Tag: Trump inability to accept responsibility

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins nails Trump for repeatedly changing his story on disinfectant advice

AlterNet logoOn CNN Friday, White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins demolished President Donald Trump’s false claim that he had only been “sarcastic” when suggesting people inject themselves with household cleaners to treat coronavirus.

“Of all of the unreliable and even whackadoodle stuff that the president has said in these briefings, this may take the cake, and now the president is claiming that he wasn’t being serious,” said anchor Brianna Keilar. “What are you hearing?”

“So after there was criticism from the doctors, and as you noted, Lysol had to put out a statement saying not to pursue this route, the White House put out a statement saying that reporters were taking the president out of context, and he said that people should consult with doctors before pursuing treatment,” said Collins. “What that statement did not say was that the president was being sarcastic, which is now what he was arguing as he did in the Oval Office not long ago.” Continue reading.

‘Where Are The Masks Going?’ Trump Questions Use Of Supplies As Coronavirus Cases Surge

Hospitals nationwide have issued pleas for protective equipment, including those in New York City, which said they only have a one-week supply left.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the distribution of medical supplies around the nation in recent weeks, even suggesting without evidence that some hospitals may be misusing protective equipment and masks as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge.

“How do you go from using 10,000 to 20,000 [masks] to 300,000?” Trump asked during a press briefing in the Rose Garden on Sunday. “Even though this is different. Something’s going on. Where are the masks going, are they going out the back door?”

The comments came as more than 139,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus — the highest number of cases for any nation on the planet. More than 2,300 people have died, including 1,218 in New York, which is an epicenter of the outbreak. As the number of cases continues to rise, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said on Sunday that the city had just one week’s worth of medical supplies to care for infected residents and area hospitals desperately need more ventilators.  Continue reading.