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Coronavirus: NYT Science Writer Admits Trump Proven Right on Travel Restrictions
YouTube ^ | March 5, 2020 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 03/05/2020 6:05:16 AM PST by PJ-Comix

The liberal media is full of stories about how President Donald Trump has been supposedly ineffective in combating the spread of coronavirus. At the forefront of these attacks is the New York Times which actually published a column by their opinion writer, Gail Collins, calling the viral disease "Trumpvirus."

Well, Gail Collins, meet your own science writer at the Times, Donald G. McNeil, Jr., who countered the notion of an ineffective Trump with an analysis on Friday, "To Take On the Coronavirus, Go Medieval on It." The subtitle reveals that the early travel restrictions imposed by Trump have had a positive effect on stopping the spread of the disease: "Quarantines and restrictive measures served a purpose in the old days. They can now, too."

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; donaldtrump; travelban
Kudos to Donald McNeil for not falling prey to TDS and sticking to science. Of course, his honesty could result in his shunning at the Times.
1 posted on 03/05/2020 6:05:16 AM PST by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix

This is being right the hard way. Stupid HURTS!


2 posted on 03/05/2020 6:16:42 AM PST by SMARTY ("Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights".)
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To: PJ-Comix

McNeil will be the former science writer in 3 2 1 seconds.


3 posted on 03/05/2020 6:36:39 AM PST by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: PJ-Comix

Isn’t that grounds for firing?


4 posted on 03/05/2020 6:38:52 AM PST by Savage Beast (The Democrats consider the USA an evil, racist, nazi nation that must be destroyed.)
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