A new congressional report shows how Donald Trump sabotaged the country's early response to COVID.

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At this point, it seems like we can credibly say that out of sheer self-interest, Trump likely caused the unnecessary deaths of at least a couple hundred thousand people.

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POLITICS

Sickening Decisions

A new congressional report shows how Donald Trump sabotaged the country’s early response to COVID.

BY WILLIAM SALETAN
DEC 20, 2021 7:14 PM

Republicans are attacking the White House with a new talking point: More Americans have died of COVID-19 under Joe Biden’s presidency, they point out, than under Donald Trump’s. Mathematically, that’s true. When Trump left office, the U.S. death toll was around 400,000 people; now it’s above 800,000. The comparison is misleading for many reasons, however. One is that Biden has been dealt two new variants, Delta and Omicron, that spread more aggressively than the original Wuhan virus did. Furthermore, while Biden has begged Americans to get vaccinated, Republican politicians have constantly undermined him by banning or blocking vaccine mandates.

But there’s another crucial difference between the two administrations, and it’s outlined in a new report from the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. Trump’s administration, unlike Biden’s, deliberately sabotaged the nation’s response to the pandemic.

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1. So. What will be done about it?

I suspect nothing.

[Justice matters.]

2. K & R

The orange putin terrorist absolutely did EVERYTHING in his power to make it the WORST it could be.

ALL EVIDENCE POINTS TO THAT FACT

Lock him up.