Democrats And The Media Are So Desperate To Undermine President Trump That They Continue To Push False Narratives And Accusations About The Coronavirus Response

DEMOCRATS, AND SOME IN THE MEDIA, ARE SO DESPERATE TO ATTACK PRESIDENT TRUMP THAT THEY HAVE PUSHED DEBUNKED QUOTES AND DOCTORED VIDEO CLIPS CONCERNING THE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE

Fiction:

Democrats continue to falsely President Trump referred to the Coronavirus as a "hoax". Recently, leading Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden released a doctored video misrepresenting the President's statements on the virus.

The Facts:

In order to twist President Trump's words to fit this false narrative, Biden's video chops out nearly a minute between two soundbites.

According to a Washington Post fact check "the full quote shows Trump is criticizing Democratic talking points and the media's coverage of his administration's response to Coronavirus . He never says that the virus itself is a hoax ."

President Trump was correct to be critical of Democrat smears as multiple fact checks criticized their misleading claims about the administration's response to coronavirus.

Regardless of the pushback from multiple fact checkers, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) continue to use the "hoax" narrative as a main talking point.

Fiction :

Some media members were quick to accuse President Trump of xenophobia and bigotry because he and his administration referred to the coronavirus as "foreign" "Chinese" or "the Wuhan coronavirus."

The Facts:

Scores of media members have used those terms in the past to refer to the origin of the virus.

CNN's National Security Correspondent, Kylie Atwood, reported that the rhetoric was part of a conscious effort to push back on Chinese propaganda that falsely blamed the U.S. military for spreading the virus.

Fiction:

Media members and Democrats have attacked the President for blaming China for the coronavirus.

The Facts:

The U.S. Intelligence Community reported China's government has played an active role in concealing the coronavirus outbreak.

The Associated Press : "China didn't warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days."

On April 13, 2020, Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on MSNBC and spoke concerning how Chinese "misinformation" delayed the U.S. response.

According to Dr. Fauci, he decided that the Coronavirus was a danger to U.S. after it was clear that China had delivered "misinformation" about cases .

IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE DEMOCRATS HAVE ALSO MISREPRESENTED THE ADMINISTRATION'S PREPAREDNESS FOR THE CRISIS

Fiction:

Democrat members have accused President Trump of only giving personal protective equipment to states where governors support his re-election campaign.

The Facts:

Democrat Governors have said that the Trump Administration has delivered enough ventilators and PPE to support their state .

Fiction:

Democrats have gone as far as to accuse the President of criminal negligence and being responsible for the coronavirus .

The Facts:

The Trump Administration was ahead of the curve including implementing a Coronavirus Incident Management System two days before Chinese officials confirmed the outbreak .

The Trump Administration quickly formed a task force and released guidance for healthcare professionals on clinical care for coronavirus patients.

The President has taken unprecedented action to combat the coronavirus by expanding a private public partnership to increase the supply of PPE .

The Administration has taken action to ensure that FEMA has the appropriate amount of PPE by allowing the head of FEMA to acquire however many N95 masks are necessary from 3M to combat the coronavirus.

In an effort to accelerate the development of vaccines and therapeutic treatments to combat the coronavirus, the Trump administration has been working with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Admiral Brett Giroir praised the testing response and said he has never seen a ramp up for testing a disease like this before.

DESPERATE TO POLITICIZE THE CORONAVIRUS, DEMOCRATS AND THEIR MEDIA ALLIES HAVE PUSHED FALSE QUOTES AND DOCTORED VIDEO CLIPS TO ATTACK PRESIDENT TRUMP

In Early March, Joe Biden Posted A Doctored Video That Was Edited To Show President Trump Said The Coronavirus Was A "Hoax;" This Video Was Immediately Shot Down By Fact Checkers As False Despite Mainstream Media Running It

