THREAD: Unsurprisingly, the President who has made more than 16,000 false or misleading claims during his time in office has failed to level with the American people when it comes to issues of public health and safety—an arena in which candor can be a matter of life or death.
As intelligence reports warned of China’s efforts to cover up the scale of the coronavirus outbreak, Trump lavished praise on Xi Jinping and hid the impending threat from the American public: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
As other countries relied on widespread testing for more targeted isolation of Coronavirus patients, Trump claimed in early March that “anybody that wants a test can get a test,” grossly misrepresenting the state of domestic testing capacity.
Trump also said in March that the United States is “very close to a vaccine,” but health officials say a coronavirus vaccine could take a year to 18 months to develop: thehill.com/policy/healthc…
Trump claimed his administration “moved rapidly to mobilize every instrument of American power"—but inexplicably refused to invoke the Defense Production Act, delaying the provision of crucial medical equipment to frontline health workers.
Trump promised 500 million respirator masks. He failed to mention, however, that they could take up to 18 months to arrive.
Meanwhile, the latest estimates suggest that more than 100,000 Americans may succumb to the disease in the coming weeks.
nytimes.com/2020/03/31/wor…
Meanwhile, the latest estimates suggest that more than 100,000 Americans may succumb to the disease in the coming weeks.
nytimes.com/2020/03/31/wor…
Trump claimed there has been “tremendous” coordination with states and governors.
All the while, he has left state and local authorities to drive the response, essentially forcing them to compete against one another for precious medical resources.
All the while, he has left state and local authorities to drive the response, essentially forcing them to compete against one another for precious medical resources.
Trump’s embrace of his personal and political interests over science and expertise left our country unprepared to confront the looming coronavirus threat, and has hampered the response from its earliest days.
Even more of Trump's broken promises: nationalsecurityaction.org/newsroom/trump…
Even more of Trump's broken promises: nationalsecurityaction.org/newsroom/trump…
