Political Quotes

“one final matter. According to the official tally at Johns Hopkins University, the United States today will reach a staggering milestone of 200,000 Americans lost to COVID- 19--200,000 Americans--more than any other country on Earth. Far more than we should have. Far more than we would have had there been a proper, coordinated, and energetic response to the virus by the Trump administration. In the face of this tragic milestone, what does President Trump do? Does he mourn the astounding loss of lives? No, he goes off on the campaign trail, where yesterday he told his supporters that the virus ``affects virtually nobody.'' Affects virtually nobody? Tell that to the families and friends of the 200,000 who are in mourning. Seriously, the day before the United States hits 200,000 deaths from COVID-19, the President said the virus ``affects virtually nobody.'' He also said: ``If you take the blue states out, we're really at a very low level.'' He also said: ``It is what it is.'' This is our President? My goodness. Do you want to know why we have the worst pandemic response of any developed nation on Earth? You want to know why now nearly one out of every five deaths from COVID-19 come from America? It is because President Trump lied to the American people from day one about the gravity of this disease, and he is still doing it now, in a desperate and vile effort to boost his political fortunes.…”