re: Why didn't we use the South Korean approach?

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i remember in early March asking liberals if they thought Trump should have declared martial law to shut down major urban, coastal areas and they were AGHAST at the possibility of that sort of dictatorial action

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This is what is so pathetically dumbfounding about you Trumptards.

Donald Trump considered himself to be a master deal maker and negotiator. He considers himself to be a master at recognizing opportunity. He wrote the book titled, "The Art of the Deal".

But Trump was so stupid and self-insecure to see a GREAT political boon. To be a true political HERO. To lock down 2020, and perhaps even position himself to change federal law and give himself a 3rd or more terms.

Trump KNEW that the United States was depleted in PPE stocks for the next viral pandemic. He's had just about every nook and cranny of his Administration telling him this since 2016.

Dan Coates stated the biggest threat to the U.S. was a viral pandemic, even more than a nuclear attack.

Alex Azar stated what keeps him up at night, is a pandemic outbreak in the U.S.

Trump's own intelligence community - Coates, Wray, the CIA, the NSC were ALL telling him the U.S. was poorly prepared for a pandemic.

The HHS, under Azar, ran an pandemic exercise and gave Trump a report that essentially prophesied EXACTLY what we're going through. Right now. That report was in October of last year.


So Trump had all the ammo he needed. This is a bipartisan position in Congress. Trump had a TON of data to back him up.

Trump could have seized the day - gotten all these issues addressed pro-actively. Gotten PPE supplies replenished. Established branches of coordination and communication from his Administration to the state level. Formulated plans.

If the COVID-19 never happened, it was still a WIN - everyone was saying it needed to be done, and Trump would be able to claim that he did it. Because he did.

But if the COVID-19 DID happen, then Trump would be a true political HERO. It would have been true, documented LEADERSHIP - not fabricated, cooked-up claims of same. He would have saved countless LIVES.

Trump right now would be riding that train straight through 2020, instead of looking like the bumbling incompetent he is.

All it needed, was for Donald Trump to get his fat, orange arse out of his own way.

But Trump couldn't do even that, with his entire Administration in his ear. He couldn't close that deal, sitting in his lap.

You idiots here breaking your backs trying so hard to cover and lie for him. It's beyond words....