Penning an op-ed for the Washington Post, Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) held nothing back in a scathing attack on President Trump’s leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hogan argued that he and his fellow governors were warned about the potential impact of COVID-19, but the federal government, from Trump on down, failed to provide critical assistance. (Mediaite)
“I remember hearing many dire claims,” Hogan wrote. “This could be catastrophic…The death toll could be significant… Much more contagious than SARS…Testing will be crucial…You have to follow the science — that’s where the answers lie.”
Throughout these recollections and his thoughts about how other countries prepared for Covid-19, Hogan noted that Trump spent months dismissing concerns about the disease, bragging about his performance in office, and falsely claiming “anybody” could get a test during the pandemic’s early stages. As the pandemic started to get worse, Hogan recalled Trump fluctuating between blaming the Obama administration, touting the federal government’s response some more, and eventually telling states it was their responsibility to gather enough tests for themselves.
“It was hopeless, waiting around for him,” said Hogan. “Governors were being told that we were on our own. It was sink or swim. And if I didn’t do something dramatic, we simply would not come close to having enough tests in Maryland.”
In the end, Hogan described how he had to rely on his wife, a South Korean immigrant, to help him make an arrangement with their government in order to get a plane full of test kits for Maryland. He also remembered how Trump criticized him for doing that, which Hogan suggested might’ve been because the president couldn’t take credit for it.
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Why do the states all think it is the job of the federal government to bail them out? spades are supposed to be self-reliant self-sufficient the only job of the federal government is to provide for national defense in this country. Jesus Christ man I’m tired of people blaming the president for everything.
The poor governor actually had to go to work — boo Who Our governor sat on his rear while BLM and ANTIFA destroyed our capital city, and then wanted Trump to give our state a bunch of money to help rebuild. The problem isn’t Trump ,it is the state governors who are lazy , weak character morons ,elected by the large city fools who think America ends at the end of their block.
Just another greedy RINO
Hogan is a BUFFOON who will most certainly face God in judgement. Is he playing to the Democrats? No, he is making the same mistake that Chik-fil-A did in abandoning their friends in the Salvation Army and Christian Athletes.
Is Hogan running for president. It sure sounds like he is. What a loser I know. He thinks America is being deceived by the crash of the economy caused by all those Democrat mayors and governors shutting down our businesses for a virus that is not as bad as SEVENTEEN OTHER PANDEMICS. That is right. This is ALL HYPE. And Americans are buying it. WHY? We are under judgement from God. And God is giving them over to faulty minds.
You’re not alone, but it is what we live with today. Other than Trump most of our pols are self adoring dirtbags and lowlifes. It’s always about them. Pols are by definition, worthless. No matter, it still hurts to see just how worthless they can be. Term limits for all pols is overdue and hyper-necessary. It ain’t pretty to see the antics like this dung-ball bad mouthing Trump. This moron could not carry Trump’s water. Trump is just about the only non-pol o the national scene. Thank god he is there, or we’d be the Soviet States of Amerika already. Trump has to win in NOV or this could still happen soon. Pols like the Moronic Governor are like warning signs. We have way too many dung-balls in politics. The list is very very very long.
Hogen is a dunce. How else could he get elected in Maryland, one of the bluest of the blue states?
Ironically one of my best friends lives there and he’s conservative and a 100% Trump supporter all the way!
A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR IN MARYLAND! NEVER HAPPEN! HE’S A LIBTARD LEFTIST RHINO! THE DEFINITION FOR A LIBTARD LEFTIST RHINO IS: A POLITICAL BACK STABBER! OR AS THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND CROWD SAY: A BACK STABBING BASTARD!
Look closely. All over the nation we have like RINOs. Look at Conservative Review Scorecard as they record the record of McConnelol, Cornyn, Alexander, Murkowski, Collins, etc. There are 89 Republicans in Congress with a voting record BELOW 50% conservative
they are all the same its all about them, Trump will always
have our backs
States should be responsible for themselves!! Why does everyone run to the Federal government for help and then run the President down for their problems???
Part of the plan to bankrupt our nation. And when the dollar collapses, the stores will be empty, the streets filled with rioters and criminals IF you are not well stocked with ammo and guns, you will be deal and your house stripped of anything of value.
This is what is in store for America and it is part of the plan of ONE WORLD ORDER. They must have anarchy before Americans will let them take charge.
He sounds like the typical liberal
He is another Mitt Romney! Vote the whiny little whimp out & put a real republican in!
well said Dietrich i agree,President TRUMP is doing a good job on this virus no other President could do what Trump has.hogan needs to resign and put a republican in that will take care of your state.
He’s a MD governor. He might have ran as a Republican but they are all libs in that state! The government should take care of me…because I’m useless… that’s why I moved to texas!
He;s a backstabbing RINO!!!
Does that make you feel better if you can blame someone else for your problems? If President Trump was supposed to tell you what to do about the virus, why does Maryland need you just to pay you salary in order blame others when you make errors in judgment? Think about it “dipstick.”
Excellent point!
No real Republican would do this. Does this man want the Democrats to win in November? Obviously, since that is what he is going for. This country is in a fight for it’s very existence as far as it being a free country. Shame on any Republican who demonizes it’s own party right now.
