Over the course of a week, as leaders across the nation raced ahead of a conflicted president, Trump ultimately swung from resistance to capitulation — transforming his tone and executing extreme measures to combat a widening crisis.
The Trump administration now blocking states from using Medicaid funds to respond to coronavirus. https://t.co/hr9g8AVtri I wrote: throughout this crisis, Trump has followed one simple rule: "How can I make things worse?" https://t.co/4WFZ4ZhEaL
— David Frum (@davidfrum) March 13, 2020
“…(reps) from CVS, Target, Walgreens, Walmart and other retailers said after Trump’s announcement that they still did not yet know exactly how the tests would be administered or other basic details, including when or where they would begin.” https://t.co/M0fJjSFEdJ
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 14, 2020