To hear the Dems and their media flunkies, you’d think Dems have all the answers and Trump is a rank incompetent. But does that claim really hold up?
GOP chair, Rona McDaniel gives us perspective by taking a step back and walking us through the timeline.
It really comes down to a question of priorities.
The Dems are carrying on about how deeply concerned they are about this looming threat and how badly it has been — they claim — mishandled.
First, let’s have some context from someone who knows a thing or two about vaccine production:
Getting a coronavirus vaccine into Phase 1 of testing has occurred the fastest “that anyone has ever done literally in the history of vaccinology.” – Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIHpic.twitter.com/fd6rZoD3Ee
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
Don’t expect CNN to give him any credit for cutting away the red tape that would let that happen.
But now let’s roll back the clock and see how both parties have been spending their time since it first came on the scene:
THREAD.
Since Democrats in Congress keep attacking @realDonaldTrump, let’s compare records.
JAN 7:
CDC established a coronavirus incident management system, two days before China announced the outbreak.
Pelosi began Week 3 of withholding her sham impeachment articles. (1/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
JAN 21:
The CDC activated its emergency operations center to provide ongoing support to confront coronavirus.
What were Congressional Democrats focused on?
Writing their opening arguments for their bogus impeachment trial. (2/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
JAN 27: A tale of 2 press conferences.@Mike_Pence outlined the administration’s efforts to work with China to counter coronavirus.
Chuck Schumer demanded that more time be wasted with new impeachment witnesses. (3/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
JAN 31:@realDonaldTrump initiated travel restrictions from China, which the experts have praised as a critical decision to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Democrat leaders called him “xenophobic” and “racist.” (4/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
FEB 9:
The Trump administration’s Coronavirus Task Force met with governors to coordinate response efforts.
Chuck Schumer was busy soliciting inspectors general to open NEW investigations into @realDonaldTrump. (5/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
FEB 24:@realDonaldTrump requested additional funding to fight the coronavirus.
Democrat Jerry Nadler demanded more documents from AG Barr to continue his political vendetta against the Trump administration. (6/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
MAR 2:
The Trump administration secured commitments from top pharmaceutical companies to develop a vaccine to fight coronavirus.
Democrats began “quietly discussing moving ahead with punishments for individuals who defied subpoenas” in the impeachment sham. (7/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
BOTTOM LINE:
While @realDonaldTrump and his administration have been focused on protecting YOU, Democrats in Congress have been focused on attacking HIM! (8/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
So, not only did Coronavirus not register as an important issue on the part of the Democrats, the few times they weighed in was to scream their tired old mantra of ‘Orange Man Bad’.
Jan 31 is particularly telling. But the other ones too emphasize the vindictive attitude of Democrats looking for political blood of their rivals while the Trump took specific steps to get ahead of this threat to our country — even when it required solutions that might be politically damaging and unpopular, like closing borders to Chinese trade and travel.
In hindsight, that step has proven to have bought us time to prepare for what will eventually come to our own shores in one way or another. But hopefully, by then, we will have the protective measures we need to mitigate the harm as much as can be reasonably accomplished.
