Thread by @kurteichenwald

1st, Trump blamed democrats for "lying" about COVID-19

Then, the media for saying it was serious.

Then, China (after weeks of praising its response) when he admitted it was serious

Then, media again

Now, he blames @WHO for his incompetence

Lets review reality, shall we?.../1

...On December 26, a doctor in China informed her hospital that there was a cluster of patients with a similar, unusual respiratory disease. They informed Wuhan CDC equivalent on December 28. That organization informed @WHO on December 31. So - remember that date. 12/31.

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...on 12/31 - the same FRIGGING day that WHO learned of the report - the WHO transmits the report to the American CDC. They notified us THE DAY they knew.

By January 3, China identified 44 cases to WHO. Chinese were working to determine whether this was novel virus or known.../3

...for the first time in the history of the world - on January 7, 2020, this virus was identified as a novel coronavirus. China told WHO, meaning that was the day anyone knew there was no human immunity to it.

WHO *again* notified CDC, as did China, of this development.../4

...the NEXT DAY, January 8, 2020 - 1 day after WHO and China notification that this virus is novel - CDC issues its 1st public warning about the outbreak.

January 15: HHS begins preparing for use of the Defense Production Act to get out supplies to hospitals. NOT DONE YET.../5

...EVERYONE knows what is happening, except #DimwitDon, all thanks to the WHO and China.

(Skipped something)

1/12: China shares the genome of the virus with other countries to help them start developing diagnostic kits We screw that up totally. Hasnt been fixed yet.../6

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1/13: The first case outside of China is reported in Thailand. But it is someone who came there from Wuhan, so no actual spread yet.

1/15: Second case, this time in Japan. Once again, it is someone from Wuhan. No actual spread.....

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1/20: FIRST case of novel coronavirus 2019 infection of someone NOT from Wuhan is reported, this time in Korea. There is now a spread beginning. With one case.

1/21: NEXT DAY. @WHO issues first Novel Coronavirus 2019 situation report. Here it is:

who.int/docs/default-s…

...(sorry, missed something)

1/18: 18 days after CDC notified by WHO, Azar, who has been trying to meet with Trump about this, finally gets a meeting. He starts to tell him, Trump interrupts to change the subject to vaping.../8

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1/22: The day AFTER the technical report by WHO, 4 days AFTER Azar tries to warn him, 22 days AFTER WHO notified CDC, Trump says his first words about it when asked if he's concerned: "“No. Not at all. And we have it totally under control. … It’s going to be just fine"../9

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Now, Trump whines WHO should have declared it a pandemic then (even though he has also said he knew it was a pandemic before anyone else did.)

Think about this: It was in 4 countries. Three involved people from the same place. There was ONE person in ONE country.../10

...who had no direct link to Wuhan. That was why THAT was the moment the first situational report issued. But now Trump/ Fox ("It's A HOAX") wanted WHO to have announced a pandemic based on 2 countries with independent infection? Involving ONE person in the second country?.../11

...a pandemic isn't just something you say. Its driven by data, involving a number of countries in different continents. WHO declared it a pandemic when it reached that definition. They had previously declared a public health emergency and issued reports constantly.../12

...Trump ignored them. He ignored the WHO. He ignored the CDC. He ignored the HHS. He ignored his own scientists. He ignored everyone. Because he is an incompetent fuck-up.

ANd like all incompetents, he is now spinning around, looking for others to blame for his failures....

...everyone else did their jobs, POTUS.

YOU didn't.

This is ALL on you. You loser. #TrumpIsALoser

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