It’s going to be just fine.”
Jan. 24, 2020 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!”
Jan. 28, 2020
presidency.This is going to be the roughest thing you face Trump’s
National Security Advisor to Trump
Jan. 30, 2020
Americans defenseless in the case of a full-blown coronavirus outbreak on US soil,.This lack of protection elevates the risk of the coronavirus
evolving into a full-blown pandemic, imperiling the lives of millions of
Americans.” [Memo from Trump Trade Advisor Peter Navarro]
July 2019
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) epidemiologist embedded in China’s disease control agency left the post, and the Trump Administration eliminated the role.
Oct. 2019
“Currently, there are insufficient funding sources designated for the federal government to use in response to a severe influenza pandemic.” [Source: The results of a Department of Health and Human Services 2019 influenza pandemic simulation]
Jan. 22, 2020
“We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.”
Jan. 24, 2020
Trump praises China’s handling of the coronavirus: “China 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!”
BLOCK ISLAND, RI While shutdown-weary listeners yearn for The American Comeback:
FOX News feeds gotcha questions to budding correspondents it sends to White House briefings, where this president’s press secretary is more diplomatic than her predecessors.
Once CNBC’s credible, iconic “Money Honey,” FOX News B-teamer Maria Bartiromo seems to have taken the baton from disgraced Lou Dobbs. Mark Levin’s pitch is approaching an octave only dogs can hear.
Prominent among cable news and talk radio catch-phrase accusations are that Democrats want “utopia” and “open borders,” words I have never heard Democrats utter.
Asian-Americans are being assaulted in broad daylight, after Donald Trump branded COVID-19 “The Chi-nah Virus” relentlessly, because he knows what our sales reps preach to advertisers: repetition works.
The most important policy issue in America right now is that the highly popular Biden is now championing a highly popular COVID-19 health and economic relief bill, currently valued at $1.9 trillion. In most polling this urgently needed bill is favored by about two-thirds of the American people.
Voters know that Biden is very sincere calling for bipartisanship to enact this bill. The politically smart move for Republicans would be offer a good faith proposal to tailor and target the bill, to somewhat but not dramatically lower the cost, while agreeing to keep the core of the bill intact. In this case both parties would share credit with voters.