Once again you dismiss the fact that there was no govt consensus for any action to be taken until it was. So no it is not obvious that he should have acted sooner. Nor is it obvious that if he had the results would have been any different. Your only evidence is a model that even you admit is an inexact science.
Hey folks the next time some staffer writes a memo let us do what he suggests he might be right even if it is not in his area of expertise. Let us have Treasury staffers write memos telling DOD what to do And you guys over at agriculture I want your thoughts on the space program. Hey you guys at state I want your thoughts on how to manage public lands for Interior. Why because some retire pediatrician from Calif thinks that is the way govt should be run.
Two models with similar results. I can understand your reluctance to believe one model alone- but two models came up with similar results.
Obviously Trump listened to the wrong advice. The people who advised him not to do anything were dead wrong as it turned out. Trump made a bad decision not to heed the advice Navarro (and, no doubt, others) gave him. He listened to THE WRONG PEOPLE! Looking at what happened I think that is undeniable.
Nope. No other evidence (not that more is needed). When the democrats win in November the investigation will reveal who said what and when. Its amazingly short sighted of you not to believe the possibility of a disastrous pandemic was never discussed with the president. Ridiculous.
I don’t recognize your opinion as more valid than mine. Lets start there.
I am sure the president gets all kinds of advice from a lot of sources. In this instance he listened to the wrong people and made a bad decision. My evidence: look at the aftermath of his choice
Of course it was discussed but presidents do not make decisions s based on a discussion. for the hundredth time. They make decisions based on decision memos sent out by the Chief of Staff to the competent depts. There is a format for these memos. I know I have seen them. I have participated in the process. There is great debate and discussion.within each department to get that department's position before being forwarded to the other departments for clearance and comment. Eventually the memo giving each departments position is then forwarded to the white house laying out the item for decision ,the options and recommended course of decision. That is how a president makes a decision to shut the economy. He does not make such decisions because some staffer thinks it is a good idea.
If the democrats want to hold another witch hunt like the Russian collusion farce then go to it. But I think most Americans want to get the economy running. If you think Adam Schiff is capable of conducting an objective investigation then you are kidding yourself. No you are the one who wants foreign judges involved. Yea that should go over well.
Sorry. That doesn't make your opinion more valuable. The decision making process isn't rocket science; its fairly simply. It doesn't take years of training to understand. I get that the president gets advice from a variety of people, from a a variety of departments. I have done reading about this so I understand how decisions get made.
The fact is this: Navarro warned Trump that this was one possible result. And its extremely naive to think that no one ever brought it up in a closed door meeting. No, I do not have proof of that. The investigation will bring that out once this is over. Do you honestly believe that no one other than Navarro ever mentioned to Trump that this could happen? There are some very talented medical people on his staff.
I don't get why you don't understand that this was simply an error in judgement, It happens. Unfortunately, this mistake cost tens of thousands of American lives.