The other thread on this forum is 10 pages long. Time to start a new one in my opinion.
I have stayed away from the political discussions and championed not having political talk in the EE forum. Not because I don't think politics play a part in this. I just know that when politics enter the conversation, the threads turn into a series of insults, name calling, and one-sided rants from both sides. That's not productive when you want to "learn."
I am going to enter the political discussion. President Trump's handling of this virus is deplorable. His actions reek of negligence, political gain, deception, and outright ignorance.
I didn't think the Dems could beat him w/either Biden or Bernie because of how horrible those two are. But, Trump's handling of this situation is as bad as it gets. He probably just cost himself being re-elected.
In times of crisis, this country needs people to step up and be strong leaders. The NBA Commish proved to be that kind of leader. Mark Cuban proved to be a leader.
Trump was working on the Wohan Virus when the Democrats were worried about nothing but impeachment. He attempted to implement a travel ban way back then. I think the Dems response was to again accuse the travel ban as more racism. Try again!
Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
Eve, I don't claim to be an expert. And I have defended him at times when I think guys like OCD, Perfect, etc are being unfair.
I do think that our President has downplayed the dangers of the virus from the very beginning. I think he has made it more of a political story than actually attacking the virus head-on. I don't think appointing Pence was intelligent at all. I think an expert in the field should have been given that task. I don't think trying to make this about us vs them was proper. I think he should have attacked the virus head-on and appropriated more funds to help w/testing and education of the virus. I do understand that a vaccine takes time and I am not putting that on him.
Again, I am not an expert. These are just my opinions on leadership. I have led teams, classrooms, and school improvement groups and that isn't squat. But, I did learn that you take a proactive approach and put your entire focus on doing the best you can for the majority instead of worrying about how you are perceived.
Trump was working on the Wohan Virus when the Democrats were worried about nothing but impeachment. He attempted to implement a travel ban way back then. I think the Dems response was to again accuse the travel ban as more racism. Try again!
I'm not going to "try again" and get into one of the dumb-ass arguments that dominate this forum. I spoke as to how I feel. Period. Deal w/it!
Trump was working on the Wohan Virus when the Democrats were worried about nothing but impeachment. He attempted to implement a travel ban way back then. I think the Dems response was to again accuse the travel ban as more racism. Try again!
Yep. This 100. Racist. Now it's his fault 300 million test kits didn't magically appear in people's mailboxes overnight.
Eve, I don't claim to be an expert. And I have defended him at times when I think guys like OCD, Perfect, etc are being unfair.
I do think that our President has downplayed the dangers of the virus from the very beginning. I think he has made it more of a political story than actually attacking the virus head-on. I don't think appointing Pence was intelligent at all. I think an expert in the field should have been given that task. I don't think trying to make this about us vs them was proper. I think he should have attacked the virus head-on and appropriated more funds to help w/testing and education of the virus. I do understand that a vaccine takes time and I am not putting that on him.
Again, I am not an expert. These are just my opinions on leadership. I have led teams, classrooms, and school improvement groups and that isn't squat. But, I did learn that you take a proactive approach and put your entire focus on doing the best you can for the majority instead of worrying about how you are perceived.
How does he attack the virus head-on? And how much money was put towards testing?
I think it's the underlings (experts) jobs to make recommendations to him. I don't want him making any decisions regarding health. He's not trained in that area. The CDC should be leading the way. It's their literal name. Center For Disease Control.
Eve, I don't claim to be an expert. And I have defended him at times when I think guys like OCD, Perfect, etc are being unfair.
I do think that our President has downplayed the dangers of the virus from the very beginning. I think he has made it more of a political story than actually attacking the virus head-on. I don't think appointing Pence was intelligent at all. I think an expert in the field should have been given that task. I don't think trying to make this about us vs them was proper. I think he should have attacked the virus head-on and appropriated more funds to help w/testing and education of the virus. I do understand that a vaccine takes time and I am not putting that on him.
Again, I am not an expert. These are just my opinions on leadership. I have led teams, classrooms, and school improvement groups and that isn't squat. But, I did learn that you take a proactive approach and put your entire focus on doing the best you can for the majority instead of worrying about how you are perceived.
How does he attack the virus head-on? And how much money was put towards testing?
