As Virus Rages, Leaders Keep Dodging Blame
Byron York
Posted: Apr 22, 2020 12:01 AM
Why are some leaders so reluctant to admit that in the early days of the coronavirus crisis, they were slow to realize the seriousness of the threat?
That's the charge leveled against President Trump daily. Just look at the number of times various critics have said he has "blood on his hands." Trump has denied responsibility, and has argued that rather than being slow off the mark, he was actually quick to respond.
There is much angry debate on that point. What is clear now is that more than a few officials around the country were slow to act. And some of them in high positions -- not as high as president of the United States, but quite powerful -- are reluctant to admit it.
Take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She has said that the president's downplaying of coronavirus has cost American lives. "His denial at the beginning was deadly," she said last month on CNN. "As the president fiddles, people are dying."
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