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[ [link removed] ]45's Falshoods and Failures: Weekly Coverage of Trump During COVID-19

PFAW Member,

Over the past few weeks, we here at PFAW have, along with many of our
members, watched with growing incredulity the ballooning volume of lies,
misdirection, and disinformation flowing from the White House during this
worldwide health crisis. Donald Trump [ [link removed] ]initially dismissed the danger of
the novel coronavirus, or the disease it causes, COVID-19, in
the [ [link removed] ]presumptive service of his reelection campaign. After weeks of pure
denial didn’t work, his responses grew increasingly erratic, veering
from [ [link removed] ]calling for the country to “re-open” by Easter to seeming to
actually take the crisis seriously – and everything in between.

It’s impossible to know [ [link removed] ]what position Trump is going to take next on
the pandemic. Given the magnitude of the incorrect information and bad
behavior coming out of the White House and the Trump administration during
this crisis, PFAW will be posting a weekly round-up of the highlights –
or, should we say, low-lights. Every week, we’ll collect and post the most
important of Trump’s falsehoods and failures about the coronavirus to help
us all hold him accountable.

Since a lot has happened since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on
U.S. soil, this week’s post will be a quick overview of some of the worst
and most recent missteps. It won’t include everything that’s happened
since the crisis first emerged because, frankly, this post would be longer
than the full text of [ [link removed] ]the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act.

* Trump has repeatedly fallen back on [ [link removed] ]his favorite weapon during this
crisis to motivate his base: Racism, [ [link removed] ]in this case against the
Chinese and Asian American communities.
* The White House [ [link removed] ]daily coronavirus briefings have become a showcase
for Trump’s allies and corporate executives, irrespective of their
knowledge of or relevance to the crisis, demonstrating Trump’s
preference for those he perceives as being aligned with his interests
over the well-being of the American people.
* Relatedly, the briefings intended to be focused on the pandemic are
now also [ [link removed] ]serving as Trump’s only avenue for partisan political
rallies to energize his radical base as part of his reelection
campaign.
* Disinformation continues to permeate the administration’s messaging,
with Trump and his congressional allies, like Mitch McConnell,
promoting false claims that [ [link removed] ]the House Democrats pursued pay raises
for themselves in the coronavirus stimulus package and that [ [link removed] ]the
impeachment inquiry “diverted” Trump’s attention from preparing a
health crisis response (despite the fact that an administration’s duty
is to address all pressing issues, no matter the number at any given
time).
* Rather than work in equal partnership with the state leaders who are
so crucial in carrying out the government’s response during any health
crisis, Trump [ [link removed] ]argues with them, [ [link removed] ]shares incorrect information,
and [ [link removed] ]publicly shames them for asking for federal resources and
correcting his falsehoods.
* Trump chose to [ [link removed] ]wait for more than a month [ [link removed] ]to invoke the
Defense Production Act to increase emergency production of medical
supplies, despite health care experts urging him to do so [ [link removed] ]as early
as late January or early February to avoid the impending severe supply
shortage.
* Taking advantage of the fact that the public’s attention is focused
elsewhere, Trump continues to use the pandemic to advance right-wing
and corporate special interests over the good of the country; for
example, by [ [link removed] ]rolling back U.S. regulations aimed at curbing the
destruction of climate change through weakening fuel economy
standards.

Of course, Trump and his administration aren’t the only Republicans
spreading misinformation about and taking advantage of the coronavirus.
Members of [ [link removed] ]Congress seemingly have sought potential gain through the
stock market crash, and as PFAW’s Right Wing Watch continues to track
through their own [ [link removed] ]round-ups, far-right figures are also capitalizing
on this crisis to spread extreme rhetoric, conspiracy theories, and other
lies.

But this weekly update will focus on Trump’s lies and dangerous behavior
and actions. Because when it comes to any catastrophe, the buck stops at
the top – and Trump has a lot to answer for.

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The [ [link removed] ]Falsehoods and Failures series will appear every Friday on our
blog and for ongoing coverage of Trump and the Right Wing's response to
the coronavirus, check out PFAW's [ [link removed] ]Right Wing Watch.

Thanks as always for your ongoing support - stay safe and stay healthy!

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