Trump Transition Team Was Uninterested In Obama Planning To Battle the 'Worst Epidemic Since 1918'

[Rhiannon12866]

During the transition, Trump cabinet officials and other aides were given a three hour brief and a hypothetical exercise in responding to a global epidemic.

Detailed briefing books were prepared by Obama administration officials for scenarios like this and others. They were later found in the trash.

As Politico reports, incoming Trump administration officials gave Obama officials a big “meh.” Consequently, coupled with the tremendous turnover during the tumultuous Trump’s presidency, the U.S. was unprepared, by choice, to to meet the challenge of this very real global epidemic that has beleaguered America.

Susan Rice had this to say about this January 2017 meeting and the reasons we now find ourselves facing likely mass infection in the U.S.


Read more: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/17/1928215/-Trump-Transition-Team-Uninterested-In-Obama-Exercise-To-Battle-Worst-Epidemic-Since-1918?utm_campaign=trending

[mobeau69]

1. "The Fifth Risk" by Michael Lewis details these briefs that the Obama administration spent weeks

planning. And yes, the trump transition team had no interest whatsoever. They thought they knew it all and could learn nothing from President Obama and his competent administration. At one planned briefing no-one from the trump transition team even showed up! This whole book is spot on relevant to what we are going through today. I highly recommend it.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Thanks so much for the recommendation, sounds like a must-read!

Also, how many members of his transition team are still around? Just about the only one still standing is Trump himself and that's the biggest problem of all...

[3Hotdogs]

15. The ghosted briefing was for Dept. of Energy, later headed by Texas Gov. Perry.

This was the Department that Perry said he wanted to disband.

Problem is: This is the department in charge of atomic energy and disposal of its waste.

Roger Waters must have had the Trump transition team in mind when he wrote,
"We don't need no education..."

[mobeau69]

17. And they built Nuclear weapons in Texas while he was Governor!

No clue but he had good hair and those horn rimmed glassses.

[duforsure]

3. You notice how trump now is claiming how great his response has been,

Because he knows it was a screw up from the start , and he's now desperately trying to spin it as a perfect response, the complete opposite of the truth. His response and inaction , and by firing those who could have prevented this from being as bad, and claiming he did great is a sign of he knows he's failing badly, and is now lost. trump is a complete failure , and when he speaks he exposes himself even more because of his constant lying to the people on this. The gop had their chance to oust him , and I'd bet many now wish they had removed him. He was warned long ago of the threats and the spreading of it in China and did nothing , and he wants people to believe his lies his response was great, when it was clearly horrific , and it exposes his failures. trump is more worried about his re-election , and his image than the American people's safety and welfare .

[MFGsunny]

8. + 1000 n/t

[Volaris]

22. I bet Biden remembers those briefing binders lol...

It will be a fun debate now, isnt that right Trumpers?

[Tanuki]

4. Let's name the transition team. They do not deserve to remain anonymous.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Donald_Trump

"LeadershipEdit

The Trump transition team was led by Vice President-elect Mike Pence. It originally had six vice-chairs, which was expanded on November 29, 2016 to thirteen vice-chairs: Ben Carson, Chris Christie(previously head of the transition from May 2016 through election day), Michael Flynn (incoming national security advisor), Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani, Jeff Sessions (incoming attorney general), with the addition of K. T. McFarland (incoming deputy national security advisor), Governor Mary Fallin, Senator Tim Scott, Representative Marsha Blackburn(previously on the executive committee), Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Representative Tom Reed, and outgoing representative Cynthia Lummis.[74][75][76]

The transition team also had an Executive Committee which included:[75]

Steve Bannon relieved of duties on August 18, 2017. Succeeded by Kellyanne ConwayRepresentative Lou BarlettaRepresentative Marsha Blackburn (moved to vice-chair)Florida attorney general Pam BondiRepresentative Chris CollinsRepresentative Tom MarinoRebekah Mercer – director of the Mercer Family Foundation and daughter of major Trump (and Cruz) donor Robert Mercer.Steven Mnuchin — former partner at Goldman Sachs,[77] incoming secretary of the treasuryRepresentative Devin NunesReince Priebus – Republican National Committeechairman; named incoming White House chief of staff on November 13Anthony Scaramucci – Hedge-fund manager and founder of investment firm SkyBridge Capital, formerly at Goldman SachsPeter Thiel – Co-founder of PayPal, now a venture capitalist involved in several groups including Clarium Capital and Founders Fund.[78]Donald Trump Jr.Eric TrumpIvanka TrumpJared Kushner, businessman; husband of Ivanka Trump

Additional executive committee members added on November 29, 2016:

Representative Sean DuffyRepresentative Trey GowdyRepresentative Dennis RossPastor Darrell C. ScottKiron SkinnerStructure and staffEdit

Former Ohio secretary of state Ken Blackwell led appointment selections for positions involving domestic issues."....(more at link)

[Aquaria]

6. You didn't seriously use Wikipedia as a citation, did you?

[Tanuki]

7. Do you have a better source for information on the transition team?

If so, please share. Thanks.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Thanks for posting that! I took the time to look that up, too

Just to see how many - if any - of Trump's transition team were still around. We know that he changes his minions like most people change socks and most of his "acting" members haven't lasted long. Who knew that we'd actually prefer Jeff Sessions!

[dalton99a]

19. Bunch of grifters and sociopaths

[Rhiannon12866]

20. Oh, thanks! That is excellent!

Names all the players, interesting to note that the ones we know will always remain with him share his name, like any crime family. What president does that??

[Aquaria]

5. Rather than referencing an unreliable post on a blog

The original source for the article is a better citation:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/16/trump-inauguration-warning-scenario-pandemic-132797

This link is to part of the original information packet that the Obama administration provided to prepare the traitor pig scumbags for a pandemic response:

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000170-e50c-d588-ab77-ed5ff3310000

[rickyhall]

9. Shades of 2001.

Bush ignoring warnings & 9/11.

[gibraltar72]

10. But But they brought us Space Force.

[3Hotdogs]

14. Space force generates defense spending.

The defense execs support Repub. candidates.

[DBoon]

21. Space force generates defense spending in red states

that too

[ecstatic]

11. He let down the US and the entire world

This entire debacle, including the Wuhan tragedy, may have been preventable. The United States is no longer a dependable leader.

[ck4829]

25. Yep

[djacq]

12. Negligence, Dereliction of Duty, Voluntary Manslaughter.

All the Above.

[Scarsdale]

13. THIS should be on the

front page of every newspaper in this country, plus EVERY blog, every TV report. Arrogant s-o-b's STILL think they are smarter than average. Disgraceful. The entire gop is to blame for this fiasco. So eager for Russian donations, they kissed tRump's arse. Now look where this country is.

[tetedur]

16. There weren't any hints on how to personally profit on a pandemic

so they weren't interested.

[ck4829]

24. That too

[ck4829]

23. A virus isn't dark skinned people from "below us" or "with a funny religion"

Those they can mock, make fun of, dehumanize, demonize, etc.

Can't dehumanize a virus, not even a life form to begin with.