Trump Defends Virus Response: I Have A Lot Going On

The Huffington Post reports:

President Donald Trump once again deflected blame for his administration’s response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 1.2 million people across the country, saying he had been too busy with probes into his conduct as president to ensure the federal stockpile of medical supplies was prepared for a pandemic.

“Well, I’ll be honest, I have a lot of things going on,” Trump told ABC News anchor David Muir on Tuesday.

“We had a lot of people that refused to allow the country to be successful. They wasted a lot of time on Russia, Russia, Russia. That turned out to be a total hoax. Then they did Ukraine, Ukraine, and that was a total hoax. Then they impeached the president of the United States for absolutely no reason.”

ABC: You’re three years into your term. What did you do when you became president to restock those cupboards that you say are bare?

TRUMP: “Well, I’ll be honest, uh, I have a lot of things going on.” pic.twitter.com/7l9v3dgrOz

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 5, 2020

Last night, Trump said he didn’t prepare for the pandemic more because he “had a lot going on.” He was warned about the virus on Jan. 3rd.

Since then, he has tweeted 3,795 times, including 151 times about Fox, 47 times about CNN, 31 times about MSNBC, and 114 about “fake news.”

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) May 6, 2020

Since he was warned about the virus, he has also tweeted about:

Hillary Clinton: 16x
Ratings: 52x
Pelosi: 95x
The Bachelor: 5x
Hoax: 79x

Maybe, just maybe, we’d be better off during a pandemic with someone who didn’t spend their time tweeting unhinged trash while he watches TV?

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) May 6, 2020