by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
One month ago today Donald John Trump reassured the citizens of the United States that they had nothing to fear from the coronavirus. It was just a "hoax," something that was being perpetrated on them by Democrats. It was a political ploy to impede his effectiveness in office - much like its Democratic ploy predecessor, the "impeachment hoax." The coronavirus cases in the US were very low and Trump expected them to disappear completely within the following few days.
That was then, this is now:
Yesterday the number of coronavirus cases in the United States shot past 100,000, with total American deaths at 1,568, making our country the most coronavirus-impacted nation on earth. Yesterday Trump also signed a two-trillion dollar relief package aimed at helping businesses, medical providers, and even some individual citizens get through the panic that has been loosed on society by this "hoax."
Even though yesterday's signing of the relief package - what some see as yet another government giveaway to greedy corporations - would not have happened without Herculean efforts by Democrats in both the House and Senate, Trump chose to sign the measure in the Oval Office with only administration officials and Republicans present.
That election stunt was soon followed by another. Trump put the word out that he wanted his signature on all government conoravirus relief checks. And the third election stunt by the man who had labeled coronavirus as a "hoax" only a couple of weeks before arrived in mailboxes coast-to-coast yesterday: A government-printed-and-funded postcard entitled "President Trump's Coronavirus Guidelines for America."
That was a helluva lot of blanketed campaigning on just one day, and neither the Trump campaign nor the Republican Party had to pay for a dime of it!
Yesterday Donald Trump also flew his pettiness flags high and proud when he publicly chastised two of the nation's governors. Democrats Cuomo of New York and Whitmer of Michigan, for not being "appreciative" enough of his efforts to help their states, and openly signaled that his administration would not be fully meeting their requests for medial assistance during this time of crisis. He even denigrated Governor Gretcchen Whitmer of Michigan further by dismissing her as "that woman governor" from Michigan - and said that he had asked Vice President Pence not to return her calls.
And with regard to the entire pandemic mess that has swept across the United States in the last month, Donald Trump says that he takes "no responsibility" whatsoever.
Trump disbanded the office designed to oversee pandemics in the United States two years ago. He was briefed last December about what looked to be a worldwide crisis in the offing, but chose to do nothing. He did nothing to prepare US medical facilities to meet the impending emergency, even after it arrived in the United States and numbers began climbing. There was no leadership from Donald Trump - only reaction - and that was inadequate and painfully slow.
The crisis is here, it's not a "hoax," and it is still growing daily. The coronavirus is a national emergency that is threatening to become a catastrophe of biblical proportions, and Donald Trump is fixated on using it to get even with people that he doesn't like - and to turn it into votes.
When it comes to the spread of coronavirus in the United States of America, Donald Trump is the man responsible. He owns it, so he might as well put his name on it in big gold letters!
Citizen Journalist
One month ago today Donald John Trump reassured the citizens of the United States that they had nothing to fear from the coronavirus. It was just a "hoax," something that was being perpetrated on them by Democrats. It was a political ploy to impede his effectiveness in office - much like its Democratic ploy predecessor, the "impeachment hoax." The coronavirus cases in the US were very low and Trump expected them to disappear completely within the following few days.
That was then, this is now:
Yesterday the number of coronavirus cases in the United States shot past 100,000, with total American deaths at 1,568, making our country the most coronavirus-impacted nation on earth. Yesterday Trump also signed a two-trillion dollar relief package aimed at helping businesses, medical providers, and even some individual citizens get through the panic that has been loosed on society by this "hoax."
Even though yesterday's signing of the relief package - what some see as yet another government giveaway to greedy corporations - would not have happened without Herculean efforts by Democrats in both the House and Senate, Trump chose to sign the measure in the Oval Office with only administration officials and Republicans present.
That election stunt was soon followed by another. Trump put the word out that he wanted his signature on all government conoravirus relief checks. And the third election stunt by the man who had labeled coronavirus as a "hoax" only a couple of weeks before arrived in mailboxes coast-to-coast yesterday: A government-printed-and-funded postcard entitled "President Trump's Coronavirus Guidelines for America."
That was a helluva lot of blanketed campaigning on just one day, and neither the Trump campaign nor the Republican Party had to pay for a dime of it!
Yesterday Donald Trump also flew his pettiness flags high and proud when he publicly chastised two of the nation's governors. Democrats Cuomo of New York and Whitmer of Michigan, for not being "appreciative" enough of his efforts to help their states, and openly signaled that his administration would not be fully meeting their requests for medial assistance during this time of crisis. He even denigrated Governor Gretcchen Whitmer of Michigan further by dismissing her as "that woman governor" from Michigan - and said that he had asked Vice President Pence not to return her calls.
And with regard to the entire pandemic mess that has swept across the United States in the last month, Donald Trump says that he takes "no responsibility" whatsoever.
Trump disbanded the office designed to oversee pandemics in the United States two years ago. He was briefed last December about what looked to be a worldwide crisis in the offing, but chose to do nothing. He did nothing to prepare US medical facilities to meet the impending emergency, even after it arrived in the United States and numbers began climbing. There was no leadership from Donald Trump - only reaction - and that was inadequate and painfully slow.
The crisis is here, it's not a "hoax," and it is still growing daily. The coronavirus is a national emergency that is threatening to become a catastrophe of biblical proportions, and Donald Trump is fixated on using it to get even with people that he doesn't like - and to turn it into votes.
When it comes to the spread of coronavirus in the United States of America, Donald Trump is the man responsible. He owns it, so he might as well put his name on it in big gold letters!
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