Joe Biden was attacked from all sides of the political spectrum on social media yesterday after a 60 Minutes interview in which he declared an end to the coronavirus pandemic — even while emergency government powers and declarations remain in effect.
“The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with Covid. We’re still doing a lot of work on it. It’s — but the pandemic is over,” said President Biden during his interview.
Progressives attacked Biden for declaring an end to the pandemic prematurely, while conservatives and libertarians laid into him for allowing emergency powers to remain in effect while acknowledging coronavirus has subsided.
“The pandemic isn’t over,” declared former Ohio state senator and Democrat congressional candidate Nina Turner.
The pandemic isn’t over.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) September 19, 2022
“You don’t just declare a pandemic over,” echoed Democrat state representative Attica Scott.
“My goodness these folks are clueless. It’s no wonder the party is a train wreck…” is going to apparently be my tweet theme through November and beyond since democrats keep playing these games with our lives.
You don’t get to just declare a global pandemic over, Mr. @POTUS. https://t.co/CYgfOpORCH
— Rep. Attica Scott (@atticaforky) September 19, 2022
MSNBC pundit Mehdi Hasan complained that attendees at the event Biden was speaking at were not wearing masks because Democrat leaders like Biden have stopped pressuring them to do so.
“One of the (many) reasons they’re not wearing masks is because people like Biden keep (falsely) telling them the pandemic is over,” said Hasan.
One of the (many) reasons they’re not wearing masks is because people like Biden keep (falsely) telling them the pandemic is over. https://t.co/fvwOvtBQbo
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 19, 2022
Harvard epidemiologist Eric Ding called COVID deaths a “weekly 9/11.”
“Heck no. With all due respect, @JoeBiden — you’re wrong. Pandemic is not over. Almost 3,000 Americans are dying from #COVID19 every single week. A weekly 9/11 is a very big deal. Don’t even get me started on #LongCOVID—wreaking havoc on millions more.”
Heck no. With all due respect, @JoeBiden — you’re wrong. Pandemic is not over. Almost 3,000 Americans are dying from #COVID19 every single week.
A weekly 9/11 is a very big deal. Don’t even get me started on #LongCOVID—wreaking havoc on millions more. pic.twitter.com/p0dI3BE0oh
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) September 19, 2022
Conservatives, meanwhile, drew attention to the fact that government mandates and emergency powers remain in effect even while the President declares the pandemic over.
“With the pandemic over, now it’s time to end all vaccine mandates,” said Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI).
With the pandemic officially over, now it’s time to end all vaccine mandates. https://t.co/WnYxfTEykc
— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) September 19, 2022
“If “the pandemic is over” as Biden says, then all of the President’s emergency powers predicated on a pandemic, all COVID vax mandates, the emergency powers of every governor, Emergency Use Authorizations, and the PREP act should all be voided tomorrow,” said Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).
If “the pandemic is over” as Biden says, then all of the President’s emergency powers predicated on a pandemic, all COVID vax mandates, the emergency powers of every governor, Emergency Use Authorizations, and the PREP act should all be voided tomorrow.https://t.co/bQZLZ5QGrv
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 19, 2022
“If the pandemic is over we can end universal mail-in voting immediately,” said Jack Posobiec. “Thanks Joe Biden!”
If the pandemic is over we can end universal mail-in voting immediately
Thanks Joe Biden!
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 19, 2022
“Biden now says “the pandemic is over” as he’s kicking tens of thousands of healthy soldiers out of the military with his COVID vaccine mandate,” said former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “These soldiers should be reinstated immediately.”
Biden now says “the pandemic is over” as he’s kicking tens of thousands of healthy soldiers out of the military with his COVID vaccine mandate.
These soldiers should be reinstated immediately.
— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) September 19, 2022
Following Biden’s comments on 60 Minutes, the White House rushed to clarify that official COVID-19 policies, including the official Public Health Emergency which has been in effect since January 2020, remain in effect.
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