At A Rally In South Carolina On March 2, President Trump Accused Democrats Of Politicizing The Coronavirus Outbreak Arguing The False Narrative That His Administration Had Fumbled Response Efforts Was Another In A Long Of Hoaxes Pushed By Democrats To Smear The Trump Administration. "The kerfuffle began at the rally in North Charleston, South Carolina when Trump accused the Democrats of 'politicizing' the coronavirus outbreak. 'Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, you know that, right?' he said. 'Coronavirus, they're politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs. You say, 'How's President Trump doing?' They go, 'Oh, not good, not good.' They have no clue. They don't have any clue. They can't even count their votes in Iowa.' Then the president, who often dismissed special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation as a hoax, continued, 'They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They'd been doing it since you got in. It's all turning. They lost. It's all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.' Trump went on to praise his administration for taking 'the most aggressive action in modern history to prevent the spread of this illness in the United States,' referring to travel restrictions on foreign nationals who recently visited China." ( FactCheck.org , 3/3/20)

A Day Later, Joe Biden Tweeted A Video That Makes It Seem Like President Trump Was Calling The Disease Itself A Hoax By Editing Out Nearly A Minute Between The Two Clips, Eliminating The Context That Makes It Clear President Trump Was Not Talking About The Virus Itself. "In a video tweeted March 3, Joe Biden's campaign made it look like President Donald Trump called the 2019 coronavirus outbreak a 'hoax' … The video cycles through a slew of soundbites from Trump. One clip shows the president's Feb. 28 rally in North Charleston, S.C. 'Coronavirus - this is their new hoax,' Trump is pictured saying. The video makes it seem like Trump is calling the disease itself a hoax, which he hasn't done. The words are Trump's, but the editing is Biden's. During the North Charleston rally, there was nearly a minute between when Trump said 'coronavirus' and 'hoax.'" ( PolitiFact , 3/15/20)

PolitiFact Rated Biden's Video "False." "Biden's video is inaccurate. We rate it False." ( PolitiFact , 3/15/20)

The Washington Post : "The Full Quote Shows Trump Is Criticizing Democratic Talking Points And The Media's Coverage Of His Administration's Response To Coronavirus. He Never Says That The Virus Itself Is A Hoax." "The full quote shows Trump is criticizing Democratic talking points and the media's coverage of his administration's response to coronavirus. He never says that the virus itself is a hoax, and although the Biden camp included the word 'their,' the edit does not make clear to whom or what Trump is referring." ( The Washington Post , 3/13/20)

Three Days After The Washington Post Debunked The Claim, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Said On His Show That "Just Over Two Weeks Ago, Donald Trump Called The Coronavirus A Hoax." LAWRENCE O`DONNELL: "Just over two weeks ago, Donald Trump called the Coronavirus a hoax. That was his word, 'hoax.' The President of the United States accused the news media of overreacting to the Coronavirus. Today, standing on the White House Press Briefing Room Stage with the President of the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci said this." (MSNBC's "The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell," 3/16/20)

Just A Day After The Washington Post Fact Check, CNN White House Correspondent Boris Sanchez Said "Trump Called The Response About The Gravity Of The Virus A Hoax." BORIS SANCHEZ: "President Trump has been giving regular updates to the public about coronavirus, but -- and this is a major but -- the information that he gives isn't always accurate. He often downplays the threat and he contradicts statements he or his own advisers have previously made. Case in point. Two weeks ago, Trump called the response about the gravity of the virus a hoax. It's not." (CNN's "Newsroom," 3/14/20)

President Trump Was Right In His Assessment Of The Democrats' Narrative And Multiple Fact-Checkers Have Criticized Democrats Misleading Claims About The Trump Administration's Response To Coronavirus

The Associated Press Headline: "Democrats Distort Coronavirus Readiness." "AP FACT CHECK: Democrats Distort Coronavirus Readiness." ( The Associated Press , 2/26/20)

FactCheck.Org Headline: "Democrats' Misleading Coronavirus Claims." "Democrats' Misleading Coronavirus Claims." ( FactCheck.org , 3/3/20)

Regardless Of Pushback From Factcheckers, Democrats Continue To Push The Debunked "Hoax" Talking Point

