Thread by @Lovie_Dear

1) @GovRonDeSantis blames @realDonaldTrump for shutting down states & touts his own record on how he handled the situation in FL. But how did DeSantis really handle COVID lockdowns? Take a listen & read this thread.
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2) 1/31/2020, Trump declared a public health emergency on and restricted foreign travel from infected countries.
trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-a…

3) 3/10/2020, U.S. News writes an article explaining how President Trump could not force Americans to stay home but that the states could.
usnews.com/news/best-stat…

4) On 3/14/2020, DeSantis called for Trump to restrict domestic travel.

DeSantis “made the plea shortly before the state on Saturday announced its fourth death from the disease, a 77-year-old man from Lee County.”
politico.com/states/new-yor…

5) Fri 3/13/2020 Trump freed up $42B in aid and by Mon 3/16/2020, Trump issued guidelines recommending people “follow the direction of their state and local authorities” and self-quarantine if they had symptoms or were sick.
trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/articles/15-da…

6) 3/17/2020 One day after Trump asked Americans to self-quarantine if they were sick, Gov DeSantis wrote an Executive Order forcing a state shut-down.
flgov.com/2020/03/17/gov…

7) 3/24/2020, Trump wanted the power back in the hands of the people to self-quarentine and not be forced to stay home with draconian state and local laws.
cnbc.com/2020/03/24/cor…
cnn.com/2020/03/24/pol…

8) 3/27/2020 WP wrote ,“Trump is not the one who decided to shut everything down: He never issued a nationwide stay-at-home order. We are sequestered and socially distanced because our governors and mayors told us we needed to be.”
washingtonpost.com/opinions/presi…

9) 3/28/2020, Trump refused to issue a federal quarantine despite the fact that “[t]he notion of a quarantine had been advocated by governors", including DeSantis of Florida.
apnews.com/article/ct-sta…

10) 4/1/2020, ‘DeSantis, who balked for weeks at issuing such an order, also changed his mind less than a day after receiving a letter from 13 Democratic members of Congress urging him to “immediately issue a statewide stay-at-home order to save lives.”’
foxnews.com/us/florida-des…

11) 4/1/2022 President Trump left the descions to the states as to how best handle COVID.
apnews.com/article/virus-…

12) 4/16/2020 “You’re going to call your own shots,” Trump told gov's, according to an audio recording. “You’re going to be calling the shots. We’ll be standing right alongside of you, & we’re going to get our country open... People want to get working.”
nytimes.com/2020/04/16/us/…

13) 4/17/2020 “Florida’s governor on Friday gave the green light for some beaches and parks to reopen if it can be done safely, and north Florida beaches became among the first to allow people to return since closures because of the coronavirus.”
cnbc.com/2020/04/17/gov…

14) 4/17/2020 Trump Encourages Protests Against Gov Who Have Imposed Virus Restrictions.
“Gov’s of both parties have drawn praise for their decisive actions & calm leadership in shutting down businesses & schools to protect public health”
nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/…

15) 4/27/2020 DeSantis rescinds openening bars and beach order and shuts Florida down for another 60 days.
orlandosentinel.com/2021/04/27/des…
pbs.org/newshour/show/…

16) 7/7/2020 “The president's push to reopen schools in the fall is tied to his broader push for the country to resume normal economic functions.”
abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump…

17) In his call to reopen schools, Trump reiterated that the risk of C-19 patients becoming severely sick and dying from the disease falls with age.
“The lower they are in age, the lower the risk,” Trump said Thursday at a news briefing in the White House.
cnbc.com/2020/07/30/tru…

18) States that did not issue stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
Seven states—Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
ballotpedia.org/States_that_di…

19) See Which States and Cities Have Told Residents to Stay at Home (4/20/2020)
Florida About 21.5 million people
nytimes.com/interactive/20…

20) #Trump #Trump2024 #Trump2024TheOnlyChoice #TRUMP2024ToSaveAmerica #Trump2024NowMorethanEver
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