When the dam bursts, a lot of water is released. The Roger Stone dam has burst and we have a flood of new information that should absolutely result in a mistrial.
Desperate to find something to hang Trump and justify its existence, the Mueller team had been investigating Roger Stone for some time. Mueller’s crew fabricated all sorts of charges but then limited them to something that sounded vaguely justifiable. With that in hand, on January 25, 2019 Mueller had the FBI conduct a pre-dawn raid to apprehend the dangerous 67 year old in ill health and no criminal record and with a deaf wife, automatic weapons at the ready to shoot and yell “tango down!” should Stone have suddenly reached for a nitroglycerin tab or some Imodium.
Imagine his wife not being able to hear any of this and disobeying a command to hit the floor hands behind her.
Boom
CNN was given prior notice of the raid and had its cameras rolling as the Bin Ladenesque operation unfolded.
Makes you proud of the FBI.
The dam has burst on the Roger Stone jury and it’s inundating everything. Turns out the foreperson in the jury has ax to grind.
A HUGE ax. To make this easily digestible I’ll post the highlights
From the Daily Mail
- Tomeka Hart revealed on Wednesday that she was foreperson on Stone jury
- Hart unsuccessfully ran for Congress in Tennessee as a Democrat in 2012
- She is also a former Memphis City Schools Board President
- Her social media shows a long history of anti-Trump comments
- She called Trump supporters racists and tweeted about Stone case before trial
From Chuck Ross at the Daily Caller
- The foreperson on Roger Stone’s jury ran for Congress as a Democrat in 2012, it was revealed Wednesday.
- Tomeka Hart revealed her role on the jury in a Facebook post defending four prosecutors who quit the Stone case in protest over a revision to the Trump confidante’s recommended prison sentence.
- Hart’s social media activity shows she closely followed the special counsel’s Russia investigation, and frequently posted negative stories about President Donald Trump.
There is a terrific thread reader here from Shem Horne on Twitter. A couple of samples
She was also tweeting about Roger Stone’s arrest:
Trump began tweeting about this miscarriage of justice back in November, but it appears that an early Tuesday tweet from Trump that prompted Hart to open her mouth.
But such expectations were challenged by a 1:48 a.m. Tuesday tweet from Donald Trump, who suggested his eccentric ally has been mistreated by the criminal justice system. “This is a horrible and very unfair situation,” the president wrote. “The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!”
Hart went to Facebook to vent her feelings
‘I have kept my silence for months. Initially, it was for my safety. Then, I decided to remain silent out of fear of politicizing the matter,’ Hart said in her Facebook post on Wednesday.
‘But I can’t keep quiet any longer. I want to stand up for Aaron Zelinsky, Adam Jed, Michael Marando, and Jonathan Kravis – the prosecutors on the Roger Stone trial,’ Hart wrote, referring to the prosecutors who resigned in protest.
‘It pains me to see the DOJ now interfere with the hard work of the prosecutors. They acted with the utmost intelligence, integrity, and respect for our system of justice. For that, I wanted to speak up for them and ask you to join me in thanking them for their service,’ she said.
She outed herself. Thing is, she has been posting out anti-Trump and anti-Stone tweets almost non-stop since 2017, which makes one wonder how she got by this:
How this jury forewoman Tomeka Hart answered THESE TWO PARTICULAR QUESTIONS on the jury pool questionnaire is going to be of intense interest to all real journalists everywhere: pic.twitter.com/QcRwVrXY6g
— Brian Cates – Political Columnist & Pundit (@drawandstrike) February 13, 2020
As noted, this should immediately have disqualified her for the jury. One reason it might have gone unchallenged is Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
You have to hand it to Donald Trump. Trump had the press falling all over itself when he started Tweeting about Mike Bloomberg, fact checking the box theory for days. I think Trump smoked her out by tweeting about the trial and provoking her.
democrats are all hot and bothered about Barr reducing sentence for Stone, which was obscene. They are already ginning this up as grounds for a new impeachment.
They’re going to have wait until the new trial, when we find out that Stone was set up. Stone was found guilty of process crimes stemming from a hoax- and Mueller knew it was a hoax the day after he took on the case.
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@Deplorable Me, #150:
So says Trump and his echo chamber. It’s pure, unadulterated bullshit.
