So he gets a pass? because others didn't do it either?
This isn't the flu. it's not H1N1. Question... How beneficial would it have been to start making ventilators (at the start of what is and will go down as a once in a lifetime pandemic. I pray we don't see another like it) let's say January, perhaps even in February, perhaps even at the beginning of this month? Perhaps when he called for a loose restricted 15 day social distancing effort? During which he gave the ridiculous, shooting from the hip, " I think Churches will be filled by Easter". A lot of people dropped the ball. I don't put all the blame on Trump. I agree that those other Presidents may not have been prepared. They fortunately didn't have to go through a pandemic of this magnitude. I believe with all of my being that any former President, Republican or Democrat, would have handled this pandemic faster and more efficiently. There was a lot of unknown information granted. This wasn't a time for the President to be "Hedging his bets" on warmer weather being the solution. The pandemic was already well in motion. It was moving. It was moving when he compared it to the Flu. That was late February. It was moving when he downplayed it as "Democrats politicizing as their new Hoax." Once again, just late last month. It's still moving. And faster than ever. The unfortunate part is people will believe what they want and minds are made up. We need leadership, not misinformation.
Yep, I read the 5 links (all having to do with the same subject) you sent about the theory of warming weather and it's possible impact. Is that what made him so late to act?? No. He was late to act because he didn't want to have the Economy suffer in am election year. He was late to act because he values Money over human lives. I Is that what he was waiting for? A hunch or theory that wont matter to a lot of people who won't get to wait for warmer weather? Fauchi has done a great job navigating around the irresponsible comments and detrimental stigma's that Trump has created. Look, I'm really not bashing Republicans. I'm not trying say Democrats are Right in whining about Trump. When the President speaks it should matter. He has handled this terribly and needs to choose his words wisely for once. 53 percent of this country prances around in MAGA hats and he can do no wrong. 47 percent percent thinks he's the Antichrist but they can't get their party out to vote or come up with a real candidate under the age of 80. Me? I think he's just an old, delusional borderline sociopath, who is trying to campaign for November in the middle of a pandemic. He's just that out of touch and stubborn. I do see signs in his demeanor that he is actually processing the grim and startling projections. Which is a good sign. I have nothing against you and I wish everyone the best here. The ventilators ate going into production finally. Better late than never. Feel free to Google that. That math is scary. Hospitals are seeking help because they are running out and will definitely not have enough supplies. I sincerely hope that hard choices don't have be made for anyone here or any of your loved ones. That is what is taking place and it's just the start. God bless
I have a mother that just went through her second bout with lung/breast cancers last Christmas, so I'm probably more concerned that most given she's still struggling with health and immune system after radiation/chemo.
What I've provided to you has been factual, non political data. What I see above is something closer to MSNBC.
What I would challenge you to do is read more, and watch CNN/MSNBC less. Look at responses country to country. Also, be honest about what people knew, and when. Quite simply, when you say we should have ordered ventilators in January, it's simply foolish. Nobody new what the impacts were going to look like abroad at that point, and we simply didn't know much about the disease at the time either. The WHO of all people were still carrying water for China at that point and said "no human to human transmission".
Compare responses by country. For instance, Italy was hammered early. Italy has the #1 rated health system (I've always said the ratings were a joke), yet they did not have stockpiled ventilators and many say their tests were severely flawed. They also failed to shut down travel.
The US acted much quicker in shutting down travel, and bought themselves what is projected to be around 6 weeks. Still, Trump was highly criticized as racist and xenophobic for cutting off flights for anyone that had been to China to the previous 2 weeks. Biden and Schumer called the shut down of travel unnecessary and an overreaction. So what is it? Did he overreact, or was he too slow? What would Biden had done?
On that note, let's say Biden was in charge. So he would have allowed travel to China to continue. The US travels by far the most of any Western country, and by a great deal (more the double the next, and more than triple etc. the remaining). Can you imagine having 10 fold the cases we have right, and having them much earlier in the game? The hospitals would have already been overwhelmed. Also, take a look at Canada's response. They were far slower in most areas. They just don't have near as much travel/traffic and are much less dense.
I too am concerned about ventilators as my mother would surely need one should she become infected. Cuomo's daily briefing has been the battle cry for ventilators, but his numbers are based on worst case projections. He's admitted he doesn't know for sure how many, and how soon. If you look at other countries, they all are scrambling for ventilators for the most part, and are now asking the US for help given they believe we will end up having a surplus when it's all said and done.
On the topic of ventilators.... So NY has already said it can double dip by splitting all ventilators, and nationally they are retrofitting anesthesia machines (supposedly an easy conversion, and more of those are available than actual ventilators) as well as BIPAPs . Those are three things that can be done now to existing equipment. The NYP reported that the Northwell Hospital group stated that “This will significantly increase our capacity,”. And that's all before new ventilators are produced and delivered. Yet you never hear about that ingenuity, or impact to the numbers from MSM.
In short, read more, watch less. Things are still unfolding, and there still a lot we don't know. All countries are still struggling with it, and China is bold faced lying. If you don't know how others have responded, your criticism lacks baseline. If you don't know the facts about the issues, you're just another uninformed soul adding to the confusion.
