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. The failed federal government that watched New York get ambushed by their negligence and then watched New York suffer. But all through it learned absolutely nothing. (01:54–02:01)
CLAIM
Asserts that the federal government failed by denying, ignoring, and politicizing the COVID-19 virus.
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