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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Greatest Scandal In American History: The Trump Cover Up Of A Looming Public Health Crisis.
This should be the scandal of the century. In a rational world it would destroy Trumps Presidency and end the Republican Party as a political force for years. For weeks the President of the United States, and many in his party, engaged in a systematic cover up of a looming public health crisis. When it came, as they were warned it would, hundreds (likely thousands or tens of thousands before it is through) of Americans would die. A nation enjoying a prolonged period of economic prosperity would be pushed into a recession. While those engaged in this cover up did not prepare the nation, they often prepared themselves, their political supporters, and their families, for the financial shock by dumping soon to be greatly devalued stocks.
This is no Presidential cover up of a burglary, or lying about some Oval Office fellatio. Its not even akin to seeking foreign help to smear your political opponents. This is life and death, and economic ruin for millions of Americans, spawned by the most malicious lies, corruption, and cover up imaginable.
The Warnings
The Washington Post describes how Trump and congressional leaders received classified briefings forewarning them of the impending pandemic.
U.S. intelligence agencies were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus . . . Taken together, the reports and warnings painted an early picture of a virus that showed the characteristics of a globe-encircling pandemic that could require governments to take swift actions to contain it . . . The warnings from U.S. intelligence agencies increased in volume toward the end of January and into early February, said officials familiar with the reports. By then, a majority of the intelligence reporting included in daily briefing papers and digests from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA was about covid-19.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/22/1930173/-The-Greatest-Scandal-In-American-History-The-Trump-Cover-Up-Of-A-Looming-Public-Health-Crisis?detail=emaildkre
Bev54
(10,045 posts)is the greatest scandal in American history and we will likely be hearing about so much more when he leaves office. This bullshit he is peddling now will be mitigated somewhat from governors that take it seriously. Moscow Mitch and the repubs are the scandal that has allowed this asshole to stay in power.
Pachamama
(16,886 posts)And that was big....
This is truly criminal and through his negligence, cover up, incompetence and calling it a hoax, many many US Citizens will die unnecessarily
dchill
(38,464 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth