On 9/11 George W. Bush did a great job of coming forward and telling it like it was. In a time of a crisis the one thing people want their leaders to do is come out and effectively explain what is going on and tell them the truth. How hard can that be.
Donald Trump has only made matters worse by not doing one simple thing: Tell the truth
Are you going to make mistakes. Absolutely. But live up to your mistakes. Donald Trump is incapable of ever saying he was wrong. It was comical to hear Pence talk and oh and ah about what a great job Trump has done.
What was he doing last Saturday.....golfing (wont admit he 3 putted the 18th and took a gimme off the green on 17 so his score would look better). Truth hurts Donnie supporters. I wonder if Churchill and FDR were golfing before the d-day invasion...we are only going to lose a couple thousand troops ...lets get a quick 18 in before we give the signal to go.
Is there anything more important for his job than protecting the citizens?
The majority of the people on the forum have already made their mind up and it wouldnt matter what anyone else said it would change their mind. If I said he lied 5 times about the virus would it change your mind.? No. 10 times? no. How many cases of him lying would it take before you would agree he has lied to the public.
He is only making things worse by acting like he is an expert and not the health professionals. Really Donnie like I am going to believe you are an expert and that they are amazed by how much you know. Is this like when you said health care was easy to fix and you had a plan? Or when you said who knew healthcare was so complicated?
He is ill prepared to lead....the crisis just shows it more clearly. His MO during life has been to blame others for problems.....then file bankruptcy.
2,600 confirmed case in USA. Not a huge leap to say that the number would be significantly higher if there was availability of testing in the USA. It is actual pathetic that there are not tests available. On March 6 the CDC labs did 5 test. Yeah read that again 5 tests. Wonder if the numbers would be higher. There is your answer.
Do you think China gave accurate numbers? If so I have a bridge for sale. Italy has 7% death rate and another 8% in critical condition. Yet our president wants to make it sound like it is just another flu bug. It is not.
There is a Joe Rogan podcast with Michael Osterholm who an internationally recognized expert in infectious disease epidemiology. It isnt a republican or democrat spin on the virus. It points out how poorly prepared the USA is for something major. It is very interesting.
Trump has an excellent task force to give us all the information from experts that we all need.. That's what good leaders do. assemble people that can do the job .. instead of waiting 6 months and letting thousands die as they did 10 years ago..
as far as keeping us safe ……..I guess stopping the travel from China was a good start despite getting called a racist for doing that.. You see what happened to the other countries that didn't take that step.....any comments about that... probably not …… as far as the numbers , to early to say.. numbers can be played with in all kinds of directions, just like the flu each year..
epidemics are part of life as we know it.. blame someone if you want.. its your choice... but as far as i'm concerned , this is hyped up.. no way we should all have our lives suspended like this.. Liberalism is a plague