... his slow initial response ...
False statements like this are why MSM "reports" about Trump have to be taken with a Himalayan-sized block of salt. Basically, it's like just about every "report" about Trump needs to be scanned for:
* Significant fact omissions;
*
Annoymorous sourcing;
* Sentence- or phrase-long quotes that omit context;
* Weasel-wording, word games, and tendentious word choices ("Republicans
pounce").
For starters.