Is Donald Trump worried about a pandemic or politics? He’s definitely not blaming himself for the government response. It’s the media’s fault. Is someone in charge? We wouldn’t say it’s encouraging when the commander in chief can’t correctly spell the threat. This was his tweet earlier Wednesday morning:
“Low Ratings Fake News MSDNC (Comcast) & @CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible. Likewise their incompetent Do Nothing Democrat comrades are all talk, no action. USA in great shape!”
Great shape? The Centers for Disease Control had a very different take:
“We expect we will see community spread in this country. It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illness.” — CDC
And how can we be in “great shape” if programs designed to address pandemics were cut?
Meanwhile, as Axios notes,
“You don’t need to start panicking about the virus. The best ways to avoid getting the coronavirus are the same things you’d do to avoid getting the flu: Wash your hands, and stay away from work, school or other crowded places if you’re sick.
“If a pandemic does begin in the U.S., some businesses may want to embrace telework; schools may ultimately need to cancel classes; and local governments may want to reschedule large events, the CDC’s Nancy Messonnier said.”
