The GOP knew but refused to cross Trump - it's on a recording 👀

[Dennis Donovan]

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Alex Wagner ✔@alexwagner

This secret recording of @SenatorBurr suggests some in the GOP fully grasped how serious COVID 19 would be, but refused to say so publicly -- putting American lives at risk to maintain allegiance to the Trump WH:

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/19/818192535/burr-recording-sparks-questions-about-private-comments-on-covid-19 …
Burr Recording Sparks Questions About Private Comments On COVID-19
A secret recording taken of Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr shows him warning a private audience three weeks ago about how the Coronavirus would have dire effects on the U.S.

8:29 AM - Mar 19, 2020

[tableturner]

1. K and R......

[JudyM]

2. This was on npr this morning... glad it's getting airtime.

[dalton99a]

3. Trump knew exactly what was coming. And Republicans knew.

[patphil]

4. Just another case of a Republican in the Congress who lacked the courage to do the right thing.

They let Trump take away their power, and now, even someone like Burr who knows what we were up against, speaks in private what he should have said in public.

We need leaders, not cowards in Congress.

[gibraltar72]

5. Dirty bastards.

[gratuitous]

6. Priorities

Yes, more Americans are going to die, including some of Sen. Burr's constituents, but Burr feels that's preferable to provoking the ire of Needy Amin.

There is no other way to explain this.

[Rob2861]

7. And they call themselves God-fearing Patriots.

Let's face it, in time of crisis the truth in people come out. We are now seeing the true face of the GOP party. A bunch of worthless , evil, power hungry SOB, that don't give a damn about anybody but themselves. It's time to put them back in their places. It's time to unite and vote them completely out. Stop falling for their flag waving BS

[Kaiserguy]

15. The only God they worship

is Money and the power it will buy.

[pandr32]

23. +1

[uponit7771]

8. K&R, was this one of those classified meetings?

[Lonestarblue]

12. It was held at the Capitol Hill Club.

They have a website and describe the club as “A short distance from the U.S. Capitol stands the Capitol Hill Club, a refined and elegant environment for your business, political, and social activities.”

Most likely a non-public place for Republicans to meet with lobbyists and business executives to get their marching orders.

[MyOwnPeace]

19. to get their marching orders...........

and wallets stuffed.

[AtheistCrusader]

21. $500 a plate 'classified'.

[Bengus81]

9. All Trump and Republicans will care about is WHO is the leaker.....

To hell with the warnings.

Coming in 5....4....3....

[kairos12]

10. These are the head start hoarders

They got the word, passed it along. I'm sure stock purchases and toilet paper runs on the store were started. After all, some people get to the front of the line as Drumpt said yesterday.

[grantcart]

14. They probably liquidated their portfolios and short sold key stocks.

[AtheistCrusader]

22. Which will, of course, not be prosecuted by the SEC.

[sop]

32. Some brave reporter must ask Trump what stocks he dumped at the next briefing.

[dhill926]

11. criminal...

[ramen]

13. Thanks to NPR for breaking this. nt

[ffr]

16. Burr must resign!

This is about as self-serving as you can get. What an awful person he is!

[grantcart]

17. How many sold their stocks?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. This was 2-27? I looked up and the Dow started decline in 2-20. nt

[Vinca]

18. That's outrageous. People have died as a consequence of his loyalty to the idiot.

[Martin Eden]

20. They fear the Wrath of Con Man more than they fear for the health of their constituents

21st Century American ""Conservatism" is the most insidious and destructive disease in our country today.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

24. It's almost like insider trading, isn't it? NT

[Kablooie]

25. Trump dealt with this the way he deals with everything...

wait until the disaster hits then wiggle our of responsibility and let someone else take the blame.

He has no concept of preemptively trying to head off a disaster.

He only has the capability to react to situations and that reaction is always to deflect the blame, not to solve the problem.

That's probably why all his businesses failed but he never suffered legal consequences.
This technique has always worked for him before.

[True Blue American]

28. Burr is retiring

There were complaints about him serving on Trump’s Committee while supposedly investigating him. Just another Nunes lickspittle.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article90756562.html

[Faux pas]

26. I miss Alex Wagner!

[AllaN01Bear]

27. i really really hope that this is the end of the rs , and would love to see them go down in flames .

[Ohiogal]

29. We need to see ads on TV non stop

Relaying this message!

[malaise]

30. It's worse than that

He leaked stuff to his rich country club friends and left his constituents in the dark

[Laura PourMeADrink]

33. Likely true, but it kills me to say it, but information of

the spread of the virus was publically available then.

I do think, overall, though this was not relayed to the American people enough. And his selective, delayed, and half-assed travel bans hurt us big time.

Dow started dropping a week before this phone cal btw.

[Newest Reality]

34. I am sticking with...

The GOP is not afraid, it is complicit and yes, they know why they are and the ulterior motivation is.

Just my opinion.