alone is critical for Trump. Trump is not to blame for the systemic racism and injustice, but addressing it is the LAST thing he would ever want to do. Why? Well for starters, he himself is a ra.cist.
Trump's actions have already caused immense pain to everyday Americans and the American way of life. They set a dangerous precedent. We are on a perilous path. We are now seeing how Trump and those around him who share is authoritarian impulses respond protests that resulted from genuine grievances. Consider how they will handle the protests that almost certainly will erupt if Trump tries to postpone the election, steal the election, suppress the vote in Democratic areas, or refuses to accept its result if he loses.
In a 2016 replay, Trump recently refused to say whether he would accept the election results if he loses. That was a clear threat, and a warning. Trump has identified his true enemies. and it is America's constitution, and us.
Trump doesn't even need Pence as a running mate. Trump's running mate is tyranny.
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Marine Sgt, Maj. Dan Daly is known for being one of the most decorated service members of all time. He was awarded not one, but TWO medals of honor.
He coined an expression that will forever live on in books, movies, and among troops He almost earned a third for his part in a counter-attack against the enemy in the famous Battle of Belleau Wood. Instead, Daly was given the Distinguished Service Cross and, later, the Navy Cross.
In June 1918 at the battle of Belleau Wood in WW1, the Marines were pinned down under heavy artillery barrage. At one point in the battle, the now 44 year old Daly, led his Marines in a counter-attack against machine gun emplacements with a battle cry that has become Marines lore “Come on, you sons of B——, do you want to live forever?!” In the course of that battle he was wounded three times. 1,800 Marines died in the battle of Belleau Wood.
These are the types of Americans that our current sitting president refers to as "losers."
And Putin's asset in the Oval Office STILL hasn't uttered one word about the bounties that Putin has placed on the heads of our troops in Afghanistan.
Since then we learned that a violent collision took place in Syria between US and Russian troops that left American troops with concussions, two U.S. officials said. Two Russian helicopters flew above the Americans, and one of the aircraft was within about 70 feet the vehicle.
The injuries occurred when one of the Russian vehicles deliberately sideswiped an American vehicle in a convoy, causing the crew to suffer "concussion-like injuries." Initial reports indicate as many as four Americans may have been injured.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
―President Theodore Roosevelt
Trump has made it abundantly clear that he believes in nothing, honors nothing, and respects nothing. As a veteran, the oath I took would never allow me to vote for a domestic threat to my country like Trump. Trump has repeatedly betrayed America, it's people, as well as his oath of office. And as a Marine veteran, his betrayals to this country are unforgettable, and unforgivable.
Semper Fi.
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Marine Sgt, Maj. Dan Daly is known for being one of the most decorated service members of all time. He was awarded not one, but TWO medals of honor.
He coined an expression that will forever live on in books, movies, and among troops He almost earned a third for his part in a counter-attack against the enemy in the famous Battle of Belleau Wood. Instead, Daly was given the Distinguished Service Cross and, later, the Navy Cross.
In June 1918 at the battle of Belleau Wood in WW1, the Marines were pinned down under heavy artillery barrage. At one point in the battle, the now 44 year old Daly, led his Marines in a counter-attack against machine gun emplacements with a battle cry that has become Marines lore “Come on, you sons of B——, do you want to live forever?!” In the course of that battle he was wounded three times. 1,800 Marines died in the battle of Belleau Wood.
These are the types of Americans that our current sitting president refers to as "losers."
And Putin's asset in the Oval Office STILL hasn't uttered one word about the bounties that Putin has placed on the heads of our troops in Afghanistan.
Since then we learned that a violent collision took place in Syria between US and Russian troops that left American troops with concussions, two U.S. officials said. Two Russian helicopters flew above the Americans, and one of the aircraft was within about 70 feet the vehicle.
The injuries occurred when one of the Russian vehicles deliberately sideswiped an American vehicle in a convoy, causing the crew to suffer "concussion-like injuries." Initial reports indicate as many as four Americans may have been injured.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
―President Theodore Roosevelt
Trump has made it abundantly clear that he believes in nothing, honors nothing, and respects nothing. As a veteran, the oath I took would never allow me to vote for a domestic threat to my country like Trump. Trump has repeatedly betrayed America, it's people, as well as his oath of office. And as a Marine veteran, his betrayals to this country are unforgettable, and unforgivable.
Semper Fi.
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NEVER FORGET...that it didn't have to be this way.
Trump's presidency has been far worse than the tragedy of 9/11. 200 thousand American lives lost equates to about 66 9/11s.
And the worst part of It all, is that it was preventable, not just in hindsight, but in foresight as well.
Trump said that COVID-19 “came out of nowhere” and “blindsided the world.” His comments left scientists, doctors, and national security experts in a state of disbelief. Experts had been warning about the next pandemic for years and criticized Trump’s decision in 2018 to dismantle a National Security Council directorate at the White House, that was created by President Obama, and was charged with preparing for WHEN, NOT if, another pandemic would hit the nation.
Trump spent "two months of completely ignoring every bit of scientific advice," Dr. Ashish Jha, the director of the Harvard Global Health Institute stated in mid-March. "We've wasted two months. And this is not a disease where you're allowed to waste two months."
We owe it to the more than 200 thousand American souls that are no longer with us, to remove Trump from office.
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Trump's own sister also explained how she tried to help Trump academically, noting that “he was a brat,” and that, “I did his homework for him” and “drove him around NYC to try to get him into college.” She said she didn’t know of anything Donald had ever accomplished on his own, but noted that “he has five bankruptcies” which he achieved all by himself." “You CAN'T trust him,” she added.
Trump's failure as a president was inevitable. Trump was never equipped to do his job. He doesn't have the necessary tools or the wherewithal to do his job. Trump is grossly incapacitated intellectually, mentally, emotionally, temperamentally, socially, and psychologically. He couldn't properly do his job as president even if he wanted to. (Which he doesn't)
Trump was always going to fail, and he was always going to blame his failures on someone or something. Lying, cheating, and bullying are his only tools for survival. They are the tools of his trade, which is being an agent of chaos, misery, and destruction. It's all he knows. He is a sad and pathetic excuse for a human being. In fact, he is less of a human being, and more of a collection of every human flaw known to mankind, all rolled into one man.
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October 10, 2016 in Wilkes-Barre, PA: "This just came out," Trump said. "WikiLeaks, I love WikiLeaks."
October 12, 2016 in Ocala, FL: "This WikiLeaks stuff is unbelievable," Trump said. "It tells you the inner heart, you gotta read it."
October 13, 2016 in Cincinnati, OH: "It's been amazing what's coming out on WikiLeaks."
October 31, 2016 in Warren, MI: "Another one came in today," Trump said. "This WikiLeaks is like a treasure trove."
November 4, 2016 in Wilmington, OH: "Getting off the plane, they were just announcing new WikiLeaks, and I wanted to stay there, but I didn't want to keep you waiting," said Trump. "Boy, I love reading those WikiLeaks."
Trump today: " No, I don't know anything about Wikileaks, that's not my deal in life."😲
"I've known Jeff Epstein for 15 years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It's even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."
-Trump, NY Magazine 2002.
Trump today: "I'm not a fan of Jeff Epstein. No I've never been a fan of his."😲
Trump a few years from now : " I barely knew Eric and Don Jr. But I can tell you this, I never liked them. You can ask anyone, you can even ask Eric and Don Jr, and they'll tell you, I never liked them." 😂😄
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