The Left is being Disingenuous about the Pandemic

I am using the word disingenuous because I do not want to call anyone but liar, but I am seeing articles and hearing from friends that the "anybody could have seen the pandemic coming". Thus, they are saying Trump did not act fast enough. Obviously we should have acted faster knowing what we know now, but the question is did Trump have the right information to act sooner? I do not think he did. It was not until January 30th that China and the WHO admitted that they had a pandemic that could be spread person to person. Despite that the WHO still said any travel bans are not necessary. Although it was not official Trump had already put together a Covid 19 task force with experts like Foucci who were recommending against any action at that time. Despite the WHO report and recommendations from the task force, the next day Trump initiated his first travel ban on China and later against Europe. Of course, everyone who claims to have seen the pandemic coming resorted to identity politics calling Trump a racist for his travel bans. In the preceding weeks Pelosi, Cuomo, and deBlasio were in China towns asking more people to join them and resist the xenophobia of the President. As soon as Foucci and Birx recommended lockdowns and social distancing the President acted the next day. Five to six weeks following the first travel ban and weeks after the first state lockdown orders, Cuomo and deBlasio were still saying this crisis would not be bigger than China and they had the best healthcare system in the world in NY to deal with. Three weeks later, Trump had tripled the capacity of New York hospitals including beds, equipment, and healthcare workers. Nine weeks after the first travel ban, Biden said Trump was right, but by that time this pandemic would have killed millions. How do I know this? I have seen the data. We need to look no further than ski resorts to see the effects of travel on these areas. The prevalence rate in these areas was astronomical and that includes only the people that live their year round, not those who got sick and went home to spread the virus.

Why do I know everyone who said they saw this coming is not being truthful. Easy, look at the markets. The markets responded as Trump responded. Most Financial companies have offices in China and Asia but yet they did not react first and markets are very finicky. People should have been making out like bandits if they could foresee the future and few did like Senators Burr, Loefler, and Feinstein. That is because they were getting insider information days before Trump would act but it was only then the markets responded.

I live in a small town and county. My state was one of the first to order a lockdown and our county had no cases but decided to follow suit. Nine days after the lockdown we got our first case and despite being locked down for over 30 days our cases continue to rise. Our county prevalence rate is well above the national average for cases and mortality rate. I thought for sure the early lockdown by Colorado and our county would have prevented what has happened, but I was wrong. But, of course, there are few no it alls that saw exactly what was going to happen, but yet complain about being hammered by the market. If they knew, why didn't they sell? Simple, they are not being truthful.

In hindsight we should have acted faster, but you can only respond to the data you are given. People should not be angry at Trump, but should be united with their anger pointed at the WHO and China. I think deep down the Left knows Trump responded properly that is why they are trying to drive a wedge between him the Convid task force members, governors, and mayors. That is why there were at least 20 articles this week on hydroxychloriquine including many saying Trump is profiting without any proof. I would simply ask those people who write such articles to visit an infusion clinic in a hospital to watch people battle cancer and disease that are going through incredible pain and only hoping to find some cure. To find hope. These people writing these articles and making these claims have never been really sick. What Trump has done should be applauded. To make a last ditch drug available for Covid use is brilliant. He is right, we got nothing to lose and as a person who sits in infusion clinics and prays for other possibilities to make me and the others feel better, I thank him. If it saves one life it was worth it. I just do not understand the Left, Trump is not doing enough and whatever he does do has to be wrong. I want Trump on my side, not any of those media morons like Jim Acosta.

Yes, we missed the boat big time on testing and we are still not were we need to be. But to get there thousands of regulations, rules, and mandates have to be suspended and removed. The government has the power to accomplish the testing task, but it is too big with too much red tape to act efficiently. Trump will work through and get it done, and he will do it faster than liberal who would not want to act in fear of offending someone because of identity politics.