COVID-19 will be one of the most important debate topics tonight. As he has since Jan, Trump will try to distort the facts about his response.
We can't allow this.
A brief timeline thread–using Trump’s own words–to remind you how tragically wrong he has been at every step.
January: “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.” (2/x)
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washingtonpost.com/health/2020/01…
February: “Looks like by April, you know in theory when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away.” (3/x)
abcnews.go.com/International/…
March: “I think we’re doing a really good job in this country at keeping it down… a tremendous job at keeping it down.” (4/x)
nytimes.com/2020/03/29/nyr…
April 6: U.S. death toll passes 10,000. (5/x)
April: “Massive amounts of medical supplies... are being delivered directly to states... The complainers should have been stocked up and ready long before this crisis hit.” (6/x)
usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
April 23/24: U.S. death toll passes 50,000. 26 million jobless claims. (7/x)
May: ““Look, we're going to lose anywhere from 75,000, 80,000 to 100,000 people,” (8/x)
politico.com/news/2020/05/0…
May 22-27: U.S. death toll passes 100,000. 38 million jobless claims. (9/x)
June: “And it is dying out. The numbers are starting to get very good.” (10/x)
cnbc.com/2020/06/26/as-…
July: in the next two to four weeks, "I think we're going to be in very good shape." (11/x)
foxnews.com/health/coronav…
August: “Right now I think it’s under control.” (12/x)
washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08…
Early September: “I think that we've probably done the best job of any country” (13/x)
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cbsnews.com/news/coronavir…
By the time the debate starts, 205,654 Americans will have died of COVID. 29,000 remain hospitalized. And new cases are rising again.
Time and time again, Trump has shown that he cannot handle this pandemic. Tonight and on Nov. 3, we must hold him to account.
Vote.
Him.
Out.
Credit for the comprehensive timeline of Trump’s coronavirus responses: @RepLloydDoggett (15/15)
doggett.house.gov/media-center/b…
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