Trump fancies himself a war-time president. He talks about the Coronavirus attacking us. He calls it an invisible enemy. He says we will be victorious. He literally says we're at war.
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Trump also likes to shift blame to governors. They should've planned better. They should've bought more. They should be figuring it out on their own. The federal govt is there to back them up, not interfere or do the work for them. They need to be more appreciative ...
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...of the federal response.
So, let me ask you a question... if another country invaded us, would letting each state handle the response be appropriate? What about each of them getting on the phone with military contractors and bidding against each other for weapons?
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Would the governor of a blue state that is being invaded need to go on the news to praise Trump and his task force in order for the military to be dispatched?
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Would the governor of a state that had a hundred people murdered by foreign forces in a retirement home be a "snake" for suggesting the federal government should have acted faster?
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Would the President's son in law take the podium to say that tanks and helicopters are for the federal government, not for states to use?
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Would they blame slow response on a previous administration? Would they have fired all the generals to save a few dollars, and simply say "we can hire them back when we need them?"
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Would we be counting the dead and calculating whether the cost to the economy justifies protecting innocent lives?
No. None of that would happen. Because the primary responsibility of the federal government is to protect its citizens from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
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2,403 Americans died at Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt said "Victory in spite of all terror. Victory however long and hard the road might be. For without victory, there is no survival."
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2,977 Americans died on 9/11. Bush said "The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test."
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6,000 Americans are dead from Covid-19. Trump's most noteworthy quote thus far was "I don't take responsibility at all."
No truer words have ever been spoken.
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