BREAKING-NPR Source Says Trump Blocked Coronavirus Testing in January to Aid His Reelection Chances

[Roland99]

NPR Source Says Trump Blocked Coronavirus Testing in January to Aid His Reelection Chances By Keeping US Infection Figures Low

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MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: NPR Source Says Trump Blocked Coronavirus Testing in January to Aid His Reelection Chances By Keeping US Infection Figures Low

NOTE: Please RETWEET this—America needs to know what this monster did. Thousands of future deaths will rightly be laid at his feet.
Fresh Air
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@nprfreshair
Replying to @nprfreshair @ddiamond
A previous tweet of this quote did not make it adequately clear that it is Trump who did not push for adequate testing, not Secretary of Health and Human Services Azar. Here is the whole quote for context. @ddiamond
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Impeach again!!

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Listen: White House Knew Coronavirus Would Be A 'Major Threat' — But Response Fell Short
@ddiamond

White House Knew Coronavirus Would Be A 'Major Threat' — But Response Fell Short
Politico reporter Dan Diamond says infighting at the Department of Health and Human Services and the need to flatter Trump impeded the response to the coronavirus.
npr.org

TRANSCRIPT
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/814881355/white-house-knew-coronavirus-would-be-a-major-threat-but-response-fell-short

[backscatter712]

1. People on Twitter are now calling the bug Captain Trumps.

with apologies to Stephen King.

[trueblue2007]

88. MSNBC's Joy's tweet .......

Joy Reid @JoyAnnReid
·
9m
It's just unbelievably shocking that the United States of America, home to some of the top hospitals, doctors and health systems in the world -- a rich, modern country -- literally doesn't have enough tests, to even get to step one in controlling this coronavirus outbreak.

[subana]

114. haha...

that's perfect!!

[redstateblues]

2. I figured as much. Glad it's been uncovered

[getagrip_already]

3. Impeach the bastard again!

The gop Senate will sign their own resignations to ignore this.....

[LisaM]

38. There is absolutely no reason he can't be impeached again.

It would be a much quicker affair this time.

[Danascot]

93. If they wanted to

They could vote on the same articles they aquitted him on in January, saying new information has come to light. Moscow Mitch held up Obama's SCOTUS appointment on far flimsier grounds.

It may not be long before the GOP is willing to get rid of him. He's become too much of a liability.

[joost5]

108. DOOOOOOOO IIIIIITTTTTT

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

102. ABSO-FUCKIN-LUTELY!!

[C_U_L8R]

4. Time to flush this disease.

The whole lot of them.

[smb]

23. Eradicate This Disease...

...and also do something about the coronavirus.

[dchill]

57. That, too.

[Initech]

76. Flush the turd on November 3rd!

[raccoon]

95. Good slogan. Nt

[intrepidity]

5. This isn't breaking news. We knew this. Trump himself told us.

No secret, not even thinly veiled.

[exboyfil]

12. Source?

Recording or someone that is willing to go under oath?


Can you prove the decision was politically motivated.

NPR better be sure of their sourcing, or a lawsuit will follow.

[intrepidity]

15. Every time Trump opened his mouth.

When he said "he didn't need" the numbers to go up.

[Duppers]

36. That was my take-away of his statements.

TY! 👍

[mucifer]

32. Agreed. Someone interviewed on Fresh Air remembering something is not enough proof

The quote starts with "my understanding is..." not iron clad to me.

[efhmc]

97. NPR was only allowing Diamond to report this, but

I was surprised at all the sourcing he gave on air.

[Coventina]

6. I have no words that wouldn't get me in trouble.

[mr_lebowski]

16. I like trouble ...

Can you imagine what would happen if Donald Trump slipped and fell into an industrial wood chipper?

[Coventina]

26. That makes my heart smile.

[BBG]

64. Like, Fargo Out, Man

[mr_lebowski]

74. You said it man! nt

[Roland99]

80. Well played

[snort]

109. Pancakes

[Dem2theMax]

71. We would have a party?

Me - - ->

[First Speaker]

65. I have some. How about, "let's get medieval on his ass"...

...and if I get into trouble, I get into trouble...

[Botany]

7. Impeach him again on this charge...

...and then let any Republican Senator defend him.

The man is a monster.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. K & R

[OhZone]

9. So basically-

a murderer.

[Ponietz]

100. The facts fit the common law elements for involuntary manslaughter--

—an unintentional killing that results from criminally reckless or negligent act(s).

In some cases, as when one is President of the United States, a duty to act is implied in law, in which case failure to warn, rescue or remediate can constitute the requisite recklessness or negligence.

