Fake News Quotes (152 quotes) – Goodreads

We know from subsequent leaks that the president was indeed presented with information about the seriousness of the virus and its pandemic potential beginning at least in early January 2020. And yet, as documented by the Washington Post, he repeatedly stated that it would go away. On February 10, when there were 12 known cases, he said that he thought the virus would go away by April, with the heat. On February 25, when there were 53 known cases, he said, I think thats a problem thats going to go away. On February 27, when there were 60 cases, he said, famously, We have done an incredible job. Were going to continue. Its going to disappear. One dayits like a miracleit will disappear. On March 6, when there were 278 cases and 14 deaths, again he said, Itll go away. On March 10, when there were 959 cases and 28 deaths, he said, Were prepared, and were doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away. On March 12, with 1,663 cases and 40 deaths recorded, he said, Its going to go away. On March 30, with 161,807 cases and 2,978 deaths, he was still saying, It will go away. You know ityou know it is going away, and it will go away. And were going to have a great victory. On April 3, with 275,586 cases and 7,087 deaths, he again said, It is going to go away. He continued, repeating himself: It is going away. I said its going away, and it is going away. In remarks on June 23, when the United States had 126,060 deaths and roughly 2.5 million cases, he said, We did so well before the plague, and were doing so well after the plague. Its going away. Such statements continued as both the cases and the deaths kept rising. Neither the virus nor Trumps statements went away. Nicholas A. Christakis, Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live

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Fake News Quotes (152 quotes) - Goodreads