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WHO head defends handling of coronavirus pandemic against Trump criticism

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When a screw up like Trump is criticizing your organization, you know you've got some serious problems.

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I can’t believe I’m writing this but I have to agree with trump 100% and I loathe the man.

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What is the causal relationship between the WHO and the mishandling by the U.S.?

The only thing I can remember is that the WHO offered their own test kits to the CDC of the U.S., but it was de facto rejected by the CDC. Now Trump blames the WHO? Trump is such a eccentric person, but what are those who criticize the WHO by accusing as pro-Chinese, without providing an iota of solid evidence. WHO is not a political organization, not a government, and can not pinpoint and blame any country or politician.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/04/03/coronavirus-cdc-test-kits-public-health-labs/?arc404=true

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ABC News reported yesterday that US intelligent officials working for the National Center for Medical Intelligence (NCMI) were warning back in November that a contagion was sweeping through China’s Wuhan region. They submitted a detailed report to the Pentagon, and even warned that, quote "this could be a cataclysmic event". Source: https://www.yahoo.com/gma/intelligence-report-warned-coronavirus-crisis-early-november-sources-080111894--abc-news-topstories.html

Now, tell me again how China lied and hid information for 2 weeks back in December, and that's why the US couldn't prepare in time.

The thing is that, when you have such a toxic anti-Chinese environment, you don't really need any relevant reason to hate on China. The environment is such that people already hate China, so naturally they only seek for negative information to validate what they already believe, and they reject anything positive of China. The value system of the environment incentivizes anti-Chinese rhetoric. Being true or not is completely irrelevant. Its what people want to hear. The Australian (State-owned) ABC News is really going at it. Negative hateful deceptive reporting of China day in and day out. The only reason they are able to do that is because the environment makes it so easy for them. People already want that content, they are just giving it to them. It's the English Media Machine. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Anybody with that kind of power will automatically become corrupt. It's the same reason why Trump uses anti-Chinese/Mexican rhetoric whenever he needs to. Because he can, and because it works.

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 no using COVID for political points. 

Classic line from a political figure, which usually means 'don't ask us questions; we're busy covering up our mistakes'

And honest leadership from the U.S. and China."

Unfortunately way too late for that. Xi and Trump are serial liars.

"We make mistakes like other human beings."

Better than 'mistakes were made'. But not by much. Odd conflation of what an individual might be responsible for and what highly paid 'leaders' making huge sums of money to take responsibility are responsible for.

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The WHO should have had a global action plan ready, especially after SARS, MERS, H5N1 etc.

So should have each country.

They had nothing. Every country was left to come up with it's own policies while the WHO just issued statistics and warnings.

Useless.

So, you prefer one organization dominate the world instead of having individual countries?

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They had nothing. Every country was left to come up with it's own policies while the WHO just issued statistics and warnings.

Useless.

They've become the laughing stock of the medical world body organization and just like the U.N., they shouldn’t receive any funding from the US. What a waste, let China pick up the tab, that might be better and that would make China feel better as well.

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They've become the laughing stock of the medical world body organization 

Cite? Quote? Anything beyond your naked assertion?

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 it has maintained tight control over information about the virus and efforts to control its spread have veered on the side of draconian. 

Why?

The WHO's praise of China's response have led critics to question the relationship between the two entities. The UN agency relied on funding and the cooperation of members to function, giving wealthy member states like China considerable influence. 

Makes sense all the kissing up and praising of China on every level.

Perhaps one of the most overt examples of China's sway over the WHO is its success in blocking Taiwan's access to the body, a position that could have very real consequences for the Taiwanese people if the virus takes hold there. 

Ahhhh, so on that point it’s here’s where it all gets very interesting...

https://youtu.be/fASh2_RzMuE

The WHO's position regarding China has also renewed a longstanding debate about whether the WHO, founded 72 years ago, is sufficiently independent to allow it to fulfill its purpose.

Very valid point.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to questions regarding Beijing's relationship with the WHO. A spokesman for the WHO directed CNN to comments made by Tedros this week, when he again praised China for "making us safer."

Yeah, here is where it all gets Squarely again.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/14/asia/coronavirus-who-china-intl-hnk/index.html

So no, we should cut funding, the sooner the better.

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A link to YouTube and CNN. Hahahahahahahaha!

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Kinda weird how Trump fans thought nothing about the WHO a few days ago and now are talking them up as public enemy #1.

All because Trump pointed his finger at them.

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Kinda weird how Trump fans thought nothing about the WHO a few days ago and now are talking them up as public enemy #1.

