Donald Trump must accept the opinion of scientists - letter echo

A West Virginia echo opinion letter published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, submitted by Merri Morgan in Greenville, West Virginia

Donald Trump desperately wants people back to work as soon as possible and is now urging the governors to end stay-at-home restrictions.

The scientists say we cannot possibly do that safely without more testing. Indeed, they are insisting about the need for much more testing.

Trump congratulates himself that over 4,000,000 Americans have been tested. HELLO? That is just over 1% of the U.S. population.

Trump says it’s up to the states to do testing. Still, the governors are doing all they can in dealing with the virus, and scientists say testing is severely hampered by shortages of swabs and chemical reagents.

Also, Trump stated that he takes no responsibility for anything, and he’s been doing a great job. If former president Harry Truman were still alive, that might astonish him. The sign on Truman’s desk read: “The Buck Stops Here.”

For one, I am listening to the scientists. 

Lying Traitor Trump has zero interest in protecting American lives. He is ignorant and ignores medical science.

Indeed, day after day, Trump’s pronouncements on the virus consist of misinformation, disinformation, nonsense and outright lies. 

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s medical hero, is forced to contradict him. Some people don’t like it when Dr. Fauci contradicts Trump. Apparently, some people want their medical decisions made by Trump.

Again, I, for one, do not want my life or that of my very vulnerable grandson with cystic fibrosis endangered so the economy can flourish while people die.

From Merri Morgan, writing from Greenville, West Virginia, an opinion letter published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail (A Pulitizer Prize Winning newspaper.)