2020-10-25 19:04:12
我說過,只要這次大選的主要議題是新冠病毒,川普就很難贏。這也是為什麼美國媒體日日夜夜宣揚新冠病毒的嚴重性。
我也聽過有人說,川普不能怪別人,因為他處理不當。這就是媒體製造的新聞誤導的成功。因為一開始,媒體就處心積慮,讓新冠肺炎成為川普的「失敗」。
大家忘了幾件事:中國在去年十二月初(可能更早)就爆發武漢肺炎,但是瞞著全世界,之後瞞不住了,但是不公開這是可以人傳人的疾病。
一月20日美國傳出第一宗武漢肺炎病例,是華盛頓州一個剛從武漢探親回來的35歲男子。他因為年輕,沒有其他嚴重病例所以治療幾個星期後回家療養。但這也是民主黨國會彈劾川普剛剛開始的時期,一月21號,參議院開始就眾議院交上來的彈劾案展開聆訊,指控川普招募外國(烏克蘭)元首,幫他調查政敵,讓他在選舉中得利。媒體每一天的新聞,都是對川普不利的匿名消息來源。這時候民主黨及媒體的話題還是彈劾川普。
反而是川普反應最快,他在一月30日就宣布,禁止任何過去兩周去過中國的外國人(旅客)進入美國,這行動確實很快,所以當時引起民主黨,媒體,甚至世界衛生組織 WHO 的批評,說他仇視外國人,是仇視中國人的種族主義者,這包括當時在角逐民主黨總統提名的拜登在內。(下:新冠期間,川普跟福奇醫生/右,以及當時的白宮統籌 Dr. Drborah Birx 經常一起開記者會。結果福奇成為民主黨及媒體的盟友,共同對付川普。)
二月四號,川普在國會宣讀國情咨文,眾議院議長佩洛西當著攝影機撕毀了川普的演講稿,之後她在記者會中說,雖然參議院否決了彈劾議案,但是「川普將永遠被彈劾」。武漢病毒還沒有在他們腦子裡註冊。
二月27日,川普任命副總統彭斯統籌對付新冠肺炎,國家疾病控制中心CDC的醫生群都在場,但是媒體跟民主黨立即展開攻擊,說彭斯不是醫生專業,這是將醫療問題政治化:CNN說九個負責人中只有一個女性;紐約時報這一天已經在大標題上使用了 TrumpVirus (川普病毒) 的字眼,說「如果你染病,你知道應當怪誰」。
事實是,到這時美國只有六十多人染病,但是媒體已經知道要將這病毒的帳算在川普身上。很多評論員都在電視上紛紛將這次的病毒跟2005年路易斯安那州的Katrina颶風相提並論,說這病毒將會是川普的Katrina,意思是用來打擊他讓他一厥不振。見到這現象,川普就說這是繼調查他「通俄」,以及烏克蘭彈劾事件後的另一次假新聞hoax,他指的不是病毒。但是這一句話就被媒體惡意的引用,他們說:川普不相信病毒的存在,說這病毒是hoax (假新聞,謊言)。從次之後,媒體就攻擊川普不相信有新冠病毒存在。(廣大民眾不知道這中間的經過,都以為川普確實是這樣說。)
事實是,世界衛生組織到了二月11日,才給這病毒取了名字Covid-19,(拖到) 三月八日才正式宣布這病毒是一次疫情pandemic。川普的行動比世衛還早了十天。
二月19日,義大利發生疫情擴散,之後歐洲人人自危。川普在三月11日宣布,禁止26個歐洲國家的班機入境。這時也遭受到WHO的批評,歐盟國家也大力反對。因為到當時「禁飛」的措施還沒有被其他國家採用(除中國外)。但是之後,幾乎所有國家都採取了禁飛措施。一般認為,川普兩次禁飛延遲了這個病毒在美國的廣泛散播。
二月29日,美國出現第一位境內死者,是華盛頓州一位護老院老人。當天華盛頓郵報的標題是:白宮手忙腳亂frantic的試圖淡化新冠肺炎危機,scrambled試圖做出反應,甚至說:白宮一片混亂chaos。
事實是,這時好幾個評論員在電視上說:「川普只會叫大家不要驚慌,完全不顧現實。」那時候道瓊斯股市直線下滑,一個星期跌了13%,幅度大於2008年的經濟危機,川普叫大家不要驚慌錯了嗎?而就在這一天,眾議院議長佩洛西Nancy Peloci 還帶著一群官員到舊金山唐人街,勸大家不要害怕,盡量到唐人街用餐。究竟是誰教大家不要緊張?究竟是哪裡chaos?
