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If we only had a CLUE, some EARLY WARNING, like...oh, I dunno, let's get silly..Trump, 1st term, asking out loud...
"CAN WE WITHHOLD COVID AID FROM BLUE STATES?"I'll bet that if he'd only said something like that, we would have seen the warning signs, and...
...oh. WAIT. HE DID SAY THAT.
Here's just ONE article, from October 30, 2020, and you can find MANY MORE with a simple Google search.
ELECTION 2020 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Trump threatened to withhold aid from Pa. as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations surge. Here’s what you need to know.
The comment "erodes trust" in the federal government’s obligation to help protect people regardless of politics, a national disaster expert said.
https://whyy.org/articles/trump-threatened-to-withhold-aid-from-pa-as-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-surge-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
In a precarious position in the polls and with his focus fixed on the swing state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump has had no shortage of criticisms — many of them rooted in falsehoods — for Gov. Tom Wolf.
Most recently, at a campaign rally, Trump criticized Wolf for his coronavirus restrictions and implied he might withhold federal disaster aid in the future.
“I’ll remember it, Tom. I’m going to remember it, Tom,” Trump said before doing an impersonation of Wolf, holding his hand to his ear like a phone. “‘Hello, Mr. President, this is Governor Wolf. I need help. I need help.’ You know what, these people are bad.”
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., called the president’s comments outrageous. The governor’s press secretary said Trump was threatening everyone in the state. Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers largely kept quiet.
Trump threatened to withhold aid from Pa. as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations surge. Here’s what you need to know.
The comment "erodes trust" in the federal government’s obligation to help protect people regardless of politics, a national disaster expert said.
https://whyy.org/articles/trump-threatened-to-withhold-aid-from-pa-as-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-surge-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
In a precarious position in the polls and with his focus fixed on the swing state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump has had no shortage of criticisms — many of them rooted in falsehoods — for Gov. Tom Wolf.
Most recently, at a campaign rally, Trump criticized Wolf for his coronavirus restrictions and implied he might withhold federal disaster aid in the future.
“I’ll remember it, Tom. I’m going to remember it, Tom,” Trump said before doing an impersonation of Wolf, holding his hand to his ear like a phone. “‘Hello, Mr. President, this is Governor Wolf. I need help. I need help.’ You know what, these people are bad.”
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., called the president’s comments outrageous. The governor’s press secretary said Trump was threatening everyone in the state. Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers largely kept quiet.