Nearly A Month Later Senator Schumer Continues To Push The Misleading Hoax Narrative, And Gets Zero Pushback From CNN. SEN. SCHUMER: "Well, look, I think our governor and our mayor have done a great job. I think most of America agrees. It's very hard when you don't have the federal cooperation, when you have the President early on saying it's a hoax, or it will go away, or don't worry about it, to get things done. I think our state and our city have done a terrific, terrific job, given that we were the epicenter." TAPPER: "San Francisco ordered schools closed on March 12th, Ohio did the same with five confirmed cases on March 15, De Blasio ordered New York City schools to close with 329 cases. A New York statewide closure was announced, could it have acted earlier?" SEN. SCHUMER: "Again, we were the epicenter, there were so many things to do, getting ventilators so people don't die was important, getting PPE for health care workers was important, there were many things that were very, very important. As I said, I think both Cuomo and De Blasio get very high marks for how they've handled this." (CNN's "State Of The Union," 4/19/20)

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Pelosi Continues To Lie As She Pushes Debunked Hoax Narrative, And Gets No Push Back From Stephanopoulos. SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI: "I was afraid act on the set basis that he's acted on it before it's a hoax, it's magically going to disappear. That's why I sent the letter I did after Easter. Easter gave me a time for reflection and prayerfulness, he failed. He failed in the testing and the rest and it's a hoax and it's going to magically disappear, that's not based on science. This isn't magical, this is scientific. So I said if he continues to predicate the action that we take on a false premise, then we're in further danger and his earlier delay and denial caused deaths and so it's very important that we walk the line that's close to evidence, data, science, as we go forward and not whimsy magic, hoax, allegations and placing blame instead of taking responsibility. And again, I was prayerful about this. When people said this and that, I said that's time for after action review. We'll go over all of that, we can't, we can't fight a pandemic, we can't open up our economy based on falsehoods." (ABC's "This Week," 4/19/20)

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THE MEDIA WERE SO QUICK TO JUMP AT THE CHANCE TO CALL PRESIDENT TRUMP RACIST FOR REFERRING TO THE VIRUS AS "FOREIGN," "CHINESE," OR THE "WUHAN VIRUS" THAT THEY FORGOT THEY HAD BEEN USING THE TERM AS WELL

Media Members Were Quick To Accuse President Trump Of Xenophobia And Bigotry Because He And His Administration Referred To The Coronavirus As "Foreign" "Chinese" Or "The Wuhan Coronavirus"

Salon Cited President Trump's Rhetoric Around The Virus, Calling It "Foreign" Or "Chinese" As Proof Of His Xenophobia And Bigotry. "Donald Trump and his agents are using xenophobia, nativism, bigotry, and racism to distract the American people from his administration's failure to respond to the coronavirus crisis. For example, the Trump regime has called the novel coronavirus 'the Chinese virus' and the 'foreign flu.'" ( Salon , 3/18/20)

Following His March 11th Press Conference On The Coronavirus, CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta And Primetime Host Chris Cuomo Slammed President Trump Saying That Referring To The Virus As A "Foreign Virus," Or "Wuhan Coronavirus" Was Xenophobic And An Excuse To "Put Blame Somewhere Else." CNN'S JIM ACOSTA: "The other thing, Chris, and I think we should point out, at one point, during this address, the President referred to the Coronavirus as a 'Foreign virus.' That - that, I think, was interesting because as I was talking to sources, earlier this evening, one of the points that the President wanted to make tonight, wanted to get across to Americans, is that this virus did not start here, but that they're dealing with it. Now, why the President would go as far as to describe it as a 'Foreign virus,' that is something we'll also be asking questions about. "But it - it should be pointed out that Stephen Miller who is an immigration hardliner, who advises the President, is of one of his top domestic policy advisers, and speechwriters had-" CNN'S CHRIS CUOMO: "Right." ACOSTA: "--was a driving force in writing this speech." CUOMO: "Right." ACOSTA: "And I think it's going to smack - it's going to come across to a lot of Americans as smacking of xenophobia-" CUOMO: "Right." ACOSTA: "--to use that kind of term in this speech, Chris." CUOMO: "Well, look, sometimes we can answer the questions. And the answer is he's doing it to put blame somewhere else. We've seen over the last few days, McCarthy, and others, saying the 'Chinese Coronavirus,' the 'Wuhan Coronavirus.' We get that." (CNN's "Cuomo Primetime," 3/11/20)