Not true, most of us and certainly I have seen the WHO as an extension of the U.N., they have said a lot of things, some good, a lot sketchy, but overall trusting them. Nope.

All because Trump pointed his finger at them

No, it was about time, should’ve done it a long, long time ago.

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but overall trusting them. Nope.

Is the WHO touting Donald Trump's Malaria drug as a magic cure like Trump is? Trump keeps bring up this miracle drug and he says everyone should take it. What is the WHO take on it?

The WHO should have had a global action plan ready, especially after SARS, MERS, H5N1 etc.

I didn't realize the WHO is part of the world government. Also, I didn't know there was a world government in the first place.

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@Nishikat

Is the WHO touting Donald Trump's Malaria drug as a magic cure like Trump is? Trump keeps bring up this miracle drug and he says everyone should take it. What is the WHO take on it?

I saw this the other day on here!

Donald Trump Has Stake In Hydroxychloroquine Drugmaker: Report

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-stake-company-hydroxychloroquine_n_5e8c41d7c5b6e1d10a696280

In addition, Sanofi’s largest shareholders include a mutual fund company run by major Republican donor Ken Fisher, the paper said. Trump’s three family trusts, as of last year, each had investments in a mutual fund whose largest holding was Sanofi, according to the Times. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross also had ties to the drugmaker, the Times reported.

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I been taking about the WHO for weeks if not a couple months.

Kinda weird how Trump fans thought nothing about the WHO a few days ago and now are talking them up as public enemy #1.

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I been taking about the WHO for weeks if not a couple months.

How come the WHO is not recommending Hydroxychloroquine like Trump is? Trump says everyone should take Hydroxychloroquine. That is why WHO is Trump's enemy?

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Kinda weird how Trump fans thought nothing about the WHO a few days ago and now are talking them up as public enemy #1.

All because Trump pointed his finger at them.

Exactly, that's the way it works in a cult - John Bolton, Mr Republican - a conservative icon, goes from hero to scum in one day...and just add on all the other Trump hires who were "the best" until they weren't.

The WHO, Mexican caravans, China, the UN, Dems, etc., etc., are all to blame. Donnie always has someone else to blame for his own bumbling and incompetence. The WHO didn't abolish the US office of Pandemic Response or withdraw CDC experts from countries around the world, to include China - you did Donnie...

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When a screw up like Trump is criticizing your organization, you know you've got some serious problems.

How exactly is Trump screwing up?

Oh my...

https://www.foxnews.com/media/karen-whitsett-trump-hydroxychloroquine-saved-my-life

Trump says everyone should take Hydroxychloroquine. 

Sure, nishikat, just make up stuff and post it. Jeez. Trump is trying to make people aware of this drug that Democratic Congresswoman Karen Whitsett says saved her life, and making it available for those who want it.

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Kinda weird how Trump fans thought nothing about the WHO a few days ago and now are talking them up as public enemy #1.

All because Trump pointed his finger at them.

Uh, no. You must have missed this -

WHO chief praises, covers for China

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1a4Pq5GQBc

And this -

World Health Organization praises China, denies Taiwan's existence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3lm0W6saU

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Exactly, that's the way it works in a cult - John Bolton, Mr Republican - a conservative icon, goes from hero to scum in one day...and just add on all the other Trump hires who were "the best" until they weren't.

I remember just a few months ago when liberals praised Bolton after so many years or hating him, he turns on Trump, a complete rockstar he becomes, now it’s all over and what happened? No mentioning of his name....once again...

The WHO, Mexican caravans, China, the UN, Dems, etc., etc., are all to blame.

Pretty much

Donnie always has someone else to blame for his own bumbling and incompetence. The WHO didn't abolish the US office of Pandemic Response or withdraw CDC experts from countries around the world, to include China - you did Donnie... 

He'll find someone else to pin the blame on next week - and I have no doubt it will be Harry Potter or the Area 51 Aliens..

I think Trump is right on the mark about this. China can go milk a rubber duckie. Let China fund them, they’re controlling them anyway, the WHO office and the U.N. should all relocate to Beijing, they’d fit right in.

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Exactly, that's the way it works in a cult - John Bolton, Mr Republican - a conservative icon, goes from hero to scum in one day...and just add on all the other Trump hires who were "the best" until they weren't.

I remember just a few months ago when liberals praised Bolton after so many years or hating him, he turns on Trump, a complete rockstar he becomes, now it’s all over and what happened? No mentioning of his name....once again...

