pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--CORONA JIHAD: Islamic groups say this is a golden opportunity to unleash waves of lethal terror

They never miss an opportunity for murder and mayhem , whatever the circumstance .
Jihadist groups say this is a golden opportunity to unleash waves of lethal terror .
While most look on a crisis like this with worry , and view it as a challenge to be overcome , there are extremists who consider troubling times to be a golden opportunity .
Under the Covid-19 global pandemic , the UK is faced with its worst health crisis for generations .
Indeed , its gravest social challenge in the postwar period .
The current death toll in the UK stands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the coming weeks and months .
But where there is a crisis , there is opportunity for some .
Islamists across the world – both abroad and closer to home – are exploiting the Covid-19 crisis to pursue their extremist objectives and spread hate .
Looking to take advantage of the uncertainties and insecurities brought on by this deadly virus , which we still know relatively little about , Islamists of different shades feel they have been given a boost .
This initially began with the peddling of the classic Islamist theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The fact that this new virus broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan was used to push the narrative that God was punishing China for the systematic oppression of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province .
Elsewhere , Salafists in the Middle East and North Africa labelled the new coronavirus a ‘ Soldier of God ’ that was targeting disbelieving infidels who follow the ‘ godless ’ ideology of communism or Buddhist philosophy .
This is despite the fact that this supposed Soldier of God has now claimed the lives of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indonesia , Pakistan , Bangladesh and Morocco .
The Covid-19 pandemic is also being integrated into Islamists ’ anti-Western worldview .
Iran ’ s Supreme Leader , Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , refused American assistance for the country ’ s coronavirus outbreak , peddling a completely unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus might have been manufactured in the US , and that medicinal supplies offered by the US could be designed to exacerbate Iran ’ s health crisis .
At the time of writing , coronavirus has cost the lives of nearly 2,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made by Hossein Salami – the commander of Iran ’ s Islamic Revolutionary Guards – that the new coronavirus was a US-made biological weapon designed to fundamentally weaken Iran as well as China .
In neighbouring Iraq , notorious cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has also said that any US-made vaccine should be rejected .
Sadr added that he and his supporters would only depend on God for the treatment of diseases .
It is quite remarkable that such ‘ leaders ’ are using Covid-19 to fuel anti-American sentiment and spread their extremist hate against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical resources to tackle the new coronavirus .
There are also indications that Islamic State is revving up its jihadists .
According to this bloodthirsty death cult , this is the perfect time to pounce and unleash deadly acts of terror in countries such as the UK .
In an editorial produced in its weekly newspaper , Al-Naba , titled ‘ The Crusaders ’ Worst Nightmare ’ , ISIS members are encouraged to step up their efforts and exploit the West ’ s preoccupation with the Covid-19 pandemic .
As security services and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help government efforts to tackle outbreaks , Western countries are perceived to be ‘ restricted ’ in terms of fighting jihadists abroad – meaning the conditions are ideal for them to ‘ strike ’ .
Terrorist organisations view these troubling times as a golden opportunity to unleash waves of lethal terror .
The Covid-19 pandemic serves as a timely reminder of the extreme lengths taken by sinister radical Islamists to exploit and weaponise human misery in the name of their warped fundamentalist ideology .
This ranges from peddling ludicrous conspiracy theories designed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a deathly punishment from God to punish the ‘ enemy ’ .
And so , utterly consumed by their hatred of non-Muslims , clerics are rejecting the offer of medical help for their affected populations .
At the most severe , these troubling times demonstrate how national crises and perceived social panic in the Western world whet the appetite of jihadist terrorists , who are desperate to cause untold misery and suffering through deadly acts of terror .

They never miss an opportunity for murder and mayhem, whatever the circumstance.
How Islamists are exploiting Covid-19
Jihadist groups say this is a golden opportunity to unleash waves of lethal terror.
By: Rakib Ehsan, Spiked, 24th March 2020
While most look on a crisis like this with worry, and view it as a challenge to be overcome, there are extremists who consider troubling times to be a golden opportunity.
Under the Covid-19 global pandemic, the UK is faced with its worst health crisis for generations. Indeed, its gravest social challenge in the postwar period. The current death toll in the UK stands at 335, and will rise exponentially in the coming weeks and months. But where there is a crisis, there is opportunity for some.
Islamists across the world – both abroad and closer to home – are exploiting the Covid-19 crisis to pursue their extremist objectives and spread hate. Looking to take advantage of the uncertainties and insecurities brought on by this deadly virus, which we still know relatively little about, Islamists of different shades feel they have been given a boost.
This initially began with the peddling of the classic Islamist theory that viruses are a punishment from God. The fact that this new virus broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan was used to push the narrative that God was punishing China for the systematic oppression of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
Elsewhere, Salafists in the Middle East and North Africa labelled the new coronavirus a ‘Soldier of God’ that was targeting disbelieving infidels who follow the ‘godless’ ideology of communism or Buddhist philosophy. This is despite the fact that this supposed Soldier of God has now claimed the lives of people in Sunni-majority countries such as Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Morocco.
The Covid-19 pandemic is also being integrated into Islamists’ anti-Western worldview. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, refused American assistance for the country’s coronavirus outbreak, peddling a completely unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus might have been manufactured in the US, and that medicinal supplies offered by the US could be designed to exacerbate Iran’s health crisis. At the time of writing, coronavirus has cost the lives of nearly 2,000 people in Iran.
This follows the suggestion made by Hossein Salami – the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards – that the new coronavirus was a US-made biological weapon designed to fundamentally weaken Iran as well as China.
In neighbouring Iraq, notorious cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has also said that any US-made vaccine should be rejected. Sadr added that he and his supporters would only depend on God for the treatment of diseases. It is quite remarkable that such ‘leaders’ are using Covid-19 to fuel anti-American sentiment and spread their extremist hate against non-Muslims – including those who are offering medical resources to tackle the new coronavirus.
There are also indications that Islamic State is revving up its jihadists. According to this bloodthirsty death cult, this is the perfect time to pounce and unleash deadly acts of terror in countries such as the UK. In an editorial produced in its weekly newspaper, Al-Naba, titled ‘The Crusaders’ Worst Nightmare’, ISIS members are encouraged to step up their efforts and exploit the West’s preoccupation with the Covid-19 pandemic. As security services and national armies are ‘stretched’ to help government efforts to tackle outbreaks, Western countries are perceived to be ‘restricted’ in terms of fighting jihadists abroad – meaning the conditions are ideal for them to ‘strike’. Terrorist organisations view these troubling times as a golden opportunity to unleash waves of lethal terror.
The Covid-19 pandemic serves as a timely reminder of the extreme lengths taken by sinister radical Islamists to exploit and weaponise human misery in the name of their warped fundamentalist ideology. This ranges from peddling ludicrous conspiracy theories designed to exacerbate anti-Western sentiment to framing deadly viruses as a deathly punishment from God to punish the ‘enemy’. And so, utterly consumed by their hatred of non-Muslims, clerics are rejecting the offer of medical help for their affected populations.
At the most severe, these troubling times demonstrate how national crises and perceived social panic in the Western world whet the appetite of jihadist terrorists, who are desperate to cause untold misery and suffering through deadly acts of terror.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--President Trump Wants to “REOPEN’ Economy by Easter

Watch the whole thing here .
President Trump says that he would love to have the country opened up and running again by Easter .
Trump wants to ‘ reopen ’ the economy by Easter despite rapid coronavirus spread President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants the U.S. economy to “ open ” back up by Easter Sunday , even as the number of coronavirus cases in the country accelerates .
Trump ’ s remarks in a Fox News “ virtual town hall ” event at the White House came as more states imposed extreme measures , including shutting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , to try to slow the spread of the disease .
“ We ’ re opening up this incredible country .
Because we have to do that .
I would love to have it open by Easter , ” Trump said .
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants the U.S. economy to “ open ” back up by Easter Sunday , even as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country accelerates .
Easter is April 12 , less than three weeks away .
Trump ’ s remarks in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” event at the White House came as more states imposed extreme measures , including shutting down businesses and ordering residents to stay home , to try to slow the spread of the disease .
“ We ’ re opening up this incredible country .
Because we have to do that .
I would love to have it open by Easter , ” Trump said .
“ I would love to have that .
It ’ s such an important day for other reasons , but I ’ d love to make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would love to have the country opened up , and rarin ’ to go by Easter.
” The number of people found to have the virus , which causes the COVID-19 illness , has increased significantly in recent days , as testing kits have been made more available to states .
In the U.S. , at least 46,5000 cases and 590 deaths from the COVID-19 virus have been confirmed so far , according to data from Johns Hopkins University .

