Tag: Government response

Members Of The Far Right Are Trying To Get Dr Fauci Fired

by inmanb17cedcb09, posted in Current Events, Science

4-13-20
    Members of the far right are calling for Dr Fauci to be fired, and Donald Trump even tweeted about them. Such an idea is dangerously short sighted. Battling a pandemic, this is no time for extremist partisan politics.
    Dr Fauci is an expert in the field of infectious disease and his input as well as honesty are desperately needed in the Trump Administration as well as by the American people.
   During this pandemic, Trump’s behavior has been erratic with him telling exaggerated and false information far too often. He has continued going after individuals (including reporters, governors, and more) with immature and outrageously vicious partisan attacks.
   Dr Fauci’s wisdom, leadership, and forthright honesty are desperately needed during this time of crisis.
   Speak up and make your voices heard that Dr Fauci must stay in his position!
   Use social media and contact your elected officials demanding Dr Fauci be allowed to continue his life saving work!
   Lives are stake, perhaps even your own.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-retweets-call-for-dr-fauci-to-be-fired-over-coronavirus-comments-11586760531

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/13/trump-fire-fauci-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

All Levels Of The US Government Must Work Together More Effectively During The COVID 19 Outbreak

by inmanb17cedcb09, posted in Current Events, Science

4-3-20
   The United States’ response to the COVID 19 outbreak has been plagued with confusion, disorganization, chaos, false information, and mistakes.
   The Trump Administration dangerously downplayed the problem early on even though medical experts, scientists, and the US Intelligence Community warned of the oncoming disaster. Trump acted like things were fine when they clearly weren’t. This wasted too much valuable time. As a result, the infection curve is much steeper than it could have been. Trump has exaggerated and lied too frequently, even to the point where infectious disease expert Dr Fauci would have to correct him during the same press conference.
   There has been way too much confusion with one government official saying one thing and Trump saying something very different. Leaves everyone from the average citizen to state governors uncertain about who to believe and what will happen. This is an extremely dangerous state of affairs during a pandemic.
   While many governors are trying to be proactive in dealing with this crisis, states are responding in a patchwork of ways and are too often left scrambling trying desperately to obtain life saving equipment, often having to compete against each other over limited and increasingly expensive resources. Some unscrupulous businesses are price gouging in order to make more money (which is sickening considering lives are at stake).
   During this emergency, partisan politics need to be put aside. The federal government needs to be more involved and better organized. Governments at the local, state, and federal levels should work together more effectively in getting resources where they need to be, and price gouging must be controlled.
   There has got to be better, more effective organization than has occurred thus far!
   Frankly, a big part of this includes Donald Trump needing to improve his behavior and/or step back and let other officials handle the crisis. The various levels of government have got to get better organized and more on the same page, which includes Trump listening to the experts and stopping his exaggerations, lies, and public undermining of other government officials.
  Many lives are stake.
  Time to step up, work together, and get things done.
  Not doing so will mean people dying who could have been saved otherwise.

Battling COVID 19 Requires Better Federal Government Response And Leadership

by inmanb17cedcb09, posted in Current Events, Science

3-21-20
   So far, during this COVID 19 outbreak, a number of governors have really risen to the challenge. Governor Cuomo (D) of New York, Governor Inslee (D) of Washington, and Governor Hogan (R) of Maryland are 3 examples who are working hard to be proactive in battling COVID 19. But responses have varied between various states around the country with some reacting more aggressively than others. There are state leaders listening to the scientists and medical experts while some are not doing so as much as they should. Thing is, COVID 19 is spreading quickly, and experts are saying that we need serious, coordinated action now throughout the country to try to lower the rate of infection; otherwise, our health care system will be overwhelmed as has occurred in parts of Italy.
   The federal government’s response has not been anywhere near what it should be. A big part of that is due to the Trump Administration.
   Trump did not appear to take COVID 19 seriously early on and wasted precious weeks downplaying the threat instead of proactively battling and preparing for it. Even now that he seems to realize the situation is serious, his statements and actions appear scarily erratic.
   In daily briefings, he has made numerous exaggerated and false statements which officials have had to correct during the same briefing. One moment he acts appropriately presidential, and the next he is behaving like a spoiled two year old lashing out at a reporter who had asked a legitimate question.
   During these difficult times, we need stable, honest, strong, bipartisan leadership. Trump has failed in this thus far.
   Politicians need to listen to the experts and work with each other, even when on different sides of the political divide. The federal government needs to show greater leadership and coordination so that all the states are working together and not piece meal. It also needs to coordinate with the private sector in what is needed, such as producing more ventilators. The federal, state, and local levels of government need to address how workers are going to be supported as more and more get laid off or sick. Part of slowing the spread of COVID 19 is ensuring workers have support and don’t end up working sick out of desperation or unfair business practices. And we all need to educate ourselves about hand washing, better hygiene, and social distancing.
   Everyone must work together in battling COVID 19.
  
  

The White House Response To The New Coronavirus Needs To Improve

by inmanb17cedcb09, posted in Current Events, Science

   3-7-20: The new Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is scary, but people need to stay calm, first and foremost. Panicking only makes things worse.
   The US has made some mistakes. For one thing, there are currently not enough tests available. On top of that, some of the early ones that went out had problems.
   There have also been mixed messages coming from different parts of the federal government with one contradicting the other. Donald Trump has certainly been one of the major parties exacerbating this problem. On top of that, Trump called Washington state’s Governor Jay Inslee “a snake” because Inslee criticized the federal government’s response.
   Well, the federal government has made mistakes, and I can’t blame Inslee from speaking up about it. But Trump’s calling the governor “a snake” during this crisis is shamefully childish and exemplifies the lack of coordination and poor Ieadership coming from the White House.
   During a crisis such as this, a president should be providing clear, accurate, decisive leadership to the entire nation. Calling a governor an immature insult is the opposite of what he should be doing.
   In addition, the federal government needs to get everyone on the same page as much as possible to provide accurate information so that people know what is going on and what they should be doing. As it is, confusion is far too common with many Americans not knowing what to listen to and who to ask when they have questions.
   There are countless people working tireless at the local, state, and federal levels, and I truly appreciate their efforts. But I hope the federal government’s response improves soon, particularly the White House’s. State governments are working hard in responding to SARS-CoV-2. There needs to be effective coordination and cooperation between the local, state, and federal levels  Scientists in this country and around the world are burning the midnight oil as they strive to learn more about the virus and come up with ways to combat it.
   Whatever happens, stay calm. We will get through this.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/president-trump-calls-inslee-a-snake-after-governor-and-vice-presidents-bipartisan-meeting-on-coronavirus/?amp=1

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/06/coronavirus-trump-canceled-cdc-visit-over-suspected-case/4973229002/