Thread by @tkatsumi06j

I think there should be serious discussion in the US for a male president who out of fear of COVID will send HIS WIFE INSTEAD OF HIMSELF and that makes it OK. What does it say about the country? Is it OK because it is diplomatically OK, even during a global pandemic?

https://twitter.com/ReutersSports/status/1409081633433661442

There is a historical precedent where President Obama sent The First Lady during the London Olympics. But that was during normal times. It was a diplomatic decision made during peace time. But today, we are in the midst of a global pandemic.
insidethegames.biz/articles/11095…

Health experts around the world, including government advisors are warning about #Tokyo2020 becoming a possible place for mixing of variants & super-spreader event. And the possibility is getting REAL by the day. I wonder if the Americans are caught up.

Today, two members of 🇺🇬#Uganda's Olympic team have tested positive for #COVID19 in Japan and one of them contracted the powerful #DeltaVariant with over 14 close contacts identified, according to the authorities. The Delta cases are now growing in Tokyo.

Our government, which has lifted the #stateofemergency measures just days ago, are now contemplating to reinstate the measures facing surges in cases in Tokyo and other heavily affected areas that coincidentally are also sites of the #Tokyo2020 Games.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne…

There are multiple risk factors that Biden Administration must take into account regarding the First Lady's visit for #Tokyo2020, esp. surge in #DeltaVariants in #Tokyo. Listen to what leading COVID expert groups like 🇬🇧 @IndependentSage has to say:

We know VIPs like heads of state would be well-protected in the highly secured bubble with sufficient security details. But that's not what is at stake. It's the message the US is sending to the world to send a spouse of a national leader in harms way.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne…

Americans who love and respect their First Lady: Given all the circumstances , are YOU really OK to send off your elderly First Lady with risk of contracting the deadliest and most contagious #COVID19 variant to date? YOU are OK with a male leader sending off his female spouse?

This is NOT just a matter of what is diplomatically appropriate or how a person in position of First Lady should support the President in times of a political need to maintain an alliance. It's about the MESSAGE YOU, the people of the 🇺🇸United States is sending to the world.

And @FLOTUS @DrBiden Please watch this manga. It was drawn by a Japanese cancer patient @isinnkodesu who's also an artist. She drew it based on her experience when she was on the edge of her life. It's about #COVID19 & #Tokyo2020 #SaveLivesNotTheOlympics