SAME BORDER RULES, VASTLY DIFFERENT PORTRAYALS
Jan 21, 2022
4 minutes
MATT WELCH
ON JANUARY 31, 2020, when there were six confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, then-President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on noncitizens who had recently visited China. A few hours later, Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden slammed Trump’s approach to the nascent pandemic.
“We have right now a crisis with the coronavirus, emanating from China,” Biden said. “In moments like this, this is where the credibility of a president is most needed, as he explains what we should and should not do. This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysterical xenophobia and fear mongering to lead the way instead of science.”
Biden’s speech did
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