Trump Jr: 'Well, why aren't they talking about deaths? Oh, oh, because the number is almost nothing

[Demovictory9]

Appearing on Laura Ingraham's Fox News show Thursday night, Donald Trump Jr. was asked about Dr. Sanjay Gupta's recommendation that anyone who attends a campaign rally for the President self-quarantine for two weeks.

He responded this way (bolding is mine):
"I mean, give me a break, Laura, the reality is this ... if you look, I put it up on my Instagram a couple days ago, because I went through the CDC data because I kept hearing about new infections, but I was like, 'Well, why aren't they talking about deaths?' Oh, oh, because the number is almost nothing."


The number is 1,004. As in, 1,004 Americans died of coronavirus on Thursday. That's 1,004 people with families, friends and colleagues who will never get to talk to them, hug them or see them ever again.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/30/politics/donald-trump-jr-covid-19-2020-election/index.html

Donald Trump Jr. says COVID deaths 'are almost nothing' and 'we've gotten control of the thing' on the day nearly 1,000 Americans died from the virus
The president's oldest son was speaking to Fox News' Laura Ingraham Thursday
Daily deaths remain low compared the counts seen in the spring, but are now creeping toward 1,000 a day, with 974 fatalities recorded Thursday
994 Americans died on Wednesday; 985 fatalities were reported Tuesday
According to data through October 28, the seven-day rolling average for daily new deaths rose over the past two weeks from 724 to 787
More than 8 million Americans have tested positive; 228, 647 have died
'Why aren't they talking about deaths... because the numbers are almost nothing', Don Jr. said, directing viewers to his Instagram account to look at them

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8896045/Donald-Trump-Jr-says-COVID-deaths-day-nearly-1-000-Americans-died.html

[Laelth]

1. In 9 months COVID-19 has already killed more people than we lost in WWII.

And we were engaged in that war for 5 years.

Somebody, please, pull this dude’s head out of his ass.

-Laelth

[ARPad95]

2. What else can one expect the spawn of this country's Covidiot #1 to say? He's a jackass.

[jonstl08]

3. No honor

What do you expect from a person or family for that matter who has never sacrificed their lives for this country. Never served in the military so he has no idea of life an death consequences

[Blue Owl]

4. Interesting you feel that way, Junior

Other folks who might think along those same lines are serial killers, maniacal dictators, druglords, and psychopaths... So you're in good company there, fella...

[soothsayer]

5. Thank you, @DonaldJTrumpJr for bravely telling the parents of this #Texas teen that deaths are now "

Link to tweet

?s=21


Donald J. Drumpf
@RealDonalDrumpf
Thank you, @DonaldJTrumpJr for bravely telling the parents of this #Texas teen that deaths are now "almost nothing"!

13-year-old dies after testing positive for COVID-19 during previous medical treatment
abc13.com
https://t.co/iDvJKp8nNs?amp=1

[LuvNewcastle]

6. It's a fact that people who kill animals

just for the fun of it are often callous about the loss of human lives. When I saw that picture of him holding that elephant’s tail, I wondered how people would feel if he were holding a dog’s tail. I also have to wonder if he tortured animals as a child. You can tell there’s something missing/broken about him.