Thread by @TheLastRefuge2

1) A review of the White House response to the Coronavirus outbreak.... IN JANUARY, before most were paying attention.

2) In **2018** President Trump established a National Biodefense Strategy specifically to improve the speed of action for any biological risk to U.S. Citizens.

[pdf link below]

whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…

3) Following the initial reports from China; and anticipating multiple agency aspects of U.S. government would need a unified command structure; on January 30th President Trump assembled a unified task force to coordinate all response efforts across the totality of government.

4) The task force is coordinated through the National Security Council. It is composed of subject matter experts from White House and several United States Government agencies, and it includes some of the Nation’s foremost experts on infectious diseases.

publicpool.kinja.com/subject-statem…

5) At the time the task force was established, January 30th, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation, using his authority pursuant to Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, temporarily suspending the entry into the United States of foreign nationals.

6) The travel restrictions were targeted toward those who would most likely pose a risk of transmitting the 2019 novel coronavirus.

7) To establish protocols, build out the larger response framework, and initiate proactive coronavirus measures. Immediately following the travel restrictions, January 30th HHS Secretary Alex Azar declared a nationwide public health emergency.

8) Using the authorities created by President Trump; and in accordance with the declaration, at 5:00 p.m. EST; Sunday, February 2nd, the U.S government implemented temporary measures to increase detection & containment of the coronavirus proactively. Effective February 2nd.

9) Any U.S. citizen returning to the United States who was in Hubei Province in the previous 14 days was/is subject to up to 14 days of mandatory quarantine.

10) Any U.S. citizen returning to the United States who was in the rest of Mainland China within the previous 14 days was put through proactive entry health screening at a select number of ports of entry, and up to 14 days of monitored self-quarantine.

11) All foreign nationals, other than U.S. citizens and permanent residents, who traveled in China within the prior 14 days were denied entry into the United States.

The temporary entry ban continues through today.

12) On January 31st the Coronavirus Task Force held a press conference.

13) Transcript:

publicpool.kinja.com/subject-press-…

14) In response to these proactive measures, Democrats and the national media declared that President Trump and his administration were "overreacting" to the issue.

Accusing President Trump of "manufacturing a crisis", where no crisis exists.

washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020…

15) The attacks against President Trump for being too proactive with national security measures in response to the possible risks of the Coronavirus were 26 days ago.

Now the same voices claim President Trump did not do enough.

washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/…

16) /END