Obama says Trump ‘ignored’ pandemic playbook he gave to him - eviltoast

Former President Barack Obama said he gave ex-President Donald Trump a pandemic playbook when Trump took office — but he disregarded it.

“He ignored it,” Obama said during a rallyfor Vice President Kamala Harris in Las Vegas on Saturday. “And three years later, a pandemic hits.”

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    9 days ago

    We will never be zero COVID, but the pandemic crisis is over. Hospitals aren’t overcrowded to the breaking point, the vaccines are pretty effective, and it’s much less deadly. We’re managing it like the flu. None of that was true under Trump.