三月五日,美國僅有三百人染病,15人死亡,染病的多數是郵輪上回來的病人。死者則多數是護老院有其他長期疾病的老人。但是媒體繼續對川普攻擊,他們指責川普「魯莽的」刪減CDC的經費,導致疫情開始後對抗無力。結果美聯社AP追究後發現,川普曾經建議過削減CDC經費,但沒有進行,相反的川普未上台之前,奧巴馬政府一套預算案中削減了醫療前線應付緊急事故的經費,才真正影響到緊急應變措施。
三月中終於疫情擴大,紐約市有兩萬人證實染病,三月底全國有八萬多人染病,是全球最高數字,超過義大利的八萬。這時全世界很多國家紛紛開始封城,到三月底全球一百萬人染病。美國死亡人數達到四千人。
到這時沒有國家預期到,盡管採取很多措施,病毒還是迅速散播。三月16日,美國的應變小組宣布要美國人禁足15天,除了買菜,哪裡都不要去。連政府及私人機構,都建議讓員工在家工作。這似乎是可以做到的唯一辦法。
之後川普及他的團隊每天都在白宮開記者會,報告政府的對策,每一天,都有新發明(發現),好像新的測試病毒方式,只要15分鐘就有結果。此外每天川普都找了很多大公司宣布他們如何幫助生產口罩,呼吸器,醫療用品。很快的,每天都生產幾十萬個口罩,同時預計一百天內可以製造五萬個呼吸器,。
紐約因為是重災區,州長康莫Andrew Cuomo也是每天開記者會。一開始,康莫就向川普道謝,說他完全合作,提供所有的資源。事實是,加州民主黨州長Gavin Newsom是最早稱讚川普的工作是phenomenal (好得不得了),說他提出的所有要求川普都做到了,而且比他要求的更多。但是這些讚美的話,主流媒體從來都不提,(網路上都找得到的。)直到後來,康莫在民主黨壓力下,開始攻擊川普,CNN等就一再重複這些話。事實是,康莫像是打擺子,罵一次隔天又稱讚一次,這都是政治作怪。
他們稱讚川普的團隊,是因為副總統彭斯每天都跟各州長通電話,問他們的需要,然後提供補助。雖然口罩,防護衣在最早時期是短缺,但是很快就在軍方及私人機構合作下,充分供應。特別是呼吸機,造價三萬五千美元一個,也是加速生產,最後還可以供應義大利,西班牙,南美及非洲等國的需要。而且川普更派了兩艘海軍醫院,到東西海岸給紐約及加州兩個重災區,解決病床不夠的問題。
但是媒體只有謾罵,每一天紐約時報及華盛頓郵報有都四五篇文章,說:川普一開始就沒有準備;川普只會推責任給其他部門;情報部門一早就警告有可能疫情擴大;這個政府處理疫情的方式比疫情本身還危險;(政府)玩政治,而不是處理危急事務;川普擁抱未經證實的藥物讓病人跟醫生都擔心;我們相信醫生,而不是(川普)……
只要川普說的話,都是謊話,要不就被攻擊。例如川普在三月初說的一句話,It’s going to be just fine,說這感冒會跟其他感冒一樣,天氣轉暖後會消失,用這些話攻擊,說他降低病毒嚴重性,說他的輕敵態度讓美國人受害。事實是,降低病毒危險的是WHO,他們直到二月中還說:這次疫症不比任何一次的更嚴重,過一段時間就會消失。事實是Fox News找出了傳染病專家Anthony Fauci在二月中說過同樣的話,說這個病毒對人類不是重大威脅。WHO到三月八日才宣布這病毒是疫症pandemic,現在責怪川普沒在那個時候實施全國隔離封城?事實是,你到網上去查,所有二月中以前的報導,專家都說這感冒不是真正威脅。
