Trump extends social distancing to April 30, says 100 to 200k deaths in US means they did a good job

And just like that in the coming weeks Trump supporters will abandon the there are more flu deaths talking point to say without Trump’s leadership 2 .2 millionAmericans would have died. TRUMP SAVED the lives of 2 million Americans.

He could have saved more if those shady hospital workers weren’t doing something Nefarious with the PPE equipment he sent to hospitals.

foo wrote:

jamin wrote:

You didn't decode his speech properly

Is decoding necessary here? I know Trump talks in circles and it’s often frustrating how juvenile he sounds, but it’s pretty clear from his quote he thinks 2.2 million people would have died in the US if the virus were left unchecked.

Wow, you can't really be this dumb. He's now on the 2.2 million bandwagon because he now has been advised that it will be far less than that. If he convinces everyone that there would have been millions of deaths if he didn't act, he will be seen as a hero and walks into a 2nd term. He's an idiot, but he's not stupid. Do you think he suddenly had an epiphany about the deadliness of the virus, or he suddenly realized that he has a way to spin this as a victory for himself? Don't answer, because I don't really care what your answer is, I'm quite sure it will be stupid.

I do give credit to Trump for listening to experts and extending the shutdown to April 30th. That was a good move. But it is a pretty low bar to expect someone to listen to the experts.

The personal attack on the lady reporter who referenced a quote he made and the attack on the guy who quoted Trump’s statement on telling pence not to call due to lack of appreciation made Trump look like a giant toddler.

Thank you. Hilarious how people don't see this.

jamin wrote:

He's using technique from The Art of the Deal, his famous book whose principles are taught in Business schools across the country. Always offer a seemingly high number at the beginning.

Are you KIDDING me!!!!!

You mean like at the beginning when he said the one case would pretty soon be ZERO?

if he had said this from the outset...fine....but you are exercising the same revisionist history as the orange one himself

This is what happens when we elect a real estate guy as president. He is a businessman with little leadership skills and believes in instinct and marketing. He is great at promoting.... but this requires the ability To be humble and to listen.

Trump wants to be the boss all the time. He says crap like. I understand the virus more than anybody because my uncle went to MIT.

Trump has preached isolationism from the start. And while that can be appealing Americans traveling abroad can bring a virus home and no border wall can stop that. Trump knows that .... but far too many Americans can easily subscribe to this idea and they will double down.

more to watch wrote:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/29/president-trump-extends-national-social-distancing-guidelines-through-april-30.html

Trump said the administration is working to keep the projected death toll below 100,000.

"So if we can hold that down, as we're saying, to 100,000, it's a horrible number, maybe even less, but to 100,000, so we have between 100 and 200,000, we all together have done a very good job," Trump said.

Trump says it, I believe it. Even if he said something different yesterday.

energeticlotuseater wrote:

Rachel1 wrote:

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/29/823517467/fauci-estimates-that-100-000-to-200-000-americans-could-die-from-the-coronavirus

That’s an estimate. 200k deaths COULD happen however they have not happened, not even close. Right now the American COVID-19 death count is at 3,000 (still dwarfed by the flu and car fatalities)

How about the medical drug errors?!? Coronavirus is going to really have to explode to catch that number!

Many of us owe our lives to Donald Trump, even before the Chinese virus was inflicted upon us by seditious anti-American forces. Now, an entire nation owes its lives to his divine leadership.

Facts Matter? wrote:

foo wrote:

And he’s still losing to Biden by 9 percentage points...

And I'm not a trump supporter you idiot.

Busted. "Facts Matter" is a throwaway handle for Hardloper.

Ray wrote:

At this stage, anybody that still supports this asswipe is either a billionaire insider or a moron.

+1

I'm tired of engaging with science-denying Trumptards.

one thought wrote:

haha, talk about creating highly moveable goalposts...

"So if we can hold that down, as we’re saying, to 100,000, it’s a horrible number, maybe even less, but to 100,000, so we have between 100 and 200,000, we all together have done a very good job"

so, fewer than 100,000?

100,000?

fewer than 200,000?

all outcomes will show the administration has done a very good job!

And when it ends up being 500,000...?

America is at war with not just the Chinese virus, but enemies within. At such times, criticism of our Leader Trump is tantamount to sedition and subversion of America's interests.

Govern yourselves accordingly.

Mondo Hondo wrote:

America is at war with not just the Chinese virus, but enemies within. At such times, criticism of our Leader Trump is tantamount to sedition and subversion of America's interests.

Govern yourselves accordingly.

Stop trying so hard.

emPATHETIC wrote:

Mondo Hondo wrote:

America is at war with not just the Chinese virus, but enemies within. At such times, criticism of our Leader Trump is tantamount to sedition and subversion of America's interests.

Govern yourselves accordingly.

Stop trying so hard.

You will be on our list. We are known for our long memories.

MAGFO!

Oh my god this is hilarious. This is what happens when our country is ranked 27th in education. We get dumbasses like you. You literally just said this was all thanks to Trump's great leadership and now all of a sudden he's the idiot who predicted 15 cases smh. He's the one who rejected tests way back when the WHO offered them. He's the one who keeps calling it a flu. He's the reason why we were so far behind on available tests which resulted in the spread of the virus. The reason past predictions were in millions was because like Dr.Fauci said, that is if we don't do anything. Dr. Fauci has been calling this a serious threat from the beginning despite Trump's denials in his efforts to try and get the stock market back up. Thankfully, some Americans listened and practiced social distancing getting the models to predict less deaths. You claim it wasn't social distancing so please enlighten all of us and tell us what it really was with a source to back you up. Let us hear why you're sooooo much smarter than people who have dedicated their lives to this.

I don’t understand why he just didn’t start with the worse case scenario and stick with it. Like 200,000 people could die and non necessary businesses won’t open till August. That way people can process it, except it, and move on. Instead it’s like a bad breakup where the other person is wishy washy about whether they want to break up. Just do it! Humans are able to adapt and enter survivor mode very well. It’s a total lack of leadership and I’ve been a supporter of many of Trumps policies. Like promoting made in America production and not having tax dollars used for abortions. However this failure of crisis leadership is going to lose my vote in November.

Why are you all so oppressed with trump? Like one man is responsible for everything in your life. I got sick, trumps fault. I lost my job, trumps fault. My milk is expired, trumps fault. The us is doing what basically everyone else is doing. It’s not about trump, it’s about the over sensationalism. Millions will die, or maybe 200,00?? What? Not even close. Yes, deaths and case grow expenontionally, but not forever. It’s not like on day 70, 300 trillion people will die. If that were the case, Italy should be at 10,000 deaths a day and that’s not the case. But hey, let’s put all hope, blame, problems on the president, and then call other people sheep. #irony

Not oppressed or claiming to be but I think America’s first responders should be properly equipped on the front lines.

In that regards the administration has had some failings and naturally the buck stops at Trump, even if he doesn’t like it.