The Worse Pandemic in 100 Years: What Does He Do
(Tells States and CDC No
New Money — Get Out)
Don't take my word for it — ask Trump — his actions speak louder than words.
The Washington
Post Broke this Story with this headline:
Trump pushing to block new money for
testing, tracing, and the CDC in new coronavirus relief bill
Sub-heading:
White House posture angers some GOP
senators who are trying to include billions of dollars in the bill
1. Trump is trying to
block billions of dollars for states to conduct testing and contact
tracing in the new coronavirus relief
bill according to people involved in the talks.
2. The administration is trying to block billions
of dollars that GOP senators want to allocate for the CDC.
3. And, they are also trying to block billions
more for the Pentagon and State Department to address the pandemic at home and
abroad.
The administration’s posture
has angered some GOP senators, and some lawmakers are trying to push back and
ensure that the money stays in the bill.
Officials spoke on condition of
anonymity to reveal confidential deliberations, and they cautioned that the
talks were fluid and the numbers were in flux.
The negotiations center
around a bill GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is preparing to
unveil this coming week (July 20) as part of negotiations with Democrats on what will
likely be the last major coronavirus relief bill before the November election.
Negotiations are expected to
kick off with increased urgency because of the rapid growth of cases — and
steady uptick in deaths in the United States. The number of cases began
falling in April but accelerated sharply after Memorial Day, shattering records
in the past two weeks.
In late May, there were fewer
than 20,000 new cases of coronavirus reported each day. On Friday (July 17) there were
more than 76,000 new cases reported.
The two political parties are
far apart on a number of contentious issues, such as unemployment insurance,
but the conflict between Trump administration officials and Senate Republicans
on money for testing and other priorities is creating a major complication even
before bipartisan negotiations get under way.
Some lawmakers are trying to
reach a deal quickly, as enhanced unemployment benefits for millions of
Americans are set to expire in less than two weeks.
My 2 cents: This story puts to rest any doubts about Trump total lack
of leadership, compassion, common sense, and common decency in this horrible
pandemic – now the worse since the 1917-1920 Spanish Flu.
That outbreak infected 1/3 of the world’s population and by most accounts killed between 17 and 20
million people (nearly 800,000 deaths in the U.S.). Note: Records back then were scarce and incomplete compared to today.
Trump simply does not get it – he says he does – but his actions (or
inactions) speak volumes about his empty and fake promises.
This article tells
a very sad story about him – what a pitiful and pathetic human being.
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