The Real Scandal Woodward's Book Reveals Is THIS:

[kpete]

The press is framing this as “Trump knew how bad this was and didn’t warn the country” but really the scandal is “Trump knew how bad this was and didn’t launch a massive federal prevention effort.”

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[soothsayer]

1. This is true! He didn't use the time to mount a response or prepare

Absolutely correct

[Lucky Luciano]

14. Ahh, but did you account for how those actions would interfere with his golf?

Don’t be selfish! It’s not all about us!

[soothsayer]

15. And rallies. His ego needed those. My bad!

[empedocles]

21. trump's ego also short-sightedly needed actions/inactions which would help his

economic numbers. Relentless focus.

[OMGWTF]

26. His Bestie, Putin, told Traitor Tot "Not to vorry Donald; everything vill ve jest vine. LOL!"

[soldierant]

30. It's been overlooked because

everyione knows that the words "Trump+" and "prepare" don't belong in the same sentence without producing nonsense.

[alfredo]

33. That would cut into his TV time.

[DownriverDem]

37. It's pretty clear why

donnie thought it would make him look bad and weak.

[moondust]

2. Absolutely.

His failure to act or take responsibility with masks at rallies, etc., probably influenced other "leaders" like Bolsonaro to do the same, leading to many thousands of deaths outside the U.S.

[2naSalit]

3. Just more evidence for me to...

Conclude that he meant for hundreds of thousands to die.

[rickyhall]

11. I think you're right. Save money, kill the old. Save the election, kill Democrats.

Sounds like typical fucking republicons to me.

[Illumination]

12. He wants to make Putin happy...

[DSandra]

17. Crippling America and ensuring the end of the American Era

China has the virus under control and is going forward well enough that their economy did not go through recession. China is more and more becoming the center of the world’s economy. With the rest of the world working with China, America is being left in the dust. Whatever chance we had of fighting this outcome is being lost because of the virus.

[Beartracks]

31. This. Trump's whole tenure in office has been to kneecap America and reduce its global influence.

[Solly Mack]

4. K&R

[Blue Owl]

5. Double K&R

[frazzled]

6. Yes, it was about not ramping up PPE production

and testing supplies. And also, not just not warning people of the severity and risks but actively telling them it was nothing, not to worry about it.

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Triple KnR

[Indykatie]

8. The Lack of a Single Strategy at the Federal Level is Responsible for our Sh*tty Results

Minimally we should have had a Federal mask requirement. This 50 state solution approach was never going to work. We are so screwed.

[spanone]

9. He was worried more about the stock market than the people.

The stock market is almost back to where it was before covid, yet 193,000 people are dead. Just how trump pictured it.

He must be stopped.

GOTV

[The empressof all]

10. I said from the beginning of this thing he was Fucking Up Big Time...

Even I know, with my liberal arts background, the concept of Economy of Scale. Isn't that taught in Freshman level business classes? When he pitted the states against each other in obtaining supplies he was just feathering his cronies pockets. I hope to God I see him go to Prison...

[Pepsidog]

13. He Golfed.

[Trueblue Texan]

16. I've seriously been wondering...

How much financial interests do he and his family have in PPE, test kits, vaccines, etc...I can’t help but wonder if that’s not why he’s so cavalier about possibly infecting thousands at his rallies and refuses to be straight with the American people about the real and deadly threat of Covid. And as for the money his campaign has spent...they are at a real disadvantage this late in the game and has their spending on advertising really been that heavy? I’ve not noticed...but then, I live in Texas and mostly watch MSNBC in the evenings—nothing before Rachel Maddow, nothing on the weekends. But I kinda think they are squirreling away that money, lining their pockets the way they did with the inaugural monies. I wonder if any journalists are looking into this.

[LuvNewcastle]

25. I agree.

That campaign money has been stolen just like the inaugural money. Only the people around Trump have paid for his crimes. Trump himself is unscathed, as always.

[OMGWTF]

27. In addition to four million that was supposed to go to NYC first responders' healthcare.

Hanging is too good for this treasonous rat bastard evil fucker from hell's oven.

[33taw]

18. Neither did the Covid CZAR.

[AllaN01Bear]

19. the m$n created this monster. reap the whirlwind

[ismnotwasm]

20. Yup

[speaknow]

22. As Mr Cohen says

That SOB speaks in code, so he didn't want
to panic the people? What he told Woodward
was, He didn't get a chance to tell
his rich friends and the other 1%. Those are
the people to him. 200 thousand dead and
still counting!

[Jarqui]

23. His first executive order was March 18th

Roughly awo months after he found out about it and how severe it was.

Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19
https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders/donald-trump/2020

They were extraordinarily slow getting PPE, ventilators, etc.

He cannot blame Obama - he'd had the reigns of power for three years - and they'd scuttled what Obama had in place to do.

[DallasNE]

24. But Trump Was Incapable Of Launching A Massive Prevention Effort

He simply doesn't possess the skill set to pull something like this off. And he has to micromanage everything. That is why we still have no national plan except for the one Obama developed and Trump ordered destroyed. No accountability rests squarely on the shoulders of Mitch McConnell. They both have to go - yesterday would not have been soon enough.

[napi21]

35. He doesn't have the skills, AND the people he chooses to advise him don't have the skills either!

He's too damn egotistic to realize "Any President" doesn't have the skill to do EVERYTHING he could be presented with. That's why they try to choose smart, experienced people to advise them & help steer them through crises. His choices are picked because they kiss his ass well & all the time!

[LiberalLovinLug]

28. Another symptom of the the new normal

Where journalists have already accepted the ineptitude of the POTUS. The story stops at his initial deceit.

In other countries the story WOULD be the leaders woeful response and leadership on a national level in coordinating a proper response. The idea that a leader would purposely mislead his or her own people about a threat to them is N/A.

[samsingh]

29. with all of trumps lies that endanger his own supporters, how is he even above 10% SUPPORT?

[alfredo]

32. He did nothing because it was affecting blue states the most

[Cha]

34. trump is a Mass Homicidal Maniac.. Rt!

[llashram]

36. this

[Enoki33]

38. He STILL has not formulated a national response program.

[crickets]

39. And has no plans to do so. nt

[jmowreader]

40. I'm calling BS on your hypothesis

The scandal is that Trump knew how bad this was and decided to use it as a reason to attack his enemies. You remember “Democrat hoax” and “China virus,” correct?