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I'm just messaging you both at the same time. Feel free to both respond.*snips*
Trump officials did sound the coronavirus alarm. They just don’t work there anymore.
The dire message coming from former administration officials often stood in contrast to the upbeat narrative emanating from the White House.
www.politico.com
The ominous message coming from former administration officials often stood in contrast to the upbeat White House narrative. As people like Bossert and Gottlieb pushed for the administration and public to recognize the virus’s disruptive potential, those immediately around the president publicly echoed Trump’s refrain that everything would soon return to normal. The disconnect is perhaps an example of the evolution of Trump’s administration — dissenting voices have fallen away in favor of those more willing to toe the Trump line.
A former administration official who worked with Gottlieb said the ex-FDA chief “saw pretty early on that people weren’t taking this seriously. And I can’t say if he was talking about the administration or the public at large, but he was trying to sound the alarm.”
On Twitter and TV, Gottlieb, Bossert and Cohn, among others, struck an urgent tone, while the president insisted the virus was “very much under control in the USA,” even predicting in late February that the number of cases would be close to zero “within a couple of days” and falsely claiming that a vaccine would soon arrive. As of Thursday, the number of cases had sailed past 1,000 and a vaccine remains at least a year away.
Dr Birx Admits Trump White House 'Censored' Real COVID Data (Video)
"Someone out there or someone inside was creating a parallel set of data and graphics that were shown to the president," former White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator tells "Face the Nation"
www.thewrap.com
Dwarfen, you can post every bit of data you can find that shows wrong science. That's fine. Someone can easily read that and come to the same conclusion as Trump. There's no argument there.
But the problem is, Trump KNEW the truth and chose to downplay it. Per his own words again. He didn't have wrong data and went with it. He had correct data and decided against it for reasons of Politics. Whatever the reason, he cited percentages to Woodard of how much more deadly Covid is versus the flu, and went on TV days later saying the Flu was much worse.
This is actually what we're arguing. Trump knew the truth, and decided to lie. He struck down real science, and propped up people who would say what he want. He fired officials who told the truth. And you're arguing that there are other people who got it wrong as well? Again, Trump didn't get it wrong. He Knew. And he decided to lie.
And we all know that red meat is basically a disease that we put on a bun. A doctor will tell you that, as well as another doctor telling you that red meat is fine. A doctor will tell you to avoid alcohol, while another will tell you the benefits of a glass of red wine a day. Climate Change is real, Climate change is false. You get the deal. None of them have anywhere near the authority of the President of the United States. At the time, one of the most powerful countries in the world. The country with supposedly the best minds, the best people, and all the information. And if the President, whose jobs was supposed to be directly to serve at America's best interests says there's nothing to fear... people who trust in the Government and the Nation will not fear. And that has been measured, as we saw.
Republicans trust Trump more than the CDC for accurate info on the coronavirus, a new poll shows
A majority of Americans (56%) don't trust Trump for accurate info on coronavirus, while 44% said they do trust him, per a new CBS News/YouGov poll.
www.businessinsider.com
And nearly 600,000 of United States Citizens died because of it.
If Biden was presented with the same scenario, did the same thing, and caused the same amount of death, I would want his head on a plate as well. I don't care about Parties, I care about people.
Now, I'm curious. Would you two be so diligent in finding ways to excuse Biden as you do with Trump?
Oh, and before I forget Phoenix, He suggested or offered the idea of Bleach and UV during a White House coronavirus task force briefing. It's a proposterous idea that was rightly laughed away by most right minded individuals.
For others? Who look to someone like Trump for leadership?
Calls To Poison Centers Spike After The President’s Comments About Using Disinfectants To Treat Coronavirus
Words have consequences. It’s as simple as that, and words coming from the President of the United States matter.
www.forbes.com