pandemic that affected so many lives and dragged him down in the eyes of americans who concluded they failed when faced with that all-important task. as for trump, he said at the time he did not see the emergency as his test of a lifetime. was there a moment in all of this last two months where you said to yourself, ah, this is the leadership test of a lifetime? no. no. and no hesitation. now, that is a small part of one of trump s newsworthy interviews with bob woodward conducted across the outbreak of the pandemic and 2020 campaign. 20 interviews across that stretch. trump sometimes making the calls, something he apparently now regrets. the former president is suing woodward, we should note, over publishing these interviews that he agreed to. any legal expert say trump would be likely to lose based on the law. we published the interviews in the trump tapes , his assessment that trump is a unique danger to network. that conclusion goes parter quite frankly than much o
protect the nation and the public interest? both men have now served as president, so their actual records can be assessed. for all the understandable focus on trump s legal problems and controversies and rhetoric, it was his substantive handling of the covid panic that dragged him down in the eyes of many americans who concluded he failed that task when faced with that all-important leadership test. as for trump, he said at the time he did not see the emergency as his test of a lifetime. was there a moment in all of this last two months where you said to yourself, ah, this is the leadership test of a lifetime? no. no, and no hesitation. now, that is a small part of one of trump s news worthy interviews with legendary journalist bob woodward who secured more time with president trump than any other writer. 20 interviews across that stretch. trump sometimes making the calls. somethinge apparently now regrets. the former president is suing woodward, we should note, over p
because i don t want to create a panic. that was march. it was early in that period when covid was heading through america, but it was also clear this couldn t be played down. covid first ravaged new york city, it was the epicenter. schools closed march 15th. there was the impending ventilator shortage. trump s first foray into emergencies was limiting ventilators furnished by the government. ten days later, new york hospitals were described as that apocalyptic scene. references to a mysterious new virus killing patients in ways doctors could not yet understand let alone prevent. that was not a surprise to then president trump or white house officials, because this had been laid out in briefings and warnings and intelligence. which brings us back to these woodward tapes. trump tells the journalists something that is damning, given that overall record. trump recounts how he told his own son, barron that warnings were needed months earlier.
i wanted to always play it down. i still like playing it down, because i don t want to create a panic. that was march. it was early in that period when covid was heading through america, but it was also clear this couldn t be played down. covid first ravaged new york city as the epicenter. schools closed march 15th. then there was the impending ventilator shortage and, trump s first foray would limiting the government. hospitals described as an apocalyptic scene. mysterious new virus killing patients in ways doctors could not understand. that was not a surprise to president trump or white house officials, because this had been laid out in briefings, in warnings, and intelligence. which brings us back to the woodward tapes, because trump tell us something that s damning given the overall record. they told his own son baron that
CCPA issues advisory on misleading COVID ads; how will brands be impacted?
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The unsubstantiated claims that are punishable include 99.9% germ kill , immunity boosting , virus killing , and protects from COVID-19 .
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued an advisory to remind the advertisers that making unsubstantiated COVID-related claims in advertisements is a punishable offence.
The advisory pulls up the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, which came into effect from July 24, 2020 to regulate matters related to the violation of consumer rights, unfair trade practices, and false or misleading advertisements.
The notice adds that since 2020, the consumers have been grappling with a global crisis situation due to the CQVID pandemic. In such uncertainties, they are looking for any means that assure immunity from the diseases.