[blitzen]

10. Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! n/t

[DonaldsRump]

11. Didn't he recently classify the COVID-19 discussions at the WH? n/t

[leftieNanner]

22. He did

And by classifying it, many of the medical experts could not attend!

[DonaldsRump]

25. And, in addition to the sheer lunacy of that

I guess it means he can hide all of truth, much like he did with the "transcript" of the Ukraine call(s)?

[leftieNanner]

45. I do hope that the transcripts

of his love calls with Vlad are in that secret server and we get our hands on it all January 21, 2021!

[stillcool]

44. sure makes you wonder......

White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations, sources say
PUBLISHED WED, MAR 11 20202:24 PM EDT

Officials said that dozens of classified discussions about such topics as the scope of infections, quarantines and travel restrictions have been held since mid-January in a high-security meeting room.
Staffers without security clearances, including government experts, were excluded from the interagency meetings, which included video conference calls, the sources said.
The sources said the NSC, which advises the president on security issues, ordered the classification.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/white-house-told-federal-health-agency-to-classify-coronavirus-deliberations-sources-say.html

[liberalla]

50. We learned yesterday that those meetings were classified since mid-January

From Reuters...

[G_j]

81. there

is where his personal part in the deception begins.

[ck4829]

52. Yes. Yes, he did.

[PA Democrat]

13. It certainly fits with his comments about not wanting the Grand Princess to dock

because he wanted to 'keep the numbers low.'

There is apparently no filter between his sociopathic little pea brain and his mouth.

[MyOwnPeace]

47. I don't want to seem like a "Grammar nanny," but..........

with IQ45, is that "pea brain" or "pee brain?"

[Different Drummer]

68. Either or both work.

[lastlib]

113. YES. eom

[uponit7771]

92. +1

[mr_lebowski]

14. Why does nobody EVER have a freaking recording device when they need one ...

when it comes to the horrifying shit IQ45 is reported to have said?

Also, 'did not push to do aggressive testing' is not synonymous with 'blocking testing'.

Just sayin'

[Lucky Luciano]

17. Impeach the mother fucker again. This is 1000x worse than Ukrainian improprieties if true.

[ehrnst]

18. No wonder he wants to demonize the media...

[Roland99]

19. MORE ...White House Knew Coronavirus Would Be A 'Major Threat' -- But Response Fell Short

Link to tweet

Listen: White House Knew Coronavirus Would Be A 'Major Threat' — But Response Fell Short
@ddiamond

White House Knew Coronavirus Would Be A 'Major Threat' — But Response Fell Short
Politico reporter Dan Diamond says infighting at the Department of Health and Human Services and the need to flatter Trump impeded the response to the coronavirus.
npr.org

[Roland99]

24. TRANSCRIPT

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/814881355/white-house-knew-coronavirus-would-be-a-major-threat-but-response-fell-short

[ancianita]

20. Can't impeach on the word of some NPR dude. It would be his word against a president's. Just sayin.

[Roland99]

28. That's what investigations uncover

[ancianita]

37. Investigations that uncover word A vs word B don't end up in impeachment. Time is wasted over

what Trump "thinks" or "intends."

He's busy presidenting right now. So, from evidentiary standards that already took months in the last impeachment, this particular claim of one "interpretation of intent" fails to show any "pattern" of intent to undermine the election in THIS pandemic context, so no.

We've got a pandemic. We can't stop it AND impeach him again, too. The House worked itself into exhaustion over the last process. Let's not be demanding they do it all over again while thousands die. It will look like something gopers could use in the General to distract from the last real crime.

Hollering for impeachment is futile. We've got enough to indict him once he's out.

The key thing is to get him out, then indict him, not make ourselves look desperate.

[Ponietz]

101. Good points to heed

[MyOwnPeace]

53. Really, why investigate?

We've already seen that sworn career professionals putting their careers on the line to testify in what seemed to be "open and shut" cases/situations had virtually NO effect on the outcome of the results of the investigations.

As long as McTurtle is in charge and the pockets are lined for the Repugs in the Senate (yeah, I'm talking to YOU, Pat Toomey!), it won't make any difference what they "find."

[Poiuyt]

86. This would be a case that would resonate with the public more than the Ukraine letter

[smirkymonkey]

21. What a rotten son of a bitch!

He is just pure evil. I have never seen anything like it.

[malaise]

27. Earlier this afternoon a DUer posted this

I am trying to find the post because part of this compilation of his downplaying this virus 19 times was during the Con's State of the Union. See Speaker Pelosi there.

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This entire clip is further proof that he knew about this since January.
He has to go.

