Pence says U.S. in 'better place' on coronavirus even as new cases rise in 16 states

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday sounded a note of optimism about the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying that 34 states show a measure of stabilizing numbers of new cases, but encouraged people to continue social distancing and other strategies to help contain the spread of the virus.

Pence, at the first U.S. coronavirus task force briefing in months, said that 16 states are seeing an increase in infections and that the federal government is focused on rising cases in the South.

"As we see the new cases rising, and we're tracking them very carefully, there may be a tendency among the American people to think that we are back to that place that we were two months ago, that we're in a time of great losses and great hardship on the American people. The reality is we're in a much better place," Pence said. "The truth is we did slow the spread. We did flatten the curve," he added.

In about four months, more than 2.4 million people have been confirmed to have the coronavirus in the United States and over 124,000 have died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-says-us-in-better-place-on-coronavirus-even-as-new-cases-rise-in-16-states/ar-BB160LJ3?li=BBnb7Kz

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Yup, I am sure the European Union is calling Trump/Pence and asking what is our secret. To put this into perspective, the entire EU has about the same population as the U.S.:

[soothsayer]

1. "He's in a better place," as you say of the dead

I get it now.

[George II]

2. "Better place" than what? Below ground?

[onecaliberal]

3. 125,000 dead. Fuck that soulless asshole.

[Leghorn21]

4. FWIW, this pasty-faced toe licker is trending at #1 and no one NO ONE thinks he did a

fabulous job at the presser.

Barf, man

[Crowman2009]

5. The HIV outbreak that occurred in Indiana while he was Gov. was a good indication...

....that Pence was going to fuck things up royally!

[PSPS]

6. "We did flatten the curve"

More graphs of how we're achieving MAGA status:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

And all because, unlike the EU, we have criminals and mobsters in the white house politicizing mask-wearing instead of keeping things locked down long enough to work, as they did in the EU.

[hamsterjill]

7. No, Pence.

Texas is one of several states setting records for new cases every day. Your bullshit doesn’t make it go away; it just makes your cult followers feel less threatened.

The rest of us are (rightfully) scared shitless because your administration allowed this to happen and has and is allowing people to die.

Fuck you, Pencie!

[IronLionZion]

8. If his goal is to send more Americans to heaven, then it all makes sense

[Yeehah]

9. Pence is a filthy liar and scoundrel!

I hope the American people have the sense and decency to recognize the utter depravity of the Trump regime and the republican party.

[Turbineguy]

10. Better place

for Putin.

[CountMyVote4Reality]

11. And he still won't wear a mask.

[keithbvadu2]

12. Pence takes credit that their death toll is less than earlier estimated (millions?).

Pence takes credit that their death toll is less than earlier estimated (millions?).

Trump's estimate was '15 going down to almost zero'.

Everything above that is their personal death count.

Not-so-good.

[Stuart G]

14. Pence takes orders from Donald Trump...That is where this came from...

That is my opinion,............and I am sticking to it....Pence was ordered to say this...by" Stupid Trump..the Liar.".

[LisaL]

13. And it's only getting worse.

[patphil]

15. Well, maybe we can get to that "better place" in November when we vote these heartless bums out.

Trump and Pence are totally effed up.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

16. A better place because now 35%+ of cases are younguns...

... seen the CNN chryon/ticker at dad's and aunties place today, what a nut job.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. What a disgusting VP. Just parroting Drumpfs ramblings and lies. This is what they want: chaos.

[CountAllVotes]

18. +1

Confuse the masses with a batch of lies.

It has worked very well in the not too distant past.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. It amazes me that it's the whole GOP. All of them lie reflexively and call all else "fake."

I used to think there were some righteous Republicans; basically decent people. Not any more.

[TheFourthMind]

19. At this point all that matters is having the podium and saying the words, like "better place."

Their base doesn't look past that, and they don't want to. They can't or their world would be turned upside down and inside out. It's very clear that Trump supporters can't function in reality, or in 2020. Really any world beyond 1950-ish, regardless of their age. I suspect for most of them Trump's America is the most "normal" they've felt in a long long time. He validates their base existence and gives them hope. Not the good kind. Not the kind that moves things forward but rather the kind that takes everyone back. Back to to the "good old days."

But, that's just my thoughts on it.

[GulfCoast66]

20. This is not playing well in Florida.

People are making their own judgment and they disagree with Pence. Funny how the possibility of dying focuses the mind.

[dalton99a]

22. 127,691.

[CountAllVotes]

23. 127,830

Florida alone = +9,585
June 27, 2020 9:32 am PST

Thoughts and prayers my ass Pence you murderer!