White House memos warned in run-up to pandemic of up to 2M deaths, economic devastation

[tulc]

White House memos warned in run-up to pandemic of up to 2M deaths, economic devastation

Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro warned in stark terms about how deadly and economically devastating the coronavirus outbreak could be, weeks before it became a full-blown pandemic.

Navarro delivered the warnings to others at the White House in internal memos in January and February, saying that the United States could see up to 2 million deaths and trillions of dollars in economic damage.

tulc(is drinking coffee, hanging with Mrs.tulc)

 

[timothyu]

It is obvious the world will succumb to the idea we need tracking vaccines to stop the spread from ever happening again. I hope it runs as inefficiently as the OS that gave rise to it's instigator.

 

[FreeinChrist]

White House memos warned in run-up to pandemic of up to 2M deaths, economic devastation

tulc(is drinking coffee, hanging with Mrs.tulc)

US intelligence warned in November that coronavirus spreading in China could be 'cataclysmic event': report

U.S. intelligence officials warned in November that the coronavirus spreading in China’s Hubei region could become a “cataclysmic event,” ABC News reported Wednesday.

The military’s National Center for Medical Intelligence (NCMI) documented concerns about the initial stages of the pandemic in an intelligence report, two officials familiar with the document told ABC News, which added that the document highlighted how the virus was disrupting life and business and threatened the population in the area.
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I believe the Trump administration failed badly to adequately prepare for this mess. After this is over, we need to find out what went wrong for future pandemics, as there will be more.

 

[timothyu]

I believe the Trump administration failed badly to adequately prepare for this mess. After this is over, we need to find out what went wrong for future pandemics, as there will be more.

How could this test run of social order and behavioural modification been run on a global scale otherwise?

 

[The Barbarian]

When asked about this, Trump replied that he saw his role as sort of a "cheerleader" for the United States.

Otherwise, he would have warned us and taken action in time to avoid the disaster we're seeing now.

 

[BobRyan]

White House memos warned in run-up to pandemic of up to 2M deaths, economic devastation

tulc(is drinking coffee, hanging with Mrs.tulc)

And then the CDC and Birx announced yesterday that their own earlier projections may have overshot the mark.

Interesting.

 

[jgarden]

White House memos warned in run-up to pandemic of up to 2M deaths, economic devastation

Trump is on the record stating that he never saw the Peter Navarro memo but the day after it came out he started his ban on direct flights from China - this is the same President who denied paying "hush money" to Stormy Daniels at first, then after the furor faded finally admitted it at a much later date!

 

[jgarden]

And then the CDC and Birx announced yesterday that their own earlier projections may have overshot the mark

The projections that now limit the deaths attributable to COVID-19 to 60000, down from the 100000 to 200000, are based on the premise that Americans will continue to practice isolation until August - does anyone believe that this President would allow the economy to remain shut down till then during an election year?

 

[timothyu]

does anyone believe that this President will allow the economy to remain shut down in an election year?

If they build drive-in theatres again, I won't mind in the slightest

 

[BobRyan]

The projections that now limit the deaths attributable to COVID-19 to 60000, down from the 100000 to 200000, are based on the premise that Americans will continue to practice isolation until August - does anyone believe that this President would allow the economy to remain shut down till then during an election year?

Both Fauci and Birx are saying the economy is going to be ramping back up if the numbers turn around in the next few weeks - none of them say "keep the economy dead until August or else 2million will die" - rather they talk about social distancing.

 

[timothyu]

Both Fauci and Birx are saying the economy is going to be ramping back up if the numbers turn around in the next few weeks - none of them say "keep the economy dead until August or else 2million will die" - rather they talk about social distancing.

Perhaps 60,000 need to die before common sense kicks in, and that's just the way it is..

 

[The Barbarian]

The projections that now limit the deaths attributable to COVID-19 to 60000, down from the 100000 to 200000, are based on the premise that Americans will continue to practice isolation until August - does anyone believe that this President would allow the economy to remain shut down till then during an election year?

I don't think he has a choice. That sort of thing is up to each state.