HOW THE NY TIMES SWUNG AT FOX NEWS — AND MISSED:

“He watched Fox, and believed it was under control,’’ his daughter told The Times, citing as an example a complaint from Sean Hannity that the Americans were being “unnecessarily’’ frightened. She added, “If Trump had gone on TV with a mask on and said, ‘Hey this is serious,’ I don’t think he would have gone.”

His daughter’s emotions are understandable, but the timeline is off. For one thing, Hannity made his observation the first week in March, after the Joyces’ cruise was at sea, so it had nothing to do with their decision to leave. Their ship left port in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, March 1; Joe and Jane had flown to Florida over the weekend – the last weekend in February. So, yes, if Trump had given a national address wearing a mask in late February, that would have been impressive leadership. It also would have been at odds with what the nation’s top infectious disease experts — not to mention leading Democrats in New York and elsewhere — were advising. It wasn’t even what the New York Times, or Ginia Bellafante were saying.

Here is a timeline for the week leading up to Joe Joyce’s ill-fated vacation:

Read the whole thing.

And to add to the timeline: Pelosi Now Says U.S. Should Have Stopped Americans Coming Back From China. “Pelosi had previously joined the chorus of Democrats criticizing the travel ban as racist.”