[Jarqui]

35. That should be tweeted everywhere nt

[malaise]

41. This is from the SOTU transcript -Feb 4

https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/transcript-president-trumps-state-union-address

Protecting Americans' health also means fighting infectious diseases. We are coordinating with the Chinese government and working closely together on the Coronavirus outbreak in China. My Administration will take all necessary steps to safeguard our citizens from this threat.

[Jarqui]

54. And here's what the translation of that really meant:

"My Administration will take all necessary steps to safeguard our reelection chances from this threat."

[malaise]

56. Yep

The first case in the US

An outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that began in Wuhan, China, has spread rapidly, with cases now confirmed in multiple countries. We report the first case of 2019-nCoV infection confirmed in the United States and describe the identification, diagnosis, clinical course, and management of the case, including the patient’s initial mild symptoms at presentation with progression to pneumonia on day 9 of illness. This case highlights the importance of close coordination between clinicians and public health authorities at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as the need for rapid dissemination of clinical information related to the care of patients with this emerging infection.

On December 31, 2019, China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in people associated with the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, Hubei Province.1 On January 7, 2020, Chinese health authorities confirmed that this cluster was associated with a novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV.2 Although cases were originally reported to be associated with exposure to the seafood market in Wuhan, current epidemiologic data indicate that person-to-person transmission of 2019-nCoV is occurring.3-6 As of January 30, 2020, a total of 9976 cases had been reported in at least 21 countries,7 including the first confirmed case of 2019-nCoV infection in the United States, reported on January 20, 2020.

On January 19, 2020, a 35-year-old man presented to an urgent care clinic in Snohomish County, Washington, with a 4-day history of cough and subjective fever. On checking into the clinic, the patient put on a mask in the waiting room. After waiting approximately 20 minutes, he was taken into an examination room and underwent evaluation by a provider. He disclosed that he had returned to Washington State on January 15 after traveling to visit family in Wuhan, China. The patient stated that he had seen a health alert from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the novel coronavirus outbreak in China and, because of his symptoms and recent travel, decided to see a health care provider.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001191

The Con knew about this - this was before the SOTU and still there was no testing/
Remove this monster.

[cstanleytech]

29. I hold all of the Senate and House Republicans at fault every bit as much as Trump and they should

all be tarred and feathered.

[DemoTex]

30. The Ukraine "perfect" telephone call got Trump impeached ..

This should get him and his cabal charged with Crimes Against Humanity by the International Court of Justice. They could nail them on Article 7 of the ICC Statute, #10 alone: "Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health."

[c-rational]

58. +1, spot on.

[Evolve Dammit]

31. If there is evidence, Adam Schiff would be a good contact.

[gopiscrap]

33. that to me calls for impeachment and removal

[Fiendish Thingy]

34. I don't see "blocked" anywhere in the quotes, only "didn't push for" tests

not pushing aggressively for tests is negligence enough to warrant Trump's removal, but I'm seeing anything that states he blocked testing...

That said, I predict that Trump, if still in office come November, will lose all 50 states.

[Doodley]

39. This is entirely consistent with the way has always behaved. His own self-interest

always comes first, above the well-being of all others.

[MyOwnPeace]

55. And THAT, America,

is what we have been given - and have to live with (if we can).

[luvtheGWN]

87. And speaking of self-interest....

Prime Minister Trudeau's wife Sofie just returned from a speaking engagement in the UK. Her Covid-19 test came back positive, proof that visitors from the UK are just as unsafe as any from the European continent.

Oh yeah, he has 3 (failing) golf courses in the UK, doesn't he?

[Dopers_Greed]

40. Seth Abramson

So...probably total bullshit

[Roland99]

60. It's NPR interviewing a Politico reporter

I posted a link to the transcript

[BigmanPigman]

42. Bloomberg needs to put ads out on Fux Ruse with this info.

People need to know this, especially for the election!

[ck4829]

43. K&R

[skip fox]

46. Futhermore, the original CDC testing guidelines only applied to travelers

so Trump, thinking he could wall the virus out, contrary to his experts, created regulation that would also ignore the real numbers (maybe because of a "hunch"; maybe as a desire to be re-elected; maybe both).

This was a concerted, many pronged effort by these spuds and the truth will come out.

[Blue Owl]

48. I hereby dub him: Don Corona

The King of Catastrophe

[turbinetree]

49. Well that tactic didn't work..................everything is about him........................

I really do despise him................and I thought I would never get down to that level................

https://www.270towin.com/2020-countdown-clock/

[bucolic_frolic]

51. It sure gave Russia and OPEC an opportunity

By allowing COVID19 to proliferate undetected, Trump created opportunity for Russia and OPEC to undercut our overleveraged oil companies and really all our corporations, creating a financial crisis as the stock market peaked. A perfect Black Swan event.