I think it's the underlings (experts) jobs to make recommendations to him. I don't want him making any decisions regarding health. He's not trained in that area. The CDC should be leading the way. It's their literal name. Center For Disease Control.
Exactly. The last person I'm going to listen to at a time like this is a politician.
It's supposed to be hard! If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great!
Fact-Check: Obama Waited Until 'Millions' Infected and 1000 Dead in U.S. Before Declaring H1N1 National Emergency
By Victoria Taft
February 28, 2020
"Let's call it Trumpvirus," urged a New York Times opinion writer conspiratorially. Nancy Pelosi groused that President Trump waited too long to attack the coronavirus (COVID-19) and then impetuously declared he couldn't have leftover and unspent Ebola virus money to fight it, while Senator Chuck Schumer looked down his nose and over his glasses to intone that it was the end of the world and the president hadn't spent enough money to stop the scourge. Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg have both been called out for politicizing the virus.
By their lights, Trump's doing it all wrong. They won't be able to tell you why, but (stomps foot) they just know. They're praying for a pandemic filled with infected people and decimation of the stock market just to fix Trump's wagon in his re-election campaign, now that the whole Russian-secret-agent and peeing-hooker story went belly-up.
They just know that he's such a dummy that it wouldn't ever occur to him to stop air travel from an infected nation, increase screenings, involuntarily quarantine those infected with the virus when they were repatriated and seek a vaccine now.
Oh, wait, he has done all of those things and has been called a racist for doing it.
We've had several creepy viruses emerge over the past two decades. There's been MRSA, SARS, and H1N1 (swine flu), to name a few. But it's been the H1N1 flu that has been most compared to this outbreak.
Surely, St. Barack of Obama would have dealt with this horrible pandemic better than Orange Man Bad, right? No-Drama-Obama had this whole thing under control, of course!
Well, let's compare and contrast.
The American Journal of Clinical Pathology reports that this coronavirus (COVID-19) was first seen in late December:
On December 30, 2019, scientists in China "a cluster of patients with pneumonia of unknown etiology was observed in Wuhan, China, and reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) China bureau in Beijing. A week later, January 7, 2020, a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was isolated from these patients."
As we suspect, the Chinese government tried to keep the virus outbreak secret – for what reason we don't know. What we do know, however, is that by January 31, 2020, President Trump had declared a public health emergency and began restricting U.S. access to non-citizens from China. Flights filled with U.S. citizens who were in Wuhan were brought to America and those people were quarantined on U.S. military bases for two weeks.
Though he lamented being called a "racist" for doing so, Trump says if he hadn't hardened the U.S. borders at that point, the virus would have had gained a bigger foothold in the country.
Now, let's go to the Wayback Machine.
While American health officials declared a public health emergency on April 26, 2009, then-Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano downplayed the announcement, calling it “standard operating procedure," adding that she would rather refer to it as a "declaration of emergency preparedness." It wasn't until four months later in October, that then-President Obama himself declared an H1N1 national emergency.
CNN reported in October 2009:
Since the H1N1 flu pandemic began in April, millions of people in the United States have been infected, at least 20,000 have been hospitalized and more than 1,000 have died, said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [emphasis added]
In fact, the Kaiser Family Foundation noted the emergency declaration in its newsletter in October 2009 and described what it does, including giving help to hospitals, triage aid, and ways to segregate the H1N1 patients from other patients:
President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 (swine) flu outbreak a national emergency, the Wall Street Journal reports. “The declaration, which Mr. Obama signed Friday, authorizes the administration to waive or modify certain federal requirements involving Medicare, Medicaid and health-privacy rules to speed treatment,” the newspaper writes (McKay/Simpson/Whalen, 10/26).
The national emergency declaration will “allow hospitals and governments on the local level to more rapidly prepare triage sites and procedures to handle any future surge in sick patients,” TIME writes. “A hospital in danger of being overrun by H1N1 patients would be allowed to segregate them in a separate site for treatment, which might slow the spread of the disease” (Walsh, 10/24).
“The declaration Saturday did not signify any unanticipated worsening in the United States of the H1N1 outbreak, officials said,” the New York Times reports. “It seemed likely, however, to increase concerns, disruptions and at times, panicky reactions, to a disease now affecting most parts of the world.” U.S. health officials on Friday said more than 1,000 Americans have died from H1N1 (Calmes/McNeil, 10/25).