Watch the whole thing here.
???? BREAKING ???? President Trump says that he would love to have the country opened up and running again by Easter. Bill Hemmer adds that it would be a “Great American Resurrection” pic.twitter.com/c5hz683jcy — Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 24, 2020
Trump wants to ‘reopen’ the economy by Easter despite rapid coronavirus spread By: Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, March 24, 2020: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants the U.S. economy to “open” back up by Easter Sunday, even as the number of coronavirus cases in the country accelerates. Trump’s remarks in a Fox News “virtual town hall” event at the White House came as more states imposed extreme measures, including shutting down businesses and ordering residents to stay home, to try to slow the spread of the disease. “We’re opening up this incredible country. Because we have to do that. I would love to have it open by Easter,” Trump said. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants the U.S. economy to “open” back up by Easter Sunday, even as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country accelerates. Easter is April 12, less than three weeks away. Trump’s remarks in a Fox News “virtual town hall” event at the White House came as more states imposed extreme measures, including shutting down businesses and ordering residents to stay home, to try to slow the spread of the disease. “We’re opening up this incredible country. Because we have to do that. I would love to have it open by Easter,” Trump said. “I would love to have that. It’s such an important day for other reasons, but I’d love to make it an important day for this. I would love to have the country opened up, and rarin’ to go by Easter.” The number of people found to have the virus, which causes the COVID-19 illness, has increased significantly in recent days, as testing kits have been made more available to states. In the U.S., at least 46,5000 cases and 590 deaths from the COVID-19 virus have been confirmed so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--LETHAL LIARS: Democrat-run Media Claims Man Died After Ingesting Chloroquine ‘Because of Trump’ When

LETHAL LIARS: Democrat-run Media Claims Man Died After Ingesting Chloroquine ‘Because of Trump’ When He Died of Drinking FISH TANK CLEANER

The media is the enemy .
They are trying to scare people off from chloroquine because it works .
After thousands of Retweets and everyone blaming President Trump , Axios finally decided to reveal the *minor detail* that the man ingested Fish Tank Cleaner and not the actual drug touted by President Trump .
Fake News Hacks Claim Man Died After Ingesting Chloroquine ‘ Because of Trump ’ – Leaves Out the Fact He Actually Drank Koi Pond Cleaner The fraudstream media is truly the enemy of the American people .
Late last week President Donald Trump announced a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Z-pac cocktail to battle the coronavirus .
There are three international studies that show the combination is very effective in treating the coronavirus and also acts as a prophylactic .
We reported on the success of Chloroquine earlier today and this week .
The propagandists in the media however are desperate to make President Trump look like a murdering liar so they spread one of the biggest hoaxes yet in the Coronavirus news cycle .
On Monday it was reported that a 68-year-old man died after ingesting chloroquine .
Only he didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fish tank cleaner and poisoned himself to death .
But the media ran with the lie anyway , because orange man bad .
And here it is…don ’ t believe anything the President says… Buried 8 tweets down , this NBC hack admits the man who died drank FISH TANK CLEANER — but her original tweet with the lie has nearly 20,000 re-tweets .
“ The toxic ingredient they consumed was not the medication form of chloroquine , used to treat malaria in humans .
Instead , it was an ingredient listed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also ran with the lie in its headline .
Anything for re-tweets .

The media is the enemy. They are trying to scare people off from chloroquine because it works.
After thousands of Retweets and everyone blaming President Trump, Axios finally decided to reveal the *minor detail* that the man ingested Fish Tank Cleaner and not the actual drug touted by President Trump.
Fake News Hacks Claim Man Died After Ingesting Chloroquine ‘Because of Trump’ – Leaves Out the Fact He Actually Drank Koi Pond Cleaner
By: Cristina Laila, Gateway Pundit, March 23, 2020
The fraudstream media is truly the enemy of the American people.
Late last week President Donald Trump announced a new medical treatment that includes malaria drug chloroquine and Z-pac cocktail to battle the coronavirus.
There are three international studies that show the combination is very effective in treating the coronavirus and also acts as a prophylactic.
We reported on the success of Chloroquine earlier today and this week.
The propagandists in the media however are desperate to make President Trump look like a murdering liar so they spread one of the biggest hoaxes yet in the Coronavirus news cycle.
On Monday it was reported that a 68-year-old man died after ingesting chloroquine.
Only he didn’t ingest chloroquine — he drank fish tank cleaner and poisoned himself to death.
But the media ran with the lie anyway, because orange man bad.
Read this thread from NBC hack Heidi Przybyla:
The couple did not have coronavirus symptoms but took the chloroquine phosphate as a preventative measure. They feared contracting coronavirus. The couple each mixed 1 tsp of chloroquine phosphate w soda.
-Within 20 minutes, they began experiencing severe sickness & called 911 — Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) March 23, 2020
it feels like, like my heart is broken and it’ll never mend. It’s just broke–dead. Like my husband.” “I’m 61. My husband is 68. We’re healthy. No, no, underlying–no diabetes or lung issues. Nothing.” — Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) March 24, 2020
And here it is…don’t believe anything the President says…
“Oh my God. Don’t take anything. Don’t believe anything. Don’t believe anything that the President says and his people because they don’t know what they’re talking about. And don’t take anything–be so careful and call your doctor. This is a heart ache I’ll never get over.” — Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) March 24, 2020
Buried 8 tweets down, this NBC hack admits the man who died drank FISH TANK CLEANER — but her original tweet with the lie has nearly 20,000 re-tweets.
“The toxic ingredient they consumed was not the medication form of chloroquine, used to treat malaria in humans. Instead, it was an ingredient listed on a parasite treatment for fish.”
“The toxic ingredient they consumed was not the medication form of chloroquine, used to treat malaria in humans. Instead, it was an ingredient listed on a parasite treatment for fish.” — Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) March 24, 2020
Axios also ran with the lie in its headline. Anything for re-tweets.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--‘The Pelosi-Schumer Coronavirus Contagion’

“ What a spectacle .
Much of America is quarantined at home , the public is so panicked there ’ s a run on toilet paper , the country desperately wants reassurance , and Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer decide to take a bipartisan rescue bill as a political hostage , ” The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes .
“ When America most needs bipartisan cooperation , Democrats add to the economic uncertainty by putting their partisan interests above the needs of the country.
” Click here to read more .
MORE : “ List : 74 actions taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy ” “ On Monday , right around the time Senate Democrats blocked a $ 2 trillion coronavirus spending bill for the second time in as many days , we found out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , fresh from a weeklong vacation , has her own bill , a 1,400-page monstrosity chock full of mandates , regulations , and nonsensical federal programs that leftists would enact if they were king for a day , ” John Daniel Davidson writes in The Federalist .
“ As part of President Trump ’ s aggressive whole-of- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( DoD ) is surging people , capabilities , researchers and equipment to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect the American people .
Like other fights , against other enemies , in other times , we will win , ” Defense Secretary Mark Esper writes for Fox News.
“ As soon as the outbreak began , President Trump directed this administration to hit the ground running .
In fact , before there was even a single confirmed case in the United States , the VA was already conducting emergency preparedness exercises .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisive leadership , VA facilities have enough supplies to handle an influx of patients , ” Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie writes in the Military Times .

https://twitter.com/PamelaGeller/status/1242471809137680384
‘The Pelosi-Schumer Coronavirus Contagion’ “What a spectacle. Much of America is quarantined at home, the public is so panicked there’s a run on toilet paper, the country desperately wants reassurance, and Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer decide to take a bipartisan rescue bill as a political hostage,” The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes. “When America most needs bipartisan cooperation, Democrats add to the economic uncertainty by putting their partisan interests above the needs of the country.” Click here to read more. MORE: “List: 74 actions taken by Trump to fight virus and bolster economy” “On Monday, right around the time Senate Democrats blocked a $2 trillion coronavirus spending bill for the second time in as many days, we found out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, fresh from a weeklong vacation, has her own bill, a 1,400-page monstrosity chock full of mandates, regulations, and nonsensical federal programs that leftists would enact if they were king for a day,” John Daniel Davidson writes in The Federalist. “As part of President Trump’s aggressive whole-of- government response, the Department of Defense (DoD) is surging people, capabilities, researchers and equipment to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect the American people. Like other fights, against other enemies, in other times, we will win,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper writes for Fox News.“As soon as the outbreak began, President Trump directed this administration to hit the ground running. In fact, before there was even a single confirmed case in the United States, the VA was already conducting emergency preparedness exercises. And thanks to the president’s decisive leadership, VA facilities have enough supplies to handle an influx of patients,” Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie writes in the Military Times.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--The Media is a Public Health Crisis

