WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it, intelligence documents show.
Uh-huh. Well, I have another DHS intelligence study right here, and it says the Easter Bunny knew but said nothing in the hope that a worldwide lockdown would prompt frustrated people to eat more candy.
So, that accounts for four weeks in January. Now, how about the next six weeks the Trump administration squandered through denials and downplaying the threat?
It may all be true and it still does not excuse the horrible response by out administration. The current administration dithered for weeks after we say what happened in Italy. AND it is STILL dithering.
Didn’t we SHIP them supplies?!?
Let’s say for argument that tRumps assertion that china released the virus. Is that an act of war? I don’t think tRump in his desire to blame others really thinks about where his lies will lead. At the very least its the start of another decades long cold war that we are ill prepared to wage. #ETTD
That darn Bunny where is INS when you need them.
This administration has tried to blame a Obama for broken tests that fell flat.
They need to blame someone for this mess.
Do these clowns take responsibility for anything?
Not to mention if China develops a vaccine first, which it probably will. Of course then we can accuse them of stealing our “secrets.” Who the hell does Trump think he’s going to convince with this shit?
Oh, and guess what, further intelligence reports confirm that Donald Trump has never been wrong about a thing in his entire life and never will be.
And folks, for Christ’s sake, when he says a thing stop trying to imagine ways it might be some sort of misleading half-truth. HE FUCKING LIES CONSTANTLY. Total pure lying. He does not care what is true or not and cannot distinguish between the two. He knows he’s in trouble about this and is LYING to deny he did anything wrong. For Christ’s sake, that’s fundamental.
Reposting this.
These jerks won’t do a damn thing to secure the necessary stocks of PPE for doctors, nurses, etc. — and they will steal them from hospitals and states that try to secure their own — but they will happily spend zillions of dollars and man-hours in a pointless search for a scapegoat. Anything to deflect blame.
“New DHS Report Claims China Hid Virus’ Severity To Hoard Supplies”
Well, of course, what do you expect when you fill the top spots in national intelligence with political stooges rather than career intellegence officers?
Gonna tell my grandkids this was Curly Howard.
A diet might be a worthy goal for your pandemic holiday, Mikey.
Intelligence has just reported to him that the thing they told him on December 31 never happened. They meant the end of January.
Uh huh. Sure, Donnie.
Also known as “Baron of Greymatter”
hee hee.
TPM, why cover this report at face value? Pompeo has neither independence nor integrity. This report strikes me as the one demanded by Trump.