Roger Stone’s attorneys were participants in the jury selection process. This begins with 30 to 35 prospective jurors, who are all questioned by both the defense and prosecution to determine if bias exists to a degree that might interfere with an impartial decision. Once 28 prospective jurors remain after all proposed dismissals for actual or implied bias have been ruled on, the defense still has the right to have any 10 of those remaining removed by peremptory challenge—in other words, they can have any 10 they wish thrown out without giving any particular reason. The prosecution can do the same with 6. That’s how you get down to the remaining jury of 12 that will ultimately hear the case and decide on a verdict.
If the resultant jury consisted of “rabid anti-Trump ideologues”, Stone’s defense team would have to be complete idiots.
They aren’t idiots. What they had on their hands was a guilty client for whom no convincing arguments in favor of innocence could be made, so they’ve attempted to discredit the trial process itself. A mistrial is a long shot, as there’s really no legitimate basis for such a finding. Everybody but Trump’s avid supporters know this. But publicly discrediting the process might give Trump a degree of political cover for a pardon, so it’s the route they’ve taken.
Jury Selection Procedures in United States District Courts
@Greg: No, so says the jurors themselves. Flopping Aces had several articles on the subject. You probably should have read them…. OH, SHIT! We’re ONE one!!
@Greg:
Unless the jurors lied like Shifty, Mueller, McCabe, Comey and Pelosi! You really are not very bright are you greggie. Maybe Sesame Street has a blog.
I find it much easier to believe that Trump is the liar, since there’s overwhelming, indisputable evidence that he lies constantly.
Did you comprehend the jury selection process? Maybe Stone’s attorneys are stupid, given all of the opportunities they had to question, research, challenge, and have removed “unqualified” jurors. I guess you believe their ability to disqualify a final 10 prospective jurors without even having to establish actual or implied bias was still inadequate to assure a fair verdict. He was found guilty on all seven counts. And the vote of the jury was unanimous.
Stone’s lawyers didn’t even present a compelling argument that Stone didn’t do as charged in the courtroom. Their closing arguments were more along the lines of So what if he did? They had 70-some documents entered into the record, but didn’t even discuss what their supposed significance was with the jury. Maybe they should have pitched the idea that a cartoon character can’t be charged with a crime.
After a White House-rigged impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, Trump is claiming Stone’s trial wasn’t fair and impartial? He claims the same thing regarding Paul Manafort. Trump isn’t insulting the intelligence of his critics, because they know exactly what’s going on; he’s insulting the intelligence of his worshipful followers. He has made truth irrelevant in politics and in the media, and would like for it to become equally irrelevant in the courtroom.
@Greg: Yep, greggie, even though she is quoted by many liberal sources, you would believe something else!
@Greg: The biased judge must find the defenses reason to reject a juror compelling. If you once dated an ex republican would get you bumped but hanging an effigy of Stone and Trump then burning them got you the foremans position.
You media is lying about Trump lying.
Dems even need a second briefing on the corona virus to get them to stop lying.
The CDC have perfected plans to follow no matter who is prez.
@Greg:
Of course you do. But, see, that results in you being WRONG almost every time. Perhaps you should reexamine your practice of allowing bias, prejudice and a degenerate ideology guide you.
@Deplorable Me: There is a total market manipulation going down, look at the price of gold. Silver is down too. WTF?
@kitt:
I smell a Soros.
Now there’s an HHS “whistle blower” that, sadly, we need to know the political background of before we can take any accusations seriously.
@retire05: It takes a countrys reserves to do this kind of crap. Look to Asia or India for the metals manpulation.. The markets need to shut down the algorithm trading.
@kitt: I’ve told you before the stock market is quite simply legalized gambling—-ANY individual who foolishly takes credit for it’s rise must accept blame for it’s fall—–better to simply play it like the ponies,craps–you get free drinks or sports wagers. Learned this many years ago as a Merrill Lynch broker—smart monkey with a strong arm consistently out performed the “experts”
Bloomberg’s Get IT done—means beat Trump——
Trump has told so many “small” lies that it’s now difficult for most to discern when he may be telling the truth. This is a difficult position for any leader to find themselves in.
@Richard Wheeler: Sorry, but Trump is not responsible for China’s viral outbreak or Democrats trying to exploit it for their own political gain.
@Richard Wheeler: Glad to know you prefer huge lies to tiny meaningless ones, you sir are a fool.
I was talking about the Metals Market when has it dropped with the market and bonds?
Your failed career is of little interest, if thats all the knowledge you gained.
