Comments by "wily wascal" (@wilywascal2024) on "CDC muzzled by White House, agency officials say" video.
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Toxic Trump, at coronavirus press briefing 04/20/20, "We're looking at maybe "only" 50-60,000 deaths in the U.S.!" Just three days later, the toll surpassed 50,000; six days after that, it went over 61,000. On 05/04/20--a mere two weeks after Trump's delusional pronouncement--the U.S. reached 70,000 deaths. Less than a week later, on 05/10/20, the toll went over 80,000 American deaths. Because of many state and local governments opening up their economies too soon is blatant disregard of Trump administration's own guidelines, the CDC Mayday report projects new highs of 3,000 deaths and 200,000 new cases per DAY by June. That would put us at 100-150,000 deaths--just by the end of June, alone. That's acceptable, here in America? Since when?
New CDC projection on 05/15/20 of over 100,000 COVID-19 deaths by end of May. However, CDC projections have consistently undercounted cases and deaths, and this latest projection likewise appears to once again underestimate the deadly results of the U.S. sore lacking of national leadership in combating a deadly global pandemic. Fear COVID-19 deaths by the end of June will in actuality reach 150,000 - 200,000, nearly doubling in one month.
04/22/20 saw a new worst of nearly 2,700 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, topping the nearly 2,400 Americans lost on 04/14/20. Trump's claim was simply more of his wishful thinking, lies, and bogus claims. Clueless, disinterested, deranged, disengaged, and detached from reality are not the qualities you want in a leader during a major global pandemic crisis. That's a lethal combination that has already cost more American lives in just eight weeks than the Vietnam War in its entire twelve-year span.
It's like rowing or paddling upstream, or into a stiff wind--if you ease-up too much or stop, you will only have to paddle twice as hard to make up all the previous hard-earned progress that was quickly lost. Failing to maintain isolation and other measures for sufficient time to stop the spread of COVID-19 transmission will cost U.S. more in time, effort, money, and LIVES. Reopening and relaxing measures too early in defiance of the science and data is the ultimate in colossal ignorance, greed, ruthlessness, and arrogance.
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Personally not listening to that quack Thomas Friedman, (or Sen. Rancid Paul) suggesting the Swedish pandemic response model. Nope! Taking the advice of the great Heywood Banks: "Underdo it! Underdo it! Underdo it!" Isolation, protecting ourselves and each other with masks, social distancing, and proper hygiene, are the keys to breaking the chain of transmission in a deadly pandemic, that we may limit death and long-term debilitating conditions suffered among the population. Once testing capabilities reached for randomized and contact tracing, and infection rates drop enough, the U.S. can gradually begin CAREFULLY reopening its economy in an ENDURING and SUSTAINABLE way. A way that puts PEOPLE'S lives and health first.
Sen. Rancid Paul is trying to kill Americans. He knows that we didn't go into isolation for two months for this year's flu. He knows that many people--especially those vulnerable--received a vaccine against this years flu, which isn't available yet for COVID-19. He knows that without the whole nation taking DRASTIC mitigation measures, COVID-19 cases would have continued rising, as would COVID-19 deaths. He knows that trying to make comparisons between the common flu and this deadly global pandemic are misleading, dangerous, inappropriate, illogical, and unscientific. Vote KILLER Rancid Paul out of office.
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Toxic Trump: "It's a HOAX!"
Much later: …."I got this pandemic completely under control, we're safe!"
Shortly after: …."It's not my fault! States need to take charge! I don't take ANY responsibility! It's unsafe! You need to stay home!"
Next day: ...."The cure is worse than the disease, you need to go back to work!
Next week: ...."Don't listen to me! Listen to the CDC!"
Following days: ...."USA #1 in coronavirus cases--and now we're #1 in coronavirus DEATHS! We're the BEST! Thanks to my extremely stable genius wartime leadership, only 100,000-240,000 Americans will die! We're doing a TREMENDOUS job! I still don't take ANY responsibility!"
Last week: ... "I've anointed myself All Powerful Dear Leader and will soon order all my subjects back to work despite lack of vaccine, cure, testing, PPE, medical staffing, and the sure-fire massive resurgence resulting thereof, killing tens of thousands more Americans--because this pandemic is killing my lucrative Emoluments business, and even my Soviet-style election chances!"
Now: … "Scratch that; might have to actually do stuff. My greatest-ever new half-baked plan shifts all responsibility and blame back to governors! For now. Somewhat. Maybe. We'll be letting you know, hopefully! Did I mention I've been popping hydroxychloroquine like candy, contrary to medical recommendations?"
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Donald Trump, at White House press conference on 04/07/20:
And we’re going to put a hold on money spent to the WHO. We’re going to put a very powerful hold on it, and we’re going to see.
Trump later at that same press conference:
Q: Thanks. A quick follow-up on that. So is the time to freeze funding to the WHO during a pandemic of this magnitude?
THE PRESIDENT: No, maybe not. I mean, I’m not saying I’m going to do it, but we’re going to look at it.
Q: You did say that you’re going to —
THE PRESIDENT: We give a tremendous —
Q: You said you’d put a hold on it.
THE PRESIDENT: No, I didn’t.
Toxic Trump, one week later, on 04/14/20: "I'm withholding WHO funding!"
WHO held a important meeting on COVID-19 vaccines at the beginning of May, with all nations attending...except no U.S. medical and scientific representatives sent by the Trump Administration, without any explanation. The absence particularly stunning in light that U.S. has half of world's cases and a quarter of the deaths, although possessing just 5% of the global population.
ME, US, the world: WTF?? Why in HELL is that raving lunatic STILL in charge during this major pandemic health crisis?!? Hasn't he KILLED enough Americans, ALREADY?!?
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