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demmiblue

(36,841 posts) Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:44 AM Mar 2020

The President didn't create this virus, but...

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The President didn't create this virus, but... (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2020 OP

His responsibility was to respond to it and reassure the nation. He failed. Hoyt Mar 2020 #1

He fucked up the response in every way it was possible to fuck it up. Squinch Mar 2020 #2

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. His responsibility was to respond to it and reassure the nation. He failed.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 12:16 PM

Mar 2020

It would have been bad, no matter what he/we did. I really don't have a big issue with him downplaying it to keep from panicking people.

But if you do that, you damn sure better take all the appropriate steps in the background to ameliorate things as humanly possible. trump did not.

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

2. He fucked up the response in every way it was possible to fuck it up.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 12:29 PM

Mar 2020

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