MSNBC’s Al Sharpton on Monday shared his reaction to President Donald Trump and his administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Sharpton warned during “Morning Joe” that the United States is “in danger.” He then slammed Trump for being “callous and immoral” for wearing a campaign hat while downplaying the seriousness of the virus.
“We are in danger,” Sharpton stated. “And put the partisan politics aside for a moment and your or my disdain for the president. For the president to stand there with a campaign hat on and try to keep people at bay so he can play with the numbers for political reasons, while we’re seeing people of all parties, all races, all economic backgrounds in jeopardy here, is as callous and immoral and as sick as one can be.”
He continued, “We’re talking about something that may not happen, but that is happening. And that they’re playing games with how it spins in some political back room. I think that we are in a very serious place. And if Republicans and Democrats cannot come together and call on this president to be honest and candid, we are going to be the ones that contribute to human life being lost.”
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