Well, perhaps it IS a bad comparison - we have 22 deaths from the corona virus, and thousands from the common flu in the same time period, despite widespread flu vaccinations.
ABC’s got him now!
I get the defense based on pure number of those who died from the flu. But infection-to-death rates tell a different story.
The DNC Ministry of Propaganda and its Octopus-arm like main stream media operatives are going 24/7 with their latest jihad.
Sounds like DJT is reading our board.
Because he was supposed to compare flu like symptoms react as if it were were Leprosy.
Nothing new. Every day the Democrat media beats up the President, blaming him for a word-wide virus. They didn’t treat Obama like this during the year that H1N1 was killing Americans.
That was this morning.
I suspect he has a different view now
Maybe he should compare it to the Swine Flu, ya know, the virus that killed 19,000 Americans under Obama but the commies in the media never talked about because they didnt want ANYTHING hurting their precious messiah
The so-called “news” media would be praising this calm and reassuring leadership — if the President was a Democrat.
By the end of the week we’ll see how much damage the mediaVOMITS have done to trump’s poll numbers!! Pray for him cause he is against a tsunami of hate that only God can tame!! As of now there isn’t anything trump can do in his power but cry out to God for help! Feels like the whole globalist cabal are piling on gleefully and willingly! Help him dear Lord! Give him wisdom and be his hedge of protection that nothing WILL PROSPER that is meant for harm..instead turn it around for good dear Father in heaven!
“So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!,” the president tweeted, appearing to attempt to calm fears as the global markets plummeted. “
Both are sicknesses that can be very harmful.
One is known to kill a lot of people regularly.
One is barely acknowledged in the media. The other we are told to shut down society over, and is treated like a sure death sentence, instead of taking simple persuasions that people should have been doing for the other.
One is better understood than the other by the public. That’s the big difference.
Saying this offends people. Why?
While I ultimately trust his sociopolitical instincts, I do think that particular tweet may have been ill-advised. If he’s wrong, it will return to bite him hard.
The common cold is a Corona virus. That is why he compared it. There are 7 corona virus’ known. 4 are the common cold. One is SARS and one is MERS. This one if very infectious and attacks the lower lungs causing pneumonia. Its quick to replicate. And for most people, the symptoms are the same as the common cold. But for 1 in 5 the symptoms can get far worse very quickly. So Trump is quite right. Its similar to the common cold. Because it is a close relative to it.
And...?
The same precautions that people will take to prevent COVID-19 will also reduce exposure to other flu viruses.
As a smart FReeper pointed out on one of these threads yesterday, the total U.S. COVID-19 deaths will be fewer than the lives saved by people not catching “common flu”.
Was there a plunge protection team or circuit breakers for 23 TRILLION of DEBT?
HELL NO.
Probably trying to avoid a panic, although not possible at this point.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!
10:47 AM · Mar 9, 2020