.MaddowBlog: CDC chief rejects Pres. Trump talk connecting virus, border wall
CDC Director Robert Redfield was asked whether "structural barriers" at the borders would help with the coronavirus. He had the audacity to tell the truth.
Construction is seen on the secondary fence that separates the United States and Mexico in the San Diego Sector on Aug. 22, 2019 in San Diego, Calif.March 11, 2020, 2:01 PM UTCAt a campaign rally in South Carolina two weeks ago, Donald Trump seemed aware of growing public anxieties surrounding the coronavirus, and he seemed eager to exploit those concerns to advance his agenda.."And you've all seen the wall has gone up like magic.... One of the reasons the numbers are so good.
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