President Donald Trump has been accused of sleeping in the middle of a COVID-19 meeting. Calls for the POTUS to resign from his job trended online as video clips of Trump allegedly proved he is failing to address this health crisis.
The clips came from Twitter user @McSpocky. He said that Trump, who calls former Vice President Joe Biden "Sleepy Joe," must resign for being a complete failure in containing the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.
The netizen also attached Trump's video where he appeared to be sleepy and bored as the coronavirus meeting was taking place with key government officials. McSpocky's follower said that it looks like Trump cannot wrap his head around big words and ideas during the meeting, thus, he's falling asleep. They are calling for him to resign.
Critics of the president also asked Biden, his biggest political rival in the upcoming elections, to use the clip against Trump. They said that Biden must retweet the video whenever Trump calls him Sleepy Joe again.
They also want for Biden's political campaign to show the clip as much as possible and wherever they can. The critics said that Trump's tiredness makes him incompetent for his job as the POTUS.
Before the coronavirus outbreak escalated, Trump said in late February that the Democrats are politicizing the pandemic to cause a panic. In January, the president also said that they are in control of the outbreak since only one person from China arrived in U.S. shores. However, by Friday, March 13, the U.S. government declared that it's under a state of emergency as thousands of Americans have since contracted the virus and hundreds have died.
In contrast, Biden was able to address the Americans during the election primaries last Wednesday. The former VOP appeared cool, calm and collected in his speech as he reassured the public, per The Hill.
Meanwhile, Trump said that the National Guard has been activated in three critical states -- New York, California and Washington. These areas received approval for major disaster contingencies and will receive more supplies in a seamless way as there are more cases of coronavirus infection.
Trump said that these states must expect the arrival of masks, gowns, face shields and respirators for medical stations. The announcement came as state governors have been asking the federal government for help in fighting the spread of COVID-19.
To date, the U.S. has 33,546 positive cases and 419 deaths. Recoveries have so far been under 200, while almost 800 are in critical condition.
