Christy42 wrote: » How did we reach a point where the nation known for being the richest and most powerful with teams of great scientists has had one of the, if not the worst response to the virus? I mean that is the league the US is in right now. They didn't even have working test kits ffs. You would feel bad for those in charge if it is was a 3rd world country.
greenfield21 wrote: » Stopping flights from China then the EU were two great decisions by trump. He deserves credit for this.
Cody montana wrote: » Flights aren’t stopped from China though, only certain areas. The Eu ban only started now.
aloyisious wrote: » One has to wonder who will have the final say [Tony the doc or Don] when China offers the US the same medical assistance Italy has accepted from it? I won't use an "if" ref the offer as China will be in a win/win situation with it.
Cody montana wrote: » It’s at times like these a true leader steps up, sadly the USA is totally lacking one. Things are going to get real ugly over there.
Runaways wrote: » He fired the entire US pandemic response team. And slashed CDC budget. What credit does he deserve when this is killing hundreds of thousands of Americans indiscriminately? He deserves no credit. He deserves all the blame.
everlast75 wrote: » Even forgetting about those acts, HE. IS. STILL. LYING about the virus. People need to be informed. And as for what is happening on Fox News, that is downright criminal. They are literally going to cause people to die through misinformation. There ought to be a criminal investigation.
Runaways wrote: » He just tweeted SOCIAL DISTANCING! In all caps.
Runaways wrote: » People here stockpiling toilet roll. People over there stockpiling ammunition. Seriously.
Be curious how Trump will be able to portray himself as being strong on defense when his inaction has a direct impact on military readiness.
duploelabs wrote: » Because Trump doesn't need anyone telling him what to think, his brain is the best and smarter than anyone, his knowledge is insurmountable and therefore can't be challenged. Thing is in reality, he's as thick as f*cking **** and has got by by surrounding himself with 'yes men' rather than experts. It's this kind of top-down leadership that's lead the States to the shambles that it's in now, and will eventually lead them to the highest death toll per capita from this outbreak
MadYaker wrote: » I also don't understand why he keeps announcing these flight restrictions. What difference does it make now? The disease is already widespread in America. Is it just so he can say he did something?
Christy42 wrote: » I see Pelosi has a deal through the house with bipartisan approach. She seems to have just ditched Trump entirely and just doing what is needed to be done without him being involved. I feel like this needs to be pointed to counter the silliness of accusing Dems of using this to hurt Trump. They are most certainly trying to limit the damage that has been done here. Democrats tried to get a serious sick leave policy in play. Republicans balked at treating poor people like people and just tried to push a tax cut in. Neither got in in an effort to get it through as required so Americans will get a basic sick leave policy for this year at least (when the Senate comes back next week).
BonnieSituation wrote: » https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1238824050924883968 My brain can't handle him anymore
pixelburp wrote: » Too lazy to dig out the link, but 538 ran an aggregation of Corona polling, which showed, somewhat depressingly, that reactions to the virus are partisan. Most Democrats treating it seriously, with only about a 3rd of Republicans recognising this outbreak as serious. It's a shocking indictment of American politics that even something as ostensibly neutral as a pandemic can show partisan, split sentiments. So honestly with that in mind, I don't see this having any effect on Trump's support. Not any major swings. By all accounts polls suggest they'll row behind his ignorance with gusto.