I remember when every Trump supporter here on JT said Bolton was their conservative hero - then in one day he became a "backstabber"....talk about a flip-flip. Just like a cult.

The WHO, Mexican caravans, China, the UN, Dems, etc., etc., are all to blame.

Pretty much

Thanks for proving my point...

Donnie always has someone else to blame for his own bumbling and incompetence. The WHO didn't abolish the US office of Pandemic Response or withdraw CDC experts from countries around the world, to include China - you did Donnie... 

He'll find someone else to pin the blame on next week - and I have no doubt it will be Harry Potter or the Area 51 Aliens..

I think Trump is right on the mark about this. China can go milk a rubber duckie. Let China fund them, they’re controlling them anyway, the WHO office and the U.N. should all relocate to Beijing, they’d fit right in.

Uh-huh - maybe they'll move to Beijing right next to Donnie's tie and shirt factory...

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@bas4ff I remember just a few months ago when liberals praised Bolton

Different 'remembers'. I don't recall anyone ever praising Bolton except his fellow neo-cons. I do recall posters on this site hoping he'd be honest for once in his life and talk about his run-ins with Trump. But I know for some reason partisan extremists need to exaggerate to make their points. Trump post-truth era, after all. Doesn't say much about extremist's integrity, does it.

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How exactly is Trump screwing up?

Because he hasn't convinced the WHO that Hydroxychloroquine is the magic cure to CV. What's going on? Yes, Trump has screwed up. Also, how is CV going to be paid for with TrumpCare being such a failure?

WHO chief praises, covers for China

If the WHO is part of communist China party then how come Trump doesn't point that out (another Trump failure)?

World Health Organization praises China, denies Taiwan's existence

More proof that WHO is part of Chinese communist party. How come Trump is not saying this directly?

Sure, nishikat, just make up stuff and post it. 

WRONG

"HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine," the president tweeted.

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Different 'remembers'. I don't recall anyone ever praising Bolton except his fellow neo-cons.

Not just them, Schiff, Nadler and all these people called Bolton a hero and that he was going to bring down Trump and blah, blah, nothing happened and now he’s out, short lived love and now they’re going to stupidly try to do another investigation? Lol

I do recall posters on this site hoping he'd be honest for once in his life and talk about his run-ins with Trump. But I know for some reason partisan extremists need to exaggerate to make their points. Trump post-truth era, after all. Doesn't say much about extremist's integrity, does it

Honesty....somehow that word rings hollow when you attach Democrats to it.

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Uh-huh - maybe they'll move to Beijing right next to Donnie's tie and shirt factory...

And the country where we get all of our stuff, iPhones, Nike and?

I remember when every Trump supporter here on JT said Bolton was their conservative hero - then in one day he became a "backstabber"....talk about a flip-flip. Just like a cult.

He was on both accounts and don’t talk about flip flopping please. Every single Democrat candidate including Biden flipped and flopped in every issue. Hmmm.

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@bas4fSchiff, Nadler and all these people called Bolton a hero

I just did a quick search and couldn't find them calling 'Bolton a hero'. Do you have a link, one that actually shows them having done just what you said? With no exaggeration.

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I found many, here is one.

https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-left/john-bolton-is-my-hero/

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/polls-suggest-public-approval-of-trumps-job-combating-coronavirus-fading

But the president’s comments don’t seem to square with new national polling.

Fifty-four percent of Americans questioned in a new national survey from Monmouth University said the federal government’s measures have not gone far enough to slow the spread of the virus across the country. That’s up 9 percentage points from a month ago. Just 35 percent said the federal government’s measures have been appropriate, down from 47 percent in March.

The survey, released Wednesday, also indicates that 55 percent said the federal government’s not doing enough to help states hard hit by the pandemic, with 37 percent saying Washington is doing enough.

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Uh-huh - maybe they'll move to Beijing right next to Donnie's tie and shirt factory...

And the country where we get all of our stuff, iPhones, Nike and?

You and Trump are the one that blame China for everything - so how come Trump doesn't have US textile workers making his clothing products?

I remember when every Trump supporter here on JT said Bolton was their conservative hero - then in one day he became a "backstabber"....talk about a flip-flip. Just like a cult.

He was on both accounts and don’t talk about flip flopping please. Every single Democrat candidate including Biden flipped and flopped in every issue. Hmmm.

Wow, a stunning admission - Bolton is a conservative icon and a backstabber. Makes perfect sense, right? So I guess Trump is a stable genius and a moron at the same time...

Trump-world logic...

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@bas4f I found many, here is one.

