“if they’re bad or they’re sadistic…they should be fired” Latest Trump presser is a book report

“We are at war,” declares the president who less than a month ago dismissed Democratic criticisms of his coronavirus response as “their new hoax” pic.twitter.com/MW5d7styua— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 22, 2020

I'm so afraid now that Trump is telling us how unified I am with him. I really would never have said this three weeks ago. Honestly, I'm not saying it now. I'm so glad he thinks we're special, though.

Unleash The American SuperComputers!!! pic.twitter.com/ilM6XwN8Lm

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) March 22, 2020

Trump's trade policies haven’t helped. Tariffs on medical supplies made them more expensive, and they were only lifted on March 5, even though health care associations asked the Trump administration LAST YEAR to exempt items like masks, gloves, and gowns.https://t.co/u3VyGKTm5q

The Fake News Media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything within its semi-considerable power (it used to be greater!) to inflame the CoronaVirus situation, far beyond what the facts would warrant. Surgeon General, “The risk is low to the average American.”

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 9, 2020

Trump for some reason is now touting his poll numbers among veterans pic.twitter.com/2FGRkFpkBw

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.https://t.co/mroRPrJAdx

Grim context aside:

Take a moment to process the fact that we now live in a time when it is possible to track the movements of millions of people halfway around the world, via their cell phone data, to illustrate the spread of a pandemic for a global audience. 🔽 https://t.co/g3zOrUPOmM

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) March 22, 2020