Donald Trump just went into full-on panic mode
The United States response to the coronavirus has been a disaster. Donald Trump slashed the CDC budget two years ago, and now there aren’t even enough testing kits to go around. No one has any idea how many undiagnosed cases there may be as a result.
But don’t worry, because Donald Trump wants you to know that he somehow magically has this all under control:
We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2020
Not only is every word of this tweet false, the Washington Post reported last night that Donald Trump shook hands with Matt Schlapp on the final day of CPAC, and that Schlapp interacted with a CPAC attendee who has since tested positive for coronavirus. In other words, Trump may have been exposed to coronavirus himself.
Bill Palmer is the publisher of the political news outlet Palmer Report