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IT WAS ALL PREVENTABLE. https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1249039248864362503
IT WAS ALL PREVENTABLE. https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1249039248864362503
2/ "When Trump finally agreed in mid-March to rec social distancing, effectively bringing much of econ to a halt, he seemed shellshocked & deflated to some closest assoc...“subdued” & “baffled” by how crisis played out. Econ he wagered his re-election on was suddenly in shambles"
3/ "NSC office responsible for tracking pandemics received intel reports in early Jan predicting spread of the virus to US, & within wks was raising options like keeping Americans home from work & shutting down cities the size of Chicago. Trump would avoid such steps until March"
4/ "By last wk of Feb, it was clear to admin’s pub health team that schools & businesses in hot spots wd have to close. But in the turbulence of the Trump WH, it took 3 more wks to persuade the pres that failure to act quickly to control the spread would have dire consequences"
5/ "Dr. Kadlec & others decided to present Trump w plan titled ... telling him they needed to begin preparing Americans...
But over next several days, a pres blowup & internal turf fights wd sidetrack such a move. Focus would shift to messaging & confident predictions"
But over next several days, a pres blowup & internal turf fights wd sidetrack such a move. Focus would shift to messaging & confident predictions"
6/ "Final days of Feb, perhaps more than any other moment during his tenure in WH, illustrated Trump’s inability or unwillingness to absorb warnings ... He instead reverted to his traditional polit playbook in midst of pub health calamity, squandering vital time as virus spread"
7/ " With Pence.. in charge, focus was clear: no more alarmist messages. ... It would be more than three weeks before Trump would announce serious social distancing efforts, a lost period during which the spread of the virus accelerated rapidly."
8/ "The chaotic culture of the Trump White House contributed to the crisis. A lack of planning and a failure to execute, combined with the president’s focus on the news cycle and his preference for following his gut rather than the data cost time, and perhaps lives."
9/ "From the time the virus was first identified as a concern, the administration’s response was plagued by the rivalries and factionalism that routinely swirl around Mr. Trump and, along with the president’s impulsiveness, undercut decision making and policy development."
10/ "Even after Azar 1st briefed him about potential seriousness during call on Jan. 18 while pres was at Mar-a-Lago, Trump projected confidence that it would be a passing prob.
“We have it totally under control...It’s going to be just fine.”
“We have it totally under control...It’s going to be just fine.”
11/ "Stop panicking, Trump told Azar.
That sentiment was present throughout February, as the president’s top aides reached for a consistent message but took few concrete steps to prepare for the possibility of a major public health crisis."
That sentiment was present throughout February, as the president’s top aides reached for a consistent message but took few concrete steps to prepare for the possibility of a major public health crisis."
12/ "Number of infections in the United States started to surge through February and early March, but the Trump administration did not move to place large-scale orders for masks and other protective equipment, or critical hospital equipment, such as ventilators."
13/ "Responding to views of biz friends/others, Trump contd to resist calls for soc distancing, school closures, etc that wd imperil econ..Attuned to anything that cd trigger stock mkt decline/econ slowdown that cd hamper his re-election effort, Trump reached out to investors"
