1/9 There are those who say the Trump administration hasn’t failed (& has indeed succeeded) in the coronavirus effort. So I submit this without comment:

Trump downplayed the threat until 3/12, then sent mixed messages about it.

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2. Trump saw the virus – & initially reacted to it – primarily as an immigration/travel/border issue rather than a public health threat

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3. Trump attacked Democrats critical to the fight (like Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and most recently Sen. Chuck Schumer), while he singled out Republicans for praise.

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4. The administration didn’t heed classified warnings from the intel community - as early as Jan - about the global pandemic threat.

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5. Trump, in 2018, disbanded its NSC pandemic team.

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6. The administration eliminated a CDC job dedicated to detecting outbreaks in China.

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7. DHS, which plays a vital role in responding to disasters, remains staffed with an acting secretary, an acting chief of staff, an acting general counsel and a vacancy at deputy secretary.

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And in just the past day, we learned…

The U.S. Navy relieved the captain who sounded the alarm about an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and...

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FEMA officials said ventilator demand "outstrips the capacity" of the Strategic National Stockpile.

@NYGovCuomo says NY State will run out of ventilators next week.

@NYTimes reports Kushner said. “I’m doing my own projections...New York doesn’t need all the ventilators.”