Trump Already Undermining His New Strategy on Virus

CNN: “Only days after dismissing the coronavirus threat as a distraction, he’s now assumed the title of a resolute war time president fighting an ‘invisible enemy’ while promising to rally the nation behind him in pursuit of ‘total victory.'”

“Trump’s new posture is in response to a crisis that is worsening by the hour and appears to be partly designed to cover up the administration’s failures in distributing testing kits that have might help authorities slow the virus’ advance.”

“And it is already being undermined by his own actions. He’s casting doubt over whether he will actually implement a move to invoke the Defense Production Act — that he signed on Wednesday and that gives him authority to order industry to work towards homeland defense and national goals. In this case, it could speed the production of badly needed ventilators, masks and other supplies for hospital workers.”

New York Times: How Trump undermined his own experts.