Posted on 02/22/2020 9:27:29 AM PST by blam
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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The Democrats and deep state saboteurs will do anything to damage Trump, bring down the economy or create an horrific crisis.
Just look at what they did in Puerto Rico - and got away with!
They pinned the failure to deliver aid on Trump! For two years, supplies were hidden by the corrupt Governor, Mayor of San Juan and others in the cabal while they screamed that Trump didnt care and couldnt help them.
We were told, dont worry, the FBI is investigating. Then for two years NOTHING... until a sole person with a mobile telephone camera opened up one of the 50,000 square foot warehouses full of rotting supplies that were hidden deliberately in an effort to damage Trump.
The people responsible for this stunt - which was against the advice of the CDC - should be held personally accountable and if any deaths result, tried for homicide.
OUTRAGEOUS!
This is what happens when “drain the swamp” is just a campaign slogan.
Thanks.
Yeah. How could I forget that? It seems their lives are fueled by it.
+1 and well stated
President Trump is right on this issue...
Would State Department thugs put their loved ones on a plane with 14 people who had tested positive and were infectious? I'm guessing they would NOT risk that for their 'elite' families.
Send the leakers and deep staters to greet them and make sure they’re comfy.
This was so amateurish.
“Specialized containment area” looked like duct tape and a plastic sheet to me!
Yup.
Thanks.
But would it be paranoid enough?
Yep. Whenever I saw coworkers get those “never missed a day of work” awards I wanted to punch them. Bastards like that are why so many others get the flu.
Leave it to government employees to take it upon themselves to import this deadly virus into America. I only wish the virus infects them if it infects any American.
President Trump is correct. Let his fury reign on down.
I’m good with that in this circumstance. Go President Trump!
“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.”
Because it’s obscenely stupid and typical of the libtard Swamp.
You can't be too rich, too thin, or too paranoid...
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