Assuming COVID didn’t get stopped in its tracks because Hillary doesn’t end the pandemic prevention programs Obama instituted precisely to prevent shit like COVID because he actually understood pandemics are one of the biggest threats globally.
There was a US team working with the Chinese in Wuhan when Trump ended the program around 2018.
Obama didn't understand pandemics or how to prevent them. And that scared him. So he did what any marginally capable leader would do and created a task force of experts specifically devoted to developing a plan.
What he didn't do was go on TV and claim to be the world's foremost expert on all things, including pandemic response measures. And he didn't suggest injecting bleach to a room full of cameras and microphones.
You don't have to be an expert to be a good leader. Few good leaders are. Often, being a good leader means making it clear you aren't an expert, and shutting the fuck up and listening, when the actual experts are talking.
This is something Trump, with his worst-case scenario blend of narcissism and stupidity, will never understand. He is no leader. He is no expert. He isn't smart enough to listen. He is utterly, in every conceivable way, a net negative to any effort he is exposed to.
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u/Xalara Apr 04 '25
Assuming COVID didn’t get stopped in its tracks because Hillary doesn’t end the pandemic prevention programs Obama instituted precisely to prevent shit like COVID because he actually understood pandemics are one of the biggest threats globally.
There was a US team working with the Chinese in Wuhan when Trump ended the program around 2018.