Well, no.
It is indisputably the biggest and deadliest pandemic since the 1918 influenza. That's not a "maybe, maybe not" point of contention.
See, this is where we are going to run into problems.
They WERE preparing for a pandemic. But then - in May 2018:
"The top White House official responsible for leading the U.S. response in the event of a deadly pandemic has left the administration, and the global health security team he oversaw has been disbanded under a reorganization by national security adviser John Bolton.
The abrupt departure of Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer from the National Security Council means no senior administration official is now focused solely on global health security. Ziemer’s departure, along with the breakup of his team, comes at a time when many experts say the country is already underprepared for the increasing risks of a pandemic or bioterrorism attack."
That doesn't fit your "both sides, both sides, both sides" mantra though, sooooooo........ yeah.
Not unique, no.
But overwhelmingly coming from the right. Again, you are playing silly little word games rather than participating in an honest discourse. It's a point of partisan political pride on the right to resist any and all efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus. Not so on the left. And you know that damned well. The activist left has many grievous failings, but actively promoting and enabling the spread of covid at all times is not one of them. That's a right wing problem. This is not up for reasonable debate.
Are you, though?
Your stance on the Capitol insurrection and the GOP's nationwide anti-democracy rhetoric and actions would suggest otherwise. Which Republican officials' actions on Jan 6 have you called on to be investigated, let alone held accountable for? Seriously - can you give a single example of you calling for an investigation to hold Trump (or anyone in his administration) accountable for any of their actions regarding anything, at any point during or after his administration?
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