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applegrove

(118,579 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:47 PM Mar 2020

GOP Senator Warned Audience Three Weeks Ago

GOP Senator Warned Audience Three Weeks Ago

March 19, 2020 at 9:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 91 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/19/gop-senator-warned-audience-three-weeks-ago/

"SNIP.....

NPR obtained a secret recording of Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) warning a private audience three weeks ago about how the coronavirus would have dire effects on the United States.

He said that the data he was shown indicated that the virus would be like the 1918 Spanish flu and warned the corporate attendees to stop travel to Europe and other places and take other precautions.

.......SNIP"

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GOP Senator Warned Audience Three Weeks Ago (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2020 OP

Two separate universes Under The Radar Mar 2020 #1

They knew uponit7771 Mar 2020 #2

Why do you think Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #3

Those assholes knew Pachamama Mar 2020 #4

so Richard Burr (R-NC) is just a Senator to some-but not all of his constituents. disgusting! riversedge Mar 2020 #5

Warning a private audience of Fat Cat conservatives... Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #6

This was on Feb. 27, the same time Trump was lying procon Mar 2020 #7

Just before he dumped up to $1.6 million of his stock holdings. SeattleVet Mar 2020 #8

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)

1. Two separate universes

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:52 PM

Mar 2020

One for the have’s and one for the have-not’s
Is there a quote from Burr to the press around the same time calling the virus a hoax?

uponit7771

(90,329 posts)

2. They knew

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:53 PM

Mar 2020

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. Why do you think

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:55 PM

Mar 2020

Dan Coats was shown the door.

Pachamama

(16,886 posts)

4. Those assholes knew

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 05:02 PM

Mar 2020

And that would most certainly include the Trump Family....

riversedge

(70,181 posts)

5. so Richard Burr (R-NC) is just a Senator to some-but not all of his constituents. disgusting!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 05:04 PM

Mar 2020

Brother Buzz

(36,407 posts)

6. Warning a private audience of Fat Cat conservatives...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 05:07 PM

Mar 2020

and they sat on it so they are just as culpable as Burr.

I visualize they went back to their business and made plans and examined their spread-sheets, while they avoided their workers on the floor like the plague.

procon

(15,805 posts)

7. This was on Feb. 27, the same time Trump was lying

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 05:30 PM

Mar 2020

about the corona virus being no worse than a bad cold. So these selfish bastards knew the facts and warned their BFFs to take precautions, but continued to con the public and lie them into complacency and a false sense of security in the belief that Trump knew what he was doing.

Republican lied and people died. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)

8. Just before he dumped up to $1.6 million of his stock holdings.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 05:53 PM

Mar 2020

Sen Burr Dumped Up to $1.6 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213131528

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