Wait, what? Woodward had Trump on tape that the coronavirus was airborne BACK IN FEBRUARY (seems he learned this from Xi) and sat on it, presumably to release his book closer to the election? As we've been saying, the US crisis is elite failure *across* the political spectrum. https://twitter.com/mshelton/status/1303747254314962944 …
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People seems to find it easier to understand this administration's (many) failures. But I don't think it's sunk in to most of the country how deep and broad the problem is, with different manifestations across the political spectrum. 2016 was both a symptom and an accelerant.
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I wrote an article on ventilation late summer and got inundated with messages from ordinary people saying "oh, wow, I had no idea. We're now opening windows in our <indoor space>. Thank you for informing us!" Seems that Woodward, not just Trump, had the confirmation in February.
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For people thinking this is implausible; China had ventilation on its radar back in January. As did Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, etc. It's *our* public health authorities & the WHO that's been way behind on this issue. Very plausible that Xi communicated such basics to Trump.
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Who knows? That's not Woodward's decision to make. The public isn't a bunch of toddlers whose reactions are to be pre-judged and managed—as it was done with masks and also with the airborne issue. It was on Woodward to share these important revelations. https://twitter.com/Alagai/status/1303750709825998850 …
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I'm going to go with Woodward could live with his fourteenth best-selling book having fewer scoops in September of 2020. https://twitter.com/samuelt22223/status/1303751811816357892 …pic.twitter.com/fNNnMEF2vW
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Woodward has Trump on tape in February, lucidly recounting basic facts, including severity & airborne transmission, that he was told by Xi. People who say it wouldn't have mattered: you don't know that. Savvy cynicism isn't politics; it's self-justification for paralysis.
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I find this argument baffling. This isn't politics. This is giving up. "Nothing would work, they would spin, no point in releasing information, he'd claim a hoax" etc. etc. Yes, nothing will work if people think and act like nothing will work. https://twitter.com/Alagai/status/1303751365076942848 …pic.twitter.com/y6rvtgCIdI
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Honored to be quote tweeted. But you only quote part of my statement. That covid is serious *was* known to the public from experts, CDC, WHO, reporting from Wuhan and Italy. Trump's wrong statements have been often noted. What's new is that
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In *February*, when this tape was made, I was desperately trying to convince journalists to take this seriously, while many top outlets were publishing articles saying we should stop panicking and continue traveling and masks were superstition. So no.
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The facts and observations on the ground, and the science, is what pertain to that. That was available - In *February*. Sorry - have to disagree.
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It was clear to me as a lay observer in February: Scientists and medical experts are saying watch out. Journalists were repeating talking points. Read that "Red Dawn" thread again. Experts knew and so did Trump.
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