GOP senator says Obama ‘failed’ on ebola but Trump’s stepped up with COVID-19
Sen. Joni Ernst , when confronted with her previous criticisms of then-President Barack Obama’s handling of the Ebola outbreak in 2014, claimed on Sunday morning that President Donald Trump is “stepping forward” in his response to the coronavirus pandemic that’s now killed 130,000 Americans.
Interviewing the Iowa senator on CNN’s State of the Union, host Dana Bash brought up Ernst’s past comments on Obama’s Ebola response and asked if she would use the same words to describe how Trump has handled COVID-19. Ernst, who is currently facing a tough re-election race, largely avoided the CNN host’s question, instead saying that everyone has “responsibility in stopping the spread” while somewhat downplaying the surge of coronavirus cases in her state by noting they’ve seen “one additional death” in Iowa in the past 24 hours.
The Republican lawmaker, however, took the opportunity to heap praise on the Trump administration for its response to the public health crisis while seemingly placing the blame on Democrats for any shortfalls.
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