I seem to remember Pelosi getting really angry about that too.
Technically, Biden was broadly correct - banning travel won't STOP it. It will, however, slow it...
And the larger point is they accuse Trump of not doing anything to stop the spread, well he did more at that point than they were suggesting.
Yes, it should also be noted he can only act based on the information he has. At the beginning, there was precious little useful information.
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