The Media is a Public Health Crisis

They have declared on America .
Bars , restaurants , offices , libraries , and schools have shut down .
Times Square and Los Angeles freeways are deserted .
But the media goes on , without a break , spreading distrust , doubt , and panic .
Everything in the United States can shut down , but like roaches emerging from the rubble of a postapocalyptic world , the media goes on lying , smearing , and undermining the President of the United States .
The media only knows how to do one thing and that ’ s take a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While much of the country was coping with the massive dislocation caused by the Wuhan Flu , the media was focused on accusing President Trump of racism for calling it the Chinese virus .
At a White House press briefing meant to provide the public with information about the government ’ s plans to fight the virus , reporters complained about the name .
The briefing interruptus was a small sample of the nomenclature campaign by the nomenklatura obsessed with political correctness .
While entirely missing the point .
The People ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sophisticated campaign to blame the Wuhan Flu on the United States .
In a time when there ’ s no barrier to conspiracy theories , the ChiComs know that a portion of the population will believe that the Wuhan Flu came out of one of our labs , instead of the Wuhan Institute of Virology , just like they believe that a Communist defector didn ’ t kill JFK , America didn ’ t land on the moon , or that Islamic terrorists didn ’ t fly planes into the World Trade Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is more than bragging rights .
The People ’ s Republic understands that the Chinese Century , its manifest destiny of becoming the leading world power , is on the line .
The Wuhan Flu significantly undermined its global credibility .
The only way out is to shift the blame and convince the world and useful idiots in this country that the virus is really America ’ s fault .
If China wins the race to reemerge successfully from the Wuhan Flu and establishes economic preeminence once again , the Chinese Century is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires sabotaging America ’ s recovery both in our own country and on the world stage .
Every time President Trump calls it the Chinese virus , he ’ s making an important point .
Meanwhile the media has become a repository of People ’ s Republic propaganda .
The problem extends far beyond whether to call it the coronavirus , the Wuhan Flu , COVID-19 , or the Chinese virus .
The media has met this crisis , the way it has every other , by persistently undermining President Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for ChiCom memes is not an aberration , but how the media has tackled the subject of the Wuhan Flu all along .
Even President Bush received a “ crisis honeymoon ” after September 11 in which the media briefly projected calls for national unity and solidarity .
There has been none of that with this virus .
Instead the media has reacted to the pandemic the way that it did to Hurricane Katrina .
After years of stirring up divisiveness as a political and profit model , why change now ?
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is inept , incompetent , and incapable .
That no one should listen to him or trust him to lead us through this emergency ( while repeatedly holding up China as a model ) and that the only thing to do is panic , panic some more , and vote Biden .
The Wuhan Flu shows that the media is the country ’ s real public health crisis .
Faced with a pandemic , the media never asked itself what its responsibility to the country might be beyond doubling down on its efforts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead it has amplified misinformation , undermined the country ’ s leadership , and spread defeatism .
The media ’ s usual nasty habit of accusing President Trump of lying ( accompanied by mendacious fact checks which don ’ t check facts , but spin political narratives ) is a lot more dangerous than usual during an outbreak in which it ’ s important for the public to believe what the President of the United States is telling them about safe and unsafe behaviors .
Like the ChiComs , the media has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political points .
In just the last few hours , the media has run hysterical smears with headlines like the New York Times ’ , “ The President Is Lying About Coronavirus ” whose goal is to undermine Trump .
The media presumably believes that the general public will understand the distinction between accusing President Trump of lying about the Wuhan Flu , take Vanity Fair ’ s “ Every Time Trump Opens His Mouth , Nine Lies Fly Out : Coronavirus Edition ” , and taking his health advice for staying safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no reason to think that the public share the media ’ s complicated ideological calculations .
When the media undermines trust in a nation ’ s leader during an emergency , it causes panic , fear , and doubt .
You can ’ t tell the public that they shouldn ’ t believe anything President Trump says , except when it comes to advising an end to larger gatherings and avoiding exposure by the elderly .
The entire country does not share the media ’ s ideological filter .
The reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House , but is instead accusing President Trump of racism for calling it the Chinese virus , should have brought that fact home to even the most blinkered media echo chambers .
When the media tells the public not to trust President Trump , it ’ s also telling the public not to trust his public safety advisories or anything coming from the White House team fighting the Wuhan Flu .
Even as the media scores record profits from views and clicks of its hysterical and uninformed virus coverage , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people at risk or those whose lives have been overturned .
What it cares about is monetizing its coverage and weaponizing it to put Biden in the White House .
That ’ s just politics .
And it ’ s not alone .
Bad actors like The Lincoln Project and PACROYM have decided that their campaign to beat Trump shouldn ’ t take a break during a public health emergency .
But it ’ s one thing when PACs run ads targeting the President of the United States during a crisis , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad taste , and another when the media , which wants to be seen as a source of credible information , does the same thing .
National unity during a crisis would have the White House and the media communicating the same message .
And it would be a message that the entire country would be able to put its trust in .
Instead the media is tainting the pool , attacking the credibility of President Trump , forcing him to retaliate , and sending mixed messages at a time when people need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governments have shut down bars and eateries .
Nobody has shut down the media .
But an hour of CNN is far more of a public health threat than all the bars in all the cities of the country .

They have declared on America.
The Media is a Public Health Crisis
Always making a crisis worse.
March 23, 2020
By: Daniel Greenfield, FPM, March 23, 2020:
Bars, restaurants, offices, libraries, and schools have shut down. Times Square and Los Angeles freeways are deserted. But the media goes on, without a break, spreading distrust, doubt, and panic. Everything in the United States can shut down, but like roaches emerging from the rubble of a postapocalyptic world, the media goes on lying, smearing, and undermining the President of the United States.
The media only knows how to do one thing and that’s take a crisis and make it even worse.
While much of the country was coping with the massive dislocation caused by the Wuhan Flu, the media was focused on accusing President Trump of racism for calling it the Chinese virus.
At a White House press briefing meant to provide the public with information about the government’s plans to fight the virus, reporters complained about the name. The briefing interruptus was a small sample of the nomenclature campaign by the nomenklatura obsessed with political correctness.
While entirely missing the point.
The People’s Republic of China has rolled out a sophisticated campaign to blame the Wuhan Flu on the United States. In a time when there’s no barrier to conspiracy theories, the ChiComs know that a portion of the population will believe that the Wuhan Flu came out of one of our labs, instead of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, just like they believe that a Communist defector didn’t kill JFK, America didn’t land on the moon, or that Islamic terrorists didn’t fly planes into the World Trade Center.
What’s at stake here is more than bragging rights. The People’s Republic understands that the Chinese Century, its manifest destiny of becoming the leading world power, is on the line. The Wuhan Flu significantly undermined its global credibility. The only way out is to shift the blame and convince the world and useful idiots in this country that the virus is really America’s fault.
If China wins the race to reemerge successfully from the Wuhan Flu and establishes economic preeminence once again, the Chinese Century is back on the menu. And that requires sabotaging America’s recovery both in our own country and on the world stage.
Every time President Trump calls it the Chinese virus, he’s making an important point. Meanwhile the media has become a repository of People’s Republic propaganda. The problem extends far beyond whether to call it the coronavirus, the Wuhan Flu, COVID-19, or the Chinese virus.
The media has met this crisis, the way it has every other, by persistently undermining President Trump’s leadership. Repeatedly interrupting his press briefing for ChiCom memes is not an aberration, but how the media has tackled the subject of the Wuhan Flu all along.
Even President Bush received a “crisis honeymoon” after September 11 in which the media briefly projected calls for national unity and solidarity. There has been none of that with this virus. Instead the media has reacted to the pandemic the way that it did to Hurricane Katrina.
After years of stirring up divisiveness as a political and profit model, why change now?
The media’s message is that POTUS is inept, incompetent, and incapable. That no one should listen to him or trust him to lead us through this emergency (while repeatedly holding up China as a model) and that the only thing to do is panic, panic some more, and vote Biden.
The Wuhan Flu shows that the media is the country’s real public health crisis.
Faced with a pandemic, the media never asked itself what its responsibility to the country might be beyond doubling down on its efforts to defeat Trump and elect a Democrat. Instead it has amplified misinformation, undermined the country’s leadership, and spread defeatism.
The media’s usual nasty habit of accusing President Trump of lying (accompanied by mendacious fact checks which don’t check facts, but spin political narratives) is a lot more dangerous than usual during an outbreak in which it’s important for the public to believe what the President of the United States is telling them about safe and unsafe behaviors.
Like the ChiComs, the media has no problem worsening the disaster to score political points.
In just the last few hours, the media has run hysterical smears with headlines like the New York Times’, “The President Is Lying About Coronavirus” whose goal is to undermine Trump. The media presumably believes that the general public will understand the distinction between accusing President Trump of lying about the Wuhan Flu, take Vanity Fair’s “Every Time Trump Opens His Mouth, Nine Lies Fly Out: Coronavirus Edition”, and taking his health advice for staying safe from the Wuhan Flu.
But there’s no reason to think that the public share the media’s complicated ideological calculations.
When the media undermines trust in a nation’s leader during an emergency, it causes panic, fear, and doubt. You can’t tell the public that they shouldn’t believe anything President Trump says, except when it comes to advising an end to larger gatherings and avoiding exposure by the elderly.
Normal people’s brains don’t work this way.
The entire country does not share the media’s ideological filter. The reality that Hillary Clinton isn’t in the White House, but is instead accusing President Trump of racism for calling it the Chinese virus, should have brought that fact home to even the most blinkered media echo chambers.
When the media tells the public not to trust President Trump, it’s also telling the public not to trust his public safety advisories or anything coming from the White House team fighting the Wuhan Flu.
Period.
Even as the media scores record profits from views and clicks of its hysterical and uninformed virus coverage, it doesn’t actually care about the people at risk or those whose lives have been overturned. What it cares about is monetizing its coverage and weaponizing it to put Biden in the White House.
That’s just politics. And it’s not alone.
Bad actors like The Lincoln Project and PACROYM have decided that their campaign to beat Trump shouldn’t take a break during a public health emergency. But it’s one thing when PACs run ads targeting the President of the United States during a crisis, that’s politics, albeit in very bad taste, and another when the media, which wants to be seen as a source of credible information, does the same thing.
National unity during a crisis would have the White House and the media communicating the same message. And it would be a message that the entire country would be able to put its trust in.
Instead the media is tainting the pool, attacking the credibility of President Trump, forcing him to retaliate, and sending mixed messages at a time when people need clear and simple health advice.
Local governments have shut down bars and eateries. Nobody has shut down the media. But an hour of CNN is far more of a public health threat than all the bars in all the cities of the country.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--WATCH LIVE AT NOON: Virtual Town Hall with President Trump and White House Coronavirus Task Force

