Julia Jimenez, a nurse, has a message for President Donald Trump after experiencing what it is like to treat COVID-19 patients and learning members of her family have contracted the virus.
During her appearance on CNN’s “New Day,” Jimenez urged Trump to take the pandemic more seriously.
“I hope that he’ll change his message to people saying that they really do need to take it seriously, and not make so many jokes about not wearing the mask,” Jimenez said.
She added, “Like, now you see firsthand how serious it is.”
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“I hope that [Trump will] change his message … and not make so many jokes about not wearing the mask. Like, now you see firsthand how serious it is.”
— CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish (@CNNThisMorning) October 7, 2020
Julia Jimenez, a nurse, has been treating Covid-19 patients even as 17 members of her family are sick with the virus pic.twitter.com/qZ6XFb00w3
Jimenez believes the nation is in “big trouble” and things are going to get “a lot worse before it gets better.”
The coronavirus hits close to home for Jimenez as 17 members of her family have contracted COVID-19.
“I look at my patients every day, like, you know I would hate it if that was my family member and now it is,” Jimenez said.
She reiterated the United States is in “bad shape” and believes Americans are “getting really bad advice.”
The president received significant backlash after removing his mask upon his return to the White House from Walter Reed Medical Center military hospital, as IJR previously reported.
He also told Americans regarding the coronavirus, “Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it.”
Trump decided on Tuesday to put a stop to coronavirus relief negotiations until after the election, as IJR previously reported.
He said Congressional Democrats are not negotiating “in good faith.”
Trump slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) for her asking price.
He received criticism for his decision from several on Twitter.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden weighed in on the matter.
“The president turned his back on you,” Biden said in a post on Twitter.
More than 7,529,400 Americans have been infected with the coronavirus as of Wednesday morning, and at least 210,700 have died.
