White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said that Democrats should be supporting Trump on the coronavirus as this is not the time for criticism.
Grisham said on Fox News, “This is not the time to politicize something. This is not the time for media outlets to be using this for clicks and for headlines. For The New York Times to call this the Trump virus, or for Schumer and Warren to falsely claim that there was no plan at all when the CDC had a 52 point page in place, and then Michael Bloomberg as you mentioned using this as a political tool in commercials. It’s really disappointing, and it shows a complete lack of leadership, but it shows what this White House is doing, and the focus the White House and this president has.”
Grisham tweeted above the video a call for supporting Trump:
Coronavirus should not be a partisan political issue. It is time for the Dems to support the decisive actions taken by President @realDonaldTrump to ensure the risk to Americans remains low. pic.twitter.com/wn8Z5ZJ030
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— Stephanie Grisham (@PressSec) March 2, 2020
Sarah Jones compiled a list of what Trump has really done:
Trump:
-closed 37 of 47 Obama anti-pandemic progs in vulnerable countries
-got rid of Sr Dir of Global Health Security @ NSC
-repatriated infected over objections of CDC
-sent fed workers to infected w/o adequate training+protection
-got rid of pandemic experts in 2018 https://t.co/de5AWV5VB7
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 2, 2020
– In 2018, Trump called 4 $15b REDUCTION in health spending (previously approved)
-w/ funding running out 2018, CDC cut work 2 prevent global disease outbreak by 80%
-only 3 labs in entire country had working kits to test
– month later only 5 states had ability to test
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 2, 2020
Trump doesn’t deserve praise for mishandling a pandemic. The White House is demanding that the media not report the truth and that no one in the country is allowed to criticize Trump. None of Grisham’s comments sound like a democracy where people have the freedom to criticize their government.
Donald Trump and his administration have bungled the response to the coronavirus. Instead of preparing the nation for a potential national health emergency, this president is holding press conferences to downplay the problem.
The White House has screwed up and they are trying to stop Democrats and the media from telling the American people about it.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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