Fox News to host virtual coronavirus town hall with Trump , task force ; Progress made on stimulus package Fox News Channel is hosting a two-hour virtual town hall with President Trump and members of the White House coronavirus task force on Tuesday , March 24 , at 12 p.m .
ET .
The president and his team will be answering text and video questions you submit to Fox News ’ Twitter , Facebook and Instagram accounts , as well as email submissions for the special live event at live-blog @ foxnews.com .
Anchors Harris Faulkner and Bill Hemmer will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Fox News contributors Dr. Nicole Saphier and Dr. Marc Siegel .
Part One of the town hall will feature Faulkner and Hemmer interviewing members of the coronavirus task force about the latest developments from the pandemic .
They will explain how the White House is handling the growing crisis before President Trump joins the forum at roughly 12:30 p.m .
ET to answer questions from Fox News viewers across the country .
Expect a coronavirus stimulus agreement in Senate , Schumer says Sen. Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to come together and reach an agreement on the $ 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that set off a fierce debate on the Senate floor and allegations from both sides that the other was politicizing the emergency .
Despite the logjam , Schumer , the Senate minority leader , and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that there was progress made in late-night negotiations .
Schumer said he expects a vote sometime on Tuesday .
One of the key issues in the package is the $ 500 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call it a “ slush fund , ” and claim Mnuchin would have far too much influence over which industries would have access to the fund .
Mnuchin : Working to get small businesses money fastVideo Mnuchin denied the claim on Fox Business , saying , “ It ’ s not a slush fund ; it ’ s a mechanism that we can use working with the Federal Reserve that will provide another $ 4 trillion of potential liquidity into the market .
That ’ s on top of the Fed ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Other related developments : – Pence calls out congressional Dems , says it ’ s time to ‘ step up ’ and ‘ reach an agreement ’ – Trump tells Senate to stop playing ‘ partisan politics ’ – Pelosi ’ s coronavirus stimulus includes return of ‘ Obamaphones , ’ other unrelated items , GOP says Dow , S & P extend losses after worst week since 2008 financial crisisVideo Stock futures gain ground as Congress moves closer to a stimulus deal U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as congressional and White House officials emerged from grueling negotiations at the Capitol over the $ 2 trillion coronavirus rescue package saying they expected to reach a deal Tuesday .
This comes after the Federal Reserve promised support to the struggling economy .
The major futures indexes are indicating a gain of more than 3 percent or around 600 Dow points .
The Fed promised to buy as many Treasurys and other assets as needed to keep financial markets functioning .
Click here for more .
US was more prepared for pandemic than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found .
US Olympic and Paralympic Committee signals support for delaying Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus .
NYC metro area has coronavirus attack rate of 1 in 1,000 , Birx says .
China to lift lockdown in most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province .

Today’s Corona headlines thus far:
Full corona coverage here:
Fox News to host virtual coronavirus town hall with Trump, task force; Progress made on stimulus package
Fox News Channel is hosting a two-hour virtual town hall with President Trump and members of the White House coronavirus task force on Tuesday, March 24, at 12 p.m. ET.
The president and his team will be answering text and video questions you submit to Fox News’ Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, as well as email submissions for the special live event at [email protected].
Anchors Harris Faulkner and Bill Hemmer will co-moderate the event and will be joined by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Fox News contributors Dr. Nicole Saphier and Dr. Marc Siegel.
Part One of the town hall will feature Faulkner and Hemmer interviewing members of the coronavirus task force about the latest developments from the pandemic.
They will explain how the White House is handling the growing crisis before President Trump joins the forum at roughly 12:30 p.m. ET to answer questions from Fox News viewers across the country.
Expect a coronavirus stimulus agreement in Senate, Schumer says
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters early Tuesday that he expects Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to come together and reach an agreement on the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that set off a fierce debate on the Senate floor and allegations from both sides that the other was politicizing the emergency.
Despite the logjam, Schumer, the Senate minority leader, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that there was progress made in late-night negotiations. Schumer said he expects a vote sometime on Tuesday.
One of the key issues in the package is the $500 billion “Exchange Stabilization Fund.” Democrats call it a “slush fund,” and claim Mnuchin would have far too much influence over which industries would have access to the fund.
Mnuchin: Working to get small businesses money fastVideo
Mnuchin denied the claim on Fox Business, saying, “It’s not a slush fund; it’s a mechanism that we can use working with the Federal Reserve that will provide another $4 trillion of potential liquidity into the market. That’s on top of the Fed’s balance sheet.” Click here for more.
Other related developments:
– Pence calls out congressional Dems, says it’s time to ‘step up’ and ‘reach an agreement’
– Trump tells Senate to stop playing ‘partisan politics’
– Pelosi’s coronavirus stimulus includes return of ‘Obamaphones,’ other unrelated items, GOP says
Dow, S&P extend losses after worst week since 2008 financial crisisVideo
Stock futures gain ground as Congress moves closer to a stimulus deal
U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open when Wall Street begins trading on Tuesday as congressional and White House officials emerged from grueling negotiations at the Capitol over the $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package saying they expected to reach a deal Tuesday.
This comes after the Federal Reserve promised support to the struggling economy. The major futures indexes are indicating a gain of more than 3 percent or around 600 Dow points. The Fed promised to buy as many Treasurys and other assets as needed to keep financial markets functioning. Click here for more.
US was more prepared for pandemic than any other country, Johns Hopkins study found.
US Olympic and Paralympic Committee signals support for delaying Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus.
NYC metro area has coronavirus attack rate of 1 in 1,000, Birx says.
China to lift lockdown in most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--‘Disgraceful’: White House spokesman rips CNN and MSNBC for cutting away from coronavirus briefing

