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1. The coronavirus is killing thousands & threatening to tank the global economy

But in India today, Trump is downplaying the threat

Two years ago, Trump fired the government’s entire pandemic response team & didn't replace them

Let's review THE FACTS

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2. In 2018, Trump ousted Tim Ziemer, the Senior Director of Global Health Security. Ziemer was on the NSC, where he was responsible for coordinating "responses to global health emergencies and potential pandemics."

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3. Ziemer was lauded as "one of the most quietly effective leaders in public health." He was not replaced.

"Admiral Ziemer’s departure is deeply alarming. Expertise like his is critical in avoiding large outbreaks" -- @RepBera, 2018

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4. Trump not only eliminated Ziemer's position but the entire "the NSC’s entire global health security unit."

Trump also removed Ziemer's highly-regarded counterpart at DHS, Tom Bossert, and his team of experts. Bossert was also not replaced.

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5. In addition to firing experts, Trump also slashed funding for the CDC's epidemic prevention activities, forcing the agency to end its work in 39 out of 49 countries.

One of the countries where the CDC had to end its work?

China.

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6. Trump has removed the experts and now it's unclear who is in charge

The CDC said it was too dangerous to send Americans who were infected w/coronavirus on a plane w/others who weren't infected

But the White House overruled them and it happened anyway

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7. In the midst of this crisis, there is very little interest is holding Trump accountable and ensuring that science, not politics, guides the response.

Why haven't the Democrats convened hearings?

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1. March is Women's History Month which seems like an appropriate time to remember the history of women who alleged they were sexually assaulted by Trump
2. Ninni Laaksonen, former Miss Finland. “Trump stood right next to me and suddenly he squeezed my butt” in July 2006.
3. Jessica Drake. Said Trump grabbed and kissed her without consent, then offered her 10K for sex in 2006.
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1. Facebook made THE DAILY CALLER an official fact-checking partner.

That gives The Daily Caller the ability to label anything posted on Facebook as "false information" and dramatically reduce its distribution.

It's now using that power to boost Trump.

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2. On Friday, Politico published an article headlined "Trump rallies his base to treat coronavirus as a ‘hoax.’"

The Daily Caller declared this was "false information." If you try to post the article to Facebook, this is what you see.

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3. The Daily Caller's fact check claims that Trump referred only to the Democrats' politicization of the coronavirus as a "hoax"

But that's not what Trump said

He said: "This is their new hoax"

The Daily Caller resolves that ambiguity in favor of Trump

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BREAKING: The CDC has stopped disclosing the number of Americans tested for coronavirus.

On the left is how the website looked last night. On the right is what it looks like now, with the testing info removed.

The lack of testing is a scandal.

This is the coverup.
There is going to be a lot to keep track of in the coming days.

People in power need to be held accountable.

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UPDATE: Congressman Mark Pocan sent a letter to the CDC demanding an explanation as to why the number of tests conducted was removed from the CDC website

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