Joe Biden: How the White House coronavirus response presents us with a false choice Former vice pre
Joe Biden: How the White House coronavirus response presents us with a false choice
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/11/joe-biden-coronavirus-op-ed/?tid=lk_inline_manual_2&itid=lk_inline_manual_2
By Joe Biden, Opinion, the Washington Post
May 11, 2020 at 5:30 a.m. EDT
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The coronavirus, to date, has taken the lives of more than 79,000 Americans. One of every 5 U.S. workers has filed for unemployment — with the unemployment rate now the highest since the Great Depression. It is an extraordinary moment — the kind that begs for urgent, steady, empathetic, unifying leadership.
But instead of unifying the country to accelerate our public health response and get economic relief to those who need it, President Trump is reverting to a familiar strategy of deflecting blame and dividing Americans. His goal is as obvious as it is craven: He hopes to split the country into dueling camps, casting Democrats as doomsayers hoping to keep America grounded and Republicans as freedom fighters trying to liberate the economy.
It’s a childish tactic — and a false choice that none of us should fall for.
The truth is that everyone wants America to reopen as soon as possible — claiming otherwise is completely absurd. Governors from both parties are doing their best to make that happen, but their efforts have been slowed and hampered because they haven’t gotten the tools, resources and guidance they need from the federal government to reopen safely and sustainably. That responsibility falls on Trump’s shoulders — but he isn’t up to the task.
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