Trump's failure to prepare for the coronavirus outbreak has resulted in critical supply shortages and needless death. And every time he takes the podium he completely abdicates responsibility. A thread of required reading. washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-f…
Governors are begging for help. washingtonpost.com/politics/gover…
And Trump is making decisions based on what states are important to his reelection. washingtonpost.com/politics/gover… 
This shortage of supplies is putting communities and medical workers at risk. Hard stop.
The Governor of Connecticut: "We're on our own." reuters.com/article/us-hea…
The Governor of New York: N.Y. Has Only 6 Days’ Supply of Ventilators. When it runs out, people will die. nytimes.com/2020/04/02/nyr…
In New York, City Health Department Urges Medical Workers To Reuse And Ration Masks. nypost.com/2020/04/01/nyc…
Police and firefighters across the country don't have the resources they need. cnn.com/2020/04/02/pol…
Inmates and staff at 122 federal facilities are getting sick and don't have the resources they need. abcnews.go.com/Health/federal…
In Kentucky and elsewhere around the country, medical staff are using rain ponchos to protect themselves. courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…
Nurses at 15 hospitals nationwide are protesting for a lack of equipment and supplies. cbsnews.com/news/nurses-pr…
Almost half of the nation’s rural hospitals already operated in the red on a good day. Despite the recent federal bailout, their doors may close when the community most needs them. khn.org/news/listen-co…
Nursing homes are overwhelmed and can't contain the spread. today.com/health/nursing…
And in New Jersey, an emergency room doctor became the first ER doc to die of the virus in the United States. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
Meanwhile, thousands of the ventilators that the United States does have in stockpile don't work after the government let a contract on maintenance expire late last summer. nytimes.com/2020/04/01/us/…
Oh, and we're almost out. thehill.com/homenews/house…
Out of PPE stockpiles too. washingtonpost.com/national/coron…
But wait, didn't Trump invoke the Defense Production Act to compel manufacturers to make ventilators and PPE?
Sure. But the government has done next to nothing to enforce the order.
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Sure. But the government has done next to nothing to enforce the order.
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And if that wasn't enough, we still aren't testing at the rate we need to. Some folks still can't get a test. And, at one lab company, there's a backlog of 160,000 tests. cnn.com/2020/04/01/pol…
The truth is Trump created set us up for this crisis and he's made it worse every single step of the way. But sure, let's have Jared Kushner give more briefings. 🤯
