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groundloop

(11,519 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 12:25 PM Jul 2020

Coronavirus updates: Trump says increase of cases is 'great news' [View all]

Source: ABC News

Even as Republican-led states roll back reopenings due to the significant rise in coronavirus cases and warnings from his own government that the pandemic is far from over, President Donald Trump continues to take an optimistic tone about the increased in diagnosed COVID-19 cases.

"There is a rise in Coronavirus cases because our testing is so massive and so good, far bigger and better than any other country," Trump tweeted late Thursday night. "This is great news, but even better news is that death, and the death rate, is DOWN. Also, younger people, who get better much easier and faster!"

However, Adm. Brett Giroir, the man Trump appointed to oversee testing, testified at a House hearing Thursday that "this is a real increase in cases" and not just attributable to increased testing.

"There is no question that the more testing you get, the more you will uncover," Giroir said Thursday. "But we do believe this is a real increase in cases because of the percent positives are going up. So, this is real increases in cases." Giroir said the U.S. is not flattening the curve. "The curve is still going up," he testified.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/coronavirus-updates-arizona-bar-allowed-employees-covid-19/story?id=71587798&cid=clicksource_4380645_2_heads_hero_live_hero_hed



WHAT A FUCKING MORON.
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Why is he still there?!? onecaliberal Jul 2020 #1
Because the republican party has become utterly corrupt Yeehah Jul 2020 #28
tRump's mind lives in a sea of delusions and lies. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2020 #2
Still too soon for death rate to noticeably move up. What will he say when it does? . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #3
He'll say... Alacritous Crier Jul 2020 #6
Agree. He is done with it and has moved on, he thinks. But it will remain an anchor around his leg. Evolve Dammit Jul 2020 #9
Don't forget he'll yell FAKE NEWS KS Toronado Jul 2020 #15
👍🏼 Alacritous Crier Jul 2020 #26
So, you're saying it's only the "death rate" that matters? PSPS Jul 2020 #22
Don't try to put shit in my mouth I did not say. I did not say that. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #24
Trump just makes up his lies as he needs them. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #4
Delusional... Newest Reality Jul 2020 #5
Here's a thought matt819 Jul 2020 #7
And the difficult thing for folks to realize is that they can be tested one day, LuckyLib Jul 2020 #21
Exactly matt819 Jul 2020 #27
I was all set to report the post, on the grounds that you had obviously made up that headline, mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #8
A BBC reporter put it this way chriscan64 Jul 2020 #10
Happy talk will never be a substitute for sound policies you idiot Joe Nation Jul 2020 #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2020 #12
Kick dalton99a Jul 2020 #13
WHEN he gets it, it will indeed be great news. /nt flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #14
On one hand, he's right. More testing uncovers more cases. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #16
Of course we can't forget that the percentage of positive tests keeps increasing..... groundloop Jul 2020 #19
Right. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #30
A fiction writer would be considered an on the fringe sadist if they wrote rurallib Jul 2020 #17
He should say... SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2020 #18
THIS IS HIS TRE45ONOUS FAULT! BUT THE ENTIRE GOP HAS BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS AS WELL! usaf-vet Jul 2020 #20
He will spin it however he can & cult 45 will eat it up cuz they've come to love the taste of BS. CrispyQ Jul 2020 #23
Lying to the American people and remaining in office is 'winning.' nt wiggs Jul 2020 #25
Maybe more cases is considered good news. TryLogic Jul 2020 #29
How does anyone listen to his moronic speech patterns and not see Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2020 #31
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