Oh really?
March 2020,
Trump urged Americans against hoarding as panic set in and it became clear that global supply chains would be impacted. Americans were struggling to find basic items, such as
toilet paper, at grocery stores. "You don't have to buy so much," Trump said at the time. "Take it easy. Relax."
Trump sought to use pandemic supply chain issues to make the case for increasing domestic manufacturing. "This pandemic has reaffirmed the importance of keeping vital supply chains at home. We cannot outsource our independence," he said in April 2020. "We cannot be reliant on foreign nations."
"We've got to start bringing our supply chains back," Trump added.
Trump that same month signed an executive order that declared meat-processing plants "critical infrastructure." As Trump downplayed the threat of COVID-19 and scoffed at public health recommendations, meat-processing plants were
becoming hotspots and workers were dying from the virus.
Global supply chains have been disrupted since the start of the pandemic, reaching new levels under the Biden administration as demand went up.
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