In early March I was trying to convince the corporate owners of a chain of nursing homes to take the respiratory pandemic seriously.

Audio of the President saying it was airborne and had a 5% fatality rate would have done it.

55k Americans in nursing homes have died since then https://twitter.com/MsKellyMHayes/status/1303838809205940224
During that same time, I had conversations with state public health people who were having trouble convincing their superiors – often times politicals – that CDC was dragging its feet.

Audio of the President saying he was always trying to downplay the virus would have done it.
During that same time, I had conversations with Democrats – electeds and staffers – who were not grasping the seriousness of the pandemic.

Audio of the President saying it was airborne, had a 5% fatality rate, and he was actively covering it up? That would have helped.
During that same time, I was talking to frontline healthcare workers across the country, trying to help as they were caught in a tug of war with their org leaders, as leadership was getting mixed msgs from feds

All that Trump audio? Would have helped clear up the confusion
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