Again: it didn't have to be this bad. 15% of Americans didn't have to be out of work. The economy closed because this administration wasted the two months of lead time it had instead of preparing tests and contact tracers that could have contained the outbreak.

And now, it's wasting time playing the blame game with China instead of doing the things that would actually allow the country to safely reopen: ramping up testing and contact tracing. Time and again, this administration picks easy politicking over the hard work of saving lives.

We're now closing in on 80,000 deaths in three months. Trump warned us of American carnage and he delivered.