Let's take stock: Intelligence reports warned the Trump administration about the global threat of COVID-19 months before we had our first known virus cases in the United States.

During this time, Trump did nothing to prepare for what was coming. He did not order planning for a major public health response and ramp up production and stockpiling of key equipment. Instead, Trump went on national TV and assured the American people that COVID-19 would miraculously go away!

Now, months later, we have more than one million cases and 61,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. And many thousands more Americans than normal have died during this period — whether from the disease itself, COVID-related fear of seeking care, or other factors.

The truth is that Trump's incompetence has proved deadly, and we MUST vote him out in November. Give if you can today before our end-of-month deadline to help us keep up the fight.

Trump hasn't been the only stumbling block in our pandemic response. Each time Congress has moved to pass critical legislation supporting first responders, workers, state governments and small businesses Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have dragged their feet — wasting time and blocking important assistance.

McConnell has tried to do as little as possible. He refused to fund small business relief for more than a couple weeks at a time. He initially blocked my amendment to target funds to the most needy mom-and-pop businesses, instead of large national chains with connections to the big banks. And now he wants to let the states go bankrupt.

On Friday Mitch McConnell announced he wants to bring back the Senate, and the hundreds of support personnel it needs to operate — even while the National Capital Region is trying to cope with a major COVID-19 outbreak. Why is it worth risking people's lives? The answer: to vote on the confirmation of an unqualified federal judge candidate that happens to be Mitch’s friend!

This outrage has to end. We need to build momentum to Ditch Mitch and Dump Trump by closing out April strong.

This election is a choice between the best qualified candidate ever to run for president and someone who told the American people to DRINK BLEACH.

In Senate races, it's a choice between people who are qualified, compassionate, and ready to lead — and head-in-the-sand, court-packing enablers of the bleach drinker.

Bottom line: it's no choice at all. If you can afford it, please give by midnight.

We can't bleach out the stain of the Trump GOP's incompetence. The only way to remove it is by removing him in November and retaking the Senate.

We need to fight hard until we win,

Chris