[ April 24, 2024 ]
President Trump warned America about the Coronavirus in early February, when much of the MSM was downplaying the virus. Today much of the MSM is falsely accusing President Trump of downplaying the virus in it’s early stages, in the hope that will prevent him from being re-elected. President Trump is 100 percent correct: the MSM is the enemy of the people. #Trump2020!
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Hypocritical Media Downplays Wuhan Virus For Weeks, Then Critiques Fox News For Shifting ‘Rhetoric’
By Federalist, March 24, 2020:
Mainstream media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Vox, have criticized Fox News for allegedly promulgating lies about the severity of the widespread Wuhan virus. But their critiques land with a thud, as these same outlets also played a role in in downplaying the crisis.
On Monday’s edition of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson showcased the mainstream media’s inability to hold themselves accountable for initially pushing a relaxed narrative about the coronavirus in late January and early February.
“None of these people cared about you. They didn’t care about protecting public health, or sharing accurate information. They cared about being virtuous,” Carlson said. “They put their wokeness about your life as they always do.”
Here are just some examples of the mainstream media claiming the virus was no big deal:
1. Vox: This Isn’t A Deadly Pandemic
In a since deleted tweet Vox tweeted, “is [coronavirus] going to be a deadly pandemic? No.” Vox tweeted this on January 31, two days after the White House announced they were creating a coronavirus task force and would expand their travel ban to China.
2. Washington Post: Coronavirus Isn’t So Scary
In a “perspective” article, retired Harvard professor wrote for the Washington Post how the cognitive biases in our brain make coronavirus seem scarier then it actually is.
The article was published on January 31 and was titled, “How our brains make coronavirus seem scarier than it is.”
3. Washington Post: The Flu Is Worse Than Coronavirus
In an article titled “Get a grippe, America. The flu is a much bigger threat than coronavirus, for now,” published February 1, the Washington Post’s Lenny Bernstein wrote that the flu poses a larger threat to the American public, as coronavirus does not appear to be fatal.
“Clearly, the flu poses the bigger and more pressing peril; a handful of cases of the new respiratory illness have been reported in the United States, none of them fatal or apparently even life-threatening,” Bernstein wrote.
4. Washington Post: Be Wary Of The Racist Government
In another “perspective” article, Wendy Parmet and Michael Sinha wrote that an aggressive government response to coronavirus could be problematic for “marginalized populations.”
Essentially, the authors were arguing against an aggressive government response to the pandemic for fear of “racist” policies.
5. New York Times: Fear Spreads Faster Than Coronavirus
On February 18, the New York Times published an article that claimed fear was spreading faster than the coronavirus in Europe. After 40 cases were confirmed, the New York Times decided to highlight the supposed “stigmatization” that came with having the coronavirus and how it hurt people’s feelings.
Three weeks later, Italy shut down completely and thousands of people died.
6. CNN: Racist Attacks Are More Threatening Than Coronavirus
On February 21, CNN claimed “racist assaults and ignorant attacks against Asians” were spreading faster than the coronavirus itself.
According to CNN’s “experts,” rampant ignorance and misinformation about coronavirus has led to racist and xenophobic attacks against anyone who looks East Asian.
Apparently, the real plague in America isn’t the deadly virus that is shutting down the global economy and killing thousands, it’s actually racism.
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11 Comments
4 years ago
Let’s not forget calling it the Wuhan virus is also racist and xenophobic according to inbreeds like Omar. Never mind that it originated in the city of Wuhan, China. Let’s keep people visiting China, spreading it when they get home or have other infected people from China come here and spread it here.
A also virus LOVES open borders, mass immigration and DUMB people like you, Omar.
Do we need an IQ test for politicians before they can run?
4 years ago
While Pelosi signs hoax impeachment papers with an army of pens and celebrates, the virus takes holdand she does nothing about it. NOW she claims, “As the President fiddles, people are dying..”
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
Pelosi has exposed herself as an agent of the ChiComs and be arrested for treason and participating in mass murder.
4 years ago
Little did we know…
Tom Cotton Skipped Hours of Impeachment Trial
to Talk Coronavirus with Trump Admin
JOEL B. POLLAK1 Apr 2020
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) skipped several hours of the impeachment trial to talk to members of the administration about coronavirus, a new report says — further proof impeachment distracted most of Congress at a crucial time.
…
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/04/01/tom-cotton-skipped-hours-of-impeachment-trial-to-talk-coronavirus-with-trump-admin/
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
But also . . . why aren’t we surprised? And how many Dems (and RINO’s) are on China’s payroll, besides the Bidens and Clintons?
4 years ago
What’s more, Trump and Dr. Fauci WERE following the science. Which was wholly dependent on China’s word which, as we now know, is as good as worthless. And has been changing every 15 minutes to such an extent that to follow it all will give you whiplash. It was the Left and the media that were all “don’t worry, be happy” as it turns out.
4 years ago
Another lesson in doing your own thinking. You or I can pretty much size up a situation without the media stinking up the place.
Right now they are trying to appear relevant by saying what they should have been saying from the outset.
Any idiot can pass themselves off as a genius when it comes to pointing out the obvious.
4 years ago
enemy inside
4 years ago
People MUST understand the CCP Virus is a stealth attack by the CCP on the US and our allies and that part of this attack was to downplay its virulence while CCP agents spread it throughout the world and the US in particular. The Commiecrats ignored the warnings on instruction from their ChiCom masters, tore up Trump’s speech and allowed the CCP Virus to spread. They are now Alinsky like blaming Trump For any and all failures. This is war folks, and we need to respond by annihilating the ChiComs and arresting and executing their agents in the US which includes about 60% of the Commiecrats now sitting in Congress.
4 years ago
Well, they are wrong about everything else. Why not this?
4 years ago
An article in VOX or the Washington Post is somehow equivalent to a statement by Trump?
Not to mention this site’s contributions: a couple of examples from 3/27–about a week ago:
• Dr. Deborah Birx: Media Has ‘Frightened The American People’ Irresponsibly Presenting Distorted Coronavirus Numbers
Dr. Deborah Birx Rips for Media For Lies, Salacious Claims, Fearmongering
Try admitting the obvious–Trump royally screwed things up for a couple of months (remember that only a couple of weeks ago he was claiming the coronavirus in the US was under tremendous control?) and still shows no sign of having a coherent policy to get ahead of it.
