Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
He hasn't blamed the NFL yet. Their time must be coming.Criticized for Pandemic Response, Trump Tries Shifting Blame to the W.H.O.
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Criticized for Pandemic Response, Trump Tries Shifting Blame to the W.H.O. (Published 2020)
The president said he would halt funding for the organization because it caused “so much death” in the way it “pushed Chinese misinformation,” though he himself effusively praised China’s handling of the virus.www.nytimes.com
WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Trump has faced relentless criticism for having overseen a slow and ineffective response to the coronavirus pandemic, failing to quickly embrace public health measures that could have prevented the disease from spreading.
Recent polls show that more Americans disapprove of Mr. Trump’s handling of the virus than approve.
So on Tuesday, the president tried to shift the blame elsewhere, ordering his administration to halt funding for the World Health Organization and claiming the organization made a series of devastating mistakes as it sought to battle the virus. He said his administration would conduct a review into whether the W.H.O. was responsible for “severely mismanaging and covering up” the spread.
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The endless search for a scapegoat continues unabated.