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locked down. I told her that this was going to be here soon. And we will end up doing much the same thing as China. She thought I was crazy. Once I saw China's reaction, I knew. Forget the numbers. Forget the spin. I always judge people by their actions and not their words. That's how I knew.

When China locked down, Trump knew this would come here. WHO knew this would grow into a pandemic. WHO knew this can't be stopped. China knew this virus stays live airborne for up to 4 hours. China sprayed Wuhan with misters of disinfectant. They knew it was airborne.

We're going through the same process. It's essential to maintain order. At first deny, hide, obfuscate. Then when that doesn't work, start taking action and claim you can beat it. Then take drastic actions and say it's a fight (insert nationalism here), and everyone must sacrifice. Then you ride out hell for a month or so doing the absolute best you can to cope.

Then it subsides only when half the people have been exposed and gotten it, basically. At this point at least half the people in China have had this. Most with no or "mild" symptoms, some severe, and 1-4% dead depending on location. China's drastic measures basically dropped the death rate by 2/3 roughly. Our numbers SHOULD be a little better than China's numbers, hopefully. As we develop antibodies and herd immunity, it too will mutate. Usually when viruses mutate, they mutate in favor of easier transmissibility, and the expense of severity. Hopefully a higher percentage of Americans get this, because that will probably mean it will be less severe here.

I can't see my father now in his nursing home. Was driving back from Charleston and planning to see him last night. Listened to the governor's presser on the way back. Confirmed it was effective immediately. Mom and I can only facetime with him, and there are nurses who can facilitate that. It's hard, but I know it's for the best. I wasn't really feeling good about seeing him after traveling about all day anyway. I'd hate to bring it in there.

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Re: Member that time when Trump called Covirus a hoax?

Mar 14, 2020, 2:03 PM

.....Yeah, well. That was another lie perpetuated by MSM.

Your intellectual calisthenics are impressive. But you're wrong. Even in the video he claims 'we have 15 people' with the virus when there were actually 65. In the video, he clearly calls out the Russia hoax....the impeachment hoax.....and now this one.

We turned down test kits from W.H.O. in early Feb. The CDC needs to be held accountable for that. The one they produced was faulty. At that very moment from then until now, we still could have gotten test kits from W.H.O.

Explain how this administration is so great to the families of the dead, those that are currently in intensive care, and the deaths to come.

Here's a timeline of lies from Trump:

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‘It will go away’: A timeline of Trump playing down the coronavirus threat
19 times Trump downplayed the coronavirus
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Over the past month, President Trump has regularly sought to downplay the coronavirus threat with a mix of facts and false statements. (Video: JM Rieger/Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
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March 12, 2020 at 1:03 p.m. EDT
President Trump gambled very early and very often on the idea that the coronavirus wouldn’t turn out to be nearly as severe as some health officials have warned it could get.

The thrust of Trump’s statements about the virus has been almost relentlessly optimistic, which is a marked contrast to those of some health officials who prefer that people be overly prepared rather than underestimate the threat. Trump has frequently suggested that the United States is winning the battle against the virus, and he has regularly promoted the idea that it could suddenly disappear.

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“It goes away,” Trump said alongside the leader of Ireland. “It’s going away. We want it to go away with very, very few deaths.”

Despite those comments, today cases are rising quickly, major institutions such as the NBA are shutting down and there are increasing complaints about the availability of testing.

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Below is a timeline of Trump’s comments playing down the threat posed by the virus.

Jan. 22: “We have it totally under control.”

Jan. 24: “It will all work out well.”

China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2020
Jan. 29: “Just received a briefing on the Coronavirus in China from all of our GREAT agencies, who are also working closely with China. We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments. We have the best experts anywhere in the world, and they are on top of it 24/7!”

Jan. 30: “We think we have it very well under control. We have very little problem in this country at this moment — five. And those people are all recuperating successfully. But we’re working very closely with China and other countries, and we think it’s going to have a very good ending for it. So that I can assure you.”

Feb. 2: “Well, we pretty much shut it down coming in from China. … We can’t have thousands of people coming in who may have this problem, the coronavirus. So we’re gonna see what happens, but we did shut it down, yes.”

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Feb. 7: “Nothing is easy, but [Chinese President Xi Jinping] … will be successful, especially as the weather starts to warm & the virus hopefully becomes weaker, and then gone.”

....he will be successful, especially as the weather starts to warm & the virus hopefully becomes weaker, and then gone. Great discipline is taking place in China, as President Xi strongly leads what will be a very successful operation. We are working closely with China to help!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2020
Feb. 10: “I think the virus is going to be — it’s going to be fine.”

Feb. 14: “We have a very small number of people in the country, right now, with it. It’s like around 12. Many of them are getting better. Some are fully recovered already. So we’re in very good shape.”

