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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump coronavirus 'Death Clock' truck heads to Washington ahead of July 4th celebration
The Hill
July 04, 2020 - 12:46 PM EDT
Protesters will drive the "Trump Death Clock" around Washington on Saturday ahead of July 4 celebrations in the city.
The truck displays digital statistics on three different faces of the vehicle and will feature a real-time tracker of coronavirus deaths in the country. Names of COVID-19 victims will also be read aloud over a loudspeaker.
"Trump and his administration were advised as early as January that urgent measures were needed to stop the spread of the pandemic, but he refused to take action until mid-March, resulting in an estimated 76,000 unnecessary deaths, or 60% of the overall coronavirus death total," Public Citizen, a co-sponsor of the clock, said in a press release. "Trump has also undermined his own public health experts, pushed states to reopen early and spread misleading information about the virus."
The display uses information pulled from the Trump Death Clock webpage, which claims, "Experts estimate that, had mitigation measures been implemented one week earlier, 60% of American COVID-19 deaths would have been avoided."
The truck displays digital statistics on three different faces of the vehicle and will feature a real-time tracker of coronavirus deaths in the country. Names of COVID-19 victims will also be read aloud over a loudspeaker.
"Trump and his administration were advised as early as January that urgent measures were needed to stop the spread of the pandemic, but he refused to take action until mid-March, resulting in an estimated 76,000 unnecessary deaths, or 60% of the overall coronavirus death total," Public Citizen, a co-sponsor of the clock, said in a press release. "Trump has also undermined his own public health experts, pushed states to reopen early and spread misleading information about the virus."
The display uses information pulled from the Trump Death Clock webpage, which claims, "Experts estimate that, had mitigation measures been implemented one week earlier, 60% of American COVID-19 deaths would have been avoided."
Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/505861-trump-coronavirus-death-clock-truck-heads-to-washington-ahead?amp
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Trump coronavirus 'Death Clock' truck heads to Washington ahead of July 4th celebration (Original Post)
Mike 03
Jul 2020
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crickets
(25,896 posts)1. Good for them. K&R
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)2. good! make them face the reality of Trumps ctiminal negligence
dhill926
(16,234 posts)3. K and fucking R...
god for them. Remind people every second of every day...