Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersDNC warns campaigns about cybersecurity after attempted scam Overnight Health Care — Presented by American Health Care Association — Trump taps Pence to lead coronavirus response | Trump accuses Pelosi of trying to create panic | CDC confirms case of 'unknown' origin | Schumer wants .5 billion in emergency funds Biden looks to shore up lead in S.C. MORE (I-Vt.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump Donald John TrumpTrump passes Pence a dangerous buck Overnight Health Care — Presented by American Health Care Association — Trump taps Pence to lead coronavirus response | Trump accuses Pelosi of trying to create panic | CDC confirms case of 'unknown' origin | Schumer wants .5 billion in emergency funds Trump nods at reputation as germaphobe during coronavirus briefing: 'I try to bail out as much as possible' after sneezes MORE’s appointment of Vice President Pence as point man on the coronavirus outbreak, noting the HIV outbreak that occurred during Pence’s tenure as governor of Indiana as well as Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s refusal to promise that a coronavirus vaccine would be affordable to all.
“Trump's plan for the coronavirus so far:
-Cut winter heating assistance for the poor
-Have VP Pence, who wanted to 'pray away' HIV epidemic, oversee the response
-Let ex-pharma lobbyist Alex Azar refuse to guarantee affordable vaccines to all
Trump's plan for the coronavirus so far:
-Have VP Pence, who wanted to "pray away" HIV epidemic, oversee the response
Disgusting. pic.twitter.com/98HVjUVY8C — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 27, 2020
Sanders embedded a clip of Azar, under questioning from Rep. Jan Schakowsky Janice (Jan) Danoff SchakowskyLawmakers grill Ticketmaster, StubHub execs over online ticketing Overnight Health Care: Americans with coronavirus reportedly flown home over CDC advice | Dem fight over 'Medicare for All' heats up at debate | House to vote next week on flavored vaping ban A disaster for diplomacy and the Zionist dream MORE (D-Ill.), saying “we would want to make sure that we worked to make” a vaccine affordable to anyone in need of it, “but we can’t control that price, because we need the private sector to invest.”
Pence faced widespread criticism as governor of Indiana following an HIV outbreak in Scott County led to more than 200 cases in 2015 after Pence and GOP state lawmakers defunded Planned Parenthood, which was one of the primary vectors of HIV testing in the county.
The then-governor, asked if he would support a needle exchange program to slow the HIV spread, said, “I’m going to go home and pray on it.” He would later sign legislation for a temporary exchange program two months after the outbreak was initially detected.
Pence said Wednesday at a press conference with Trump and public health officials that his role in a possible coronavirus outbreak would be to bring Trump “the best options for action” and to “see to the safety and well-being and health of the American people.”
The coronavirus has infected more than 80,000 people globally and with more than 2,500 deaths.
The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that for the first time since the outbreak began in December, more new cases were being reported outside of China than in it.
mansmittenwithkitten on February 27th, 2020 at 14:31 UTC »
Pence is just meant to take the blame if there is a massive outbreak in the US. Trump has repeatedly said that we are fully prepared and can handle COVID19 in the US. If those statements prove untrue, Trump will just blame Pence.
Puffin_fan on February 27th, 2020 at 14:09 UTC »
" Pence and GOP state lawmakers defunded Planned Parenthood "
" The then-governor, asked if he would support a needle exchange program to slow the HIV spread, said “I’m going to go home and pray on it.” He would later sign legislation for a temporary exchange program two months after the outbreak was initially detected. "
Standard combination of cruelty and incompetence - and it is hard to tell where one starts and the other stops.
OmegaFemale on February 27th, 2020 at 14:08 UTC »
No ones mentioning it, but it’s more problematic and relevant that he doesn’t believe in evolution. Viruses mutate and evolve constantly which is a major factor in assessing the threat.