Trump blames China for coronavirus pandemic: “The world is paying a very big price for what they did.” This is the messaging chosen by the President and his minions. Don’t buy it. Don’t debate it. It’s a misdirection play. Focus on the real story: The administration’s failure to put the health of Americans over the desires of their mad king.

+ The President vs. the Experts: How Trump Downplayed the Coronavirus. And Before Virus Outbreak, a Cascade of Warnings Went Unheeded.

+ NPR The Intelligence Chairman Raised Virus Alarms Weeks Ago. (Just not to you.)

+ ProPublica: The Trump Administration Drove Him Back to China, Where He Invented a Fast Coronavirus Test. (It’s a million little stories. But it’s all one big story.)

+ Not to worry. We have Jared. Kushner coronavirus team sparks confusion, plaudits inside White House response efforts. (For a second I thought that said Kushner sparks plaudits for confusion…)