Sam Stein: Trump’s ‘Blaming Basically Anyone He Can Think of’ for Coronavirus Response

WALLACE Sam Stein I ░░░░░░░░ going to start with ░░░░░░░░ because Brian and I ░░░░░░░░ started off talking about ░░░░░░░░ President s weekend It ░░░░░░░░ not spent Zooming into ░░░░░░░░ memorial services or as ░░░░░░░░ said spending a lot ░░░░░░░░ time or energy publicly ░░░░░░░░ about the pandemic His ░░░░░░░░ utterances were focused on ░░░░░░░░ being on top of ░░░░░░░░ other at golf tournaments ░░░░░░░░ as we ve just ░░░░░░░░ President Obama STEIN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ sort of weird weekend ░░░░░░░░ the President where his ░░░░░░░░ id went out on ░░░░░░░░ It gets to the ░░░░░░░░ now where we re ░░░░░░░░ of just wondering if ░░░░░░░░ s kind of just ░░░░░░░░ bored but frustrated by ░░░░░░░░ fact that there s ░░░░░░░░ little that his administration ░░░░░░░░ been able to do ░░░░░░░░ this They ve flailed ░░░░░░░░ a lot I was ░░░░░░░░ by the Navarro comments ░░░░░░░░ particular Peter Navarro here ░░░░░░░░ actually right The CDC ░░░░░░░░ did have a botched ░░░░░░░░ operation early on which ░░░░░░░░ us back in terms ░░░░░░░░ testing But it s ░░░░░░░░ rare Nicolle as you ░░░░░░░░ this working inside the ░░░░░░░░ House exceptionally rare for ░░░░░░░░ White House to attack ░░░░░░░░ own administration agencies like ░░░░░░░░ publicly and to so ░░░░░░░░ and transparently trying to ░░░░░░░░ blame here Especially for ░░░░░░░░ because this Dr Bright ░░░░░░░░ allegation if you read ░░░░░░░░ text Peter Navarro was ░░░░░░░░ of those first people ░░░░░░░░ was actually attuned to ░░░░░░░░ calamity that was coming ░░░░░░░░ He had worked with ░░░░░░░░ Bright potentially to amp ░░░░░░░░ the PPE supplies that ░░░░░░░░ have to start focusing ░░░░░░░░ a vaccine early So ░░░░░░░░ was there He understood ░░░░░░░░ was going on And ░░░░░░░░ s just really interesting ░░░░░░░░ see him be the ░░░░░░░░ of the spear here ░░░░░░░░ try to deflect blame ░░░░░░░░ Trump But that seems ░░░░░░░░ be where we are ░░░░░░░░ it s blaming the ░░░░░░░░ backgrounds of many Americans ░░░░░░░░ the CDC or Trump ░░░░░░░░ flailing about and blaming ░░░░░░░░ anyone who he can ░░░░░░░░ of we re at ░░░░░░░░ stage in this crisis ░░░░░░░░ it s time to ░░░░░░░░ out of the way ░░░░░░░░ or less.”