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> And yet he was ahead of almost everyone in doing that - no other politicians or agencies were calling for it, most were denouncing it. You’ve been fooled by

> And yet he was ahead of almost everyone in doing that - no other politicians or agencies were calling for it, most were denouncing it. You’ve been fooled by fake news. Just google and you’ll find the truth. Here’s an article from February 2 “All over the world, countries are imposing travel bans on visitors who’ve been to China“ https://qz.com/1795615/coronavirus-travel-bans-on-china-imposed-by-growing-list-of-nations/ https://qz.com/1795615/coronavirus-travel-bans-on-china-impo... So it’s the exact opposite of what you said - politicians all over the world were doing just that. According to a later analysis at https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/13/joe-biden/joe-bidens-claim-about-donald-trumps-slow-travel-r/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/13/joe-biden/... “ By the group’s count, Biden is correct about 45 nations restricting travel from China before the United States.That number covers variations of travel restrictions in effect up to and including Feb. 1.”

nwienert 6y ago
Politifact has been wrong more time’s than I can count. First, US closed late Jan before they are citing many others than closed right after that, I know someone who was disallowed before the 31st but they wouldn’t be straightforward on why, so the admin was restricting travel even before the announcement. And I was referring mostly to within the US there, and with the WHO. Here’s Biden right after the ban: > We need to lead the way with science -- not Donald Trump's record of hysteria, xenophobia and fear-mongering. And before you reply saying he didn’t mean directly at the ban, I don’t buy it. It was sent directly after the announcement specifically saying “xenophobic” and suggesting the alternative was “science”. That isn’t someone who is signaling they support it.

nwienert 6y ago

Politifact has been wrong more time’s than I can count. First, US closed late Jan before they are citing many others than closed right after that, I know someone who was disallowed before the 31st but they wouldn’t be straightforward on why, so the admin was restricting travel even before the announcement. And I was referring mostly to within the US there, and with the WHO. Here’s Biden right after the ban: > We need to lead the way with science -- not Donald Trump's record of hysteria, xenophobia and fear-mongering. And before you reply saying he didn’t mean directly at the ban, I don’t buy it. It was sent directly after the announcement specifically saying “xenophobic” and suggesting the alternative was “science”. That isn’t someone who is signaling they support it.