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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Well that changes things I suppose, but who is making health/safety decisions for their state or city based on things Trump says? Still shows lack of leadership. Nuclear bombs could be going off in my backyard, and I doubt I'd hear Trump give anything but a positive spin on the state of things. Negativity and alarm-ism is saved for other people and countries.
My question is, if Trump has/is underplaying the severity, how did that happen? Was his medical advisers likewise over-optimistic, or did they fail to convey the seriousness of the issue? We'll probably never know.
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Actually we know today. CDC statements vs White House statements:
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020...-cdc-timeline/
The closed door briefing with the CDC that caused members of congress to dump their stocks happened in January 24.