Trump's mishandling of COVID-19 has cost over 200,000 Americans their lives

Donald Trump has not directed America's response to the COVID-19 pandemic properly. Had he done so, 70% of our cases would have been avoided. We would have had this disease under reasonable control by now had basic, standard methods been used. This website exists to document what Trump is doing wrong, and what must be done instead.

As of mid-December 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has taken the lives of over 300,000 Americans.

Some of these deaths were unavoidable, but most, about 70%, should never have happened. The number who died needlessly exceeds US combat deaths from WW I, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, the Gulf Wars, and 9/11 combined. The ongoing missteps of Donald Trump magnified a serious contagion into an American catastrophe.

Control of an epidemic requires limiting its spread. The sick must be properly cared for. Masks, personal protective equipment, limits on movement, and social distancing are of critical importance - and have been used by many nations to slow (and even stop) the spread of COVID-19.
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This pandemic must be fought by testing for the virus, contact tracing, and isolation when appropriate. In America, we have spectacularly failed to provide all of the above, and the reason is... Trump's leadership.
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We intend to update our comprehensive timeline every day.
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Here are some other sites related to the flow of events that we highly recommend...

This "Totally Under Control" comic from Insider is readable and factually accurate.

Insider.com
September 14th, 2020

Steven Harper's timelines on Bill Moyers' website are brilliant. Read them all, starting with his interview on radio.

Bill Moyers
August 15th, 2020

Steven Harper, Interview II:
COVID-19, Campaign 2020, and possible chaos on November 3rd.

Radio Parallax
October 29th, 2020

Totally Under Control: official trailer for the new Alex Gibney documentary.

Totally Under Control documentary trailer

Timeline: Trump's Coronavirus Response (great short video).

Now This
May 7th, 2020

The Full Story of Trump and COVID-19 (excellent half-hour video narrated by Jeffrey Wright).

Now This
October 6th, 2020

Trump's statements on why we shouldn't worry about COVID.

Texas Congressman Lloyd Doggett's timeline of Trump's coronavirus response.

Lloyd Doggett
September 19th, 2020

The Psychology of Donald Trump: a look at what underlies his actions.

Great WaPo piece: A powerful argument for wearing a mask, in visual form. (See their diagram of affected states.)

VOX explainer: America’s third COVID-19 surge is here. It was predictable — and preventable.

You just breathe the air, and that's how it's passed. And so that's a very tricky one... It's also more deadly than even your strenuous flu... This is deadly stuff.

Donald J. Trump to Woodward
February 7th 2020

I think the virus is going to be - It's going to be fine.

Donald J. Trump to the public
February 10th 2020