Thread by @DrRobDavidson

As a doctor, Trump's announcement tonight sends a shiver down my spine. Medical professionals are still burned out, still dealing with the fallout of Trump's presidency. In case anyone forgot, here's a list of how he harmed our patients and attacked health care access (🧵): 1/10

Data show as many as 40% of COVID-19 deaths (nearly ¼ million) during Trump's presidency could have been prevented had he handled the pandemic like wealthy peer nations. We still mourn the loss of our patients and neighbors. It didn't have to be that way. 2/10

Trump's deliberate spreading of disinformation put frontline workers like us at grave risk. Some didn't make it. Some, understandably, left. Hospitals across the country remain understaffed, making it harder for everyone to get quality health care. 3/10

I spent hours in my car before or after shifts documenting my thoughts, and the thoughts of so many of my colleagues across this country, as I cared for patients with COVID-19 while our president was undermining our ability to do so. 4/10

https://twitter.com/DrRobDavidson/status/1313209696095023112?s=20&t=J-N6H-7X1kyB2J4_DkmDaQ

Trump also actively worked to take people's health care AWAY. Repealing the #ACA was a cornerstone of his campaign. He opened the door for junk insurance plans to give people a false sense of security that came with huge medical bills later. 5/10

Trump and Pence tried to slash Medicaid funding, a fact I confronted Pence on at a diner in Iowa: 6/10

https://twitter.com/DrRobDavidson/status/1223056090713161728?s=20&t=u449riBIyu2DKPNOHdRsmA

Perhaps the most glaring result of Trump's legacy this year was the overturning of Roe v. Wade and 50 years of abortion rights in America.

That was Trump's goal. 7/10

He specifically selected three justices for the Supreme Court who would take away women's ability to make their own decisions about their bodies. 8/10

Just as Trump won't stop trying to obtain power, he won't stop going after reproductive health care, either. He's intent on a near total national abortion ban. 9/10

Doctors and medical professionals refuse to let this happen. We refuse to let Donald Trump wreak more havoc on our public health, or try to strip people of their health care and personal freedom. There's too much at stake.
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