“I listened to the episode with Scott Gotlieb who is an honest, trustworthy voice on COVID. Pletka’s effort to both sides the politicization of COVID was shameful. Her example was to assert that the left cheered for red states to be hit hard because they don’t like GOP governors. False. No public official said that. In contrast Trump and Kushner’s admitted strategy was not to act because only blue states would be hit. Despicable. And shaming Biden snd Harris for “casting doubt” on vaccine is just false. Harris only said she would listen to doctors and not Trump-and if Fauci says it’s safe she would be first in line. Shame on you for blaming Harris - not Trump - for lack of confidence in vaccine after how he has politicized it.
Thiessen’s equating health officials’ mistakes to Trump’s intentional disinformation is also irresponsible.
This is all dangerous because it plays into the right wing narrative- everyone is bad so don’t trust anyone on either side. It excuses the Trump administration’s conduct by disingenuously spreading the blame. Do your job and hold people to account without obvious bias snd political agenda.
And Thiessen’s dismissal of virus’s impact on children was callous and ignorant.”
trdhyt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/25/20