@PeteS in CA
I'm not focused on what he may have done back in January and February. I'm talking about his actions (or inactions) lately. For many of us, this chit started in March when the media switched from counting flu cases to focusing on COVID. Since that time, neither Trump nor others in authority have exactly demonstrated leadership in this matter. For all of these political leaders, it's been all about politics -- how they can gain a political advantage over their rivals. Not one of them cares about the well being of the people they are supposed to be serving. I'm sick of the whole lot of them
Ah, the sound of goalposts moving ...
But you want to talk about the month of March, here are some Trump Administration
ACTIONS from March:
March 10, 2020 - Trump and VP Pence met with health insurance companies and secured commitment to waive co-pays for coronavirus testing;
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-pence-meet-with-insurance-executives-agree-to-waive-copays-extend-treatment-80407109506March 10, 2020 - Army signed agreement with Gilead on experimental COVID-19 treatment;
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/03/10/army-signs-agreement-with-drug-giant-gilead-on-experimental-covid-19-treatment/March 10, 2020 - OyaGen, Inc. announced experimental treatment has been studied by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases;
http://www.oyageninc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/OyaGen-Press-for-03102020.pdf , "OYA1", not yet tested on humans
March 11, 2020 - Trump suspended travel from Europe;
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-suspends-travel-from-europe-for-30-days-as-coronavirus-cases-continue-to-grow-014314635.htmlMarch 12, 2020 - AbCellera and Eli Lilly announced an agreement to develop antibody products for treatment and prevention of COVID-19; part of a 2018 DARPA program with AbCellera;
http://lilly.mediaroom.com/2020-03-12-AbCellera-and-Lilly-to-Co-develop-Antibody-Therapies-for-the-Treatment-of-COVID-19 ,
https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/companies/eli-lilly-joins-race-to-develop-coronavirus-treatment/ar-BB116BNRMarch 13, 2020 - Trump declared National Emergency;
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-trumps-emergency-declaration-over-coronavirus-means-for-arizona/ar-BB11a6ROMarch 14, 2020 - European travel ban extended to include the UK and Ireland;
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/14/white-house-adds-uk-ireland-to-travel-ban-129470March 16, 2020 - Testing begins of Moderna's experimental coronavirus vaccine; at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute,
https://www.kpwashingtonresearch.org/news-and-events/recent-news/news-2020/kaiser-permanente-launches-coronavirus-vaccine-study-seattleMarch 16, 2020 - FDA allowing states to authorize use of tests developed by labs in their states;
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3552325-fda-to-allow-states-to-authorize-coronavirus-testsMarch 18, 2020 - HHS to suspended regulation against doctors practicing across state lines;
https://www.medicaleconomics.com/news/coronavirus-response-doctors-can-now-practice-across-state-linesMarch 19, 2020 - State Department global level 4 health advisory, avoid all international travel;
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/travel-advisory-alert-global-level-4-health-advisory-issue.htmlMarch 24, 2020 - Army ordered three army hospitals to deploy to New York and Washington;
https://armyupdate.com/index.php/2020/03/25/army-medical-hospitals-deploying-to-n-y-and-washington-state/March 24, 2020 - Ology Bioservices, Inovio Partner To Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccine With $11.9M DOD Grant;
http://ir.inovio.com/news-releases/news-releases-details/2020/Ology-Bioservices-Inovio-Partner-To-Manufacture-COVID-19-DNA-Vaccine-With-119-Million-Department-of-Defense-Grant/default.aspxMarch 26, 2020 - Trump announced the USNS Comfort will depart for NYC;
https://news.usni.org/2020/03/26/usns-comfort-departs-for-new-york-on-saturday-with-trump-modly-in-attendanceMarch 27, 2020 - USNS Mercy arrived in the port of Los Angeles;
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/03/27/coronavirus-usns-mercy-arrives-port-of-los-angeles/March 29, 2020 - Army Corps of Engineers completed construction of 2,900 bedroom temporary hospital at Javits Center in NYC;
https://www.6sqft.com/temporary-hospital-javits-center-nyc-coronavirus/March 30, 2020 - FDA approved Battelle’s process for decontaminating tens of thousands of N95 masks per day;
https://www.wtol.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/fda-approves-use-of-battelles-mask-sterilizing-technology-at-full-capacity/512-265af79c-a9b5-4833-95b1-c4da65e81a91, (FDA has slow-walked this approval since 2016!)
March 30, 2020 - HHS accelerated clinical trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Janssen Research & Development;
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/03/30/hhs-accelerates-clinical-trials-prepares-manufacturing-covid-19-vaccines.htmlMarch 30, 2020 - Johnson & Johnson announced selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate and an expansion of the partnership between the Janssen Pharmaceutical and BARDA;
https://www.jnj.com/johnson-johnson-announces-a-lead-vaccine-candidate-for-covid-19-landmark-new-partnership-with-u-s-department-of-health-human-services-and-commitment-to-supply-one-billion-vaccines-worldwide-for-emergency-pandemic-useAgain, I was very selective, more so than for January. Want to try another month,
@Applewood? The timeline goes from December 31 (when the existence of the Wuhan outbreak was leaked to the world) up through last week, so it's very long. As I said to Absalom above, the MS Word-compatible file is on its 23rd page. And I'll be adding to it tomorrow or Sunday.
At some point you really should admit that your
feelings and
perceptions about Trump's leadership are contradicted by a very large mass of facts.