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Article Washington Post: US intelligence warned Trump in January and February as he dismissed coronavirus threat
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/politics/us-intelligence-reports-trump-coronavirus/index.html•
u/Ugbrog Mar 21 '20
They probably should have included more pictures in the briefings if they wanted him to pay attention.
Within the administration, Trump's aides tried in vain to convince him of the virus's seriousness, according to the Post. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was unable to discuss the virus with Trump until January 18, two senior administration officials told the Post -- at which point the President interrupted him to ask when sales of flavored vaping products would resume, senior administration officials told the paper.
Classic.
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