Is apnews.com legit? Friend posted this on fb

[rainy]

https://apnews.com/d36d6c4de29f4d04beda3db00cb46104



WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential contenders are describing the federal infectious-disease bureaucracy as rudderless and ill-prepared for the coronavirus threat because of budget cuts and ham-handed leadership by President Donald Trump. That’s a distorted picture. For starters, Trump hasn’t succeeded in cutting the budget.

[NutmegYankee]

1. The Associated Press is a major news wire service.

The article however is either opinion or analysis.

[rainy]

3. That's what I have always believed but

this whole thing seemed one sided and other fact check topics found at the end of this article were negative democrats fact checks😳

[Mike 03]

2. Associated Press is legit (IMO)

It's like Reuters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Pretty much true. MF45 as proposed CDC budget cuts, but

Congress has allocated more and hasn't accepted his budget for 2020.

[Sedona]

5. The issue isn't the budget cuts...

although that is a problem. The issue is the dozens (hundreds?) of federal pandemic related staff the stump fired in 2018 and never replaced.

[mia]

6. Top national security officials handling pandemics left abruptly in 2018

“Fired” may be a little strong, but in 2018, top national security officials handling pandemics left abruptly and were not replaced by the Trump administration.

As for funding, there’s no question that the Trump administration sought to cut key CDC budget categories. But thanks to Congress, that funding was restored and even increased in bills that Trump ultimately signed.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/28/michael-bloomberg/did-donald-trump-fire-pandemic-officials-defund-cd/

[rainy]

7. Thanks this clarifies a lot!

[braddy]

8. The President tried to warn us about covfefe-19 years ago, but we didn't catch it.

[rainy]

9. ha ha good one:)