He doesn’t care who wins, but he has always hated Trump. He only cares about Larry. He’s planning to run for Senate in ’22, or president in ’24.
Hogan is no conservative, he’s a fake Republican. I’m a Maryland Republican and had to hold my nose and vote for him because the Maryland Dems ran a straight-up communist last time.
He spent $10 Million on defective tests from Korea. Then he brags that he had to go get his own tests and now they are sitting in a warehouse somewhere.
Also he ordered nursing homes to accept Covid + patients just like all the other Dem governors. Same result, thousands of dead patients.
Murphy didn;t here in New Jersey. But yeah, this guy sounds like another Cuomo.
Sounds & actions are like liberals
I voted for him twice but i have to remind myself he is a Republican since most times he is a Democrat so if he runs for president as Republican remember he is a Rhino
Rhino !!!!
Other than the horn, he does look like a rhino.
Hogan is a liar. Trump told them to get the equipment they needed seperate from the feds because it would be faster. The fed was ramping up getting supplies but it was taking too long to get the supply chain moving.
Wow, a perfect example of revisionist history. If I recall, I remember Trump getting horrible advice from the WHO, all Democrats (especially those in Congress), and from the White House Coronavirus task force (looking at you Fauci). Most likely, Gov. Larry Hogan just found out that the other Republican Governor don’t like him and wont invite him over anymore.
President Trump did offer help & was told he was overstepping his bounds & the states wanted to have autonomous control of the states. Stop blaming the President for your lack of doing your job.
Amen! Great post!
He will be wanting the national anthem changed too. You wait and see. Probably to the song by Bill Withers.
Governors want their sovereignty when it comes to allowing protesting, statue removal, sanctuary cities, etc., but when it comes to making a tough decision like this one, they want Trump to make, so they are not blamed. A Republican elected in MD is a liberal in a wolf’s clothing.
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Obviously this not a man who takes responsibility for his own actions. ALL REAL REPUBLICANS SHOULD TAKE HIS OWN RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN ARE REPUBLICANS GOING TO HANG TOGETHER? MY COUNTRY AND TRUMP RIGHT OR WRONG. I can’t imagine anything worse than the DemonRats getting any control at all.
Isn’t it a shame that President Trump gets blamed for EVERYTHING!!!! He is the best and most successful president we have ever had. These idiots who blame everything on to our dear president need to get a life!!!! I wonder if they ever exam themselves for their mistakes!!!! Let’s get together and pray for President Trump…and be sure to vote for him…go to the polls to vote..then there is no cheating by mail-in! May God bless America, Pres. Trump, VP Pence and our country! I am amazed thaat Republicans make such bad comments about our leader they need to be supporting him!!!!
The ones that make the worthless comments are not republicans in all reality!
More Fake News revisionist history tryna make Orange Man Bad not get re-elected
Interesting how he takes credit for getting a plane load of testing equipment for the state. What does he think his job is? Evidently his idea is that the federal government must do everything and answer to the state if they are not able to do exactly as the state wants. It does not work that way, if he has the ability to get needed material, he should do so and shut up about it. Just be glad that the material was available and he was able to obtain it.
He sounds like a real RINO for sure!!!
He needs to remember Cpt, Miles Standish who ruled if you don’t work you don’t eat.
These are our ancestors. Get over the socialist agenda…Open up our country and move on to far Greater things.
Psalms 91:1-2
God Bless this country!!!
People lie with generalities, just like Gov. Hogan has done here. Even then, some of the things he said are so obviously false that you don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to see he is lying.
Hogan considered running against Trump in the primary, but gave up when the polls showed he would lose by a landslide. He is still considering a 2024 run for the Presidency. He is a Presidential wannabe who is trying to stand out in the crowd for 2024. He does stand out – as a clueless liberal who is for abortion, for DACA, against guns. He is too liberal for Conservatives and too conservative for the extreme Left who control the Democrat party. Forget it Hogan. You are not going to be President. Ever.
it is the states problem that the whole country– get the hell over it and do your damn elected job or get the hell out . . .your choice– and if the President offered and you refused — your a total creep –not the whole country’s . . .
You should live here!!
Typical liberal never take responsibility for anything. Hogan is a disgusting pos!
Hogan was informed of the virus and the protections that were needed, he was told to order them for faster delivery . Why didn’t he have the proper equipment in his stock pile for such an epidemic, instead of blaming the President for his stock pile blunder. Just like a liberal no accountability for their own actions, blame some one else. So you had a Korean wife who was able to order for you, WHY? Did you not hear the president and his team through out the pandemic going through all that was needed and the steps to be taken SO where were you?
Don’t go blaming the president for your stupidity.
Pay attention to detail here, he says he had to eventually rely on his South Korean wife for help. Interesting the snake is exposing his bounty. I thought those in the States were told to purchase within our country. Did he break the rules right here and blames President Trump for his purchase. We must question his motives.. he is not a true America first politician, a total sell out to foreign made. Why is he where he is? We need to replace him.