I know you're just trying to be funny using a Democratic Socialists of America link (after using the Intercept last week) but nowhere in the article does it say Schiff and Nadler called him a hero. ROFL

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I know you're just trying to be funny using a Democratic Socialists of America link (after using the Intercept last week) but nowhere in the article does it say Schiff and Nadler called him a hero. ROFL

If they didn’t they wouldn’t have even considered him to be a witness...anyway, it’s over! They lost and I’m happy so it’s done.

You and Trump are the one that blame China for everything.

Of course, they are the ones that started this, lied, withheld vital information, the WHO should not get any funding from us.

Bolton is a conservative icon and a backstabber. Makes perfect sense, right? So I guess Trump is a stable genius and a moron at the same time...

It happens, look what Dems did to Bernie, that knife went in deep, but fo real!

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more fake news. was no November notification.

Col. R. Shane Day, the director of the NCMI, a component of the Defense Intelligence Agency, refuted the ABC News report in a statement.

"As a matter of practice the National Center for Medical Intelligence does not comment publicly on specific intelligence matters," he said. "However, in the interest of transparency during this current public health crisis, we can confirm that media reporting about the existence/release of a National Center for Medical Intelligence Coronavirus-related product/assessment in November of 2019 is not correct. No such NCMI product exists."

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You and Trump are the one that blame China for everything.

Of course, they are the ones that started this, lied, withheld vital information, the WHO should not get any funding from us.

Dodged the question again - so why is Trump letting China make his products and not US textile workers?

Bolton is a conservative icon and a backstabber. Makes perfect sense, right? So I guess Trump is a stable genius and a moron at the same time...

It happens..

Wow, another stunning admission - a Trump supporter admits Trump is a stable genius and a moron - well, we know which one has showed up since Jan 2017...

Thanks again for proving my point.

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Col. R. Shane Day, the director of the NCMI, a component of the Defense Intelligence Agency

Deep state.

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The Australian (State-owned) ABC News is really going at it. Negative hateful deceptive reporting of China day in and day out.

Really? I live in Australia and watch ABC news Australia everyday. Their report is very neutral. You do know that it has report es stationed in China so if it is like you China would have expelled them long ago. ABC is government funded but is not controlled by government. Actually, the government has been trying to cut it's budget every year.

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Military hero and intelligence community. Cannot be questioned. Fake news once again.

Deep state.

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Deep state.

Military hero and intelligence community. Cannot be questioned.

Yep, just like LTC Vindman...

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yes just like him, but at a higher rank.

seems like some of you trying to flip flop when you dont like what a military hero from the intelligence community says.

The WHO didnt become active on this threat until 11 March. Yet liberals and their fake media falsely claiming the US government should have dome something in November based upon an intelligence report that doesnt exist.

Yep, just like LTC Vindman...

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Military hero and intelligence community. Cannot be questioned.

Yep, just like LTC Vindman...

yes just like him, but at a higher rank.

seems like some of you trying to flip flop when you dont like what a military hero from the intelligence community says.

Blacklabel Nov. 12, 2019  09:45 am JST

Posted in: Public hearings in Trump impeachment probe set to begin  

Where’s Vindman? Maybe he can squeeze into that uniform one more time and tell us how he leaked classified into to his brother and possibly the whistleblower.

Thank goodness for the JT archive. Want to talk to us about flip-flopping?

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How exactly is Trump screwing up?

youtube.com/watch?v=NAh4uS4f78o&t=5s

youtube.com/watch?v=x2ptmobmzmU

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The WHO didnt become active on this threat until 11 March.

But they are still not so active since they are not promoting Hydroxychloroquine. Isn't that an important point as to why the WHO is worthless that they are not pushing for everyone to take this drug that Drug strongly believes in?

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The WHO didnt become active on this threat until 11 March.

BS、 WHO declared emergency of international concern on 31s December

meanwhile Trump was downplaying the virus until early March, did not start mass testing until mid march.

Countries that are doing the best started acting in January。

youtube.com/watch?v=NAh4uS4f78o&t=5s

youtube.com/watch?v=x2ptmobmzmU

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drug that Drug strongly believes in?

drug that Trump strongly believes in? Trump knows more about CV than the WHO, right?

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hydroxycloroquine is saving lives. If not why are 4000 patients in NY taking it.

If not that then follow your famous Hollywood people, here is another one who took it and recovered to go with the Dem Congresswoman.

https://screenrant.com/bachelor-colton-underwood-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine-negative-side-effects/

and yes, Vindman was, is, and always will be an exception to the rule. ABC has now edited their fake article to add the comments from an actual military hero that makes their article invalid.

