Coronavirus National Emergency: Donald Trump's 'China Virus' Note Gives Social Media a 'Sharpie Gate' Reminder
03/20/2020 08:32 am EDT
The comparisons were more than obvious for some.
Hurricane Dorian struck The Bahamas in late August of 2019, and is regarded as the worst natural disaster in the country's history.
After striking the Bahamas, the storm moved alongside the east coast of Florida, before eventually turning east.
Despite never making landfall in the U.S, a number of states including Florida, Georgia and Virginia (but not Alabama) all declared a national emergency at the time.
Previously, Trump had been criticized for his handling of Hurricane Maria, which struck Puerto Rico in September of 2017.
According to the CDC, there are more than 10,000 reported cases of coronavirus in the U.S., including all 50 states along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands.
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