Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 9, 2020
I think it's been amazing what we've been able to do. If we didn't close up our country, we would have had 1.5 or two million people already dead.
Said by
Donald Trump
Republican · Florida
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Trump reflects on the actions taken during the pandemic and their impact on potential death tolls.

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