TRUMP IS STILL LEARING, AT THE COST OF 100'S OF 1000'S OF LIVES. HE PANICKED, WE SUFFERED FOR IT. NEITHER 1 OF THEM SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO THINGS THEY DIDNT KNOW BUT COULD ONLY AFFORD TO BUY! IM NOT SURE I READ ANYWHERE THAT SAYS GATES WAS TRYING TO GET POPULATION DOWN TO 500M WORLD WIDE. IF YOU WILL TELL ME WHERE TO READ THAT, I CERTAINLY WILL. PLEASE COME OUT OF YOUR FASCIST RING WING BLINDED WORLD AND STEP OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD G. WE MISS YOU.
IF YOU THINK GATES IS THE ONLY RICH GUY WHOM HAS EVER STOLE SOMETHING, MAYBE YOU BETTER DO MORE RESEARCH ON YOUR BUDDY TRUMP. GEESH.
My personal take is that Trump tried to take it seriously, but was immediately attacked as "racist" for shutting down connections with Asia when the virus was first disclosed to the masses. After that, I think he tried to downplay it to prevent panic in the streets AND to try and protect the economy. After all, it WAS an election year and people are more approving of administrations when they are gainfully employed and have cash flow.
I didn't hear about Gates wanting population at 500 mil either, but did hear he was involved with the lab as well as pharmaceutical companies that could benefit greatly selling the antidote.
Conspiracy Theory Mode ON: I believe there is a strong possibility the release of this virus was a planned event that is bigger than just getting rid of DJT. There is some merit to someone thinking the population needed to be thinned. Our SS is a big political lightning rod - what better way to make it solvent without actually having to put more cash into it than releasing a virus that will weed out millions of beneficiaries and get them off the payout books? Older people are more likely to vote, AND to vote conservative, so there's that too. Plus, bonus, it puts the sitting President in a nearly impossible to win situation - one that is essentially out of his control. There may be other factors I'm unaware of. I'm also leary of the vaccine and long term side affects, as I am generally distrustful that it was developed AND passed by FDA so quickly. It doesn't help I think the FDA is corrupt either.
Sorry, got distracted by work. In general, I also highly disapprove of the Democrats and how unhinged and nasty they (and the media) were during the entire Trump Presidency. Yes, Trump is an unrefined asshole. A turd in the punchbowl. 2 wrongs don't make a right, and Trump is not an excuse to lose your shit and act the way the Democratic party did. They revealed their true colors, and frankly, they are horrible, terrible people (I should note here, not ALL, but enough to be very concerning - and the worst/most unhinged got all the "air time" with the media - thus helping form my opinion). Hypocrits of the highest order. Not that Republicans are saints. They're not. But Republicans are just after my money. Outside of that they could care less about what I do. Democrats want to control my thoughts and actions - forcing conformity to their ideology. That is NOT what the United States of America is about. There was another guy in history that wanted that too. Nobody liked him and his ideals were soundly rejected by most of the world.