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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">https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/... 1/
Let’s take a look:
https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/lee-zeldins-rnc-speech-focuses-on-ppe-in-suffolk-county">https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/... 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">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/0... 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">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/0... 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">https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nat...
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/">https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/0... 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/">https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/0... 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& #39;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& #39;t lie: Trump has been a COVID failure with devastating consequences for the health of millions, the health of our economy and nation. /end.
