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mwooldri

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2. From something I read on BBC...

Reply to BadGimp (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 03:47 PM

Mar 2020

Angela Merkel, Boris Johnson, or virtually any Western European leader, can demand the health system start testing everyone. These European leaders have their nation's health systems at their disposal.

Donald Trump does not have a national health system at his disposal. When Mike Pence was asked by a journalist about uninsured people getting tested he didn't answer. It's because he couldn't answer.

It's best to be upfront and honest. Two things Donald Trump isn't very good at.

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Angela Merkel just estimated '60 to 70%' of the German population will contract coronavirus [View all] BadGimp Mar 2020 OP

Absolutely. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #1

From something I read on BBC... mwooldri Mar 2020 #2

It's good leadership but I don't understand the second question. defacto7 Mar 2020 #3