川普又說,他希望復活節(三個星期後)時,能夠解封,到時教堂裡大家一起做禮拜,會多好。這樣一句「期望」的話,也是媒體攻擊的話,說他太過樂觀,被CNN指責是騙人的Happy talk,會害死人。MSNBC主持Rachel Maddow說:不能讓川普在電視機前胡亂說話,會死人的。
他們曲解川普每一句話,川普有一次跟幾個專家談到,清潔劑會讓病毒死亡,他就開玩笑說,也許可以使用這種清潔劑製作成一種藥劑,注入人體,對抗病毒。結果這一句話就被媒體廣泛使用,說川普建議國民將清潔劑注入人體。
還有,川普接受一些醫生意見,說一種治療瘧疾及紅斑狼瘡的藥物hydroxychloroquine對於醫治新冠肺炎可能有幫助。就在記者會中推薦。就因為是他推介的,媒體就大肆攻擊。在當時,沒有藥物可以醫治新冠肺炎,如果有一種藥物可以試試,為什麼不試?從此媒體視這藥物為毒藥。
醫生的理論是,新冠肺炎跟紅斑狼瘡部分徵狀很像,所以這種藥可能有效。事實是這種藥已經面市六十多年,證明沒有副作用,而且極端便宜。(記得當愛滋病剛出現時,醫學界也是使用多種原有的藥物,混合治療,當時都當作是極大貢獻,有人這樣大力反對嗎?)
結果很多人被hydroxychloroquine治好了,我見到很多病人及醫生在電視(Fox News)上作證,最著名的是一個年輕女病人,她是密西根州一個黑人女子,還是民主黨的該州眾議員Karen Whitsett,她說她在醫院快要病死了,想起川普提過這個藥,就叫她丈夫問醫生是否可以一試,結果沒兩天她就好了。她甚至到白宮跟好幾位有類似經驗的病人,向媒體作證,但是除了Fox,我沒見到其他媒體報導。該州民主黨議會甚至提案要罷免她,後來因為反彈聲音大,取消了。
好多位醫生也都在Fox作證,這個藥有效,(要知道,這樣做並非絕對有效,但是當你知道無藥可醫,但有機會治好時,為什麼不試一試?)有幾個醫生在網上開記者會,說他們用這藥物實驗,是有效的,但是他們的記者會在幾十萬人點擊後,被youtube封殺。
事實是,紐約州長康莫也多次在記者會中,提到了這種藥物,他說紐約的醫生對這藥物感到comfortable,及promising,所以他已經通知醫生「可以的話就試著用」,並且已經有一萬劑的藥物送到醫院。但是他的話就不被媒體引用。
我還見到加州兩位醫生在Fox上面說,最初當新冠肺炎出現後,醫院強迫他們將心臟病死者,糖尿病死者,或其他慢性疾病死者的死因改作是新冠肺炎。這兩位醫生的訪問也有上百萬的點擊,後來也被封殺了。至於醫院為什麼這樣做?有些是為了可以多得到經費補助,有些是為了配合主媒的宣傳。這些都是政治因素。
這麼多年來,任何人跟媒體的步調一致,都會受到吹捧,特別當這人可以配合他們攻擊(像川普一樣的敵人),一開始,媒體就在川普的醫療團隊中看中了傳染病專家Anthony Fauci,因為他是民主黨,也很喜歡出風頭,CNN整天訪問他,從他的話語中找到跟川普牴觸的話,讓媒體用來做大標題。其實他很多話跟川普是一樣的,(只是川普說得直接),讓他們衝突。他們要打擊hydroxychloroquine,Fauci全力配合,說這藥沒有經過測試,不能使用。(測試一種藥需要一兩年時間,你有那時間嗎?)
