It's hard to find any frame of reference for any of this anymore.
So apples-to-apples, Trump-to-Trump comparison:
But was last night's Euro Ban rollout even more chaotic than the Travel Ban/Muslim Ban?
H/t @EricColumbus. Thread.
So apples-to-apples, Trump-to-Trump comparison:
But was last night's Euro Ban rollout even more chaotic than the Travel Ban/Muslim Ban?
H/t @EricColumbus. Thread.
2/ Let's set aside all the reasons this Euro Ban is phony, slapdash, and a silly waste of resources. Some kind of policy - if rational and well organized - made sense a while ago, but it's too late now.
But after this point, I'm just tracking chaos...
But after this point, I'm just tracking chaos...
3/ On a Euro cargo ban chaos: The policy is the opposite of what he said.
Was the speech written incorrectly? Did Trump say the opposite of what the written speech said?
Ad-lib?
Was the speech written incorrectly? Did Trump say the opposite of what the written speech said?
Ad-lib?
5/ Chaos in Paris, $20,000 for flights back to US.
If France/EU is really in such outbreak, and we don't have testing capacity here, it is unclear how a wave of possibly-infected Americans returning is a good thing.
If France/EU is really in such outbreak, and we don't have testing capacity here, it is unclear how a wave of possibly-infected Americans returning is a good thing.
6/
7/ In fairness, here's an explanation of the actual Euro Ban:
Schengen is the region of Europe w/ "border-free travel."
It's why UK & Ireland are exempted.
But how hard would it have been for Trump/Kushner/Miller to have added this basic explanation?
washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…
Schengen is the region of Europe w/ "border-free travel."
It's why UK & Ireland are exempted.
But how hard would it have been for Trump/Kushner/Miller to have added this basic explanation?
washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…
8/ Three huge corrections/walk-backs:
1. Policy on returning Americans?
2. Insurance coverage/copays waived for testing/treatment?
3. Euro cargo?
1. Policy on returning Americans?
2. Insurance coverage/copays waived for testing/treatment?
3. Euro cargo?
9/ Trump golf courses in UK and Ireland.
Even if it is just a coincidence (!), the appearance is outrageous and delegitimizing.
Even if it is just a coincidence (!), the appearance is outrageous and delegitimizing.
10/ More questions and chaos for travelers and logistics:
11/ Just reviewing the pre-rollout cop-out black-out:
