USA - Trump administration's confusion and lack of a unified coronavirus strategy will cost lives, say a dozen experts

Donald Trump Press Briefings: gibberish and gobbledygook

Each day that passes without such a national strategy, the experts say, will raise the ultimate U.S. death toll from COVID-19, the disease associated with the virus. Right now, there aren't enough tests and gear as states compete with one another to buy them on the open market. And there is very little ability to trace who has the virus and where it is spreading.

The only way to win what President Donald Trump has called a war against an "invisible enemy" is to establish a unified federal command, the experts insist — something Trump has yet to do. So far, the federal government hasn't leveraged all its authority and influence to dramatically expand testing and tracing measures, ensure a sufficient supply of crucial medical equipment or require residents of all 50 states to stay at home.

At his daily Press Propaganda meeting Trump recently announced proudly the US was the best in the world,when it comes to testing for the coronavirus ,because the US had already done 6 million tests. "Hello", mr Trump, that is just 2% of the total US population of 327 million people.

 In relation to these daily Trump Propaganda meetings  Vox news  recently wrote:  "For the sake of public health, journalistic integrity, and the public’s basic mental health, it’s time to stop broadcasting President Donald Trump’s daily “coronavirus task force” briefings live. 

Every president has had occasion to call upon broadcasters to air his words to the public when he has newsworthy or urgent announcements to make. When Trump said he wanted to address the nation from the Oval Office about coronavirus, it was right to extend him the opportunity to address the crisis. It was even right to offer some forbearance to his history of incessant lying once he started making himself the star of daily coronavirus briefings". 

But no president in American history has ever had the privilege of having his every word simulcast across news networks. And we’ve now seen enough of Trump’s daily events to know that these are not briefings in any conventional sense. As James Fallows puts it, they are “Trump campaign rallies with scientists rather than local-government officials as the supporting cast.” 

On top of that, Trump at these briefings insults journalists who ask him questions  he does not like. 

It is high time to put an end to this charade and have Press briefings on the corona virus done only by qualified medical experts and professional  US government officials.

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