What I will do, no panic.
@Deplorable Me: Agreed Same token he can’t take credit for it’s rise
BTW—Market up approx. 50% 3 years DT—UP Approx 125% 8 yrs BHO—Don’t recall him constantly bragging about it.
@kitt: You are the foolish one dearie—-Bonds have rallied in flight to safety–Gold and silver down minimally after strong 6 month rally
“Don’t panic”—LOL
@kitt: You seem to accept all Trump’s lies no matter the size–why are YOU so foolish?
@Richard Wheeler: Thing is to see what he does not what he says, told you a while back I watch him. The media has you crazy about what he tweets or says in a rally. You havent paid attention to what the holdovers pulled. You ignore your party and its intentions.
The grass isnt greener on your side of the fence, thats for sure.
Stone should get a new trial.
Assange should be cleared of charges his supposed co-hort got pardoned.
@kitt: Rich is not very astute as to the stock market. It is only gambling when you are ignorant about the stocks you are purchasing. Rich believes all of the crap that comes out of the mouths of the left. One needs to get into the meat of the issues and have the sense to understand truth and trends. I have done quite well. 28% increase during the last year with most holding despite the current down turn. I am waiting a while until it hits bottom and buying up all I can in reliable stocks.
@Randy, #155:
It’s not a matter of what I believe; it’s a matter of what is demonstrably true.
That actually is how the jury selection process worked. And that process makes the possibility that all twelve jurors came to the unanimous conclusion that Stone is guilty because they were all too biased to render a fair and impartial verdict extremely unlikely.
The established facts supported Stone’s guilt, and his defense attorneys were unable present any testimony, evidence, or arguments that effectively supported any other conclusion. He actually committed criminal acts. The facts of the case overcame the law’s presumption of innocence. It’s as simple as that.
@Greg: You really are ignorant. When there is a biased foreman with legal experience and the jury is not made up of peers, and the Judge shows bias, then there is not a fair trial and the verdict overturned for a new trial. I am sure you are not aware of what a peer is and that you support lying during jury selection.
@Randy: He might have it all tied up in annuities, what happens if the insurance company fails?
Im sure I wont like next months statement, I miscalculated the timing I thought May or June for this.
@Randy, #169:
It’s a good idea to remember that there can be a bubble in stock prices, just as there can be a bubble in real estate prices, tulip bulb prices, or surgical mask prices. I was a little disturbed when Jim Cramer wandered into the middle of a televised CNBC panel discussion early this afternoon to put in his two cents worth about the market nosedive, seemingly more than a little bit buzzed. He was having trouble with his microphone, his necktie, and his zipper. I don’t think anybody really knows what’s going on with the markets at the moment. Suddenly the underlying uncertainty of everything has been revealed. Coronavirus is a wildcard.
@Randy, #171:
What I see is a team of defense attorneys who couldn’t win their client’s case based on testimony, evidence, and logical argument, now attempting to get him off by discrediting the American legal process itself. That’s being supported by repeated public attacks from the President of the United States against named jurors and the judge who tried the case, which began even while the legal process was still underway. This is far worse than conduct unbecoming a president. It’s another attack on the integrity of our nation’s constitutional legal system.
Trump’s own attorneys have repeatedly used the same tactics to protect him from the consequences of his unacceptable behavior in office.
@Greg: Investing is not just buying random stocks. Investing requires research in trends, health of companies, world affairs and political issues. This bubble as you call it is a result of biased news. Most of my investments have not been affected by the “bubble” because of the type of specific investments. Trump bringing back US companies Obama sent overseas is a large part of my gains and retention of value. Reducing the “double taxation” of Corporate Taxes has created immense growth and viability of US companies that has been expressed in their stock values. Investing in the stock market is not a crap shoot. It is research and timeliness of investing as well as trusting your data. That requires unbiased evaluations and lack of wishful thinking. You lefties are incapable of that because you can not recognize reality. You spend too much time on hate instead of truth. Because I look at reality and not wishful thinking when making decision on financial issues, I have done quite well over the past 25 years. I you had listened to President Trump when he was running for office and understood what he proposed and then had the intelligence to capitalize on his plan, you would have made 28% on your investments, too. Instead, you discounted his intelligence and understanding of world trade. So, you deserve to be what you are and how you are when you can not see past your nose and can only criticize. My investments are providing me with more than twice the income I made when I was working. My grand-daughters will greatly benefit from my thoughtful efforts.
