Trump claims 99% of COVID-19 cases are "harmless"

[ElFenix]

we have medical people reporting COVID when it was really something else to make more money

hospitals are coding people as covid patients, forcing them to shut down their elective surgery business, because they make more money that way since elective surgeries aren't hugely profitable for hospitals. right.

 

[uallas5]

hospitals are coding people as covid patients, forcing them to shut down their elective surgery business, because they make more money that way since elective surgeries aren't hugely profitable for hospitals. right.

You forgot the part where the hospital gets to save on all that payroll when their staff starts dying off. Especially the older, more experienced (more $$$$) ones.

 

[trenchfoot]

You'd think by now Trump would realize that by downplaying the disastrous nature of the virus he's actually making things worse for himself by prolonging and exacerbating the effects of the virus up to and beyond this November's election cycle.

I knew he had this self-destructive nature about him from way back yet he seems hopelessly compelled to make things progressively worse for himself the deeper he digs into that swamp he said he was going to drain.

 

[sportage]

This is a huge challenge for us normal people out there.
Somehow, someway we need to balance the insanity out of Donald Trump's mouth with our own sanity.
Donald Trump is going to say all kinds of BS, and true we must hold him accountable, but do that while not allowing the Trump insanity to drive you insane as well. Donald Trump is already insane and he is use to that. For Donald, insanity is his every day norm. And... you must figure into the equation that Donald Trump simply does not care. He never has cared. Trump has no respect for America or for patriotism or for knowing right from wrong, Donald Trump spews his insane words simply as a distraction. Trump needs his distraction(s) more now than ever because more now than ever people are on to Trump. People know that Donald is a con artist and always has been, even that Trump base is on to him. Not that they care one way or another whether their leader is insane, but his base is slowly waking up bit by bit. They are waking up because they are beginning to realize the insanity of Donald Trump could lead to their own death, or to the deaths of family and friends. That.... makes a difference. When death is involved, Donald Trump doesn't seem quite so funny. Not quite so entertaining. But in the mean time, the insanity out of Donald Trump's mouth will get worse and worse because Trump knows people are on to him. Just don't allow his insanity to become your insanity. Hold him accountable, but never try to bring logic into his insanity. There is no logic to be had, and trying to make sense out of Donald Trump will in itself drive you insane. Don't get mad, take it with a grain of salt, calm down and take deep breaths, and absolutely hold Trump accountable. Just protect your self.

 

[Jhhnn]

I always thought voting for Trump was crazy. Turns out that he's actually a lot crazier all the time than they were at the time...

 

[Fanatical Meat]

As I said earlier we need to define harmless before discussing this.
The President appears to Ben defining harmless as anything that doesn’t kill you.
I think that is an incredibly dumb standard and he obviously doesn’t apply that standard to himself.
To me harmless means getting sick and requiring over the counter medication plus up to severe discomfort but not permanent discomfort.
Hospital visit and beyond does not fit the harmless definition to me.
From a stat I heard yesterday and it varies by state 8-12% infected need a hospital visit. Anything that has an average chance of 1 in 10 requiring a hospital visit is not harmless to me.

 

[Mai72]

Trump is an IDIOT. Like I had siad before. 1/2 the country believes that COVID19 is real. The other half believes that this is fake, or that it's over exaggerated. He also disagrees w/ Fauci. https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news...07-20-intl/h_980c3fd6931a1535a28ac5a56c4b3be2

“Well, I think we are in a good place. I disagree with him,” Trump told Gray Television’s Greta Van Susteren, according to a transcript of the interview released Tuesday. “Dr. Fauci said don't wear masks and now he says wear them. And he said numerous things. Don't close off China. Don't ban China. I did it anyway. I didn't listen to my experts and I banned China. We would have been in much worse shape.”

 

[cytg111]

I never said you did?

And not even 3 posts down you get one of these VERY SMART. VERY TALENTED GUYS that are able to deduce AMAZING math of basic division but falsely calling it a death rate.

U mad bro?

 

[zzyzxroad]

Even 1% isn't a good number considering no one has immunity to it. Until we have a vaccine we need to keep this under control with testing and quarantine. If hospitals are overwhelmed our ability to keep deaths down goes out the window.

 

[cytg111]

Now kids are in the crosshairs of this virus... not for dying but developing lasting brain damage... In the aftermath of all this a shit ton of side effects is gonna manifest.. Say hello to your new pre existing conditions.

 

[zzyzxroad]

Now kids are in the crosshairs of this virus... not for dying but developing lasting brain damage... In the aftermath of all this a shit ton of side effects is gonna manifest.. Say hello to your new pre existing conditions.

Plus they tend to interact with adults. Great for rapid spread.

