THREAD debunking every single thing you just said:

Trump admin:

01/03: Tried to get CDC into China (numerous attempts made/China never allowed)
01/06: Began issuing travel notices (issued multiple)
01/07: Created issue management system
01/17: Began screenings at airports

... https://twitter.com/SarahKSilverman/status/1265989189235101696
01/20: Announces work on development of a vaccine
01/21: Activated its emergency operations center to provide ongoing support to the coronavirus response
01/23: Sought a “special emergency authorization” from FDA to allow states to use its newly developed coronavirus test

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***01/23: CHINA finally quarantines Wuhan, had lied to the world for weeks about what was going on and how contagious the virus was and deadly it was

Dr. Birx even said scientists misjudged the disease because of China's lies and deception

... https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1245138898772045824
Trump admin response continued:

01/29: Creates Coronavirus Task Force
01/31: Bans travel from China / Declares public health emergency / suspends entry from foreigners who pose risk of transmitting coronavirus
02/02: CDC expands screenings at airports

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02/05: Briefs lawmakers about pandemic
02/06: CDC ships tests
02/09: Briefs governors about pandemic
02/11: Expands efforts with private sector to expedite vaccine
02/14: Partners with local labs to conduct influenza surveillance to see if alarms are going off

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02/24: Writes Congress asking for billions to combat coronavirus
02/29: Bans travel from South Korea / Iran

***This brings us to March, when you said that he started doing something***

03/03: Donates entire quarter's salary to fighting coronavirus

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03/13: Declares national emergency, freeing up $42 billion.

We'll stop there because you get the point, you're wrong. I didn't even list everything off that was done in January/February and don't have time to do 50 more tweets on everything else that was done

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He never called the coronavirus a democratic hoax, he called Democrats' reaction to it in the early days a hoax

Trump at the same event: "we have to take it very, very seriously. That’s what we’re doing. We are preparing for the worst"

Fact check: https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-coronavirus-hoax-south-carolina-rally/
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