Edition · March 24, 2020
The Daily Fuckup — March 24, 2020
1 verified report published on March 24, 2020.
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Closing take
When a government facing a public-health emergency starts sounding like it’s auditioning for a miracle cure, that is not leadership. It is a liability. March 24 showed a White House still trying to will the crisis into a better press cycle, and the virus was not interested in playing along.
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drug hype
Confidence 4/5
★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5
Serious fuckup
Trump’s March 24 coronavirus push for hydroxychloroquine kept intensifying even as the medical evidence stayed shaky, forcing health officials into an awkward and increasingly dangerous cleanup operation.
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