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Last night at the #GOPConvention we heard praise for how Trump managed COVID-19, especially in NY. Unsurprisingly, a Trump supporter has a loose grasp of the actual facts.
Let’s take a look:
https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/lee-zeldins-rnc-speech-focuses-on-ppe-in-suffolk-county 1/
Let’s take a look:
https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/lee-zeldins-rnc-speech-focuses-on-ppe-in-suffolk-county 1/
Take personal protective equipment. They touted Trump sending 200,000 N95 masks to NY. But just one hospital in NYC was going through 40,000 masks a day!
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/new-york-city-will-have-enough-n95-masks-for-the-week-but-still-faces-other-coronavirus-shortages-de-blasio-says.html 2/
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/new-york-city-will-have-enough-n95-masks-for-the-week-but-still-faces-other-coronavirus-shortages-de-blasio-says.html 2/
Has it improved? Just last month, a survey of 21,200 nurses nationwide found greater than four out of five were re-using single-use items like masks and gowns. (!!) This is a despicable record for the wealthiest, most advanced country on Earth. https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/national-nurse-survey-reveals-devastating-impact-reopening-too-soon
More about the Trump success in NY?
Well, NYC had 25,000 more -- or “excess” -- deaths between March and May, a sevenfold increase over baseline. https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/03/measuring-excess-mortality-gives-clearer-picture-pandemics-true-burden/ 4/
Well, NYC had 25,000 more -- or “excess” -- deaths between March and May, a sevenfold increase over baseline. https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/03/measuring-excess-mortality-gives-clearer-picture-pandemics-true-burden/ 4/
They also bragged about COVID testing in the US. As @sam_baker wrote this AM: “The U.S. is now conducting some 690,000 tests per week, but it still hasn't been enough to keep up with demand, causing delays of up to two weeks for test results—which renders them all but useless.”5/
No matter how much the GOP wants to spin it, the facts don't lie: Trump has been a COVID failure with devastating consequences for the health of millions, the health of our economy and nation. /end.