Scores Of Media Members Used Those Terms In The Past And CNN's National Security Correspondent Reported That The Rhetoric Was Part Of An Effort To Push Back On Chinese Propaganda That Blamed The U.S. Military For Spreading The Virus

In Late January, Acosta Referred To The Virus As "Wuhan Coronavirus" In A Tweet. "CNN International: Authorities in Beijing have cancelled all large-scale Chinese New Year celebrations in an effort to contain the growing spread of Wuhan Coronavirus." ( Twitter Feed , 1/23/20)

"Several" CNN Anchors And "Numerous Journalists From MSNBC, CNBC, PBS News, And CBS News" Referred To The Virus As "Wuhan Coronavirus" And "China's Coronavirus." "However, weeks leading up to the coronavirus outbreak, as the Media Research Center demonstrated in a video on Thursday, several CNN anchors and reporters referred to it as the 'Wuhan coronavirus' and 'China's coronavirus' … Numerous journalists from MSNBC, CNBC, PBS News, and CBS News were also heard using similar terminology." ( Fox News , 3/13/20)

CNN Repeatedly Called The Virus The "Wuhan Coronavirus" In Tweets And Articles. ( CNN , 2/4/20) ( CNN , 2/9/20) ( CNN , 1/23/20) ( Twitter Feed , 2/10/20) ( Twitter Feed , 2/12/20) ( Twitter Feed 2/10/20)

Just Two Days Later, CNN's National Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood Reported That The Trump Administration Has Been Using The Rhetoric To Push Back On A Disinformation Campaign Launched By The Chinese Government That Claimed "The U.S. Military Could Be To Blame For The Wuhan Virus Which Originated As We Know In Wuhan China." KYLIE ATWOOD, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: "Yes, and a new development in these tensions just today. The Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. was summoned here to the State Department by a top state official for the region, Assistant Secretary Stilwell. I have been told by folks in this building that they're furious with the Chinese government that's because just as you said John, they are now claiming that potentially the U.S. military could be to blame for the Wuhan virus which originated as we know in Wuhan China. We have seen the U.S. pushed back on that disinformation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo even called it the Wuhan virus just last week to make sure that folks knew where the epicenter of this virus really is. We also heard President Trump earlier this week call it a foreign virus. They want to make the case that this originated in China and that's the reason that they summon the Chinese Ambassador here to the State Department today." (CNN's "Inside Politics," 3/13/20)

IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO ATTACK THE PRESIDENT, DEMOCRATS AND MEDIA MEMBERS ARE STARTING TO DEFEND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT

Democrats And Media Members Have Started To Defend China By Attacking The President Or Any Other Republican Who Blames The Pandemic On China

Democrats Continue To Attack The President For Saying The Chinese Virus, While Also Attacking Republicans Who Blame The Coronavirus On The Chinese Government. "Democrats attack President Trump for saying 'Chinese virus' and attack any Republicans who blame the coronavirus pandemic on the CCP as racist." ( The Washington Post , 4/8/20)

One America News Said That Democrat Officials Are Embracing Chinese Propaganda To "Attack President Trump." "ONE AMERICA NEWS: Top Democrat officials have continued to embrace Chinese propaganda to attack President Trump. However, a newly released letter from Taiwan strongly suggests a corrupt conspiracy at the World Health Organization. One America's Kristian Rouz explains how the President may have been right all along." ( Real Clear Politics , 4/18/20)

NBC's Chuck Todd Defended China, Stating That Trump is Trying To Make China A "Boogeyman." "Peter Alexander, we now have an idea of what the negative campaigns are going to look like between both candidates, with team Trump deciding to make China the boogeyman, with Biden frankly it was something Obama did to Romney back in 2012, was to hit him hard on China, and it was effective in the Midwest. (NBC News' "Meet The Press," 4/19/20)