In a second story, the New York Times examines growing confusion and anger among H1N1 vaccine-seekers in the U.S. Though the U.S. is currently experiencing an H1N1 vaccine shortage, health officials say current H1N1 shortages “are temporary.”
Furthermore, the CDC's Frieden fretted at the time that efforts to create a vaccine had stumbled:
"We are nowhere near where we thought we would be," Frieden said, acknowledging that manufacturing delays have contributed to less vaccine being available than expected. "As public health professionals, vaccination is our strongest tool. Not having enough is frustrating to all of us."
Frieden said that while the way vaccine is manufactured is "tried and true," it's not well-suited for ramping up production during a pandemic because it takes at least six months. The vaccine is produced by growing weakened virus in eggs.
But wait, there's more.
According to Virology Journal, the 2009 H1N1 came into the U.S. from Mexico:
The swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus that appeared in 2009 and was first found in human beings in Mexico, is a reassortant with at least three parents. Six of the genes are closest in sequence to those of H1N2 'triple-reassortant' influenza viruses isolated from pigs in North America around 1999-2000.
Now, about that "racist" wall ...
Every time the Left tries to make Trump look bad on this issue they're found to be frauds.
In fact, by 2015, Obama was back trying to counter a new H1N1 outbreak in the country.
Democrats and their allies in the media and "fact check" sites have weaponized the virus stories to get Trump. Of course they have.
This coronavirus just seems so much more dramatic than H1N1.
Politics could have a lot to do with it. Media (and click baiting) could have a lot to do with it. The impact on various industries has been dramatic. (At least to me, Delta Airlines is near and dear to my heart, and ATL is losing a lot of business due to sports being shut down.)
I don't ever remember sports being shutdown like this. Ever. It was a shock.
And here in Atlanta, most of the school systems are shut down. I went to a bar yesterday and it was empty.
I have been through some different disasters, and this is by far the most dramatic thing.
Great and Powerful Mankind with all his technology and science, shaking in his boots, terrified and helpless against something so small he can't even see it.
This is why I don't like to post on this forum. Hell, the supposed PFF is very similar. People just making things up to fit their agenda.
No agenda bro. Didn't call you racist either. Please go back and read. Reference was made to Trump being called racist for the early idea of a travel ban. He was. The other poster mentioned it, I quoted his post and agreed. Not sure how you would read so much into it or think by any stretch that I called you racist.
Great and Powerful Mankind with all his technology and science, shaking in his boots, terrified and helpless against something so small he can't even see it.
pfft
This might be the dumbest thing I've ever seen on here.
They are now saying over 100,000 people in OHIO are infected. Most will be perfectly fine. But, people will die. And more than a couple. Have you seen the news about Italy? Hospitals overrun and doctors choosing who to save and who to essentially let die because they don't have enough equipment or personnel to save everyone?
The Bubonic Plague killed 100,000,000 people in history. Couldn't see it. So nothing to worry about?
Great and Powerful Mankind with all his technology and science, shaking in his boots, terrified and helpless against something so small he can't even see it.
pfft
This might be the dumbest thing I've ever seen on here.
They are now saying over 100,000 people in OHIO are infected. Most will be perfectly fine. But, people will die. And more than a couple. Have you seen the news about Italy? Hospitals overrun and doctors choosing who to save and who to essentially let die because they don't have enough equipment or personnel to save everyone?
The Bubonic Plague killed 100,000,000 people in history. Couldn't see it. So nothing to worry about?
I can only speak for myself - but like the majority of his posts I believe it was only written to illicit outrage and frustration. I don't believe 40 thinks that way at all, after all no-one can see radiation either and that's a sure fire killer . Apparently board rules prohibit me from calling him a Troll - so I'll simply say that these trite trashy post are certainly troll like.
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The more things change the more they stay the same.
As for why or how Trump has not handled this Virus well or made it worse? I mean you really have to be drinking the Trump koolaid straight from the teet if you want to try and say Trump has done well and the problem is with the Left Wing media. As someone else wrote the other day - Italy didn't shut down and China didn't shut down areas of the country based on Left Wing Media in the USA or the Dems ....
