Former President Barack Obama said he gave ex-President Donald Trump a pandemic playbook when Trump took office — but he disregarded it.

“He ignored it,” Obama said during a rallyfor Vice President Kamala Harris in Las Vegas on Saturday. “And three years later, a pandemic hits.”

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    Isn’t this old news? I recall Trump not only throwing out the handbook, but disbanding the pandemic response team, too…

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      He actively tried to undo anything with Obama’s name on it. The one thing he’s good at is holding a grudge.

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      It is old news, and it’s worth bringing up at this time because it shows how poorly qualified trump was then for holding the office of the presidency.