The president, for now, is letting his public health experts take the spotlight on the Wuhan coronavirus — and hardly even tweeting about it — as the outbreakTrump’s public appearances this week focused on the Middle East and his trade deal with Canada and Mexico while the most high-profile briefing on the fast-spreading virus was held on Tuesday at his health department, not the White House.
“We learned a lesson from the swine flu in ‘76: The president made the announcement and ended up owning the problem,” said Tom Frieden, who headed the CDC during the Obama administration, referring to an outbreak during former President Gerald Ford’s tenure. “It wasn’t his fault. ... I’d rather not see it politicized.”
“The president and I have been speaking regularly about this outbreak, and I have been speaking with the senior officials at HHS and the White House multiple times each day since the outbreak began to represent an international threat,” Azar said. “The president is highly engaged in this response, and closely monitoring the work we’re doing to keep Americans safe.”2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, when Trump blasted former President Barack Obama for not imposing strict travel restrictions.
Meanwhile, some administration allies in Congress are breaking with the conciliatory tone toward China and sounding the way Trump did during the Ebola crisis on matters like travel bans.
Trump is ignorant on those matters. Hope the virus get close to him.
I’m seeing a lot of libs upset that Trump is letting health experts handle a health issue. Would you prefer Trump to handle it himself?
Stocks are not “tumbling”. China makes up 3% of GDP is not fatally critical to our health.
Cause this president doesn't care about America. Again, he only cares about himself. He's focused on saving himself. He's a selfish con.
He doesn’t know and understand a lot of things that require reading. Too dumb to learn.
Is the Coronavirus the bonus that comes with the tariffs
Isn't that what you want? The public health experts handling the public health crisis?
Remember this is a man who doesn't believe in science and is borderline illiterate
you hateful fake news!!! trump is helping out a lot!
Yeah, because Trump doesn't care about anyone but himself, which means impeachment trial only. He certainly doesn't care about a bunch of Asians halfway around the world dying off. Call him when the disease hits rich white folks.
Jesus Christ. Wake up. Trump isn't even paying attention to it. He's the center of attention in the impeachment trial and that's all he's looking at. That's why you don't see him tweeting about it. He can care less. Like a child his focus is where it's all about him.
Yeah because they have been screen for it at airports all over the US knowing that the symptoms don’t show up for 14 days. AKA WE ARE SCREWED. ⏰ 14 days from now all hell will break loose
“China is the big country on the left. Right?” StableGenius