One of President Trump ’ s greatest accomplishments was exposing the MSM for the fraudulent totalitarians that they are .
# EnemyOfThePeople The enemedia is more dangerous than the virus .
They put American lives at risk to impose their totalitarian ideology .
Related : Americans trust Trump more than the media , and the NYT ’ s headline shuffle shows why ‘ Disgraceful ’ : White House spokesman rips CNN and MSNBC for cutting away from coronavirus briefing A White House spokesman slammed CNN and MSNBC for tuning away from a press briefing providing updates on the coronavirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deere ripped the networks on Monday night for cutting away from the task force ’ s briefing , thanking Fox News for covering nearly the entire event after the network only stopped its coverage toward the end of the news conference .
“ Pretty disgraceful that @ CNN and @ MSNBC have both cut away from this @ WhiteHouse briefing with @ realDonaldTrump and @ Mike_Pence during a global pandemic .
Thank you to @ FoxNews for keeping Americans informed .
# COVID19 , ” said Deere .
The move from the networks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made the suggestion last week , arguing that the briefings serve as an opportunity for President Trump to spread “ misinformation ” that will “ cost lives.
” Spokespeople for both CNN and MSNBC responded to Deere ’ s tweet , with a CNN representative telling the Hill , “ If the White House wants to ask for time on the network , they should make an official request .
Otherwise , we will make our own editorial decisions.
” According to the MSNBC representative , the network tuned away “ because the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the important ongoing discussion around public health.
” COVID-19 cases have appeared on every continent except Antarctica .
Nearly 372,500 people have tested positive for the coronavirus around the world , and at least 16,000 have died from it .
In the United States , more than 41,700 people have the coronavirus , leading to at least 573 deaths .
The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic nearly two weeks ago .
More than 100,000 people worldwide have recovered from the illness .
During the Monday briefing , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy despite the climbing death toll .
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One of President Trump’s greatest accomplishments was exposing the MSM for the fraudulent totalitarians that they are. #EnemyOfThePeople
The enemedia is more dangerous than the virus. They put American lives at risk to impose their totalitarian ideology.
Related: Americans trust Trump more than the media, and the NYT’s headline shuffle shows why
The Hill/HarrisX: 61% to 39% Approval Rating on handling of Coronavirus situation. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2020
Thank you David, so true! https://t.co/dZNmUAVBO2 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2020
‘Disgraceful’: White House spokesman rips CNN and MSNBC for cutting away from coronavirus briefing By Washington Examiner, March 24, 2020: A White House spokesman slammed CNN and MSNBC for tuning away from a press briefing providing updates on the coronavirus pandemic. Deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere ripped the networks on Monday night for cutting away from the task force’s briefing, thanking Fox News for covering nearly the entire event after the network only stopped its coverage toward the end of the news conference. “Pretty disgraceful that @CNN and @MSNBC have both cut away from this @WhiteHouse briefing with @realDonaldTrump and @Mike_Pence during a global pandemic. Thank you to @FoxNews for keeping Americans informed. #COVID19,” said Deere.
Pretty disgraceful that @CNN and @MSNBC have both cut away from this @WhiteHouse briefing with @realDonaldTrump and @Mike_Pence during a global pandemic. Thank you to @FoxNews for keeping Americans informed. #COVID19 — Judd Deere (@JuddPDeere45) March 23, 2020
The move from the networks came after MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow made the suggestion last week, arguing that the briefings serve as an opportunity for President Trump to spread “misinformation” that will “cost lives.” Spokespeople for both CNN and MSNBC responded to Deere’s tweet, with a CNN representative telling the Hill, “If the White House wants to ask for time on the network, they should make an official request. Otherwise, we will make our own editorial decisions.” According to the MSNBC representative, the network tuned away “because the information no longer appeared to be valuable to the important ongoing discussion around public health.” COVID-19 cases have appeared on every continent except Antarctica. Nearly 372,500 people have tested positive for the coronavirus around the world, and at least 16,000 have died from it. In the United States, more than 41,700 people have the coronavirus, leading to at least 573 deaths. The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic nearly two weeks ago. More than 100,000 people worldwide have recovered from the illness. During the Monday briefing, the president indicated a desire to reopen the economy despite the climbing death toll.
Trump Derangement Syndrome. Just a guess. https://t.co/m7fJfmjS4j — Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) March 24, 2020
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pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--Biden ad attacking Trump on coronavirus gets ‘four Pinocchios’ from WaPo

You didn ’ t think that this clown would tell the truth , did you ?
Related : The Top 10 Lies About President Trump ’ s Response to the Coronavirus Biden ad attacking Trump on coronavirus gets ‘ four Pinocchios ’ from WaPo “ This is a clear example of deceptive editing , ” the fact checker said .
“ It edits out large portions of a video but still presents it as a complete narrative.
” A Joe Biden ad received the worst possible rating from the Washington Post fact-checker for attacking President Donald Trump with manipulated video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Four Pinocchios ” for an ad that deceptively edited video of a Trump campaign rally to make it appear that the president called the coronavirus a hoax .
In the ad , Trump can be seen saying “ coronavirus , ” followed immediately by “ This is their new hoax.
” But as the Post noted , the Biden campaign cut out more than 120 words in between those two statements .
In his comments , Trump was calling the Democratic politicization of coronavirus a “ hoax , ” not the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicizing the coronavirus .
You know that , right ?
Coronavirus .
They ’ re politicizing it .
We did one of the great jobs , you say , ‘ How ’ s President Trump doing ?
’ they go ‘ Oh , not good , not good.
’ They have no clue , they don ’ t have any clue .
They can ’ t even count their votes in Iowa , they can ’ t even count .
No , they can ’ t .
They can ’ t count their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to me and said , ‘ Mr .
President , they tried to beat you on Russia , Russia , Russia.
’ That didn ’ t work out too well .
They couldn ’ t do it .
They tried the impeachment hoax .
That was on a perfect conversation .
They tried anything , they tried it over and over , they ’ ve been doing it since he got in .
It ’ s all turning , they lost .
It ’ s all turning , think of it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their new hoax.
” “ This is a clear example of deceptive editing , ” the fact checker said .
“ It edits out large portions of a video but still presents it as a complete narrative .
This effectively skews reality and leaves the viewer to wonder what or who related to coronavirus is , in fact , a hoax ?
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You didn’t think that this clown would tell the truth, did you?
Related: The Top 10 Lies About President Trump’s Response to the Coronavirus
Biden ad attacking Trump on coronavirus gets ‘four Pinocchios’ from WaPo
“This is a clear example of deceptive editing,” the fact checker said. “It edits out large portions of a video but still presents it as a complete narrative.”
By Washington Free Beacon, March 23, 2020:
A Joe Biden ad received the worst possible rating from the Washington Post fact-checker for attacking President Donald Trump with manipulated video.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee received “Four Pinocchios” for an ad that deceptively edited video of a Trump campaign rally to make it appear that the president called the coronavirus a hoax. In the ad, Trump can be seen saying “coronavirus,” followed immediately by “This is their new hoax.”
But as the Post noted, the Biden campaign cut out more than 120 words in between those two statements. In his comments, Trump was calling the Democratic politicization of coronavirus a “hoax,” not the virus itself:
“Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. You know that, right? Coronavirus. They’re politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs, you say, ‘How’s President Trump doing?’ they go ‘Oh, not good, not good.’ They have no clue, they don’t have any clue. They can’t even count their votes in Iowa, they can’t even count. No, they can’t. They can’t count their votes. One of my people came up to me and said, ‘Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia.’ That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything, they tried it over and over, they’ve been doing it since he got in. It’s all turning, they lost. It’s all turning, think of it, think of it. And this is their new hoax.”
“This is a clear example of deceptive editing,” the fact checker said. “It edits out large portions of a video but still presents it as a complete narrative. This effectively skews reality and leaves the viewer to wonder what or who related to coronavirus is, in fact, a hoax?”


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--Bipartisan House resolution condemns Chinese government over handling of coronavirus response

95 % of Coronavirus out break could have been prevented if the Chinese had been honest with the world January 23 , 2020 : China ’ s Coronavirus is Much Worse Than You Think January : The coronavirus in China is spreading , and largely could have been prevented .
A town 7 km from where the virus was discovered in Wuhan had a state run banquet with 100,000 people eating off of the same dishes .
This was two days after 49 cases were confirmed in Wuhan , China .
The Chinese government is trying to save face , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims coronavirus outbreak could have been reduced by 95 percent if China acted sooner President Trump says the world is paying the price for China ’ s cover-up ; reaction on ‘ The Five.
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EXCLUSIVE : A bipartisan resolution being introduced by Rep. Jim Banks , R-Ind.
, Tuesday , condemns the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak , painting a stark picture of lies and mismanagement contributing to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldwide and killed more than 16,700 .
Rep. Seth Moulton , D-Mass.
, and Banks led the drive to round up co-sponsors for the resolution Monday which so far has seen Reps. Kevin Hern , R-Okla. , Austin Scott , R-Ga. , Trent Kelly , R-Miss.
, Brian Babin , R-Texas , Barry Loudermilk , R-Ga. Adam Kinzinger , R-Ill. , Greg Steube , R-Fla. , Larry Bucshon , R-Ind.
, Mike Rogers , R-Ala. , Dan Crenshaw , R-Texas , Mike Gallagher , R-Wis. , Kelly Armstrong , R-N.D. , Rep .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Waltz , R-Fla. , and Jason Smith , R-Mo.
, sign on .
This resolution comes as tensions between the U.S. and China are running high over the Chinese government ’ s high-powered propaganda campaign seeking to paint itself as the global coronavirus savior while several U.S. officials and politicians , including President Trump , have taken to calling the coronavirus the “ Chinese virus ” in reference to its origins in Wuhan , a city in China .
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95% of Coronavirus out break could have been prevented if the Chinese had been honest with the world
Law firm sues Chinese government over handling of coronavirus
January 23, 2020: China’s Coronavirus is Much Worse Than You Think
January: The coronavirus in China is spreading, and largely could have been prevented. A town 7 km from where the virus was discovered in Wuhan had a state run banquet with 100,000 people eating off of the same dishes. This was two days after 49 cases were confirmed in Wuhan, China. The Chinese government is trying to save face, and now it is backfiring
Bipartisan House resolution condemns Chinese government over handling of coronavirus response
By Tyler Olson | March 22, 2020
New report claims coronavirus outbreak could have been reduced by 95 percent if China acted sooner
President Trump says the world is paying the price for China’s cover-up; reaction on ‘The Five.’
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EXCLUSIVE: A bipartisan resolution being introduced by Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., Tuesday, condemns the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, painting a stark picture of lies and mismanagement contributing to the pandemic that has infected nearly 390,000 people worldwide and killed more than 16,700.
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Banks led the drive to round up co-sponsors for the resolution Monday which so far has seen Reps. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Greg Steube, R-Fla., Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., Mike Rogers, R-Ala., Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., and Jason Smith, R-Mo., sign on.
This resolution comes as tensions between the U.S. and China are running high over the Chinese government’s high-powered propaganda campaign seeking to paint itself as the global coronavirus savior while several U.S. officials and politicians, including President Trump, have taken to calling the coronavirus the “Chinese virus” in reference to its origins in Wuhan, a city in China.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--Soros Bankrolls Coronavirus Attack Ads Against President Trump

