The numbers from China are BS. The numbers from Europe are legit and the U.S. numbers are actually slightly better, but that is possibly because we got hit slightly later.

Trump's response is in line with other responses from around the world. Hindsight is 20/20. His ban on flights from China and then Europe were beneficial. There was some confusion and missed opportunities in February by the administration. The administration has been effective since March. Again, the sum total is basically in line with the performance of other countries.

The media is negligent in that their motivation is to make the President look bad. Enabling China to spite the administration is foolish. The President is negligent in that his off the cuff comments can create confusion and impede focus. Additionally, using this crisis to denigrate political opponents is counterproductive. One of the roles of President is to promote unity to better address the circumstance. He's not doing that.

Everybody in leadership can do better. I view the President as the primary responsibility to raise his game to unify us in a very challenging environment. If he works towards that, I would then see the media and democrat opponents as being responsible for putting partisanship aside and working with the administration to come to the best resolution.

We are getting our ass kicked by the Chinese and our schoolyard sniping is going to look ridiculous in hindsight.