- Donald Trump responds to Barack Obama for criticism of reaction to coronavirus
- Reminds you of how the situation was handled when the H1N1 pandemic appeared
- Both describe their reactions to the different pandemics as “disaster”
The President of the United States Donald Trump does not remain silent and responds to Barack Obama about the criticism he made of the reaction from the government to coronavirus and reminds him of what he did not do when the H1N1 influenza, known as swine flu, broke out, according to the portal of New York Post.
It will be remembered that former President Barack Obama called the response of his successor, Donald Trump, to the “chaotic disaster” pandemic of the coronavirus, in what are the harshest criticisms of the current administration of the exmandatario, which usually remains in the background.
The statements Obama’s reports (2009-2017) were reported on Friday night by the Yahoo news portal and on Saturday the CNN network echoed the news, at the same time that it said it had confirmed the former president’s comments with three former officials who worked in your government.
But it did not take a day for President Donald Trump to defend himself and in what way, by exposing his predecessor to the management his administration gave in the face of the pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza, known as the swine flu.
Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration on Friday in an address to former aides, criticizing its response to the coronavirus pandemic as “chaotic” and warning that the DOJ’s decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn endangered the “rule of law” https://t.co/vdkJ25DoAg
– NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) May 9, 2020
According to a published tweet, Donald Trump said: “We are getting excellent marks for handling the CoronaVirus pandemic, especially the early BAN of people from China, the infectious source, entering the United States. Compare that to the Obama / Sleepy Joe disaster known as H1N1 swine flu. Bad brands, bad polls, I had no idea! ”
We are getting great marks for the handling of the Corona Pandemic virus, especially the very early BAN of people from China, the infectious source, entering the USA. Compare that to the Obama / Sleepy Joe disaster known as H1N1 Swine Flu. Poor marks, bad polls – didn’t have a clue!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2020
According to figures provided by the New York Post, in 2009 the H1N1 influenza pandemic left just over 12,000 people dead, referring to figures provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This figure contrasts by far, with the deaths that until today May 10, 2020 are accumulated by the coronavirus, which are more than 78 thousand.
Through the Twitter platform, Donald Trump thanked the support of Mike Pence, vice president of the United States, for collaborating in the fight against Covid-19.
In turn, Pence published the following: “Under the decisive leadership of President @ realDonaldTrump, @fema has been able to deliver millions of supplies and PPE to the people of Iowa as we continue our all-American response to the Coronavirus.”
Under President @realDonaldTrump’S decisive leadership, @fema has been able to deliver millions of supplies and PPE to the people of Iowa as we continue our whole-of-America response to the Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/Sh9wj8jpGq
– Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) May 9, 2020
In the midst of all this blame sharing, the United States has already gradually reactivated the economy in some of its states.
Some activities are resumed, but with the preventive measures established to avoid a major outbreak or even a secular surge, as has been reported by experts.
Meanwhile, the White House continued to try to minimize Covid-19 reaching the president’s circle by confirming two positive cases at the White House in less than 24 hours.
On Friday, the contagion of the press spokesperson for the US vice president, Mike Pence, was confirmed; while a personal assistant to Trump tested positive on Thursday.
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