Thread by @sparksjls, “Trump was warned about the potential for a pandemic but internal divisions, [...]

Jason Sparks

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“Trump was warned about the potential for a pandemic but internal divisions, lack of planning and his faith in his own instincts led to a halting response.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-response.html

“Not a single shipment of medical-grade N95 masks arrived at U.S. ports during the month of March.” https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/the-coronavirus-and-how-the-united-states-ended-up-with-nurses-wearing-garbage-bags

How Did the U.S. End Up with Nurses Wearing Garbage Bags?

A Silicon Valley C.E.O., Jared Kushner, and the race to get P.P.E. for America’s hospitals.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/the-coronavirus-and-how-the-united-states-ended-up-with-nurses-wearing-garbage-bags

3/6: “It is being contained. Do you not think it’s being contained?”

4/11: 20,000 dead. 2,000 dying daily.

“We have thrown 15 years of institutional learning out the window and are making decisions based on intuition.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-response.html#click=https://t.co/Wul1et0hlL

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