A timeline of #COVID19's arrival in US.
Jan. 3: CDC director learns about #COVID19 from Chinese colleagues.
Mid-late Jan: US intel agencies warn Trump of the virus. A "majority" of intelligence in daily briefs from ODNI and CIA was about covid-19!
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Jan. 3: CDC director learns about #COVID19 from Chinese colleagues.
Mid-late Jan: US intel agencies warn Trump of the virus. A "majority" of intelligence in daily briefs from ODNI and CIA was about covid-19!
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Jan 15: 1st case of #COVID19 arrives in the U.S. in WA- a 35-year-old man returning from Wuhan. (4 days later he went to urgent care)
🚨NO SCREENING was occurring at airports even though Jan is PEAK travel time bet. U.S. and China b/c of Chinese New Year.
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
🚨NO SCREENING was occurring at airports even though Jan is PEAK travel time bet. U.S. and China b/c of Chinese New Year.
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Jan 17: Nancy Messonnier, director of CDC's center for immunization and respiratory diseases says:
"We believe the current risk to this virus is low. For families sitting around the dinner table tonight, this is not something they need to worry about."
cnn.com/2020/01/17/hea…
"We believe the current risk to this virus is low. For families sitting around the dinner table tonight, this is not something they need to worry about."
cnn.com/2020/01/17/hea…
Jan 17: CDC starts screening for #COVID19 at JFK airport.
Jan 18: CDC starts screening at LAX and SFO.
Jan 19: Infected man in Washington went to urgent center with symptoms.
Jan 20: Man tests positive for covid-19.
Jan 18: CDC starts screening at LAX and SFO.
Jan 19: Infected man in Washington went to urgent center with symptoms.
Jan 20: Man tests positive for covid-19.
Last Jan: No one in White House can convince Trump to take #COVID19 seriously.
Jan 27: Joe Grogan, head of WH DPC, finally gets Mulvaney to take it seriously when he says that "It COULD COST THE PRESIDENT HIS REELECTION."
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Jan 27: Joe Grogan, head of WH DPC, finally gets Mulvaney to take it seriously when he says that "It COULD COST THE PRESIDENT HIS REELECTION."
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Early February: WH aides start worrying about having enough tests. "But Trump resisted."
Feb 19: While intel agencies are desperately warning Trump of #COVID19, Trump fires the DNI (over Maguire warning the House of Russian election interference.
nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/…
Feb 19: While intel agencies are desperately warning Trump of #COVID19, Trump fires the DNI (over Maguire warning the House of Russian election interference.
nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/…
Feb 19: Trump says of #COVID19, "I think it’s going to work out fine."
Feb 21: Thirty-four cases of #COVID19 have been diagnosed in the U.S.
nytimes.com/2020/02/21/hea…
Feb 21: Thirty-four cases of #COVID19 have been diagnosed in the U.S.
nytimes.com/2020/02/21/hea…
Feb 22: Italy quarantines 50,000 people as the number of #Covid cases rise.
Feb 23 South Korea announces a "Red Alert."
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
Feb 23 South Korea announces a "Red Alert."
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
Feb 24: Trump tweets "The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA."
Trump was willfully neglectful throughout the entire early process. His neglect, arrogance, and refusal to listen to his own intelligence agencies will cost hundreds of thousands (at least) American LIVES.
He should be removed by Congress NOW.
He should be removed by Congress NOW.
