Trump has had COVID-19 on the run since Day 1

I appreciate Dr. Barrie Pelland’s, April 10, assessment of President Trumpnochio (Trump will take all the credit when crisis ends). Further to his comments, let’s remind ourselves of a few of this blowhards assessment on this crisis:

Jan 22 — it’s under control

Jan 30 — we think we have it very well under control

Feb 2 — we pretty much shut it down

Feb 13 — when it gets warm historically warm weather has been able to kill the virus Feb 25 — people are getting better

Feb 26 — just 15 cases and in a couple of days it will be down to zero

Feb 27 — it’s going to disappear, it’s like a miracle it will disappear

March 2 — they’re going have a vaccine relatively soon

March 3 — not only vaccines but the “therapy,”

therapy is another word for cure

March 4 — we’re talking about a very small number in the United States

March 6 — our numbers are lower than just about anybody’s.

March 10 — everything is really working out and a lot of good things are going to happen

March 11 — we’re responding with great speed and professionalism

March 12 — it’s gonna go away

March 13 —No, I don’t take any responsibility at all.

March 15 — it’s all gonna be great we’re gonna be so good

March 16 — it came up so quickly

March 17 — this is a pandemic. I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic. All you had to do was just look at other countries.

The absolute classic line was President Trumpnochio calling this crisis a new hoax.

On Feb. 26, this president said 15 cases would soon be down to zero. By the end of March, 178,000-plus people were infected.

On April 10, more than 487,000 Americans were infected with COVID-19 with over 18,000 dead.

Can you imagine what the story would be like if it were not for Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases?

For all those grumbling about our system in Canada, I would hope most, if not all, are thankful we have it. It’s not perfect, but which side of the 49th parallel would you prefer to live?

Joseph Patrick O'Hearn, Vernon