At this afternoon’s news conference POTUS had a fit, took his ball
and went home.
The president stated that with more COVID-19 per-capita tests than Sweden, Britain, South Korea, France, Finland or elsewhere - America leads the world in testing,
Of course he was lying.
Again.
He deliberately avoided the truth that many other countries have higher per-capita testing than the U.S. Included among them are Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Russia. Yes, Russia. And at least twenty additional countries too. Don’t take my word for it however – the truth can be found here.
A little more than two months ago the United States and South Korea had the same number of COVID-19 deaths. Soon to top 82,000 deaths, we lead the world. South Korea’s death toll remains under 300.
South Korea’s success is attributed to four simple things:
Testing - Test as many people as you can. While knowledge is power tests yield data. And data is king.
Contact Tracing - Identify those who have been on contact with infected individuals.
Quarantine - Separate the sick from the healthy including the seriously sick from the moderately sick. Self-quarantine those who appear outwardly healthy for fourteen days.
Action - The Koreans acted quickly and continue to remain vigilant. Alternatively, Donald Trump engaged in 70 days of willful blindness. More than two months of denial, dysfunction and delay that allowed the virus to spread. Trump had time to golf, hold rallies and tweet - all the while he did no advance planning or preparation. He failed to brace for impact.
Donald Trump regularly congratulates himself for an incredible job on testing. It is true we’re performing more tests than before – yet nowhere near enough to support a broad and successful reopening of the country to return to business as usual. If you don't have tests to generate data and control the spread people won't trust you and will stay home. Additional people will become infected and the pandemic will grow in magnitude. And the death toll will grow in both size and rate of growth.
So don’t tell me that everyone who wants a test gets a test. That is a lie.
Stop lying to me.
Now.
The president stated that with more COVID-19 per-capita tests than Sweden, Britain, South Korea, France, Finland or elsewhere - America leads the world in testing,
Of course he was lying.
Again.
He deliberately avoided the truth that many other countries have higher per-capita testing than the U.S. Included among them are Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Russia. Yes, Russia. And at least twenty additional countries too. Don’t take my word for it however – the truth can be found here.
A little more than two months ago the United States and South Korea had the same number of COVID-19 deaths. Soon to top 82,000 deaths, we lead the world. South Korea’s death toll remains under 300.
South Korea’s success is attributed to four simple things:
Testing - Test as many people as you can. While knowledge is power tests yield data. And data is king.
Contact Tracing - Identify those who have been on contact with infected individuals.
Quarantine - Separate the sick from the healthy including the seriously sick from the moderately sick. Self-quarantine those who appear outwardly healthy for fourteen days.
Action - The Koreans acted quickly and continue to remain vigilant. Alternatively, Donald Trump engaged in 70 days of willful blindness. More than two months of denial, dysfunction and delay that allowed the virus to spread. Trump had time to golf, hold rallies and tweet - all the while he did no advance planning or preparation. He failed to brace for impact.
Donald Trump regularly congratulates himself for an incredible job on testing. It is true we’re performing more tests than before – yet nowhere near enough to support a broad and successful reopening of the country to return to business as usual. If you don't have tests to generate data and control the spread people won't trust you and will stay home. Additional people will become infected and the pandemic will grow in magnitude. And the death toll will grow in both size and rate of growth.
So don’t tell me that everyone who wants a test gets a test. That is a lie.
Stop lying to me.
Now.
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