The Democratic Party ’ s leading super PAC will begin hitting President Donald Trump over coronavirus in four battleground states , using millions from liberal billionaire George Soros .
Priorities USA Action—the Democratic Party ’ s largest super PAC—will spend $ 6 million this week on advertisements criticizing Trump for his response to the coronavirus pandemic .
The ads will run in Florida , Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin .
The PAC received $ 3 million in contributions from Soros ’ s Democracy PAC on Feb. 21 , new filings show .
Soros ’ s seven-figure donation accounts for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the PAC reported hauling in last month .
Major Democratic donors have flooded battleground states , especially in the Midwest , with cash for anti-Trump campaigns in hopes of appealing to the president ’ s voter base .
CNN first reported Monday on Priorities USA ’ s new ads , which are part of a larger plan by deep-pocketed liberal financiers and activist groups to divert large sums of cash into the region .
Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in several Midwestern states that she was expected to carry in the 2016 election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ USA has said it intends to spend upward of $ 150 million against Trump in states like Michigan and Wisconsin .
The PAC has hauled in $ 27 million since January 2019 .
Its largest donor has been billionaire hedge fund manager Donald Sussman , who has given the group $ 8 million this cycle .
Soros is now the group ’ s second-largest donor at $ 5 million .
The group did not respond to a request for comment .
Priorities is not the only group using the coronavirus pandemic to attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tied to the nonprofit ACRONYM , which was in charge of the botched Iowa app that caused chaos during the Iowa caucuses , is launching a similar campaign .
PACRONYM announced last Tuesday it will spend $ 5 million on digital advertising against Trump ’ s response to the pandemic .
Tara McGowan , the founder of ACRONYM , said it ’ s imperative that Democratic groups push anti-Trump messaging while Democratic presidential contenders remain positive during the pandemic .
Biden , however , slammed Trump on Monday over what he called a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the coronavirus .
“ This is a public health issue and a national security issue , but it ’ s also a public policy issue and thus a political one , ” McGowan told the Washington Post .
McGowan ’ s dark money nonprofit , which does not disclose its donors , has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ’ s PAC .
It also received funding from failed presidential contender and billionaire donor Tom Steyer ’ s PAC .
PACRONYM received $ 250,000 from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 million from Sussman late last year .
Hollywood director Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw added $ 1 million .
In addition to Priorities and PACRONYM , liberal operative David Brock ’ s American Bridge PAC has assailed Trump ’ s coronavirus response .
American Bridge has also been active in Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin .
“ Our job is to hold Donald Trump accountable , and we have no plans to let up , particularly with a focus on economic issues as we ’ ve done to date , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Bridge , said .
“ But as this crisis unfolds and the country experiences the consequences of his incompetence , we ’ re not going to give him a pass for bungling the government ’ s response to this pandemic.
” American Bridge plans to spend $ 50 million to “ weaken ” Trump in the Midwest .
“ We ’ re now set to leverage our expertise to launch the largest persuasion media effort we ’ ve ever undertaken with the goal of making Trump a one-term president , ” Beychok @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned his back on the voters who gave him a lifeline in 2016 .
We plan to cut it.
” Brock has close ties to the Democracy Alliance , a secretive club of millionaire and billionaire donors that Soros cofounded .
The group ’ s internal documents laid out a $ 275 million spending plan for the 2020 cycle .
Brock and his top employees—including Beychok—have appeared at alliance gatherings in recent years .
Soros has also funded another project , called the Heartland Fund , housed at dark money behemoth Arabella Advisors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soros was joined by Scott Wallace , who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in Pennsylvania ’ s First Congressional District in 2018 , in helping bankroll the effort .
Other efforts by liberal donors to campaign against Trump in the Midwest include at least $ 60 million from dark money group Future Majority .
The group is led by D.C. strategists Matt Tompkins and Mark Riddle , who launched the super PAC backing Biden ’ s candidacy .

The Democratic Party’s leading super PAC will begin hitting President Donald Trump over coronavirus in four battleground states, using millions from liberal billionaire George Soros.
Priorities USA Action—the Democratic Party’s largest super PAC—will spend $6 million this week on advertisements criticizing Trump for his response to the coronavirus pandemic. The ads will run in Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The PAC received $3 million in contributions from Soros’s Democracy PAC on Feb. 21, new filings show. Soros’s seven-figure donation accounts for 77 percent of the $3.9 million the PAC reported hauling in last month.
Major Democratic donors have flooded battleground states, especially in the Midwest, with cash for anti-Trump campaigns in hopes of appealing to the president’s voter base. CNN first reported Monday on Priorities USA’s new ads, which are part of a larger plan by deep-pocketed liberal financiers and activist groups to divert large sums of cash into the region. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in several Midwestern states that she was expected to carry in the 2016 election.
As part of this plan, Priorities USA has said it intends to spend upward of $150 million against Trump in states like Michigan and Wisconsin. The PAC has hauled in $27 million since January 2019. Its largest donor has been billionaire hedge fund manager Donald Sussman, who has given the group $8 million this cycle. Soros is now the group’s second-largest donor at $5 million.
The group did not respond to a request for comment.
Priorities is not the only group using the coronavirus pandemic to attack Trump. PACRONYM, a super PAC tied to the nonprofit ACRONYM, which was in charge of the botched Iowa app that caused chaos during the Iowa caucuses, is launching a similar campaign.
PACRONYM announced last Tuesday it will spend $5 million on digital advertising against Trump’s response to the pandemic. Tara McGowan, the founder of ACRONYM, said it’s imperative that Democratic groups push anti-Trump messaging while Democratic presidential contenders remain positive during the pandemic. Biden, however, slammed Trump on Monday over what he called a “failure of planning and preparation” for the coronavirus.
“This is a public health issue and a national security issue, but it’s also a public policy issue and thus a political one,” McGowan told the Washington Post.
McGowan’s dark money nonprofit, which does not disclose its donors, has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s PAC. It also received funding from failed presidential contender and billionaire donor Tom Steyer’s PAC.
PACRONYM received $250,000 from Soros’s Democracy PAC and $1 million from Sussman late last year. Hollywood director Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw added $1 million.
In addition to Priorities and PACRONYM, liberal operative David Brock’s American Bridge PAC has assailed Trump’s coronavirus response. American Bridge has also been active in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
“Our job is to hold Donald Trump accountable, and we have no plans to let up, particularly with a focus on economic issues as we’ve done to date,” Bradley Beychok, the president of American Bridge, said. “But as this crisis unfolds and the country experiences the consequences of his incompetence, we’re not going to give him a pass for bungling the government’s response to this pandemic.”
American Bridge plans to spend $50 million to “weaken” Trump in the Midwest. “We’re now set to leverage our expertise to launch the largest persuasion media effort we’ve ever undertaken with the goal of making Trump a one-term president,” Beychok said last year. “Donald Trump turned his back on the voters who gave him a lifeline in 2016. We plan to cut it.”
Brock has close ties to the Democracy Alliance, a secretive club of millionaire and billionaire donors that Soros cofounded. The group’s internal documents laid out a $275 million spending plan for the 2020 cycle. Brock and his top employees—including Beychok—have appeared at alliance gatherings in recent years.
Soros has also funded another project, called the Heartland Fund, housed at dark money behemoth Arabella Advisors. The fund targets Midwestern voters. Soros was joined by Scott Wallace, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District in 2018, in helping bankroll the effort.
Other efforts by liberal donors to campaign against Trump in the Midwest include at least $60 million from dark money group Future Majority. The group is led by D.C. strategists Matt Tompkins and Mark Riddle, who launched the super PAC backing Biden’s candidacy.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--EVIL AXIS: Sanders Skips Coronavirus Stimulus Vote for Event With Jihad-Reps Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tla

EVIL AXIS: Sanders Skips Coronavirus Stimulus Vote for Event With Jihad-Reps Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, AOC

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pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--Here’s why Italy has suffered so from the China Virus

