Administration Projects Daily Deaths to Soar

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Administration Projects Daily Deaths to Soar

May 4, 2020 at 12:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 260 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/05/04/trump-administration-projects-death-toll-to-rise/

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New York Times: “As President Trump presses for states to reopen their economies, his administration is privately projecting a steady rise in the number of cases and deaths from coronavirus over the next several weeks, reaching about 3,000 daily deaths on June 1, according to an internal document obtained by the New York Times, nearly double from the current level of about 1,750.”

“The numbers underscore a sobering reality: While the United States has been hunkered down for the past seven weeks, not much has changed. And the reopening to the economy will make matters worse.”

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1. If The Administration Is Making These Dire Predictions - Why Oh Why......

are they letting Trump talk up re-opening? I just don't get it. Do these predictions take into account the fact that States are re-opening and people are getting careless about distancing, stay-at-home and wearing masks?

I understand that Trump is only focused on his re-election. However, if these projections come true and we see a second spike (as bad or maybe worse than the first) how does Trump think re-opening will help him?

I see it as he's just shooting himself in the foot.

How could he think Americans would vote for him if he just causes us to have to endure what we've already been through?