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Wow, this article by @edyong209 for @TheAtlantic is a damning indictment of Trump's failures to lead the 🇺🇸 through the Covid-19 crisis.

It's striking how many sentences can be used to describe Mexico's President #AMLO, too.
theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
"Despite ample warning, [#AMLO] squandered every possible opportunity."

"A sluggish response by a government denuded of expertise allowed the virus to gain a foothold. Chronic underfunding of public health neutered the nation’s ability to prevent the pathogen’s spread."
"Even after warnings reached the U.S., they fell on the wrong ears. Since before his election, [#AMLO] has cavalierly dismissed expertise & evidence. He filled his administration with inexperienced newcomers, while depicting career civil servants as part of a '[neoliberal era].'"
"[#AMLO] could have spent those crucial early weeks mass-producing tests to detect the virus, asking companies to manufacture protective equipment & ventilators & otherwise steeling the nation for the worst. Instead, he focused on [his pet infrastructure projects.]" (🚂 before😷)
"It’s hard to overstate how thoroughly the testing debacle incapacitated [🇲🇽.] People with debilitating symptoms couldn’t find out what was wrong with them. Health officials couldn’t cut off chains of transmission by identifying people who were sick & asking them to isolate."
"In April, frontline nurses said they didn’t have enough protective equipment. Some solicited donations from the public, or navigated a morass of back-alley deals and internet scams. Others fashioned their own surgical masks from bandannas and gowns from garbage bags."
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