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The U.S. Intelligence Community Reported The Chinese Government Played An Active Role In Concealing The Extent Of Its Coronavirus Outbreak

The U.S. Intelligence Community Has Determined That The Chinese Government "Concealed The Extent Of Its Coronavirus Outbreak And Gave False Numbers Of Cases And Deaths In The Country." "The US intelligence community has determined that the Chinese government concealed the extent of its coronavirus outbreak and gave false numbers of cases and deaths in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing three US officials." ( Business Insider , 4/1/20)

The Report Claims That China's Public Reporting Of Coronavirus Cases Was "Intentionally Incomplete." "Intelligence officials transmitted a classified report of their findings to the White House last week. Bloomberg described its sources as saying that the report's main conclusion was that China's public reporting of coronavirus cases was "intentionally incomplete." Two officials told the outlet that it found that China's numbers were fake." ( Business Insider , 4/1/20)

"Stacks Of Thousands Of Urns Outside Funeral Homes In Hubei Province Have Driven Public Doubt In Beijing's Reporting." "Stacks of thousands of urns outside funeral homes in Hubei province have driven public doubt in Beijing's reporting." ( Bloomberg , 4/1/20)

On April 13, 2020, Dr. Anthony Fauci Appeared On MSNBC And Spoke Concerning How Chinese "Misinformation" Delayed The U.S. Response. "Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious diseases expert on the White House coronavirus task force, appeared on MSNBC Sunday evening to speak about when the administration concluded that coronavirus was a threat and how Chinese 'misinformation' about whether the virus could spread person-to-person delayed the U.S. response." ( RealClearPolitics , 4/13/20)

According To Dr. Anthony Fauci, He Decided That The Coronavirus Was A Danger To U.S. After It Was Clear That China Had Delivered "Misinformation" About Cases. "Fauci said he decided it was a danger to America after 'it was clear that some of the misinformation we initially got from China -- their first cases were reported at the very end of December... They said it was something like 24 cases in this 'wet market' where these exotic animals are sold.'" ( RealClearPolitics , 4/13/20)

Dr. Deborah Birx Has Also Stated That The United States Is "Missing A Significant Amount Of The Data" From The Chinese Government, Which Contributed To Delayed Responses To The Disease Globally. "White House coronavirus task force response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said Tuesday that "probably, we were missing a significant amount of the data" from China, contributing to delayed responses to the pandemic worldwide." ( Washington Examiner , 4/2/20)

According To Vice President Pence, It Is Evident That China Knew About The Coronavirus "Long Before The World Learned In December That China Was Dealing With This." "'The reality is that we could have been better off if China had been more forthcoming,' Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday on CNN. 'What appears evident now is that long before the world learned in December that China was dealing with this , and maybe as much as a month earlier than that, that the outbreak was real in China.'" ( Bloomberg , 4/1/20)

Scott Gottlieb, The Former Head Of The Food And Drug Administrations, Claims That The "Number Of Coronavirus Cases In China Could Have Been Cut By As Much As 95 Percent If Beijing Had Acted Earlier." "The former head of the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, tweeted Monday that the number of coronavirus cases in China could have been cut by as much as 95 percent if Beijing had acted earlier , citing a study published in March." ( Fox News , 4/14/20)

The Lack Of Transparency Coming From China Is Especially Concerning As "Hubei Province Is Already Loosening Travel Restrictions," And Reports Continue To Emerge Of No New Cases Within The Country. "The lack of transparency is especially concerning as Hubei province is already loosening travel restrictions , with Wuhan's lockdown due to end April 8, raising fears about a possible resurgence in infections. Even as China announced with great fanfare March 19 that no new COVID-19 cases were reported inside the country for the first time since the outbreak began, at least one asymptomatic case was reported in Wuhan but excluded from statistics, according to Voice of America." ( Time , 4/1/20)

