MSNBC prime time host Chris Hayes in a Saturday night Twitter rant accused President Trump of being willing to let Americans get killed by...
MSNBC prime time host Chris Hayes in a Saturday night Twitter rant accused President Trump of being willing to let Americans get killed by the novel coronavirus in order to win reelection. Hayes accused Trump of “malevolence” and “sociopathic governance”.
Hayes was responding to the news that Italy is locking down much of the country’s northern region due to an out of control coronavirus outbreak and cited an AP article, called a lie by Vice President Pence’s spokeswoman Katie Miller, that the Trump administration overruled a recommendation by the CDC that the frail and elderly be told to not fly commercial aviation as evidence Trump wants to kill Americans with the virus to get reelected.
Miller said, “This story is complete fiction. It was never a recommendation to the Task Force. I look forward to Sunday morning hosts asking our medical professionals about it tomorrow.”
This story is complete fiction. It was never a recommendation to the Task Force. I look forward to Sunday morning hosts asking our medical professionals about it tomorrow. https://t.co/yL9LBRtVMP— Katie Miller (@VPPressSec) March 8, 2020
Hayes posted a multi-tweet rant:
“I’ve been trying very hard to use our platform to communicate the facts and science of where we are in this pandemic. We do not want to stoke panic, because, again the *individual* risk remains low. Wash your hand. Have some canned food. BUT”
“The news from Italy tonight clarifies just how enormous the systemic risk we’re facing is. And here’s the plain truth: Our federal government has failed and we are now, because of that failure, facing an enormous impending crisis. This is Katrina-level incompetence, if not worse.”
“Yesterday the President came out and admitted he is pressuring scientific and health experts to take steps that are worse for public health to artificially keep the numbers low. This is sociopathic governance.”
“Now we have this story that the WH overruled health officials who wanted to warn elderly and immune-compromised people not to fly. But Trump wants the economic activity because he wants to be re-elected. This is sociopathic governance.”
“(The VP’s press office has denied the story but unfortunately, given the record of this WH, there is absolutely no reason to believe them.)”
“All the facts we have access to suggest the following: Trump is attempting to cover up the full scope of the outbreak in order to boost his chances for re-election. HE ADMITTED AS MUCH YESTERDAY ON CAMERA. In doing so, he is quite literally threatening public health.”
“This Is incompetence and malevolence that will quite simply get a lot of people killed. I know that sounds harsh, but we have to start saying the clear and simple truth that is now evident. I hope other people in the media wake up to this.”
I’ve been trying very hard to use our platform to communicate the facts and science of where we are in this pandemic. We do not want to stoke panic, because, again the *individual* risk remains low. Wash your hand. Have some canned food.— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 8, 2020
BUT
The news from Italy tonight clarifies just how enormous the systemic risk we’re facing is. And here’s the plain truth: Our federal government has failed and we are now, because of that failure, facing an enormous impending crisis. This is Katrina-level incompetence, if not worse.— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 8, 2020
Now we have this story that the WH overruled health officials who wanted to warn elderly and immune-compromised people not to fly. But Trump wants the economic activity because he wants to be re-elected.— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 8, 2020
This is sociopathic governance. https://t.co/rtpg5Xk59X
(The VP’s press office has denied the story but unfortunately, given the record of this WH, there is absolutely no reason to believe them.)— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 8, 2020
This Is incompetence and malevolence that will quite simply get a lot of people killed. I know that sounds harsh, but we have to start saying the clear and simple truth that is now evident.— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 8, 2020
I hope other people in the media wake up to this.
Actually, it is this kind of hysteria and wild accusations that will get people killed by winding up deranged liberals like the Bernie Bro who attempted the mass assassination of Republican congressmen in 2017 that grievously wounded Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA).
Glenn Beck was run off of Fox for saying much less worse things about then President Barack Obama.
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