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U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on "Fighting for America's Seniors" at the Cabinet Room of the White House June 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump participated in the roundtable to discuss the administration's efforts to "safeguard America's senior citizens" from COVID-19. (Photo: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)
If Trump had simply reacted to the coronavirus in January like South Korea did--or in February like Australia, New Zealand, and most of northern Europe did--there would be at least 60,000 Americans still alive today. Instead, because he lied and blustered and ignored, those people are dead and another hundred thousand will probably die before the election.
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If Trump had simply reacted to the coronavirus in January like South Korea did--or in February like Australia, New Zealand, and most of northern Europe did--there would be at least 60,000 Americans still alive today. Instead, because he lied and blustered and ignored, those people are dead and another hundred thousand will probably die before the election.
If Trump had simply reacted to the coronavirus in January like South Korea did--or in February like Australia, New Zealand, and most of northern Europe did--there would be at least 60,000 Americans still alive today. Instead, because he lied and blustered and ignored, those people are dead and another hundred thousand will probably die before the election.