As soon as word got out of China , President Trump imposed travel restrictions on that country .
Italy , on the other hand had direct flights to Wuhan , the city of the Cornoavirus ’ s origin and and reports suggest over 100,000 Chinese citizens were working in Italian factories , ” the Times continued .
“ Chinese made a slow and steady move into Italy and many Italian fashion firms are now owned by them as well .
As per a news report , there are more than 300,000 Chinese and over 90 % of them work in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports , there are thousands of small companies that are active in exports .
By Selwyn Duke , The New American , March 23 , 3030 : Italy is no stranger to Asia-born diseases .
One of the Roman Empire ’ s most famous emperors , Marcus Aurelius , likely died of smallpox , which came from Asia .
But we may be surprised that in the age of modern medicine an advanced nation such as Italy could be ground zero for Wuhan virus mortality , with 427 people dying in one recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Italy ’ s aged population , socialized medicine , and small personal space may explain the phenomenon .
While the PC thought police don ’ t want the disease ’ s Chinese origin mentioned , there ’ s a simple reason why northern Italy is especially plagued by the Wuhan virus : Many Chinese work there .
Northern Italy has a robust fashion and garment industry , with major brands such as Gucci and Prada based in the region .
And with “ China offering one of the cheapest manufacturing options in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surprise that most of these fashion brands were working with China , ” the Times of India reported Thursday .
“ A large number of these Italian fashion and garment houses had outsourced their manufacturing to Chinese labour , specifically in Wuhan.
” “ Italy also has direct flights from Wuhan and reports suggest over 100,000 Chinese citizens were working in Italian factories , ” the Times continued .
“ Chinese made a slow and steady move into Italy and many Italian fashion firms are now owned by them as well .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 300,000 Chinese and over 90 % of them work in the Italian garment industry .
As per reports , there are thousands of small companies that are active in exports .
This region is also very interconnected as well.
” ( Hat tip : American Thinker . )
Moreover , the Wuhan virus ( WV ) is like the flu in that it most seriously affects the elderly , and nearly 60 percent of Northern Italy ’ s population “ is aged 40 and over , of which about 23 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This puts nearly one-fourth of the population at grave risk , ” the Times also informs .
Note here that the average age of those dying from the WV in Italy is 79.5 .
This demographic phenomenon is due to Italy ’ s low fertility rate , which in some parts of the nation dips below one child per woman ( replacement level is 2.1 ) .
So , sadly , part of the reason Italy is experiencing great WV-caused death is that it is a dying nation ( demographically ) .
Yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also be complicit .
The nation lacks the healthcare resources to treat everyone , and its health commissars have prioritized tending to the young , say critics .
In fact , an anesthetist at a Bergamo hospital admitted that if “ someone between 80 and 95 has serious breathing difficulties , you probably don ’ t proceed [ with providing care ] , ” reported The New American yesterday .
As TNA pointed out , this triage decision might be justifiable if the young and old were equally at risk .
But given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have died have been under age 50 , ” as TNA also wrote , and that all “ Italian victims under age 40 have been persons with serious existing medical conditions ” ( who should also be prioritized ) , this is disgustingly immoral .
Then there ’ s an unmentioned possible factor in Italy ’ s WV woes : personal space .
“ In North America , the standard socially acceptable distance between acquaintances having a conversation is around 4 feet , ” writes the blog Quatro Fromaggio .
“ In Italy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feet , a distance that North Americans tend to reserve for intimate relationships.
” In other words , “ social distancing ” isn ’ t exactly a thing in Italy ( though it may be now ) .
The blog continues , “ In Italy , it ’ s also common for people to establish extended physical contact when having an exchange .
For instance , a person may reach for a friend ’ s forearm as a way to communicate openness and honesty or walk arm in arm with a coworker ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they discuss something confidential.
” Moreover , in keeping with this culture of intimacy , in Italy “ many households are multigenerational , either still living under the same roof or close by with frequent large family interactions , ” Fox News adds .
In other words , this habit of intimate contact might have played a role early on in the WV ’ s spread .
What ’ s not so touchy-feely , unfortunately , is Italy ’ s current response to the WV pandemic , which is to implement “ measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” as TNA put it Saturday .
In contrast , South Korea quickly got WV problem under control while respecting personal liberties — by applying common sense .
So what can we learn from this ?
First , we should be prudent , not panicked .
Note that one Stanford epidemiologist even claims that the WV crackdown is based on “ bad data.
” In fact , states Professor John Ioannidis , if we didn ’ t know a new virus existed , we might just “ have casually noted that flu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse than average.
” Odd statement ?
Well , note that an estimated 61,000 Americans died of flu during the 2017-18 season alone , and the disease normally claims tens of thousands of victims annually .
So we should embrace better hygiene practices — as I outlined here — but it should be a permanent change .
It could spare many a flu-related death .
Lastly , I think the Italians ’ cultural intimacy is beautiful .
And while it can be avoided during a pandemic — as can shaking hands — it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became a permanent victim of the WV ( electronic devices already limit it enough ) .
The deaths caused by the WV are sad and tragic .
Let ’ s hope we don ’ t compound the tragedy by making casualties of our freedoms and culture , too .
Selwyn Duke \ has written for The New American for more than a decade .
He has also written for The Hill , Observer , The American Conservative , WorldNetDaily , American Thinker , and many other print and online publications .
In addition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published by Gale-Cengage Learning , has appeared on television , and is a frequent guest on radio .

As soon as word got out of China, President Trump imposed travel restrictions on that country. Italy, on the other hand had direct flights to Wuhan, the city of the Cornoavirus’s origin and and reports suggest over 100,000 Chinese citizens were working in Italian factories,” the Times continued. “Chinese made a slow and steady move into Italy and many Italian fashion firms are now owned by them as well. As per a news report, there are more than 300,000 Chinese and over 90% of them work in the Italian garment industry. As per reports, there are thousands of small companies that are active in exports.
Italy: The Real Reasons a Chinese Virus Is Ravaging a European People
By Selwyn Duke, The New American, March 23, 3030:
Italy: The Real Reasons a Chinese Virus Is Ravaging a European People
Italy is no stranger to Asia-born diseases. One of the Roman Empire’s most famous emperors, Marcus Aurelius, likely died of smallpox, which came from Asia. But we may be surprised that in the age of modern medicine an advanced nation such as Italy could be ground zero for Wuhan virus mortality, with 427 people dying in one recent day alone. Yet connections with China, Italy’s aged population, socialized medicine, and small personal space may explain the phenomenon.
While the PC thought police don’t want the disease’s Chinese origin mentioned, there’s a simple reason why northern Italy is especially plagued by the Wuhan virus: Many Chinese work there.
Northern Italy has a robust fashion and garment industry, with major brands such as Gucci and Prada based in the region. And with “China offering one of the cheapest manufacturing options in the world, it came as little surprise that most of these fashion brands were working with China,” the Times of India reported Thursday. “A large number of these Italian fashion and garment houses had outsourced their manufacturing to Chinese labour, specifically in Wuhan.”
“Italy also has direct flights from Wuhan and reports suggest over 100,000 Chinese citizens were working in Italian factories,” the Times continued. “Chinese made a slow and steady move into Italy and many Italian fashion firms are now owned by them as well. As per a news report, there are more than 300,000 Chinese and over 90% of them work in the Italian garment industry. As per reports, there are thousands of small companies that are active in exports. This region is also very interconnected as well.” (Hat tip: American Thinker.)
Moreover, the Wuhan virus (WV) is like the flu in that it most seriously affects the elderly, and nearly 60 percent of Northern Italy’s population “is aged 40 and over, of which about 23% is over 65 years of age. This puts nearly one-fourth of the population at grave risk,” the Times also informs. Note here that the average age of those dying from the WV in Italy is 79.5.
This demographic phenomenon is due to Italy’s low fertility rate, which in some parts of the nation dips below one child per woman (replacement level is 2.1). So, sadly, part of the reason Italy is experiencing great WV-caused death is that it is a dying nation (demographically).
Yet Italy’s socialized medicine system may also be complicit. The nation lacks the healthcare resources to treat everyone, and its health commissars have prioritized tending to the young, say critics. In fact, an anesthetist at a Bergamo hospital admitted that if “someone between 80 and 95 has serious breathing difficulties, you probably don’t proceed [with providing care],” reported The New American yesterday.
As TNA pointed out, this triage decision might be justifiable if the young and old were equally at risk. But given that “only 17 of those who have died have been under age 50,” as TNA also wrote, and that all “Italian victims under age 40 have been persons with serious existing medical conditions” (who should also be prioritized), this is disgustingly immoral.
Then there’s an unmentioned possible factor in Italy’s WV woes: personal space. “In North America, the standard socially acceptable distance between acquaintances having a conversation is around 4 feet,” writes the blog Quatro Fromaggio. “In Italy, instead, the norm is 2-3 feet, a distance that North Americans tend to reserve for intimate relationships.”
In other words, “social distancing” isn’t exactly a thing in Italy (though it may be now).
The blog continues, “In Italy, it’s also common for people to establish extended physical contact when having an exchange. For instance, a person may reach for a friend’s forearm as a way to communicate openness and honesty or walk arm in arm with a coworker (of…[either sex]) as they discuss something confidential.”
Moreover, in keeping with this culture of intimacy, in Italy “many households are multigenerational, either still living under the same roof or close by with frequent large family interactions,” Fox News adds. In other words, this habit of intimate contact might have played a role early on in the WV’s spread.
What’s not so touchy-feely, unfortunately, is Italy’s current response to the WV pandemic, which is to implement “measures that would have made Il Duce blush,” as TNA put it Saturday. In contrast, South Korea quickly got WV problem under control while respecting personal liberties — by applying common sense.
So what can we learn from this? First, we should be prudent, not panicked. Note that one Stanford epidemiologist even claims that the WV crackdown is based on “bad data.” In fact, states Professor John Ioannidis, if we didn’t know a new virus existed, we might just “have casually noted that flu this season seems to be a bit worse than average.”
Odd statement? Well, note that an estimated 61,000 Americans died of flu during the 2017-18 season alone, and the disease normally claims tens of thousands of victims annually. So we should embrace better hygiene practices — as I outlined here — but it should be a permanent change. It could spare many a flu-related death.
Lastly, I think the Italians’ cultural intimacy is beautiful. And while it can be avoided during a pandemic — as can shaking hands — it would be a shame if human contact became a permanent victim of the WV (electronic devices already limit it enough).
The deaths caused by the WV are sad and tragic. Let’s hope we don’t compound the tragedy by making casualties of our freedoms and culture, too.
Selwyn Duke \ has written for The New American for more than a decade. He has also written for The Hill, Observer, The American Conservative, WorldNetDaily, American Thinker, and many other print and online publications. In addition, he has contributed to college textbooks published by Gale-Cengage Learning, has appeared on television, and is a frequent guest on radio.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-24--The Drug Trials of the Century: TODAY NYC Begins Testing Drugs for Treatment of Coronavirus

