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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (194678)	2/23/2021 5:37:32 PM
From: combjelly	1 Recommendation Recommended By Brumar89 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 355830

Of course he knew. Based on the Chinese reporting, that was a given. If anything, the Chinese were downplaying the virus, that is what authoritarian governments do. However, their actions indicated they were taking it very seriously internally. So, why did Trump lie? Dealing with a pandemic was politically inconvenient at the time. To do what was necessary would have hurt the economy and worse, the stock market. So he gambled on two things. One, the Chinese would get it under control. If that didn't work, it would go away when the weather warms like the flu does. I doubt if it occurred to him that it would first manifest in the blue states. But if it did, and/or experts pointed it out, that would just be a bonus, politically speaking. So it was just politics. He gambled and the country lost. Gambling and other people bearing the brunt of any losses is how he rolls. If he had won, everyone would have hailed his genius, standing strong while the Democrats and the experts panicked.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (194678)	2/24/2021 1:18:54 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 355830

>> speaking with journalist Bob Woodward on February 7th, 2020 >> He knew. Of course he knew. He had already called for a travel ban which took effect a week earlier. You remember. Your tribe, the idiot Democrats, raised hell about it. Joe Biden -- "This is no time for Donald Trump's record of hysteria and xenophobia -- hysterical xenophobia -- and fearmongering. You remember: WHO's Ghebreyesus said it would increase "fear and stigma, with little public health benefit." Who was right? Do you think Trump did that flippantly?