Donald Trump’s mismanagement of the coronavirus outbreak endangered Americans and significantly worsened a severe public health crisis.

Unsurprisingly, he refuses to take any responsibility for the damage he caused. But Trump led the federal response that got us here:
 

• He ignored weeks of warnings about the severity of the outbreak, made by public health experts and senior officials in his own administration.
   

• He overruled government health experts who wanted to issue warnings urging vulnerable people to reduce their exposure.
   

• He delayed implementation of proactive response measures that help to mitigate virus spread.
   

• He falsely blamed past administrations instead of taking account for his own failure to address the testing shortage, and has continually lied about access to testing.
   

• He downplayed the severity of the outbreak, publicly claiming it would “go away” in a few months.
   

• He unnecessarily rocked financial markets with numerous incorrect claims.

Trump’s inability to lead our country through this crisis is years in the making. Since becoming president, Trump has systematically debilitated our country’s ability to respond to public health crises.