Susan Rice: Trump’s ‘Utter Incompetence’ Has Cost Tens of 1,000s of American Lives

[excerpt RICE Rather than ░░░░░░░░ immediately from very early ░░░░░░░░ to do the things ░░░░░░░░ we know we have ░░░░░░░░ do get in place ░░░░░░░░ testing capacity scale it ░░░░░░░░ so that it s ░░░░░░░░ available Surge the purchase ░░░░░░░░ the distribution of personal ░░░░░░░░ equipment ventilators masks gloves ░░░░░░░░ and get that to ░░░░░░░░ hospital systems build out ░░░░░░░░ bed capacity call back ░░░░░░░░ professionals all these things ░░░░░░░░ states and locals are ░░░░░░░░ doing on the fly ░░░░░░░░ are the things that ░░░░░░░░ know we needed to ░░░░░░░░ and do at the ░░░░░░░░ And so they didn ░░░░░░░░ do that They waited ░░░░░░░░ months It s not ░░░░░░░░ one month that The ░░░░░░░░ York Times had a ░░░░░░░░ A Wasted Month it ░░░░░░░░ a wasted two months ░░░░░░░░ And those two months ░░░░░░░░ meant the difference between ░░░░░░░░ tens of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ dying who might otherwise ░░░░░░░░ have died CAPEHART You ░░░░░░░░ through this whole situation ░░░░░░░░ can only imagine how ░░░░░░░░ feel You walked us ░░░░░░░░ all of these things ░░░░░░░░ were part of the ░░░░░░░░ part of the infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ ensure that if this ░░░░░░░░ happened the nation would ░░░░░░░░ prepared As a citizen ░░░░░░░░ part of that I ░░░░░░░░ sitting back and thinking ░░░░░░░░ is the federal government ░░░░░░░░ is the leadership Is ░░░░░░░░ that leadership or lack ░░░░░░░░ leadership in this instance ░░░░░░░░ does come directly from ░░░░░░░░ top Is it that ░░░░░░░░ your mind President Trump ░░░░░░░░ doesn t care Or ░░░░░░░░ the playbook and all ░░░░░░░░ plans came from President ░░░░░░░░ s administration that he ░░░░░░░░ just willing to RICE ░░░░░░░░ know I I don ░░░░░░░░ want to speculate on ░░░░░░░░ motives We all have ░░░░░░░░ personal opinions I think ░░░░░░░░ important thing is that ░░░░░░░░ has demonstrated utter lack ░░░░░░░░ leadership utter incompetence And ░░░░░░░░ s been profoundly dishonest ░░░░░░░░ the nature of the ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ downplaying it by dismissing ░░░░░░░░ by you know comparing ░░░░░░░░ to the flu and ░░░░░░░░ his senior officials do ░░░░░░░░ same having Fox News ░░░░░░░░ the same He has ░░░░░░░░ the American people to ░░░░░░░░ an extent that lives ░░░░░░░░ been lost in the ░░░░░░░░ There are many parts ░░░░░░░░ this country where people ░░░░░░░░ don t think this ░░░░░░░░ a big deal That ░░░░░░░░ why it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ yesterday that governors of ░░░░░░░░ and Georgia and Texas ░░░░░░░░ know actually put in ░░░░░░░░ statewide stay at home ░░░░░░░░ That s ridiculous So ░░░░░░░░ we are now with ░░░░░░░░ president who has failed ░░░░░░░░ has demonstrated dishonesty and ░░░░░░░░ Whether that s because ░░░░░░░░ didn t care or ░░░░░░░░ was trying to downplay ░░░░░░░░ problem and buoy his ░░░░░░░░ prospects mistakenly or whether ░░░░░░░░ was to buck up ░░░░░░░░ markets or because he ░░░░░░░░ t care I don ░░░░░░░░ know what it was ░░░░░░░░ just know that he ░░░░░░░░ cost tens of thousands ░░░░░░░░ American lives And here ░░░░░░░░ are in the moment ░░░░░░░░ they still don t ░░░░░░░░ their act together.”