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Donald Trump: “They are dying. That's true. And you have -- it is what it is.”

On the recordAugust 3, 2020
They are dying. That's true. And you have -- it is what it is.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump acknowledges the high death toll from COVID-19 while stating that it is what it is.

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