Thread by @ProfMJCleveland

Hey @Acosta, here's a little timeline for you:
Here’s a little timeline for
1/21: CDC “The current risk from this virus to the general public is low” and “for a family sitting around the dinner table tonight this is not something that they generally need to worry about.” 1/

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1/26:“While this is a serious public health threat,CDC continues to believe immediate risk to U.S. general public is low at this time. For general public, no additional precautions are recommended at this time beyond simple daily precautions that everyone should always take.”

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1/27: “However, currently in the U.S., this virus is not spreading in the community. For that reason, we continue to believe that the immediate health risk from the new virus to the general American public is low currently.”

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1/30: “I want to echo the statements that Dr. Redfield has already shared and emphasize that the risk to the general public in Illinois remains low. This person-to-person spread was between two very close contacts, a wife and husband.

5/ 1/30 cont. Virus is not spreading widely across community. At this time, we are not recommending people in general public to take additional precautions, such as canceling activities or avoiding going out.

6/ 1/30 cont. "Again, this is not spreading widely in communities, and general public is believed to be at low risk."
1/31: Trump China ban

7/ 2/5: “In general you bring up an important point which is the current risk to the American public is low, but as we project outward with the potential for this to be a much longer situation.”
2/5: Trump acquitted in Senate in impeachment hoax.

8/ One more month passes....
3/8: @GovWhitmer out and about glad-handing in the now hot-spot of Detroit for @JoeBiden

9/9 But yeah, @Acosta you're a tough guy. American knows this event for what it was--a once in a century occurrence. And they also see that Trump's outreach to business will have saved tens-of-thousands of lives! END