"DeSantis said it was the President's alarm -- not warnings health officials had been making for weeks -- that finally persuaded him."
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When people ask why do we hang on every word what Trump says, it's because of stuff like this. If the Gov. of Florida, one of the wealthiest states in the country, refused to take action from health officials and only listened to POTUS, imagine how many regular joe schmoes listened to the President for 2 months saying it wasn't a big deal and no worse than the flu, and didn't take it seriously...
I frankly don't care about Trump embarrassing himself. As sturg always says, he's a buffoon. I only care about him not using the power of his podium to speak reasonable sense and to not lie to people, when it affects the health and welfare of the rest of the general public. We could have been ahead of the game for weeks now had Trump gotten everyone on the same page and stop repeating lies on air to satisfy his base. He wouldn't have had to issue a federal order. But he's not a leader in a time of crisis, nor is he a leader at all. And despite what sturg says, we we don't look at leaders like rulers.
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When people ask why do we hang on every word what Trump says, it's because of stuff like this. If the Gov. of Florida, one of the wealthiest states in the country, refused to take action from health officials and only listened to POTUS, imagine how many regular joe schmoes listened to the President for 2 months saying it wasn't a big deal and no worse than the flu, and didn't take it seriously...
I frankly don't care about Trump embarrassing himself. As sturg always says, he's a buffoon. I only care about him not using the power of his podium to speak reasonable sense and to not lie to people, when it affects the health and welfare of the rest of the general public. We could have been ahead of the game for weeks now had Trump gotten everyone on the same page and stop repeating lies on air to satisfy his base. He wouldn't have had to issue a federal order. But he's not a leader in a time of crisis, nor is he a leader at all. And despite what sturg says, we we don't look at leaders like rulers.