Amnesiac Trump pretends he never tried to ignore coronavirus until it went away like a 'miracle'
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Miracle? Not so much. During Tuesday’s coronavirus briefing, federal officials projected that the nation would experience at least 100,000 to 240,000 deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic if people across the country successfully maintain social distanciAmnesiac Trump pretends he never tried to ignore coronavirus until it went away like a 'miracle'
Miracle? Not so much. During Tuesday’s coronavirus briefing, federal officials projected that the nation would experience at least 100,000 to 240,000 deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic if people across the country successfully maintain social distancing recommendations. In other words, that might actually be a best-case scenario. Asked directly whether the country should be prepared for the likelihood of 100,000 deaths due to coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said, «Yes, we should be prepared for it.» Fauci also stressed that adhering to strict mitigation efforts might lower that number. But Donald Trump accepted that projection as a victory. What would have happened, Trump wondered, if we did nothing? «There was a group that said, ‘let's just ride it out,’» Trump said, with apparent amnesia. What Trump forgot to mention was, there wasn’t just a “group” saying that, there was a president saying that. His name was Donald Trump. Read more