The press conference held by the COVID-19 task force was informational in more ways than one. Executives from Walmart, CVS, Target, Walgreens, Quest Diagnostics, and other private companies joined forces with the task force to announce (after the President declared a national emergency due to the coronavirus) a partnership with the federal government designed to combat the effects of COVID-19 and offer help and services to citizens. It’s a spectacular contrast to the type of ideological offerings from Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, the latter whose policies more resemble those in the communist country where this disaster originated.
The left, first apoplectic over the women they pretend aren’t present on the task force, then hysterical over Trump doing not enough or too much, now are angry that the admin has brought in the private sector, which has a better success rate than the federal government does at stewarding resources and helping others:
This is BIZARRE. Just a roll call of Big Important American Businesses.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 13, 2020
Left-wing media turned on a dime from screaming Trump wasn't doing anything to having a meltdown that he's working with the private sector to screen and test to slow the spread of the Wuhan virus.
Their derangment is driven entirely by politics. https://t.co/LXucrdSf8X
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) March 13, 2020
Some of these businesses will distribute test kits and use their parking lots for drive-thru testing spaces; Google will facilitate the screening questionnaires. The Dow rose steadily as Trump spoke. Other companies are stepping up in countless other ways:
Comcast Xfinity is providing free WiFi for all Miami-Dade students who don’t have it so they can use mobile devices provided by schools while they learn at home, superintendent says .
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) March 13, 2020
Government and the private sector companies can help work on test kits flattening the curve, expediting vaccine research, production, and distribution; the rest of us can help expedite economic hardship and recovery by not forgetting our local businesses, food pantries, and those in need. This is they time to stand in the gap and show the strength of our convictions — and the proper role of government.
