U.S. And International Politics

[Richard Smith]

"Trump minimized the severity of the virus by stating that 99% of COVID-19 cases are "totally harmless"

"Trump aggressively promoted the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a "game changer," even claiming he took it prophylactically. His promotion caused a temporary run on the drug, which complicated access for lupus and arthritis patients who relied on it."

In July 2020, Trump retweeted a video featuring doctors making false claims about a coronavirus "cure" and dismissing "the efficacy of masks. He defended the presenters as "very respected" after social media platforms removed the video for violating misinformation policies."

“Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID. You know that, right?” Trump told a crowd in Michigan, falsely asserting that doctors purposefully chose to blame COVID-19 for terminal illnesses like cancer or heart attacks."

"Trump speculated about whether disinfectants could be used internally to treat the virus."

"Donald Trump downplayed the virus and blocked Fauci from appearing on several television programs. Trump called Fauci part of a group of "idiots" and suggested he might fire him after the presidential election, which Trump lost."

LOL.  Ironically all those Trump quotes suggest he was much closer to the truth than Fauci.  Fauci overblew the efficacy of measures like wearing masks and social distancing.  Everyone was going to get COVID regardless of that nonsense.  The only real question is whether Fauci was grossly incompetent or more directly involved in politicizing the pandemic for political purposes.  Trump looked like a genius compared to Fauci.  The strategy should have been to accept that the virus was going to run its course.  Healthy people would suffer mild symptoms and be better off for having natural immunity going forward.  The priority should have squarely been on protecting the elderly and unhealthy.   Fauci and the Dems, however, were mad with power and wanted to maximize the pain to win the 2020 election.  And they did.  They never cared how many people had to die or how many businesses went under.  All that ever mattered was power and defeating Trump.

[Michael Capasse]

LOL.  Ironically all those Trump quotes suggest he was much closer to the truth than Fauci.  Fauci overblew the efficacy of measures like wearing masks and social distancing.  Everyone was going to get COVID regardless of that nonsense.  The only real question is whether Fauci was grossly incompetent or more directly involved in politicizing the pandemic for political purposes.  Trump looked like a genius compared to Fauci.  The strategy should have been to accept that the virus was going to run its course.  Healthy people would suffer mild symptoms and be better off for having natural immunity going forward.  The priority should have squarely been on protecting the elderly and unhealthy.   Fauci and the Dems, however, were mad with power and wanted to maximize the pain to win the 2020 election.  And they did.  They never cared how many people had to die or how many businesses went under.  All that ever mattered was power and defeating Trump.

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[Richard Smith]

Trump's biggest mistake during COVID was getting duped by the establishment in believing Fauci knew what he was doing.  That was just a Trojan horse to undermine the entire response either through incompetence or complicity.  I don't think we will ever know if Fauci was complicit in the origination of the virus and actively covered up his involvement.   At the end of the day, he may simply have been an incompetent lifelong bureaucrat who was in over his head.  The harm done, however, was enormous.  Not only economic but undermining the trust of the public in the medical community.