@Greg: See, you are blind and can not see reality.
@Randy:
Caution, common sense, and financial conservatism have actually served me rather well, gaining me more than I really need. My personal concern is whether that will protect my own part of town if the gambling casino burns down. It sometimes looks to me like the house and the biggest players have turned the center of the financial game into a huge, cleverly disguised Ponzi scheme. But you tell me that my eyesight is poor…
@Greg: what a dunce you are greggie!
@Randy: 28% RETURN in line with S&P advance and no better than average “investor over past 3 years—actually your return somewhat less than 50% rise for average investor. No big deal
When this 11 year bull turns bear you will lose value no matter what you hold—rising tide vs sinking ship—You will certainly not out perform a Colonel’s salary.
@kitt: Been through this before and you are wasting your time as he cherry picks his facts. The stock market low on Obama’s watch was 6,594 on 3/5/2009. The stock market high under Obama was 19,974 on 12/20/16 for a gain of 13,380. Sounds impressive until you realize that the previous stock market high was 14,164 on 10/9/07, meaning there was an improvement of 5,810 in 8 years over the market’s previous high under Obama. Under Trump, the best high was on 2/12/2020 at 29,551 for a gain of 9,577 in 3 years over the market’s previous high. Using RW’s reasoning and standards, the market should crash to 16,171 and then build back up to 29,951 for a “gain” of 13,380. And how many times did the Fed have to bail out Obama with QE to make those market gains possible compared to Trump?
https://www.thebalance.com/dow-jones-closing-history-top-highs-and-lows-since-1929-3306174
@Richard Wheeler:
You don’t? Well, that’s understandable; you don’t remember him lying about health care, transparency, Iran, Benghazi, Iraq or ISIS, either.
Actually, Obama is responsible for the outstanding rise in the stock market since 2017; he LEFT and that’s what made the entire economy improve.
@another vet: Cherry pick–you could certainly be accused of that AV
KISS—Check the percentage rise in mkts from BHO Inaug till out—about 125% vs 3yr+ for DT–About 50%–those are facts
Who you picking to get Dem nom? I got little Mike
@Greg:
What you see is what you want to see.
Not only was the Stone trial jury foreman tainted, so was Juror #3 who was clearly paid to write an opinion piece for the Washington Post. The jury foreman (an attorney) clearly was biased, as was Juror #3 who donated to Beto O’Rourke and Jill Stein. The jury foreman outed herself as a biased, political hack.
Odd that these two should have been accepted by Berman Jackson as jurors when Berman Jackson refused a juror based on her three decades old volunteerism for the Ronald Reagan campaign.
You also ignore Berman Jackson’s judicial history; she refused to grant relief to a Catholic organization over the Obamacare contraceptive mandate for all employers (overturned); she dismissed the case brought by two Benghazi families against Hillary Clinton in a wrongful death case; she slow-walked the Fast and Furious material, even refusing to grant Congress those documents; she put Manafort in solitary confinement even though he was not a danger to anyone. And like Stone, place a gag order on Manafort and his legal counsel even as the prosecution was leaking like a rusty bucket. But of course, she did not gag order the prosecution.
Of course, I remember the post you made making solitary confinement sound like Club Med. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here is the description of solitary confinement at the unit where Manafort was:
“It’s basically a deathtrap. A 12′ x 8′ solid steel or concrete box with a metal bed, stainless steel sink and toilet, and if you’re lucky, a small concrete or metal writing table and stool. On the solid steel metal door, there may be a 4 x 24-inch window that gives the inmate a slight view of the outside corridor, that can be blackened out by the correction staff at a moment’s notice.”
But cheer up, Comrade Greggie. Judge Amy Berman Jackson has been assigned to hear the Peter Strzok law suit against the federal government for wrongful termination. There is no doubt how that case will turn out.
You remain a useful idiot.
@Richard Wheeler: Obama drove the market by printing money and loaning it at 0.0%. Trump’s economy growth is economic growth, not smoke and mirrors like Obama’s. FACTS.
@Richard Wheeler: 28% last year not 28% total for all trump years. It would be somewhere around 63% for the 3 years of Trump. I do not recall S&P doing that well. That is only the stocks and bonds. The real-estate investments over the past 4 years is 56%. I wonder what it would have been with a Clinton as President?