而且一個重要的被忽略的事實是,由於新冠肺炎,有多少心臟病人,癌症病人,以及其他的手術,都被終止了,拖延了,有人知道會有多少人因此死亡嗎?還有因為封城而失去工作,延誤學業,導致失業,憂鬱症,自殺的?這些全都不是新聞嗎?
川普的經濟措施是他任內一大成就,很多民主黨人都認為,這將是讓川普連任的最重要因素。他們在娛樂界的盟友,電視主持Bill Maher公開在電視上說:我祈求美國經濟蕭條。因為只有這樣才能阻止川普當選連任。
新冠肺炎就給了民主黨一個最好的藉口,全面封鎖經濟,讓經濟崩潰。川普每一次建議解封,都成為他的罪狀。他們高喊,是否解封權力在州長,事實是,後來的封城及解封都由州長決定,而新冠肺炎死亡人數直線上升也發生在封城之後,所以新冠肺炎死了多少人,跟川普毫無關係。他們到現在也只能指責川普的言語「淡化」了危機。但是卻將二十幾萬人命,都算在川普身上。
川普確實是在口頭上淡化新冠肺炎的可怕,他說過「治病的藥不可以毒過疾病本身」,而且經過大半年的時間,新冠肺炎的死亡率已經由最初的3-4%降低到1%以下。如果不是本來有慢性病,幾乎都可以治好,但是民主黨以及媒體就主張繼續全面封城。這樣拜登就可以說:川普是唯一的一個,下台時的失業率高過上台時。他居然說得出口,他將封城時期的失業率當作是川普的經濟政策失敗。也證明為什麼民主黨(以及民主黨主政的州)堅決繼續封城。
再說川普為什麼不戴口罩,四月時媒體就每天盯著川普,問他為什麼不戴口罩。當時我就說過,他是一國元首,為什麼一定要他戴口罩?其實他很小心,(他本來就有潔癖),每一個要跟他接觸的人都必須戴口罩,都必須每天測試,這樣他就無需戴口罩。但是媒體每一個問題都是他不戴口罩,這讓川普很生氣。我說過,媒體每天都像鬥牛一樣,拿著一塊紅布在他面前抖動,刺激他發怒,這遊戲我已經看了四年多。而川普的性格就是:你越要氣我,我就越要反過來氣你。結果他就更不愛帶口罩。另外他也輕敵,結果讓他染上病毒,這可能是他在這個選戰中最失策的一個舉動。(不過他讓自己做實驗,很快就醫治好了,也證明這肺炎沒有想像的可怕。)
我在三月(03/18/2020)就寫過:每天看白宮的新冠肺炎記者會,可以學到很多東西。但是見到七十幾歲的川普站在一群人當中,下面還有幾十個記者,真為他擔心。他為什麼不隔離呢?而且他說下午還要見護士,醫生的代表。昨天他也連著一天見了旅遊業,航空業,以及各行各業的代表,他真是危險性最高的一個人了。媒體還要說他不夠盡力。
現在事實是,新冠肺炎的威力在減輕,雖然媒體還是每天都在吶喊,感染人數多麼高,(CNN更是24小時不停地渲染數目字),但其實死亡率非常低,等到降低到一定比例,就跟普通感冒沒甚麼區別。而且感染人數增加並不代表甚麼,因為測試的人多了,自然感染的人也增加。
危言聳聽的是媒體,而且他們是有政治目的。對於控制這病毒一點好處都沒有。如果一開始,媒體就當他們是媒體,而不是川普的反對黨,這場疫病應當可以更有效的對付。#
11/12/2020
Pfizer 輝瑞藥廠的新冠疫苗選擇在大選後,拜登被媒體宣布「當選」後的第一個(工作日)星期一公布,早就引起懷疑,現在證實是該藥廠跟民主黨勾結的結果。
川普自從九月起就表示:新冠疫苗即將問世,新冠疫苗頻臨有結果,新冠疫苗會在十月底之前問世…當時媒體跟民主黨都說川普在催促新冠疫苗,以達到競選目的。是不顧國民健康的政治手段。民主黨更表示會抵制這疫苗,呼籲國民不要接受。
結果是這間藥廠拖到正好在拜登「獲選」之後立即宣布疫苗成功。而且拜登的聲明在當天說:「我們的醫療顧問昨晚獲悉這消息…」而川普政府卻是在星期一才從新聞中獲悉此一消息。目前川普仍然是總統,但是藥廠卻先通知拜登「政府」。
