I see, because he was epically wrong about the virus and failed to vociferously advocate for the public health measures that slow spread and failed to organize a national test and trace capability and...he's blameless for the USA being #10 worldwide in deaths per million population?...because the virus is contagious?Cooter wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:21 pmI view coronavirus as a strong contagion, and it wouldn't have made much difference.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:53 pmCooter wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:36 amI definitely believe it.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:07 amCooter, you didn't actually believe that statement did you?Kismet wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:03 amThey met Monday. Issued no statement or information. Chairman VP Pence left for vacation Tuesday.RedFromMI wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:58 amNot sure there is any logic present in that statement. The point is because we did not do enough to beat down the numbers to very low, we now have a completely widespread pandemic that is at this point out of control.
Abdication by Trump for leading an effective response remains a huge contribution to the problem, and the fact that the feds have not actually solved some of the PPE supply problem likely means this winter will be horrible for COVID cases/deaths.
And as far as anyone can tell, the coronavirus task force is not even meeting anymore...
It is you who read the mainstream press who have been hoodwinked.
What's your logic?
That there shouldn't be a second wave at all if Trump is blameless? How does that work?
Trump claimed this would all be over by Easter, told us very definitely there's be no return in the fall, etc, etc...and told us not to wear masks unless we wanted to be made fun of...
So, how does him being so epically wrong make him blameless for the US's failure to crush down the degree of infection through distancing and mask wearing, failing to implement a national testing and tracing strategy?
I don't see the logic, which is why I assumed you were just joshing. Gotta be really cultish otherwise.
My memory is that there was shortage of masks and a lot of concern about there being enough masks for medical people and 1st responders back in March.
Yes, there was a lot of concern back in March, proving true in April and May...not enough PPE to go around; it was indeed a very serious problem that just a month better preparation and cloth mask wearing would have prevented (Trump diddled away February and early March and then pushed responsibility to the states)...we're in much better shape at the moment, but are we actually prepared for another doubling of daily infections? We've doubled infections in just the past two weeks...double again and then again and again?
Are we remotely prepared for the staffing needed to handle all the hospitalizations?
There have been Herculean efforts by many in our society...but we're going to give Trump a pass because the virus is contagious?