The Trump administration cut Ebola response teams in Africa, labs that studied the disease, healthcare aid, and monitoring of outbreaks. The US used to help stop diseases before they got out of control and spread. Now, with resources cut, Ebola has broken out and threatens to spread, perhaps beyond Africa.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/ebola-outbreak-public-health?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Winning yet?
The USAid cuts and immigration bans made clear the official position of the White House is kill as many Africans as possible.
I told my wife I hope we survive this term. It’s not looking promising so far.
Time to break out the criticism quotes from when Obama handled Ebola.
I hope trump and the whole administration get it. How poetic
This racist regime is thrilled to kill brown people.
Idk how else to say this, but it’s just Ebola? Like yeah, it’s deadly. But its spread actually isn’t that bad if people just wash their hands and use soap.
COVID mistake 2.0
From the article: “Because of layoffs, terminations and high-profile departures, key confirmed positions at US health agencies are vacant. Currently, the CDC has no director; there’s no US surgeon general; there’s no commissioner at the FDA.”
**Does anyone know this?**
The funding that was cut wasn’t created to protect the US from a pandemic. It was designed to offer aid to Africa and much of the money couldn’t be accounted for so it was halted .
Ebola isn’t even a concern as a pandemic disease bc it isn’t airborne . It spreads through blood, vomit, and feces. Meaning out reaks are localized . And this has been an ongoing disease in Africa for many…many years
People want to equate this to coronavirus which is one of the 5 viruses that cause the common cold. It being a global pandemic wasn’t on anyone’s radar except under the circumstances that it could potentially become a bio weapon. And many virologists and scientists maintain that theory today
Leaving WHO is also not helping
Africa, yet again, gets another Ebola outbreak and somehow the US is to blame for it. I really fail to connect the dots here.
This group is clearly against science….so Kennedy says you’ll all be wrapped in cabbage leaves to protect against Ebola.
Donald Trump is a baby raper who is trying to destroy America
How is it America’s fault that there is ebola in Africa? Why doesnt the Eu just pay for it if its no big deal?
We just diverted a Delta flight because of possible Ebola.
Evidently Trump wants to kill everyone.
Remember this. Watch what they DO, not what they SAY.
Trump’s old tweets blaming Obama for his handling of Ebola have aged like milk.
Original question answered by AI; How did Obama handle ebola
President Barack Obama’s administration handled the 2014 Ebola crisis by aggressively fighting the epidemic at its source in West Africa while implementing strict, science-based protocols domestically. His comprehensive strategy included deploying the U.S. military and thousands of health workers to build treatment centers, alongside securing $5.4 billion in emergency funding.
The administration’s response was structured through several key actions:
* **Global Intervention:** Recognizing the outbreak as a national security threat, Obama deployed approximately 3,000 military personnel, U.S. Public Health Service workers, and CDC/USAID experts to Liberia and other affected countries. They constructed treatment units, trained local medical personnel, and set up supply lines.
* **Domestic Preparedness:** The CDC rapidly dispatched specialized “SWAT teams” to U.S. hospitals within 24 hours of a diagnosed case. They expanded the number of specialized testing labs and designated Regional Ebola Treatment Centers across the country.
* **Science Over Travel Bans:** Despite political pressure, the administration opposed implementing a broad travel ban. They argued that sealing off the region would deter health workers from volunteering and force people to evade screening, thereby making the disease harder to track. Instead, they implemented stringent exit screenings at airports in West Africa.
* **Centralized Coordination:** In October 2014, Obama appointed a dedicated White House Ebola response coordinator, Ron Klain, to oversee the various federal agencies—including the CDC, Department of Defense, and Department of Health and Human Services.
Does it impact people of color? Then the United States of Racism honest care.
These cruel and greedy twats think it’s nothing more than giving away money as charity and are too stupid to realize that helping people also bolsters our own national health safety and also national security. Preventing and containing outbreaks is clearly important to prevent wide spread and excess deaths. Disease and famine cause unrest, unrest causes wars…. If other nations help instead, they can curry favor and position themselves against us. It’s complex, far too complex for this pea brained admin to understand.
Remember during Obama’s presidency they stopped it before it could become a epidemic in the states. They really want to take us back don’t they? To the days where diseases killed off most the world’s population.