Hogan did a great job. He realized the president was totally worthless on this issue…lying, misleading, talking pure BS that wasn’t remotely close to reality, ignoring the problem…so he did what he had to do to take care of Maryland, the state he was elected to lead. Unlike trump, who is such a worthless POS that it’s hard to describe his malfeasance, Hogan responded to the crisis like a leader. Did he get everything right? Of course not. But he did his best, and it turned out to be A LOT better than a lot of his fellow GOP governors in the South, who had their heads so far up trump’s rectum that they ignored the problem. There’s a reason Arizona, Texas, Florida are such shitshows right now. That’s what you get for believe the cult leader’s lies.
D Trump, get your head out of your rear& get real! You are a disgrace to our country! Trump is the best & will win huge in 20/20!Sorry liberal, liar, loonie, looser!
Go back to your swamp with the rest of your rats! You have a loose screw that used to be a brain!
Wow, can you say brain dead?
It would be very enligtening to identify all these accusation with dates!
Considering the alternative, Hogan has to be the outright most stupid people to draw breath. I won’t accuse President Trump of being perfect but far the better choice.
Definitely HOGAN IS ON THE TAKE MARYLAND IS A DEMOCRATIC EPICENTER OF HATE AND LIES TOWARD TRUMP SND THE ADMINISTRATION HE IS LYING EVERYONE COULD SEETRUMP EXTENTED A HAND TO NY NJ CA EXPEDIENTLY AND WITHOUT KIMITS THOSE BEING DEMOCRAP STATES HOGAN IS FULL IF CRAP GOW MUCH ???????did he get from DEMOCRAPS
Shame on you! You have a choice no one is holding you hostage to stay in the beautiful great country you live…..Pehaps you should resign and move out of the USA…
Hogan got paid for the negative op he is obviously on the take ??????
Remember Pompeo warned governors about doing business with China? Wray said earlier, there is an investigation open on China, one every 10 hours. Now, Hogan is Out spewing lies about Trump. I wonder if Hogan took money from the CCP? Look pretty guilty to me.
Governor Larry not only looks like one of the three stooges(Curly instead of Larry)but is, undoubtedly, a Rhino at it’s worse! Like his democratic governor colleagues, he whines and cries and blames President Trump for his own irresponsibility and lack of leadership. What a POS!
He sounds like a liberal to me. Always blaming Trump and never taking responsibility for his own actions.
In a crisis, we should try to help each other. Possibly Trump had confidence in and expected the governors to what is best for their citizens. If they need advice or help, I feel the federal government was there to support them. One size does not fit all – sometimes YOU need to be creative to develop unique solutions. If you’re not intelligent enough, surround yourself with people genuinely wanting resolve the problem. Easy to blame – difficult to do the real work. A real lack of critical thinking.
This governor only 24 hours before this op-ed praised President Trump for the work he had been doing so what happened in 24 hours to make this nut Write what he did? Sounds like someone got to him. Maybe he needs investigating.
Hogan is not a republican, he blows Romney!
I am tired of politicians refusing to stand up for their beliefs. This guy lives in a Dem corridor so of course he’s gonna say this stuff. POS What happened to the American spine? Again, they care more about their political office than the rights of citizens.
Hoagie you sound like your explaining before you’re asked to!!!
Do you always blame someone else for your screwups ? Sounds like you should not be a Governor . Their are Governors for each state and they are to lead there state, control there state, Fix problems , Stop violence, protect the people. But you Hogan of Maryland i guess cant do anything unless somebody tells you. States dont need governors like you .
Wow Hogan, as a resident of MD I know better & you do also. He has also been a “power high grabbing pandemic governor” along with VA & DC!!! Because he is a RINO
it was NOT highlighted like the democratic governors. I love how my great President Trump allows rats to expose themselves ❤️❤️
that fat fuk should eat shit and die
Seems to me the Governors are the ones who have the right to close or open their states not the Federal Government. So just who’s to blame THE GOVERNORS…..
My grandson blames his stuffed bear for all his misdeeds. This fella is doing the same thing. Come to think of it the majority of democratic governors and mayors have, and are, blaming President Trump (their “bear”) for their lack of let’s say … maturity. I imagine the people who voted them in thought they were voting for adults.
Hogan can take that “word salad” Op-ed over to the streets of Baltimore, Maryland into the BLACK neighborhoods and start downgrading President Trump!
He just might get a “Great Awakening” from the BLACK people who were grateful for President Trump putting the elected leaders (City, State, Federal) especially the late Cummings to clean up their city because it looks like “Sh*t Hole” with the number one hospital in the country located just down the street….John Hopkins Hospital!
President Trump’s Blast mode (Shaming them publicly) is far more effective especially when it’s true!
The strangest thing is that if the Kenyan had done exactly the same things the leftist media would be praising him to the hilt.
Looks like this dung-ball woke up this morning thinking he was really important. Now maybe he’ll crawl back under the rock from whence he came.
Whiner Rino – besides being from Maryland, he’s most likely a Republican in name only because there are so many Dems in that area.
Hogan has to blame somebody for his lack of leadership.
and what makes the gov. an expert on Trump,we the people want Trump to run again and have confidence he will win