Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, torched Democrats for putting politics over the safety of Americans amid the coronavirus crisis.
In an eight-part Twitter thread posted this week, McDaniel leveled a blistering playback of inaction by Democrats in the efforts to combat the pandemic that has claimed nearly 5,000 lives worldwide.
“Since Democrats in Congress keep attacking @realDonaldTrump, let’s compare records,” she began, sharing comparisons of steps President Donald Trump was taking in response to the virus outbreak and exposing what Democrats were doing – or not doing – at the same time.
McDaniel started off with the events of January 7, noting that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “established a coronavirus incident management system, two days before China announced the outbreak.”
Meanwhile, at the same time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “began Week 3 of withholding her sham impeachment articles.”
THREAD.
Since Democrats in Congress keep attacking @realDonaldTrump, let’s compare records.
JAN 7:
CDC established a coronavirus incident management system, two days before China announced the outbreak.
Pelosi began Week 3 of withholding her sham impeachment articles. (1/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
McDaniel continued her Twitter thread, noting how Democrats were still focused on the Trump impeachment trial on January 21 even as the CDC activated its emergency operations center.
JAN 21:
The CDC activated its emergency operations center to provide ongoing support to confront coronavirus.
What were Congressional Democrats focused on?
Writing their opening arguments for their bogus impeachment trial. (2/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
She referred to January 27 as a “tale of 2 press conferences,” with Vice President Mike Pence addressing the administration’s efforts to work with China on steps to stem the spread of coronavirus, which originated in the city of Wuhan.
Simultaneously, McDaniel explained, “Chuck Schumer demanded that more time be wasted with new impeachment witnesses.”
JAN 27: A tale of 2 press conferences.@Mike_Pence outlined the administration’s efforts to work with China to counter coronavirus.
Chuck Schumer demanded that more time be wasted with new impeachment witnesses. (3/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
Trump’s announcement of travel restrictions from China was praised as a critical step in the fight to contain the spread of the virus, McDaniel said in her next tweet, adding that Democrats met the news with attacks on the president for being “xenophobic” and “racist.”
Democrats and the liberal media have continued to slam Trump as racist for his actions to slow the spread of COVID-19, and even seem to play along with China’s push of a conspiracy theory blaming the U.S. for the outbreak of the disease.
By the beginning of February, McDaniel noted in her next tweet, members of the president’s Coronavirus Task Force met with U.S. governors to coordinate their response efforts. But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was working on sending a letter to 74 federal government Inspectors General to investigate retaliation against whistleblowers.
FEB 9:
The Trump administration’s Coronavirus Task Force met with governors to coordinate response efforts.
Chuck Schumer was busy soliciting inspectors general to open NEW investigations into @realDonaldTrump. (5/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
While Trump “requested additional funding to fight the coronavirus” by the end of last month, Democrat Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York “demanded more documents from AG Barr to continue his political vendetta against the Trump administration,” McDaniel wrote.
And as Trump focused on a coronavirus vaccine at the beginning of the month, Democrats focused their efforts on establishing punishments for those who defied congressional subpoenas.
MAR 2:
The Trump administration secured commitments from top pharmaceutical companies to develop a vaccine to fight coronavirus.
Democrats began “quietly discussing moving ahead with punishments for individuals who defied subpoenas” in the impeachment sham. (7/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
McDaniel wrapped up her rebuke of Democrats with a final tweet summing up the “bottom line.”
“While @realDonaldTrump and his administration have been focused on protecting YOU, Democrats in Congress have been focused on attacking HIM!” she tweeted.
BOTTOM LINE:
While @realDonaldTrump and his administration have been focused on protecting YOU, Democrats in Congress have been focused on attacking HIM! (8/8)
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 11, 2020
Critics of the president on social media naturally used McDaniel’s tweets as a reason to bash Trump and his administration. But other Twitter users backed up the RNC chair’s argument and applauded all that the president has been doing to combat the outbreak and keep Americans from panicking.
MAR 11:
Pelosi & Democrats try to sneak through funding for abortions in bill to provide more money to fight COVID19.— Art Nickel (@k0art47) March 13, 2020
Please make a series of campaign commercials pointing this out. I’m fed-up hearing the lies spewed by feckless, duplicitous Democrats about the President and the VP being incompetent. They are doing a cracking good job looking after the health and wealth of the nation.
— Bertie the Legal Beagle (@Bertie07758773) March 11, 2020
From the first reports of #WuhanVirus POTUS took all necessary steps to keep American people safe, but Democrats and WHO were trying to stop him from protecting Americans. He even warned them that CDC had limited resources and would be overwhelmed if he didn’t take these actions! pic.twitter.com/rB26d9XPp1
— Maria (@Maria4America) March 12, 2020
The leftist media has been cranking up the hysteria on corona, which is partially responsible for the msrket taking a dip. Instead of working with trump on corona, dems were busy impeaching on a nothing case. Seems like the left is to blame, not Trump.
— armaadi (@armaadi) March 11, 2020
Dems continue to stand in the way rather than help. They are all for politicizing and personal gain.
Also, they want to keep policies, and introduce bills, that will bring more coronavirus into the U.S. Hardly seems to make any sense if they actually cared about U.S. citizens.— Deb Morgan (@DebMorg51365257) March 11, 2020
The left and their media lapdogs have done everything from calling his efforts racist, calling his travel restrictions unnecessary and an interference in international trade, to rejecting/vilifying the task force with sexist, ageist and racist idiocy. pic.twitter.com/V2WpdkgYKs
— Fiddmeister (@Fiddmeister) March 11, 2020
Please do a comparison of how obama handle swine flu and h1n1.
It took him 6 months and 20k dead before he declared an emergency
— John B (@JohnBGood13) March 12, 2020
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