On January 31, 2020 the Trump administration put into place temporary travel restrictions that bared entry into the United States by any foreign national who has traveled to China in the past 14 days, American citizen returning to the United States from the Hubei Province in China will be subject to up to 14 days of mandatory quarantine. The ban came into effect on February 2, 2020
Dr Fauci said the actions were being taken because there were “a lot of unknowns” surrounding the virus and its transmission path.
Trump was accused of being “xenophobic” by the media and Democrats, who by April changed their tune!
On February 2, 2020 Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden led the way, quickly attacking what he called Trump’s “record of hysteria, xenophobia and fear-mongering” after the travel restrictions were announced, and stated that Trump “is the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency.” 2 months later Trump is accused of being slow to respond to the virus!