AEI's Pletka Said That The Chinese Government Is Where Lies Were Told That Have Cost Lives. "I want to add something about what my colleague said about china as well. you know, this isn't just a convenient target. China is where this started, China is where lies were told that have cost lives, China is definitely something we're going to need to talk about and talk about distancing from China. That's going to be a challenge for both Joe Biden and Donald Trump once we're done with dealing with this immediate crisis." (NBC News' "Meet The Press," 4/19/20)

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DEMOCRAT CRITICS HAVE PUSHED FALSEHOODS IN ORDER TO PAINT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS THREAT IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT

Democrats And Their Media Allies Have Used The Pandemic To Falsely Accuse And Attack President Trump As Their Main Talking Point

Vox: "Even After It Became Clear That The Coronavirus Outbreak Was Becoming A Global Threat In January, The Trump Administration Has Been Slow To Prepare And React." "Even after it became clear that the coronavirus outbreak was becoming a global threat in January, the Trump administration has been slow to prepare and react. The common refrain among experts is that other countries' actions, such as China's draconian measures, gave the US a bit of time to do something, but the federal government has failed to get even the basics right in that time." ( Vox , 3/14/20)

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Said The Trump Administration's Response To Coronavirus Was "Slow And Halting." "While President Trump is playing fast and loose with the facts, and blaming everyone not named Donald Trump-Congress is taking responsibility and acting like the adult in the room. The Trump admin's response to coronavirus has been slow and halting. Congress is taking action." ( Twitter Feed , 3/4/20)

Axios: President Trump Was "In Denial About The Virus For Weeks." "Behind the scenes: The president and some of his team were in denial about the virus for weeks, portraying it as just an overhyped winter flu. Over the past week, per half a dozen Trump advisers, a series of alarm bells snapped them out of their complacency." ( Axios , 3/15/20)

DEMOCRATS HAVE MISREPRESENTED THE ADMINISTRATION'S PREPAREDNESS FOR THE CRISIS

Democrat Members Have Accused President Trump Of Denying Democrat States Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Although Democrat Governors Say They Have The PPE That They Need

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Claimed That President Trump Would Only Give Personal Protective Equipment To The States Where The Governors Support His Re-Election Campaign. "I said a week or so ago that Michigan is the new Ukraine. What I meant is Governor Whitmer said that she believed the President was not sending equipment to Michigan because she had been critical of him, and that is exactly what happened in Ukraine. The president wanted that new President to do his political bidding to help the president's re-election campaign and, unless he did that, he wouldn't get foreign aid. I think the President wants to be able to do what he did to Ukraine to states here in America. He wants to be able to say, if you support my re-election campaign, you will get personal protective equipment, if you don't, I'll hold it back." (MSNBC's "Morning Joe," 4/10/20)

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Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) Said That His State Had Received A "Nice Shipment" Of Ventilators And Thinks His State Is "In Pretty Good Shape" Regarding PPE. KATY TUR: "How much PPE will we have and how does that effect the timeline for when the reopening could potentially happen?" GOV. NED LAMONT: "We've gotten the ventilators, we got a nice shipment of them today, I think we're in pretty good shape on that front." (MSNBC's "MTP Daily," 4/13/20)

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Gov. Cuomo (D-NY) Said That New York Has The Right Amount Of Ventilators And PPE To Help Assist The State. REPORTER: "Governor, what's the status of the PPE and ventilators? Is the state still trying to acquire more of them?" GOV. CUOMO: "We're okay right now. We're okay." REPORTER: "So we're not trying to get more PPE?" GOV. CUOMO: "Well, PPE you need every day. We have a stockpile where we are now relatively comfortable. Remember what we're saying to these hospitals, they're all uncomfortable. If you ask any hospital, "Do you have enough PPE?" They will say no. It's like asking a budget director, does he have enough revenue? They will never say yes. The end, these hospitals are accustomed to having one month or two month stockpile. They're now looking at several days of a stockpile, so they are all uncomfortable. But we only have several days for any hospital, and we do have several days for every hospital, and we do have a supply that's coming in. So compared to how we have been operating on this new dire circumstances, we are relatively comfortable with ventilators and PPE if, big if, big I, big if, if the hospitalization rate stays down, which will only happen if we continue to do what we need to do." (WCBS-TV, 4/10/20)

