Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli is the top member of Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force, and for some inexplicable reason, he made the decision to turn to Twitter for help to access an online map produced by Johns Hopkins University of the spread of the virus. Apparently, the map was behind a paywall, but that was later fixed. Twitter users are, of course, making jokes about Cuccinelli being thwarted by a wall while seeking sanctuary.
And it’s quite perplexing that Cuccinelli thought it was better to ask Twitter for help instead of just paying to get access or using a method to get around the paywall.
This really isn’t going to make you feel better about the worldwide outbreak.
Has the Johns Hopkins map of the coronavirus stopped working for other people, or just me? https://t.co/36uda8fm6P
— Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli (@HomelandKen) February 24, 2020
I just tried again, and it looks like Johns Hopkins put the information behind a membership wall of some kind. Seems like bad timing to stop helping the world with this (previously) useful resource. Here’s hoping it goes back up soon.
— Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli (@HomelandKen) February 24, 2020
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Twitter users had something to say about that.
It’s like you’re in desperate need of help and comfort but somebody put up a wall to block you from seeking sanctuary.
— Craig Newman (@craignewman) February 24, 2020
The utter lack of judgement it took to tweet this is astounding.
— LK ☕️ 🆘 (@Corvid1031) February 24, 2020
PLEASE can someone tell me that this is a parody account and that our Executive branch has a CLUE of what is going on? PLEASE!?
here are some useful resources for others: https://t.co/aZR9zff4fYhttps://t.co/aBTQdMOxFZhttps://t.co/hRsJnBkHa6 pic.twitter.com/n0JTET1cTx
— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) February 24, 2020
Thanks for inspiring confidence. Shouldn’t YOU GUYS have a map of this? Shouldn’t the CDC? You know who they are, right? Isn’t there anyone in charge of response to this? Or did someone colossally stupid eliminate that position?
— Max Burbank (@max_burbank) February 24, 2020
Shouldn’t John Hopkins be getting this information from you, and not the other way around…🤔 You know what, nevermind…
— ✍🏽1BLACKMAN✍🏽 (@1_blkman) February 24, 2020
Gee if only you had the resources of the entire federal government to tap into…
— (((Edelweißpirat))) Willkommen zur Hyperrealität (@crandallgold) February 24, 2020
The Dow dropped 1,000 points on Monday because of the continuing spread of the coronavirus, and that may not bode well for President Stock Market’s chances of reelection. Trump’s budget proposes drastic cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s almost as if there’s a bunch of amateurs running the most powerful country on earth.
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