而且配合這新聞,紐約時報在發布此消息時說,輝瑞不屬於川普政府的疫苗計畫Operation Warp Speed,也沒有拿政府的錢。意思是這項疫苗的成功與川普政府無關,他不可以領功勞,所有媒體也都這樣說。這純粹是謊話。之後輝瑞藥廠收回這句話,不僅如此之後還承認這項疫苗計畫確實是跟政府合作,而且用了20億元的補助。但是沒有一間媒體做正式的修正,所以前面一種說法廣為流傳。
至於為什麼會發生這樣的事?部分原因是,過去大半年川普為了緩和藥價,以行政命令削減了多種藥品的價格。這些都是面市已久的藥物,過去在藥廠壟斷下非常昂貴,一些糖尿病人,癌症病人,甚至憂鬱症病人,每年要花幾千,甚至數萬元買藥。記得過去幾年美國人經常集體坐巴士到加拿大來買藥,雙方藥價的差距到九成以上,(加拿大藥價不到美國十分之一)。民主黨的山德斯Bernie Sanders更組織這些巴士隊伍越過邊境買藥。川普知道後強迫藥廠減價,結果惹起藥廠的全面抵抗。這一次大選,這些藥廠除了捐獻鉅款給民主黨,還在電視上大作廣告攻擊川普。川普多次在群眾大會中提及此事,說他受到藥廠的龐大力量的攻擊。
除了藥廠,美國食品與藥物管理局FDA也在新冠肺炎出現後跟川普作對,(記得DC選區有95%投票給拜登,給川普的只有5%),這是華府的deep state存在的證據。FDA在大選前兩個月突然宣布,所有新的疫苗必須有60天的安全期,才可以面市。這是史無前例的規定。在疫情威脅如此嚴重的時期,卻明顯的阻止疫苗在大選前出現。
另一間藥廠Eli Lilly也巧合的在大選後的第五天(也是同一天)宣布,他們研製的治療新冠肺炎的抗生素通過了FDA的批准,可以給醫院做緊急使用了。這些都是讓人懷疑的過份巧合。他們全都等到大選後,確定拜登當選後才一一宣布。
大選前,媒體跟民主黨藉著一個記者的一句話,說川普不顧國民生命及健康,蒙騙新冠肺炎的嚴重性,日夜疲勞轟炸,打擊他的威信。事實則是,他們做的事才是為了政治目的不顧國民健康。
10/31/2020
這兩天見到網上有一篇「川普在新冠疫情出發生時,採取的74項行動對付病毒及推動經濟」,74 actions taken by Trump to fight virus and bolster economy,說在疫情一開始,川普就不斷採取行動,對付病毒。證明在疫情發生後,川普一樣也沒少做。
原來這篇文章早在三月23日就刊登在Washington Examiner,但外間流傳很少。而撰寫這篇文章的居然是一名退休警察總長,而最初是刊登在一個警察成立的網頁上:Law Enforcement Today,可見今天美國的警察都跟川普站在一起,見到他被欺負也出來打抱不平。
這文章將74項分為九大類:國家整體反應及行動,旅遊限制,擴大測試,支援受影響商業,幫助家庭及就業,加強資訊,支援病人及醫護人員,提供重要醫療配備及設備,發展疫苗。
因為文章太長我就不翻譯了,但我會將原文貼在這裡。(這些都是文章發表的三月底之前做到的。)
List: 74 actions taken by Trump to fight virus and bolster economy
The following article contains some editorial content written by a former Chief of Police and current staff writer for Law Enforcement Today
Entire Government response:
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Declared a national emergency, providing over $42 billion in federal funding to states, territories and tribes.
