@realDonaldTrump Mr. Trump, I’m a Christian pastor and an American who loves this country. I beg you, sir, to do the following: (1) Issue a national stay-at-home order for April and May, exempting essentials like groceries, pharmacies, hospitals, energy suppliers, and utilities.
@realDonaldTrump (2) Use the authority you have through the Defense Production Act to order the manufacture of ventilators, masks, sanitizers, and other things needed by medical facilities, medical personnel, and ordinary Americans.
@realDonaldTrump On this second point, sir, there is no need to think that we will fall into socialism. Most Americans reject socialism. But in times of war, to save our country, great US presidents have taken extraordinary action to marshall America’s resources, ...
@realDonaldTrump ...including an aroused citizenry, to defeat common foes. As a student of history, I believe that the #CoronavirusPandemic is the gravest threat to American lives and the American economy since WWII and the advent of the nuclear age.
@realDonaldTrump But decisive actions like the ones I mention above—1. A national stay-at-home order; 2. Using the DPA to get the weapons of war we need—will save lives and save the economy. Lincoln did such things and saved the Union in the...
@realDonaldTrump ...Civil war. FDR did such things and saved the country in WWII. America’s constitutional system and capitalist system were saved by their boldness. I urge you to consider these two major, simple actions, sir.
@realDonaldTrump Whatever their party, Americans need you to be successful in this #waroncoronavirus. I believe these two steps will move you and the country toward that success. May God guide you.
