Former President Barack Obama said he gave ex-President Donald Trump a pandemic playbook when Trump took office — but he disregarded it.

“He ignored it,” Obama said during a rallyfor Vice President Kamala Harris in Las Vegas on Saturday. “And three years later, a pandemic hits.”

  • Australis13
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    3516 hours ago

    Isn’t this old news? I recall Trump not only throwing out the handbook, but disbanding the pandemic response team, too…

    • Rhaedas
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      1312 hours ago

      He actively tried to undo anything with Obama’s name on it. The one thing he’s good at is holding a grudge.

    • Atelopus-zeteki
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      1112 hours ago

      It is old news, and it’s worth bringing up at this time because it shows how poorly qualified trump was then for holding the office of the presidency.