He had warning months ago.
He should have started back then to get everything ready.
He didn't. All he did was lie through his teeth about the whole thing.
He could have started taking steps to make sure there's multiple sources of test kits. He should have made sure there. was enough beds in hospitals. He should have made sure there was clarity in what the government was telling the people.
He should have been a real leader. He should have been honest. He should have put the nation and our people before himself.
So far at almost every step of this crisis, trump and his incompetent government has failed miserably.
Months ago, nobody really knew the scale at which this was going to spread around the world.
Months ago, when signs started showing it getting out of hand in China he halted travel from there and got criticized for it by the media and opposition party.
Months ago, simply wanting more test kits and hospital beds wasn't going to make them magically appear because you want them. There are only so many that can be manufactured within a given period of time and unfortunately, a lot of manufacturers and suppliers get their supplies from..... wait for it..... CHINA!
As for honesty, he is being honest about it, in my opinion. This is not the huge ordeal the media is making this out to be. Yes, there are vulnerable populations of people such as elderly and people with compromised immune systems, just like they are vulnerable to the flu or any other illness, and precautions should be taken to prevent the spread to those groups as much as possible. However, the hysteria being whipped up by the media, politicians, and irrational, panicky people like you in the general public is largely overblown. You people act like the bubonic plague is sweeping across the world killing tens of millions of people. Spanish influenza killed 50 million 100 years ago. Some estimate that even higher. This isn't even a blip on the radar compared to that. Over 95% of people who catch this will experience cold symptoms at best. Some may exhibit very minor symptoms or none at all.
Lighten up, Francis.