Thank goodness for the JT archive. Want to talk to us about flip-flopping?

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Oh? Doesnt JAPAN have among the fewest deaths?

Countries that are doing the best started acting in January。

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without going back and forth all day, let me finish up here.

Its not the countries that started in January who did the best in dealing with the pandemic.

It was the countries who didnt have the opposition government officials trying to pass laws to prevent their leader from blocking people from China from entering.

It was countries who didnt have liberal media figures and presidential candidates screaming "raaaacism" and "xenophobia" when they were making their initial response.

It was countries who didnt have their opposition lawmakers and health officials encouraging people to go out to Chinatown, movie theaters and to take cruises in February and March.

Successful countries opposition lawmakers supported their leader and were spared the brunt of this.

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Donny was praising Xi in January for having controlled the virus spread, bet he didnt have any problems with the WHO then.

Then Hannity and Tucker went after the WHO and Donny took his cue.

Stupidity and bigotry is the nutters way of covering for their own ignorance ....

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nishikat:

Because he hasn't convinced the WHO that Hydroxychloroquine is the magic cure to CV.

The WHO is corrupted by China, as we now increasingly see. And Trump never said Hydroxychloroquine is a "magic cure", that is fake news. He correctly pointed out that is extremely promising and already used off-label by many doctors. Recently the FDA has also allowed off-label use.

If you want to discuss abuse of the Hydroxychloroquine, how about looking at the Democrat governor of Nevada, who took it upon himself to play doctor and FORBID doctors to prescribe the drug in his state, believing the lies by the "mainstream" media. Since Hydroxychloroquineis an important drug to treat Lupus and Malaria, his decision might very well have cost lifes. Is anyone investigating that?

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hydroxycloroquine is saving lives. If not why are 4000 patients in NY taking it.If not that then follow your famous Hollywood people, here is another one who took it and recovered to go with the Dem Congresswoman.

Well that proves it; why guy in Hollywood took and it got better. It MUST work and this proves it.

Directly from your link, the very first paragraph:

Colton Underwood said in an interview that the hydroxychloroquine used to treat his coronavirus had negative side effects. While the former star of *The Bachelor** *said taking the controversial drug did help him recover, he admitted it can be dangerous.

We should be taking medical advice from professionals like Fauci et., not a blowhard like Donny.

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yes.... based on false information the WHO gave us about Chinas supposedly successful containment and their false claim of no human to human transmission.

Donny was praising Xi in January for having controlled the virus spread, bet he didnt have any problems with the WHO then.

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yes.... based on false information the WHO gave us about Chinas supposedly successful containment and their false claim of no human to human transmission.

Peter Navarro warned about the virus spread in January.

So Donny ignored his own advisor because of WHO???

Not very smart of him....

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great job China to limit this to Wuhan province! at first, so we thought.......

Then other humans in other countries started getting it too and we realized the WHO and China had lied to us. Was not contained and was transmitted human to human. So wouldnt that change our opinion about the job that China did in containing it and sharing information? We didnt need information from them if they had contained it.

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We had this yesterday. Again, Peter Navarro is not a medical professional.

Dr Fauci, who is a medical professional, said its fine to go on a cruise unless you are old and have underlying conditions less than a month ago.

Peter Navarro warned about the virus spread in January.

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@wtfHow exactly is Trump screwing up?

Thanks. Too bad Trump's media spokespeople like Hannity, Limbaugh, Ingraham etal parroted him early on and the truebelievers in his base listened and parroted them. Now those same people are blaming China, which deserves to be blamed, while refusing to admit Trump - and they - were flat wrong. The US is paying an extreme price for their mistakes.

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We had this yesterday. Again, Peter Navarro is not a medical professional.

ROFL, Donny hasn't listened to any of the medical professional's either, even American medical professionals who look like Donny.

Dr Fauci, who is a medical professional, said its fine to go on a cruise unless you are old and have underlying conditions less than a month ago.

Dr Fauci has said plenty of other stuff which Donny tries to contradict on a daily basis....

Is Donny a doctor, I forget if Trump University had a medical school?

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Well fortunately the peak in the USA is the day after tomorrow according to the medical experts model. We have less than 15% of the worldwide deaths. So sorry Trump haters, you dont have much longer to focus on him and the USA.

Hey lets check Italy. They also paid the steep price for listening to the WHO. They had a medical expert who got it right but he was ignored in favor of the false guidance from the WHO.

https://intallaght.ie/the-italian-government-and-the-world-health-organization-have-been-wrong/

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