It's Going Away': Trump Plays Down Coronavirus At Arizona Rally As Cases Surge In The State

[TomCADem]

Source: Forbes

“It’s going away,” Trump said of the virus, which he referred to as “the plague.”

Trump stressed the need to reopen the country and end lockdown measures put in place to mitigate the spread of the virus, which is still on the rise in 26 states, including a considerable surge in Arizona.

“People get sick from the other. Not just the virus. People get sick from all of the other things that happen. You know what I mean,” Trump said, declaring, “we gotta open up!”

Ticking off nicknames for the virus, Trump referred to it as “Wuhan virus,” “Chinese flu” and “kung flu” to raucous applause, the latter of which has been criticized as racist, including by White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway who referred to it as “very offensive” in March.

Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/06/23/its-going-away-trump-plays-down-coronavirus-at-arizona-rally-as-cases-surge-in-the-state/

[Botany]

1. Trump, "It's going away."

United States of America 2,299,714 # of cases of C-19 121,512 # of deaths

Who is buying his shit anymore?

[cstanleytech]

8. "Who is buying his shit anymore?" Moronic MAGA supporters.

[Botany]

13. We are reaping the rewards of Reagan's killing off the fairness doctrine ... 2.5 generations have...

... have been total fox news/rush/news max lies 24/7 & 365.


Columbus, OH
Franklin County
As of Wed, Jun 24, 2020, 1:38 PM EDT
CONFIRMED CASES
8,029

DEATHS
370

[cstanleytech]

16. Its not just the effects of the fairness doctrine its also the effects of attacking the schools

and deliberately under funding them.

[still_one]

2. This is similar to bush's "mission accomplished". Totally out of touch with reality

[IronLionZion]

3. 123,577 dead

By "it", he means Americans are going away from this world.

[EarlG]

4. Sure it is, Don

Now if only he would go away.

[marie999]

5. Will they still applaud him when they are using a ventilator?

Yup.

[gademocrat7]

6. Demented donald

The virus is spreading rapidly throughout the country.

[Capperdan]

7. I'm staying out of ARIZONA for awhile

Too many white whackos

[StarryNite]

9. I wish I could

unfortunately I live here.

[yellowdogintexas]

18. I wish my daughter and her family didn't nt

[OnlinePoker]

10. Arizona yesterday 1795 new cases and 79 deaths...1463 total dead to date.

So, over 5% of their total dead occurred just yesterday.

https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/covid-19/dashboards/index.php

[marybourg]

12. Someone else on DU reported that the daily death

count included a catch-up number from previous days.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. I Just Checked This

AZ has tested 600k roughly.
60,000 cases. A positivity rate of 10.
Illinois is 9, but the rate has been falling for 4 weeks.
Looking at Worldometer graphs, cases in AZ is forming an upward curve rapidly, but total tests is a straight line.
AZ is 10 & rising, IL is 9 & going down.
Looks like AZ is going to have quite the nasty peak.

[Evolve Dammit]

11. I've been sickened for the last 4 years listening to the ravings of a disgusting asshole.

I seriously hope he gets it. Only way he will ever understand. Sorry not sorry.

[C Moon]

14. I was hoping he was speaking of himself.

[Kid Berwyn]

15. "We gotta open up."

Said the man who’s never worked a day in his life.

[area51]

19. Trump: "It's going away."

What, his brain?

#DementiaDonnie

[truthisfreedom]

20. 39,000 new cases today. WE HAD MORE CASES TODAY THAN ANY COUNTRY IN HISTORY.

We just set the daily new case record for all countries. Brazil set it last week, and we just surpassed it.

It's not going away. It's getting so much worse. He pretends to be a prophet, but he's a huckster who will see so much death before the election that he will be infamous as the greatest criminal of all time.