In early 2009, the Swine flu outbreak in Mexico spread into the US (Go figure). Here is a brief look at that p******c:

1. The flu strain responsible for the outbreak — influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 — originated in Mexico and was first detected in America in April 2009.

2. The strain represented a unique combination of influenza v***ses never before seen in humans or animals.

3. The v***s quickly spread globally, primarily affecting children and adults under 65 who lacked immunity to H1N1.

4. The WHO declared the swine flu outbreak a p******c on June 11, 2009.

5. Between April 12, 2009, and April 10, 2010, the CDC estimates swine flu caused 60.8 million illnesses (1/5th of the US population), 273,304 hospitalizations and 12,469 deaths in the U.S.

6. On Oct. 5, 2009, the U.S. began administering a newly approved H1N1 v*****e to select Americans - pregnant women, people who live with or care for babies under six months old, children six months to four years old and health-care workers. V******tion coverage expanded nationwide by that December.

7. WHO declared an end to the p******c on Aug. 10, 2010.

8. Globally, an estimated 151,700 to 575,400 people died from swine flu in the first year of the p******c. It is estimated that 11–21% of the then global population (of about 6.8 billion), or around 700 million–1.4 billion people, contracted the illness.

Six months after the swine flu first appeared in the United States, on October 24, 2009, President Obama declared swine flu a national emergency.

The media (and politicians) treated the swine flu p******c like it was a bad case of fleas. They issued warnings and instructions, but left out the fear mongering and the POLITICS.

Currently, CDC, WHO and Johns Hopkins CSSE are reporting just over 150,000 cases of C****av***s infections world wide. 74,000 have fully recovered and there are currently around 5900 deaths.

No doubt C****-** is a serious matter, no doubt it will spread before it either runs its course or is stopped by an effective v*****e, but the spread of this thing has less to do with its virulence than with the political polarization that now exists.

There are many among us, some here on OPP, who actually hope this c****av***s will be so devastating that it will be the final nail in president Trump's coffin. The American left has once again found themselves a political weapon. They absolutely love victims as political pawns. In the long term, the V***l Hatred for one man is far more dangerous to our way of life than is a v***s that can eventually be beaten.

We are no longer dealing with Republican/Democrat party policy differences, we are dealing with the forces of an ideological movement that is diametrically opposed to the founding principles of our American nation. No bridge has ever been built nor will ever be built that can span that abyss.

It’s okay I realize now that Trump supporters will never change and continue to just stick there heads in the sand. Because there are not going to look at what Trump has done to this country

Starting with his wealthy tax cuts that added $2.4 trillion to the deficit and that will continue to rise as these tax cuts stay in effect.

Trumps annual budget exceeding $1.2 trillion a year. Adding more to the deficit.

Ignore the Muellar report and everything that went into that investigation that Trump and Barr refuse to release the full report. And Trump supporters just focus on a 5 page summary written solely by William Barr.

Ignore Trump trashing NATO and advancing the credibility of Russian, North Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Ignore the facts of the impeachment trial in the house where a couple of dozen witness testified under oath as to what Trump was doing with the Ukraine scandal. Ignore the facts that Trump would not allow any witnesses that had first hand knowledge.

Ignore the facts that the Senate trial would be done with no witnesses the only people that testified or gave speeches on the senate floor were Trumps White House legal team. This was not a trial it was a coverup. All ignored.

Now the first major crisis with the c****av***s. Ignore the lack of responses from the White when they knew about this v***s on Dec 19 and no response team to investigate because Trump fired his NSC p******c team in 2019.

Ignore the facts that it wasn’t until 6 weeks later Trump quoted that no need to worry about the c****av***s it’s a H**x’s created by Polosi and the democrats and spread by f**e news out of CNN.

Then ignore Trumps comments 2 weeks later that the US is under a global p******c. I guess f**e news and the democrats were right.

Now Trump stands in front of the AMERICAN people and tells us the Trump administration is putting together a team of professionals to focus on a global p******c. But Trump fires the response team in 2018 and ignored warning from his National security officials and his DNI head to put this team together.

Now as Trump leads his supporters to believe he is putting together a fantastic team but ignore the fact he fired that team in 2018.

There have been so many missteps by the the Trump administration over the last 3 months. He blames everything on Democrats, His favorite and the favorite response by Trump supporters is F**e news when they have no answers to Trump childish comments.

Now we have a Trump/ McCONNELL response to what the Democrats we’re trying to do to bail out our economy and they responded by saying it’s an ideological wish list by Democrats that was not tailored to the circumstances. The bill comes up short. The democratic bailout of a Trump self inflected crisis that could have possibly been avoided has the following.
1) Free C****-** testing
2) Increase paid Emergency leave.
3) Boost Food security initiatives.
4) Increase Fed. Medicaid to the States

Ignore that Trump opposed this bailout originally because he wanted funds to bail out the oil companies and the hotel owners.

Ignore that Trump finally agreed to the democratic bill and Trump takes the credit.

Now Trump announces a national emergency and that opens federal taxpayer funds for Trump to distribute to anyone he wants. And the first thing is he opens up the Federal coffers to subsidize the Hotel and resorts, along with federal money subsidies to the oil companies.

Then Trump supporters ignore the facts that Trump to help middle class families by waiver of interest on student loans, but ignore the real facts that these monthly payments did not and will not decrease because the full payment is just going towards the principal so Trump did temporarily waived the interest.

I could go on and on about what Trump is doing but all I can say is it’s okay for Trump supporters to stick there heads in the sand and ignore the facts and just believe everything he says versus what he actually does.

Don’t forget during a two week period this country came from a h**x created by democrats and f**e news to a

Global P******c
Stock market crash
All professional sports cancelled
March madness cancelled
Travel restrictions
Schools closing
Casinos closing
Cruises cancelled
All major events cancelled
All this will effect this economy but Trump supporters still believe it’s a flu and will run its course.

But it’s okay Trump supporters you have identified that people dying is acceptable. Economy crashing is okay because you know your leader will find a way to blame the Democrats, Nancy Polosi, Obama and f**e news.

I don't see how Trump even has time for gold considering how time consuming it is to run both the country and the CDC!!!