Alyssa Farah was sharing information about Trump’s earliest actions with COVID-19 which is a fair talking point since so many people who disagree with the president have claimed time and time again he did not act quickly enough.
An indisputable fact of @realDonaldTrump’s coronavirus response: he stopped travel from China early, was harshly criticized for it, but in doing so saved countless lives. He acted quickly & early & Americans are alive today because of it. ??
— Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) May 4, 2020
Jonah Goldberg asked what we think was a pretty snide question but hey, he could have just been curious.
Sure.
What did he do in February after he bought us a little time to prepare? I've yet to get a good answer for this. https://t.co/9DlnrjZI53
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) May 4, 2020
Alyssa was more than happy to fill him in with a receipt-filled thread.
Glad you asked, @JonahDispatch. Thread:
Feb 2: CDC expanded enhanced entry screening to 8 major airportsFeb 4: FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the CDC diagnostic
Feb 5: Trump Admin officials briefed lawmakers on the Federal Govt’s coronavirus response efforts. https://t.co/V8eAKqBQVT
— Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) May 4, 2020
But you know, Trump was just golfing or something.
Feb 9: The Coronavirus Task Force briefed governors from across the country at the NGA Meeting.
Feb 11: HHS expanded coordination with Janssen Research & Development on the creation of coronavirus vaccine
— Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) May 4, 2020
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Feb 14: CDC announced their ongoing work with 5 labs to perform community-based influenza surveillance and study the spread of coronavirus.
Feb 18: HHS announced it has engaged Sanofi Pasteur in order to develop a coronavirus vaccine and treatments for coronavirus infections.
— Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) May 4, 2020
Gosh, it seems like there was a lot going on in February.
Who knew?
Feb 24: The Admin requested $2.5 billion from Congress to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Feb 25: HHS Sec Azar testified before the Senate HELP committee on the Admin’s coronavirus response efforts.
Feb 26: Pres Trump announced VP would lead coronavirus response.
— Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) May 4, 2020
But wait, there’s more!
Feb 29: FDA began to allow labs to develop & utilize coronavirus testing kits during the application & review process.
Feb 29: The Admin issued travel warnings for parts of South Korea & Italy.
— Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) May 4, 2020
More warnings.
Feb 29: Pres Trump issued a proclamation expanding entry restrictions on individuals who had visited Iran in the last 14 days.
— Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) May 4, 2020
And finally – the Trump Admin, via @fema – conducted 100 project Airbridge flights expediting 1 BILLION pieces of PPE across the nation.
— Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) May 4, 2020
Shew, that’s a lot!
Trump was BUSY in February.
Heh.
Thinking Jonah got more receipts than he asked for.
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