1/ Hear me out:
If you're criticizing Trump's Coronavirus response as ineffective, you're doing it wrong.
The problem is - for all practical purposes - there has been NO RESPONSE.
The Administration has effectively declared surrender.
And 200,000 might die because of this.
If you're criticizing Trump's Coronavirus response as ineffective, you're doing it wrong.
The problem is - for all practical purposes - there has been NO RESPONSE.
The Administration has effectively declared surrender.
And 200,000 might die because of this.
2/ All the school, business, and beach closures have been carried out by states and cities, not Trump.
At the very least, Trump could incentivize non-compliant or complacent states to enact emergency measures.
But he does nothing, except provide weak, intermittent guidance.
At the very least, Trump could incentivize non-compliant or complacent states to enact emergency measures.
But he does nothing, except provide weak, intermittent guidance.
3/ The only way to solve mask, test, and ventilator shortages is for the feds to organize production.
Trump has this power, but he chooses not to use it. His minimalist actions have barely made a dent.
And day after day, the shortages continue, and Trump does nothing.
Trump has this power, but he chooses not to use it. His minimalist actions have barely made a dent.
And day after day, the shortages continue, and Trump does nothing.
4/ The supply chain for these same supplies has completely broken down into chaos. States and hospitals bid against each other, driving prices up. Supplies don't get to areas of greatest need.
Trump could solve this by federalizing the supply chain, but he does nothing.
Trump could solve this by federalizing the supply chain, but he does nothing.
5/ Every legislative action to fund the public health response and save the economy from total ruin has been driven by Congress.
Trump has no legislative agenda. He asks for no new authorities or new funding. In fact, his negotiators mostly argue for less money.
Trump has no legislative agenda. He asks for no new authorities or new funding. In fact, his negotiators mostly argue for less money.
6/ Trump has no actual plan to contain the virus. The virus will grow unless there is a national plan to TEST, ISOLATE, TRACK, AND QUARANTINE.
But this takes a massive public health infrastructure that doesn't exist now. Trump has no plan, and no interest, in building it.
But this takes a massive public health infrastructure that doesn't exist now. Trump has no plan, and no interest, in building it.
You cannot beat Coronavirus with a state-by-state, city-by-city response, with thousands of conflicting strategies.
Only a national plan will work.
And the problem isn't that Trump's doing the wrong things.
The problem is he's effectively doing nothing.
Only a national plan will work.
And the problem isn't that Trump's doing the wrong things.
The problem is he's effectively doing nothing.
