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Donald Trump Reportedly Stunned Dr. Fauci By Asking In Private Why The Government Cant Just Let COVID Wash Over The Countryhttps://politicaltribune.org/donald-trump-reportedly-stunned-dr-fauci-by-asking-in-private-why-the-government-cant-just-let-covid-wash-over-the-country/
Donald Trump isnt one to take advice; he doesnt even read relevant intelligence reports like the one warning of the massive COVID-19 pandemic that has brought the world to a standstill. A sitting president has experts at his disposal, but the failed frozen steak salesman thinks hes more knowledgable than them.
The Washington Post reported that during one of the task force meetings in the Situation Room last month, Trump stunned White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci by asking, Why dont we let this wash over the country?
That happened on the day the Trump administration was adding Ireland and the United Kingdom to its travel restrictions, and the president, according to two sources, wanted to understand why there was talk in the U.K. of herd immunity. Why dont we let this wash over the country? Trump asked. Even worse, unnamed administration officials told the news outlet he had asked that same question repeatedly in the Oval Office.
According to the Post, Fauci was initially confused by the term wash over, but when he realized what Trump was asking, he was alarmed.
Mr. President, many people would die, Fauci explained to Trump.
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CrispyQ
(36,525 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,758 posts)It's crisis-oriented leadership. Ignore a problem in the hope that it will go away.
But things usually take the next step and things get so bad that members of the public are in the streets, marching to your door, pushing a guillotine on wheels.
And only when the crisis gets personal, will the leaders finally take action.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)PJMcK
(22,050 posts)Trump is an idiot.
tanyev
(42,620 posts)I imagine, "Yes, but probably not me, right?"
sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)tanyev
(42,620 posts)durablend
(7,465 posts)MineralMan
(146,333 posts)Trump Don't Care!
Nevilledog
(51,201 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,965 posts)The fact a sizable minority of people in the US continue to support him shows NAZIism is alive and well.
robbob
(3,538 posts)Its all fake news. Even when you show them his full quotes.
Kid Berwyn
(14,965 posts)They dont believe their own eyes. They dont believe their own ears. They dont believe their own thoughts.
Dumps supporters all must be insane, just to compensate for all the weaponized cognitive dissonance.
ananda
(28,877 posts).. many people are dying.
Geez!
woodsprite
(11,927 posts)IcyPeas
(21,910 posts)he wants to move on from it already. It's taking his spotlight away.