He initially pushed the blame onto local lawmakers, saying the US federal government isn’t
responsible for states’ failure to cope with rising coronavirus cases.
We’re really a second line of attack. The first line of attack is supposed to be the hospitals and the local government and the states themselves.
Now he’s shifting the blame onto corporate America, calling GM stupid for not making ventilators sooner.
Trump Finally Sees The Disaster on the Horizon – and Ducks
Donald Trump’s first line of defense against coronavirus was to blame the media. He’s moved on to U.S. companies. | Source: REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst GM, Ford, and other US Businesses could be forgiven for not understanding the severity of the coronavirus crisis. After all, the president at the nation’s helm long dismissed the whole thing as a media ploy to damage him .
And yet the president is demanding U.S. automakers produce more ventilators (in all caps, no less). His tweet reeks of desperation, something the rest of the world might pity if it weren’t so clear how shortsighted he’s been all along.
Trump Shifts His Strategy From Denial to Blame First, First, he blamed the media for tanking the stock market and striking fear into the economy. Next came China , followed by state governors and the hospitals they desperately tried to support.
It was only a matter of time before Trump turned on US corporations.
Unfortunately, his panic is misdirected. Demanding that Ford and GM help out may get a few thousand much-needed ventilators to New York and New Jersey. It may even save a few lives.
But as long as the U.S. carries on with unrestricted movement and a hodgepodge of social distancing measures that differ from state to state, the US will continue to suffer the brunt of the coronavirus . And Trump will have no one left to blame but himself.
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