[Black Agnes]

Trump did exactly what I thought he’d do.

He can’t come out and say ‘That Xi, what a liar!’.

Nor can he cut off the CDC’s feet in public.

Telling people it’s like the flu is better than telling them it’s a head cold. Most people ‘respect’ the flu. They know people with the flu have their asses kicked by it.

We can’t cut off travel from those countries right now, they’re allies. We have LOTS of military dependents there. LOTS.

I think there’s lots more going on behind the scenes with this. Lots. I think we may be closer to war than I might have thought before.

[LilFarmer]

I agree. I thought he said what a President is expected to say. We have it under control, we have good people working on it, etc.

He could have thrown the CDC u see the bus with the test issue, but he took the high road.

I think the American people will respond positively to this, and will feel less panicky but it was clear that folks should prepare.

But as a person that tracks this, it is way worse than they let on.

[Jane Long]

I think we may be closer to war than I might have thought before.

What war??

[DEPcom]

“I think there’s lots more going on behind the scenes with this. Lots. I think we may be closer to war than I might have thought before.”

I was worry about that too. Authoritarian governments don’t fail nicely

[Raebie]

This. All of it.

[DEPcom]

"Trump did exactly what I thought he’d do."

He made the right moves.