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Rhiannon12866

(205,478 posts) Wed Apr 20, 2022, 08:45 PM Apr 2022

Pandemic Profiteers Got Rich While America Got Sick - Amanpour and Company

In his new book, David McSwane reveals that America's initial COVID-19 response was riddled with corruption and incompetence. The author joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss pandemic profiteering. Originally aired on April 19, 2022.

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Pandemic Profiteers Got Rich While America Got Sick - Amanpour and Company (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Apr 2022 OP

Very Sad that the Trump administration screwed the country's pandemic response SouthernDem4ever Apr 2022 #1

Exactly. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2022 #2

SouthernDem4ever

(6,617 posts)

1. Very Sad that the Trump administration screwed the country's pandemic response

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:09 PM

Apr 2022

when one of the first things that orange buffoon did when he got into office was dismantle the pandemic response team set up under the Obama administration.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-disbanded-nsc-pandemic-unit-experts-praised-69594177

Of course the a-hole would not have listened to them just like he disregarded Fauci and anyone else who were career scientists.

Rhiannon12866

(205,478 posts)

2. Exactly.

Reply to SouthernDem4ever (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:15 PM

Apr 2022

It was supposed to "just go away" by Easter - 2020??

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