Feb. 19: “I think it’s going to work out fine. I think when we get into April, in the warmer weather, that has a very negative effect on that and that type of a virus. So let’s see what happens, but I think it’s going to work out fine.”

Feb. 24: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. … Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”

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The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2020
Feb. 25: “You may ask about the coronavirus, which is very well under control in our country. We have very few people with it, and the people that have it are … getting better. They’re all getting better. … As far as what we’re doing with the new virus, I think that we’re doing a great job.”

Feb. 25: “CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus, including the very early closing of our borders to certain areas of the world.”

Feb. 26: “Because of all we’ve done, the risk to the American people remains very low. … When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero. That’s a pretty good job we’ve done."

Feb. 26:

Q: This is spreading — or is going to spread, maybe, within communities. That’s the expectation.
A: It may. It may.
Q: Does that worry you?
A: No. ... No, because we’re ready for it. It is what it is. We’re ready for it. We’re really prepared. ... We hope it doesn’t spread. There’s a chance that it won’t spread too, and there’s a chance that it will, and then it’s a question of at what level.
Feb. 27: “Only a very small number in U.S., & China numbers look to be going down. All countries working well together!”

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Feb. 28: “I think it’s really going well. We did something very fortunate: we closed up to certain areas of the world very, very early — far earlier than we were supposed to. I took a lot of heat for doing it. It turned out to be the right move, and we only have 15 people and they are getting better, and hopefully they’re all better. There’s one who is quite sick, but maybe he’s gonna be fine. … We’re prepared for the worst, but we think we’re going to be very fortunate."

Feb. 28: “It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.”

Feb. 29: “We’re the number-one travel destination anywhere in the world, yet we have far fewer cases of the disease than even countries with much less travel or a much smaller population.”

March 4: “Some people will have this at a very light level and won’t even go to a doctor or hospital, and they’ll get better. There are many people like that.”

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March 5: “With approximately 100,000 CoronaVirus cases worldwide, and 3,280 deaths, the United States, because of quick action on closing our borders, has, as of now, only 129 cases (40 Americans brought in) and 11 deaths.”

With approximately 100,000 CoronaVirus cases worldwide, and 3,280 deaths, the United States, because of quick action on closing our borders, has, as of now, only 129 cases (40 Americans brought in) and 11 deaths. We are working very hard to keep these numbers as low as possible!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2020
March 6: “We did an interview on Fox last night, a town hall. I think it was very good. And I said, ‘Calm. You have to be calm. It’ll go away.' ”

March 7: “It came out of China, and we heard about it. And made a good move: We closed it down; we stopped it. Otherwise — the head of CDC said last night that you would have thousands of more problems if we didn’t shut it down very early. That was a very early shutdown, which is something we got right."

March 8: Retweets a story about Surgeon General Jerome Adams playing down the risk of coronavirus for Trump personally.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams used his comments to downplay the risk of coronavirus to the president https://t.co/PA6a3Dv7gz

Surgeon General to Jake Tapper: Trump Is ‘Healthier’ Than I Am

The surgeon general used his comments to downplay the risk of coronavirus to the president.

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 8, 2020
March 9: “The Fake News Media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything within its semi-considerable power (it used to be greater!) to inflame the CoronaVirus situation, far beyond what the facts would warrant. Surgeon General, ‘The risk is low to the average American.’ ”

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March 9: “So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!”

So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 9, 2020
March 10: “As you know, it’s about 600 cases, it’s about 26 deaths, within our country. And had we not acted quickly, that number would have been substantially more.”

March 10: “And it hit the world. And we’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.”

March 11: “I think we’re going to get through it very well.”

March 12: “It’s going to go away. ... The United States, because of what I did and what the administration did with China, we have 32 deaths at this point … when you look at the kind of numbers that you’re seeing coming out of other countries, it’s pretty amazing when you think of it.”

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Member that time when Trump called Covirus a hoax?

Crazy how many jungers have been duped again***

Re: Dupes get duped because they love being duped.

Like Trumpies who just y’all “fake news” and stick their head in the sand.***

Yell****

You're talking to the guy who said 'SLAM THE DOOR,' while...

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Y'all should watch his rallies instead of reading about...

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He restricts travel which proves to be saving much....

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Yep, AOC, Pressley, Omar and Talib...

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Member that time when Fox News called Covirus a hoax?***

I remember when Fox reported on the virus while....

My wife laughed at me back in January when China

Everyone is in same boat. Do you really think

No Monday morning QB here.

That has nothing to do with stopping it

H1N1 almost put me in the hospital

It turns out the world was contaminated in Jan.***

Yep,...

Nothing we can do can "end the threat"

This seems overboard.

It can remain active in air for up to 4 hours

I appreciate and respect you....

Re: Member that time when Trump called Covirus a hoax?

Well, I could be wrong.

Whoa. Talk about” intellectual calisthenics”.***

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