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Trump Rips 'Fake News' For Focusing On COVID-19 'CASES, CASES, CASES' As Nation Breaks Record

  

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Via:  tessylo  •  4 years ago  •  2 comments

By:   Mary Papenfuss, HuffPost

Trump Rips 'Fake News' For Focusing On COVID-19 'CASES, CASES, CASES' As Nation Breaks Record

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Trump Rips 'Fake News' For Focusing On COVID-19 'CASES, CASES, CASES' As Nation Breaks Record













· Trends Reporter, HuffPost

Sat, October 24, 2020, 9:53 PM EDT










President Donald Trump  on Saturday attacked the media for its focus on  COVID-19  “CASES, CASES, CASES” after the nation  hit an all-time high  of  more than 83,000 daily infections  on Friday.


He said without evidence that the coverage was a plot to “create fear” ahead of Election Day. Trump told a campaign rally later in North Carolina that “you won’t hear about it anymore” after the election.

Nearly 225,000 Americans   have died from COVID-19, and the number of deaths could rise to   500,000 by February , experts warned.

But Trump falsely blamed the increase in cases on too many COVID-19 tests and ignored the fact that the U.S. leads the world in the number of COVID-19 deaths. With about   4% of the globe’s population , the U.S. has had almost 20% of all COVID-19 deaths in the world.

Trump inaccurately argued that the new surge “included many low risk people.” He also said falsely that the nation’s “mortality rate is DOWN 85% plus.”

A spike in deaths inevitably follows a surge in cases. Already, the rising rate of infections has resulted in a   40% hike in hospitalizations .


Trump also dismissed the surging numbers in his North Carolina speech. “COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID. A plane goes down, 500 people dead, they don’t talk about it.”


Other than 9/11 — which definitely was talked about —   no single plane crash   in the U.S. has claimed 500 lives. COVID-19   killed 925 people   on Friday alone.


Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci  on Friday suggested that officials consider a mask mandate to address the current surge.


“If people are not wearing masks, then maybe   we should be mandating ,” the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told CNN.

“If ... everybody pulls together and says, ‘You know, we’re going to mandate it,’ ... I think that would be a great idea,” he said.

Fauci also revealed to NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Trump hasn’t bothered to attend a meeting of the White House coronavirus task force for “ several months .”

Trump does not encourage people to wear masks — or socially distance — and routinely   flouts local regulations   requiring such safety measures when he holds rallies with packed crowds of maskless supporters across the country.

Fauci has warned that the current jump in COVID-19 cases is particularly troubling as colder weather begins to drive more people indoors, where the virus is more easily spread.

Trump insisted in Thursday’s debate, “ We’re rounding the corner ” on COVID-19. “It’s going away,” he added.









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Tessylo
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1  seeder  Tessylo    4 years ago
President   Donald Trump    on Saturday attacked the media for its focus on    COVID-19    “CASES, CASES, CASES” after the nation    hit an all-time high    of    more than 83,000 daily infections    on Friday.

He said without evidence that the coverage was a plot to “create fear” ahead of Election Day. Trump told a campaign rally later in North Carolina that “you won’t hear about it anymore” after the election.

Nearly 225,000 Americans       have died from COVID-19, and the number of deaths could rise to      500,000 by February   , experts warned.

But Trump falsely blamed the increase in cases on too many COVID-19 tests and ignored the fact that the U.S. leads the world in the number of COVID-19 deaths. With about      4% of the globe’s population   , the U.S. has had almost 20% of all COVID-19 deaths in the world.

Trump inaccurately argued that the new surge “included many low risk people.” He also said falsely that the nation’s “mortality rate is DOWN 85% plus.”

A spike in deaths inevitably follows a surge in cases. Already, the rising rate of infections has resulted in a      40% hike in hospitalizations   .

 
 
 
Kavika
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2  Kavika     4 years ago
Trump also dismissed the surging numbers in his North Carolina speech. “COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID. A plane goes down, 500 people dead, they don’t talk about it.”

COVID is killing over 700 people a day of course COVID is talked about.

Seems that math is not Trump forte. 500 dead in one time crash vs 700 a day for months on end. DUH

 
 

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