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Signed legislation securing $8.3 billion for coronavirus response.
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Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response act, which American families and businesses impacted by COVID-19 would receive the strong support they needed.
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The president created the White House Coronavirus Task Force to coordinate the government’s response.
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Named Vice President Mike Pence to head lead the task force, who then appointed Dr. Deborah Birx to coordinate the White House Coronavirus Response.
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President Trump held numerous teleconferences with that nation’s governors to coordinate response efforts and to assure federal support.
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President Trump approved major disaster declarations for severely impacted states, such as New York, Washington, and California.
Travel Restrictions
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In January, President Trump issued a travel ban from China as soon as that country was identified as being ground zero for the virus.
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Announced further travel restrictions from other global hotspots, including the European Union, Ireland, and Iran.
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American citizens returning from travel-restricted countries were directed to specific airports, where they would be screened and isolated as necessary.
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Mutual agreements were reached with Mexico and Canada to restrict non-essential travel across our northern and southern borders.
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The administration said it would expeditiously return aliens who cross between ports of entry or were not otherwise permitted to enter the country, since the facilities at which such persons would be detained cannot support quarantine and might have been needed to assess potential cases.
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Raised travel warnings to their highest level for other hot spot locations, including Japan and South Korea.
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The president expanded airport screenings in order to identify travelers showing symptoms of COVID-19 and instituted mandatory quarantines.
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The United States State Department issued a global level 4 travel advisory, which urged Americans to avoid all international travel due to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak.
Expanded Testing Accessibility
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The Food and Drug Administration issued emergency approval for new commercial coronavirus tests to significantly expand testing across the U.S.
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President Trump secured legislation that will ensure Americans are able to be tested for free.
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The administration worked with state and local partners, as well as the private sector, to open drive-thru testing sites.
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The administration, in cooperation with the private sector, worked to develop a website that Americans could use in order to determine whether they needed to get a test, and where to go.
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Health and Human Services provide funding in order to accelerate the development of rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19.
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The FDA cut red tape to expand testing availability.
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Admiral Brett Giroir—the Assistant Secretary for Health and head of the Public Health Service—has been appointed to coordinate coronavirus testing efforts.
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The FDA has empowered states to authorize tests developed and used by laboratories in their states.
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The Department of Defense set up 15 coronavirus testing sites worldwide.
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The president signed legislation which required more reporting from state and private labs in order to ensure public health officials had the data they needed in order to respond to the outbreak.
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DoD and HHS worked to airlift hundreds of thousands of swabs and sample test kits from Italy to the United States.
Supporting Impacted Businesses
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The Small Business Administration announced disaster loans which provided impacted businesses with up to $2 million.
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SBA also relaxed criteria for disaster assistance loans—expanding small businesses’ access to economic assistance.
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President Trump directed the Energy Department to purchase large quantities of crude oil to supplement the strategic oil reserve.
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President Trump has held calls and meetings with business leaders from across the board, including pharmaceutical, airlines, health insurers, grocery stores, retail stores, banks, etc.
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The Treasury Department approved the establishment of the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility to provide liquidity to the financial system.
Helping Families and Working Americans
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The administration negotiated legislation which provided tax credits for eligible businesses that gave paid leave to Americans affected by the virus.
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The administration took action to provide more flexibility in unemployment insurance programs for workers impacted by the coronavirus.
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The Treasury moved Tax Day from April 15 to July 15.
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The president signed legislation that provided funding and flexibility for emergency national aid for senior citizens, women, children, and low-income families.
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USDA announced new flexibility to allow meal service during school closures.
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USDA announced collaboration with the private sector in order to deliver nearly 1,000,000 meals per week to students in rural schools closed due to the virus.
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The administration halted foreclosures and evictions for families with FHA-insured mortgages.
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The Department of Labor announced up to $100 million in dislocated worker grants in response to the coronavirus.
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The White House worked with the private sector to launch a website where families, students, and educators could access online technology.
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The president signed legislation to provide continuity in educational benefits for veterans and their families who attend schools that have had to switch from in-person learning due to the coronavirus.