It has been observed before that Trump’s “economic magic” will leave us up a creek without a paddle when the inevitable downturn comes. The only magic involved has been stimulating an already-recovered economy with enormously expensive and unsustainable stimulus measures.
February 28, 2020 – Stock-market expert says what many are thinking as Dow sheds 3,600 points in a week: ‘This market is not normal’
@Richard Wheeler: I put both sets of numbers in there. You clearly went with only with one set- the one that made the messiah look the best therefore you cherry picked not me as I presented BOTH sides.
@Greg: This isn’t a “downturn”, it is concern over the uncertainty of how the virus crisis will play out, fed largely by stupid, irresponsible, panic-inciting rhetoric from the left. It has nothing to do with anything Trump has done or not done. It’s all Democrats doing their damndest to create fear and panic. But, what else are Democrats capable of?
Obama sat on his thumb when the most deadly virus in the world was spreading but Democrats think, no matter what Trump does, is enough.
@Greg: Sorry Greggiepoo you cant blame this market drop on Trump no matter how you spin it.
@another vet: At the very least you should deal in percentages not raw numbers.
Randy If you are STILL up 63% after this week”s 13% loss you’ve out performed S&P UP about 50% over 3 years
DEP Smoke and mirrors used by ALL when it comes to stocks
@rich wheeler: I am up that much Rich. I have been out performing S&P for many years. When this scare is over, I will be up much more!
@rich wheeler: 43.4% of the market gains under Obama were new gains the other 56.6% was making up for lost ground. Under Trump, 100% of the market gains have been new. In 8 years the market high under Obama increased 41% over its previous best. In 3 years under Trump the market high increased 48% over its previous best. But you never know, maybe you guys will eventually get the recession you have been clamoring for for the last 3 and a half years. My guess is that your side’s overhyping of the Coronavirus in order to drive the markets down, which has worked so far, will eventually fail and the markets will recover and then some.
@another vet: They have no idea how successfully Trump has implemented his vision. The stock indices measures the sale price of the stocks. What few people understand is that the profit margins, reinvestment by companies, over seas funds returning to the US and energy costs have increased dividends to stock holders. With 401Ks and IRAs reinvesting those dividends monthly retirement funds have been growing logarithmically. When the Indices drop like they have recently, the value of the retirement funds properly invested suffers very little. Trump did that. His vision was to create stability and he succeeded.
@another vet: Some just cant help themselves they must make politics out of everything
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) kicked off the briefing sharply criticizing the administration as disorganized and lacking urgency in combating the coronavirus, lawmakers said. Her speech frustrated Republicans and some Democrats assembled to hear from the slate of officials from the CDC, NIH and State Department.
At least one Democrat also left the briefing irritated. Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), who led the health department under President Bill Clinton, said DeLauro’s diatribe missed the purpose of the meeting.
The Admin attempting to give them more information, you know science, and Rosa was having none of it.
“I feel that the issue on resources and current expenditures has been less than adequate and that these are some of the questions that we have to get answered,” she told reporters afterward, and her office later released a transcript of her remarks. “I quite frankly don’t worry about people who may have a concern. I just know that the questions are right.”
translation: There must be something here we can impeach Trump over while he was already working on this we were all tied up in our little coup attempt, not doing a f*cking thing for the people.
Have you seen this freakshow? They call her a hipster
From Business Insider, February 28, 2020 – Fox News is downplaying the coronavirus even though its older audience is more vulnerable to the virus
That’s the approved message coming down from above. It’s the wrong message, given that the incubation period is uncertain and it appears that infected persons may be able to transmit the virus before symptoms appear.
Trump, at the North Carolina rally on Friday: Trump hits Democrats over coronavirus criticism: ‘This is their new hoax’
I guess we’ll see whether it’s a hoax or not, whether we want to or not. The Chinese know already.
11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in San Antonio These are among the 145 Americans evacuated by the State Department from Wuhan and the Diamond Princess.
There are now confirmed cases in 7 states.
@Greg: What good does public panic do? Those that handle these issues are doing their jobs. The dems screaming the response could be better, maybe there is a special AP they can use like at the Iowa caucus. hitting the elderlys 401Ks that allow them to live a comfortable life with panic isnt doing them any good. They certainly wont catch it in the recliner watching Faux news.
Congress shoulnt get any more briefings as they are taking up precious time the experts could be working rather than have freakshows insult their efforts.
