[Alberta's Child]

He may even recognize something I’ve said for weeks: His initial instincts on this were correct, and this was going to be no worse than a very bad flu season ... and what prompted all the hysteria and panic was when these sports leagues began canceling their events in March.

[dfwgator]

It was the WHO officially calling it a “Pandemic” that made Trump change his policy.

[laplata]

That’s right. And he knows how important sports are to most people. They might not pay attention to what’s happening politically, but they love and pay attention to their sports. Trump is outmaneuvering them.

[a fool in paradise]

>>what prompted all the hysteria and panic was when these sports leagues began canceling their events in March.

who convinced them to take this path?

who convinced the schools to close?

who convinced sxsw to cancel?

considering the number of infected celebrities today why did the awards shows go on as normal?

[JoSixChip]

this was going to be no worse than a very bad flu season?

I am one who has been very critical of the msm and dems generating as much panic as possible over the coronavirus. But the numbers in NY and New Jersey do warrant drastic actions. Trump has inherited a globalization mess and the only fix is a hard reset, which we are seeing now.

[precisionshootist]

"He may even recognize something I’ve said for weeks: His initial instincts on this were correct, and this was going to be no worse than a very bad flu season ... and what prompted all the hysteria and panic was when these sports leagues began canceling their events in March."

I totally agree and I have the same perception of the chain of events. I will be even more specific in laying blame on the NBA. When the NBA cancelled it's season it set off a chain reaction that immediately pressured the NHL then the MLB into cancelling everything and this started the nation wide unhinged panic of the cancel culture that has shut down the entire country.

It's also kinda ironic that I state it was the NBA that started the panic and it's the NBA that has been in bed with Communist China for a long time.