A year after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic and the day he signed the coronavirus relief bill into law, President Biden gave his first address to the nation, blending empathy, caution, and hope for the future. His tone was serious and largely soft spoken. Occasionally, he leaned on the podium to emphasize a point.
Except for the flags behind him, President Biden seemed like a caring grandfather or uncle, consoling his family during their grief. He truly is the nation's empathizer in chief.
What a contrast to Donald Trump, the former president, who released a statement yesterday (March 10) saying,
Except for the flags behind him, President Biden seemed like a caring grandfather or uncle, consoling his family during their grief. He truly is the nation's empathizer in chief.
What a contrast to Donald Trump, the former president, who released a statement yesterday (March 10) saying,
“I hope everyone remembers when they’re getting the COVID-19 (often referred to as the China Virus) Vaccine, that if I wasn’t President, you wouldn’t be getting that beautiful ‘shot’ for 5 years, at best, and probably wouldn’t be getting it at all. I hope everyone remembers!”
We won't forget that Operation Warp Speed, the effort to develop the COVID-19 vaccine, began during the Trump administration. We'll also remember that virtually every other move by the administration downplayed the severity of the virus, undermined the science and guidance from the medical community, and passed responsibility for ending the pandemic to each of the states. To wit, as he told the crowd at a rally here in New Hampshire on February 10, 2020,
“Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away.”