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Officials debate what to tell Trump about coronavirus outbreak [???]
MSNBC ^ | 02/18/2020 | Steve Benen

Posted on 02/18/2020 6:57:28 AM PST by Red Badger

As the world confronts a coronavirus outbreak, Trump administration officials aren't sure "what information the president should receive."

One of the first signs of trouble in the White House came a couple of weeks ago, when Donald Trump published a tweet praising Chinese President Xi Jinping for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The American president said of his counterpart in Beijing, "He is strong, sharp and powerfully focused on leading the counterattack."

The Republican's gushing praise made some administration officials uncomfortable, largely because they believe China's response has been wholly inadequate and dangerously opaque.

It was against this backdrop that the Washington Post had an interesting report over the weekend:

"Although the United States has so far effectively contained the virus, some senior administration officials said there have been tensions within the administration over what information the president should receive, his posture toward China and what message to send to the American public."

All of this is obviously of great importance from a public-health perspective, but I was struck by the reporting that there's some behind-the-scenes disagreement between administration officials over what they want Trump to know about the emergency. I never worked in the Obama White House, but from what I gather, his team never quarreled over "what information the president should receive" when dealing with the Ebola threat in 2014, for example.

The Post's article went on to note that the president's perspective on the coronavirus outbreak has apparently been shaped in large part by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, who has reportedly told physicians "not to get too far into the details of the virus and the outbreak with Trump."

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
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To: Spktyr

I’m willing to bet that Trump knows a hell of a lot more about microbiology than ObaMao ever knew about economics.


41 posted on 02/18/2020 9:30:26 AM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Red Badger

I certainly would like to see Trump award all the pilots/co-pilots/engineers & other staff at Kalitta Air who are providing transport back to the USA for Americans caught up in the Coronavirus with some kind of recognition. Including Connie Kalitta for being wiling to step into the fray with his assets.

Even those who are disinfecting the planes back here in the USA are at risk of this virus.


42 posted on 02/18/2020 10:35:18 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Soul of the South

“It did concern me when Trump wholeheartedly endorsed Xi’s actions.”

I am believing more and more that President Trump has a reason for everything he does, and the reason is not stupidity. I trust him.


43 posted on 02/18/2020 10:38:00 AM PST by suthener
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To: ridesthemiles

Best way to disinfect for this virus is put the plane on the tarmac or in a hanger for 2m and just wait it out.


44 posted on 02/18/2020 10:39:34 AM PST by Black Agnes
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To: Black Agnes

It’s MSNBC and the Washington Post, just some leftist reporters pulling BS out of thin air. Why anyone would believe anything in this article is beyond me.


45 posted on 02/18/2020 12:56:59 PM PST by GaryCrow
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To: Red Badger

So they are flat out lying.

At this point, why does any one believe anything a government official says? Let’s say a VA activates the national guard to set up a quarantine. You are a FREEPER in VA, and suddenly a bunch of armed troops show up to take you away.

Known this, do you go or do you assume it is just part of the final solution?


46 posted on 02/18/2020 2:38:12 PM PST by redgolum (If this culture today is civilization, I will be the barbarian.)
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To: redgolum

It won’t get to that point.

Society and Western civilization would have to collapse first...............


47 posted on 02/18/2020 2:39:32 PM PST by Red Badger (CWII is coming. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

Here we go.....lying, MSM blaming Trump for ANY corona virus implications, to US....right on cue.


48 posted on 02/18/2020 2:40:13 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.cuase)
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To: Red Badger

LOLOL!!!


49 posted on 02/18/2020 2:42:07 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.cuase)
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To: Red Badger

Look at China.

Look at the praise the “Strong Reaction” China is getting from team Blue.

If Northrup though he could get away with it, do you think he would pass up a chance to solve things once and for all?

They hate you. They hate everything about you. They want you to die so they can feel better about global warming.


50 posted on 02/18/2020 2:52:42 PM PST by redgolum (If this culture today is civilization, I will be the barbarian.)
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To: Red Badger

What the hell is wrong with these people? The law allowing firing-at-will for the VA should be extended to cover ALL government agencies. These people are useless.


51 posted on 02/18/2020 3:19:29 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: frnewsjunkie

A lot of Dunning-Krugerites still in the American government, no doubt.


52 posted on 02/18/2020 3:20:56 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: LeonardFMason

Any GHWB leftovers should go, too.


53 posted on 02/18/2020 3:21:35 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: Grimmy

I’m sorry, but it’s like a sort of bait. Given all the subversion perpetrated by Trump underlings before, it was all too easy to believe.


54 posted on 02/18/2020 3:25:48 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I’m sorry, but it’s like a sort of bait. Given all the subversion perpetrated by Trump underlings before, it was all too easy to believe.

******

nothing to apologize for. For all we know it may be another canary trap of a leak designed to catch some douchebag.

But, imo, the first reaction to *anything* put out by MSNBC should be the assumption that it’s all made up bunk.

And a lot of us are old enough to have been Pavlov’s Dog’d into unthinkingly accepting anything pumped out by the msm for over decades now.

That kind of conditioning ain’t easy to break.


55 posted on 02/18/2020 4:08:21 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Grimmy

True.


56 posted on 02/18/2020 4:55:54 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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Johns Hopkins University data

Global Declared Active Cases

02/17/2020 15:13 58,809 Active Cases
02/18/2020 15:23 58,789 Active Cases 20 fewer cases

57 posted on 02/18/2020 6:44:34 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The DNC has a taxidermist on speed dial for Nancy, Hillary, and Ruth.)
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