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<blockquote data-quote="fishtm2001" data-source="post: 4437877" data-attributes="member: 54375"><p><strong>Trump, Feb. 27:</strong> Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-african-american-leaders/" target="_blank">hails</a> his administration’s handling of the coronavirus, and while he does reveal a hint of uncertainty, he says: “It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Trump, Feb. 28:</strong> Trump <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-calls-coronavirus-democrats-new-hoax-n1145721" target="_blank">shouts at a rally</a> in South Carolina that Democrats’ criticism of his response (which proved entirely accurate) is “their new hoax.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Biden, Feb. 28:</strong> Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/1233385192443740161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1233385192443740161&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fcampaign%2F485134-biden-says-no-one-takes-trumps-word-on-coronavirus" target="_blank">goes on CNN and says</a> Trump has yet to “gain control” of the coronavirus, while calling on Trump to stop downplaying it and urging him instead to “let the experts take this over” and “let the experts speak.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Trump, March 9:</strong> Trump dismissively <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1237027356314869761" target="_blank">compares</a> the coronavirus with flu, claiming flu kills tens of thousands annually and that “life & the economy go on.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Trump, March 10:</strong> Trump again <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-republican-senators-2/?utm_source=link&utm_medium=header" target="_blank">hails</a> the “great job” he’s doing on the coronavirus, and <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-republican-senators-2/?utm_source=link&utm_medium=header" target="_blank">declares</a>: “It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Biden, March 12:</strong> Biden <a href="https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/health/2020/03/12/joe-biden-criticizes-trumps-response-coronavirus-delaware-speech/5030197002/" target="_blank">gives a speech stressing the importance</a> of presidential truth-telling amid crises, noting that Trump’s ongoing falsifications risk leaving Americans without reliable guidance, compounding “public fears.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Trump, March 13:</strong> Asked about the administration’s epic failure to ramp up testing, Trump <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all-trump-says-on-lack-of-coronavirus-tests/2020/03/13/bfdbdf63-784c-4392-831e-29010ae3b1ac_video.html?tid=lk_inline_manual_36&itid=lk_inline_manual_36" target="_blank">declares</a>: “I don’t take responsibility at all.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Biden, March 15:</strong> Biden responds to that Trump quote by reiterating <a href="https://joebiden.com/covid19/" target="_blank">his call</a> for widespread free testing, and by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/15/opinions/joe-biden-opinion-virus-lays-bare-shortcomings-of-trump-administration/index.html" target="_blank">declaring</a>: “It is the job of the president to take responsibility — and his response is unacceptable.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Trump, March 17:</strong> After all that, Trump preposterously <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html" target="_blank">proclaims</a>: “I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.”</p><p></p><p>It’s worth stressing that all this public dismissiveness by Trump reflects a mind-set that has had horrifying and extensive real-world consequences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fishtm2001, post: 4437877, member: 54375"] [B]Trump, Feb. 27:[/B] Trump [URL='https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-african-american-leaders/']hails[/URL] his administration’s handling of the coronavirus, and while he does reveal a hint of uncertainty, he says: “It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear.” [B]Trump, Feb. 28:[/B] Trump [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-calls-coronavirus-democrats-new-hoax-n1145721']shouts at a rally[/URL] in South Carolina that Democrats’ criticism of his response (which proved entirely accurate) is “their new hoax.” [B]Biden, Feb. 28:[/B] Biden [URL='https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/1233385192443740161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1233385192443740161&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fcampaign%2F485134-biden-says-no-one-takes-trumps-word-on-coronavirus']goes on CNN and says[/URL] Trump has yet to “gain control” of the coronavirus, while calling on Trump to stop downplaying it and urging him instead to “let the experts take this over” and “let the experts speak.” [B]Trump, March 9:[/B] Trump dismissively [URL='https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1237027356314869761']compares[/URL] the coronavirus with flu, claiming flu kills tens of thousands annually and that “life & the economy go on.” [B]Trump, March 10:[/B] Trump again [URL='https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-republican-senators-2/?utm_source=link&utm_medium=header']hails[/URL] the “great job” he’s doing on the coronavirus, and [URL='https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-republican-senators-2/?utm_source=link&utm_medium=header']declares[/URL]: “It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.” [B]Biden, March 12:[/B] Biden [URL='https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/health/2020/03/12/joe-biden-criticizes-trumps-response-coronavirus-delaware-speech/5030197002/']gives a speech stressing the importance[/URL] of presidential truth-telling amid crises, noting that Trump’s ongoing falsifications risk leaving Americans without reliable guidance, compounding “public fears.” [B]Trump, March 13:[/B] Asked about the administration’s epic failure to ramp up testing, Trump [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all-trump-says-on-lack-of-coronavirus-tests/2020/03/13/bfdbdf63-784c-4392-831e-29010ae3b1ac_video.html?tid=lk_inline_manual_36&itid=lk_inline_manual_36']declares[/URL]: “I don’t take responsibility at all.” [B]Biden, March 15:[/B] Biden responds to that Trump quote by reiterating [URL='https://joebiden.com/covid19/']his call[/URL] for widespread free testing, and by [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/15/opinions/joe-biden-opinion-virus-lays-bare-shortcomings-of-trump-administration/index.html']declaring[/URL]: “It is the job of the president to take responsibility — and his response is unacceptable.” [B]Trump, March 17:[/B] After all that, Trump preposterously [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html']proclaims[/URL]: “I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.” It’s worth stressing that all this public dismissiveness by Trump reflects a mind-set that has had horrifying and extensive real-world consequences. [/QUOTE]
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