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mykillk 28 points ago +28 / -0

Washington not being absorbed with impeachment the entire first month "might" have helped too.

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dakkath 10 points ago +11 / -1

This.

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proDeoEtPatria 2 points ago +2 / -0

More doing, less talking

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uvontheterrible 15 points ago +16 / -1

It might have made a difference

LOL

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TheOutlawPepeWales -1 points ago +2 / -3

If we had known things then that we don't know now, then sure, things might have been different.

His source was Dr. Fauci, by the way. He anonymized it so he wouldn't have to put it back in context where Fauci also said "the only trouble with that is whenever you come out and say something like that it always becomes almost a sound bite that gets taken out of context."

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Znut55 10 points ago +10 / -0

The governors of states are likewise responsible but many of those Dem governors were encouraging their residents to go out and socialize including in Chinatown. These governors AND mayors were upset with Trump's China Travel Ban as well and wanted people to understand the Orange Man Bad and things were safe.

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Sandworm 10 points ago +10 / -0

Exactly. Trump was the first person to act on the coronavirus situation on any level. States and their elected officials could have at any time done this.

I was watching r/COVID19 and watching Styxhexenhammer666's daily updates on China virus in early January. Everyone knew it was coming here we just didn't know when.

Even a week before the lockdown my friends and family thought I was crazy for saying that the entirety of the US would likely be shutdown within a month.

Nobody was willing to do anything until we had it here and it was confirmed. Nobody wanted to be wrong on this.

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Nrdrsr 9 points ago +9 / -0

I've given this a lot of thought and I can't keep it to myself any longer.

When I was at a Trump rally, Jim Acosta grabbed my arm and forcefully took me into his CNN van. He started yelling at me and complained that the President called him fake news and tried to bully me into saying CNN is real news

My phone rang and the ringtone is President Trump saying We will make America great again, and upon hearing the President's voice he ran out of the van crying and so I escaped

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SisterCovfefe 7 points ago +7 / -0

If Mr Acosta had taken the time to look at Spain he would "might have" come to a different conclusion.

Things have been pretty strict here. First they isolated the hardest hit areas (confinement and closed roads). Then as soon as the businesses closed they also started running public transportation at half capacity. Despite those precautions people still fled the cities and went to the pueblos, bringing covid with them.

IOW very strict measures here have at best bought the hospitals a couple days.

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mariox 6 points ago +6 / -0

Not naming the source is as good as saying you are making up the story.

Trump would not be able to shut down states sooner. There were people in Cali and New York saying Wuhan flu was nothing and can be ignored. So if Trump called for social distancing, Democrats would claim Trump was trying to stop the Democrat primary, or he was simply trying to hurt Blue states and ignored his advice.

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PepeDontSurf 6 points ago +6 / -0

If we had sealed the borders to all inbound travel in November, that also would have made a difference.

If Trump had recommended greater social distancing earlier, Acosta would have been first in line accusing him of abusing his power as president.

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Side-o-Beef_Curtains 6 points ago +6 / -0

"dear diary..."

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wallstreetclinton 5 points ago +5 / -0

The President doesn't enforce social distancing and doesn't shut down businesses. How does the media not know how our system of government works?

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marsajane1949 5 points ago +5 / -0

God the MSM are such liars and full of shit!

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TrancePhreak 4 points ago +4 / -0

"could have", "might have" -> how to spot the fakest news out there

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TheLiquidKnight 4 points ago +4 / -0

That's literally what Dr. Fauci told him. Obviously it 'might' have made a difference.

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keepwinning 4 points ago +4 / -0

Kind of obvious, but why is this news? Oh, CNN.. nvm

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johnbillaby 4 points ago +4 / -0

Trump didn't implement any of the quarantines as far as I know. That was all state government.

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johnbillaby 3 points ago +3 / -0

Or if they're saying Trump should have told everyone to stay 6 feet apart earlier would have helped, they are super retarded.

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Lemongrass5 4 points ago +4 / -0

People would still violate it, look at all the idiots STILL going to Spring Break.

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Bramble 3 points ago +3 / -0

Sure, when the WHO was saying that it wasn't contagious, when there was 1 confirmed case in the USA, we should have locked everyone inside.

What a lunatic

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ChAoSKEKMarine 3 points ago +3 / -0

Jim acucksta reports what Jim Acucksta thinks Jim Acucksta needs to hear

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45squared 2 points ago +3 / -1

Hind sight is 20/20; yeah it might have, but we didn’t necessarily know that at that time & it most certainly doesn’t mean Trump acted negligently.

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OhLollyLollyPop 1 point ago +1 / -0

So why didn't the two Dem top doctors tell the President?

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