\n\n“Top health officials first learned of the virus\u2019s spread in China on January 3, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Friday. Throughout January and February, intelligence officials\u2019 warnings became more and more urgent, according to the Post \u2014 and by early February, much of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA\u2019s intelligence reports were dedicated to warnings about Covid-19.
All the while, Trump downplayed the virus publicly, telling the public the coronavirus \u201cis very well under control in our country,\u201d and suggesting warm weather would neutralize the threat the virus poses.
Privately, Trump reportedly rebutted health and intelligence officials\u2019 attempts to get him to take action to prepare communities in the US while rebuking officials who were delivering sober risk assessments.”
…
“Trump is finally taking the virus more seriously, but it\u2019s still unclear how widespread the effects of delays in action will be.”
https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2020\/3\/21\/21189179\/coronavirus-trump-intelligence-reports-warned-pandemic\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Top health officials first learned of the virus\u2019s spread in China on January 3, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Friday. Throughout January and February, intelligence officials\u2019 warnings became more and more urgent, according to the Post \u2014 and by early February, much of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA\u2019s intelligence reports were dedicated to warnings about Covid-19.<\/p>\n
All the while, Trump downplayed the virus publicly, telling the public the coronavirus \u201cis very well under control in our country,\u201d and suggesting warm weather would neutralize the threat the virus poses.<\/p>\n
Privately, Trump reportedly rebutted health and intelligence officials\u2019 attempts to get him to take action to prepare communities in the US while rebuking officials who were delivering sober risk assessments.” <\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
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