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Pandemic Scorecard: Obama 2, Trump 0

April Ryan
April 22, 2020

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There is a lot of blame to go around when it comes to the handling and response of the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump is always quick to blame his predecessor for everything. But, there are those who reject Trump’s scapegoating and say do not blame President Obama.

April Ryan speaks with Congressional Black Caucus chair Karen Bass (D-CA) on how President Obama’s decisive leadership proved vital in containing the ebola and H1N1 outbreaks and prevented economic catastrophe.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

We are in the midst of a global pandemic.

Nearly one in every four deaths WORLDWIDE is an American and yet here you are, attacking the Speaker because she has the courage, leadership and competence the nation needs right now.

This is the leadership needed in the White House. https://t.co/IyUQ0Q7Zwm
— Congressmember Bass (@RepKarenBass) April 19, 2020

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan