Dear MoveOn member,

When Donald Trump took office, we knew that a moment would come when a
major emergency happened, and he would have to lead the nation during a
time of crisis. That crisis has arrived, and his response has been
everything we feared and worse.

Trump's muddled, practically incoherent response to the coronavirus
outbreak is shameful and terrifying. He and his administration have put
out contradictory guidance and information, and minimized the crisis at
hand, sowing even further distrust in our government and confusion among
the public.^1 Meanwhile, his attempts to pass tax relief to corporate
America clearly shows that his loyalties don't lie with the people, but
with the richest 1%.

Trump's rambling Oval Office speech this week didn't even address the
crisis ballooning because of the lack of test kits, and instead used
racist, dog-whistle politics to shift the blame to other countries and
attempt to create divisions among us.

Trump has put the health and lives of millions of Americans at risk.



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As health experts have repeated, there are simple and effective ways for
all of us to protect ourselves and slow the spread of the virus:
thoroughly washing our hands, avoiding touching our faces, limiting travel
if possible, and avoiding large group gatherings. Given the Trump
administration's slow and ineffective reaction to the crisis, it's likely
that the need for social distancing and self-quarantining will continue
for many weeks, which means that election campaigns and election planning
will need to shift to accommodate these restrictions.

If rallies, in-person volunteering, and canvassing are no longer
recommended, we'll need to rely on a digital grassroots movement to
connect with voters in the key battleground states.

Luckily, MoveOn is uniquely positioned to lead in this moment.

MoveOn has been building its digital organizing capabilities for two
decades, and we now have a vast audience of millions of activists like
you, John, along with a suite of digital tools that will allow
volunteers to call and text millions of voters, share information, and
build momentum before Election Day.



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ensure that Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and their fellow Republicans
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Make no mistake: Trump's failure in this moment means lives will be lost.

Public health officials are working as hard as they can, and we must all
do our part to help stop the spread of this virus.

If Trump had acted swiftly, decisively, and in collaboration with world
leaders, we could well have gotten ahead of the virus. And certainly we'd
be able to test everyone who needs it, rather than just 2,000 people
nationwide, compared to more than 260,000 tested in South Korea.^2

But, instead, Trump and his administration are turning a blind eye and
making Americans suffer as a result.

This has to stop. We cannot allow Trump, McConnell, and the rest of their
Senate enablers to remain in power, because we now know exactly how they
will react in an emergency, and it is an unmitigated disaster.



[ [link removed] ]Please, join us in the fight to remove each and every one of them from
office this November. Chip in $3 now.



Thanks for all you do.

–Mohammad, Nick, Anne, Sky, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Trump tells a nation terrified of coronavirus that none of this is his
fault," Vox, March 13, 2020
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2. "Coronavirus Live Updates: Outbreak Reaches 49 States; Apple to Shut
Most Stores," The New York Times, March 14, 2020
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Will you stand with us?



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