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Eric Boehlert: When the press buried Obama for Ebola — and two Americans died

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Eric Boehlert: When the press buried Obama for Ebola — and two Americans died

“The Ebola crisis in the United States has become an anchor threatening to sink the Obama presidency” — The Hill, October 16, 2014.

Appearing on CNN last week, Washington Post reporter Abby Phillip expressed bewilderment that Trump was using his Twitter feed to spread wildly dangerous misinformation about the GOP’s supposed miracle cure for Covid-19. Trump has been doing this for months, purposefully contradicting established science and willfully endangering Americans, especially conspiratorial-minded ones who listen to Trump’s unscientific rants. “I think we really do have to say, what’s going on in terms of the president’s Twitter feed last night is irresponsible,” Phillip stressed. “At this point, it’s on the verge of putting people in danger.”

Read the rest of Eric Boehlert’s piece at PressRun Media