‘Chinatown is not part of China’: Trump’s tweet at Pelosi is met with criticism online – By Savannah Behrmann (USA Today) / April 16 2020
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s tweet Thursday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s, D-Calif., February visit to San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood was “responsible for many deaths” was met with criticism.
“Crazy Nancy Pelosi deleted this from her Twitter account,” Trump claimed, saying, “She wanted everyone to pack into Chinatown long after I closed the BORDER TO CHINA. Based on her statement, she is responsible for many deaths. She’s an incompetent, third-rate politician!”
On Jan. 31, the administration declared a public health emergency for coronavirus, and announced travel restrictions from China. The president’s social distancing recommendations for Americans were rolled out in mid-March.
Crazy Nancy Pelosi deleted this from her Twitter account. She wanted everyone to pack into Chinatown long after I closed the BORDER TO CHINA. Based on her statement, she is responsible for many deaths. She’s an incompetent, third-rate politician! pic.twitter.com/uWNI7DCG3o
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2020
Trump’s tweet was regarding a tour of the Chinatown neighborhood in San Francisco, which is in the district Pelosi represents, made on Feb. 24, encouraging people to visit the area as customers vanished.
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