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Democrats Have Used Radical Talking Points To Blame The President For The Coronavirus Crisis

Democrat Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi Falsely Claimed That The Coronavirus Crisis "Is Largely" Of President Donald Trump's Making. SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI: "The second bill was mask, mask, mask, trying to facilitate the personal protective equipment that we don't really have as much as we need it when we needed it because the President wouldn't do Defense Protection Act. So the situation we're in is largely of his making. Calling it a hoax, saying magically it will disappear, not calling upon the Defense Production Act to protect rick their own lives in doing so." (MSNBC's "The Beat with Ari Melber," 4/17/20)

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Democrat Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) Claimed That President Trump "Does Not Share That Humanity." REP. MADELEINE DEAN: "We must be guided by the science and guided by the humanity. Governor wolf has done a terrific job in leading Pennsylvania and putting safeguards in place. So I trust him to follow the science, you notice that last night if you had the chance to watch any of the global concert, in support of everybody, what was the ultimate message? We're in this together, the President does not share that view. He does not share that humanity, we have to be tested by the science and guided by the science and the humanity, we're in this together we are not in a race to reopen for political purposes as this President appeared driven. (MSNBC's "AM Joy," 4/19/20)

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Accused The Trump Administration Of War Crimes, Criminal Negligence, Science Denial, And A Sluggish Response. "So far as I'm concerned what's happening with this administration I would it's a kin to war crimes, criminal negligence, science denials, the sluggish response, and so we find ourselves in the position of playing catchup in the midst of a pandemic. Which is the last place you want to be in the midst of any public health crisis, certainly not a pandemic is working from behind and we just have to reject any calls for a return to normal." (Facebook Live, 4/21/20)

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In Reality, The Trump Administration Has Been Far Ahead Of The Curve Addressing The Virus By Implementing A Coronavirus Incident Management System Two Days Before Chinese Officials Confirmed The Outbreak, And Organizing A Task Force To Help Monitor And Contain The Virus

The Coronavirus Outbreak Was Not Identified By Chinese Officials Until December 31st, 2019. "Last week, Zhong Nanshan, one of China's most highly regarded epidemiology experts and the leader of the National Health Commission's task force on the epidemic, said officials had identified a coronavirus by Dec. 31 and took too long to publicly confirm human-to-human transmission." ( The Wall Street Journal , 3/6/20)

On January 9, 2020, Chinese Authorities Publicly Announced The Outbreak Of The Coronavirus. "Still, Chinese authorities didn't publicly confirm an outbreak of a new coronavirus until Jan. 9, two days after The Wall Street Journal revealed it, citing people familiar with the findings. They didn't share the genome with the rest of the world until Jan. 12." ( The Wall Street Journa l , 3/6/20)

On January 7, 2020 The CDC Established A Coronavirus Incident Management System And On January 21, 2020 Activated its Emergency Operations Center To Provide Ongoing Support To The Coronavirus Response. "CDC established a COVID-19 Incident Management System on January 7, 2020. On January 21, CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center to better provide ongoing support to the COVID-19 response." ( CDC, Accessed 03/10/20)

On January 29, The White House Announced The Formation Of The Coronavirus Task Force To Help Monitor And Contain The Spread Of The Virus. ("Statement From The Press Secretary Regarding The President's Coronavirus Task Force," The White House , 1/29/20)

On January 30, CDC Published Guidance For Healthcare Professionals On The Clinical Care Of COVID-19 Patients. ("COVID-19 Situation Summary," Centers For Disease Control and Prevention , Accessed 3/13/20)

Regardless Of The False Narratives Promoted By The Democrats, The President Has Taken Unprecedented Action To Combat The Coronavirus

