text_1: The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China.
text_2: Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum on Monday defended President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying his January decision to restrict travel from China was “ahead of the curve.”    Santorum’s comments came one day after Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told CNN anchor Jake Tapper that earlier implementation of social-distancing and stay-at-home orders could have saved lives lost to the coronavirus. Really, Trump wasn’t “ahead of the curve,” as Santorum said. He was following the advice of experts in his own administration – and the actions of the industry directly affected by the move. And about 45 nations restricted travel from China before the United States.