Here are nine examples of Obama’s lying and incompetence regarding Ebola
1) Falsely said it was “unlikely” that anyone from Africa with Ebola would fly to the U.S. because the “necessary precautions” were being taken
On September 16, 2014, Obama said:
“First and foremost, I want the American people to know that our experts, here at the CDC and across our government, agree that the chances of an Ebola outbreak here in the United States are extremely low. We’ve been taking the necessary precautions, including working with countries in West Africa to increase screening at airports so that someone with the virus doesn’t get on a plane for the United States. In the unlikely event that someone with Ebola does reach our shores, we’ve taken new measures so that we’re prepared here at home.”
However, on September 19, 2014, just three days after Obama made the above statement, the only thing that Liberian Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan had to do to get past these “necessary precautions,” was to lie on an airport questionnaire. After Duncan lied, he was allowed to fly from Liberia to Dallas, Texas.
2) Refused to answer reporter’s question about whether or not the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. was a U.S. citizen
On September 30, 2014, during a press conference, the Obama administration refused to answer a reporter’s question about whether or not an Ebola patient who traveled from Liberia to Dallas, Texas, was a U.S. citizen. Afterward, the Liberian government identified the patient as Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian citizen.
3) Allowed people under “quarantine” for having had contact with an Ebola patient to go to the store
Although the Centers for Disease Control had placed people who had come into contact with Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan under “quarantine,” it allowed them to go to the store during their so-called “quarantine.”
4) Falsely said that a travel ban on people from Ebola infected countries could make the Ebola outbreak worse
In October 2014, CDC Director Tom Frieden said that a travel ban on people from Ebola infected countries could make the Ebola outbreak worse. However, the first people to contract Ebola in the U.S. got it from Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian Ebola patient who had flown to the U.S.
5) Falsely told nurse who had cared for Ebola patient and who had a fever that it was OK for her to fly on a commercial flight
In October 2014, the CDC told Amber Vinson, a nurse who had cared for Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, and who had a fever, that it was OK for her to fly on a commercial flight. However, after she took the flight, she was diagnosed with Ebola, and the CDC started to monitor the 132 passengers.
6) Lied about the results of an Ebola study that had been funded by his own administration
After a federally funded study concluded that there was a nearly 25% chance of Ebola reaching the U.S. in September 2014, Obama said:
“First and foremost, I want the American people to know that our experts, here at the CDC and across our government, agree that the chances of an Ebola outbreak here in the United States are extremely low.”
7) Said you can give, but can’t get, Ebola on a bus
In October 2014, CDC Director Tom Frieden said that you cannot get Ebola on a bus, but also said that people with Ebola should not ride on buses because they might give Ebola to someone else.
8) The first 500 U.S. soldiers that Obama sent to Africa to fight Ebola were given only four hours of Ebola-related training
In October 2014, it was reported that the first 500 U.S. soldiers that Obama had sent to Africa to fight Ebola had been given only four hours of Ebola-related training.
9) Obama’s Ebola czar had zero background in medicine or health care, but was a “key player” in Obama’s Solyndra con game
In October 2014, it was reported that Ron Klain, Obama’s newly appointed Ebola czar, had zero background in medicine or health care, but was a “key player” in Obama’s Solyndra con game. (See #25 on this list for a thorough explanation of Obama’s Solyndra con game.)