 

[HomerJS]

The president downplays it, the lefties like mouthbreatherJS and their sycophantic media make it sound like Ebola. The WHO is run by China. The CDC nibbles around the edges. The stats are jacked because we haven’t done comprehensive testing until recently and we have medical people reporting COVID when it was really something else to make more money.

Maybe the 1% of cases trump referred to are the protesters/rioters/looters which the left and the media totally agree with. (-;

By the way loudmouthscumbagJS who’s gonna do it? You? That’s funny Ha! Ha! Scared little batshit Marxists like you don’t do guns.

The reason you and Trump downplay it because it kills 3.5x more black people then whites. Smiling at that genocide I bet.

BTW - I wish it was like Ebola. We only had 11 cases in the US. Competent leadership gets you that.

I'm not an infectious disease expert. I take my cues from Dr. Fauci. Who do you think is closer to the truth Dr. Fauci or Donald Trump? If you say Trump you are a fucking moron.

 

[HomerJS]

lol tell your nutjobs to learn to do basic math of not taking the number of deaths over the number of total cases and calling that the death rate for COVID19.

That's just 3rd grade-level shit.

Ah, the United States is doing such a fucking great job the only countries worse then us are Russia and Brazil.

Now that's some real 3rd grade type leadership shit

 

[SMOGZINN]

hospitals are coding people as covid patients, forcing them to shut down their elective surgery business, because they make more money that way since elective surgeries aren't hugely profitable for hospitals. right.

Let us not forget that they are also commiting easily provable Medicare fraud when they do this. Now there is a sound money making scheme!

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Ah, the United States is doing such a fucking great job the only countries worse then us are Russia and Brazil.

Now that's some real 3rd grade type leadership shit

Typical strawman - unable to debate so you randomly construct yourself an argument that I never made.

 

[HomerJS]

Typical strawman - unable to debate so you randomly construct yourself an argument that I never made.

Actually it's more on point then you think. You are trying to debate the nuances of calculating death rates leaving out the fact that all countries are calculated using the same formula.

The real story is the United States has cemented itself as one of the worst countries in fighting this pandemic. And to think people like you once argued Obama didn't extol the exceptionalism of this country. Guess what, we aren't.

 

[Jhhnn]

Even 1% isn't a good number considering no one has immunity to it. Until we have a vaccine we need to keep this under control with testing and quarantine. If hospitals are overwhelmed our ability to keep deaths down goes out the window.

We're starting to see it now-

Texas and Arizona ER doctors say they are losing hope as hospitals reach capacity | CNN

As concerns over the capacity of hospitals resurface amid surging Covid-19 cases, two emergency room doctors say they worry about where the pandemic could take them next.

www.cnn.com

But, you know, the most important thing here is to heap derision on people who don't properly define the fatality rate, because it's of the utmost importance to not make the Precious look bad. Fuck you, Geezers. Fuck you, bleeding heart Libtards.

 

[soundforbjt]

And to think people like you once argued Obama didn't extol the exceptionalism of this country. Guess what, we aren't.

We are exceptional, exceptionally stupid for thinking Trump could run anything other than a family business.

 

[soundforbjt]

Now kids are in the crosshairs of this virus... not for dying but developing lasting brain damage... In the aftermath of all this a shit ton of side effects is gonna manifest.. Say hello to your new pre existing conditions.

And Betsy DeVos says anything other than full opening and in-person attendance of schools is unacceptable.

 

[cytg111]

And Betsy DeVos says anything other than full opening and in-person attendance of schools is unacceptable.

And a complementary Trump tweet to help swallow your brain damaged kids

https://twitter.com/x/status/1280853299600789505

The real sleazy part here is the countries he mentions, for example, Denmark, had 1, one, new admitted yesterday, not ICU mind you and a collective of 12 on ventilators. These countries took the hit initially and has it under control now, cruising an 95% open country while waiting for the vaccines.

 

[Jhhnn]

And a complementary Trump tweet to help swallow your brain damaged kids

https://twitter.com/x/status/1280853299600789505

The real sleazy part here is the countries he mentions, for example, Denmark, had 1, one, new admitted yesterday, not ICU mind you and a collective of 12 on ventilators. These countries took the hit initially and has it under control now, cruising an 95% open country while waiting for the vaccines.

Nuh-uhh! They're lying, like the Chinese! Haven't you seen the satellite images of the mass graves outside Copenhagen?! Have you not deciphered the hidden meaning of Q's messages?

 

[cytg111]

Nuh-uhh! They're lying, like the Chinese! Haven't you seen the satellite images of the mass graves outside Copenhagen?! Have you not deciphered the hidden meaning of Q's messages?

Yes.
Q's message is "HEY MORONS", and anyone who turns around, well, there is something to work with.

 

[JEDIYoda]

This can go here......