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4. Certainly he knows exactly how it sounds when he says we have the "best" death rate.

Fri Sep 11, 2020, 12:52 PM

Sep 2020

Saying it that way is intentional, as are the deaths themselves.

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Listening to tRump brag about the US having the best "death rate" in the world is [View all] PaulRevere08 Sep 2020 OP

We are 11th worst in death rate out of 214 Midnightwalk Sep 2020 #2

As reported by Don Lemon yesterday.. Permanut Sep 2020 #3

That seems to be how he sees it. ...nt 2naSalit Sep 2020 #7

Are these the real numbers or the ones they've been reporting? CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #15

He is and His Deplorables are clueless. He's a psychopath. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2020 #20

It might be even worse TheRealNorth Sep 2020 #5

+1. yonder Sep 2020 #6

You meant 285, and 594 deaths per milliion. Pobeka Sep 2020 #8

I just posted that but didn't see yours... LymphocyteLover Sep 2020 #10

Thanks for the catch and I fixed the decimal point. PaulRevere08 Sep 2020 #12

I'm confused how we got to 200,000 deaths with 6 deaths per million people LymphocyteLover Sep 2020 #9

Statista Shows 584.52 Per Million ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #14

You're correct, 5.94 per 10,000 or 594.0 per 1,000,000 KS Toronado Sep 2020 #21

The bottom line is that he's murdering us!... Illumination Sep 2020 #11

Per Statista, There Are... ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #13

We've just surpassed Italy. Really impressive. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #16

Maybe by best he means the highest? LisaL Sep 2020 #19