‘I never thought we were a nation of quitters’: Twitter loses it after Meadows’ stunning confession

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If the Trump administration had any respect left on the world stage, Mark Meadows shredded it. Nine days before the election, the White House Chief-of-Staff confessed that they were “not going to control the pandemic.”

Twitter erupted.

‘I never thought we were a nation of quitters’

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During the interview with Jake Tapper of CNN, Meadows claimed the virus could only be overcome using “mitigation areas” like therapeutics and vaccines. The shocking leak coincides with a spike in cases of COVID-19 and outbreaks within the White House, including five members of staff close to Mike Pence.

Joe Biden stated that the Trump administration had “given up on their basic duty to protect the American people.”

How about starting with masks?

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When Meadows confirmed the administration was “not going to control the pandemic,” Tapper followed with the obvious question, “Why not?”

Meadow’s argument: “Because it is a contagious virus just like the flu.”

Twitter found every single hole.

‘Hi from Australia, where we are controlling the pandemic’

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Meadow’s comment sparked a debate on Twitter about the efficacy of lockdowns and the problems with herd immunity. Herd immunity is defined as: “resistance to the spread of an infectious disease within a population that is based on pre-existing immunity of a high proportion of individuals as a result of previous infection or vaccination.” Some users pointed out this would be impossible without a vaccination, while others deplored the necessary mass infection and subsequent deaths that would result from the strategy.

As users from Australia and Norway pointed out, lockdowns do work.

Enough with the thoughts and prayers, how about a health care plan?

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The Trump administration’s strategy of using “therapeutics” and vaccines to combat the ongoing pandemic has two major flaws. There is no vaccine. Also, around 2.7 million Americans have no health insurance.

The President boasts that he is “immune” from COVID-19 following his recent infection. This must give heart to all the Americans with private helicopters and teams of expert doctors. The rest of us get thoughts and prayers from the administration.

‘The ultimate abdication of responsibility’

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Many users were shocked, appalled, and angered by the apparent absence of compassion and glaring lack of responsibility demonstrated by Meadow’s comments. As Kamala Harris pointed out, comparing the coronavirus to the flu is misleading, as COVID-19 is five times as deadly. Moreover, the emerging condition of “Long Covid” has shown even young and hitherto healthy people suffering perhaps lifetime damage from the disease.

In the second Presidential debate, Trump revealed “I would love to put myself in a basement and go away for a year and a half.”

If this is his response to the pandemic, then he may as well. America would be much better off.

‘I guess I’m not American enough’

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At the time of writing, the novel coronavirus has killed 225 thousand Americans and infected 8.7 million people across the nation. So far, Trump’s response includes suggesting people drink or inject themselves with bleach, take unapproved anti-malarial drugs, and on wearing a mask, he said “I am choosing not to do it.”

This latest message through Mark Meadows implied that the virus could be overcome through sheer patriotism: “we’re going to defeat it because we’re Americans.”

Twitter doesn’t agree.

‘I am the coronavirus, and I approve this message.’

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The clear winner of the Trump administration’s current pandemic strategy — or lack thereof — is the novel coronavirus itself. If unchecked, health experts fear that there will be a “dark winter” ahead full of rising infections and deaths due to COVID-19.

Federal health officials base their pandemic projections on data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. According to the current forecast, if things don’t change by January 1st, the U.S. death toll could exceed 318,000.

Meadow has reaffirmed America’s solution: Vote Biden

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Trump may have no plan for containing the virus, but one man does: Joe Biden.

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