With one million coronavirus cases now recorded in the U.S., we'll never know for sure how different things could have been if President Donald Trump had taken the pandemic seriously earlier. But hey, if he was slow to protect American lives, at least he's stepping up now to protect American pork.
Trump has handled widespread criticism of his coronavirus response with all the patience and grace of a cranky toddler. Having ignored the many, many warnings about the looming pandemic in daily briefings, the U.S. president has since repeatedly refused to take responsibility for his inaction or reckless public statements.
On Tuesday night Stephen Colbert highlighted the contrast between the president's sluggish actions these last few months and how he sprung into action when told slaughterhouse shutdowns put the nation's meat supplies at risk.
"Wow, he really acted quickly to save the meats. Maybe they should have put that in the initial intelligence briefings," Colbert joked. "'Mr. President, hundreds of thousands of people could be infected with this deadly virus — and some of those people make your hamburgers.'"
Topics Donald Trump Politics COVID-19
