Impeachment was a dire distraction from coronavirus for Trump administration

NY Post ^ | April 1, 2020 | Miranda Devine

[rintintin]

It’s obvious the Democrats’ impeachment obsession was a damaging distraction for President Trump, as Mitch McConnell says. That was the whole point of it.

But what we now know is the corona­virus outbreak emerged right in the middle of the impeachment. The administration was distracted at a crucial time.

“I think it diverted the attention of the government, because everything every day was all about impeachment,″ the Senate majority leader said Tuesday.

The Democrats’ motive was to weaken the president before the election and hamper his ability to implement his agenda. It wasn’t about principle or the national interest. It was a trivial game to enhance their electoral prospects and appease their Trump-hating base.

Even Democrats like Andrew Cuomo said as much. Back in September, the New York governor blamed “leftist” Democrats and described the inquiry as a “governmental shutdown.”

“It’s a long and unproductive road. Where does it go ultimately? Nowhere . . . The problem with that is it means nothing else is really going to get done of substance between now and then, and we have so many real issues to deal with.”

Truer words were never spoken.

Less than eight weeks later, on Nov. 17, a 55-year-old man became the first confirmed case in China of the novel coronavirus, according to the South China Morning Post.

Public impeachment hearings had begun three days earlier and dominated the media.

[Sacajaweau]

Ya think...And Nancy tearing up the SOTU speech was as low as she could go.

[dfwgator]

Maybe it was a distraction for CONgress, but not for Trump.

[Steely Tom]

That was the whole point of it.

I agree, and I believe I said so at the time.

The Democrats were hoping Trump would take his eye off the ball, and some crisis would develop that they could take advantage of. This is one of main reasons they pursued "impeachment" even when they knew it had no chance of removing PDJT.

[sheehan]

yes, the impeachment sham celebrated by the Dems did divert attention, wasted taxpayers money from the chinese virus situation...

however, the media was also complicit... they downplayed the chinese virus during this time as well

[Wilhelm Tell]

How dare Trump to have been distracted from the Coronavirus crisis by impeachment! He should be impeached for that! /s

[Governor Dinwiddie]

It would be a shame if San Fran Nan succumbed to the Chinese Wuhan virus … a real shame. /s

[KevinB]

Democrats couldn’t care less. All that matters to them is OrangeManBad.

[Migraine]

Yes. The House Intel Committee should have been combing whatever intel there was concerning this virus from back in November. That’s their job. Investigate that!

[Nifster]

No it wasn’t. Unlike these morons Trump van do two things at once

[jonrick46]

Many were saying that the Impeachment Hoax was endangering the security of the U.S. Now we know just what that warning meant. The Dems own this like the egg they already have on their face. We need the pressure wash them off like poop on the sidewalks of the political landscape, November 3rd, 2020.

[falcon99]

Agree entirely. Trump is an expert at multi-tasking, leading and managing. It is Congress that was all wrapped up in the impeachment and unable to govern. While impeachment was going on, Trump was making trade deals, beginning to address the virus that was infecting China as well as other things. I’m sure Trump gave attention to impeachment, but since he knew he had done nothing wrong, it probably took less than an hour a day of his time.

[ncpatriot]

distraction for the Dims.
did they so any legislation?

[Verginius Rufus]

Lenin had a saying something like “The worse, the better,” meaning that whenever there was some disaster, the worse it got the better the chances became for a revolution. The Democrats are probably looking at this with the same mindset. As long as they personally don’t die, and no close relatives or friends die, they would welcome a large number of deaths if it would make it easier to beat Trump in November.

[Liz]

ANNOUNCING THE "COVID-19 IGNORANCE PRIZE" FOR INCOMPREHENSIBLE SOCIAL JUSTICE BAFFLEGAB:
<><> NYC's first Latina Commissioner of Health
<><> boasted "she uses a racial equity lens" to administer health.
<><> setup a "Center for Health Equity"
<><> said she's "operationalizing the Health De partment’s commitment to racial justice"
<><> is focusing on "medicalizing social justice."

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Identity Politics Lied. New Yorkers Died
Frontpage Mag ^ | April 2, 2020 | Daniel Greenfield / FR Posted by CheshireTheCat

New York Citys Latina Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot was warning that “even brief contact with the police or indirect exposure is associated with lasting harm to people’s physical and mental health”. “We as a public health department have really been trying to frame criminal justice system involvement as an exposure,” Barbot’s epidemiologist, Kimberly Zweig, claimed. Zweig had a degree in epidemiology, but her focus was entirely on PTSD and stress. Not on disease. Why was New York City so badly unprepared for the arrival of the coronavirus? The answer was radical politics. And Barbot and Zweig embodied the public health mismanagement of a radical administration. (Excerpt) Read more at frontpagemag.com ...

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December 19, 2018---Mayor de Blasio And His Wife Announce First Latina Health Commissioner

NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Latina Health Commissioner will double down on the agency’s commitment to achieving health equity. Dr. Barbot understands that improving the health of our city starts with keeping health equity at the center of our work,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “

First Lady Chirlane McCray: “Dr. Barbot has dedicated her life to eliminating disparities and injustices in health care,” said “I am proud to welcome a public servant so deeply committed to ensuring that the WHOLE patient is treated—mind and body. New York City is fortunate to have such an exceptional new Health Commissioner.”

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Can anyone even imagine ever imagining Trump being able to (nearly) lock the country down, while the impeachment hearings were in progress, and for a couple of months before and afterward as well?

Today, an unarmed German cruise ship sank a heavily-armed Venezuelan navy cruiser. That's the ultimate ‘man-bites-dog’ story — but, it's something I could at least have imagined imagining.

[Itaintwhy]

“And Nancy tearing up the SOTU speech was as low as she could go.”

From that very same Feb 4 SOTU speech...

“Protecting Americans’ health also means fighting infectious diseases. We are coordinating with the Chinese government and working closely together on the coronavirus outbreak in China. My administration will take all necessary steps to safeguard our citizens from this threat.”

[kenmcg]

BS by the MSM. Dr. Fauci, the head of the CDC, was on a NY radio show in the early part of January and forecasted that CVD-19 would not be a problem for the USA and that we had little to worry about. The left will do all they can to blame Trump, although we thank God, he is our CIC.

[ldish]

Agree - It was not necessarily a distraction for TRUMP as he block travel early in late Jan for China and then in Feb for travel From Italy and then the EU. While the dems and MSM in all cases bitch and moaned about the racism of those moves and that it was Unnecessary - and the were consumed by IMPEACHMENT! So the are all LIARS both the dems and mcconnell - TRUMP was working and acting and congress was talking and complaining and bitching!