Trump Furious Americans Infected With Coronavirus Flew Back To US Without His Permission: Report

Fox News ^ | 2-22-2010 | Marisa Schultz

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President Trump was furious that 14 Americans infected with the coronavirus returned to the United States without his permission rather than remain in quarantine overseas, according to a new report.

Trump had been briefed that the healthy U.S. passengers who spent weeks quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan would be allowed to fly home on two chartered planes -- while those who were sick or infected would stay in Japan to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

The president became "furious" with senior advisers after learning the 14 Americans who tested positive had been put on a plane with healthy passengers, according to The Washington Post. One official told the paper that the failure to inform Trump of the decision in advance of the plane's departure was a “big operational mistake.”

Trump complained that bringing home the infected Americans could damage the adminstratration's response to the global health outbreak.

While the Americans evacuated from the ship were on buses on the tarmac in Tokyo, U.S. officials got the results back that 14 had tested positive for COVID-19 but had not yet shown symptoms. Officials made the decision to have them fly home anyway, but “isolated” from the other passengers on the plane.

“These individuals were moved in the most expeditious and safe manner to a specialized containment area on the evacuation aircraft to isolate them in accordance with standard protocol,” the State Department and Department of Health and Human Services said in a joint statement Monday.

“After consultation with HHS officials … the State Department made the decision to allow the 14 individuals, who were in isolation, separated from other passengers, and continued to be asymptomatic, to remain on the aircraft to complete the evacuation process.”

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[Lurker]

He needs to fire everyone involved in this.

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[Jeff Chandler]

“isolated” from the other passengers on the plane.

Oh, they had separate cabin air?

The State Department knows best, I guess.

[Paladin2]

There seems to be no shortage of US Fed gov’t employees who need to be fired.

[Jeff Chandler]

the State Department made the decision

Revenge, hoping a pandemic will tank the economy?

[samtheman]

Officials made the decision to have them fly home anyway, but “isolated” from the other passengers on the plane.
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I vote death penalty for those officials.

[Texas Eagle]

Who were the HHS officials and who at the
Deep State Department made the call. President Trump should have the patients quarantined in those officials’ homes.

[goldstategop]

Too bad the federal government aren’t people working for him on “The Apprentice”.

[Cobra64]

“Without his permission” ? Misleading headline.

[vetvetdoug]

How much does anyone wish to bet that these state department individuals that made this decision were holdovers from the Obama administration and Democrats?

[Black Agnes]

“Revenge, hoping a pandemic will tank the economy?”

Yes.

But he needs to realize lots of obama holdovers in the cdc too.

[Texas Eagle]

Wait a minute. Were they infected or were they healthy? What the hell, Faux News? Your opening paragraph conflicts with the second.

[SE Mom]

As bad as this is, I’m relieved to learn his reaction. From things I read a couple of days ago it seemed the decision was made by senior White House officials. I wrongly assumed that included the president.

[allendale]

It would be paranoid to suggest that there are people within the deep state that would do anything to postpone or sabotage the next election to prevent the reelection of Trump and a Democratic debacle.

[McGruff]

...the State Department made the decision...

Fire them all and start over.

[null and void]

When Americans start dropping like flies, the MSM will blame Trump. I don't think this will suffice to get ahead of it.

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[heavy metal]

whoever is responsible should immediately be air dropped on the diamond princess...

[hanamizu]

Oh, they had separate cabin air?

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The one picture I saw was that they were in some kind of closed container. I do not know if it had a separate air supply.

[Texas Eagle]

These individuals were moved in the most expeditious and safe manner to a specialized containment area on the evacuation aircraft to isolate them in accordance with standard protocol,” the State Department and Department of Health and Human Services said in a joint statement Monday.

Surrrrre they were.

[Caipirabob]

He needs to fire everyone involved in this.

Including transportation secretary Elaine Chao - Mitch O'Connell's wife? She should have been the loudest voice on this. The President trusted her to be competent on these matters.

Job description: Serves as principal adviser to the president in all matters relating to federal transportation programs. The Office of the Secretary oversees the formulation of national transportation policy and promotes intermodal transportation. Other responsibilities include negotiating and implementing international transportation agreements, assuring the fitness of U.S. airlines, issuing regulations to prevent alcohol and illegal drug misuse in transportation systems and preparing transportation legislation.