New Orleans Mayor Cantrell: Trump Should Have Cancelled Events Throughout America in February

Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell criticized President Donald Trump for not canceling events across America in February, including Mardi Gras in response to the eventual coronavirus pandemic.

Co-host Meghan McCain asked, “I was actually surprised that the Mardi Gras celebrations continued last month in February, and there were people that gathered. There are experts that say this could have accelerated the spread of the coronavirus throughout the city. Do you regret, in hindsight, not canceling Mardi Gras?”

Cantrell said, “Well, when you say many were surprised, that did not hit the ground at all. Nor did it hit the ground at the national level, nor the state level. There were multiple gatherings and events happening throughout the United States of America, with over a million people participating. So at that particular time with no red flags given, with the federal government being embedded in our unified command, preparing and planning for Mardi Gras, they were engaging the CDC in time for preparation, no red flags for Mardi Gras day and leading up to it. I had special agents, federal agents on the ground with our people. So when the city of New Orleans experienced our first case, which was around March 9, I moved to — I was actually the first in the state to end social gatherings, put a halt to events. One was St. Patrick’s Day. The other one was our Super Sund... (Read more)

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