“ The president is optimistic about these drugs and we are all optimistic that it could work , ” the governor said at a press conference .
“ I ’ ve spoken with a number of health officials and there is a good basis to believe that they could work.
” There are no federally approved drugs to treat coronavirus — an original form of which began circling the globe last year — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
New York has the most cases of any state in the country — 15,168 as of Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted New York to be “ first in line ” for drug trials .
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are ordinarily used to treat malaria and certain inflammatory conditions , according to the FDA .
The Drug Trials of the Century Promising candidates for treating Covid-19 patients could rescue not just patients but a world economy gripped by fear By Charley Grant , Wall Street Journal , March 23 , 2020 7:33 am ET Clinical trials for experimental drugs often have high financial stakes .
Coming trial results for possible Covid-19 treatments are in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about a blockbuster therapy for cancer , Alzheimer ’ s disease or other ailments can add or subtract billions of dollars from the value of a drugmaker ’ s shares .
Success in treating at least some Covid-19 patients could help restore trillions of lost value to stock markets , even if its originator doesn ’ t earn very much from the drug itself .
A halt to the economy sparked by a public health crisis caught both Wall Street and Washington off guard .
Eventually , the focus will shift from preventing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industries like hospitality , travel and live events .
That moment will be welcomed by all when it arrives .
But just as the outbreak spurred the shutdown , authorities will need confidence that emergency rooms and intensive care units can handle the flow of patients before some aspects of normal life can restart .
For now , there is little cause for cheer .
Hospitals in hot spots like New York City and northern Italy are reeling , with a fraction of the number of cases they could see if community spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe and effective vaccine for Covid-19 , the illness caused by the novel coronavirus , is the most important health tool to defeat the disease .
Aggressive development efforts are under way , but such a silver bullet likely won ’ t be available for at least a year .
Meanwhile , a more piecemeal approach that limits mortality will have to suffice .
U.S. testing capability is finally beginning to improve as private actors step up : LabCorp announced last week it is now able to process 20,000 tests a day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Private industrial efforts to expand supplies of essential hospital equipment have accelerated as well .
The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday approved a rapid-testing kit for the disease .
But the options to treat those already sickened by the virus may soon expand , and investors should prepare for glimmers of hope in the weeks ahead .
Some patients have recovered after receiving Gilead Sciences ’ experimental antiviral treatment remdesivir , though there isn ’ t yet enough clinical data to understand if the drug is truly safe and effective and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stages or populations .
That could soon change : A series of clinical trials that began in early February will start to generate results in March and April .
Gilead Chief Executive Officer Daniel O ’ Day said back in February that the company was “ creating as much optionality ” in the supply chain as possible should remdesivir prove useful , which bodes well for potential manufacturing capacity .
Elsewhere , drugmakers Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi SA are studying whether their jointly-owned drug Kevzara helps prevent overactive lung inflammation in severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in New York .
Gilead and Regeneron ’ s share prices have rallied in a weak market , though Covid-19 treatments are unlikely to be a profit center in either the short or long term .
Hospitals also have begun to include the old malaria drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in treatment protocols .
Those drugs , which aren ’ t approved by regulators to treat the virus but have generated promising but inconclusive results in small , open label studies , can be administered by doctors on an off-label basis .
Several large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quantities of the drug or crank up production .
Regulators have signaled that the approval process for promising drugs will be rapid .
None of these therapies will make the disease go away or immediately spark a return to everyday life .
However , positive data and an improved supply and testing outlook can help begin to restore some of the confidence that has been sucked out of the global economy .

“The president is optimistic about these drugs and we are all optimistic that it could work,” the governor said at a press conference. “I’ve spoken with a number of health officials and there is a good basis to believe that they could work.”
There are no federally approved drugs to treat coronavirus — an original form of which began circling the globe last year — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New York has the most cases of any state in the country — 15,168 as of Sunday afternoon — and Cuomo previously said he wanted New York to be “first in line” for drug trials.
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are ordinarily used to treat malaria and certain inflammatory conditions, according to the FDA.
The Drug Trials of the Century
Promising candidates for treating Covid-19 patients could rescue not just patients but a world economy gripped by fear
By Charley Grant, Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2020 7:33 am ET
Clinical trials for experimental drugs often have high financial stakes. Coming trial results for possible Covid-19 treatments are in a category of their own.
Hopeful news about a blockbuster therapy for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease or other ailments can add or subtract billions of dollars from the value of a drugmaker’s shares. Success in treating at least some Covid-19 patients could help restore trillions of lost value to stock markets, even if its originator doesn’t earn very much from the drug itself.
A halt to the economy sparked by a public health crisis caught both Wall Street and Washington off guard. Eventually, the focus will shift from preventing deaths to repairing the damage to key industries like hospitality, travel and live events.
That moment will be welcomed by all when it arrives. But just as the outbreak spurred the shutdown, authorities will need confidence that emergency rooms and intensive care units can handle the flow of patients before some aspects of normal life can restart. For now, there is little cause for cheer. Hospitals in hot spots like New York City and northern Italy are reeling, with a fraction of the number of cases they could see if community spread were allowed to progress unchecked.
A safe and effective vaccine for Covid-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, is the most important health tool to defeat the disease. Aggressive development efforts are under way, but such a silver bullet likely won’t be available for at least a year.
Meanwhile, a more piecemeal approach that limits mortality will have to suffice. U.S. testing capability is finally beginning to improve as private actors step up: LabCorp announced last week it is now able to process 20,000 tests a day, two weeks after first offering testing. Private industrial efforts to expand supplies of essential hospital equipment have accelerated as well. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday approved a rapid-testing kit for the disease.
But the options to treat those already sickened by the virus may soon expand, and investors should prepare for glimmers of hope in the weeks ahead. Some patients have recovered after receiving Gilead Sciences ’ experimental antiviral treatment remdesivir, though there isn’t yet enough clinical data to understand if the drug is truly safe and effective and, if so, for what specific disease stages or populations. That could soon change: A series of clinical trials that began in early February will start to generate results in March and April. Gilead Chief Executive Officer Daniel O’Day said back in February that the company was “creating as much optionality” in the supply chain as possible should remdesivir prove useful, which bodes well for potential manufacturing capacity.
Elsewhere, drugmakers Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi SA are studying whether their jointly-owned drug Kevzara helps prevent overactive lung inflammation in severe Covid-19 patients receiving the drug last week in New York. Gilead and Regeneron’s share prices have rallied in a weak market, though Covid-19 treatments are unlikely to be a profit center in either the short or long term.
Hospitals also have begun to include the old malaria drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in treatment protocols. Those drugs, which aren’t approved by regulators to treat the virus but have generated promising but inconclusive results in small, open label studies, can be administered by doctors on an off-label basis. Several large drug manufacturers have vowed to donate large quantities of the drug or crank up production.
Regulators have signaled that the approval process for promising drugs will be rapid. None of these therapies will make the disease go away or immediately spark a return to everyday life. However, positive data and an improved supply and testing outlook can help begin to restore some of the confidence that has been sucked out of the global economy.