The ‘Biggest Mistake’ is advising mayors on how to not make the ‘biggest mistake’!
(CNN)Former President Barack Obama on Thursday gave some advice to a group of mayors on how to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, saying that “the biggest mistake any (of) us can make in these situations is to misinform.”
Obama was speaking during a virtual meeting organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
“Speak the truth. Speak it clearly. Speak it with compassion. Speak it with empathy for what folks are going through.”
Barack Obama
As if Barry ever spoke the truth!
Obama also pushed the mayors to bring in as many smart advisers and experts as possible.
“The more smart people you have around you, and the less embarrassed you are to ask questions, the better your response is going to be.”
Barack Obama
This is the fourth virtual meeting Bloomberg’s group has held with mayors. Two of the previous meetings have featured speeches by former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
Obama has repeatedly weighed in on the response to the virus, largely offering a more cautious message than that of President Donald Trump and advocating for protecting public health over re-starting economic activity.
On Wednesday, Obama tweeted that it would not be feasible to relax current measures to combat the spread of coronavirus without a “robust system of testing and monitoring — something we have yet to put in place nationwide.”
Those comments, much as the ones made to mayors on Thursday, presented a notable contrast in tone compared to the views of Trump.
Calamity Jane