In Early March, The Trump Administration Announced The "Whole Of America Approach," Which Will Bring Businesses And Industries Across The Country Together To Work With The White House And Combat The Virus. "And we've brought the full resources of the federal government to bear. But this President has also called together businesses and industries to make this a whole-of-America approach. Last week, at this table, the President met with pharmaceutical leaders, we met with nursing home leaders, leaders of commercial labs, airline industries. We're bringing all of the businesses of the country to bear to protect the health of the American people." ( The White House , 3/10/20)

The Trump Administration Has Continued To Increase The Supply Of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) And Ventilators By Working With Industry Partners. REAR ADMIRAL POLOWCZYK: "My task is to increase the supply of critical medical supplies, which include personal protective equipment and ventilators - items like that. I just want to take a few moments to explain the organization that we've stood up this week, in the last few days, and our approach. So you have a chart behind me. I have a focused - two focus leads: one on personal protective equipment, medical supplies, and a focus lead on ventilators. We have a line of effort called "Reallocation." We're working with our industry partners to illuminate the supply chain. There are many vendors, many distributors, all on a separate system. Nobody has one sight picture for that supply chain. We've brought our industry partners in. We're weaving that together to make better allocation decisions and understand where it is and where it needs to go. ( The White House , 3/24/20)

As The Nation's Industries Have Been Responding To The Coronavirus, The President Invoked The Defense Production Act To Be Used As Leverage "To Prompt Best Behavior And Information Sharing," While Companies Produce Equipment To Combat The Virus. "The DPA is a powerful tool to be employed to protect the nation. The administration was right to deploy its authorities. Now that the nation's industries are responding to the crisis, the best use of the DPA is as surgical tool for specific issues and as leverage to prompt best behavior and information sharing." ( National Interest , 4/6/20)

To Ensure That FEMA Has The Appropriate Amount Of PPE, The President Also Included That The Head Of FEMA Can Acquire However Many N95 Face Masks From 3M That He Deems Necessary To Combat The Crisis. "Additionally, the president said he signed "an element of the [DPA] against 3M." That order authorizes the head of FEMA to acquire however many N95 face masks from the company he deems necessary for the crisis. And the administration indicated Thursday that more DPA orders could come soon, possibly related to black market activities." ( Politico , 4/2/20)

In An Effort To Prevent The Exportation Of Surgical Masks And Gloves During This Time, The President Enacted The DPA To On April 3, 2020 To Prevent "War Profiteers From Hoarding Supplies To Generate Foreign Demand." "Trump invokes Defense Production Act to prevent export of surgical masks, gloves President Trump announced Friday evening that he is invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) to prevent the export of surgical masks and gloves outside of the country. The White House said the order is intended to prevent 'war profiteers' from hoarding supplies to generate foreign demand and then exporting the goods, and that it will not interfere with the ability of manufacturers to export personal protection equipment (PPE) 'when doing so is consistent with United States policy.'" ( The Hill , 4/3/20)

The President's Administration Has Been Working With Pharmaceutical And Biotechnology Companies To Accelerate The Development Of Vaccines And Therapeutic Treatments To Combat The Coronavirus . THE PRESIDENT: "Well, thank you very much. Today, we are meeting with the pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies - the biggest in the world, most prestigious, the ones that get down to the bottom line very quickly - to discuss how the federal government can accelerate the development of vaccines and therapeutic treatments for the coronavirus." ( The White House , 3/2/20)

Admiral Brett Giroir: We Have Had An Unprecedented Ramp Up For Testing For A Disease We Have Not Seen Before. BRETT GIROIR: "Thank you, Mr. Vice President and thank you to all of my great colleagues. Can I have the next slide? I wanted to start by where we are today, just to visit where we have come in such a short time. As everyone on the stage as said before, our testing right now is well over 3.7 8 million tests that have been completed. If you are impressed by bar graphs, that is over 1.2 million tests reported just in the last week. Ambassador Burks talk to me earlier and said we only do about 2 million molecular tests a year for HIV, something that has been done for developed, for 35 years. We are now doing twice that number of tests in a month for a disease that has never been known before, that there has never been a test developed before, and that is where we are." (Fox News Special Coverage, 4/17/20)

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