Here's one decision that rests entirely on Trump and his administration.
And then if you listen to a neutral news source (No Faux/Fox News is not neutral) - you'll see that when reports of this virus surfaced early (months and months ago) the WH decided to centralize responses and added red tape / procedure and simply reacted slowly to situations and news about CV. I've heard literally dozens of medical professionals and epidemic specialists talk about lack of response and how slow the process became because of this.
Trump himself has down played the impact of CV from the very beginning - and he has made some outrageously false claims about the virus, it's presence in the USA and testing..... With as faithful as his hard core supporters are - does anyone want to claim that Trump initially saying this was a new Dem hoax that it didn't impact the precautions people made? ...... Trump said anyone could be tested who wanted a test. An outright Mammoth of a lie. He said only 2 days ago on his emergency broadcast the testing is going well. Another huge lie, we can't test fast enough the numbers show that. We have the lowest test rate out of any country reporting their testing. And then there is the claim we have very few verified numbers of infected people and all is fine .... yeah, if we continue not to test for CV we'll continue to have very few verified cases - that's a self fulfilling prophecy and has nothing to do with how many people in the US have CV right now.
Believe what you want to believe - Dawgtalkers political forum isn't going to change your mind I am sure. But many confuse the idea of wanting to deal with real facts, real numbers, proper response and correct methodology with minimizing the impact of CV with panic and fear. That's a completely wrong interpretation of what the vast majority of sensible, educated people are doing. It's not panic - it's called being informed and best practice.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Great and Powerful Mankind with all his technology and science, shaking in his boots, terrified and helpless against something so small he can't even see it.
pfft
This might be the dumbest thing I've ever seen on here.
They are now saying over 100,000 people in OHIO are infected. Most will be perfectly fine. But, people will die. And more than a couple. Have you seen the news about Italy? Hospitals overrun and doctors choosing who to save and who to essentially let die because they don't have enough equipment or personnel to save everyone?
The Bubonic Plague killed 100,000,000 people in history. Couldn't see it. So nothing to worry about?
You guys missed my point. We are helpless against this virus currently, in spite of our great technology and science.
I guess in the future I need a sign language assistant.
I suggest since we can't kiss, hug, or shake hands anymore we bring back the bump. Download the song to your phone and do the bump in public whenever you would have shaken hands or hugged
this trash ass president somehow found a way to place blame on obama AGAIN.
you freaking conservatives constantly talk about having accountability and taking responsibility, yet elected a man who does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING of the sort.
trump was the one who got rid of the pandemic response team in 2018 to begin with, and now is trying to place the blame on others for his failures.
i swear to god im tired of trash ass people never practicing what they preach.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Tells Colbert Trump ‘Failed’ Americans With Coronavirus Response
Matt Wilstein
Stephen Colbert’s first and only guest on his first night without a studio audience Thursday night was someone who he hoped might be able to give his viewers some much needed answers.
And his first big question for CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta was, “How worried should we be?”
“I think for the majority of people, this is not going to be something that's going to make them tremendously ill, this coronavirus,” Gupta replied, encouragingly. “It might make them sick for a few days, they're likely to recover.” Asked how to find the “blurry line” between “caution and panic,” he said, “I don't think it ever should cross into panic because panic doesn't serve any purposes.”
But at the same time, he said he does “worry” about the “certain population” of people who are most at risk.
“It is elderly people and people who have pre-existing conditions like heart disease,” Gupta explained. “For them, their immune system won't be able to fight this virus as well so the lungs won't be able to stay as pliable and they can eventually develop what’s called respiratory distress and they need to be on a breathing machine, they need to be supported while the body tries to fight off the virus.”
Seth Meyers Mocks Trump’s Hot Mic Moment as Coronavirus Cancels ‘Late Night’
Gupta said he’s “stunned” by the “really tough” decisions that some hospitals are going to be forced to make. “Is that alarming? Yes, it should be alarming,” he said. “Can it be prevented? Absolutely. Should we have been preparing for the last six weeks? For sure. Did we? Doesn't seem like it. If I get panicked, it's not because of the virus, it's because of our response thus far to things.”
