If you\u2019ve been following the news, you know that COVID-19 has reached the White House. It had reached the White House before, but now it\u2019s hit the \u201cfront office.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the early days of this disease\u2019s\u00a0 spread (in the United States) the President repeatedly emphasized that everything was \u201cunder control\u201d and the virus would just \u201cdisappear” in the coming warmer months.\u00a0
It might be interesting to note that at that time, coronavirus was steadily spreading in Singapore. The average temperature in Singapore is similar to summer in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, since I can\u2019t rely on my memory so much anymore, I did some extensive research on the events leading up to yesterday \u2014 here\u2019s what I found. The timeline and events is far from complete \u2014 these are just some of the things I found interesting\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May 2018<\/em> \u2014 The administration disbanded the White House pandemic response team. There\u2019s no particular point to all this \u2014 I found it extremely interesting to go back in time and remember how this all played out. I remember someone I play golf with telling me back in March that as soon as the weather got warm, the virus would just \u201cdie.\u201d I guess a lot of people thought that\u2026 a lot of us didn\u2019t. Stay healthy\u2026. and vote. If you\u2019ve been following the news, you know that COVID-19 has reached the White House. It had reached the White House before, but now it\u2019s hit the \u201cfront office.\u201d In the early days of this disease\u2019s\u00a0 spread (in the United … Continue reading
July 2019<\/em> \u2014 The Center for Disease Control (CDC) epidemiologist embedded in China\u2019s disease control agency left her post, and the Administration decided to eliminate the role.
January 22<\/em> \u2014 Presidential quote: \u201cWe have it totally under control. It\u2019s one person coming in from China. It\u2019s going to be just fine.\u201d
January 28<\/em> \u2014 National Security Advisor to Trump: \u201cThis will be the biggest national security threat you face in your presidency\u2026 This is going to be the roughest thing you face.\u201d
February 2<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cWe pretty much shut it down coming in from China.\u201d
February 10<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cLooks like by April, you know in theory when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away.\u201d
February 26<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cThe 15 (cases in the US) within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero.\u201d
February 28<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cWe\u2019re ordering a lot of supplies. We\u2019re ordering a lot of, uh, elements that frankly we wouldn\u2019t be ordering unless it was something like this. But we\u2019re ordering a lot of different elements of medical.\u201d
March 2<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cA lot of things are happening, a lot of very exciting things are happening and they\u2019re happening very rapidly.\u201d
March 8<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cWe have a perfectly coordinated and fine-tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus.\u201d
March 15<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cThis is a very contagious virus. It\u2019s incredible. But it\u2019s something that we have tremendous control over.\u201d
March 30<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cStay calm, it will go away. You know it \u2014 you know it is going away, and it will go away, and we\u2019re going to have a great victory.\u201d
April 2<\/em> \u2014 Trump tweet: \u201cMassive amounts of medical supplies\u2026 are being delivered directly to states\u2026 some have insatiable appetites & are never satisfied (politics?). The complainers should have been stocked up and ready long before this crisis hit.\u201d
April 15<\/em> \u2014 The U.S. death toll passes 30,000
April 23<\/em> \u2014 26 million jobless claims
April 24 <\/em>\u2014 U.S. death toll passes 50,000
May 5 <\/em>\u2014 U.S. death toll passes 70,000
May 7<\/em> \u2014 33 million jobless claims
May 16<\/em> \u2014 Trump tweet: \u201cWe\u2019ve done a GREAT job on Covid response, making all Governors look good, some fantastic (and that\u2019s OK), but the Lamestream Media doesn\u2019t want to go with that narrative, and the Do Nothing Dems talking point is to say only bad about \u201cTrump\u201d. I made everybody look good, but me!\u201d
May 18<\/em> \u2014 U.S, death toll passes 90,000
May 27<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 100,000
May 29<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cWe will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization.\u201d
June 6<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 110,000
June 18<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cAnd it is dying out. The numbers are starting to get very good.\u201d
June 22<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 120,000
June 30<\/em> \u2014 The U.S. has just 4% of the global population, but 25% of global coronavirus cases and the second highest death rate per capita.
July 6<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 130,000
July 18<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 140,000
July 28<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 150,000
August 3<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cI think we are doing very well and I think\u2026 as well as any nation.\u201d
August 6<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 160,000
August 16<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 170,000
August 26<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 180,000
August 31<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cWe\u2019ve done a great job in Covid but we don\u2019t get the credit.\u201d
September 9<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 190,000
September 14<\/em> \u2014 Trump was asked if he is afraid of Coronavirus risk at his rallies: \u201cI\u2019m on a stage, it\u2019s very far away, so I\u2019m not at all concerned.\u201d
September 19<\/em> \u2014 U.S. death toll passes 200,000
September 23<\/em> \u2014 Trump quote: \u201cI think we\u2019re rounding the turn very much.\u201d
October 2<\/em> \u2014 Trump and First Lady test positive for Coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish the President and First Lady all the best \u2014 nobody deserves this disease or its consequences.
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