38 countries had travel bans before Trump's China ban was in place.

[Hamlette]

By the time Trump’s restrictions took effect Feb. 2, an additional 15 countries had taken similar actions — and in some cases enacted even tougher bans. But in any case, that adds up to 38 countries taking action before or at the same time the U.S. restrictions were put in place.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/07/trumps-claim-that-he-imposed-first-china-ban/

I want just one reporter to say that in his press briefings. It's starting to piss me off how he gets away with "I was the first" shit.

[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[Shermann]

2. It's very hard for him to make a case that he was out in front of this

The Republican campaign would KILL to have a pre-2020 statement like this from Trump:

All those thousands of speeches about the Birther Movement, all that clamoring over the Free Wall, it all amounts to a hill of beans.

If the Republican history revisionists could just rewrite ONE of those vapid speeches and make it about pandemic preparation. Just one.
Then there would be footage that would literally be worth millions and it would be looped again and again and again.

But they can't and so there isn't. What there is is evidence of absence.

[JI7]

3. Trump's travel ban was a joke

[Hamlette]

4. this article said Trump had to be talked into it by his staff

he keeps saying no one was for it. The lies are totally screwing us all up.

[applegrove]

5. New York City got coronavirus from Europe. Trump didn't ban Europe early. nt