Listen to coronavirus experts, not elected officials who claim “it’s a great time to just go out.”
President Donald Trump minimized concerns about the novel coronavirus at a Sunday press conference, telling Americans to “relax” — and many of his conservative allies are doing the same, giving the public the sort of advice that could endanger lives as the pandemic progresses.
Rep. Devin Nunes, who fiercely defended the president during the impeachment inquiry as the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, appeared on Fox Business’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo Sunday, and encouraged people to go out and patronize local businesses, despite that running counter to experts’ advice.
“There’s a lot of concerns with the economy here, because people are scared to go out,” Nunes said. “But I will just say, one of the things you can do, if you’re healthy, you and your family — it’s a great time to just go out: go to a local restaurant, likely you can get in easily. … Go to your local pub.” Continue reading.
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The politicians’ dueling played out, as it almost always does these days, largely on Twitter and cable TV.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) has aggressively gone after his critics with defamation lawsuits — five of which are still active— targeting Twitter, CNN, McClatchy, a Republican political strategist, satirical social media accounts, and others. But as local paper