That response came into greater focus in their second segment when Colbert brought up President Donald Trump’s promise last week at the CDC that anyone who wants to get tested for the coronavirus can get tested. “Is that true or false, Sanjay Gupta?” he asked.
“It’s false. And it’s sad,” Gupta replied. “We failed with regard to testing in this country.” He added, “I feel like I have been screaming into the abyss, and, frankly, you get a lot of pushback on social media saying, ‘you're fearmongering, why are you being so critical?’” But without proper testing, he said, “We don’t know what we’re dealing with in this country.”
Noting that the total number of cases have jumped from 15 to over 1,000, Gupta said he believes that’s a “gross underestimate of what’s actually happening here.”
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Tells Colbert Trump ‘Failed’ Americans With Coronavirus Response
Matt Wilstein
Stephen Colbert’s first and only guest on his first night without a studio audience Thursday night was someone who he hoped might be able to give his viewers some much needed answers.
And his first big question for CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta was, “How worried should we be?”
“I think for the majority of people, this is not going to be something that's going to make them tremendously ill, this coronavirus,” Gupta replied, encouragingly. “It might make them sick for a few days, they're likely to recover.” Asked how to find the “blurry line” between “caution and panic,” he said, “I don't think it ever should cross into panic because panic doesn't serve any purposes.”
But at the same time, he said he does “worry” about the “certain population” of people who are most at risk.
“It is elderly people and people who have pre-existing conditions like heart disease,” Gupta explained. “For them, their immune system won't be able to fight this virus as well so the lungs won't be able to stay as pliable and they can eventually develop what’s called respiratory distress and they need to be on a breathing machine, they need to be supported while the body tries to fight off the virus.”
Seth Meyers Mocks Trump’s Hot Mic Moment as Coronavirus Cancels ‘Late Night’
Gupta said he’s “stunned” by the “really tough” decisions that some hospitals are going to be forced to make. “Is that alarming? Yes, it should be alarming,” he said. “Can it be prevented? Absolutely. Should we have been preparing for the last six weeks? For sure. Did we? Doesn't seem like it. If I get panicked, it's not because of the virus, it's because of our response thus far to things.”
That response came into greater focus in their second segment when Colbert brought up President Donald Trump’s promise last week at the CDC that anyone who wants to get tested for the coronavirus can get tested. “Is that true or false, Sanjay Gupta?” he asked.
“It’s false. And it’s sad,” Gupta replied. “We failed with regard to testing in this country.” He added, “I feel like I have been screaming into the abyss, and, frankly, you get a lot of pushback on social media saying, ‘you're fearmongering, why are you being so critical?’” But without proper testing, he said, “We don’t know what we’re dealing with in this country.”
Noting that the total number of cases have jumped from 15 to over 1,000, Gupta said he believes that’s a “gross underestimate of what’s actually happening here.”
NOT picking on you, you didn't write the article. I just think headlines are pretty misleading anymore. NOWHERE in the interview did Gupta say "Trump failed Americans". Sounds like most of his indictments are against the public and it's accusations of "fear-mongering"... and the CDC itself.
The CDC takes weeks to design a test, it doesn't work, they take weeks more for feedback before deciding to fix the test... Take weeks more to fix the test and produce more. The test still can't be trusted and that fact is exacerbated by the fact that the FDA, in it's infinite knowledge and strict guidance, has ordered them to start double testing anyone who tests positive to confirm the results.
Report: Pelosi attempted to sneak taxpayer-funded abortions into the coronavirus relief bill
Pelosi wanted to create a federal 'slush fund' for abortions
According to the Daily Caller, senior White House officials say that during negotiations with the Trump administration regarding a coronavirus economic relief package, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sought to include a loophole that would guarantee federal funding for abortion services.
The officials claimed the California Democrat attempted to lobby for "several" provisions that slowed down a bipartisan working group in her talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Among Pelosi's demands, according to the Daily Caller, was $1 billion to reimburse laboratory claims. White House officials told the publication that if approved, this would create a precedent of health spending that circumvents a federal ban on taxpayer-sponsored abortions. 'Slush fund' for abortions
The ban, known as the Hyde Amendment, does not allow clinics or medical centers that perform abortion services to receive federal dollars.
