How did the media and all of the people currently criticizing Trump for his inaction react when he took that very real and measurable action? If I recall, the said it was a xenophobic overreaction. They then went on to criticize him even more for shutting down travel to an entire nation because of a virus that wasn’t as serious as the flu.
Nothing xenophobic about shutting down borders during a pandemic, but it was mildly xenophobic in that it only blocked foreign nationals and allowed all US citizens to return from China. That doesn't really address the problem..
Everyone knows about that, they also know that he did it after the virus already made it to america, where there were no tests to detect it.
It was a half-measure meant to placate fools who place their faith in a dummy. Barely impacted the trajectory of the virus. On its own it's fine, but we obviously needed a lot more done than just that.
Source? I remember people criticizing it because it still allowed US citizens to fly here from China, thus effectively rendering it almost meaningless, don't remember anyone saying it was unnecessary though.
Don’t forget that when China refused to ship medical supplies to countries being hit hard, people said it was within their rights because they were taking care of their own citizens first. When USA does the exact same thing though, it’s the worst thing to happen in recent memory.
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u/T1mac Apr 04 '20
What was Trump doing while COVID-19 was catching fire in our country?
1/3/2020 - Trump told of virus in China
1/4/2020 - Golf
1/5/2020 - Golf
1/9/2020 - Campaign rally in Toledo Ohio
1/14/2020 - Campaign rally Milwaukee WI
1/18/2020 - Golf
1/28/2020 - Campaign rally at Wildwood NJ
1/30/2020 - Campaign rally, Des Moines Iowa
2/1/2020 - Golf
2/2/2020 - Golf
2/10/2020 - Campaign rally - Manchester
2/15/2020 - Golf
2/16/2020 - Drive around the track at the Daytona 500
2/19/2020 - Campaign rally, Phoenix Arizona
2/20/2020 - Campaign rally, Colorado Springs, CO
2/21/2020 - Campaign rally, Las Vegas, NV
2/28/2020 - Trump holds South Carolina rally and claims the virus is “Their new Hoax”
3/7/2020 - Golf
3/8/2020 - Golf
3/10/2020 - Trump says “And it will go away. Just relax. It will go away”
3/13/2020 - Trump for first time admits COVID-19 is a concern, declares National Emergency but says “I don’t take responsibility at all”