Ricketts defends handling of pandemic by Trump after criticism from UNMC expert

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Paul Hammel

LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts on Friday defended the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by former President Donald Trump amid criticism from a local health authority that thousands more people died because the former president downplayed the seriousness of the virus and didn't do enough to encourage precautions.

Dr. James Lawler of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Global Center for Health Security told The World-Herald that he particularly faulted Trump for politicizing the wearing of face masks, and for holding large political rallies that served the expose thousands to COVID-19.

But Ricketts, a Republican who has been a consistent supporter of Trump, said he "disagreed 100%" with the assessment by Lawler, who is regarded as a national expert on pandemics.

"I believe it was Dr. (Anthony) Fauci who originally said 'Don't wear masks,'" Ricketts said, referring to a chief medical advisor to Trump. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said originally that mask wearing wasn't recommended, the governor said, before changing their position.


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[brush]

1. Defending the undefensible. How did this nut get to be a governor?

Nebraska, you can do better.

[msongs]

2. he loves right wing jesus nt

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Money

IIRC, the Rickets Klan is the 2nd wealthiest in Nebraska.

[WA-03 Democrat]

4. Responsibility is no longer

A matador’s cape

Sorry that blood stain just won’t come out.

[BobTheSubgenius]

6. Ricketts, you f'ing moron.

Have you not heard? He is NOT the pResident any more. Sucking up is going to gain you nothing, and could well do you harm.

[Stuart G]

8. ...satire, satire,,,,,and Satire:.."The F'ing Moron Association of America", does not want

any association with Donald Trump...EVER!!!!.IN ANY WAY.....yes, I have been called a F'ing Moron and Joined
the Association many years ago.

I am the Associate Director of that Association, and we honestly
believe that Gove Pete Ricketts belongs in the ......Stupid Jerks Club.... instead of any "Moron"
Association........and if you have got this far in my attempt at humor...well,,,, thank you for reading

this one and a hattip for you, from Stu.... oh no!...that didn't work..i make mistakes even on simple posts..

................I had better hide:... ... ....

[AZ8theist]

7. Ask this scumbag...

How many times did his hero even MENTION the pandemic after the election??

Great job, my ass.....

And this BULLSHIT about Fauci saying don't wear masks. He said stop buying up the limited supply because the front line medical workers couldn't get the proper PPE in the beginning. ANOTHER FAILURE OF BENEDICT DOTURD. Really, do asswipes like Ricketts have their heads shoved up Fox News' ass 24 x7???

[rlegro]

9. More precisely,

Fauci and CDC said in March that "at THIS time" (emphasis mine) masks were not necessary for the general population. In April, based on evolving biomedical understanding of the virus, they changed that recommendation to cloth (not N-95) masks. Wingnut complaints about masking went into arrested development in March, if they ever developed at all.

[nwliberalkiwi]

10. He cost a person their job

He's the asshole that cost a women her job. She asked him to mask-up in a restaurant that she was working at. He complained to the owner, and the owner fired her. She's a single mom.
Gov. Ricketts you are one piece of human garbage!!!