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The Department of Education gave wide-ranging approval to colleges and universities to permit them to move classes online more easily.
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The Department of Education set interest rates on all federal-held student loans to 0% for at least 60 days
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The Department of Education also announced that borrowers could suspend their payments on federally held student loans for two months (that was eventually changed to putting student loans in forbearance until the end of the year, still interest free).
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The Department of Education provided waivers for federal testing requirements to states that have had to close schools
Informing the Public
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The administration launched a website—coronavirus.gov—to keep the public informed about the outbreak.
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The president launched a partnership with the Ad Council, media networks, and digital platforms to communicate public service announcements about the coronavirus.
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President Trump announced guidelines for Americans to follow and do their part to stem the spread of the virus.
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The Coronavirus Task Force initially held daily press conferences and briefing in order to keep the American people informed with the latest information.
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The Task Force recommended mitigation strategies at the onset of the virus to heavily impacted communities, such as those in New York, California, and Washington.
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CMS announced guidance in order to protect vulnerable elderly Americans and limit medically unnecessary visits to nursing homes (guidance which was ignored by Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), Phil Murphy (D-NJ), Ned Lamont (D-CT) and others, leading to higher than acceptable deaths of elderly nursing home patients.
Supporting Patients and Healthcare Providers
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In January, the administration declared the coronavirus a public health emergency. Democrats in Congress were distracted by their obsession with the impeachment scam.
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The president donated his fourth-quarter 2019 salary to the Department of Health and Human Services for coronavirus response efforts.
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The president took action to give HHS authority to waive rules and regulations so that healthcare providers had maximum flexibility to respond to the outbreak.
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CMS gave flexibility to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans to waive cost-sharing for coronavirus tests and treatment.
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CMS created new billing codes for coronavirus tests to promote better tracking of the public health response.
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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy coordinated with the HIH, the tech industry, and nonprofits to release a machine-readable collection of 29,000 coronavirus research articles, intended to help scientists discover insights to virus’ genetics, incubation, treatment symptoms and prevention.
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The Trump administration announced that health plans and with health savings accounts were permitted to cover coronavirus testing and treatment without co-pays.
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CMS expanded telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries, which ensured patients could access their doctors remotely while avoiding exposure.
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HHS lifted HIPAA penalties in order to allow healthcare providers to expand telehealth access for patients.
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The Veterans Administration established 19 emergency operations centers across the country and put in place visitation restrictions to limit patients’ exposure.
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CMS and the VA are working to limit nonessential, elective medical procedures to fee up healthcare resources.
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President Trump directed two Navy hospital ships, the Mercy and the Comfort to New York and Los Angeles to add additional support to those areas.
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President Trump announced Carnival Cruise Lines would make their ships available for hospitals to use for non-COVID patients.
Strengthening Essential Medical Supplies
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President Trump announced that he would be invoking the Defense Production Act if needed.
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The president signed a memorandum which directed the administration to make general-use face masks available to healthcare workers.
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HHS announced it would be purchasing 500 million N95 respirators for the Strategic National Stockpile.
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The Department of Defense announced it would provide 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to assist.
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President Trump signed legislation that prevented manufacturers from selling industrial masks—which can readily protect healthcare workers—directly to hospitals.
Development of Vaccines and Therapeutics
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The administration worked to accelerate the development of therapeutics and a vaccine to combat the coronavirus (Operation Warp Speed).
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The FDA conducted an evaluation of existing drugs which could possibly serve as potential therapeutics for coronavirus patients.
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The administration has been working alongside the drug manufacturing companies to ensure the drug supply chain remained intact.
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The administration expanded research and consulting with experts to better understand the transmission of coronavirus.
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The NIH began clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, which as of today is well underway.
As a reminder, all of this took place within the first several weeks of the pandemic, while Congressional Democrats were obsessing over a sham impeachment for President Trump.
While all of this was going on, Nancy Pelosi, Bill de Blasio, Andrew Cuomo and others were encouraging people to “got to Chinatown, come downtown to see a show, come to out restaurants.”
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