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struggle4progress

(118,236 posts)
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 09:50 PM Mar 2020

Preposterous Coronavirus claim

By Lee Moran

A Columbia University professor who leads the school’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness on Thursday called out President Donald Trump for once again claiming no one could have imagined a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S.

Dr. Irwin Redlener, talking to MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, described Trump’s comment as “a preposterous statement” that “has no bearing to reality” ...

Redlener slammed Trump .. for sending “mixed messages” about the outbreak that in the U.S. alone has sickened more than 85,000 people in the U.S. and killed almost 1,300.

Trump’s claims were “based on ignorance, a lack of understanding of the science and just a complete misunderstanding of what the message should be to Americans,” said Redlener, an expert in preparedness and response to large-scale catastrophes ...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/irwin-redlener-donald-trump-coronavirus_n_5e7da0b4c5b661492264f85d

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Preposterous Coronavirus claim (Original Post) struggle4progress Mar 2020 OP
As most thinking people know. Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #1
In another breath Bev54 Mar 2020 #2
Thank You for posting...This last paragraph says it all..I quote exactly................... Stuart G Mar 2020 #3
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. As most thinking people know.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 10:45 PM
Mar 2020

What so called drivel that comes out of the mouth of the Orange Anus is pure Bullshit and nothing else.

Bev54

(10,039 posts)
2. In another breath
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 10:56 PM
Mar 2020

he says they have been preparing for this for a long time. He cannot keep his lies straight as most compulsive liars.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
3. Thank You for posting...This last paragraph says it all..I quote exactly...................
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 11:00 PM
Mar 2020

"Trump’s claims were “based on ignorance, a lack of understanding of the science and just a complete misunderstanding of what the message should be to Americans,” said Redlener, an expert in preparedness and response to large-scale catastrophes ... "


Stuart's message .Donald Trump defines the word ...STOOOOOOOOPID......................!

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