Peter Bergen writes that President Trump’s Oval Office address about coronavirus underlined his key weaknesses: His failure to do any homework, his narcissism and his half-baked policy ideas.
REMINDER: In 2018, Trump fired the entire US pandemic response team.
These were the experts with decades of experience dealing with precisely the kind of situation we are in today.
Trump did not replace them.
He eliminated the positions.https://t.co/ftbQJ57PnL
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 11, 2020
I did the math: a full battery of coronavirus testing costs at minimum $1,331.
I also did the legal research: the Administration has the authority to make testing free for every American TODAY.
I secured a commitment from a high-level Trump official that they’d actually do it. pic.twitter.com/RmolCtmNbG
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) March 12, 2020