1. All right, friends, it& #39;s time for my semi-weekly Trump Roundup: a non-comprehensive list of the horrific things we found out about our president & his behavior this week. Let& #39;s all take a biiiig breath ... count to five ... exhale. Ready? Let& #39;s do this.
5. Trump has also blamed the WHO for not warning him earlier. In fact, at least 15 US officials were embedded with the WHO in Geneva and had access to all its information & deliberations in real time. Trump just ignored them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/17/trump-tells-damnable-murderous-lie/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
7. Any possible "reopening of the economy" requires mass testing, but there was less testing in the US this week than last week. There aren& #39;t enough tests, personnel, or money, and the federal gov& #39;t isn& #39;t helping. https://apnews.com/9983363b779562ec9ebaaf6303922ecb">https://apnews.com/9983363b7...
10. His failure on those promises has been deadly. Epidemiologists suggest that 90% of the US casualties from Covid-19 could have been avoided if physical distancing had been imposed 2 weeks earlier. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/opinion/covid-social-distancing.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/1...
14. Experts say the Obamacare health exchanges could be quickly & easily extended to provide subsidized health insurance for all Americans. The infrastructure is in place. But Trump & the GOP hate Obamacare, so ... tough shit for Americans. https://apnews.com/f7e0512ef351a6e6533ce2d844c40e57">https://apnews.com/f7e0512ef...
15. States can& #39;t get the supplies they need to address the virus, in some cases b/c the feds are literally stealing them. But there is one sure-fire way to get access to those supplies: have a personal connection with the Trump cabal. https://apnews.com/4b50dd9806e6d31607b23dfe38df4408">https://apnews.com/4b50dd980...
18. The administration also found time to defy experts by a) refusing to boost inadequate soot pollution standards, and b) gutting regulations on mercury & toxic metals. Thousands more will die from respiratory problems ... during a respiratory virus. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/climate/epa-mercury-coal.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/1...
19. Trump is cheering on state protests against physical distancing -- protests organized in part by "the Proud Boys, conservative armed militia groups, religious fundamentalists, anti-vaccination groups and other elements of the radical right." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/17/far-right-coronavirus-protests-restrictions">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
20.5 Oops, the 18,000 lies above are as of April 3, not Jan. 19, so they do include lots of the virus lies.
21. An addendum here to No. 3. @ThePlumLineGS & @paulwaldman1 argue that Trump was not "gullible" in believing China -- in fact, it was part of a deliberate strategy to convince Americans that the virus was being contained & they didn& #39;t have to worry. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/17/biden-just-hammered-trump-china-theres-more-say/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
23. Also worth adding: during all this incompetence, all the lies & corruption, all the tragic, terrible suffering & death, Trump has...whined. He whines & whines, like a resentful, petulant adolescent. He is the perfect tribune for US conservatism, a movement of whiners.
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