“President Trump asserted in a press conference on Wednesday that states should open immediately in preparation for an as-yet non-existent vaccine. Trump’s comments directly contradicted recommendations from the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Robert Redfield, who told Congress this week that it would take at least a year for a vaccine to be safely developed.
Trump insisted without evidence that a vaccine would be available this fall: “We know the vaccines are coming, so open up your states.’ That’s crazy. That’s like saying, ‘Hey, we know you don’t have any winter clothes yet, but go stumble into the blizzard. I ordered you a parka, it’s supposed to be here between October and next August.’
Trump also insisted that America is handling the pandemic well, if you discount so-called ‘blue states’ which voted Democratic in the 2016 election. In a press conference Trump said, ‘The blue states had tremendous death rates. If you take the blue states out, we’re at a level that I don’t think anybody in the world would be at.’
I’m not entirely sure where to begin. This is unspeakably monstrous, especially for the president of the United States. Whoever they are, these are all human lives that he is responsible for. This is like being asked to speak at a funeral and saying, ‘We’re here to mourn the passing of Kevin but if you take him out of the equation, this is a pretty good party.’ —Stephen Colbert
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