"A new mandatory funding stream that does not have Hyde protections would be unprecedented," a White House told the Daily Caller. "Under the guise of protecting people, Speaker Pelosi is working to make sure taxpayer dollars are spent covering abortion — which is not only backwards, but goes against historical norms."
Pelosi's provision was described as a "slush fund" by another White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the Daily Caller. Another questioned the logic of the House Speaker's condition: "What the Hyde Amendment and abortion have to do with protecting Americans from coronavirus?"
In a tweet Thursday, Planned Parenthood attacked Republicans for wanting the Hyde Amendment included in the coronavirus relief bill: "Using this very real public health emergency to attack abortion coverage shows a despicable lack of concern about the severity of this crisis." Bill will be voted on
According to Politico, Republican and Democratic leaders eventually "resolved issues" concerning the Hyde Amendment provision and that the matter will be voted on as part of a separate bill.
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy pushed back against the Democrats' bill Thursday morning, indicating he wanted the legislation re-written within the next 24 to 48 hours. It remains unclear when the coronavirus economic relief package will be brought to the floor of the House for a vote or if the Senate will support it.
President Donald Trump has indicated he would sign any coronavirus relief package that is brought to his desk.
My toe dipping yesterday is paying dividends today.
Dow was up 600 or so when I looked earlier, now at 200+ ... I'd sell before Trump says or does something or more cv news hits... I wonder if it will finish up or down today?
Report: Pelosi attempted to sneak taxpayer-funded abortions into the coronavirus relief bill
Pelosi wanted to create a federal 'slush fund' for abortions
According to the Daily Caller, senior White House officials say that during negotiations with the Trump administration regarding a coronavirus economic relief package, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sought to include a loophole that would guarantee federal funding for abortion services.
The officials claimed the California Democrat attempted to lobby for "several" provisions that slowed down a bipartisan working group in her talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Among Pelosi's demands, according to the Daily Caller, was $1 billion to reimburse laboratory claims. White House officials told the publication that if approved, this would create a precedent of health spending that circumvents a federal ban on taxpayer-sponsored abortions. 'Slush fund' for abortions
The ban, known as the Hyde Amendment, does not allow clinics or medical centers that perform abortion services to receive federal dollars.
"A new mandatory funding stream that does not have Hyde protections would be unprecedented," a White House told the Daily Caller. "Under the guise of protecting people, Speaker Pelosi is working to make sure taxpayer dollars are spent covering abortion — which is not only backwards, but goes against historical norms."
Pelosi's provision was described as a "slush fund" by another White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the Daily Caller. Another questioned the logic of the House Speaker's condition: "What the Hyde Amendment and abortion have to do with protecting Americans from coronavirus?"
In a tweet Thursday, Planned Parenthood attacked Republicans for wanting the Hyde Amendment included in the coronavirus relief bill: "Using this very real public health emergency to attack abortion coverage shows a despicable lack of concern about the severity of this crisis." Bill will be voted on
According to Politico, Republican and Democratic leaders eventually "resolved issues" concerning the Hyde Amendment provision and that the matter will be voted on as part of a separate bill.
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy pushed back against the Democrats' bill Thursday morning, indicating he wanted the legislation re-written within the next 24 to 48 hours. It remains unclear when the coronavirus economic relief package will be brought to the floor of the House for a vote or if the Senate will support it.
President Donald Trump has indicated he would sign any coronavirus relief package that is brought to his desk.
You always find the best alt-right nutjob conspiracy theory stories to introduce 'GOPer Facts' into the conversation! I'm glad I don't pay your tin foil bill...
This is the me first country. Bet he was republican.
He was a She and that sort of comment is asinine. You are part of the problem - I am seeing from you more and more divisive comments. When you stoop to the level of the dumbest denominator on the "other side" you already lost.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Bloomberg Trump to Declare National Emergency to Speed Virus Response Jennifer Jacobs, Saleha Mohsin and Jenny Leonard
15 mins ago
President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Trump is under increasing pressure to act as governors and mayors nationwide step up actions to mitigate the spread, closing schools and canceling public events. The president said he will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. in Washington.
Senate Democrats have urged Trump to invoke the Stafford Act and other disaster declaration requests they say would free up more than $42 billion in funding for states available in the Disaster Relief Fund.
