It couldn't fight off the virus. In fact, it didn't even see it coming. The European virus infected the Northeast while the White House was still fixated on China. The virus had been attacking us for months before they even knew it was here. We saw the failure of a government that tried to deny the virus, then tried to ignore it, and then tried to politicize it. (01:48–01:54)
CLAIM
Asserts that the virus was spreading in the U.S. for months before the federal government recognized it.
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