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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Mon May 4, 2020, 08:44 AM May 2020

Trump Says America's Coronavirus Death Toll Could Hit 100,000. Experts Say It Already Has.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7qm8x/trump-says-americas-coronavirus-death-toll-could-hit-100000-experts-say-it-already-has

Epidemiologists say that the official death toll is significantly under-estimating coronavirus deaths

By David Gilbert

May 4 2020, 7:16am

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Since the outbreak began, Trump has sought to underplay its seriousness, initially saying it posed no threat to the U.S. and that “like a miracle, it will disappear.”

But as people began to die in the thousands, Trump’s predictions have slowly climbed, first to 50,0000, then to 60,000 — which would represent “a good job” — and then, on April 27, it jumped 70,000. On Sunday, the figure changed again.

“Look, we're going to lose anywhere from 75, 80 to 100,000 people,” Trump told a virtual town hall on Fox News. “That's a horrible thing. We shouldn't lose one person out of this.”

He then attacked China, claiming the outbreak “should have been stopped” there. He added that without the efforts made by the U.S. “the minimum we would have lost is a million, two million, four million, five. That's the minimum."

There have been 1.15 million infections and over 67,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S., according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

But epidemiologists say the death toll from the coronavirus is already much higher than the official figures suggest and it is likely already greater than the 100,000 figure touted by Trump.

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Trump Says America's Coronavirus Death Toll Could Hit 100,000. Experts Say It Already Has. (Original Post) Dennis Donovan May 2020 OP
At that rate, the official figure could easily hit 100,000 by the end of this week. tanyev May 2020 #1
You mean Trump was lying?! PJMcK May 2020 #2
"The minimum we would have lost is a million, two million, four million, five. That's the minimum." Botany May 2020 #3
He knew this months ago duforsure May 2020 #4
Heckuva job Trump. Initech May 2020 #5
i have a wager that it will hit 1m. mopinko May 2020 #6
Excess Deaths tell the toll, despite Florida & Texas hiding Covid deaths. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #7

tanyev

(42,360 posts)
1. At that rate, the official figure could easily hit 100,000 by the end of this week.
Mon May 4, 2020, 08:48 AM
May 2020

God only knows what the official (and actual) numbers will be by the end of the summer.

Botany

(70,291 posts)
3. "The minimum we would have lost is a million, two million, four million, five. That's the minimum."
Mon May 4, 2020, 08:58 AM
May 2020

The man just makes up numbers, facts, and science.

But not to worry the because the 100,000 we are at now will work its way up to the million figure
or figures. "The Beast" is now running wild and the GOP and Fox are pushing back against the
only things we have to slow it down and selling it is the time to open things back up.

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
4. He knew this months ago
Mon May 4, 2020, 09:21 AM
May 2020

Just like he knows the deaths could go into the millions from his policies. He just would rather lie to the American spreading his propaganda instead of telling the truth.

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
6. i have a wager that it will hit 1m.
Mon May 4, 2020, 09:30 AM
May 2020

the trumpkin in my life and i have a wager. his number fell w/in days of the first death.
this morning i sent this text-
so, i am declaring that i have clinched our bet. there is no curve possible in nature where you go from 0 to 60k in 60 days that doesnt peak over 1m.

eta- i intend to double down that we will hit 1m by the 4th of july.

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