Following a brief stop to talk to reporters as he left the White House for Virginia to send off the USNS hospital ship Comfort that is headed off to New York City, the president tweeted out that he is giving serious consideration to implementing a quarantine on New York and a few surrounding states -- just days after he was talking about relaxing CDC standards designed to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the president wrote: "I am giving consideration to a QUARANTINE of developing “hot spots”, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. A decision will be made, one way or another, shortly."
Commenters on Twitter were quick to point out that it appears that the president is finally starting to understand the seriousness of the health crisis that has brought the country to an almost complete standstill.
And they let the president know it... just see below:
I am giving consideration to a QUARANTINE of developing “hot spots”, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. A decis… https://t.co/QJ0UqoU8ph— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1585416718.0
@realDonaldTrump President Cuomo is better than you.— cassidygirl❄️🌊😡🤬 (@cassidygirl❄️🌊😡🤬) 1585416747.0
@realDonaldTrump Oh look who decided to president today.— Jedi, Interrupted 🏳️🌈 (@Jedi, Interrupted 🏳️🌈) 1585416736.0
@realDonaldTrump Wait, so we're not going down to zero?— Paul 👻 (@Paul 👻) 1585416874.0
@realDonaldTrump So in actuality, you are doing nothing. Got it. Just so you’re aware, this IS NOT a reality show… https://t.co/rknT4mxewb— Jay Lionel (@Jay Lionel) 1585417157.0
@realDonaldTrump https://t.co/kLy9k1e2gN— Mr. Victor Berger IV (@Mr. Victor Berger IV) 1585417946.0
@realDonaldTrump Nobody is listening to you anymore the states are taking care of themselves so you can just be quiet.— Darryl Silver (@Darryl Silver) 1585416928.0
@realDonaldTrump Oh cool is this from 3 weeks ago?— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen) 1585416827.0
@realDonaldTrump STAY TUNED FOR THE EXCITING CLIFFHANGER TO "THE CONTAGION" !— Comfortably Numb (@Comfortably Numb) 1585416870.0
@realDonaldTrump When this is over we must hold Trump and this administration accountable for their lackluster resp… https://t.co/Cv6TwcVrTt— ♻️🇺🇸 Christopher Zullo (@♻️🇺🇸 Christopher Zullo) 1585416798.0
@realDonaldTrump I don’t agree with a quarantine of developing “hot spots” like New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,… https://t.co/6wzNGyPSbp— Eugene Gu, MD (@Eugene Gu, MD) 1585417174.0
