Pence falsely claims Oklahoma has 'flattened the curve' ahead of Trump rally

[UpInArms]

Source: Guardian

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At the White House, Mike Pence claimed that “in a very real sense”, Oklahoma had “flattened the curve” of new Covid-19 infections.

“Today their hospital capacity is abundant,” said Pence, who leads the White House coronavirus taskforce and will attend the rally in Tulsa. “The number of cases in Oklahoma has declined precipitously and we feel very confident going forward with the rally this coming weekend.”

But what he said was untrue.

At the weekend, Oklahoma reported its highest daily total of new Covid-19 cases, 225, since the pandemic began. On Sunday, Tulsa county reported its largest single-day increase since early March. On Monday, state statistics showed the seven-day rolling average for new cases in Tulsa county was 65, up on a previous peak of 26 in early April.

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At the White House, Trump revealed his thoughts on the efficacy of testing.

“If we stop testing right now,” the president said, “we’d have very few cases, if any.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/16/pence-oklahoma-covid-coronavirus-cases-decline-trump-rally

[empedocles]

1. 'falsely claims', or FLAGRANTLY LIES

[IronLionZion]

2. Breathe deep

[Warpy]

11. That's not a good idea in OK at the moment

Friends there are entering panic mode again as cases spike, hospitals are full to the brim, and Chumps prefer to listen to the witless governor and his chubby god in DC, rather than protect themselves and others.

OK might be the laboratory that finally destroys all the fantasies, but the cost is going to be horribly high.

If you live there, protect yourselves as much as possible by avoiding your fellow citizens. And don't take those deep breaths when you're out. Use them at home when the mask comes off and your hands are washed.

[IronLionZion]

12. I know. OK Dems should know how to keep themselves safe the best that they can.

That's all red state Dems can do: masks, social distance, wash hands, avoid people, etc. as if they were in a blue city.

But Trump supporters are of course going to live dangerously. So his rally this Saturday will be packed full of the dumbest people in OK, no social distancing, no masks, A/C since it's summer, and they will all have signed a waiver promising not to sue over something they believe is a hoax. Some of those folks will no doubt catch it and spread it to others. Steer clear of these folks. Italy's early outbreak was traced to a soccer game where lots of folks in the audience caught and spread it to their grandparents.

[soothsayer]

3. Said OK had led the flattening of the curve

Declining precipitously, he said, though he would check the numbers later that afternoon.

Guess he did.

Now he’s changed to “right to a peaceful assembly” in defense of the rally. Ha!

[Hugin]

4. He meant to say, "fatten"...

Darn fake news.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Let his statement ride.

Then any uptick can be laid squarely on the rally.

[turbinetree]

6. Well when you live in the world of the "rapture" everything is flattened.............

[lagomorph777]

7. He's referring to the IQ curve.

[Javaman]

8. if the orange asshole dropped dead or stroked out and we we stuck with the sentient houseplant

nothing would change on the surface, just more of the same stupidity.

however, below the surface, I see an insidious little man hell bent on transforming the US into gideon from "The Handmaids Tale".

[MiniMe]

9. Just because you stop testing doesn't mean you have any less cases

It means that you know about less cases, and those unknown cases can spread the virus farther.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

10. Trump claims, "Almost One Million people have requested tickets".

Just four days ago campaign manager Brad Parscale said the number was 100,000 people, then a few hours after that he updated the number to 200,000.

Hey, I heard 400 million people have requested tickets, but there wasn't enough room in the United States for all of them.

I want pictures of all the empty seats at the rally.

And I do NOT want it to be carried live in its entirety on the cable news networks. What is news is that the rally is being held; what is not news are the blatherings of a senile fool.

[TheFourthMind]

13. This is what pathetic desperation and the complete disregard for human life looks like.

And from those that love life the most.

[scarytomcat]

14. hospital capacity is no a reason to make people sick...

and yes stop testing at the WH if it is a waste...do it

[Marcuse]

15. "In a very real sense" means not really.