@another vet: How bout this Trump JR says Dems want virus to come to America and KILL MILLIONS. That greasy sleaze ball has hit new lows.
Pence in Fla fund raising. Golfing and praying won’t get it done
AV—OVER HYPING LOL
It’s true that Obama inherited a Bush sinking ship and Trump inherited an Obama rising tide–Markets have done exceedingly well under both admins–Eleven year bull run–not sustainable.
@Randy: The guy handling my IRA’s called me yesterday to make sure I hadn’t jumped out a window. He told me my portfolio had lost about half the percentage of the markets and that there is no reason to worry about it. Even my General Dynamics stock, which dove 29 points over the past week he says is still a desired stock and will return.
This is all simply fodder for the desperate Democrats; they’ve even started a NEW farce, claiming Trump said the virus was a “hoax” when what he actually said was their claiming the government was doing a poor job reacting to the virus was the hoax. How utterly desperate and corrupt do you have to be to stoop to such depths for the sake of trying to appear relevant?
@Greg: The idea Democrats are honest is the hoax.
Don’t you ever wonder why all your Democrats are such filthy, despicable, immoral liars? WHY doesn’t that bother you? WHY do you accept lies so readily and then make excuses for it? This baffles me.
@Richard Wheeler: That is EXACTLY what Democrats wish for. Look at Greg above doing all he can to spread the fear and panic Pelosi, Schumer and the idiot candidates are serving out. Nothing but lies about the preparedness, activity, containment, effort and concern from the left, EXPRESSLY to drive distrust, loss of confidence, fear and panic.
@Randy: The left looks at everything through a Marxist/Socialist prism. A “successful” economy to them is one that increases the number of people dependent on government handouts like Obamanomics did. It’s easier to control people that way. When someone is on the government dole, you can manipulate them easier especially when it comes to voting. “Vote for me or you don’t eat” is a pretty powerful hold on people. It makes them a lot less free but that gives the people who control the “freebies” power. And that’s what the dems crave more than anything.
@kitt:
Eventually the “scare” being promoted by the dems and MSM will go away and the markets will go back to normal. Then we can listen the spin as to why they did what they did.
@Richard Wheeler:
You guys politicized the deaths of Americans in Iraq in order to bring down GWB. I remember the threshold set- 2,000 deaths. Once that was “achieved” it was stated that the American people would start turning against the war. You do remember that don’t you? The NYT was one of the first to put that arbitrary number out there just like they put the arbitrary number of an 8% unemployment rate in 2012 saying once it to that, Obama would get re-elected. Both became self fulfilling prophecies of sort as they served as powerful propaganda tools for the dems. So the number for Iraq to bring down GWB was set at 2,000, what’s the number now that you believe will be necessary to bring down Trump?
Markets have done exceedingly well under both admins
The markets did well but only one economy has decreased the number of people on food stamps and increased wages. And only one market increase happened without LOTS of assistance from the Fed in the form of QE. One market was the result of Classical Liberal economic principles and the other was the result of the fed having to pump money into the economy because the economic principles of increased taxes and government regulation failed.
@Deplorable Me:
While Comrade Greggie, and Wheeler to a certain extent, complain about Trump’s response to the coronavirus, do you remember them criticizing Obama for his response to the H1N1 virus in 2009? No, me either.
China announced to the WHO on December 30th there was a problem. By January 31 Trump had organized his team and declared the coronavirus a national emergency. He has requested $2.5 billion to fight the coronavirus while that slug, Chucky Schumer declares that is not enough.
So let’s take a look at the wayback machine, shall we?
On April 29, 2009 Obama took to the TV to tell us what to do in the wake of H1N1 infections and that he was requesting $1.5 Billion to fight the virus. Obama did NOT declare H1N1 a national emergency until October, six months later and after 1,000 Americans had died from the virus.
https://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.obama/index.html
So Obama asked for $1.5 billion and the Dems felt that was enough. Trump asks for $2.5 billion and the Dems go nuts accusing him of not asking for enough. Obama waits six months to declare a national emergency and the Dems were fine with that. Trump takes a month and that is driving the Dems to apoplexy.
The H1N1 virus came across our southern border. Obama did nothing to seal that border. Coronavirus came from China, Trump closed travel from China and the Dems scream he’s xenophobic.
Do you remember Wheeler or Comrade Greggie complaining about Obama’s handling of the H1N1 virus? Me, either.