🧵 Since the start of 2020 while the COVID threat to Americans grew, President Trump had...
11 golf outings
10 political rallies
1 mega rally in India on a trip that failed to make progress on a trade deal
1 Mar-a-Lago visit w/ Brazil delegation where an outbreak occurred.
11 golf outings
10 political rallies
1 mega rally in India on a trip that failed to make progress on a trade deal
1 Mar-a-Lago visit w/ Brazil delegation where an outbreak occurred.
Ahead of Super Tuesday, Trump held a rally in Charlotte, NC on March 2nd for a Keep America Great Rally. politico.com/news/magazine/…
Just before the South Carolina primary on February 28th, Trump put on a rally in Charleston, SC. politico.com/news/2020/02/2…
Trump visited India where he failed to get a trade deal and held a rally in a Cricket stadium on February 24th.
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Trump held rally in Las Vegas ahead of the Nevada caucus on February 21st.
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Trump rally in Colorado Springs February 20th.
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9 days after the first American COVID case Trump held a rally in Des Moines on January 30th the same day. cbsnews.com/news/trump-ral…
7 days after the first American COVID case Trump held an rally in Wildwood New Jersey on January 28th.
inquirer.com/politics/new-j…
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11 days after the NSC and Secretary Azar warned Trump about the serious impacts COVID could have on the US, he held a rally in Milwaukee, WI on January 14th. vox.com/2020/1/14/2106…
6 days after Azar warned the President about the COVID threat, Trump held a rally in Toledo, OH on January 9th.
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Two days after promising 4 million test kits by the end of the following week (25K were tested at the end of the following week), Trump went golfing with the Washington Nationals on March 8th... washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/03…
It didn't have to be like this.
