Tiptop789 wrote:
First of all, my opinions are mine. Because I believe therm doesn't make me smart or stupid. What did Trump do in Jan, Feb, or March. How was he dealing with the crisis? Seems to me that If his redo pine had been so awesome, the country wouldn't be in the mess it is. Trump's not responsible for the virus, he's responsible for the way he failed to direct the govt response to the pandemic. The Presidents in Germany & New Zealand dealt with the virus effectively. Is that a fact enough for you? Also, I'm not trying to change your mind. It appears nothing would ever cause your opinion of Trump to change. He can spout off any lie and you would believe him. Sounds like you're saying trump was frozen to inaction because of the impeachment. Doesn't sound like effective leadership to me. Here's a fact for you, over 50000 dead & a more than $2 trillion stimulus spending isn't overblown. Ask the families of those that list love ones whether they think it's overblown. Trump's response gets a big "F". If you don't want too blame him, wear does the buck stop? Here's another one for you, democrats aren't directing the actions of the govt, not in Jan or now. It was supposed to be trump only he wasn't. Her was to busy telling everyone how smart he is (he's not). Please tell me how he encouraged socially distancing or stopped travel from China (he didn't). We'll just have too agree to disagree. Our opinions matter to no one but us. We'll see after Nov whether others thought similarly. One last thing, thank you for the tip about reply, I can see where that makes things clearer.
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I never said that Trump was "frozen to inaction because of the impeachment". Go back and read my statement more carefully. Trump was reacting to the crisis while DEMOCRATS went blindly on with their treasonous impeachment. Trump warned the nation about the looming crisis in his State of The Union February 4, but deaf Democrats didn't hear him. Pelosi was especially deaf; she tore up his speech with great fanfare for the cameras. And she still didn't figure it out by February 24 when she paraded through a crowd in Chinatown. We are lucky that smarter Republicans in the Senate shut down the impeachment as quickly as possible, while Democrats wanted to drag it out weeks longer.
Here is a timeline of the administration actions with respect to the virus. I list only actions during January and February, the period when Democrats were blind to the looming crisis.
December 31: China reports the discovery of the coronavirus to the World Health Organization.
January 3: CDC Director Robert Redfield sent an email to the director of the Chinese CDC, George Gao, formally offering to send U.S. experts to China to investigate the coronavirus.
January 5: CDC Director Redfield sent another email to the Chinese CDC Director, George Gao, formally offering to send U.S. experts to China to investigate the coronavirus outbreak,
January 6: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a level I travel notice for Wuhan, China due to the spreading coronavirus.
January 7: The CDC established a coronavirus incident management system to better share and respond to information about the virus.
January 11: The CDC updated a Level 1 travel health notice for Wuhan, China.
January 17: The CDC began implementing public health entry screening at the 3 U.S. airports that received the most travelers from Wuhan – San Francisco, New York JFK, and Los Angeles.
January 20: Dr. Fauci announces the National Institutes of Health is already working on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.
January 21: The CDC activated its emergency operations center to provide ongoing support to the coronavirus response.
January 23: The CDC sought a “special emergency authorization” from the FDA to allow states to use its newly developed coronavirus test.
January 27: President Trump tweeted that he made an offer to President Xi Jinping to send experts to China to investigate the coronavirus outbreak.
January 27: The CDC issued a level III travel health notice urging Americans to avoid all nonessential travel to China due to the coronavirus.
January 27: The White House Coronavirus Task Force started meeting to help monitor and contain the spread of the virus and provide updates to the President.
January 29: The White House announced the formation of the Coronavirus Task Force to help monitor and contain the spread of the virus and provide updates to the President.
January 31: The Trump Administration:
Declared the coronavirus a public health emergency.
Announced Chinese travel restrictions.
Suspended entry into the United States for foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting the coronavirus.
January 31: The Department of Homeland Security took critical steps to funnel all flights from China into just 7 domestic U.S. airports.
February 3: The CDC had a team ready to travel to China to obtain critical information on the novel coronavirus, but were in the U.S. awaiting permission to enter by the Chinese government.
February 2: The CDC expanded enhanced entry screening to eight major airports across the nation.
February 4: President Trump vowed in his State of the Union Address to “take all necessary steps” to protect Americans from the coronavirus.
February 5: The Trump Administration and health officials briefed lawmakers on the Federal Government's coronavirus response efforts.
February 6: The CDC began shipping CDC-Developed test kits for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus to U.S. and international labs.
February 7: President Trump told reporters that the CDC is working with China on the coronavirus.
February 9: The White House Coronavirus Task Force briefed governors from across the nation at the National Governors’ Association Meeting in Washington.
February 11: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expanded a partnership with Janssen Research & Development to “expedite the development” of a coronavirus vaccine.
February 12: The U.S. shipped test kits for the 2019 novel coronavirus to approximately 30 countries who lacked the necessary reagents and other materials.
February 12: The CDC was prepared to travel to China but had yet to receive permission from the Chinese government.
February 14: The CDC began working with five labs to conduct “community-based influenza surveillance” to study and detect the spread of coronavirus.
February 18: HHS announced it would engage with Sanofi Pasteur in an effort to quickly develop a coronavirus vaccine and to develop treatment for coronavirus infections.
February 22: A WHO team of international experts arrives in Wuhan, China.
February 24: The Trump Administration sent a letter to Congress requesting at least $2.5 billion to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Febraury 25: HHS Secretary Azar testified before the Senate HELP committee on the Administration's coronavirus response efforts.
February 26: President Trump discussed coronavirus containment efforts with Indian PM Modi and updated the press on his Administration’s containment efforts in the U.S. during his state visit to India.
February 29: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed certified labs to develop and begin testing coronavirus testing kits while reviewing pending applications.
February 29: The Trump Administration:
Announced a level 4 travel advisory to areas of Italy and South Korea.
Barred all travel to Iran.
Barred the entry of foreign citizens who visited Iran in the last 14 days.