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His main goal has undoubtedly been to get the economy going as quickly as possible with a Nov election just around the corner. Sure, his racism and fear mongering work well with his base, and many seem to admire his "business acumen" for scamming children with cancer and stealing with cancer, but that is his base, and except in rare conditions, Trump represents their morals and values much too closely for them to leave him.
That leaves the independents, and Trump desperately needs a good economy. Surely one of the first questions Trump would have asked is "What is the quickest way to get the economy back on track?" The answer would have been: "Get this pandemic over as quickly as possible, and the quickest way to do that is to do nothing to stop it."
The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases - The New York Times
Following a series of missteps, the nation is now the epicenter of the pandemic.
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A series of missteps and lost opportunities dogged the nation’s response.
Among them: a failure to take the pandemic seriously even as it engulfed China, a deeply flawed effort to provide broad testing for the virus that left the country blind to the extent of the crisis, and a dire shortage of masks and protective gear to protect doctors and nurses on the front lines, as well as ventilators to keep the critically ill alive.
“This could have been stopped by implementing testing and surveillance much earlier — for example, when the first imported cases were identified,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University in New York.
Which, surprise surprise, is exactly what we saw from the White House: The absolute minimum, including not taking the pandemic seriously (We still see members of his base pushing this narrative today on DP). So give Trump credit, he is doing what he needs to go give himself the best chance of winning in November.
Trump weighs restarting economy despite warnings from U.S. public health officials
Now we watch the American Healthcare system get overwhelmed, and people will now be dying because of Trump's decisions:
New York will allow two patients to share a single ventilator - CNN
Is it ultimately worth thousands, possibly tens of thousands or even more, of lives if it helps Trump get elected?
That leaves the independents, and Trump desperately needs a good economy. Surely one of the first questions Trump would have asked is "What is the quickest way to get the economy back on track?" The answer would have been: "Get this pandemic over as quickly as possible, and the quickest way to do that is to do nothing to stop it."
The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases - The New York Times
Following a series of missteps, the nation is now the epicenter of the pandemic.
...
A series of missteps and lost opportunities dogged the nation’s response.
Among them: a failure to take the pandemic seriously even as it engulfed China, a deeply flawed effort to provide broad testing for the virus that left the country blind to the extent of the crisis, and a dire shortage of masks and protective gear to protect doctors and nurses on the front lines, as well as ventilators to keep the critically ill alive.
“This could have been stopped by implementing testing and surveillance much earlier — for example, when the first imported cases were identified,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University in New York.
Which, surprise surprise, is exactly what we saw from the White House: The absolute minimum, including not taking the pandemic seriously (We still see members of his base pushing this narrative today on DP). So give Trump credit, he is doing what he needs to go give himself the best chance of winning in November.
Trump weighs restarting economy despite warnings from U.S. public health officials
Now we watch the American Healthcare system get overwhelmed, and people will now be dying because of Trump's decisions:
New York will allow two patients to share a single ventilator - CNN
Is it ultimately worth thousands, possibly tens of thousands or even more, of lives if it helps Trump get elected?
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