Posted on 03/23/2020 10:54:23 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday accused President Trump of dithering in the early days of the coronavirus, saying that a “failure of planning and preparation” by the White House has worsened the health and economic crises the nation faces. Speaking from a makeshift studio at his home in Delaware, Biden made his first public remarks about the coronavirus in nearly a week, addressing concerns from some on the left that he has been ceding the spotlight to Trump.
“My point is not simply that the president was wrong,” Biden continued. “My point is that the mindset that was slow to recognize the problem in the first place, to treat it with a seriousness it deserved, is still too much a part of how the president is addressing the problem.” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared the coronavirus a public health emergency on Jan. 31, 10 days after the first case appeared in the U.S.
The former vice president accused the Trump administration of ignoring early warning signs about the pandemic and of downplaying the disease at critical points when the virus was primarily concentrated in China. “For too long, the warning signs were ignored,” Biden said. “For too long, the administration said the threats were under control, contained, or like the flu. The president said no one saw this coming. That’s just not accurate. Our intelligence officials were warning about the coronavirus threat in January. Just based on public information I had, I warned the threat was getting worse way back on January 27.”
Biden said Trump was a racist, among other things, when Trump stopped China travel.
My goal is to get Biden in front of a camera, this summer, in PA, to ask him a few questions to make him explode in anger.
I will follow him like a shadow.
“I warned the threat was getting worse”
What is this supposed to mean? Anything? Beuller?
What did this idiot say in real time?
Biden can go sniff a dirty hospital bed sheet from Wuhan!
Monday morning quarterbacking from Slow Joe. He doesn’t say what he would have done different. Geez.
Imagine being Biden at a time like this. He can’t do a thing but his campaign has told him he needs to put his face out there. So he sits home in front of a webcam and makes youtube videos criticizing the person who’s actually doing something. Sad.
Then why did you accuse the President of xenophobia when he imposed the ban on travelers from China less than a week later, you senile old fart?
Gee, what was the president dealing with in Dec and early Jan?
Caronavirus went bonkers in January but China downplayed the problem and WHO refused to label it but POTUS on January 31 banned China travel and called for a quarantine. IMO - He was out in front.
Remember Arab Spring , Joe? Benghazi? Well planned and executed, indeed.
Joe Bidet is in also ran status.
I am actually glad he’s doing this. Show the country how pathetic the Democrats are in a time of National crisis.
If the CDC hadn’t wasted all their money on gun control and surgery for 56 genders we might not be in this fix.
Drop dead already Biden.
Who cares what Biden says when even democrats shrug...
I would be willing to bet that more people will hear that he sits on a toilet backwards than he is critical of Trump’s response.
https://todaysfive.com/joe-biden-facing-ridicule-after-revealing-he-sits-on-the-toilet-backwards/
Says the fool, who was part of the failed administration that saw over 4,000 people die from Swine Flu over a 6 month period due to their slow response.
FU Groper!
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