We are so screwed. There is no bottom to this, and there will likely be, as in many flu pandemics, three waves, the second to hit next winter. Soon, we will look like Iran because we did the same they did - we didn't test.

Buckle up. It will be a rough ride.


https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2446502

[dchill]

59. "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."

A mark of pride for Trump - AND Kellyanne Conway.

[Baitball Blogger]

61. You mean, like George W. Bush he was going to prohibit the photo of the caskets?

This is what happens to men who can't grasp the facts. They base their decisions at some lower level of understanding and it all turns to shit.

[projectiboga]

62. Nope he wanted to profit from testing

Actually he has likely conflicts of interest, due to him having been invested in a company producing a test and another working on treatments & vaccine. Either is bad, but actual financial corruption to make this worse to get more business for an investment and preside over social collapse is downright crazy, like a comic villain.

[Takket]

84. i thought the same thing.....

i said to someone today, watch, as soon as his kids buy a huge stake in the company(s) that can make the test kids fast and effective, then the government will issue a HUGE contract and drumpf will cash in huge

[Roland99]

96. There have been articles recently about his investments in a particular medical company

And that being the reason the US didn’t use WHO testing kits

[warmfeet]

63. If the trump supporters die,

I guess I don't care so much.

I once cared, not anymore.

I vote for survival.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

66. I mean...that's just...stupid. Incredibly stupid.

Did he somehow think that by not testing for the virus, Americans wouldn't notice people getting sick?

Forget evil for just a moment, which of course it is.

That's just abject stupidity.

[ace3csusm]

67. If True... is this considered Genocide

All those who knew are now accessory to murder... This would be really disgusting

[budkin]

69. FAKE NEWS!

He did "one of the great jobs."

[NRaleighLiberal]

70. murderer. lock him up forever.

[IcyPeas]

72. Retreat this to everyone you know, especially right wingers

[GeorgeGist]

73. He pretty much confessed to the same strategy Re: Princess Cruise Ship.

[rocktivity]

75. Well, duh dot com

If HE didn't want this disease in the U.S. spreading so fast that there COULDN'T be another election, his puppetmasters in Russia and China sure did!


rocktivity

[JDC]

77. He's still doing that.

[AlexSFCA]

78. his actions may potentially killed tens of thousands

as he endangered not just the US but the world cause of travel.

[The Genealogist]

79. There is no bottom for him

There is no level to which Donald Trump will not sink in order to benefit himself. I hope his ass is kicked to the curb in November and the minute the next president takes the oath, they haul him off to jail for trial.

[Takket]

82. i read this tweet... what i don't get is.......

NPR is a not "source". They are a media outlet. So where did NPR get this info???

[Roland99]

83. The transcript has it all. An interview with a Politico reporter

[stopdiggin]

103. this is not nearly as clear cut

as the headline would infer.
"infighting at HHS, and intra-agency" .. "did not always give Trump worst case .."

So, when you dig down into the meat of this .. you find a squishy opinion piece (very little detail) .. and a big blaring headline.
(and this is coming from a person that could hardly think LESS of Trump as either a human being or a defender of the public good.)

[Strelnikov_]

85. It'll happen, don't need to say it n/t

[Liberal In Texas]

89. Trump is worse than Charlie Manson.

[Crunchy Frog]

90. There need to be murder trials when the next admin takes over.

[uponit7771]

91. OMG

[pecosbob]

94. #TrumpVirus

[efhmc]

98. Has trended several times.

[ElementaryPenguin]

99. IMPEACH AGAIN!! The Virus may well remove him from office (and the planet!)

[Timmygoat]

104. If true

He will be the cause of hundreds of thousands of deaths, he should spend the rest of his days in prison.

[KPN]

105. Well, this has been rather obvious for at least severeal weeks now. Breaking news? Nope.

All one had to do was pay attention to the obfuscation and every day BS the orange bullshit machine rolled out every few hours the past couple to three weeks about COVID-19.

Come on media! Own up to your own frigging complacence if not complicity in letting this administration dawdle and dally as long as it has. As tRump and his administration has lost any real credibility as a result of its ineptness, obfuscation and cover up, so have you.

[JudyM]

112. Yes. Remember his comment about letting the cruise passengers off would affect the numbers?!

Just blatant ego.

[Scalded Nun]

106. Everything happening beyond the Impeachment acquittal

needs to be laid at the feet of McConnell and the entire GOP Senate.

Trump can have credit too...God knows he needs that credit.

[aggiesal]

110. Duh ...

He's an IDIOT SUPREME!

[PatrickforO]

111. It came up in Trump's presser just a few minutes ago.

Trump said it was a 'nasty question.'

Of course, he doesn't take any personal responsibility for anything.