Most of the cases of COVID-19 came from a strain out of Europe, which basically demolishes Trump's claim that he significantly altered the course of the disease with his "swift" action to (partially) shut down travel with China. It's like a skit about an old horror trope. 1/n

Operator: Mr. Trump, the call is coming from inside the house!

Trump: Everything's fine. I locked the front door.

Operator: Sir, you don't understand, the killer is inside with you!

Trump: Fake news. I totally locked the doors after I got the call. 2/n

Operator: But sir, he the killer was already inside when you locked the doors!

Trump: I acted very quickly to lock those doors, believe you me. No one locks doors faster than me. No one can get in or out now. We have the best locks.

Operator: Sir now you're trapped with him 3/n

Trump: Imagine how bad it would be if I hadn't locked the doors when I did. Totally saved the day.

Operator: Get out!

Trump: Only the grandmother babysitter is dead. She was old, had other health issues

Operator: You told me she was stabbed to death! 4/n

Trump: We don't know that the killer did it. People accidentally stab themselves to death all the time. It's just the media trying to make me look bad by inflating the death toll.

Operator: The police are on their way. They'll sweep the house for the killer. 5/n

Trump: No no. We have all the protection we need because I acted so quickly to lock the doors. I can totally find the killer without their help. 6/n