President Trump, were you being #sarcastic when you said “Anybody who wants a test can get a test” on March 6th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said “We do have a plan and we think it’s gonna be handled very well” on January 22nd?
Were you being #sarcastic when you also said “We have it under control” on January 22nd?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said “We have it very much under control in this country” on February 23rd?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said "The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA" on February 24th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said the coronavirus is "very well under control in our country" on February 25th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said the confirmed cases in the U.S. "within a couple days is going to be down close to zero" on February 26th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said "It's going to disappear. One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear" on February 27th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said "Everything is really under control" on February 29th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said "We've taken the most aggressive actions to confront the coronavirus. They are the most aggressive taken by any country" on February 29th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said it's "very safe to fly" in "large portions of the world" on March 4th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said "Just stay calm. It will go away" on March 10th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said "I think Easter Sunday — you'll have packed churches all over our country" on March 24th?
Were you being #sarcastic when you said "I said it was going away - and it is going away" on April 3rd?
It hasn't gone away, Mr. President. Over 50,000 Americans are dead. More than any country on the planet. There's nothing #sarcastic about that number. It's tragic. It was also preventable. Your disingenuous back-peddling won't save lives. Only leadership will. And you lack it.
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